The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 50

Out of courtesy, Jocelyn gave Melvin a ring half an hour after the whole hot search circus blew up.

He actually picked up, surprisingly.

“Hey, what’s up with Willow?” she asked, not wanting him to get the wrong idea. “Saw it on Twitter.”

Melvin’s voice was flat, “Nothing serious, just a little on-set mishap.”

Jocelyn was skeptical, but she wasn’t about to dig for the dirt without good reason or interest

“Alright, take good care of her then.”

“She’s got assistants,” he said, meaning he wasn’t planning on playing nursemaid.

Chomping on her skewer, Jocelyn went on, “Yeah, she’s got assistants and an agent, but that doesn’t mean you can’t look after her too.”

“Are you throwing shade?”

“Not at all.” Jocelyn put the phone on speaker, grabbed a skewer with her left hand, a drink with her right, and took a sip. “Isn’t it just stating the obvious? Otherwise, why would you dash over to see her in such a hurry?”

When there was no response, she thought he’d hung up. Glancing at the phone screen, the call was still on.

“She’s the face of our jewelry line, and with new products launching next quarter, it’d be a big loss for the company if something happened to her. Melvin actually bothered to explain.

Jocelyn wondered why Melvin was so strange today.

“Oh,” she said, sounding totally nonchalant.

“Where are you?”

“At my home, duh.”

“You went back?”

“What else? Jocelyn said. “Who knew if you were coming home tonight? Better to crash at my own place.

Melvin hung

her phone, Jocelyn was like,

sack, Jocelyn scrolled through Twitter again – loads about Willow.

was about to join the cast and was rehearsing with another actor at the director’s, who got too into it and clocked her with

wasn’t rehearsing at all, but was caught in a late-night rendezvous with a director by

a backer like Melvin, why would Willow even do such a

she was dying to be Melvin’s girl.

all the drama now, if it was the former, no big deal, but if it was the latter, how

people just swallowed whatever was served. Good news might not spread

out of old loyalty, would surely clear her name.

that Willow was overly dedicated tasting on a realistic performance to convey true emotion, hence the

for the newbie’s dedication. “If she doesn’t make it big it’s

through the uniform comments, totally

deal was, the online consensus was

cementing her image

Jocelyn spotted a comment claiming Willow got smacked for flirting with the director

news, true or false, who really

her phone aside, closed her eyes, and figured Willow’s injury meant Melvin would

her side, she

what first love felt like. Why else would Melvin

romances that linger the

they parted on good terms, the slightest thing about the other person

At the hospital.

eight stitches on her forehead and looked totally

far off, glued to his phone, clearly

streaming, grabbed his hand and

eyes, she looked at Melvin, Will this

you trust the doctor?” Melvin glanced at her, “Stick to the diet, avoid what you must. Modern cosmetic medicine is advanced. What’s

clasped tightly.

you about

and I’m joining the cast next month, so I was nervous. I wanted to talk about the character, but his wife barged in and started hitting me, accusing me of seducing her husband, Willow felt wronged, “But

swollen eyes and the lips she bit to hold back her grief, Melvin suddenly remembered her before all

belief right now, you need his wife’s. Besides, you don’t have to