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

was like, “Okay, that was

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

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

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

was stunned by this. With a backer like Melvin, why would Willow

dying to be Melvin’s girl.

deal, but if it was the latter,

whatever was served. Good news might not spread well,

the company, out of old loyalty, would surely clear her name. So, nothing worth gawking at, really.

enough, it wasn’t long before a bunch of accounts started spinning the narrative that Willow was overly

newbie’s dedication.

uniform comments, totally unfazed.

was, the online consensus was

incident was cementing her image as an

flirting with the director and getting caught

news, true or false, who really knew aside from those

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

her side,

Why else would Melvin drop everything for Willow time and again?

it’s the unfulfilled romances that linger

on good terms, the slightest thing about

At the hospital.

stitches on her forehead and looked totally

sat far off, glued to his

to leave when Willow, tears streaming, grabbed his hand and made him

at Melvin, Will this

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

clasped tightly. “Do you believe me?”

you about what?”

I’m new, 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 I

she bit to hold back her grief, Melvin suddenly

you don’t have to explain to me. Melvin checked the time again two in