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.

hung

was like, “Okay, that was random.”

sack, Jocelyn scrolled through Twitter again – loads about

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

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

With a backer like Melvin,

she was dying

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

just swallowed whatever was served. Good news might not

press came out, the company, out of old loyalty, would surely clear her

long before a bunch of accounts started spinning the narrative that Willow was overly dedicated tasting on a realistic performance to convey

section was filled with praise for the newbie’s dedication. “If she doesn’t make it big

through the uniform comments, totally unfazed.

online

cementing her image as an inspiring goddess.

the bottom, Jocelyn spotted a comment claiming Willow got smacked for flirting with the director and getting caught by

false, who really knew

her eyes, and figured Willow’s

her side, she sighed.

what first love felt like. Why else would Melvin drop everything for

the unfulfilled romances that

good terms, the slightest thing about the other

At the hospital.

her forehead and looked

glued to his phone,

streaming, grabbed his hand and

red, puffy eyes, she looked at Melvin, Will this

at her, “Stick to the diet, avoid what you must. Modern cosmetic

sniffled, hands clasped tightly. “Do

about

talk about the character, but his wife barged in and started hitting me, accusing me of seducing

suddenly remembered her before all this, strong and optimistic. He

Besides, you don’t have to explain to me. Melvin checked the time