The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 51

Jocelyn was half asleep when the buzzing of her phone vibrating freaked her out a bit.

She reached for her phone and answered groggily, “Hello?”

“Sleeping like a log?” The voice on the other end had a slightly creepy vibe.

Jocelyn frowned, “Who’s this?”

There was no answer.

Something felt off to Jocelyn, and she forced her eyes open to squint at the screen. Seeing that number sent a jolt through her, and instantly she was almost awake.

“What do you want?” she said, still with her eyes closed, but her brain was now in full gear.

A call in the dead of night? This dude was up to no good.

Melvin said, “I’m giving you ten minutes. Get to the hospital now.”

“I’m not sick. Why the heck would I go to the hospital? No way.

Jocelyn! Melvin was getting ticked off.

Jocelyn snorted, Yelling won’t help. What? Expecting me to come and catch you and Willow getting all lovey–dovey? That would be the real sickness.

Melvin was seething.

Why won’t this woman get a clue? She used to care so much about him hanging out with Willow, and now she couldn’t care less that he and Willow were at the hospital in the middle of the night?

“Aren’t you supposed to get a little jealous, you know, like a girlfriend? Melvin was thankful he was young and healthy, otherwise she’d have given him an aneurysm by now.

Jocelyn’s eyes snapped open again, shimmering with light.

She pursed her lips, got the hint from his words, cleared her throat, and sounded a bit more normal, “Girlfriend?”

“I’ll give you one more chance. Ten minutes. Now. Immediately!” With that, Melvin hung up.

Jocelyn looked at the phone screen and chuckled.

self in the dead of night–less crowded, less chaos. Jocelyn, all perked up, headed to the ward

was Melvin who

an eyebrow, but Melvin glared at her,

is it?” The voice of Willow came from inside, sounding a tad weak this

thoughtful considering the time, bumped shoulders with

Willow turned gloomy immediately. Her gaze shifted to Melvin, standing behind Jocelyn, and that twisting pain in her heart

to embarrass her and

out of your way this late, Willow said, maintaining her politeness but

on the table, “I was planning to visit you when

come now. Sorry if I disturbed your rest.”

to; he just didn’t want to be alone with her, right?

You can go back,” Willow said, “It’s enough that Melvin

persistence, even in this state,

around the bush, “Alright, rest up. I’m heading out then.”

“Mhm.”

finished, Melvin chimed in,

stay here and take good care of Willow. She’s pretty pitiful all alone here,” Jocelyn was the picture of magnanimity,

glared, “I said, I’m

insisted, the better Jocelyn

that most worries were self–made, especially

lightened up, not feeling as tied down

his brooding eyes with a gentle smile, the picture of understanding, “I can manage on my

was turning him down.

her out of the room,

really not want to be with her that

as he pulled her into the emergency stairwell. The lights flicked on because of their presence, and the heavy door shut, leaving them

pinned her against the

do now?” Jocelyn was exasperated, “Isn’t giving you

about me.” Melvin was finally tasting that feeling of indifference. Before, if he wasn’t home or was out, she’d always call or text to check on him. But lately,

with Willow at the hospital for ages, and she was still cool as a cucumber at

to Willow like passing on a toy. Did she really get sharing

quite get why he was suddenly bringing this up, “I mean, I can’t exactly keep tabs on you, can I? Even if we were

tightened on her waist, and he growled, “Keep a close eye on YOUR man!” Jocelyn blinked, then bit her lip to suppress a

“What’s