Chapter 59

In the car, the atmosphere was intense.

Quinta had the urge to bail through the window a bunch of times. This dude’s presence was freaking scary.

No clue how Jocelyn put up with him, let alone dated him and even thought about marrying him.

It would be a nightmare, for sure.

Melvin was playing it cool as ice, not a word from him, and the atmosphere in the car felt like being trapped in a balloon sucked dry of oxygen. So freaking uncomfortable.

Quinta glanced at her cousin, Jocelyn, who seemed totally unbothered.

When they hit a red light, Melvin’s phone rang.

He answered with a poker face, hooking it up to the car’s Bluetooth.

“Where are you? I’m already stitched up,” a familiar voice came through.

Jocelyn’s lips curled up a bit. She knew it! It was no coincidence; he was with Willow getting her stitches

removed.

Can’t blame them. If anyone’s to blame, it’s her for showing up at that hospital.

“Heading home,” Melvin replied, icy as ever.

“Huh? Why’d you leave? Weren’t you gonna stick with me?” Willow’s voice had that whiny charm.

Jocelyn raised an eyebrow, gazing out the window. Seriously, she would be better off under a car than in this

one.

Quinta was holding her breath, feeling super awkward.

“Get home on your own. Bye.”

No chance for a reply, he just hung up.

Green light, and the car took off.

That beast of a car sped up fast, leaving all the other cars in the dust. In no time, they reached the neighborhood where Jocelyn’s parents lived.

got out. Melvin didn’t, but he called

That

the door shut without looking back.

Quinta took a deep breath, “His vibe is way

but she was ticked off too. Why should

into Willow; maybe

stairs, Jocelyn muttered, “Don’t wanna talk.

watched her go.

a good girl in the family’s eyes, but she had her own mind.

something outsiders can’t fully get or

no place telling Jocelyn what

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worried,

face tensed at

the railing tightly,

on and won’t be

no matter the outcome, keep it graceful. If you really like

and headed back down the

which was a rare sight in the neighborhood, and slid into

Melvin said, not surprised at her coming back.

didn’t move. “I don’t wanna sit where someone

Jocelyn looked out the window, stubborn

off, passing Calvin who was just getting

the car. He was the head of security, surely he could tell it was his

He just pedaled on, humming to himself.

look back, recognizing the car she was in.

heart soured. Her aged dad was working for the owner of this

any wrong. But things between she and Melvin?

he locked the doors, not

Melvin asked, eyeing her through

met his gaze in

ready to pick you up from the airport any second. But no calls, no texts. I even had to hear from my dad that you were

if she was the wrong

viral; everyone saying you’re a match made in heaven. Did you enjoy the praise? Did you think about how your man, me, would feel seeing that? If you cared about me even a bit, shouldn’t you have

knew it’s possible for him to have seen the video. She thought he’d confront her if he saw it, but he didn’t. So

Melvin sneered, “You couldn’t wait to get away from me, and then you’re all

She knew she shouldn’t have, and

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