Chapter 72

Gaught in a heavy downpour with overwhelming mental stress, Jocelyn could hardly avoid catching a cold,

Mer fever spiked to 40 degrees in the middle of the night

Melvin Immediately rushed her to the hospital. After two IV drips, her fever finally broke,

Dawn was breaking by this time.

Different from last night’s downpour, it was a sunny day this moming

Melvin’s phone buzzed insistently. He glanced at the woman in the bed before walking to the window to take the call.

‘Is it done?”

“Yeah, everything’s been pulled down. Also found the person who leaked the photos.”

Who?”

“Willow.” Zephyr replied. “What do you plan to do?”

Melvin’s eyes darkened, his voice cold as ice, “She’s been too high-strung lately, time for her to take a break”

After hanging up, Melvin turned to see the woman had woken.

He walked over felt her forehead. The temperature hadn’t risen again.

Just for one night, Jocelyn was bleary-eyed and deflated.

*Got any explanations? Melvin pulled up a chair next to the bed, propped up his leg, ready to grill her.

Jocelyn turned her face away, swallowing hard. “No”

Her voice was raspy and far from pleasant, which clearly annoyed Melvin.

He let out a cold chuckle. This is how you plan to handle things?

Jocelyn faced forward again, clammed up

She didn’t know what to say. Things had spiraled this far, even a mouth full of excuses couldn’t stand up to the cyberviolence. She was

this battle of

her lackluster face, Melvin’s frown could ve squashed a

done? You could’ve ignored all the nonsense and just walk your way Melvin barked at her, kicking the bed unceremoniously. Turn around, look at

meet his

cool voice. Getting your life messed up over a guy you’ve known for a few days? Have I ever embarrassed you like this in all the years we’ve been together? Don’t think a guy’s good to you just because he’s willing to be seen public with

admit, he hadn’t put her in a tight spot over the years, but she

that other time with Melvin? Waiting to release it now meant someone had been

was a long game She even had a hunch who was stirring the pot

photo, but that shot with

a particular angle that didn’t show Melvin’s face. Thinking of the

it sounds like

culting

it’s out in the public, it might

trouble.

a side-eye, “Do you even know who’s behind this mess?”

resting fingers twitched, Told you not to take those street interviews Don’t you think you brought this

deep breath, fearing she’d lose it and throw the IV bottle

for bringing

who was with you last night, who took

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grateful

teeth, the fight draining out of her

always be looking for the next best thing, discontent with what you have. You can’t have your cake and

that he

a deep breath, fighting back

know Melion was too smart not to know who was behind

his protection for Willow was his way of penalizing her for getting

connections, no clout, no way to overthrow the

entrenched in the entertainment world, weaponizing public opinion to kick her down was

back on, unable to face the vitriol on

might suspect her conduct because of this mess. A

wasn’t out of the question

could calm herself down, but how could

through anything like this.

this once could push her into the

capitalists They’re just trying to make a living while the rich

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