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

lose this

lackluster face, Melvin’s frown could ve squashed a

ignored all the nonsense and just walk your way Melvin barked at her,

refused to meet his

and said in a 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

years, but she wasn’t naive Without someone pulling strings behind the scenes, this would never

what about that other time with Melvin? Waiting to

She even had a hunch who was stirring the

to snap the hotel dining photo, but that shot with Melvin

Melvin’s face. Thinking of the people who were possibly there, it was not hard to guess

of secret love affairs. After all, it sounds like you were protecting me, she finally said, her voice

culting

agree with her words. “Now that it’s out in the public, it

trouble.

Jocelyn scoffed, giving him a side-eye, “Do you even

Told you not to take those street interviews

a deep breath, fearing she’d lose it and throw

to turn. Thanks for bringing

about who was with you last night, who took

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grateful

fight

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

that he left.

breath, fighting back tears.

to know who was behind this matter. But he still chose to pin it on

for Willow was his way of penalizing

had no connections, no clout, no way to overthrow the traps set for her

entertainment world, weaponizing public opinion to kick her down was all too easy

dreaded turning her phone back on, unable to

the school might suspect her conduct because of this mess. A dement was one thing, but what if some parents demanded her

of

down, but how could she to handle all

been through anything like this.

this once could push her into the

the common folk can’t fight the capitalists They’re just trying to make

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