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

frown could ve squashed a

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

refused to meet his

think a guy’s good to you just because he’s willing to be seen public with you. If he doesn’t bring you any trouble, that’s when he truly

spot over the years, but she wasn’t naive Without someone pulling strings behind the scenes, this

snap capturing them at the hotel exit, but what about that other time with Melvin? Waiting to

had a hunch who was stirring the pot

hotel dining photo, but that

show Melvin’s face. Thinking of

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

culting

didn’t seem to agree with her words. “Now that it’s out in the public, it might not blow up like this. But

trouble.

side-eye, “Do you even know who’s

casually resting fingers twitched, Told you not to take those street interviews Don’t you

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

her back to turn. Thanks for bringing me here You can leave now.”

Melvin showed a rare patience, “Think about who was with you last night, who took care

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grateful

fight draining

clothes. You’re smart Use your head. Don’t always be looking for the next best thing, discontent with what you have. You

that he

took a deep breath, fighting

Melion was too smart not to know who was behind

his way of penalizing her

connections, no clout, no way

public opinion to kick her down was all too

on, unable to face the vitriol on social media

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

wasn’t out of

could calm herself down, but how could she to handle all

through anything like this.

could push her into the abyss

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

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