The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 72

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

to lose this

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

haven’t done? You could’ve ignored all the nonsense and just walk your way Melvin barked at her, kicking the bed unceremoniously. Turn around,

refused to meet his gaze

push, 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

the years, but she wasn’t naive Without someone pulling

exit, but what about that other time with Melvin? Waiting to release it

game She even had a hunch who was

that

Thinking of the

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

culting

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

trouble.

side-eye, “Do you

you not to take those street interviews

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

her back to turn. Thanks for bringing me here

rare patience, “Think about who was with you last night,

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grateful

teeth, the fight draining out of her

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

he

a deep breath, fighting back tears.

smart not to know who was behind this matter. But he still chose to pin it on her.

for Willow was his way of penalizing her for getting close to

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

weaponizing public opinion to kick her down

back on, unable to face the vitriol on social media

this mess. A dement was one thing, but what if some

wasn’t out of the

could calm herself down, but how

never been through anything like this.

push her into the

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

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