The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 85

Principal Fletcher had sent Jocelyn the address and the time, instructing her to show up punctually for the meeting.

After a full day’s rest at home, Jocelyn was rejuvenated and made her way to the rendezvous.

Upon arrival, she did see several school officials and teachers there

The private dining room of the upscale hotel was a stark contrast to what she had imagined, which was bright and cheerful.

Jocelyn and her colleagues were all present, but the guest of honor was conspicuously absent.

Even after a ten-minute wait, no one dared to voice a complaint.

Finally, the doors swung open. The quest finally arrived.

His stature was imposing, his presence commanding he could put international male models to shame. Clad in a sharp black suit, he exuded an air of aloofness and solitude.

Accompanying him were Zephyr, who wore a vibrant purple shirt that suggested a more approachable demeanor, and his assistant, Yara, whose presence mirrored his own

All seated occupants stood as he entered, welcoming him with smiles and ushering him to the head seat of the table.

Jocelyn hadn’t expected Melvin to be the one they were waiting for. A month had passed since they last saw each other, and now they were practically strangers

To be precise, to Melvin, she was a stranger.

And she felt an urge to flee.

The leaders were lavishing Melvin with compliments, engaging in topics that seemed to be the exclusive domain of men, with other teachers chiming in occasionally.

Jocelyn, however, remained silent.

“Say, Jocelyn, one of your students is Mr. Martinez’s nephew. I remember you met Mr. Martinez when he came for his nephew’s enrolment, Principal Fletcher suddenly turned to her.

into the spotlight, and all

why she had

has shown remarkable improvement and ranked at the top of his class last semester,”

glanced at Jocelyn since he entered

it speaks volumes about the quality of your teaching,” Zephyr chimed in with a

mentors. The main credit

isn’t she?” Zephyr

“Just

Jocelyn. I’ve heard that Preston never even passed a test before,” Zephyr said,

Jocelyn’s heart leaped

eye contact with Melvin, a sense of

done nothing wrong in

raising his glass, “Jocelyn is indeed an extraordinary teacher. She’s a rare combination of brains and beauty” But he wasn’t

felt a tightness in her chest, suspecting a hidden message in his

words as praise, and continued to extol her virtues. Jocelyn was touted as the youngest head teacher whose innovative teaching

short, Jocelyn was an exemplary

Zephyr deftly steered the conversation away from her.

a new school building. But he

a close. Melvin and

local education officials and school leaders, then

his nephew’s

Jocelyn was

look, feeling tense throughout the two-hour meeting, like sitting on pins

away from the hotel

it’s easy to say, but who knows if it will happen,”

Principal Fletcher aside, “Why not ask Miss Jocelyn to have

shook his head firmly, “Our teachers are professional and decent. We can’t have them engaging in any unethical

played a considerable role in his academic improvement. There is a natural rapport between teachers and students’ family. If we want someone

frowned, the complexities of such cultural exchanges going