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.

spotlight, and all she wanted was to

now why she had been

and ranked at the top of his class last semester,” Jocelyn replied in a formal

hadn’t glanced at Jocelyn since he entered the

your

The main credit goes to the student’s own willingness and eagerness to

is quite modest, isn’t

responded, “Just

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

Jocelyn’s heart leaped

making eye contact with Melvin, a sense of unease

nothing wrong in their breakup

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

chest, suspecting a hidden message in his words She lowered her gaze,

past between Jocelyn and Melvin, interpreted his words as praise, and continued to extol her virtues. Jocelyn was touted as the youngest head teacher whose innovative teaching methods were popular with students and whose class consistently ranked at

was

deftly steered the

was for Melvin to commit to funding a new school building. But he hadn’t mentioned

a close. Melvin and Yara left

and school leaders,

assured, considering his nephew’s top performance in Jocelyn’s class, he be inclined

gaze on Jocelyn was

feeling tense throughout the two-hour meeting,

drive away from

if it will happen,” Principal Fletcher

then pulled Principal Fletcher aside, “Why not ask

talk?” Principal Fletcher looked back at the official, suddenly catching on to the implication, and shook his head firmly, “Our teachers are professional and decent. We can’t have them engaging in

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

frowned, the complexities of such cultural exchanges going over the head