The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 102

Melvin took Jocelyn for granted, and her heart grew bitter with the thought.

For years, his presumption had made him believe that she could not leave – or perhaps, he believed she was incapable of leaving

“This time, I’m serious, Jocelyn said, her voice unwavering. She did not want to be tangled up with him anymore, it was an endless cycle.

Melvin’s face tumed an ashen shade of white, the blood draining as Jocelyn steeled herself, “You need to rest”

“You’re just going to leave me like this?” Melvin bellowed with all the strength he could muster, his voice hoarse and strained.

That sentence tore through Jocelyn, her back to him, swallowing hard. She questioned her right to care for him, perplexed by the mindset that allowed him to utter those words.

“Someone will look after you, Jocelyn said as she pulled the door open.

“Jocelyn! Melvin’s voice followed her in a shout

She stepped out and closed the door behind her, gripping the doorknob tightly as tears welled up and spilled over.

The nurse, arriving to care for Melvin, saw Jocelyn’s red, tear-stained eyes and assumed her distress was for the patient inside.

“Miss, don’t worry. It’s just appendicitis, it’s not life-threatening, the nurse offered kindly, but Jocelyn’s tears did not stop

Wiping her eyes, she stepped aside. “He can be difficult. Please bear with him.”

“Don’t worry Sick folks are often cranky, I’m used to it. They need a bit of coddling. Illness is stressful enough, we understand,” the nurse reassured her.

Thank you

As the nurse prepared to enter, she turned back to ask, “Are you his girlfriend? You know, him seeing you might cheer him up, help him recover faster

A pang hit Jocelyn’s heart. She tried to smile casually, but it twisted into a grimace of part laugh, part cry as she uttered, “I’m not ”

The nurse looked puzzled as Jocelyn walked away.

a positive

cried?” Melvin latched onto

and, with a

to see.

subsided slightly. “At least she has some conscience.

room, Jocelyn was restless and contacted Preston to see if he had informed Willow. His prompt reply was what she had hoped for.

Jocelyn went to school with swollen, red eyes, somewhat concealed by her glasses. When asked, she deflected with

to her. That was

hospital. Having decided to move on, she

cascading curls, sunglasses, a red dress, and a black trench coat, standing out with an undeniable presence that drew

woman approached Jocelyn,

to be recognized. She did not recall ever

You are?”

familiar, sharply contoured, and stunningly

Yasmine Martinez”

this, Jocelyn’s heartbeat skipped a beat. This woman was

see Melvin? But

see you? Yasmine spoke, her voice as captivating as her

that of a sophisticated

restaurant

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said, scanning Jocelyn with a measured gaze that was intense but not uncomfortable.

doing well academically, he’s smart and capable. With a little focus, he’ll

son’s grades,” Yasmine said, sipping coffee and watching Jocelyn’s reaction

hand tightened under the table, her

a mother checking on her son’s progress, but here, it had

uncle had surgery in Berry City, and suggested I visit him, Yasmine said

expected this

not worried, but Melvin. He’s

show up, but down. He

gaze fell, her emotions in

by his side all these years, the only one who made him call me in