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.

felt a shiver of fear, quickly saying. Sir, you should keep a positive attitude after surgery. Your girlfriend was quite

cried?” Melvin latched onto that detail.

various dramas, surmised a lovers’ quarrel and, with a

to see.

anger subsided slightly. “At least she has some conscience.

see if he had informed Willow. His prompt reply was what she had hoped for. At least Willow would be by Melvin’s side the

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

busy and had not reached out to her. That was for the best,

to move on, she intended to stick to that

a striking figure: a tall woman with cascading curls, sunglasses, a red dress, and a black trench coat, standing out with an undeniable presence that drew the attention

woman approached Jocelyn, calling

surprised to be recognized. She did not recall ever meeting this woman among

You are?”

familiar, sharply contoured, and

Yasmine Martinez”

Jocelyn’s heartbeat skipped a beat. This woman was Melvin’s sister.

she here? To see Melvin? But why

specifically to see you? Yasmine spoke, her voice

was that of a sophisticated woman, intriguing but

a restaurant where they

Chapter 102

for this sudden meeting, Yasmine said, scanning Jocelyn with a measured gaze

sidestepping the implication, ‘No problem. Preston is doing well academically,

I’m not here to discuss my son’s

the

they had met in Yanova City, it might have been about a mother checking on her son’s

his uncle had surgery in Berry City, and suggested I visit

had expected

smile faltered. Im not worried, but Melvin. He’s been

been with him for two days, expecting you might show up, but down. He won’t say it, but every time

her emotions in disarray

That’s why he comes across as cold and indifferent. But you’ve been the only woman by his

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