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.

encountered Melvin’s dark, intimidating gaze and felt a shiver of fear, quickly saying. Sir, you should keep a

latched onto that detail.

nurse, accustomed to various dramas, surmised a lovers’ quarrel and, with a peacemaker’s spint, added, “Yes. It

to see.

least she has some

and contacted Preston to see if he had informed Willow. His prompt reply

to school with swollen, red eyes, somewhat concealed by her

was for the

visit Melvin at the hospital. Having decided to move

days later, as she left school, Jocelyn spotted 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 of

approached Jocelyn, calling her

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

You are?”

removed her sunglasses, revealing a familiar, sharply contoured, and stunningly

Yasmine Martinez”

beat. This woman was

here? To see Melvin? But

to see you? Yasmine spoke, her

allure was that of a sophisticated woman, intriguing but intimidating.

at a restaurant where they ordered food.

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sudden meeting, Yasmine said, scanning Jocelyn with a measured gaze that

Preston is doing well academically, he’s smart and

I’m not here to discuss my son’s

the table, her body tensing

in Yanova City, it might have been about a mother checking on her son’s progress, but here,

in Berry City, and suggested I visit him, Yasmine said

expected this

faltered. Im not worried, but

but down. He won’t say it, but every time there’s movement at the door, he looks

gaze fell, her emotions in

the only woman by his side all these years, the only one who made him call me in the middle of the night, choking up, saying you’ve