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.

saying. Sir, you should keep a positive attitude after surgery. Your

Melvin latched onto that detail.

lovers’ quarrel and, with a peacemaker’s spint, added, “Yes. It was

to see.

subsided slightly. “At least she has

His prompt reply was what she

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

reached out to her. That was for the best, his perceptiveness

visit Melvin at the hospital. Having decided to move on, she intended to stick to

as she left school, Jocelyn spotted a striking figure: a tall woman with cascading curls, sunglasses, a red

Jocelyn,

recognized. She did not

You are?”

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

Yasmine Martinez”

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

But why approach her? Could it be…

see you? Yasmine spoke, her voice as

a sophisticated woman, intriguing

a restaurant where they

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meeting, Yasmine said, scanning Jocelyn with a measured gaze that was intense but

problem. Preston is doing well academically, he’s smart and capable. With a little focus,

to discuss my son’s grades,”

hand tightened under the

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

uncle had surgery in Berry

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

you’ve been the only woman by his side all