Chapter 105

How much longer did she plan on touching him?

She was not touching him!

Jocelyn’s cheeks flamed as she withdrew her hand, her knee still awkwardly caught between his Their current position was definitely not child-friendly.

If it were not for his endless antics, would it really have come to this?

Luckily, he seemed to have some sense of dignity because he finally shifted his legs aside, giving her room to scoot back into her seat. The plane had leveled out by now.

Jocelyn sat ngidly in her seat, wishing for an escape hatch she could jump through if it existed

She could not move, haunted by the lingering sensation on her palm, until she finally caved and asked the flight attendant for a wet

wipe.

She had nailed herself to her seat, not wanting to leave it till the flight ended.

Once she had the wet wipe, she scrubbed at her hand like it was a grimy countertop.

Melvin watched the whole ordeal, his eyes icing over with each wipe she took.

Was she repulsed by him?

It was not like she had not touched him there before. Why the disgust now?

His expression darkened, but Jocelyn could not care less; she did not even glance his way.

Somehow, they made it to landing.

Jocelyn did not budge until Melvin had left his seat.

However, he seemed content to wait, likely preferring not to shuffle out with the rest of the crowd, sitting still as stone.

When he finally stood, Jocelyn followed suit, trailing behind him out of the plane.

As soon as they hit the terminal, she quickened her pace, eager to put distance between them.

She claimed her luggage just as Harrison’s call came through. She had not expected him to be so punctual, having planned to message

him from the car.

“Yeah just landed Got my luggage, heading out now,” Jocelyn said, dragging her suitcase and looking towards the exit.

Harrison did not keep her long, just a few words of caution before hanging up

The taxi line was bustling, a sea of people and cars.

“Jocelyn Yasmine approached, calling out her name.

to see Yasmine, but given that Melvin was

nodded slightly, a token of civility.

nde with

“us” clearly included

embarrassment, declined politely. “No,

that scared of spending time with Melvin? Yasmine cut straight

a smile, her silence speaking

am me, and he is he”

true, but they were still family, and Jocelyn

had emerged by now, his mood visibly souring at the sight of

dare meet his gaze.

make a break for it. The driver helped

closed the trunk and was about to get in, the passenger door reopened, and Melvin slid in

driver glanced back. “You

Chapter 105

out. “I don’t

buddy, ho carpooling here,”

Melvin stated flatly.

to Jocelyn

face was about to burst into flames, “Im

are you two together or not?”

“No!”

“Yes!”

driver could tell they were connected somehow

you’re together, I’m

“Drive”

“Where to?”

too far and gave Jocelyn’s address.

started, Jocelyn realized she was trapped.

the window, refusing to

Yasmine. “Find out where Zephyr is and go back with him. Yeah. What can I

the pair in the back through the rear-view mirror. They

work between you two if this keeps up?” The driver offered some unsolicited advice. “Once you get home, check for some durian at the local fruit stand, or

expression was a mix of

glanced at her, perhaps wondering if she

retorted, Can’t spoil women

driver just shook his head-a hopeless case.

stopped outside Jocelyn’s apartment, Melvin was quick to retrieve her luggage from the

a look there.

cracked a rare joke. “Got a

burst out laughing

stood there, uncomfortable, eyeing her suitcase in Melvin’s grip. She approached, saying.

Melvin had no

not a good

was cold, and he looked down.

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