Chapter 108

The relentless rain showed no sign of abating as Jocelyn grabbed her umbrella and headed to the elevator.

As she waited, her mind wandered to Melvin.

“I have a new boyfriend. What business do I have worrying about an ex?” she thought, “And how can I justify this to Harrison?”

The elevator arved With the hesitation causing a moment’s delay, the doors closed again before Jocelyn could enter.

Finally, Jocelyn called Preston, telling his mother to come and get Melvin home. She didn’t leave any room for small talk and returned to her apartment immediately after she made the call.

She peeked through the curtains at the figure outside from her bedroom window November had brought a biting cold, and the rain seemed to intensify the man’s misery as if it was seeking sympathy for him.

The proud Melvin was a soaked shadow of his former self, standing helplessly in the downpour

Glancing at the clock, Jocelyn realized it had been over fifteen minutes since she called Preston, but there was no sign of any approaching car Had his family truly abandoned him?

She tried calling Preston again, only to be met with the robotic tone of his voicemail.

Jocelyn frowned deeply, questioning the heartlessness of Melvin’s family

Without Zephyr’s number to call for help, Jocelyn didn’t know whom to turn to

The sound of rain beating against the leaves outside and the sight of Melvin completely drenched finally broke her resolve, and she picked up her umbrella once more and left the apartment

Stepping out of the elevator, a blast of cold air hit her Jocelyn wrapped her coat tighter around herself, opened her umbrella, and approached Melvin.

He looked worse than a drowned rat, his skin pale and his

lips colorless. His eyes, once lively, were staring at Jocelyn with a dim,

pleading intensity

As she drew closer, his gaze briefly flickered.

Jocelyn held the umbrella over his head, the rain pounding loudly on the fabric.

“Have you had enough of this charade?” she raised her voice to ensure he could hear her through the noise.

Melvin’s face was all with rain, and as it flowed down his cheeks and off his chin, a twisted smile appeared on his lips. “You still care about me, he said, amusement in his eyes

Jocelyn was speechless

His family didn’t care, and why should she? It

if you must Jocelyn declared, ready to

cold hand suddenly grasped hers. His touch was icy, chilling her

hand. She tried

Melvin said, punctuating his

don’t you go inside?”

voice faint, perhaps muffled

eyes, which resembled those of an abandoned stray dog without a haven. Suddenly, Melvin let go of her hand and looked down. “Go back inside. Don’t worry about me,” he said, stepping away from her umbrella.

his antics. “What’s this supposed to

He

So… Jocelyn took out her phone. “I

a message from Willow once, unsigned, but she

coll, her phone was

had taken

Chapter 108

was

three years. From now on, you have nothing to do

knew Willow had sent such

my phone,” Jocelyn demanded.

the rain. Melvin’s face was wet with rainwater and he looked her in

Jocelyn shook her head. “It

phone tightened. “You can just decide it doesn’t matter? To you, am I just a toy you toss aside when

thought he had lost

didn’t want to argue it was

said calmly. “Stand in the rain if you want, but I won’t meddle anymore. After all, you have nothing to do with

me now”

Jocelyn’s

chest. He could feel

phone back and walked away without a backward glance.

splash behind her. Turning, she saw Melvin collapsed on the ground.

hospital, Jocelyn called Preston, but his

at the door, Jocelyn debated whether to call Willow. A moment

rang several times before someone

“Who is this?

to speak to Willow

busy, the voice replied, and the phone

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