Chapter 112

Standing beside Jocelyn was the ever-observant Rose, who had come earlier to remind her about something. When she caught sight of Melvin in his hospital gown, Rose couldn’t help but ask, “Jocelyn, why’s he still in his hospital gown? Did he bolt from the clinic? That’s cilly He might be worse off if he’s stilt sick and out and about.”

Rose meant well with her concern, but Melvin stood there, stone-faced, not uttering a word, leaving Rose in an awkward silence.

Jocelyn mustered a strained smile. “He came to grab a few things.”

Rose was no fool. After seeing Melvin caught in the rain the other day, she suspected the lovebirds had hit a rough patch, landing poor Melvin in the hospital.

Ah, the impulsiveness of young love.

The elevator door opened, and Melvin stepped out, pausing at the doorway and turning back to wait for Jocelyn to unlock the apartment door.

Jocelyn had decided to clear out every trace of him, but he tried to step back into her life.

She couldn’t outlast him, not with the state of mind he was in. She had no chance against his stubborn resolve

Reluctantly, she opened the door, and Melvin walked in.

Shedding the slippers he’d worn from the hospital, he looked for his own in the shoe cabinet but found only hers. His slippers were

gone

He tumed to Jocelyn, who understood his silent question and stated, “I threw them out.”

Predictably, his eyes darkened with that answer.

Barefoot, he moved to the bathroom. His cup and toothbrush were gone, as was his towel. Everything that was his had vanished.

He pressed on to the bedroom, opening the wardrobe to discover that all the clothes he’d left at her place were missing.

drawer held no trace of the condoms he’d kept there for

him then that she had

nearly knocked the

who stood outside the bedroom, his Adam’s apple bobbed with barely contained fury. “Planning to make

a ticking bomb. She couldn’t manage his moods, so she focused on keeping

up,” she said calmly.

her with a steely gaze. Then, with a chilling smile, he said, “As long as I’m here, do you think you’ll be happy together with any other guy?”

She knew he wouldn’t be easy to

point of sticking around? To make me suffer? Or

date that guy if you want. I

thinning. She never realized how obsessive he

have been the type to execute rather than risk letting an

knew that if she lost

she said would matter.

he would drag her down if he were unhappy.

the living room, heading to the kitchen, refusing to waste more words

and took them to the dining table, ignoring

and watched as she

his tone revealing the hurt

and you

a word, Melvin took the plate with the leftovers and downed it, crumbs

deeply.

Chapter 112

placing the plate back on her. “Did I

she said, he’d pretend not

to wash the

around her waist from behind, his hot breath on her ear as he

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