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.

held no trace of the condoms

she had been out shopping for

the wind out of him.

barely contained fury. “Planning to make room for your

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

broke up,” she said

he said, “As long as

knew he wouldn’t be easy to

stay calm and said peacefully, “What’s the point of sticking around? To make me suffer? Or you can’t stand it when you see I’m happy

do.” Melvin was stubborn. “You can date that guy if you want. I

thinning. She never realized how

any measure of power, he would have been

to maintain her composure, Jocelyn knew that if she lost her temper, all

said would

that he would drag

room, heading to the

and took them to the

watched as

leave a bite for me? Melvin said, his tone revealing the hurt of realizing how little he mattered to her.

him. “I’m out of grocenes, and you

with the leftovers and downed it,

deeply.

Chapter 112

on her. “Did

know how to respond. Whatever she said, he’d pretend not to understand.

up to wash the dishes.

from behind, his hot breath on her ear as he pleaded,

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