Chapter 119

Huddied in bed, Jocelyn couldn’t fathom what Melvin and Harrison might say to each other, but she was certain it wouldn’t be anything

pleasant.

What puzzled her was how Melvin could possibly remember the date of her monthly periods.

When the door opened, Jocelyn’s body slightly stiffened.

“How are you feeling?” Harrison’s voice filled the space

She relaxed a bit at his voice, though still not turning to him, “Just the usual stuff, you know, that time of the month.”

“I’ll run to the store Hang tight, okay?”

Hamson approached the bed, concerned at the sight of her pallor.

Lacking the energy for anything more. Jocelyn just murmured an acknowledgment

Soon, the sound of the closing door signaled Hamson’s departure.

Only then did she allow herself to fully relax, and the pain in her abdomen seemed to ease up a bit.

Melvin’s presence had kept her on edge, and that probably was the cause of the sudden spike in discomfort.

The encounter had been her own personal hell, terrifying to its core.

She trusted Harrison’s decency, but Melvin was like a ticking time bomb- unpredictable, capable of igniting any scandal with a single word

Thankfully he had at least shown a glimmer of humanity today, sparing her further embarrassment

A draft snuck in from somewhere, coaxing Jocelyn out of bed to check if the window had been left ajar.

Her gaze inadvertently swept outside, where the silver car still sat. But what truly alarmed her were the two figures beside it.

One was Melvin, the other Harrison

Her head buzzed, and the pain in her abdomen flared again.

a cigarette. Seeing Harrison coming out, he exhaled a perfect ring of smoke.

engage, eventually found himself walking

a slate-gray coat, whose rimless glasses projected a scholarly

Melvin asked casually, flicking ash.

and Jocelyn are done,”

defiance and arrogance made him a

never Harrison’s cup

to linger?” Harrison was the epitome of

emotion alike.

a challenging smirk, “I’m a businessman, a rough one. In my world, there are only

Harrison frowned slightly.

there’s money to be made, I’m on it. The other is women” Melvin took a drag, his eyes taunting Harrison, “If I want

Harrison’s

calm, “In this world, anything might belong to someone by necessity, except for people.” “You think she’s yours by

furrowed, “I

another man? I’m not that noble.” His gaze lifted to the apartment, noung a slight movement of the curtain. A sly smite played on his lips before he refocused on Harrison, “Believe it

Harrisons expression darkened

stopped into his car he threw one last barb

was both a declaration and

staring after it. His lips were

and ginger, checking on Jocelyn before heading to

all. Her mind was a whirlwind

knew Melvin was a troublemaker and feared what he might have said to

gnawing at her,

bringing the warm brown sugar

She stirred.

he asked softly.

her head,

and propping her up with a pillow.

it, but Hamson pulled back.

a spoonful of the warm liquid, bringing it to her lips,

felt a blush of embarrassment. She wasn’t used to being

when her period discomfort struck, Melvin would just curl up behind her in bed with his hands warming her belly to ease the pain, but

forcing her thoughts away from

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