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.

the car, lighting a cigarette. Seeing Harrison coming out, he exhaled a

initially reluctant to engage, eventually

a crisp white shirt beneath a slate-gray coat, whose rimless glasses projected a scholarly air and looked resolute

Melvin asked casually, flicking

are done,” Harrison

and arrogance made him

was never Harrison’s cup of

Isn’t it inappropriate for you to linger?” Harrison was the epitome of civility, appealing to reason

emotion alike.

cigarette in his hand before glancing at the upright Hamson with a challenging smirk, “I’m a businessman, a rough one. In my world, there are only two things what I want

Harrison frowned slightly.

made, I’m on it. The other is women” Melvin took a drag, his eyes taunting Harrison, “If I want a woman, she has to be mine”

look behind Harrison’s glasses deepened.

might belong to someone by necessity, except

“I respect her

lifted to the apartment, noung a slight movement of the curtain.

Harrisons expression darkened

he threw one

a declaration and a

His lips were pressed tight with his

checking on Jocelyn before heading to the

asleep at all. Her mind was a whirlwind of potential conversations

and feared what he might have said to

gnawing at her, she

entered, bringing the

She stirred.

wake you?” he asked softly.

her head, “Couldn’t sleep anyway.”

nightstand and propping her up with a pillow. Once

it, but Hamson pulled

help.” He scooped a spoonful of the warm liquid, bringing it to her lips, “See if

wasn’t used to being cared for like this

Melvin would just curl up behind her in bed with his hands warming her belly to ease

away from Melvin and focusing on Harrison instead.

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