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.

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

eventually found himself

Harrison greeted, clad in a crisp white shirt beneath a slate-gray coat, whose rimless glasses projected a

up?” Melvin asked casually, flicking ash.

done,” Harrison

made him a

unreasonable was never Harrison’s cup of

linger?” Harrison was the epitome

emotion alike.

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 and

Harrison frowned slightly.

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

Harrison’s glasses deepened.

trying to remain calm, “In this world, anything might belong to someone

furrowed, “I respect her choices.”

the apartment, noung a slight movement of the curtain. A sly smite played on his lips before he refocused on

Harrisons expression darkened

into his car he threw one last

a declaration

it. His lips were pressed tight with his eyes behind the glasses growing stormy.

brown sugar and ginger, checking on Jocelyn before heading to the

all. Her mind was a whirlwind of potential conversations

was a troublemaker and feared what

anxiety gnawing at her, she

a while, Harrison gently knocked and entered, bringing the

She stirred.

wake you?” he asked

her head, “Couldn’t sleep

on the nightstand and propping her up with a pillow. Once she was comfortable, he

reached for it, but Hamson pulled

a spoonful of the warm liquid, bringing

embarrassment. She wasn’t used to being cared for

behind her in bed with his hands

forcing her thoughts away from Melvin

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