The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 135

Chapter 135

“Melvin must be having a lousy year, Yasmine mused aloud as she glanced at the man hooked up to an IV drip. “Otherwise, why would he keep landing himself in the hospital?”

Jocelyn remained silent, her thoughts unreadable.

“Why did you let him in?” Yasmine nodded towards Melvin, who was receiving fluids, and questioned Jocelyn.

Jocelyn’s eyes, filled with concem, never left the feverish man. “Couldn’t bear to turn him away.”

A smirk tugged at Yasmine’s lips ‘Because you still have feelings for him?”

Jocelyn never denied her affection for Melvin.

“Maybe you should give him another chance, Yasmine suggested, vouching for Melvin. “Why put yourself through this misery?”

Jocelyn met Yasmine’s gaze calmly. “And what happens after I give him that chance?”

Yasmine paused, her gaze shifting to the man who was lying on bed. He was such a puzzle – unwilling to commit, yet entangling Jocelyn in his ambiguous advances. Eventually, even the deepest affection could be worn down to nothing

His antics were just a crutch, leveraging Jocelyn’s lingering feelings

Once those feelings faded, Melvin would be no more than a puff of smoke.

“I won’t advise you anymore” Yasmine’s smile was tinged with resignation. “We’re both women. I totally understand you. If you don’t care for him, don’t pity him. If something like this happens again, stay away or call me

Jocelyn nodded.

Yasmine glanced at the clock. “You should get some rest. It’s late.”

“Alnght”

Yasmine sat by the bed, sighing as she looked at Melvin’s gaunt figure. After a while, he stirred awake and mistook Yasmine for Jocelyn

“You’re up?” Yasmine offered him water, noting the fleeting disappointment in his eyes. “Don’t tell me you’re not happy to see me?”

“Where is she?”

time. “Do you have any idea

were dry, his face set in a grimace.

disturb her? She’s happy now with a boyfriend who cherishes her. Bothering her like this is unethical. And even if she did come back to you, what could you offer her?*

she wants. Three years is more than just time. It’s the youth and effort

clenched his fist, struggling to contain

the site of Melvin’s infusion, her voice laced

storm of

asked you, why don’t you proposed to her if you really love her so

darkened with anger and

it because

Melvin’s outburst

imagined that old wound had become his demon.

visited him recently. He wanted me to

one he should apologize to!” Melvin’s anger was palpable.

gaze. “He owes the biggest apology to you. And to our mum”

felt trapped, as if he were about

Not eve

Yasmine tried to

question was a sharp retort.

she hadn’t set the best example as his older sister. What night did she have to coursed tim

on marriage?

divorce with Zachary Turner. We didn’t become enemies, as you

smile played on Melvin’s lips. “Divorce is

it’s not working out, it’s okay to split up. That’s nothing to be ashamed of. But it’s still better than being too scared to

hitched. The mere mention of not being able to promise Jocelyn a future was

a future. And you dare to act all lovesick?

the

clenched his fist until it hurt,

went about her usual routine. As the term’s end

out, and she’d

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