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?”
the time. “Do you have any idea
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,
a woman too. I know what she wants. Three years is more than just time. It’s the youth and effort she’s
clenched his fist, struggling to contain his
exclaimed upon noticing blood at the site of Melvin’s
eyes reddened, a storm of emotions brewing
Yasmine’s heart softened. “I never asked you, why don’t you
suddenly darkened with anger and
“Is it
outburst
imagined that old
recently. He wanted
should apologize to!” Melvin’s anger was palpable.
lowered her gaze. “He owes the biggest apology to
Melvins eyes as he felt trapped, as if he were about to explode.
Not eve
mamane ends in tragedy, Yasmine tried to persuade
Melvin’s question was
example as his
on marriage?
Turner. We didn’t become enemies, as you know.”
smile played on Melvin’s lips. “Divorce
of. But it’s still better than being too scared to offer a
being able to
can’t even have the courage to give the woman you love a future. And you dare to act all lovesick? You’re more suited to being
slammed the door behind her and left
fist until it hurt, but he didn’t
about her usual routine. As the term’s end
occasionally asked her out, and
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