Chapter 152

Jocelyn exuded a sincere sense of weariness.

Melvin felt increasingly uneasy. She had said those words several times, which essentially meant she was truly tired of his persistence.

But he wasn’t willing to give up on her!

“Well, then you’ll have to wait for my funeral,” Melvin declared, not caring if she would hate him for it. This was the truth in his heart.

Unless he was six feet under, he wouldn’t give up on her.

A sharp pang tightened in Jocelyn’s chest as she looked at him incredulously, but his gaze was unfathomably deep. “You…”

Melvin’s phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID before answering.

“Dr. Layla”

Jocelyn only heard him address the caller before he turned away. But he clearly kept the conversation private. Doctor?

The call lasted barely two minutes before Melvin hung up

Seeing that Jocelyn hadn’t left, he felt a wave of relief.

“I’ll drive you home.”

“I don’t need a ride from you, Jocelyn replied with a hint of defiance.

Melvin frowned. “Do I really need to force you?”

Jocelyn was afraid of him. She knew he was capable of anything when riled up-it was just a matter of whether he wanted to or not.

Considering the late hour and the long walk home, she finally agreed in reluctance.

his car. As they drove off, Jocelyn noticed his grave expression. She couldn’t help but

sick?” she finally

“Yeah.”

“Who?”

For relatives, such calls were dreaded,

want to pry. But it seemed callous if she didn’t

on the road. His voice was

the hint, Jocelyn fell

in front of her apartment building. Thanks,

stayed in the car without a

car door, her neighbor Rose happened to be taking out the

come up with

lengthy explanation, so she

Chapter

they entered the elevator. “I thought

offered an embarrassed smile.

home, Jocelyn went to bed directly.

his stubbornness was something she had never anticipated. Clearly, if he didn’t

Jocelyn got busier, especially as a senior class teacher

better to do in her own house, so she offered to tidy up Jocelyn’s

place clean usually, despite her busy schedule. But she rarely cooked, leaving the fridge either full of

groceries and prepare some homemade toast to stock the fridge, ensuring Jocelyn always had

her hands full, Daisy called out to

said, appreciating the

seen you last time,” Rose remarked as they rode up. “You’ve got

know how it is with youngsters-always too busy to eat properly,

mentioned, “I’ve noticed Jocelyn’s boyfriend hasn’t been

Harrison been a frequent here? That sounded good for them. She simply smiled, “He’s back to his parents’

boyfriend isn’t local, is he? He should be back now. I saw her boyfriend send her back a few days ago, but he didn’t go upstairs. Rose said, “Her boyfriend is really handsome and

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