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 think
sick?” she finally
“Yeah.”
“Who?”
good news. For relatives, such calls were dreaded, often bringing nothing but
seemed callous if she didn’t ask
kept his eyes on the road. His voice was even.
the hint, Jocelyn fell silent.
building. Thanks, she
in the car without
the car door, her neighbor Rose happened to be taking
your boyfriend didn’t come up with you?” Rose
feared a lengthy explanation,
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him around for a while, Rose mentioned as they entered the elevator. “I thought you two might
offered an
Jocelyn went to bed directly.
joking, and his stubbornness was something she had never anticipated. Clearly, if he didn’t let
semester approached, Jocelyn got busier, especially as a senior class
to do in her own house, so she offered to tidy up Jocelyn’s apartment
clean usually, despite her busy schedule. But she rarely cooked, leaving the fridge either full
toast to stock the fridge, ensuring Jocelyn always
building with her hands full, Daisy called out
Daisy said, appreciating
since I’ve seen you last time,” Rose remarked as they rode up. “You’ve got quite the
help stock her up,” Daisy chirped. “You know how it is with youngsters-always too busy to
agreement. Then she mentioned, “I’ve noticed Jocelyn’s boyfriend
frequent here? That sounded good for them. She simply smiled,
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 rich. I
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