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.

Jocelyn noticed his grave expression. She couldn’t help but think about that

she finally

“Yeah.”

“Who?”

night was rarely good news. For relatives, such calls were

pry. But it seemed callous if

eyes on the road. His

the hint, Jocelyn

of her apartment building. Thanks,

in the

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

your boyfriend didn’t come up with you?” Rose asked.

to explain they weren’t together anymore but feared a lengthy explanation, so

Chapter

Rose mentioned as they entered

offered an

Jocelyn went to bed

stubbornness was something she had never anticipated. Clearly, if

Jocelyn got busier, especially

had nothing better to do in her own house, so she offered

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

some homemade toast to stock the fridge, ensuring Jocelyn always had something to

her hands full, Daisy called out to hold the

appreciating

seen you last time,” Rose remarked as they rode up. “You’ve got quite the grocery haul for

school term, so I thought I’d help stock her up,” Daisy chirped. “You know how it is with youngsters-always too busy

“I’ve noticed Jocelyn’s boyfriend hasn’t been around much

them. She simply smiled, “He’s back to his parents’ during the holiday. Suppose he hasn’t

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 see they’ve been together for so many years. When do they plan

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