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.
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,
seemed callous if she
on the road. His
the hint, Jocelyn fell silent.
front of her apartment building. Thanks, she said as she got
in the car without
Rose happened
come your boyfriend didn’t come up with you?” Rose asked.
wanted to explain they weren’t together anymore but feared a lengthy explanation, so she simply said. He’s got things to do.”
Chapter
as they entered the elevator. “I
offered an embarrassed
went to
his stubbornness was something she had never anticipated. Clearly, if he
especially
offered to tidy up Jocelyn’s apartment after
kept her place clean usually, despite her busy schedule. But she rarely cooked, leaving the
prepare some homemade toast to stock the fridge, ensuring Jocelyn
the building with her hands full, Daisy called out to hold the
said, appreciating
as they rode up. “You’ve got quite the grocery haul for Jocelyn there.
I thought I’d help stock her up,” Daisy chirped. “You know how it
agreement. Then she mentioned, “I’ve noticed Jocelyn’s boyfriend hasn’t been around much recently.”
been a frequent here? That sounded good for them. She simply smiled, “He’s back to his
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
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