The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

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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 about that mysterious phone

she finally

“Yeah.”

“Who?”

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

pry. But it seemed callous

on the

the hint, Jocelyn

in front of her apartment building.

Melvin stayed in the car without a word

her neighbor Rose happened to be taking out the trash and spotted

didn’t come up

a lengthy explanation, so she simply said. He’s got things to do.”

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him around for a while, Rose mentioned as they entered

offered an embarrassed

Jocelyn went

wasn’t joking, and his stubbornness was something she had never anticipated. Clearly, if he didn’t let go, any future relationships she

the new semester approached, Jocelyn got busier, especially as a senior

own house, so she offered to tidy up

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

to stock

the building with her hands full, Daisy called out to hold the

appreciating

been a while since I’ve seen you last time,” Rose remarked as they rode up. “You’ve got quite the grocery haul for Jocelyn there.

help stock her up,” Daisy chirped. “You know how it is with youngsters-always too busy to eat properly, resorting to takeout

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

perked up at this. Had Harrison been a frequent here? That sounded good for them. She simply smiled, “He’s back to his parents’ during the holiday.

I saw her boyfriend send her back a few days ago, but he didn’t go upstairs. Rose said, “Her boyfriend is really

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