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.

drove off, Jocelyn noticed his grave

someone sick?” she finally

“Yeah.”

“Who?”

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

pry. But it seemed callous if she didn’t ask about it.

on the

Jocelyn fell silent.

in front of her apartment building.

Melvin stayed in the car without a

Rose happened to be taking out the trash and spotted them.

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

explain they weren’t together anymore but feared a lengthy explanation, so she simply said.

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a while, Rose mentioned as they entered the elevator.

an embarrassed

home, Jocelyn went to

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

new semester approached, Jocelyn got busier, especially as a

house, so she offered to tidy up Jocelyn’s apartment after getting Jocelyn’s permission and

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

some homemade toast to stock the

out to hold the elevator. It was

said, appreciating

as they rode up. “You’ve got quite the

her up,” Daisy chirped. “You know how it is with youngsters-always too busy to eat properly, resorting to takeout or instant noodles. But none of

Then she mentioned, “I’ve noticed Jocelyn’s boyfriend hasn’t been around much recently.”

here? That sounded good for them. She simply

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

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