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.

grave expression. She couldn’t help

she finally asked.

“Yeah.”

“Who?”

was rarely good news. For relatives, such calls were

didn’t want to pry. But it seemed callous if she didn’t

eyes on the

Jocelyn

building. Thanks, she said as

in the car without

happened to be taking out the trash and

come up with you?”

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

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for a while, Rose mentioned as they entered the elevator. “I thought

an embarrassed

Jocelyn went to bed directly.

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

approached, Jocelyn got busier, especially as a senior class teacher with mounting

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

had kept her place clean usually, despite her busy schedule. But she

groceries and prepare some homemade toast to stock the fridge, ensuring Jocelyn always had

hands full, Daisy called out to hold the elevator.

said, appreciating

as they rode up. “You’ve got quite the grocery haul for Jocelyn

how it is with youngsters-always too

in agreement. Then she mentioned, “I’ve noticed Jocelyn’s boyfriend hasn’t been

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

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

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