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.

noticed his grave expression. She

someone sick?” she finally asked.

“Yeah.”

“Who?”

night was rarely good news. For relatives, such

didn’t want to pry. But it seemed

on the road. His voice was

Jocelyn fell

of her apartment building. Thanks, she said as she got out.

the

closed the car door, her neighbor Rose happened to

how come your boyfriend didn’t come up

together anymore but feared a lengthy explanation, so she simply said. He’s

Chapter

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

offered an

home, Jocelyn went to bed directly.

something she had never anticipated. Clearly, if he didn’t let go, any future relationships

semester approached, Jocelyn got busier, especially

in her own house, so she offered to tidy up Jocelyn’s apartment

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

prepare some homemade toast to stock the fridge,

full, Daisy called out to

Daisy said, appreciating the

time,” Rose remarked as they rode up. “You’ve got quite the

term, so I thought I’d help stock 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 these is nutritious”

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

a frequent here? That sounded good for them. She simply smiled, “He’s back to his parents’ during

ago, but he didn’t go upstairs. Rose said, “Her boyfriend is really handsome and rich. I

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