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.
returned to his car. As they drove off, Jocelyn noticed his grave expression. She couldn’t help but think about
she finally asked.
“Yeah.”
“Who?”
call at night was rarely good news. For relatives,
it seemed callous if she didn’t ask
his eyes on the road. His voice was even.
Jocelyn
stopped in front of her apartment building. Thanks, she said
Melvin stayed in the car without
happened
come
wanted to explain they weren’t together anymore but feared a lengthy explanation, so
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Rose mentioned as they entered the elevator. “I thought you two might
offered an embarrassed
home, Jocelyn went to
joking, and his stubbornness was something she had never anticipated. Clearly, if he didn’t
Jocelyn got busier, especially as a
own house, so she offered to tidy up Jocelyn’s apartment after getting Jocelyn’s permission and the
her place clean usually, despite her busy schedule. But she
prepare some homemade toast to stock
Daisy called out
appreciating the help.
you last time,” Rose remarked as they rode up. “You’ve got quite the grocery haul
up,” Daisy chirped. “You know how it is with
agreement. Then she mentioned, “I’ve noticed Jocelyn’s boyfriend hasn’t been around
here? That sounded good for them. She simply smiled, “He’s back to his parents’ during the
he? 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 handsome and rich. I see they’ve been together for so many years. When do
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