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

sick?” she finally

“Yeah.”

“Who?”

good news. For relatives, such calls were dreaded, often bringing nothing but

seemed callous if she didn’t ask

kept his eyes on the road. His voice was even.

the hint, Jocelyn fell silent.

building. Thanks, she

in the car without

the car door, her neighbor Rose happened to be taking

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

feared a lengthy explanation,

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

offered an

Jocelyn went to bed directly.

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

semester approached, Jocelyn got busier, especially as a senior class

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

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

toast to stock the fridge, ensuring Jocelyn always

building with her hands full, Daisy called out

Daisy said, appreciating

since I’ve seen you last time,” Rose remarked as they rode up. “You’ve got quite the

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

agreement. Then she mentioned, “I’ve noticed Jocelyn’s boyfriend

frequent here? That sounded good for them. She simply smiled,

boyfriend isn’t local, is 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

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