Chapter 160
As Jocelyn led Melvin upstairs, her heart was anything but light. All she could think about was that he’d agreed to meet her parents as her boyfriend, and that made her happy. But she’d forgotten one critical piece – whether her parents would share in her joy.
Standing at the door, she took a deep breath and glanced back at Melvin.
Melvin had composed himself. He encouraged her to knock.
She tapped on the door. It took a while for Daisy to come and open it. She wanted to smile but couldn’t when she saw Melvin, “Mr. Martinez.”
“Mom,” Jocelyn lingered on the doorstep, hesitant to enter.
Daisy eyed them both, “Come in.”
Melvin strode in quite naturally with his hand still entwined with Jocelyn’s. He could feel the shock in Calvin and Daisy’s gaze. “I apologize for the abrupt visit today.”
Calvin’s warmth towards Melvin was no way to find, and the eagerness to please his boss was notably absent this time.
He glanced at their joined hands and simply said to his daughter, “Jocelyn, come here.”
The atmosphere had dropped a few degrees. Jocelyn walked over.
“I’ll talk with her in my room,” Daisy said, pulling her daughter into the bedroom and closing the door behind them.
Calvin and Melvin were left alone in the living room.
Melvin put down his gifts and maintained decorum. This was his first time meeting Jocelyn’s parents as a boyfriend, and it seemed more complicated than he’d anticipated.
Martinez, have a seat,” Calvin said.
to sit down and replied, “Melvin is fine,
him a cup of coffee. As a father, he naturally hoped his
father, he wasn’t keen on the
than Melvin. A man they’d never seen in all that time. He didn’t believe this was someone ready to
himself as a boyfriend, it seemed more like fear of
wasn’t love. It was possession.
never been an item. They had tried, but there was no spark between them. They just couldn’t make the leap
really are…” Daisy was at a
want to be with him, to marry him.”
a moment before asking, “And him? Does he love you? Does he want to marry you? Don’t tell me he does. If he really wanted to, he wouldn’t have made you wait for
reasons,” Jocelyn defended Melvin, “Besides, isn’t he
man truly wants to start a
loved you and wanted to be part of a family with you, wouldn’t he treat your family
are not right for each other. I don’t
expected some resistance,
don’t you approve? Yes, he runs a big company, but
I’ve been with him for years, and I know what kind of man he is.”
me, what kind of man
and he has a big heart. He supports charities and does. good deeds. Isn’t that the kind of man you’d like?”
all very good,” Daisy said seriously, “But that’s not the kind of
“Mom…”
only thing I need to know is, does he treat you well?” Daisy shook her head, “But you haven’t
me well,” Jocelyn replied eagerly, “Why
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