Chapter 170

“How about it? Do you like it?” Melvin asked with his voice remarkably steady.

Jocelyn gazed at the ring on her finger, feeling neither the rush of excitement nor the flutter of joy that she had expected.

She should have felt happy.

After all, this was something she had been waiting for, a token she had longed for.

And now, as he sipped the ring onto her finger himself, it was supposed to be a dream come true.

But the joy just wasn’t there.

“What are you doing?” Jocelyn looked up at him, utterly confused.

Melvin took a deep breath and caressed the diamond ring. “I’ve never given you a ring before. This is the first time.”

She looked down; the diamond was massive and sparkled brilliantly.

Yes, it was the first time he had given her a ring.

“This is how I feel.” Melvin said, holding her hand a little tighter with a trace of uncertainty in his eyes. “Do you accept?”

There was no proposal, just a man desperately trying to convey his attitude.

But somehow, it felt more significant than the traditional “will you marry me”.

Jocelyn had never imagined him getting down on one knee; it just didn’t seem like something he would do.

He probably was the only man in the world who could slip a ring on a woman’s finger with such urgency and a hint of dominance.

Jocelyn took a deep breath and met his gaze. “I accept.”

Melvin’s tense expression relaxed at her words.

After paying for the ring, they walked hand in hand into the bright sunshine outside. It was a beautiful day.

diamond on her finger caught the

Jocelyn felt a sense of security with him.

ring was the icing on

they drove away, they didn’t notice the car

the car, Willow watched them emerge from the jewelry store hand in hand. Her eyes were filled with envy and almost madness.

understood the situation, dashed into the shop, and quickly

a diamond ring.”

clenched her fists. Her pretty eyes were swirling

had bought Jocelyn a

they really going to

Kellan is waiting for you.”

be fawned over and courted for her perceived future status, but now she had been publicly humiliated by Melvin and became a joke

to regain her footing, climb higher, and show Melvin

go of Melvin’s good looks and physique. He was the man of her dreams. He had everything she wanted.

hadn’t expected that he had found another woman and she was left out in the cold when everything was supposed

if she couldn’t have Melvin herself, she wouldn’t let

then left for other

home feeling a bit sheepish; the more she tried to hide, the more likely she was

Quinta was the first to notice, grabbing her hand in

and was

cheap.” Quinta remarked, admiring the ring. “Did he

Jocelyn admitted with

gave her a playful nudge. “He

tough one

Sort of.

exactly seem like a proposal.

and turning to the still

she had been suppressing

a beaming

yet.” Jocelyn interjected, happy but not wanting to

stone as Melvin hadn’t explicitly confirmed, and Melvin’s family hadn’t

no more parental arranged marriages, it was still important

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