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.

her finger caught the

felt a sense of security

on the cake. Things

they drove away, they didn’t notice the car parking across

the car, Willow watched them emerge from the jewelry store hand in hand. Her eyes

the shop, and quickly returned to the

diamond ring.” the assistant

pretty eyes were swirling with

had bought Jocelyn

they really going to get married?

waiting for you.” the

courted for her perceived future status, but now she had been publicly humiliated by Melvin

footing, climb higher, and show Melvin what he missed

money and status, she couldn’t let go of Melvin’s good looks and physique. He was the man of her dreams. He had

had found another woman and she was left out in the cold when everything was supposed

Melvin herself, she wouldn’t let Jocelyn have

and then left

sheepish; the more she tried

the size of that diamond!” Quinta was the first to notice, grabbing

lip and was embarrassed. “I’m not sure,

the ring. “Did he just

Jocelyn admitted with

her a playful nudge. “He proposed?”

tough one for Jocelyn

Sort of.

it didn’t exactly seem like

when a man gives a woman a ring, it means he wants to marry you.” Quinta said, hugging Jocelyn’s shoulder reassuringly and turning to the still stunned Calvin and Daisy, “Aunt, Uncle, you can rest easy now. That ring isn’t just for show.

and looked down. The joys she had been

is wonderful news.” Aunt Mae agreed with a beaming

Jocelyn interjected, happy but not wanting

as Melvin hadn’t explicitly confirmed, and

arranged marriages, it was still important to know a little about his family background.

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