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 light
sense
ring was the icing on the cake.
notice the car parking across
store hand in
situation, dashed into the shop, and quickly returned to
diamond ring.” the assistant reported.
fists. Her pretty eyes were swirling
had bought Jocelyn a ring!
really going
is waiting for you.” the assistant reminded her
to be fawned over and courted for
footing, climb higher, and show Melvin what he missed by abandoning
Melvin’s good looks and physique. He was the man of her
left out in the cold when
she couldn’t have Melvin herself, she wouldn’t let Jocelyn have an easy time of
Jocelyn off and then
tried to hide, the more likely
to notice, grabbing her
lip and was
Quinta remarked, admiring the ring.
with a shy
playful nudge. “He
one for
Sort of.
didn’t exactly seem like
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
looked down. The joys she had
news.” Aunt Mae agreed with a beaming smile. “Jocelyn getting married
certain yet.” Jocelyn interjected, happy but not wanting to make a fuss
explicitly confirmed,
no more parental arranged marriages, it was still important to know a little about his family background.
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