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.

finger caught the

sense of security

icing on the cake. Things were looking

away, they didn’t notice the

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

the situation, dashed into the shop, and quickly returned to the

bought a diamond ring.” the assistant reported.

Her pretty eyes were swirling with

bought Jocelyn

going to

Kellan is waiting for you.”

a hit ever since she lost Melvin’s connection. She used to be fawned over and courted for her perceived future status, but now she had been publicly humiliated by Melvin and became a joke in

to regain her footing, climb higher, and show Melvin what he

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

expected that he had found another woman and she was left out in the cold

she couldn’t have Melvin herself, she wouldn’t let Jocelyn have an easy time

off and then left

feeling a bit sheepish; the more she tried

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

bit her lip and was embarrassed. “I’m

Quinta remarked, admiring the ring. “Did

Jocelyn admitted with

her a playful nudge. “He proposed?”

was a tough one for Jocelyn

Sort of.

strictly speaking, it didn’t exactly seem

you.” Quinta said, hugging Jocelyn’s shoulder reassuringly and turning to the still stunned Calvin and

she had been suppressing now

Aunt Mae agreed with a beaming

not wanting to make a fuss

engagement wasn’t set in stone as Melvin hadn’t explicitly confirmed, and

it was still important to know

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