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.

caught

a sense of security with him.

ring was the icing on the cake. Things

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

the jewelry store hand in hand. Her eyes were filled with envy and

situation, dashed into the shop, and

bought a diamond ring.” the

Her pretty eyes were swirling with hatred.

Jocelyn

they really going to

Kellan is waiting for you.” the assistant

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

her footing, climb higher, and show

good looks and physique. He was the man

expected that he had found another woman and she was left out in the cold when everything was supposed to go well as she expected.

have Melvin herself, she wouldn’t let Jocelyn have an

dropped Jocelyn off and then

a bit sheepish; the more she tried to hide,

first to notice, grabbing her hand

and was

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

admitted with a shy smile.

a playful

was a tough one for Jocelyn to

Sort of.

exactly seem like a

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. I bet we’ll

and looked down. The joys she had been

Aunt Mae agreed with a beaming smile. “Jocelyn getting married means we’re

yet.” Jocelyn interjected, happy but not wanting to make a fuss before things were official.

Melvin hadn’t explicitly confirmed, and Melvin’s family hadn’t even met

no more parental arranged marriages, it was still important

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