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
sense of security with him.
icing on the cake.
away, they didn’t notice the
store hand in hand.
into the shop, and
ring.” the assistant reported.
fists. Her pretty eyes were
Jocelyn a ring!
going to
Kellan is waiting for you.” the assistant
be fawned over and courted for her perceived future status, but now she had been publicly
footing, climb higher, and
despite her preference for his money and status, she couldn’t let go of Melvin’s good looks and physique. He was
left out in the cold when everything
Melvin herself, she wouldn’t let Jocelyn have an easy time
Jocelyn off and then
sheepish; the more she tried to hide, the more likely
diamond!” Quinta was the first to notice, grabbing her hand in awe. “How
her lip and was embarrassed. “I’m not
the ring. “Did he
with
gave her a playful nudge.
a tough one for Jocelyn
Sort of.
strictly speaking, it didn’t exactly seem like
doesn’t matter. The thing is, 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
she had been suppressing now burst forth.
with a beaming smile. “Jocelyn getting married means we’re getting old.”
yet.” Jocelyn interjected, happy but not wanting to make a fuss before things were
in stone as Melvin hadn’t explicitly confirmed, and Melvin’s family hadn’t even met
arranged marriages, it was still important to know a little about his family
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