The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 171

That night, Jocelyn cooked dinner at home, but Melvin didn’t show up.

He had been practically living at the hospital the past few days. So he must have left a backlog of work piling up at the office.

Melvin mentioned he’d booked a hotel for her uncle’s family. They could check in anytime.

Aunt Mae couldn’t stop praising him, “He’s so thoughtful.”

After dinner, Jocelyn drove Uncle Hank and the others to the hotel. It was conveniently close to her parents’ home.

Once they were settled in, Quinta walked Jocelyn out.

“Are you okay?” Quinta approached, concerns in her tone.

“I’m fine.”

“You and Melvin are finally back together. Don’t bottle things up. Talk to him if there’s misunderstanding between you. You know, silence only makes things worse,” Quinta said, holding Jocelyn’s hand gently. “As I can see, he’s trying to make things right.”

Jocelyn felt weighed down. “It’s just… I think his family situation might not be as picture-perfect as we imagined. And I’m not talking about money.”

“I get it,” Quinta said with a knowing look. “Because he hasn’t opened up, you’re left in the dark, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Listen. Your parents never cared about wealth but only your happiness. A person’s family background matters indeed, but the person himself matters more, right?” Quinta tried to reassure her.

Jocelyn knew this, but she sensed that Melvin was hiding something-secrets that might have everything to do with his reluctance to face marriage.

“Come on, stop worrying,” Quinta patted her shoulder and glanced outside. “Look, he’s coming.”

Jocelyn turned to see Melvin’s car pulling up.

“Talk to him about your parents’ wishes when you get a chance. He should be prepared,” Quinta whispered. “If you two are in this for the long haul, you’ve got to face these issues sooner or later. There’s no running away.”

Melvin stepped out, nodded at Quinta in greeting and asked, “Everything settled?”

Jocelyn calmed her nerves and turned to Quinta. “Get some rest. I’ll pick you

some rest.” Quinta

nodded, took Jocelyn’s hand and left.

drive back, Jocelyn asked if he’d been swamped with work.

the ring on

“Huh?”

hand, touching

ring and chuckled, “Feels a bit heavy.”

and held her hand tighter. “If we weren’t in a rush, it would’ve been bigger.”

my finger held

that

really happy in that moment, as long as the

giving her

Jocelyn didn’t mind.

was out in the open now. It didn’t matter where they went to.

kissing her passionately. His urgent

/

catch her breath, and

in her neck and sucking

moan escaped Jocelyn, and that was all Melvin needed. The elevator doors opened, and he can’t wait

kissing her

and she whispered back, “Yes”

to the bathroom together.

the tiles, mixed with their heavy breathing-a deep

the frosted glass, each yearning to give themselves entirely to the

holding her close and kissing her forehead gently.

voice rumbled in her

when his words

up at him, making out his features even in the dark, and said, “I want to marry

but it was his occasional questioning of its necessity that

intertwined his fingers with hers, his gaze intense

“Okay.”