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?”

rest. I’ll pick you guys

Look after your parents and get yourself some rest.” Quinta said with

nodded, took Jocelyn’s

if he’d been

ring on her finger. “Getting

“Huh?”

hand, touching her

and

we weren’t in a rush, it

around with my finger

found that

that moment, as

to my place. It’s weekend tomorrow,” Melvin said, not giving her other choices and steering the car

Jocelyn didn’t mind.

out in the open now. It didn’t matter where

resist kissing her passionately.

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pushed him away, leaned against the wall to catch her breath, and glanced up

face in her neck and sucking

Melvin needed. The elevator doors opened, and he

kissing

and she

the

water echoed off the tiles, mixed with their heavy breathing-a deep longing and

on the frosted glass, each yearning to

close and kissing

deep voice rumbled in her

asleep when his words jolted

his features even in the dark,

had always wanted to marry, but it was his occasional questioning of its

hers, his gaze intense

“Okay.”