The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

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Chapter 172

Melvin answered from the inside, but he didn’t come to the door right away.

“What’s wrong?” Jocelyn’s voice carried a mix of concern and impatience.

After a few moments, Melvin finally opened the door.

He looked like he had just splashed water on his face. He went to pour himself a glass of water to drink.

Jocelyn followed, sensing something was off. “What’s going on?”

“Nothing.” Melvin set the glass down and wrapped his arms around her waist. “Let’s head to bed.”

Once they were in bed, Jocelyn couldn’t shake her concern. “Are you sure you’re okay?”

“I’m fine. Or maybe I should prove it to you again?” He playfully rolled on top of her.

Jocelyn couldn’t handle his teasing and immediately dodged.

Thankfully, Melvin was just scaring her for fun and didn’t go any further,

“Sleep.” He kissed her forehead gently and patted her like one would soothe a little baby.

Exhausted both physically and mentally, Jocelyn soon drifted off to sleep under his calming touch.

Listening to the steady breathing of the woman beside him, Melvin was wide awake.

It was a while before he slowly disentangled himself from her and stealthily got out of bed to head to the study, closing the door behind him.

Then, he made a call.

“Dr. Layla, my heart palpitations acted up again.”

Jocelyn slept in until past ten the next morning. It was a deep and satisfying slumber.

When she awoke, Melvin was already out of bed. She found clothes laid out for her in the closet, from underwear to outerwear.

She chose a casual outfit and went to freshen up.

Noticing there wasn’t a towel, she opened the cabinet and found a tiny white bottle that looked like it held medicine, but with no label to identify its contents.

She hesitated but decided not to touch it, placing it back where it was.

After washing up, she stepped out to find no one in the living room or the kitchen.

“Melvin?”

She searched every room but couldn’t find him.

grabbed her phone to call him. There was a message from an

Willow and Melvin, clearly taken

camera, was evident that he was okay

overtly intimate,

delete them. She knew it was from Willow.

called Melvin, who

you?”

me ten minutes, and I’ll come to pick you up for

“Okay.”

room, browsing through the photos sent

the past didn’t carry the shadows

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cast such darkness over him?

she thought, that Willow’s inability to accept Melvin’s current attitude had likely

she touched the ring on her finger. Whatever Willow sent didn’t matter anymore. Melvin had

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marriage.

Jocelyn still liked to consult the calendar for a good day to register their

dates, the sound of the front door indicated Melvin’s

looked up as

outside. Better put on

a thick coat and

felt like eating. Jocelyn searched local eateries online and suggested a new bistro

Melvin agreed.

bistro together. Two more people entered when they were about to be shown to

Harrison, the other was someone Jocelyn didn’t recognize.

arm, Jocelyn’s presence seemed to sting Harrison

greeted them with

the encounter, responding politely, “We saw online that

briefly at

join us,

gesture to irk Harrison. Jocelyn’s close hold was irritating

“No,

our seats,” Melvin said amicably.

“Sure.”

Jocelyn followed Melvin to their

next to Harrison’s, which made for an awkward proximity.

paid no mind to Harrison and let Jocelyn

and honest, but she

asked, taking her hand. “Feeling

how perceptive

her head

ignore them, engrossed in conversation with his colleague.

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