The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Melvin’s nonchalant remark about their past affair made Jocelyn realize how laughable her last three years had been.

Indeed, it’s the one who falls deeper that ends up more embarrassed.

“I fear you might whisk me away at my own wedding, Jocelyn cheekily admitted, a bit shameless indeed.

As expected, Melvin chuckled.

He grabbed the doorknob, “Sweet dreams.

He shut the door behind him, and there Jocelyn was, leaning against it, chuckling at herself sarcastically before the

tears came streaming down without warning.

Over the weekend, Daisy called Jocelyn over for a family meal.

As soon as she got home, she heard voices.

Declan was there, having a coffee with her dad, all chummy and the vibe was great.

Thinking back to her three years with Melvin, he never once mentioned meeting her parents.

Clearly, he never really saw a future with her.

She went to the kitchen to help her mom and saw a feast being prepared, which made her curious

“Your dad kept his job, and he even got promoted to head of security,” Daisy was beaming.

Jocelyn asked, “Wasn’t he about to get the axe?”

She had been asking around at work for some cushy job for him.

Daisy was all smiles, A new boss came in at your dad’s company, not only did he not fire your dad, but he also promoted

him to team leader. Talk about a stroke of luck.

‘Honey, whip up a few more dishes, her dad, Calvin Winslet, hurried in, “The new boss just called me, asking which local restaurant was good. I shot my mouth off, invited him over for dinner out of politeness. And would you believe it, he agreed just like that.”

Daisy was speechless.

Jocelyn thought to herself, this boss sure doesn’t stand on ceremony.

Melvin arrived empty-handed, and Calvin had to greet him with all the enthusiasm he could muster

Jocelyn never imagined that the new boss at her father’s company would be him.

When their eyes met, Melvin raised an eyebrow slightly, his eyes darting to Declan who was helping in the kitchen, giving Jocelyn an amused look that unsettled her.

hurried into the kitchen.

Coincidence?

buying it.

showing up all of a sudden?

past, during holidays, she had asked if he wanted to join her family to

even think about getting me to

out the fruit, Daisy urged her, whispering. “This boss of your dad, just shows up out of the

blue.

carried out the sliced watermelon.

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stiffness and Melvin’s

weirdly awkward in their own

parents being so polite

more uneasy

turned to Declan, “What do you do for

like he’d seen this guy

male aura, Declan felt

Declan didn’t want to be overshadowed by another guy in front of

a real

I’ve got two properties downtown that have been sitting empty Agents keep calling,

suffocating with his

out the properties

“Good.”

to leave; seeing her parents tiptoeing around him and doling out

didn’t leave; instead, Declan

gotta run. Declan excused himself politely, eager to leave

his leaving made the atmosphere even more

oblivious to the Winslets’ distaste, just sat

wouldn’t leave, and nobody

Dad, I’ve got a seminar this afternoon, I should go. You guys should take a break, Jocelyn said, not wanting her parents to keep up the

take off too, Melvin stood up, buttoning his suit, ‘Jocelyn,

“No

me today. If you need anything work-related, come

quickly responding with

shooting Jocelyn

was leveraging her dad’s job to manipulate

followed him

than a meter apart,

now they didn’t even

steered with one hand, his demeanor nonchalant, radiating a cold and

right for you, Melvin’s voice was

the window, refusing to

eager to marry that you don’t

but still

‘Moved on so

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