The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 18

After dinner. Daisy helped tidy up a bit and glanced at the closed bedroom door, commenting, “Usually, the room door is left open for ventilation. It’s not good if the air can’t circulate.”

Jocelyn, afraid that Daisy was going to open the door for her, quickly went over and did it herself. “Yeah, I just closed it while cooking. Didn’t want the cooking smell to get in”

Her eyes swept the room and caught sight of Melvin, frozen in place by her dressing table, looking like a deer caught in

the headlights

Just by watching his Adam’s apple bobbing nervously, she could tell he was on pins and needles

She found it both amusing and a bit heartbreaking

It was amusing seeing him trying to make himself invisible in the corner, but it was heartbreaking realizing how scared he was of their relationship coming to light.

Their so-called relationship only applied to the two of them; to everyone else, it was still under the radar.

Jocelyn saw her parents out of the building and watched them leave. Turning back to Preston, she said, “I don’t have your address so you’ll need to hail a cab yourself. I’ll cover the fare.

Preston has grown up now, right in the thick of adolescence and all the lovey-dovey stuff that goes with it

Add to that the internet age we’re in, kids grow up fast these days, so he was pretty clued up about the birds and the

bees

“Aren’t you bothered by how my uncle treats you? Preston was only now getting the picture of how little respect his

uncle had for Jocelyn.

Jocelyn smiled helplessly. “We agreed from the start.

“Is this what you call dating? Preston asked, cutting to the heart of the matter.

Jocelyn looked down, pressing her lips together, feeling a tightness in her chest.

Preston’s cab arrived. He looked at Jocelyn and sighed softly. “I’m off then.”

Mhm. Drop a message when you get home, or call your uncle.”

After Preston left, Jocelyn didn’t rush upstairs. Instead, she took a seat on a bench.

Flashes of her and Melvin together ran through her mind, crystal clear.

Falling in love is a two-way street, but what she had with Melvin was a case of a one-sided crush.

He didn’t need affection; he made that clear right from the start

she had bravely accepted that

her who wanted to break the rules of the game, her who wasn’t content

covering her face, feeling

her pocket Taking a deep breath, she pulled it out.

was Melvin calling.

Hello?

they left yet? His

her own irritation. Jocelyn’s response was equally frosty. “What’s the much? Can’t I spend some time

beef pause on the other end.

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I’m hanging

left staring

before heading up. Opening the door, she found Melvin munching

their leftovers.

barely glanced up as she came in, not a

he finished his last bite before speaking up, “We’ll probably have a lot more days like today. My folks are really poking into

lit a cigarette, took a drag, and leaned back in his chair. “So

matter

the

genuinely didn’t catch her drift. “What if they

we

gaze that should have been filled with passion but

felt

even though it was his issue, why did it always feel like she was the one with the

however you want, Melvin said, puffing away; the smoke created

glass of water. She stood

smoke in silence

her toes, her eyes misted over, and soon enough, tears started to drop onto the floor.

quick to notice. His eyes caught a tear as it fell, and his brow furrowed. He crushed out his cigarette, pulled her into his arms, and hugged her

face buried in her neck, and his kisses moving up to her sensitive earlobe. He felt her

her head back, and he promptly moved his kisses down her throat.

she was straddling him,

feeling a tingle

we going to keep up this… arrangement? Jocelyn asked, her voice trembling.

kisses were intense, setting her skin ablaze wherever he touched, stirring

easily he overpowered her and how she had no self-control or boundaries

answer, his heavy breathing and increasing urgency

body

lay flat on the bed like still water, listening to the steady breathing beside her. A chill traced down

look at Melvin beside her, tracing his

ancient times, they said a beauty could

her he had captured her heart at first

two years of crush and three years of love, how