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

had bravely

who wanted to break the rules of the

bent over, covering her face, feeling utterly frazzled.

buzzed in her pocket Taking a

was Melvin

Hello?

His tone sounded

Jocelyn’s response was equally frosty. “What’s the much? Can’t

was a beef pause on the other

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enjoy I’m

left staring

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

their leftovers.

she came

last bite before speaking up, “We’ll probably have a lot more days like today. My

and leaned back in his chair. “So what?”

a matter of time before…”

the point

he was playing dumb or genuinely didn’t catch her drift. “What if they run

we explain it?

locked onto hers, a gaze that should have been

Jocelyn felt

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

away; the smoke created a

up, and poured herself a glass of water.

smoke in

Jocelyn felt a surge of old grievances. Looking down at her toes, her eyes misted over, and soon enough, tears started to drop onto the floor.

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

from her eyes, his hands roaming around her waist, his face buried in her neck,

back, and he promptly moved his kisses

knew it, she was straddling him, facing him.

feeling a tingle at the tip of

going to keep up this… arrangement? Jocelyn

kisses were intense, setting her skin ablaze wherever he

easily he overpowered her and how she had no

breathing and increasing urgency

body arched back uncontrollably, losing herself

like still water, listening to the steady breathing beside her. A chill traced down the corner of

look at Melvin beside

said a beauty could

her he had captured her

years of crush and three years of love, how could she let him go?