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

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

covering her face, feeling utterly

pocket Taking a deep breath, she

Melvin calling.

Hello?

left yet? His tone sounded

plus her own irritation. Jocelyn’s response was equally frosty. “What’s

beef pause on the

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I’m hanging up.”

staring at

heading up. Opening the door, she found Melvin

their leftovers.

she came in, not a word said.

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

a drag, and leaned back in his

matter of

the

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

we explain it?

onto hers, a gaze that should have been filled

Jocelyn felt incredibly

why did it always

you want, Melvin said, puffing away; the smoke created a haze

took a deep breath, stood up, and poured herself a glass of water. She stood

continued to smoke

on until Jocelyn felt a surge of old grievances. Looking down at her

furrowed. He crushed out his cigarette, pulled her into his arms,

his face buried in her neck, and his

couldn’t help but tilt her head back, and he promptly moved his kisses

was straddling him,

Jocelyn swallowed hard, feeling a tingle at the tip

long are we going to keep up this…

skin ablaze wherever he touched, stirring

how she had no self-control or

heavy breathing and

he finally conquered her completely, Jocelyn’s body

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

at Melvin beside her, tracing his outline with

a beauty

had captured her

two years of crush and three years of