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

bravely

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

bent over, covering her face,

buzzed in her pocket Taking a deep breath, she pulled it

was Melvin

Hello?

they left yet? His tone

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

was a beef pause on the other end.

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enjoy I’m hanging up.”

was left staring at her

downstairs for another fifteen minutes before heading up. Opening the door, she found Melvin munching on

their leftovers.

came in, not a word

a moment, then sat down opposite him. She waited until 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 drop by unannounced

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

a matter of time

the

didn’t catch her drift. “What if they run into you

we explain

gaze that should have been filled with passion but

least, Jocelyn felt

did it always feel like she was the

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

a deep breath, stood up, and poured herself a glass of water. She stood opposite him and asked, Then why did

continued to smoke in silence

old grievances. Looking down at her toes, her eyes misted over, and soon enough, tears started to drop onto

as it fell, and his brow furrowed. He crushed out his cigarette, pulled her into

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

but tilt her head back, and he promptly moved his

was

and Jocelyn swallowed hard, feeling a tingle at the

up this… arrangement? Jocelyn asked, her voice

ablaze wherever he

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

answer, his heavy breathing and increasing urgency

when he finally conquered her completely, Jocelyn’s body arched back

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

look at Melvin beside her, tracing his outline with

a

captured her heart at first sight.

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