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 accepted that

was her who wanted to break the rules of the

covering her face, feeling utterly

Taking a deep breath,

Melvin calling.

Hello?

yet? His tone sounded harsh.

hide-and-seek act tonight, plus her own irritation. Jocelyn’s response was equally

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enjoy I’m hanging

left staring at

heading up. Opening the door, she found Melvin munching

their leftovers.

glanced up as she came in,

have a lot more days

took a drag, and leaned back in his

just a matter of time

to the

sure if he was playing dumb or genuinely didn’t catch her

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onto hers, a gaze that should have been filled with passion but now

Jocelyn felt incredibly

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

Melvin said, puffing away; the smoke created a haze that

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

smoke in silence

felt a surge of old grievances. Looking down at her toes, her

as it fell, and his brow furrowed. He crushed out

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

and he promptly

she was straddling him, facing

face buried lower, and Jocelyn swallowed hard, feeling a

up this… arrangement? Jocelyn asked, her voice trembling.

kisses were intense, setting her skin ablaze

how easily he overpowered her and how she had no

answer, his heavy breathing

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

listening to the steady breathing beside her. A chill

turned her head to look at Melvin beside her, tracing his outline with her gaze.

times, they said a beauty could

her heart at first sight.

crush and three years of