The Unwilling CEO's Love Game novel Chapter 235

Jocelyn furrowed her brow.

Melvin’s gaze landed on her lips, and Jocelyn instantly realized what he wanted to do.

Her feet felt as though they had taken root in the ground, immovable.

She watched wide-eyed as he leaned in, slowly narrowing the distance between them.

When his cool lips brushed against hers, a surge of electricity shot through her, paralyzing her entirely.

He merely pressed his lips to hers with no repetition, no deepening.

Seconds later, he pulled back.

Seeing her stunned expression, Melvin pressed his lips together. A self-satisfied smirk appeared on his face tinged with a hint of shyness.

Jocelyn’s eyes widened further, her heart racing uncontrollably at the sight of him now.

She felt if she remained standing there, something might actually happen.

Taking a deep breath, she turned and bolted up the stairs.

Melvin’s grin deepened.

He touched his lips thoughtfully. For him, this gift had been just perfect.

Hearing the door close, he looked up at the light in her house and let out a heartfelt smile.

Back in his car, he sent Jocelyn a message on Facebook before driving away.

When Jocelyn got home, her parents were cuddling little Euston back to their room. She dashed into her bedroom and closed the door swiftly. Leaning against the door, her chest heaved with erratic breaths as the feeling of a frantic deer bounding in her heart returned.

It was ridiculous. She and Melvin had been through so much, and yet here she was, blushing and heart racing from just a kiss like a teenage girl.

She covered her chest, taking several deep breaths to calm herself.

Glancing at the bag in her hand, she sat on the bed and couldn’t help peeking inside.

It was full of jewelry boxes.

She dumped them all out, various sizes of boxes clinking together.

Opening them one by one, she found a pair of earrings somehow familiar.

Next, a bracelet, also familiar.

By the time she had opened half of them, she realized what they were.

These were the pieces she had donated after breaking up with him.

How did he find out?

No, how did he manage to retrieve all of them?

She opened the remaining boxes. When she got to the smallest one, she was stunned.

She didn’t remember receiving this piece before.

It was a pair of rings.

She stared dumbly at the rings, feeling as though her blood had frozen and then boiled in an instant.

Aside from that one time when he had suggested marriage and they bought a ring, he had never given her any other.

Hesitantly, she picked up the smaller ring and examined its simple design. There seemed to be something engraved on it.

She held it up to the light, squinting to make it out.

Engraved were the letters “M&J”.

She didn't take a second to understand it - the initials of Melvin’s and her names.

The words were inscribed in a small circle in the middle of the ring, so fine one might mistake them for a pattern without close inspection.

She fought the surge of emotion in her heart and picked up the other ring.

It also had the same letters engraved.

If she had managed to contain her feelings earlier downstairs, now they were impossible to ignore.

Clutching the two rings, her mind went blank.

Enveloped by a strange emotion, she was distracted by a buzzing sound that seemed to come from nowhere. It took her a while to react.

Frantically, she fished out her phone from her pocket.

The cluster of the incoming call numbers seemed to automatically morph into the name "Melvin".