Chapter 1394
Chapter 1394:
“This isbeing honest,” Melvin replied coolly.
“So if I hadn't asked you to pretend, you wouldn't have letkiss you?”
“Right.”
“Fine. | don’t need you to pretend anymore.”
“Alright.”
The entire time, he remained unnervingly calm. His expression was blank, his voice emotionless.
Jessica, caught between rage and heartbreak, stood on her toes, wrapped her arms around his neck, and tried to
kiss him again.
This time, he raised a hand and stopped her, holding her back. “This isn’t appropriate.”
“Melvin!” Jessica's voice cracked with frustration.
He didn’t move. He stood there like a statue, blocking her without a hint of emotion.
“Why won't you just admit you care for me?” Her voice trembled now. “Is there something wrong with me? Did |
do something to upset you?”
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“No,” Melvin answered, his tone flat and mechanical.
“Then there has to be something you're worried about,” Jessica insisted.
“There's nothing. I just don’t have feelings for you,” Melvin said, his words striking like cold steel. Inside, he
repeated to himself that this was the right thing to do. “Thanks for your affection.”
Jessica felt her heart clench as if someone had driven a nail through it. She looked up at him, eyes burning. “So
you're rejecting me?”
“Yes,” Melvin confirmed.
“Fine.” Her voice was quiet now, resigned.
Jessica pulled out her phone, tapped quickly, then brought it to her ear.
Melvin caught sight of the redness in her eyes, and a sharp tug of emotion stirred inside him—an instinctive urge
to reach out and comfort her.
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But he held himself back.
Jessica had always been treated like something precious, a rare gem polished to perfection. A girl like her
deserved nothing short of the best. And with the weight of his own tangled past, he didn’t believe he was worthy.
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“No!” Melvin’s brows snapped together as he reached out for her phone.
Jessica took a step back, avoiding
his hand with practiced ease. She
didn’t even glance his “ay asad’
kept spbakind into the call. “As for
your girlfriends, break up with them if
you want, or keep them. | won't
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She flicked her gaze down at the screen, then powered the phone off with a final tap.
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Melvin trailed in behind her. Watching her pack with such calm precision sent a wave of pressure to his chest.