In the dark.Skyler fell over and collapsed onto Jocelyn’s body, the both of them colliding into the wall behind them. Jocelyn could hear Skyler’s groaning as he tried to hold back the pain.He used his body as a shield. The faint smell of mint filled Jocelyn’s nostrils as tears trickled down her face.Jocelyn was panicking. She did not know that she could sound this anxious. “Are you okay, Skyler? What’s the matter with you?”She did not know how deep the cut Giada made was and she could not stop her tears from flowing down her cheeks.Giada did not expect this to happen. The knife in her hand clattered to the ground in an instant.She was so shocked that her voice cracked. “Skyler!”She took a step back in panic, a sob rising in her throat. Her tone was hysterical and confused as she spoke, “No…it wasn’t me! I didn’t mean it! Why did you jump in front of her?”She did not understand why things had ended up this way. She liked him so much, yet she was the one who hurt him.Sk
Lexie glanced at Jocelyn. She sounded upset as she spoke. “Yes, he said that to me in front of Yuni Shaw.”Jocelyn’s expression fell. No wonder Lexie looked so sad.A situation like this would only embarrass Lexie further.She reached out and hugged Lexie tightly. She did not say a word.During the day, Jocelyn kept Lexie company.At night, she was notified that the results of the Ocean Heart Jewelry Competition would be announced at 10 a.m. the next day. A banquet would be specially held at May First Hotel, and all the participants and designers were invited.Jocelyn responded. She had just taken a shower and dried her hair, and she was sitting in the living room.At that moment, the room door suddenly swung open.Jocelyn looked up, her gaze meeting Skyler’s.The look in his eyes drew her in, and Jocelyn could not stop her heart from racing.She could feel that something had changed between them.After they were rescued yesterday, they did not have the chance for any proper
Jocelyn retracted her gaze, an unsavory feeling rising in her chest. She tightened her lips, thinking about the insane Giada Crain.She did so much harm to her over and over again, all for Skyler.There were so many women clawing after this man. Was she becoming one of them?Her heart turned cold.She replied to Lexie’s message.Jocelyn: [No matter what he asks, just ignore him. We couldn’t be friends two years ago. We shouldn’t see each other!]Lexie: [Got it!]Jocelyn kept away her phone, feeling an inexplicable pressure in her chest.Just as Skyler was about to finish showering, his phone rang again.This time, the screen indicated that the person calling was “Bro”. She glanced at it and guessed that it was probably Skyler’s older brother.She hesitated for a moment but still did not answer the call for Skyler.She grabbed the phone and walked over to the bathroom. “Mr. Moore, your brother is calling you! Do you want me to pick up the call?”Skyler’s voice was mixed wi
Jocelyn’s gaze darkened. “You don’t have to do that!”“Then will you attend the alumni reunion party?” Walter’s voice was still in that same gentle tone.Jocelyn squeezed her eyes shut, exasperated. “Fine, I’ll come!”He did not force her to attend, but he was forcing everyone else to accommodate her. Jocelyn could not accept that, so she had no choice but to agree to attend the reunion party.He knew that she was not willing to let other people be affected because of her.Walter sounded pleased again. “I knew that there was no way Jo would reject me. I want to see you again!”Jocelyn did not know how to reply, and her voice came out awkwardly. “I’m going to bed now, I’ll see you at the reunion party!”Walter hung up the call reluctantly.When Skyler saw that she had hung up the call, he looked at her with a neutral expression. “Who was that?”Jocelyn sat across from him timidly and answered truthfully. “A senior!”His expression darkened slightly. “Why did he call you?”Joc
Yuni thought that Jocelyn would not be able to guess her intentions. She was still pretending like she was on Jocelyn’s side as if she were trying to help her seek justice. Yuni gave her an earnest look and said, “Miss White, Lexie knows you like Davis, right?”Jocelyn did not expose this woman’s sinister intentions immediately. She held up her phone and tapped the screen a few times, pulling up the recording app’s interface.She glanced back at Yuni and asked, “Aren’t you rather close with Davis?”Yuni replied hurriedly, “Oh no, you’re mistaken. We’re just friends. I don’t see him that way at all.”Jocelyn’s smile did not reach her eyes. “Is that so? So you’re just friends, huh? You must be really close friends then!”Yuni chuckled and quickly returned to her previous topic. “No matter how close with are, we’re still just friends. If Davis were to get a girlfriend, I’d keep my distance immediately. However… Lexie knows that you like Davis, and yet she insists on liking him as wel
The designers surrounding her also followed.Jocelyn glanced at her and said lightly, “Okay, what advice are you going to give me, Miss Rothschild?”Bella covered her lips and chuckled. Her voice sounded so pretentious that Jocelyn got goosebumps. “Miss White, don't say that. I can’t give you any advice. You got an allergic reaction during the competition yesterday, but you still insisted on finishing the design draft. I admire you so much! By the way, how is your body?”She heard that Jocelyn had won the Century Jewelry Competition before, so she wanted to praise Jocelyn while disparaging others.She thought that even though Jocelyn braced herself and finished the competition in a commendable manner even if she had an allergic reaction yesterday, she still would not win the competition.She was the most likely to win among this group of people.In front of Jocelyn, who was slightly famous before, Bella suddenly had a huge sense of superiority.Jocelyn glanced at her but did not
After the host finished announcing the list of winners, the expressions on the faces of the designers in this circle were very interesting.They glanced at Bella, then at Jocelyn.In the next second, everyone tried to distance themselves from Bella.There were different expressions on their faces. Contemptuous, ridicule, speechless…Bella stared at the host on stage in disbelief, her mouth crooked with anger, and her delicate little face became distorted. She never thought that this would be the result.A circle of pragmatic designers came to congratulate Jocelyn. Yet, Jocelyn's expression was always indifferent.The group of reporters also reacted and hurriedly took pictures of Jocelyn.Some of the smart reporters remembered just now that this group of people said Jocelyn had an allergic reaction during the competition. She could still win after getting an allergic reaction, what an antic!Hence, they quickly and carefully asked someone to inquire about the situation at that t
Jocelyn choked. Could she refuse?Skyler stared at Jocelyn and did not say anything.He lost his temper that night and never showed up in front of Jocelyn again.Now, he knew very well that he was bothered by that. Jocelyn is willing to listen to his words and talk to him just because she remembered his life-saving grace.However, in her heart, they were still in the relationship dictated by the agreement.Skyler felt agitated. It was what he wanted in the first place, and now he did not want it anymore.He was upset when he saw Jocelyn because her cold attitude toward him made him uncomfortable, and he wanted to find a place to vent his emotions.However, he started missing Jocelyn when he could not see her.When he recalled the various warnings he made to Jocelyn at the beginning, Skyler finally felt what it was like to shoot himself in the foot.They had not seen each other for two days. When Skyler looked at Jocelyn at this moment, his mood seemed to calm down.Jocelyn did not noti