Unmasked My CEO Ex-Husband’s Regret novel Chapter 162

Jocelyn noticed their bond but kept it to herself. She didn't interfere, choosing instead to observe quietly from a distance. That was when she realized that beneath his guarded exterior, Julian was actually a gentle, attentive boy.

His initial politeness and distance were merely acts of self-preservation.

As time passed, she also discovered that Meredith wasn't nearly as kind and approachable as she had first seemed.

Meredith had only befriended the staff—especially the younger maids or those around her own age—to gather intel on them and eliminate any potential threats.

She was paranoid. She feared that her successful marriage might give the other maids ideas, encouraging them to slip into Maddox's bed while she was out and usurp her position.

Meredith looked down on the staff, and she looked down on their daughters even more.

When she caught wind of Julian and Elara's growing closeness, she immediately sought Jocelyn out. Through thinly veiled threats, she made it perfectly clear that Jocelyn needed to warn Elara not to aim above her station.

Jocelyn also felt that Elara and Julian came from entirely different worlds. But when she thought of her own disastrous, forced marriage, she swallowed Meredith's warning without a word.

They were just teenagers, not even twenty. What was wrong with them simply liking each other?

Besides, nobody could predict the future. If they just dated, the passion might naturally fade, and they would break up on their own.

Having cared for Julian for years, Jocelyn knew him inside out. He was a genuinely good person who truly cared for Elara. As her daughter's first love, even if they eventually broke up, it would be an amicable split that left behind beautiful memories.

One was attentive, gentle, and empathetic enough to see things from a woman's perspective. The other was rational, clear-headed, and knew how to let go. Jocelyn simply couldn't imagine them having a messy, dramatic breakup.

Determined to spare the kids any future regrets—and to ensure her status as an employee didn't drag down their romance or give Meredith leverage to force them apart—Jocelyn resigned from the job she had held at the Beckett household for over a decade.

After that, their relationship blossomed. They married shortly after graduation, had a beautiful child, and everything seemed to be moving in the perfect, picturesque direction she had always hoped for.

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