Chapter 48

If it hadn’t been for her mom’s friends calling her up, egging her on to fill the missing fourth spot for a game, Jocelyn would’ve totally lost it.

“Man, I’m so sorry, my mom is just…” Jocelyn didn’t even know how to explain it.

Harrison chuckled shaking his head, “I get it. Honestly, it’s pretty much the same drill when I head home.”

“You get the marriage nudge too?”

“Yep.”

Jocelyn let out a soft sigh, “Same world, same kind of moms

“There’s something I’m not sure if I should ask,” Harrison glanced at Jocelyn.

“What’s up?”

“That guy the other day, he wasn’t your boyfriend, right?” Harrison quickly added, “If it’s not cool to answer, just let it be.”

Jocelyn pursed her lips, then cracked a smile, “Nope, he wasn’t.”

Harrison frowned slightly but knew better than to pry further. He didn’t peg Jocelyn as someone without scruples, and that dude didn’t look like he was tied down. Maybe they just didn’t get the parental thumbs up?

After Harrison walked a bit further, his phone rang.

“Sorry, gotta take this call. Harrison answered, called out ‘Mom’, and then wore a look of someone being schooled. Clearly, he wasn’t brushing her off, but he looked pretty helpless

After hanging up. Harrison shook his phone helplessly. That was my mom, setting me up on a blind date. Looks like I’ve gotta rush to it right after my plane lands tomorrow.”

Jocelyn’s mouth dropped open in surprise, and she said sympathetically. “Well, then I just gotta wish you luck.”

Harrison chuckled, “Why’s that?”

more blind dates, right?” Jocelyn said, “Only way to get some peace is to make

in agreement, “Here’s hoping your good luck

city was getting crowded, and Jocelyn checked the time –

let me show you

an eyebrow, “Barbecue? In this

her phone. The reviews for this

“Sure.”

arrived at the barbecue restaurant to find

they snagged a spot just as they walked

handle the heat, Jocelyn ordered the

barbecue meant you’d be sweating buckets with just one bite.

dared to try a slice of meat on Jocelyn’s encouragement. Instantly, his eyes teared

him a

said embarrassingly, ‘So humiliating.”

at all Totally

Jacelyn tackle the spicy meat without batting an eye. Harrison felt his

a glutton for punishment but also

from the restaurant, Harrison plopped down on

dashed to the pharmacy across the street, grabbed some medicine liquid, and handed him a bottle, ‘Drink

if it promised to ease the

bitter, but it

“Sorry for making

felt truly quilty, “I should be the one apologizing. I shouldn’t have taken you to hot pot.”

Harrison said, bent

“Wanna head to the hospital just to be safe?”

fine,” Harrison said, still smiling and reassuring Jocelyn as he leaned against the elevator wall, “Looks like my stomach isn’t ready to marry into

got two choices: don’t marry a girl from here or train your stomach

on that training, and

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