The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

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?”

no more blind dates, right?” Jocelyn said, “Only way to get

your good luck rubs off

was getting crowded, and Jocelyn checked the time – smack in

let me

“Barbecue? In this

for barbecue, hot or cold,” Jocelyn glanced at her phone. The reviews for

“Sure.”

barbecue restaurant to find it

a spot just as they walked

handle the heat, Jocelyn ordered the barbecue with mild

you’d be sweating buckets with just

the spice but intimidated by the red chilies, dared to try a slice of meat on Jocelyn’s encouragement. Instantly, his eyes teared up from the heat.

quickly grabbed him a drink.

said embarrassingly, ‘So

at all Totally normal. Jocelyn

batting an eye. Harrison felt his addiction being rekindled.

glutton for punishment but also a

far from the restaurant, Harrison plopped down on some steps, pale as a ghost, looking

the street, grabbed some medicine liquid, and handed him a bottle, ‘Drink this, you’ll feel better”

Harrison would’ve downed arsenic if it promised to ease

but it did relieve his stomach

“Sorry

felt truly quilty, “I should be the one

own weak stomach, not on you.” Harrison said, bent over taking

pointless, “Wanna head to the hospital just to

still smiling and reassuring Jocelyn as he leaned

laughed. “Well, you’ve got two choices: don’t marry a girl from

you up on that training, and you’re not allowed to back