The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 48

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?”

right?” Jocelyn said, “Only way to get some peace is to make it

in agreement, “Here’s hoping your good luck rubs off on me.”

the time –

tomorrow, so let me show you

“Barbecue? In this

phone. The reviews

“Sure.”

the barbecue restaurant to find it packed.

spot just as they walked

the heat, Jocelyn ordered the

the spicy barbecue meant you’d be sweating buckets

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.

embarrassingly, ‘So humiliating.”

Totally

tackle the spicy meat without batting an eye. Harrison

he was a glutton for punishment but also a masochist for

restaurant, Harrison plopped down on some steps, pale as a ghost, looking rough.

to the pharmacy across the street, grabbed some medicine liquid,

downed arsenic if it promised to

but it did relieve his stomach

“Sorry for making you

Jocelyn felt truly quilty, “I should be the one apologizing.

weak stomach, not on you.” Harrison said,

thought arguing now was pointless, “Wanna head to the hospital

fine,” Harrison said, still smiling and reassuring Jocelyn as he leaned against the elevator wall, “Looks like my

marry a girl from here

on that training, and you’re not

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