Chapter 67

Jocelyn took a while to toss some trash and didn’t come back upstairs, so Daisy headed down to look for her and bumped into

Eline.

The moment Elise laid eyes on Daisy, you’d think the way she cozied up to Daisy. Elise seemed to find her long-lost best friend, grabbing her hand and calling her ‘sister’.

Anyone clueless would think they were siblings who hadn’t seen each other for ages.

Once Daisy got wind that Elise was Harrison’s mom, she also released her enthusiasm, even asking Elise to come upstairs for a

cha:.

Jocelyn seized the moment to give Harrison a buzz to figure out what the heck was going on.

Hearing his mom had made a beeline for Jocelyn, Harrison freaked and booked it to Yanova City on the next flight

To get the lowdown, Jocelyn hopped a cab to the airport.

Harrison showed up pretty quickly, looking all apologetic when he saw Jocelyn. They started chatting as they walked out the

airport.

Coming their way were two guys, and Jocelyn couldn’t help but slow down her pace.

Melvin was followed by Zephyr, who raised an eyebrow when seeing Jocelyn with a clean-cut, handsome dude.

“Jocelyn, what a coincidence, Zephyr chimed in, making the first move.

Jocelyn was about to just walk away, pretending she didn’t know them.

She gave a slight smile, “Yeah.”

“Is this your boyfriend? Zephyr’s grin was too annoying.

Jocelyn paused, then shook her head, “Just a friend.”

“Oh, just friends, huh? Zephyr chuckled, shooting a glance at Melvin who was giving them the cold shoulder, “You guys look pretty good together and I’ve fooled into thinking you were a couple.”

Jocelyn couldn’t be more embarrassed.

Harrison stayed silent on the side. Piecing together Jocelyn’s recent Twitter post and the current scene, he guessed something happened to her.

“You got a death wish or something? Melvin snapped back at Zephyr.

“Nah. Don’t you think Jocelyn and that guy look good

break. It was Melvin’s appearance that had thrown her

the car, Harrison kept

Harrison finally had a proper talk about the whole mom

proportion at our age. She misunderstands that I’m too shy to chase af er you. Really sorry for the mix-up,”

your mom said to me today totally floored me. If we don’t set this straight, they’ll be picking out wedding dates upstairs.”

Harrison hesitated.

right?” he asked.

where this was going, pursing her

said Harrison, “We’re both in the same boat with the marriage pressure. So why not

dodging the marriage bullet. If they played their cards wrong to make

But shit

you find someone you like, we can just split, Harrison had thought ahead about future scenarios. “We’re just helping each other out.

over

Harrison and finally

a pleasant collaboration, Harrison smiled, extending his hand.

“Cheers to that.”

Harrison, ever the gentleman, only half-held her

be a couple with this guy?

dating would

a picture-perfect pair, easy on the eyes. More liking was heaped for this

gaze.

Harrison and Jocelyn

Instead, they thought the young couple were shy for being

parents.

that afternoon, when Calvin came home from work and Daisy filled him in on Jocelyn and

playing the dutiful son-in-law to-be. He kept Calvin company with chatter. It

no idea one video could spiral into such a drama. If only she knew, she’d

never agreed

it did solve one problem – her folks would stop trying to set her up

didn’t work here. With a thousand miles between them, this ‘long-distance’

trouble

Elise to a

Elise handed Jocelyn a well-prepared gift

if holding a hot

hotel, and Elise, whose eyes were full of anticipation, was hopeful for more chit-chat

with Jocelyn

soft heart

Harrison in the front and Elise

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