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 together?

tense heart finally got a break. It was Melvin’s appearance that had thrown her for a loop.

Harrison kept mum

apartment complex, Jocelyn and Harrison finally had a

blow things out of proportion at our age. She misunderstands that I’m too shy to chase af er you.

with some depression, “Better clear things up later then. The stuff your mom said to me today totally floored me. If we don’t set this straight, they’ll be picking

Harrison hesitated.

single, right?” he asked.

was going, pursing her lips, “Yes”

pressure. So why not make the best of the mistake? It will solve our problem

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

But shit

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

mulled over the

Harrison and

here’s to a pleasant collaboration, Harrison

“Cheers to that.”

reached out, and Harrison, ever the gentleman, only half-held her fingertips.

be a couple

real dating would

thought her son and Jocelyn looked like a picture-perfect pair, easy

up Harrison with that ‘mother-in-law’s approving gaze. More and more

and Jocelyn

thought the young couple were shy

parents.

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

three adults, with Harrison playing the dutiful son-in-law to-be. He kept Calvin company

idea one video could spiral into such a drama. If only she knew, she’d have

never agreed

– her folks would stop trying to

thousand miles between

trouble

Harrison took Elise to a

Jocelyn a well-prepared gift for meeting her.

accepted it as if holding a

off to the hotel, and Elise, whose eyes were full of anticipation, was hopeful for more

with Jocelyn

in, her soft

them took a cab, with Harrison in the front and Elise and

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