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.

that guy look good together? What

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

car, Harrison

Jocelyn and Harrison finally had a

proportion at our age. She

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?”

where this was going, pursing

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

on Jocelyn, who was also dodging the marriage bullet. If

But shit

just split, Harrison had thought ahead about future scenarios.

over the

Harrison

here’s to a pleasant collaboration,

“Cheers to that.”

ever the gentleman, only half-held her fingertips.

a couple with this guy?

even real dating would

looked like a picture-perfect pair, easy on the eyes.

Harrison with that ‘mother-in-law’s approving gaze.

together, Harrison and

moms seemed oblivious to their discomfort. Instead, they thought the

parents.

came home from work and Daisy filled him

were bouncing between the three adults, with Harrison playing the dutiful son-in-law to-be. He kept Calvin company with chatter. It was one

video

never agreed

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

Harrison didn’t work here. With a thousand miles between

trouble

dinner, Harrison took Elise to a hotel.

handed Jocelyn a well-prepared gift

accepted it as if holding a

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

with Jocelyn

her soft heart winning

with Harrison in the front and Elise and Jocelyn in the back

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