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.

and that guy look good

and Jocelyn’s tense heart finally got a break. It was Melvin’s appearance that had

the car, Harrison kept

Jocelyn and Harrison finally had a proper talk about the whole

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

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.

right?” he

going, pursing her lips, “Yes”

same boat with the marriage pressure. So why not make the best of the mistake? It will solve our

logic wasn’t lost on Jocelyn, who was also dodging the marriage bullet. If they played their cards wrong to make it right, peace was

But shit

Harrison had thought ahead about future scenarios. “We’re just helping each other out. Keep

mulled over the

looked at Harrison and finally nodded.

a pleasant collaboration, Harrison smiled,

“Cheers to that.”

the

to be a couple with this

would probably feel

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

Harrison with that ‘mother-in-law’s approving gaze. More and more preference came to this

and Jocelyn

their discomfort. Instead, they thought the young

parents.

from work and Daisy filled him in on Jocelyn and Harrison’s ‘relationship, he

with Harrison playing the dutiful son-in-law to-be. He kept Calvin company with chatter. It was one big happy family

had no idea one video could spiral into such a drama. If

never agreed

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

thousand miles between them, this ‘long-distance’ relationship seemed to

trouble

dinner, Harrison took Elise to

handed Jocelyn a well-prepared gift for meeting

if holding a hot potato.

nudged Jocelyn to see them off to the hotel, and Elise, whose eyes were full of anticipation, was

with Jocelyn

soft heart

a cab, with Harrison in the front and Elise

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