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.

Jocelyn and that guy look good together? What a

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

the car, Harrison kept mum

apartment complex, Jocelyn and Harrison finally had a proper

mom that we’re just friends. You know how parents blow things out of proportion at our age. She misunderstands that I’m too shy to chase af er you. Really sorry for the mix-up,” Harrison was all sincerity.

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

Harrison hesitated.

right?” he asked.

this was going,

boat with the marriage pressure. So why not make the best of the mistake? It

who was also dodging the marriage bullet. If they played their cards wrong to make it right,

But shit

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

mulled over the

Harrison and

collaboration, Harrison smiled,

“Cheers to that.”

out, and Harrison, ever the gentleman, only half-held

to be a couple with

real dating would probably

pair, easy on the eyes. More liking was heaped

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

and Jocelyn were

to their discomfort. Instead, they thought the young couple were shy for being

parents.

came home from work and Daisy filled him in on Jocelyn

all, the happy vibes were bouncing between the three adults, with Harrison playing the dutiful son-in-law to-be. He

course, Jocelyn wasn’t part of this. She had no idea one video could spiral into such a drama. If only she

never agreed

did solve one problem – her folks would stop trying to

here. With a thousand miles between them, this ‘long-distance’ relationship

trouble

Harrison took Elise

Jocelyn a

it as if

to see them off to the hotel, and Elise, whose

with Jocelyn

her soft

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

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