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

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

car, Harrison kept

had

mom that we’re just friends. You know how parents blow things out of proportion at our age. She

“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

Harrison hesitated.

single, right?”

this was going, pursing her lips, “Yes”

not make the best of the mistake? It will solve our problem and ease

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

But shit

someone you like, we can just split, Harrison had thought ahead about future scenarios.

mulled over the feasibility.

looked at Harrison

here’s to a pleasant collaboration,

“Cheers to that.”

the gentleman,

to be a couple

real dating would

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

that ‘mother-in-law’s approving gaze. More

together, Harrison and Jocelyn were awkward.

Instead, they thought the young couple were shy for being caught

parents.

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

dutiful son-in-law to-be. He kept Calvin company with

idea one video could spiral into such a drama. If only she

never agreed

– her folks would stop trying to set her up on

With a thousand miles between

trouble

Harrison took Elise to a

handed Jocelyn a well-prepared

it as if holding

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

with Jocelyn

in, her soft heart

a cab, with Harrison in

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