Chapter 120

Jocelyn’s expression twisted into a complex grimace the moment Harrison suggested driving her back home.

The car came to a halt. Harrison stepped out first, then reached back in to help Jocelyn out.

As Jocelyn’s feet touched the ground, she saw Melvin stepping out of the apartment building. And in that very instant, Harrison scooped her into his arms.

Caught off guard, Jocelyn’s hands instinctively wrapped around Harrison’s neck, her eyes slightly wide as she looked up at him.

Harrison simply gazed back at her with tendemess. “You’re hurt, so it’s not good for you to walk”

Jocelyn knew exactly what he was thinking and silently consented to his behaviour

Melvin approached them with a chilly glint in his eyes.

“Mr. Martinez, why don’t you stay for dinner? Oh Harrison, when did you get here? Jocelyn, what’s…” Calvin’s voice trailed off in surprise as he saw Harrison holding Jocelyn, a look of astonishment crossing his face

After all, even if their relationship was confirmed, it didn’t justify such intimacy in this setting.

Jocelyn was embarrassed, especially since she was still in Harrison’s arms; she wished she could disappear.

“Calvin, Jocelyn took a tumble, I came over this morning to check on her. I have to head back to work soon but I don’t want to leave her alone, so I thought of bringing her back here for you and Daisy to look after,” Harrison explained smoothly.

Calvin noticed the injury on Jocelyn’s chin and the bandages on her hands. He couldn’t help but chide her gently, “How can you still be falling over at your age? You’re just like your mother, always making others to worry.”

“What happened to Mom?” Jocelyn perked up at the mention.

“Your mom had a little mishap coming back from shopping with her friends, got nicked by a bicycle. Mr. Martinez happened to be around and brought her home. Thankfully, it was just a scraped elbow, nothing serious,” Calvin explained with a tone of relief for having Melvin there

What were the odds of

at Melvin-it was oddly coincidental.

mind, let’s have a

Melvin answered without hesitation.

was taken aback. His earlier invitation for dinner had been declined, but now

cheerfully, turning to Harrison who was still holding Jocelyn, “Are you tired? You want me

at all, Harrison replied, “Lead the way please.”

but Melvin nonchalantly took Calvin’s arm, “Let’s go together.”

Melvin. It

home and treat him so kindly. Leading the way, Calvin and Melvin walked ahead, with Harrison carrying

of the employer-employee relationship between Melvin and Calvin, and even less so that they had become quite familiar with each other.

for Harrison was that Calvin seemed oblivious to the past issues between Melvin and Jocelyn, which also suggested that Melvin’s feelings for Jocelyn might not have

Harrison’s mind. She felt as though the universe was playing a cruel joke solely on her. She had just weathered a storm at home. And now, with two more people added to the mix, she dreaded how daunting the upcoming scene would

the main person she dreaded was

home, Harrison set Jocelyn down on the sofa and went to check on

sit back and relax a bit

a dutiful son-in-law. Hamison

getting late?” Jocelyn, eager to get at least one person out of the house, knew Melvin wouldn’t leave if he had decided to stay. So her only

Harrison to leave. She was genuinely concerned about him getting back to his work

poured two cups of hot water for Jocelyn and Dalsy, “No worries, I can catch the last night

handing the water

with both hands and thanked her

of water for Dalsy. “Yeah, there’s a big conference going on, so it’s a bit hectic.” “Long-distance relationships are tough, and they’re notoriously unreliable,” Melvin commented as he sipped the water Dalsy had given him, his face betraying a knowing look. “A colleague of mine was in a long-distance relationship, and it didn’t last more than a few months. The guy seemed decent enough, but behind

her lips pursed

two-year

thought of her child being mistreated and started to

work focus to Yanova City, to cultivate my relationship with Jocelyn more seriously. Living together allows a couple to iron out the

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