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

the odds

but glance at Melvin-it was oddly coincidental.

mind,

answered without

taken aback. His earlier invitation for dinner had

Harrison who was still holding Jocelyn,

Harrison replied, “Lead the

Melvin to walk ahead, but Melvin

Melvin. It made Calvin a bit

it’s not every day that the company’s big boss would escort his wife home and treat him so kindly. Leading the way, Calvin and Melvin

and even less so that they had become quite familiar

Melvin and Jocelyn, which also suggested that Melvin’s feelings for Jocelyn might not have

solely on her. She had just weathered a storm at home. And now, with two more people added to

main person she dreaded was

down on the sofa and went to check on

and relax a bit while he prepared

a dutiful son-in-law. Hamison accompanied Calvin to the

at least one person out of the house, knew Melvin wouldn’t leave if he had decided to stay. So

concerned about him getting back to his work without delay.

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

the water to

cup with both hands and

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 the scenes, he was playing the field. He’d show up once

lips pursed and

story in her neighborhood about a young woman whose two-year relationship crumbled just before the wedding when it was discovered that her fiancé had a child

parent, Daisy couldn’t bear the thought of her child being mistreated and

“That’s why I’m thinking of shifting my work focus to Yanova City, to cultivate my relationship with Jocelyn more seriously. Living together allows

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