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 running into

couldn’t help but glance at Melvin-it

you don’t mind, let’s have

Melvin answered without

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

turning to Harrison who was still holding Jocelyn,

replied, “Lead the way please.”

ahead, but Melvin nonchalantly took

with Melvin. It made

company’s big boss would escort his wife home and treat him so

between Melvin and Calvin, and even less

the past issues between Melvin and Jocelyn, which also suggested that Melvin’s

playing a cruel joke solely on her. She had just weathered a

person she dreaded was herself.

home, Harrison set Jocelyn down on the

them to sit back and relax a bit

son-in-law. Hamison accompanied Calvin to the kitchen.

person out of the house, knew Melvin wouldn’t

she wanted Harrison to leave. She was genuinely concerned about

hot water for Jocelyn and Dalsy,

the water to Melvin,

both hands

“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.

intently, her lips pursed and brows furrowed.

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

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

Harrison chimed in calmly. “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 a couple to iron out the kinks, spot problems early, and make necessary

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