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 of running into

couldn’t help but glance at Melvin-it was

don’t mind, let’s have a dinner together.”

Melvin answered without hesitation.

earlier invitation for dinner had been declined, but now Melvin agreed so

head upstairs,” Calvin said cheerfully, turning to Harrison who was still holding Jocelyn, “Are you tired? You want me to

replied,

but Melvin nonchalantly took Calvin’s arm,

contact with Melvin.

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

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

between Melvin and Jocelyn,

was running through 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

the main person she dreaded

Jocelyn down on the sofa and went to check on

them to sit back and relax a bit while he prepared dinner.

dutiful son-in-law. Hamison accompanied Calvin to

back, weren’t you? Isn’t it getting late?” Jocelyn, eager to get at least one person out of the house, knew Melvin wouldn’t leave if

genuinely concerned about him getting back to his work without

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

busy?” Daisy frowned, handing the water to Melvin,

the cup with both hands

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 in a

listened intently, her lips pursed and

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

the thought of her

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 adjustments. This is an

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