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

were the

glance at Melvin-it was oddly coincidental.

Martinez, if you don’t mind, let’s have

answered

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

still holding Jocelyn, “Are

Harrison replied, “Lead

Melvin nonchalantly took Calvin’s arm,

Melvin.

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

Melvin and Calvin, and even less

was that Calvin seemed oblivious to the past issues between Melvin and Jocelyn, which also suggested

no clue what was running through Harrison’s mind. She felt as though the universe was playing a cruel joke solely on her. She had

main person she

down on the

back and relax a bit while he prepared dinner.

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

late?” Jocelyn, eager to get at least one person out of the house, knew

she wanted Harrison to leave. She was genuinely concerned about him getting back to

Dalsy, “No worries, I can

water to Melvin, “Here,

with both hands

“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 in a while to charm his girlfriend, but as soon as he

intently, her lips pursed and brows furrowed.

had heard that long-distance relationships were challenging. There was a story in her neighborhood about a young woman whose two-year relationship crumbled just before the wedding when it was discovered that her

Daisy couldn’t bear the thought of her child being mistreated and started to worry.

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

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