The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 127

Jocelyn felt a tightness in her chest. She wanted to explain but found any word seemed hollow and Insincere.

W to talk. Harrison said before turning away and walking towards the curb.

Jocelyn trailed behind him. Her gaze fixed on his retreating back, wishing to slap herself in the face.

Hamison was her boyfriend now. Everything he did was reasonable and justifiable. Why had she snapped at him?

Jocelyn was filled with regret. She caught up to him and grabbed his hand

Harrison stopped and turned to look at her glanced at her hand and gently removed it. “No need to force it”

Jocelyn felt an emptiness in her heart at his coldness.

Hamison sat down at a roadside diner and ordered a spaghetti. He had flown for over two hours from Berry City to give her a surprise, never expecting such situation

All the imagined perfect scenarios shattered in that instant.

He knew that Jocelyn hadn’t been totally in love with him. But her blatant favouritism made him feel like a failure. He thought he could help her move on, to transfer all her feelings to him. Alas, that was not the case.

Jocelyn sat across from him, noticing the diner owner about to sprinkle hot pepper flakes on the spaghetti. She quickly interjected, “He can’t handle spicy

The owner promptly put the pepper flakes back

Hearing the words, Harrison looked at her.

If not for today’s incident, he might have believed he had a place in her heart. Such a reminder seemed to be an afterthought

“You want some? Harrison offered.

Jocelyn shook her head, instinctively explaining. Today was a colleague’s birthday. We had dinner before hanging out. I never expected to run into Melvin. I was avoiding him, but he approached me…

The spaghetti arrived, and Harrison had no intention of torturing his stomach with hot spices just to earn her sympathy. Pity that was sought after was neither lasting nor genuine.

Hamison listened calmly to her explanation. He could tell she was being sincere, that she really wanted to avoid entanglement with Melvin

But isn’t that how feelings are? If you’re not together, there’s always a period of entanglement. Some people get bored of the chase, but others are like a stubborn adhesive, impossible to shake off.

want the other to be happy;

let go of Melvin. Despite this, he chose to pursue a relationship with her. He had been hoping for a different outcome, but

reject him. You still love him,” Harrison said pointedly. “If

gasping for air. She became uneasy, fearful of Harrison peeling back the walls she had built around her raw heart

of his spaghetti

disbelieving as

parmesan, catching her

done with him,” Jocelyn insisted, not wanting to be entangled with Melvin anymore. But some things were beyond her control, which had

his head. “I’m not saying this because of what happened today.

still called her name gently. “I understand your feelings. I knew from the beginning you still had him in your heart, but ! was too confident thinking I could replace him and

chuckled, “Spaghetti without the pepper flakes isn’t so tasty, but my stomach

his

fork and

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struggling too, right?”

lip, fighting

her tears. “Let it

emotions. Tears streamed down her face

arm around her. “Lean on me.”

rested on his shoulder, crying inconsolably.

weight of her suppressed emotions that were never as carefree as

inner feelings. Harrison was right. She still had feelings for Melvin and never replaced him with others

while, Jocelyn’s sobs

head and saw a wet patch on Harrison’s shoulder from her tears. She

fine. It’s just a shirt. You

breath visible in the

friends again feels

sorry for him.

beyond arrangement. You also tried to engage positively in our relationship, but I am

the mess, Harrison sighed, offering a bitter smile. “I’ve got

her misty eyes to meet his

a hint of resignation in his voice. Too bad you’re not into me.”

few years earlier, perhaps she and

“Sorry…”

up on him,