The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 154

She lingered at the foot of the apartment building and sat on a bench rather than immediately ascending the

stairs.

Pulling out her cell, she scrolled through Twitter and a tweet from the village assistant, Uriah caught her eye It was good news: their village was getting a road upgrade. The construction team had already scoped out the area and charted out the new route with the goal of having driveways accessible within six months.

The town’s development plan also had an Intriguing proposal – planting apple trees.

Every fall, they’d harvest the apples and arrange for buyers to come directly to purchase the fruits, so that the locals wouldn’t have to sell by themselves.

More importantly, a company proposed to build a processing plant nearby. It promised to provide jobs for many in the area.

Though it was just a plan, it represented a beacon of hope for everyone.

At that moment, Jocelyn felt a surge of respect for Melvin, the man making it happen.

Regardless of his reasons or motivations, his actions spoke volumes, and she couldn’t help but give a thumbs-up to his post before heading upstairs.

The day before the school year kicked off, Harrison invited Jocelyn to dinner.

He had been back in Yanova City for a while but had been too swamped to meet up until now.

After picking her up, he suggested, “How about we invite your parents along?”

Checking the time, Jocelyn replied, “They’ve probably had dinner by now.””

“Just ask.”

“Alright.”

and, knowing Harrison was the one who’d invited Jocelyn out, reminded her daughter

liked Harrison, so much that they wished he’d marry

us up for some alone time,

frustration

consider your feelings, I’d definitely be part of your family by now.” Harrison

being the son-in-law who

parents are anxious too. They’d probably pay someone to take me off their hands,”

like there are plenty of folks not

name.” Harrison understood, “But honestly, I

—

his genuine longing for marriage and imagined he’d be a terrific husband and father. His

hearing you talk about it sounds lovely.”

bad nobody’s creating that happiness with me.”

but simply responded, “Don’t worry, you’ll find the right person.”

a wistful smile, “Hopefully.”

table. It was a rare occasion – their

and Ulla were guided to a nearby table. Jocelyn’s mood soured as she

circle, with her sweet

that they were seated together, the reason for their friendship became clear

guilt, greeted

your boyfriend, I see.” Willow interjected with a pointed look at Harrison. “You two should consider a sequel. I

soup, which ruined her appetite completely. “Sorry, miss, but we don’t appreciate interruptions.” Harrison said, diplomatically showing her the door. Willow, usually unaccustomed to such rebuffs, was irked but kept

felt her chest

could Willow be so shameless?

back sharply. “Or wait, he’s not really your boyfriend, is

sarcasm hit a nerve. Willow’s composure slipped

title when out and about, and unless Melvin was present, she rarely corrected misunderstandings. But she dared not when he was

relationship with Melvin is none of your business, and not being his girlfriend doesn’t change a thing. He chose to be with me, in the end.” Willow retorted, refusing to concede. “Jocelyn, since you’ve found someone new, please keep your distance from