The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

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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.”

Harrison was the one who’d invited Jocelyn out,

so much that they

some alone

of frustration and amusement. “They really like

consider your feelings, I’d definitely be part

“What, planning on being the son-in-law who

are anxious too. They’d probably pay

of parents.” Jocelyn mused. “Seems like there are plenty of folks not rushing to

and carrying on the family name.” Harrison understood, “But honestly, I do like the idea of having a family. A

—

for marriage and imagined he’d be a terrific husband and father.

hearing you talk about it

me.” Harrison lamented with a

but simply responded,

a wistful smile,

arrived at an upscale bistro and were shown to their reserved table. It was a rare

in and ordered, Willow and Ulla were guided to

with her sweet looks and a touch

for their friendship became clear their

guilt, greeted

with a pointed look at Harrison. “You two should consider a sequel. I bet lots

in her 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,

chest tighten

Willow be so shameless?

own boyfriend?” Harrison shot back sharply. “Or wait, he’s not really your boyfriend, is he? You like to claim status, but does he even acknowledge it?”

composure slipped

when out and about, and unless Melvin was present, she rarely corrected misunderstandings. But

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 Melvin. You’re a educator, you should understand what ethics

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