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.”

called her mom, Daisy, who confirmed they’d already eaten and, knowing Harrison was the one

liked Harrison, so much that

really setting us up for some alone

mix of frustration

I’d definitely be part of your family by

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

“My parents are anxious too. They’d

Jocelyn mused. “Seems like there are plenty of folks not

“But honestly, I do like the idea of having a family. A wife, a kid,

—

marriage and imagined he’d be a terrific husband and father. His future wife would be

it sounds lovely.” she admitted.

happiness with me.” Harrison lamented with a hint of

simply responded, “Don’t worry, you’ll find the

offered a wistful

were shown to their reserved table. It was a rare occasion – their

Ulla were guided to a nearby table. Jocelyn’s

carved out her niche in the entertainment circle, with her sweet looks and a touch of

seated together, the reason for their

unperturbed by guilt, greeted Jocelyn with

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

miss, but we don’t appreciate interruptions.” Harrison said, diplomatically showing her the door. Willow, usually unaccustomed to such rebuffs, was irked but kept her composure. “Sir, you better keep an eye on your girlfriend. After all, she

chest tighten with indignation.

be so

keeping tabs on your 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

hit a nerve. Willow’s composure

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

change a thing. He

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