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 who’d invited Jocelyn out, reminded her daughter to enjoy

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

us up for some

with a mix of frustration

consider your feelings, I’d definitely

being the

mind.” Harrison said carelessly. “My parents are anxious too. They’d probably pay someone

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

“But honestly, I do like the

—

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

hearing you talk about it sounds lovely.” she admitted.

with me.” Harrison lamented with a hint of

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

a wistful

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

Ulla were guided to a nearby

sweet looks and a touch of

their friendship became

unperturbed by guilt, greeted

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

showing her the door. Willow, usually

felt her chest tighten

Willow be so shameless?

“Or wait, he’s not really your boyfriend, is he? You like to claim status, but does

sarcasm hit a nerve. Willow’s composure slipped and her

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

change a thing. He chose to be

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