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

parents genuinely liked Harrison, so much that they wished he’d marry her right away.

some alone

of frustration and amusement. “They really like you.”

consider your feelings, I’d definitely be

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

said carelessly. “My parents are anxious too. They’d probably pay someone to take me off

of folks not rushing to marry. It’s as if staying single is some kind of

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

—

be a terrific husband and father. His future wife would be happy with him.

it sounds lovely.” she

nobody’s creating that happiness with me.” Harrison lamented

what he meant but simply responded, “Don’t worry, you’ll find the right

offered a wistful smile,

bistro and were shown to their reserved table. It

were guided to a nearby table.

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

they were seated together, the reason for their

greeted Jocelyn with bold

at Harrison. “You two should consider a sequel. I bet lots would love the story of lovers

a fly 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

felt her chest tighten with indignation.

be

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

hit a nerve. Willow’s composure slipped and

to her, much less confirmed her as his girlfriend. Willow sometimes claimed the title when

privy to the inside story. “My 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