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.”

Daisy, who confirmed they’d already eaten and, knowing Harrison was the one who’d invited Jocelyn out, reminded her daughter to

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

up for some alone time,

sighed with a mix of frustration and amusement.

I’d definitely be part of your family by now.” Harrison quipped.

“What, planning on being the

carelessly. “My parents are anxious too.

parents.” Jocelyn mused. “Seems like there are plenty of folks not rushing to marry. It’s as if

how it is. Life’s all about settling down and carrying on the family name.” Harrison understood, “But honestly, I do like the idea of having a family. A wife, a kid,

—

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

you talk about it sounds lovely.” she admitted.

happiness with me.”

responded, “Don’t worry, you’ll find

a wistful

bistro and were shown to their reserved table. It was a rare occasion – their first dinner out this

they settled in and ordered, Willow and Ulla were guided to

sweet looks

were seated together, the reason for their friendship

by guilt, greeted Jocelyn

see.” Willow interjected with a pointed look at Harrison. “You two should consider a sequel. I bet lots would love

the door. Willow, usually unaccustomed to such rebuffs, was irked but kept her composure. “Sir, you better keep an eye on

chest tighten with

Willow be so

own boyfriend?” Harrison shot back sharply. “Or wait, he’s not really

nerve. Willow’s composure slipped and her

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

Melvin’s true relationship was a sensitive topic, known only to those 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,