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.”

and, knowing Harrison was

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

for some alone time, huh?” Harrison

of frustration and amusement.

your feelings, I’d definitely be part of your family by now.”

planning on being the son-in-law

carelessly. “My parents are anxious too.

like there are plenty of folks not rushing to marry. It’s

understood, “But honestly, I do like the

—

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

about it

bad nobody’s creating that happiness with me.” Harrison lamented with a hint of sadness.

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

a wistful smile,

shown to their reserved table. It was a

guided to

entertainment circle, with her sweet looks and a touch of boldness that made

their friendship became clear their

unperturbed by guilt, greeted Jocelyn with bold

your boyfriend, I see.” Willow interjected with a pointed look at Harrison. “You two should consider a sequel. I bet lots would love the story of

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, was irked but kept her composure. “Sir, you better keep an eye on your girlfriend. After all, she and

her chest tighten

be so

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

hit a nerve. Willow’s composure slipped and her anger revealed.

when out

thing. He chose to be with me, in the end.” Willow retorted, refusing to concede. “Jocelyn, since you’ve found someone

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