The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 153

Jocelyn sat uneasily in her chair and waited for the trail. Her parents’ piercing gazes felt like weights pressing down on her. Despite unaware of the reasons of her parents’ irritation, still she knew that politeness might mitigate whatever was coming.

“Mom, Dad, is there anything you want to ask me?” Jocelyn ventured, breaking the thick tension in the air.

She couldn’t cope with the awkwardness anymore, which was nothing but a waste of time. She decided to end it, the sooner the better.

Her mother, Daisy, asked in return with sharply. “Do you even have to ask if we want to talk about something?” Jocelyn frowned in confusion. She truly had no clue what she’d done wrong.

“Can I get a hint?” she asked, her voice small.

“Jocelyn, you’ve really outdone yourself this time. You are a teacher a decent person! How could you mess with two men at once? And Harrison bless his heart he was so steady and kind. If you don’t fancy him, just leave him alone rather than give him false hope.”

The word ‘mess caught Jocelyn’s attention. But what?

“Mom, when have I ever been involved with two guys at once? I’ve never betrayed Harrison.” Jocelyn was genuinely puzzled by the unreasonable accusation.

“You’re still play dumb? If I hadn’t run into that neighbor of yours today, I’d never have imagined you’ve been hooking up another man for nearly four years. You are already dating Harrison, but you still let that man send you home. Tell me, Jocelyn, what’s going through your head? No wonder you remain unmarried and not interested in Harrison. You’re never satisfied!”

Daisy’s irritation was palpable. The idea that Jocelyn had kept a boyfriend a secret for over three years-especially from her own parents-was infuriating.

Jocelyn felt her heart race. She hadn’t expected that her mother got mad for this.

Melvin often stayed at her place. Although they avoided running into others, it still happened. Rose, her neighbor, had seen Melvin a few times and knew he was Jocelyn’s partner.

Before her fallout with Melvin, Jocelyn had been adamant about keeping her parents away from her place. unless she was there. She had managed to keep the relationship a secret for over three years.

thought her parents would never suspect anything as

did she ever imagine her neighbour and parents would coincidentally be talking about

worry and anger. She needed to come up with a good explanation. Luckily,

is normal” Jocelyn began her rational defense.

hung up on the secrecy. She had been persuading Jocelyn to find a steady man and settle down, while the latter kept refusing with good

him because it wasn’t serious enough

where is he now?”

“We broke up.”

“When?”

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even met Harrison.”

skeptical. “Then why did someone see him

no big deal to give a friend a lift home, right?” Jocelyn attempted to lighten the mood with a joke.

Daisy didn’t relax for a second. “I heard that he was rich. What did he do? And after all these years, why hasn’t he met us? You should have brought him

Jocelyn uncomfortable; she knew the answers but hated being

uncertain, I didn’t want to

with the question. She had but only one assumption based on what she learned from the neighbor and how Jocelyn kept the man a secret. That was her worst fear her daughter might have caught in an immoral relationship. It didn’t matter who Jocelyn was in love with, but she had

stunned. That was what they worried

know what kind of person your daughter is? Are you really that unsure about your upbringing? Jocelyn moved closer and took their hands. “I swear, I’ve done nothing immoral. We were both single, fell hard and

daughter and felt a wave of relief “If it was love at first sight, why did you split?”

Jocelyn muttered,

his idea?

her head.

frowned and about to probe further when Jocelyn’s father, Calvin, intervened. “Enough grilling. Are we eating dinner tonight or not?