The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 139

Ursula sidestepped with an apology, “Excuse me.”

Melvin gave her room to pass, though his gaze lingered on Jocelyn instead.

Seeing Jocelyn passed by without a word, her indifference was clear.

When they climbed the stone steps, Melvin tumed back, “Jocelyn?”

She paused, took a deep breath and turned around with composure, “Yes?”

“Got any plans for tomorrow? I’m new around here Mind showing me around?” Melvin asked in a soft voice, almost pleading.

Jocelyn considered for a moment before replying, “I’m busy tomorrow. Anyone in the village can be a better quide.”

Melvin accepted the rejection with a simple “Alright”

“That’s great. Jocelyn nodded and continued on her way.

Back at their place, Ursula couldn’t help but give her a thumbs-up, “Well done.”

Jocelyn just smiled, “Just being honest”

“Why do you think he’s really here to invest the village? Ursula mused as she took off her jacket. “Other than fate bringing you two together, I can’t think of any other reason. But they say there’s no such thing as coincidence. It’s all orchestrated.”

Ursula eyed Jocelyn. “If he really came for you, and he’s willing to invest in this village for you, wouldn’t that impress you?”

Changing into her slippers and filling her kettle with water, Jocelyn replied, “It’s not for me. He’s a businessman. Profit comes first. Besides, given our breakup, why would he do anything for me? It’s just unreasonable.”

“But there’s no profit in sight.” Ursula argued. “He would have to pour in a lot of money before seeing any payback. I’m not being pessimistic, but this village is tough. With no young folks around, just the elderly and kids, what can they really do?”

Ursula wasn’t optimistic about the village’s future.

Jocelyn shared her sentiments but still clung to hope, “Don’t overthink it. As long as someone wants to revitalize the countryside, change will come.”

“I hope so

and couldn’t help thinking about Melvin and his conversation with the village officials. She believed that Melvin genuinely wanted to help.

curious-was Melvin’s arrival a coincidence, or was it because of her?

stop the flow of thoughts, she realized that she had never truly understood

night, everything asleep under the starry

day before dawn, the village rooster started to

simple routine here. Go to bed by nine and get up at

of oatmeal with toast,

so busy. They’d gather around the communal fire pit, warming

talk of the village was the handsome outsider who looked better than any movie star. The ladies’ eyes sparkled whenever Melvin

Jocelyn and Ursula were roped into the village gossip. The village secretary’s wife, Yvonne, said with a knowing smile, Jocelyn, that Mr. Martinez knows you,

the nuts

“No,

didn’t miss

don’t you give

tumed awkward.

in. “Yvonne, why not suggest I have a chance with him? Don’t I look pretty

gorgeous, but he’s not looking your way. Last night at dinner. I noticed him alancina

Chapter 139

The true

increasingly uncomfortable.

right next to Jocelyn How can you be sure he wasn’t

shell and shook her head, “I trust

perceptive. But she couldn’t

I’m going for a walk Jocelyn stuffed

but then sat back down.

and she’d declined, Ursula reasoned it might be inconvenient if she

of her feelings for Melvin Her refusal was just

with unspoken affection for each other,

saw Unah and Melvin descending the opposite

her

Jocelyn could only smile and wait for

keep Mr. Martinez company for me?” Uriah was genuinely in a rush