The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chatper 147

Chapter 147

Melvin’s words seemed to stick in his throat, unspoken.

Jocelyn’s heart, which she had painstakingly patched together, shattered once again.

She forced a smile, “It’s okay, I understand. Rest up. I’m off.”

This time, she left without any hesitation.

It was her own fault, really. Too confident of herself.

Words unspoken for more than three years were likely to be blurted out just out of impulse.

And now, not even that impulse seemed worth it.

Hope is for dreaming, not necessarily for achieving.

Jocelyn went back to shelling peanuts with the villagers, listening in as they gossiped. She didn’t think about Melvin anymore. She wouldn’t

As dusk settled, a beam of headlights illuminated the village hall.

Uriah came in a run, “Mr. Martinez has headed back to the city.”

Jocelyn paused in her shelling, just as Ursula came in and mentioned, “Willow left with him.”

Jocelyn just smiled. “Good for them. A bit of peace returns to the village finally.”

After dinner, Jocelyn caught up with her parents over a video chat. Afterward, Harrison called, saying he’d been driving non-stop and was only a few hundred miles from home.

Jocelyn thought he was driving too fast.

Harrison didn’t ask about Melvin or Willow. They chatted idly for a while before hanging up.

“Are you okay?” Ursula asked her.

“What do you mean?” Jocelyn fiddled with her phone, looking puzzled.

been off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight if there’s nothing going on,

shrugged. “There’s nothing going on between

a hunch that Jocelyn’s calm was

in a few days. Let’s focus on

Jocelyn didn’t want to talk,

as Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she could

back to

were light on lessons, with occasional tutoring for the

Ursula prepared to return to the

to see them off, filling Ursula’s

Jocelyn. “Hey, Jocelyn, Melvin left in such a rush, I didn’t get to see him off.

you take his

take the note out Lost the number,” Yuri spoke

wrote down Melvin’s number again. “If possible, keep learning as much as you can. Education isn’t the only way forward, but it won’t hurt to have some knowledge when you head to the

Jocelyn, I’ll hit the books.” Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll treat you, Melvin, and Ursula to a meal.”

at that, i’m included too.”

so kind to our village. Grandma

yourself and your grandma. Things will get better,

Yun nodded vigorously.

to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to

Chapter 147

rough but they knew it well by

they fix it up, Ursula said

road wound between towering mountains. With such stunning scenery and

“Yeah

any

to visit my aunt and uncle with my

set me up on a blind date, so I’ll see if I should go

it back to the city just in time for lunch.

invited Ursula to stay for a meal. But her parents called her

gifts, Calvin and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life

afternoon, after a nap, Jocelyn found

“Where’s Dad?”

forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company had

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