The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

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.

You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight if

“There’s nothing going

hunch that Jocelyn’s calm was a

be back in a few days. Let’s focus

to talk,

wasn’t falling apart, she could weather the storm.

went back to her room.

next few days were light on lessons, with occasional tutoring for

later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return to

to see them off, filling Ursula’s car to the

they left, Yuri approached Jocelyn. “Hey, Jocelyn, Melvin left in such a rush, I didn’t get to see him off. Could you tell him when I’m of age,

blinked. “Didn’t you take his

my grandma washed my clothes and forgot to take the note out Lost the number,” Yuri spoke in

learning as much as you can. Education isn’t the only way forward, but it won’t hurt to have some knowledge when you

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

teased, ‘Look at that, i’m included

“You’ve all been so kind to our village. Grandma said we must

yourself and your grandma. Things will get better, Jocelyn encouraged him.

Yun nodded vigorously.

Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to

Chapter 147

well by now. It

once they fix it up, Ursula said “Uriah mentioned they’ll start right after the

out the window, watching as the houses became sparse and the road wound between towering

“Yeah

Got any plans before

visit my aunt and

on a blind date, so I’ll see if I

made it back to the city just in time for lunch.

stay for a meal. But her

them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her

nap, Jocelyn found Calvin

“Where’s Dad?”

front of the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company had a