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.

on, don’t put on an act for me. You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight if there’s nothing going on, I’ll eat my hat.”

“There’s nothing going on between us.”

okay?” Ursula had a hunch that Jocelyn’s calm

back in a few days. Let’s

that Jocelyn didn’t want to talk, Ursula dropped the

wasn’t falling apart, she

went back to her

days were light on lessons, with occasional tutoring for

Ursula prepared to return to the city.

villagers came to see them off, filling Ursula’s car

in such a rush, I didn’t get to see him off. Could you tell him when I’m of age, I’d like

“Didn’t you take his number?”

but my grandma washed my clothes and forgot to take the note out Lost the number,” Yuri spoke in a low voice.

as much as you can. Education isn’t the only way forward, but it won’t hurt to

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

teased, ‘Look at that, i’m included too.”

kind to our village.

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to the

Chapter 147

road was rough but they knew it well by now. It didn’t seem so bad

be much better once they fix it up, Ursula said “Uriah mentioned they’ll start right after the holiday.”

houses became sparse and the road wound between towering mountains.

“Yeah

any

my aunt and

blind date, so I’ll see if I should go or not.”

back to the city just

meal. But her parents called

and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the meal ended, with conversation

a nap, Jocelyn found Calvin

“Where’s Dad?”

the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company had a raffle, and he won the first prize-a whopping twenty