The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

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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.

an act for me. You’ve been off since you came back from the hike,

“There’s nothing going on

hunch that Jocelyn’s calm was a

few days. Let’s focus on catching up with the lessons.”

to talk, Ursula dropped

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

went back to her room.

the next few days were light on lessons, with occasional

days later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return to

off, filling Ursula’s car to the brim with gifts.

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, I’d like

you take his

to take the note out Lost the number,” Yuri spoke in a low

as much as you can. Education isn’t the only way

earnestly “When I start working in the

at that,

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

Take care of yourself and your grandma. Things

Yun nodded vigorously.

everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to the

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they knew it well by now. It didn’t seem so

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

became sparse and the road wound between towering mountains. With such stunning scenery and pure air,

“Yeah

Got any plans before then?”

aunt and uncle with my parents. How about you?”

up on a blind date, so I’ll see if I

city just in

for a meal. But her parents called her home, so she

quizzed Jocelyn on

afternoon, after a nap, Jocelyn found Calvin

“Where’s Dad?”

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

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