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.

gave her a knowing look. “Come 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

shrugged. “There’s nothing going

okay?” Ursula had a hunch that Jocelyn’s

be back in a few days. Let’s focus on

Jocelyn didn’t want to talk, Ursula

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

to her

days were light on

Ursula prepared to return to the city.

filling Ursula’s car to

such a rush, I didn’t get to see him off.

blinked. “Didn’t you take

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

wrote down Melvin’s number again. “If possible, keep learning as much as you can. Education isn’t the only way forward, but it

“When I start working

teased, ‘Look at that, i’m

blushed and bowed his head. “You’ve all been so kind to our village. Grandma said

us. Take care of yourself and your grandma. Things will get better, Jocelyn encouraged him.

Yun nodded vigorously.

everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to the city.

Chapter 147

was rough but they knew it well by now. It didn’t

fix it up, Ursula

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

“Yeah

soon. Got any plans

aunt and uncle with

mom set me up on a blind date,

it back to the city just in time for

her parents called her home, so she didn’t stick

and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the meal ended,

nap,

“Where’s Dad?”

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

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