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.

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

shrugged. “There’s nothing going on

a hunch that

fine. We’ll be back in a few days. Let’s focus on catching

want to talk, Ursula

as Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she

went back to her

light on lessons, with occasional tutoring for the

and Ursula prepared to return to the city.

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

see him off. Could you tell him when I’m of age, I’d like to come

blinked. “Didn’t you take

clothes and forgot to take the note out

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

I’ll hit the books.” Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll treat

that,

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

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

goodbye to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to the city.

Chapter 147

but they knew it well by now.

better once they fix it up, Ursula said “Uriah mentioned they’ll

out the window, watching as the houses became sparse and the road wound between towering mountains. With such stunning scenery

“Yeah

any plans before

need to visit my aunt and

set me up on a blind date, so

city just in time

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

dividing up the villagers’ gifts, Calvin and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life

nap, Jocelyn

“Where’s Dad?”

tell you. Your dad’s company had a raffle, and he won the first prize-a whopping

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