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.

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 on, I’ll eat

shrugged. “There’s nothing going on

hunch that Jocelyn’s

days. Let’s focus on catching

didn’t want to talk, Ursula dropped the

wasn’t falling apart, she could

went back to her room.

days were light on lessons, with

and Ursula prepared

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

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

blinked. “Didn’t you

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

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

the same. Don’t worry, Jocelyn, I’ll hit the books.” Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll treat you,

‘Look at that,

head. “You’ve all been so kind

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

goodbye to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to

Chapter 147

knew it well by

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

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

“Yeah

Got any plans before then?”

need to visit my aunt and uncle

mom set me up on a blind date, so I’ll see

made it back to the city just in

Ursula to stay for a meal. But her parents called her home,

villagers’ gifts, Calvin and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the meal ended, with

nap, Jocelyn found

“Where’s Dad?”

in front of the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell

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