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.

me. You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving

nothing going on between us.”

had a hunch that

be back in a few days. Let’s focus

that Jocelyn didn’t want to

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

to her

days were light on

Ursula prepared to return to

them off, filling Ursula’s

get to see him off. Could you

“Didn’t you take his number?”

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

the only way forward, but it won’t hurt to have some knowledge when you head to the big city.”

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

at that, i’m included too.”

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

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

Jocelyn and Ursula

Chapter 147

rough but they knew it well by now.

road will be much better once they fix it up, Ursula said “Uriah mentioned they’ll start right after

and the road wound between towering mountains. With such stunning

“Yeah

Got any plans

aunt and uncle with my parents. How about

on a blind date, so I’ll

city just in time for

for a meal. But her parents called her

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

nap, Jocelyn found

“Where’s Dad?”

of the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company had a raffle, and

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