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.

on an act for me. You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight

shrugged. “There’s nothing going on

a hunch that Jocelyn’s calm was a facade.

in a few days. Let’s

that Jocelyn didn’t want to talk, Ursula dropped the subject.

apart, she could weather the storm.

back to her

light on lessons, with occasional tutoring

days later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return

to see them off, filling Ursula’s

Yuri approached Jocelyn. “Hey, Jocelyn, Melvin left in such a rush, I didn’t get to see him off. Could you

“Didn’t you take

and forgot to take the note

learning as much as you can. Education isn’t the only way forward, but

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

‘Look at that, i’m

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

yourself and your grandma.

Yun nodded vigorously.

Jocelyn and Ursula headed back

Chapter 147

it well by

up, Ursula said

as the houses became sparse and the road wound between towering mountains.

“Yeah

starting soon. Got any plans

need to visit my aunt and uncle with

on a blind date, so I’ll see if

to the city just in time for lunch.

stay for a meal. But her parents called her home, so she didn’t stick around.

upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on

after a nap, Jocelyn found Calvin gone.

“Where’s Dad?”

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

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