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

“There’s nothing going

you really okay?” Ursula had a hunch that Jocelyn’s calm was a facade.

in a few days. Let’s focus on catching up

didn’t want to

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

back to

days were light on

later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return to

them off, filling

left in such a rush, I didn’t get to see him off. Could you tell him when I’m of age, I’d like to

blinked. “Didn’t you take his

grandma washed my clothes and forgot to take the note

number again. “If possible, keep learning as much as you can. Education isn’t the only way

smiled earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll treat

that, i’m included

all been so kind to our village. Grandma said

us. Take care of yourself and your grandma. Things

Yun nodded vigorously.

everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to the city.

Chapter 147

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

road will be much better once they fix it up, Ursula

and the road wound between towering mountains. With such

“Yeah

soon. Got any plans before then?”

need to visit my aunt and

My mom set me up on a blind date, so

to the city just in time for

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

up the villagers’ gifts, Calvin and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on

a nap, Jocelyn found Calvin gone.

“Where’s Dad?”

Daisy replied, sitting in front of the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company had a raffle, and he

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