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.

knowing 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

nothing going on between

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

back in a few days.

Jocelyn didn’t want to talk, Ursula dropped the

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

back to

the next few days were light on

days later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to

them off, filling Ursula’s

didn’t get to see him off. Could you tell him when I’m

“Didn’t you take

take the note out Lost the number,” Yuri spoke in a low

“If possible, keep learning as much as you can. Education isn’t the only way forward, but it won’t hurt to have some

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

teased, ‘Look at that, i’m

so kind to our village. Grandma said we must

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

saying goodbye to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula

Chapter 147

it well by

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

became sparse and the road wound between towering mountains. With such stunning scenery

“Yeah

Got any plans

aunt and uncle with

date, so I’ll see if I should

the city just

her parents called her home, so she didn’t

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 Calvin gone.

“Where’s Dad?”

in front of the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company

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