The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

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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.

off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight if there’s nothing going

“There’s nothing going on

you really okay?” Ursula had a hunch

fine. We’ll be back in a few days. Let’s focus on catching

Jocelyn didn’t want to talk, Ursula

Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart,

to her room.

few days were light on lessons, with occasional tutoring for the kids.

Ursula prepared to return

off, filling Ursula’s

to see him

you

did, but my grandma washed my clothes and forgot to take the note out

only way forward, but it won’t

books.” Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll treat you,

at that,

been so kind to our village. Grandma said

your grandma. Things will get better, Jocelyn encouraged

Yun nodded vigorously.

goodbye to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to the

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well by now. It didn’t seem

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 towering mountains. With such stunning scenery and pure

“Yeah

starting soon. Got any

and uncle with

set me up on a blind date, so I’ll see if I should go

it back to the city just in

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

Calvin and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the meal

a nap,

“Where’s Dad?”

to his chess game,” Daisy replied, sitting in front 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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