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.

since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight if there’s nothing going on, I’ll eat my

“There’s nothing going

hunch that

back in a few days. Let’s

to talk, Ursula dropped the subject.

Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she

went back to her room.

were light on

and Ursula prepared to return to the

came to see them off, filling Ursula’s car

“Hey, Jocelyn, Melvin left in such a rush, I didn’t get to see him off. Could you tell him when I’m of

blinked. “Didn’t you

but my grandma washed my clothes and forgot to take the

the only way forward, but

Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start

at that, i’m included

blushed and bowed his head. “You’ve all been so kind

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

saying goodbye to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to the city.

Chapter 147

well by now. It didn’t seem so bad

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

road wound between towering

“Yeah

Got any

and uncle with my parents. How

mom set me up on a blind date, so I’ll see

to the city just

meal. But her parents

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

a nap, Jocelyn found Calvin

“Where’s Dad?”

I forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company had a raffle, and he won the first prize-a whopping twenty

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