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, don’t put on an act for me. You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight if there’s nothing going

going on

you really okay?” Ursula had a hunch

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

to talk, Ursula dropped

wasn’t falling apart,

to

the next few days were light on lessons, with

Ursula prepared to

them off, filling Ursula’s car to

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

“Didn’t you

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

you can. Education isn’t the only way

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

teased, ‘Look at that, i’m

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

your grandma. Things

Yun nodded vigorously.

everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to the

Chapter 147

road was rough but they knew it well

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 air, she was

“Yeah

any

and uncle with my parents.

on a blind date,

it back to the city just in time for

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

gifts, Calvin and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village

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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