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.

her a 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

“There’s nothing going on between

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

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

that Jocelyn didn’t want to talk, Ursula

falling apart, she could weather the

back to

days were light on lessons, with occasional tutoring for the

Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return

filling Ursula’s car to the

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

“Didn’t you take

clothes and forgot to take the note out

as much as you can. Education isn’t the only

“When I start working in

‘Look at that, i’m included too.”

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

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to the city.

Chapter 147

well

once they fix it up, Ursula said

road wound

“Yeah

soon. Got any plans

and uncle with my parents. How

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

made it back to the city just

for a meal. But her parents called

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

a nap, Jocelyn found Calvin

“Where’s Dad?”

game,” Daisy replied, sitting in front of the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell

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