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.

been off since you came back

nothing going on between

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

days. Let’s focus

didn’t want to

Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she

went back to her room.

were light on lessons, with occasional tutoring for

prepared to return to the

villagers came to see them off, filling Ursula’s car to the brim

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

you take

to take the

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

Jocelyn, I’ll hit the books.” Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll treat you, Melvin, and Ursula to

teased, ‘Look at that, i’m included too.”

so kind to our village. Grandma said we must repay

and your grandma. Things

Yun nodded vigorously.

Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to the city.

Chapter 147

road was rough but they knew it well

be much better once they fix it up, Ursula said “Uriah

became sparse and the road wound between towering mountains. With such stunning scenery and pure air, she was relaxed.

“Yeah

Got any plans

and uncle with my parents.

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

to the city just in

stay for a meal. But 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 still

nap, Jocelyn found

“Where’s Dad?”

the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company had a raffle, and he won the

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