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.

an act for me. You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight

“There’s nothing going

had a hunch

in a few days.

that Jocelyn didn’t want to talk, Ursula

falling apart, she could weather

back to

truth, the next few days were light on lessons, with occasional tutoring

later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return to the

to see them off, filling Ursula’s

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

you take

but my grandma washed my clothes and forgot to take the note out Lost the number,” Yuri spoke in

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

the books.” Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start working

‘Look at that,

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

yourself and your grandma. Things will get better,

Yun nodded vigorously.

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

Chapter 147

they knew it well by

better once they fix it up, Ursula said

houses became sparse and the road wound between towering mountains.

“Yeah

any plans before

my aunt and uncle with my parents. How about

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

to the city just in time for

a meal. But her parents

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

after a nap, Jocelyn found

“Where’s Dad?”

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

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