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.

act for me. You’ve been off since you came back from

nothing going on

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

in a few days. Let’s focus on catching

want to talk, Ursula dropped the subject.

as Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she

to her room.

days were light on lessons, with occasional tutoring for the kids.

and Ursula prepared to return to the

see them off, filling Ursula’s car

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

you take

clothes and forgot to take the note out Lost the

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 knowledge when you head

earnestly “When I start working in the

teased, ‘Look at that, i’m included

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

about repaying us. Take care of yourself and your grandma. Things will get better, Jocelyn encouraged

Yun nodded vigorously.

to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to

Chapter 147

it well by now. It didn’t seem

be much better once they fix it up, Ursula said “Uriah mentioned they’ll start

wound between towering mountains. With such stunning scenery and

“Yeah

soon. Got any plans before then?”

to visit my aunt and uncle with

set me up on a blind date, so I’ll

it back to the city

stay for a meal. But her parents called her home, so she didn’t stick around.

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

after a nap, Jocelyn found

“Where’s Dad?”

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

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