The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

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.

you came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight if there’s nothing going on,

going

really okay?” Ursula had a hunch

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

to talk, Ursula dropped

falling apart, she could weather the storm.

to

on lessons, with occasional tutoring

Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return to the city.

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

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

blinked. “Didn’t you

the note out Lost

can. Education isn’t the only way forward, but it won’t hurt to have some knowledge when

earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll treat you, Melvin, and

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

been so kind to our village. Grandma said we

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

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

Chapter 147

road was rough but they knew it well by now. It

fix it up, Ursula

watching as the houses became sparse and the road wound between towering mountains. With such stunning scenery and pure air,

“Yeah

Got any plans before

might need to visit my aunt and uncle

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

to the city just in time

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

up the villagers’ gifts, Calvin and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the meal ended, with conversation

nap, Jocelyn found Calvin gone.

“Where’s Dad?”

replied, sitting in front of the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your