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.

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 leaving overnight if there’s nothing going on, I’ll

going on

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

a few days. Let’s focus on

didn’t want to

apart, she could weather the storm.

went back to her

next few days were light on

later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return to

them off, filling

“Hey, Jocelyn, Melvin left in such a rush, I didn’t get to see him

“Didn’t you take

and forgot to take the note out Lost the number,” Yuri spoke in a low voice.

as you can. Education isn’t the only way forward, but it won’t hurt to have some knowledge when you head to the big city.”

Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll

teased, ‘Look at that, i’m included

his head. “You’ve all been so kind to

yourself and your grandma. Things will get

Yun nodded vigorously.

to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed

Chapter 147

rough but they knew it well by now. It didn’t seem so

up, Ursula

out the window, watching as the houses became sparse and the road wound

“Yeah

any

might need to visit my aunt and uncle with my

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

the city just in time for

to stay for a meal. But her parents called her home, so

carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the meal ended, with conversation still

nap, Jocelyn

“Where’s Dad?”

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

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