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.

put on an act for me. You’ve been off since you came

going on between us.”

Ursula had a hunch that Jocelyn’s calm was a facade.

days.

want to talk, Ursula

Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she could

back to her

few days were light on lessons, with occasional

and Ursula prepared to return to the city.

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

Melvin left in such a rush, I didn’t get to see him off. Could you tell him

“Didn’t you take his

grandma washed my clothes and forgot to take the note

you can. Education isn’t the only way forward, but it won’t

Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start working in the

‘Look at that, i’m

blushed and bowed his head. “You’ve all been so kind

and your grandma. Things will

Yun nodded vigorously.

everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back

Chapter 147

well by now. It

better once they fix it up, Ursula said “Uriah mentioned they’ll start right after

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

“Yeah

starting soon. Got any plans before then?”

my aunt and uncle with my parents. How about

clueless. My mom set me up on a blind date, so

back to the city just in

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

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

a nap, Jocelyn found Calvin gone.

“Where’s Dad?”

to 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 won the first prize-a whopping twenty

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