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.

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

shrugged. “There’s nothing going on between us.”

really okay?” Ursula had a hunch that

days. Let’s focus on catching up with

that Jocelyn didn’t want to talk,

as Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart,

went back to her

days were light on lessons, with

Jocelyn and Ursula prepared

see them off, filling Ursula’s car to

such a rush, I didn’t get to see him off. Could you tell him when I’m of age, I’d like to come work for

you

did, but my grandma washed my clothes and forgot to take the

again. “If possible, keep learning as much as you can. Education isn’t the only way forward,

“When I start working in the city, I’ll

‘Look at that, i’m included too.”

so kind to our village.

and your grandma. Things will get

Yun nodded vigorously.

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

Chapter 147

but they knew it well by

much better once they fix it up, Ursula said

as the houses became sparse and the road wound between

“Yeah

Got any plans before then?”

need to visit my aunt and

mom set me up on a blind date, so I’ll see if I should go or not.”

made it back to the city just in time for lunch.

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

and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the

a nap, Jocelyn found

“Where’s Dad?”

to tell you.

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