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.

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 eat my

“There’s nothing going

hunch that

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

Jocelyn didn’t want to talk, Ursula dropped

wasn’t falling apart,

went back to

the next few days were light on lessons,

days later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return to the

villagers came to see them off, filling Ursula’s car

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

“Didn’t you

my grandma washed my clothes and forgot to take the note out Lost the number,” Yuri

much as you can. Education isn’t the only

I’ll hit the books.” Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll treat

teased, ‘Look at that,

blushed and bowed his head. “You’ve all been so kind to our village. Grandma said we must

about repaying us. Take care of yourself and your grandma.

Yun nodded vigorously.

to everyone, Jocelyn and

Chapter 147

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

be much better once they fix it up, Ursula said “Uriah

out the window, watching as the houses became sparse and the road wound between towering mountains. With

“Yeah

soon. Got any

and uncle with my parents. How about you?”

blind date, so I’ll see

the city just in time for

to stay for a meal. But her parents

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

after a nap, Jocelyn

“Where’s Dad?”

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

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