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.

on, don’t put on an act for me. You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving

shrugged. “There’s nothing going on between

a hunch that Jocelyn’s calm was

days. Let’s focus on catching up with the

didn’t want to talk,

wasn’t falling apart, she could weather the storm.

to her

on lessons, with occasional tutoring for

prepared to

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

see him off. Could

“Didn’t you take

the note out Lost the number,” Yuri spoke in a low

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

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

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

bowed his head. “You’ve all been so kind to our village. Grandma

us. Take care of yourself and your grandma. Things will get better,

Yun nodded vigorously.

to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to the

Chapter 147

it well by now. It didn’t seem so bad

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

road wound between towering mountains.

“Yeah

Got any plans before then?”

my aunt and uncle with my parents.

My mom set me up on a blind date, so

the city just in time for

for a meal. But her parents called

dividing up the villagers’ gifts, Calvin and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed

a nap, Jocelyn

“Where’s Dad?”

to tell you.

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