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.

me. You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and

“There’s nothing going on between

Ursula had a hunch that Jocelyn’s calm was

days. Let’s focus on catching

that Jocelyn didn’t want to talk, Ursula dropped the

Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she

to her room.

on lessons, with

days later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return to

to see them off, filling Ursula’s

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

blinked. “Didn’t you take his number?”

but my grandma washed my clothes and forgot to take the note out Lost the

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

the same. Don’t worry, Jocelyn, I’ll hit the books.” Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll treat you, Melvin,

that,

his head. “You’ve all been so kind

yourself and your grandma. Things

Yun nodded vigorously.

saying goodbye to everyone, Jocelyn and

Chapter 147

was rough but they knew it well

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

out the window, watching as the houses became sparse and the road wound between towering mountains. With such stunning scenery and pure air, she was relaxed.

“Yeah

any

to visit my aunt and uncle with my parents.

blind date, so I’ll see if I should

made it back to the city just

meal. But her parents

and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village

afternoon, after a nap, Jocelyn found Calvin gone.

“Where’s Dad?”

to tell you. Your dad’s company had a raffle, and he won the first prize-a

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