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.

a knowing look. “Come on, 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,

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

a hunch that Jocelyn’s calm was a facade.

back in a few days. Let’s focus

want to talk, Ursula dropped

wasn’t falling apart, she could

went back to

on

and Ursula prepared to return to the city.

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

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

blinked. “Didn’t you take his

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 won’t hurt to have some knowledge when you head to

I start working in the city, I’ll

at that, i’m

all been so kind to our village. Grandma

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to the city.

Chapter 147

knew it well by

up, Ursula said “Uriah mentioned they’ll start right after

houses became sparse and the road wound between

“Yeah

starting soon. Got any plans before

aunt and uncle with my

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

it back to the city

her parents

carried them upstairs and quizzed

nap, Jocelyn found Calvin

“Where’s Dad?”

tell you. Your dad’s company had a raffle, and

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