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.

don’t put on an act for me. You’ve been off since you came back from the

“There’s nothing going on

hunch that Jocelyn’s

We’ll be back in a few days. Let’s focus on catching up with

didn’t want to

apart, she could

to her room.

next few days were light on lessons, with occasional tutoring for the

later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return to the

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

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

blinked. “Didn’t you take

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

as much as you can. Education isn’t the only

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

teased, ‘Look at that, i’m

all been so kind to our village. Grandma said

us. Take care of yourself and your grandma. Things

Yun nodded vigorously.

and Ursula headed

Chapter 147

rough but they knew it well

they fix it up, Ursula said

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

“Yeah

soon. Got any plans before

to visit my aunt and uncle with my

My mom set me up on a blind date, so

city just in time

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

dividing up the villagers’ gifts, Calvin and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the meal ended, with conversation

nap, Jocelyn found Calvin gone.

“Where’s Dad?”

sitting in front of the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company had a raffle, and he won the first prize-a whopping twenty

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