The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

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.

act for me. You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight if there’s

shrugged. “There’s nothing going on between

you really okay?” Ursula had a hunch

in a few days. Let’s focus on catching

didn’t want to talk,

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

back to her

on lessons, with

Ursula prepared to return

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

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

blinked. “Didn’t you take

to take the note out Lost the number,” Yuri spoke in a low voice.

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 the

I’ll hit the books.” Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll treat you, Melvin, and Ursula to a meal.”

teased, ‘Look at that, i’m

been so kind to our village. Grandma said we must repay you.”

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to

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rough but they knew it well by

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

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

“Yeah

soon. Got any

and uncle with

mom set me up on a blind date,

to the city just in time

to stay for a meal. But her parents called her home, so she didn’t stick

carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the meal ended, with conversation still flowing.

afternoon, after a nap, Jocelyn found

“Where’s Dad?”

his chess game,” Daisy replied, sitting in front of the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company