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 hike, and with him leaving overnight if

going on

had a hunch that Jocelyn’s calm was a facade.

fine. We’ll be back in a few days. Let’s focus

that Jocelyn didn’t want to

long as Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she could weather the

went back to her room.

on lessons, with occasional tutoring for the kids.

later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return to the

off, filling Ursula’s car to

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

blinked. “Didn’t you take

take the note out Lost the number,” Yuri

as much as you can. Education isn’t the only way forward,

earnestly “When I start working in the

that, i’m

been so kind

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed

Chapter 147

rough but they knew it well by now. It didn’t seem so

they fix it up,

and the road wound

“Yeah

Got any plans before

might need to visit my aunt and

My mom set me up on a blind date, so I’ll see

back to the city just in time for lunch.

stay for a meal. But her parents called

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

nap,

“Where’s Dad?”

“Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company had a raffle, and he won the

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