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.

You’ve been off since you came back from the

nothing going on between us.”

okay?” Ursula had a hunch

in a few days. Let’s focus on

didn’t want to talk, Ursula

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

went back to her

light on lessons, with occasional

Ursula prepared

filling Ursula’s car to the brim

rush, I didn’t get to see him off. Could you tell him when I’m of age, I’d like to come work for him?”

you take his number?”

forgot to take the note out Lost the number,” Yuri spoke

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

earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll treat you,

that, i’m

“You’ve all been so kind to our village. Grandma said we must

yourself and your

Yun nodded vigorously.

and Ursula headed back

Chapter 147

they knew it well by now.

fix it up, Ursula said “Uriah

and the road wound between towering mountains. With such stunning scenery

“Yeah

starting soon. Got any

visit my aunt and

clueless. My mom set me up on a blind date, so I’ll see if I should

made it back to the city just in

her parents called her home, so she didn’t stick around.

Calvin and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the meal ended, with conversation

afternoon, after a nap,

“Where’s Dad?”

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

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