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.

don’t put on an act for me. You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving

nothing going on between us.”

Ursula had a hunch that Jocelyn’s

back in a few days.

want to talk, Ursula dropped

long as Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart,

to her

light on lessons, with occasional

and Ursula prepared to return to the

see them off, filling Ursula’s

Jocelyn. “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,

blinked. “Didn’t you

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

isn’t the only way forward, but it won’t hurt to have some knowledge when

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

at that, i’m

so kind

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

and Ursula headed back to the

Chapter 147

road was rough but they knew it well by

fix it up, Ursula said “Uriah mentioned they’ll

out the window, watching as the houses became sparse and the road wound between

“Yeah

Got any plans before

my aunt and uncle with

on a blind date, so I’ll see if I should go

it back to the city just in

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

Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the meal

afternoon, after a nap, Jocelyn found Calvin gone.

“Where’s Dad?”

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

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