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.

me. You’ve been off since you came back

“There’s nothing going on between

had a hunch that Jocelyn’s

in a few days. Let’s focus on catching up with the lessons.”

that Jocelyn didn’t want to talk, Ursula dropped the subject.

long as Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she

went back to her

on lessons, with occasional tutoring for

and Ursula prepared

filling Ursula’s car to

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

blinked. “Didn’t you

did, but my grandma washed my clothes and forgot to take the note out

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

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

teased, ‘Look at that,

kind to our village. Grandma said we

yourself and your grandma. Things will get better, Jocelyn encouraged

Yun nodded vigorously.

goodbye to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to

Chapter 147

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

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

the road wound between towering mountains. With such stunning scenery and pure air, she was

“Yeah

Got any plans before

might need to visit my aunt and uncle

set me up on a blind date, so

made it back to the city just in time

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

them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village

a nap, Jocelyn found Calvin

“Where’s Dad?”

forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company had

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