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.

gave her a knowing look. “Come on, don’t put on an act for me. You’ve been off since you came back from the

“There’s nothing going on between us.”

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

few days. Let’s focus on

that Jocelyn didn’t want to

apart, she could weather the

went back to her

truth, the next few days were light on lessons, with occasional tutoring for the kids.

and Ursula prepared to

them off, filling Ursula’s car

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

“Didn’t you

and forgot to take the note out Lost the number,” Yuri spoke in a low

again. “If 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 the big city.”

“When I start working in the city,

that,

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

yourself and your grandma. Things will get

Yun nodded vigorously.

to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back

Chapter 147

they knew it well by now.

much better once they fix it up,

the window, watching as the houses became sparse and the road wound between towering mountains. With

“Yeah

any plans

to visit my aunt and uncle with my parents. How about you?”

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

to the city just

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

up the villagers’ gifts, Calvin and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the

afternoon, after a nap, Jocelyn found Calvin

“Where’s Dad?”

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

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