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 came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight if there’s nothing going on,

going on between

okay?” Ursula had a hunch that Jocelyn’s calm was

fine. We’ll be back in a few days. Let’s focus on catching up with

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

apart, she could

went back to her

days were light on lessons, with

prepared to return to the

villagers came to see them off, filling Ursula’s car

Yuri approached Jocelyn. “Hey, Jocelyn, Melvin left in such a rush, I didn’t get to see him off. Could you

“Didn’t you take his number?”

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

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

“When I start working in the city, I’ll

‘Look at that, i’m

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

and your grandma. Things will get better,

Yun nodded vigorously.

Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to the city.

Chapter 147

road was rough but they knew it well by now. It didn’t

fix it up, Ursula said “Uriah mentioned they’ll start right after the

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

“Yeah

starting soon. Got any plans

my aunt and uncle

blind date, so I’ll see

it back to the city just in time

stay for a meal. But her

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

nap, Jocelyn found Calvin

“Where’s Dad?”

of the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your dad’s

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