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.

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

nothing going on between

had a hunch that Jocelyn’s calm

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

Jocelyn didn’t want to talk, Ursula dropped

falling apart, she could

to her

next few days were light on lessons, with occasional tutoring

later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared

to see them off, filling

such a rush, I didn’t get to see him off. Could

blinked. “Didn’t you take his

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

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

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

that, i’m included too.”

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

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

and Ursula

Chapter 147

it well by

road will be much better once they fix it up, Ursula said “Uriah mentioned they’ll start right after the holiday.”

road wound between towering mountains. With such stunning scenery

“Yeah

any

might need to visit my aunt and uncle with my parents. How about

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

city just in

stay for a meal. But her parents called her home,

upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her

after a nap,

“Where’s Dad?”

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

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