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.

act for me. You’ve been off since you came back

shrugged. “There’s nothing going on between us.”

had a hunch that Jocelyn’s

back in a few days. Let’s focus on

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

as Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart,

to her

days were light on

prepared to return to the

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

I didn’t get to see him off. Could you tell him when

you take his

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

Melvin’s number again. “If possible, keep learning as much as you can. Education isn’t the only way forward,

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

‘Look at that, i’m included too.”

blushed and bowed his head. “You’ve all been so kind to our village. Grandma said

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed

Chapter 147

well by now. It didn’t seem so

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

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

“Yeah

starting soon. Got any plans before then?”

aunt and uncle with my parents. How about

me up on a blind date, so

the city just in time for

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

carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the meal ended, with conversation still

after a nap, Jocelyn

“Where’s Dad?”

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

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