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.

look. “Come on, don’t put on an act for me. You’ve been off since you

nothing going on between us.”

Ursula had a hunch that Jocelyn’s calm was a

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

to talk,

as Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she could

went back to

were light on lessons, with occasional tutoring for the

prepared

filling

approached Jocelyn. “Hey, Jocelyn, Melvin 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 work

blinked. “Didn’t you take

washed my clothes and forgot to take the note out Lost the number,”

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.”

smiled earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll treat you, Melvin, and Ursula to a

‘Look at that, i’m included too.”

kind to our village.

about repaying us. Take care of yourself and your grandma.

Yun nodded vigorously.

goodbye to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back

Chapter 147

was rough but they knew it well by

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

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

“Yeah

any plans before

my aunt and uncle with my parents.

date, so I’ll see if I should

to the city just in time

a meal. But her parents called her home,

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

nap, Jocelyn

“Where’s Dad?”

tell you. Your dad’s

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