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.

You’ve been off since you came

going on between

a hunch that Jocelyn’s calm was a facade.

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

want to talk, Ursula dropped the subject.

Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she could weather

back to

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

Ursula prepared

them off, filling Ursula’s car to the brim with

see

you

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

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

books.” Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start working

at that,

all been so kind to

us. Take care of yourself and your grandma. Things will

Yun nodded vigorously.

everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to the

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they knew it well by now. It didn’t

be much better once they fix it up,

gazed out the window, watching as the houses became sparse and the road wound

“Yeah

any plans before then?”

to visit my aunt and uncle

blind date, so I’ll see if I

to the city just

meal. But her parents called her home, so she didn’t

and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the meal

afternoon, after a nap, Jocelyn

“Where’s Dad?”

the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company had a raffle, and he won the first prize-a whopping twenty thousand.”

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