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.

an act for me. You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight if there’s nothing going on, I’ll

going on between

really 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 the

want to talk,

as Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she could weather

went back to her room.

truth, the next few days were light on lessons, with

Ursula prepared to return to

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

get to see him off. Could you tell him

you take his

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

possible, keep learning as much as you can. Education isn’t the only

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

at that,

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

your grandma. Things will get better,

Yun nodded vigorously.

and Ursula headed back to the city.

Chapter 147

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

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

houses became sparse and the road wound between towering mountains. With such

“Yeah

any plans before

aunt and uncle with my parents. How about

up on a blind date, so

to the city just in time

her parents called her home,

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

afternoon, after a nap, Jocelyn found

“Where’s Dad?”

his chess game,” Daisy replied, sitting in front of the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell you.

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