The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

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.

been off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight if there’s nothing going

going on between

you really okay?” Ursula had a hunch

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

to talk, Ursula dropped

Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she

to her room.

on lessons, with occasional tutoring for

Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return to

to see them off, filling Ursula’s

left, Yuri approached Jocelyn. “Hey, Jocelyn, Melvin left in such a rush, I didn’t get to see him off.

“Didn’t you take

clothes and forgot to take the

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

hit the books.” Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start working in the

at that, i’m included

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

care of yourself and your grandma. Things will get better,

Yun nodded vigorously.

goodbye to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to the city.

Chapter 147

it well by now. It didn’t seem so

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

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

“Yeah

any plans

might need to visit my aunt and uncle with

date, so I’ll see if I should go

city just in time

to stay for a meal. But her parents called her home, so she didn’t

quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the meal ended, with conversation still flowing.

a nap, Jocelyn found Calvin

“Where’s Dad?”

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