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.

“Come on, don’t put on an act for me. You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and

nothing going on

you really okay?” Ursula had a hunch that

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

that Jocelyn didn’t want to

falling apart,

went back to her

days were light on lessons, with occasional tutoring for the

days later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return to

them off, filling Ursula’s car to the

to see him off. Could you tell him when I’m of age, I’d

blinked. “Didn’t you take

and forgot to take the note out Lost the number,” Yuri spoke

as you can. Education isn’t the only way forward, but it won’t hurt to have some knowledge when you head

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

that, i’m included too.”

his head. “You’ve all been so kind to our village.

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to the

Chapter 147

they knew it well by now. It didn’t seem so bad

they fix it up,

and the road wound between towering mountains. With

“Yeah

starting soon. Got any plans before

might need to visit my aunt and uncle with my parents.

on a blind date, so I’ll see if I should go or

it back to the city just in

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

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

afternoon, after a nap, Jocelyn

“Where’s Dad?”

to his chess game,” Daisy replied, sitting in front of the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company had a raffle, and he won the first prize-a