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.

her a knowing look. “Come on, don’t put on an act for me. You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight if

nothing going on between us.”

hunch that Jocelyn’s

few days. Let’s

that Jocelyn didn’t want to talk, Ursula dropped

as Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she could weather the storm.

went back to her room.

on lessons, with occasional tutoring

and Ursula prepared to return

came to see them off, filling Ursula’s car to the brim

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 for

you take his

forgot to take the

Melvin’s number again. “If possible, keep learning as much as you can. Education isn’t the only way forward, but it won’t hurt

smiled earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll treat

‘Look at that,

all been so kind to our village.

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

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

Chapter 147

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

fix it up, Ursula said “Uriah

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 with my parents.

up on a blind date, so I’ll see if I should go or not.”

to the city just

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

and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the meal ended, with

afternoon, after a nap, Jocelyn found

“Where’s Dad?”

forgot to tell

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