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

going on between

Ursula had a hunch that Jocelyn’s

fine. We’ll be back in a few days. Let’s focus

that Jocelyn didn’t want to talk,

falling apart, she could weather the

to

light on

days later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to

villagers 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

“Didn’t you take his number?”

my grandma washed my clothes and forgot to take the note

you can. Education isn’t the only

“When I start

at that,

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

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

Jocelyn and Ursula headed

Chapter 147

it well

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

window, watching as the houses became sparse and the road wound between towering

“Yeah

starting soon. Got any plans before then?”

visit my aunt and uncle with my

mom set me up on a blind date, so I’ll see if I should go or

the city

stay for a meal. But her

them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until

nap,

“Where’s Dad?”

tell you. Your dad’s

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