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.

for me. You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight if there’s

nothing going

a hunch that Jocelyn’s calm was a

few days. Let’s focus on

to

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

went back to her room.

few days were light on lessons, with occasional

Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to

them off, filling Ursula’s

such a rush, I didn’t get to see him off.

“Didn’t you take his

washed my clothes and forgot to take the note

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

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

that, i’m included too.”

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

and your grandma. Things

Yun nodded vigorously.

Jocelyn and

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but they knew it well by

be much better once they fix it up,

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

“Yeah

starting soon. Got any plans

might need to visit my aunt and uncle with my

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

city

her

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

a nap, Jocelyn found Calvin gone.

“Where’s Dad?”

to tell you. Your dad’s company had a raffle, and he won the first prize-a

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