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 came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight if

nothing going

you really okay?” Ursula had a hunch

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

Jocelyn didn’t want to talk,

as Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she could

to her

truth, the next few days were light on lessons, with occasional

later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return to the

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

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

“Didn’t you take his

forgot to take the note out

can. Education isn’t the only way forward,

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

teased, ‘Look at that, i’m

so kind to our village. Grandma said we must repay you.”

your grandma. Things will get better,

Yun nodded vigorously.

goodbye to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back

Chapter 147

rough but they knew it well

be much better once they fix it up, Ursula said

became sparse and the road wound between towering mountains. With

“Yeah

Got any

and uncle with my parents. How

clueless. My mom set me up on a blind date, so I’ll see if I should go or not.”

made it back to the city just in time for

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

upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the meal

afternoon, after a nap,

“Where’s Dad?”

TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company had a raffle, and he won the first

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