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.

since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight

going

really okay?” Ursula had a hunch

in a few days. Let’s focus on catching up with the

Jocelyn didn’t want to

falling apart,

went back to her

light on lessons, with occasional tutoring for the

Ursula prepared to return

see them off, filling Ursula’s car to the brim with gifts.

get to see him off. Could you tell him when I’m of age, I’d like to come work for him?”

blinked. “Didn’t you take his number?”

clothes and forgot to take the note out Lost

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 to have some knowledge

said the same. Don’t worry, Jocelyn, I’ll hit the books.” Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll treat you, Melvin,

at that, i’m

head. “You’ve all been so kind to our village. Grandma said we must repay you.”

and your grandma. Things will get

Yun nodded vigorously.

saying goodbye to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back

Chapter 147

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

better once they fix it up, Ursula said

gazed out the window, watching as the houses became sparse and the road wound between towering mountains. With such stunning scenery and pure

“Yeah

starting soon. Got any

to visit my aunt and uncle with my parents. How about

a blind date, so I’ll see if

back to the city just in time for

a meal. But her

gifts, Calvin and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her

nap,

“Where’s Dad?”

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

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