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.

knowing look. “Come on, don’t put on an act for me. You’ve been off since you came

“There’s nothing going on between

okay?” Ursula had a hunch

back in a few days.

didn’t want to

as Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she could

back to her room.

few days were light on lessons, with occasional

later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return to the city.

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

in such a rush, I didn’t get to see him off. Could you tell him when I’m of age, I’d

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

washed my clothes and forgot to take the note out Lost the number,” Yuri spoke in a

possible, keep learning as much as you can. Education isn’t the only way forward, but

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

teased, ‘Look at that,

so kind to our village. Grandma

of yourself and your grandma. Things

Yun nodded vigorously.

goodbye to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to

Chapter 147

knew it well by

they fix it up, Ursula said

as the houses became sparse and the road wound between towering mountains. With such stunning

“Yeah

starting soon. Got any plans

need to visit my aunt and uncle with my parents. How about you?”

on a blind date, so I’ll see if I should

city

her

dividing up 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,

“Where’s Dad?”

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

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