The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

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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.

gave her a knowing look. “Come on, don’t put on an act for me. You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving

nothing going

okay?” Ursula had a hunch that Jocelyn’s calm was a

days. Let’s focus on

Jocelyn didn’t want to talk,

long as Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she could

to her

days were light on lessons, with occasional tutoring

days later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return to

off, filling

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

my grandma washed my clothes and forgot to take the note

isn’t the only

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

at that, i’m included too.”

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

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to the

Chapter 147

well by now.

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

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

“Yeah

Got any

aunt and

a blind date, so I’ll

it back to the city just in time

to stay for a meal. But her parents called her home,

the villagers’ gifts, Calvin and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn

nap, Jocelyn found Calvin gone.

“Where’s Dad?”

“Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company

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