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.

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

nothing going on between

hunch

days. Let’s focus on catching up

to

apart,

to her room.

next few days were light on lessons,

Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return to the city.

off, filling Ursula’s car to the

Yuri 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

“Didn’t you take his number?”

my clothes and forgot to take the note out Lost the number,”

wrote down 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

I’ll hit the books.” Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll treat

teased, ‘Look at that,

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

your grandma. Things will get better, Jocelyn encouraged

Yun nodded vigorously.

everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed

Chapter 147

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

better once they fix it up, Ursula said “Uriah

wound between towering mountains. With such stunning scenery and

“Yeah

starting soon. Got any

my aunt and uncle with

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

the city

But her parents called her home, so she didn’t stick around.

gifts, Calvin and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village life until the meal

after a nap, Jocelyn

“Where’s Dad?”

chess game,” Daisy replied, sitting in front of the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company had

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