The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

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.

for me. You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving overnight if there’s nothing going on, I’ll

shrugged. “There’s nothing going

Ursula had a hunch

few days. Let’s focus on

want to talk, Ursula dropped the

Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she

back to her room.

few days were light on lessons,

Ursula prepared

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

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 come work for

blinked. “Didn’t you take

forgot to take the note out Lost the number,” Yuri spoke in a

can. Education isn’t the only way forward, but it won’t hurt to have some knowledge when you

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

teased, ‘Look at that, i’m included too.”

all been so kind to our village. Grandma said we

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

Jocelyn and Ursula

Chapter 147

it well by now.

be much better once they fix it up, Ursula said “Uriah mentioned

out 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 plans

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

My mom set me up on a blind date,

the city just in

her parents called her home, so she didn’t

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

afternoon, after a nap, Jocelyn found Calvin

“Where’s Dad?”

Daisy replied, sitting in front of the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your dad’s company had a raffle, and he won the first prize-a whopping twenty thousand.”