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.

don’t put on an act for me. You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and with him

“There’s nothing going

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

We’ll be back in a few days. Let’s focus on catching up with the

Jocelyn didn’t want to talk, Ursula

as Jocelyn wasn’t falling apart, she

went back to her

few days were light on lessons, with occasional tutoring for

days later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to return to the

see them off, filling Ursula’s

Jocelyn. “Hey, Jocelyn, Melvin left in such a rush, I didn’t get to see him off. Could you tell him

you take

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

again. “If possible, keep learning as much as you can. Education isn’t the only way forward, but it won’t hurt to

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

that,

“You’ve all been so kind to our village. Grandma said we

care of yourself and your grandma. Things

Yun nodded vigorously.

saying goodbye to everyone, Jocelyn and Ursula headed back to

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knew it well by now. It

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

and the road wound between towering mountains. With such stunning scenery

“Yeah

soon. Got any

visit my aunt and uncle with my

clueless. My mom set me up on a blind date, so

back to the city just in time for lunch.

her parents called her home, so

Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on her village

a nap, Jocelyn found Calvin

“Where’s Dad?”

sitting in front of the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell

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