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 back from

going

a hunch that Jocelyn’s

a few days. Let’s focus on catching up with the lessons.”

to talk,

wasn’t falling apart, she could

went back to

days were light on lessons, with

later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared to

them off, filling Ursula’s car to the

Yuri approached Jocelyn. “Hey, Jocelyn, Melvin left in such a rush, I didn’t get to see

blinked. “Didn’t you

the note out Lost the number,” Yuri spoke in a low

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

books.” Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll treat you, Melvin, and Ursula to

‘Look at that, i’m

all been so kind to our village. Grandma

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

Yun nodded vigorously.

Jocelyn and

Chapter 147

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

they fix it up, Ursula said “Uriah mentioned

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

“Yeah

Got any plans before then?”

need to visit my aunt and uncle

on a blind date, so I’ll see

to the city just in

her parents called her home,

and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed

afternoon, after a nap, Jocelyn found Calvin gone.

“Where’s Dad?”

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

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