Chapter 3

Chapter 3

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Last night–Selene began, but Joycelyn swiftly stepped forward, cutting her off with a sincere nod to Ellison.

“Thank you for finding my phone, Mr. Grant,” she interjected smoothly. Those documents in my phone are irreplaceable. I can’t tell you how grateful I am.”

Joycelyn’s matter–of–fact attitude and effusive thanks over a men phone made Selene’s words die in her throat as she stared

in confusion.

“Just a small matter, Ellison murmured, his gaze flickering momentarily.

“We shouldn’t keep you from your meal. Please, go ahead, Mr. Grant. Joycelyn tugged Selene aside, her forced smile not quite reaching her eyes. Her gaze locked with his, silently pleading for his discretion.

After several long beats of eye contact, he moved toward the dining table without another word.

Only when his group had passed did Joycelyn release her breath her body damp with nervous sweat from those few tense

moments.

he’s even more stunning up close,” she

blow a gasket “Whatever.” Selene rolled her eyes. “Let’s eat. I

as her food–loving friend got distracted by the arriving dishes, dropping

the company bus. From her window seat, Joycelyn’s thoughts drifted until Selene’s squeal snapped her attention

couldn’t I be so lucky? I

the stark divide between

Her phone

retreat, her family had attempted to

refused, hoping it would blow over like previous matchmaking attempts. Instead, the marriage

until well past 10 PM

her cold–her belongings strewn across the floor while her mother Iris Mercer wept on the couch

things?” Joycelyn’s fists

graced us with her presence,” her stepsister Olivia Mercer drawled without looking up from her game. Joycelyn’s

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her face.

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