Ellison And Joycelyn: A Love Beyond The Rules

Chapter 21

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Upon hearing the charges, Lyra forgot about the matter with Joycelyn and flew into a rage. She began raining punches on Lucian, screaming. “You disgusting pig! You’ve been screwing around behind my back!”

Lucian was surprised by the sudden attack but didn’t dare to defend himself. He continued to endure Lyra’s relentless assault.

Iris was equally shocked at the news of Phineas‘ cheating, but she was much more timid. Before she could open her mouth to say anything, Phineas pulled a long face and cursed at her. “Your damn daughter is nothing but a jinx.”

Then, turning to the officers, he barked, “We can walk by ourselves. You can keep those cuffs.”

The police officers surrounded the two men and escorted them out of the building. Lyra and Iris also lost interest in messing with Joycelyn and quietly made their way back home in shame.

Meanwhile, at the group president’s office, William knocked on the door and entered. “Mr. Grant, the two men were detained and escorted out by the police. Security has also been instructed to bar their entry should they return to the building again.

“I’ve looked into their backgrounds and this is what we’ve found out so far,” William continued his report while handing Ellison a folder. “Phineas Mercer, in particular, is quite a scummy character. It seems like Joycelyn tried to avoid him as much as possible by staying in the school dorms since high school.”

Ellison looked up at William wordlessly. His expression didn’t reveal any emotion, but his eyes betrayed the opposite. “Have the police detain them for forty–eight hours and inform me when they’ve been released.”

“Yes, sir,” William replied. He began to turn away but then changed his mind suddenly and turned back. In that instant, he’d shed his rigorous and professional posture and his voice took on a gleeful tone. “By the way, Mr. Grant, congratulations on your marriage. Would you like me to put together a wedding planning team?”

“That’s not necessary. She’s shy, so it’s better to avoid any fanfare Ellison answered. His icy demeanor seemed to warm any time he spoke of Joycelyn.

“How about lunch arrangements from now on? Will the missus be dining with you?” William enquired.

“She wants to keep a low profile, so probably not,” Ellison said.

“Got it,” William responded. With a suppressed grin, he made to leave.

“Hold on. Go to Accounting and find out what her account number is. Email it to me,” Ellison instructed.

“Alright. I’ll head there now,” William moved quickly and made the trip to Accounting in

“Joycelyn, it’s time for lunch!” Aurelia and Selene called out in a sing–song manner.

“Yes, I’m coming,” Joycelyn replied light–heartedly as she turned off her computer. She picked up her phone and joined Aurelia and Selene. The three of them made their way to the staff cafeteria.

across three floors. Each one had a different

since it was tasty and reasonably priced. Before,

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three hundred dollars for meals, but now tha she’d cut ties with the Mercer family and her mother, she wanted to treat herself to a lavish meal.

but she ignored it, distracted by the array of food options before her.

her phone and saw a notification from her bank. As soon as she opened it, her eyes popped. She

dollars compared to

the application, afraid that someone

sign a pre–nuptial agreement, but they hadn’t discussed any specifics. Joycelyn had assumed that they would continue to keep their finances separate. She didn’t

her chat with Ellison and sent a

reply was quick.

quickly with both hands. [Why?]

whatever you want. Feel free to let me know if

it was an expression of his sense of responsibility and care as a husband, but Joycelyn didn’t feel overjoyed or ecstatic over her sudden windfall.

My salary is enough And you already spent money on me yesterday.] Then she opened her bank

had a transfer limit, though, so she could only return him half the amount. She sent him another saying, [Sorry, there’s a transfer limit on my account. I’ll return the rest to you

message,

adamant about not accepting the money. She was afraid that she would mistake all these gestures as a show of love. It was easy to be grounded in pain,

me. I won’t say this a second time, so don’t

didn’t dare to refuse again, so she answered, [Okay. But this amount is more than enough, so don’t send me any more. I can’t spend it all.]

Ellison stopped replying.

she reached the front of the line, she placed

joined in and said, “It’s too bad my

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as she self–consciously looked down at her outfit. Luckily, the blouse and

A ras

the sleeping pods for a power nap.

afternoon, just after five, Linda instructed Aurelia and Joycelyn to tag