Ellison And Joycelyn: A Love Beyond The Rules

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The vague comments quickly pushed Joycelyn into the spotlight, sparking currently there the one wingmy

People were naturally drawn to gossip, and with hundreds of colleagues in the company, emper sweet garistating about this employee who had not only caught the attention of the joint venture penners ba dan want wat mar

affection.

It wasn’t even time for work yet, but the messages quickly piled up, rear

Joycelyn didn’t usually pay much attention to the company–wide chat, but it was sele’s wide wore that has circulating from other departments, all asking about her.

“Joycelyn, have you seen the company chat? Selene says Mr. Crows is pursuing your selve’s wer was filled cars

That was when Joycelyn realized that rumors were already tying her name to Tommy’s, creating the other er der

[There’s no way Joycelyn would be interested in someone like Mr. Crowd) Aurelia, who had also seen the messages. immediately stepped in to defend her.

Aurelia sent a laughing emoji. II was at the dinner last night too, but I didn’t notice Mr. Ces giving Joycelyn wy special attention. If anything, he seemed to appreciate Ms. Lome more]

Meanwhile, Linda, lying in her hospital bed, watched the chaos she’d stirred with a self–tied work. When she w Aurelia’s message, her expression darkened.

Linda quickly replied. [Joycelyn had been drinking last night. Halfway through the event, Mr. Gross gave her a ride bome They both left early, and then, after that, they signed the contract so quickly. It’s obvious that Joycelyn must have played big part in that (with her charm).J

This message sent even more waves through the chat.

Joycelyn read it and felt her hands shake with anger. It was clear that Linda was intentionally spreading rumors, trying imply that she and Tommy were involved, or worse, that their relationship had taken a more intimate turn.

Joycelyn closed her eyes for a moment, took a deep breath, and then said calmly. “Aurelia, could you please distribute the flowers to everyone?”

“Sure.” Aurelia and Selene immediately offered to help.

Joycelyn took the 52 roses to Linda’s office herself, placing them next to Linda’s professional photo on the desk, then took a picture of the setup.

When she came back downstairs, she saw that every colleague had either a bouquet on their desk or in their hands. Joycelyn

document and the roses to the

office. Everyone has benefited from your

with another message. [Last night, I meant to drink coffee instead of alcohol, but somehow you ended up pouring me liquor. Since I can’t hold my liquor, my

emoji, combining respect with a hint of lightheartedness. Her message had a formal tone, as if she were handling an office task, but it also clearly conveyed her side of the

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it were a work–related matter, Joycelyn managed to make her stance clear, without directly confronting the rumors.

gossiping colleagues, who had been eagerly jumping in, began to realize the tone of her messages and stopped fueling

the fire.

assistant wasn’t going to back down. He immediately jumped in to keep stirring the pot. [But those

for them on behalf of the department. Everyone got one,

assistant up, and he had no more to

kept her responses cautious, making sure not to

done yet. She tried one last attempt. [Joycelyn, are you

make me a topic of office gossip, and give the impression that I am using an affair to climb the

By now, the photos of me and Mr.

especially when it was instigated by someone in a superior position, was hard to navigate. Despite Joycelyn’s calm exterior, she couldn’t avoid being dragged

had been quietly observing the drama began spamming the chat with memes–essentially showing they were watching the spectacle unfoldalt was clear

frustrated. She didn’t reply, but it looked like Ellison was stepping in.

had already posted a couple of messages this morning. and now, his

it’s an official announcement, stop flooding the group!]

gossiping went silent. The chat, which had been full of nonstop messages, suddenly froze, with the silence broken only by new notifications.

“William, adjust the settings so only I can post.

pulled out his phone and made

out, the group finally quieted down. The earlier chaos was now under control.

director, you need your colleagues to drink the hell out of them to secure each contract,

a punch to the gut. Hundreds of people reading the chat could almost feel the pressure coming off the

on edge, silently processing what had just been said. But

Aurelia is highly capable, so I’m promoting her to co–director to manage the Planning Department with

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