Ellison And Joycelyn: A Love Beyond The Rules

Chapter 36

Chapter 36

Chapter 36

Joycelyn wasn’t fully awake yet, but the little puppy in her arms was already wide awake, barking at Killion

“Rocky,” Joycelyn mumbled sleepily, patting the puppy in her arms.

The puppy grew more excited, barking louder at Ellison

“Shut up!” Ellison’s voice was cold and sharp, his tone cutting through the air as he glared at the noisy puppy.

Startled, the little dog immediately burrowed its head into Joycelyn’s arms, whimpering softly, as if it had been deeply wronged.

Joycelyn was completely jolted awake by the sound. She blinked her drowsy eyes and looked up at Ellison, who was standing a few steps away.

“You’re up,” she said groggily, her voice a little muffled by sleep.

“You slept here last night?”

“Yeah.” Joycelyn nodded sheepishly, looking at him with a small smile. “The puppy was scared and kept barking

“I was worried it might disturb your sleep, so I came downstairs to keep it company for a while. I must’ve dozed off” She gave a bashful laugh, her pale face flushed with embarrassment.

Ellison didn’t respond immediately. His expression remained unreadable, but his dark eyes seemed to be holding some unspoken emotion.

Joycelyn blinked up at him, instinctively pulling the puppy closer to her chest.

“For a dog, you really went all out,” Ellison said, his voice flat and indifferent. Clearly, he couldn’t understand why she’d spent the entire night sitting outside with a dog.

Joycelyn gave an awkward smile, clearly picking up on his displeasure. She didn’t know how to reply to that.

“But it’s really pitiful,” she said softly, her voice tinged with sympathy as she gently stroked the puppy in her arms. “It’s only month old and doesn’t have a mother anymore.”

“I’ll have William find a dog trainer. Let it stay with them for a few days,” Ellison said, still maintaining his cool demeanor. But at least he didn’t push her further.

hugged the trembling puppy tighter, looking every

it back after that?” she asked quietly, as if the

trained well, what’s the point of keeping it?” Ellison said coldly. “Here you are, a perfectly good person, sitting

little embarrassed

really smart,” she said earnestly, still gently patting the puppy in her arms. “We’ve only been together for a day, but I believe in him. He’ll

“It’s still early. You should

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out for his morning run.

the

good now, okay? I’m going to sleep for a while. Don’t bark, or we’ll

sat quietly in the crate, wagging its tail happily

well the night before. After closing the crate, she absentmindedly forgot to latch it and

to whine restlessly. It pawed at the crate a few times before the door popped

crate from a distance and immediately had a sinking

in the middle of the floor, soaking into the rug. His anger flared instantly, nearly clouding

happily chewing on his cotton slippers.

gritted his

outburst, barked once and then scrambled under the couch

livid. Without a second thought, he grabbed his phone and

into a fresh set of clothes, she was shocked by the scene in the living room.

quickly threw on the hood of her loungewear and, looking confused, asked William, who was already there

Joycelyn froze on the stairs, staring at the nearly empty living room.

out to a truck, and near the door, she saw a familiar

had been curled up earlier, was now excitedly

to the bathroom twice in the living room and chewed up

still processing the situation when the gravity of William’s words

lock the crate when I was half–asleep. Where is he? Is he really mad?” Joycelyn’s

his tone reluctant. It was clear that even he didn’t

looking at the lively little dog. She

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