Ellison And Joycelyn: A Love Beyond The Rules

Chapter 49

Joycelyn glanced over, her fair face momentarily showing a trace of surprise. She thought, “That watch… wasn’t it the limited edition the rich girl bought yesterday?

Ellison noticed that Joycelyn was staring intently and asked, “Do you

like it?”

Joycelyn quickly snapped out of her thoughts, blinking a couple of times and replying. “It’s the first time I’ve seen a man wear a diamond watch, and it looks pretty nice. It must be really expensive, right?”

Ellison raised his wrist and looked at the watch before casually responding. “It’s just a watch”

Joycelyn nodded in agreement, her mind once again being blown away by the wealth some people have.

A watch worth more than a million dollars–she’d probably have to work her whole life just to afford something like that.

There was a question she was dying to ask, but she hesitated and didn’t dare to speak it out loud. Instead, she pretended to be in a hurry to leave for work

The flush on her cheeks and the way her eyes flickered didn’t escape Ellison’s sharp gaze.

“Joycelyn, is there something you want to ask?” Ellison called out to her.

Joycelyn shook her head quickly and said, “Nope. I’m off now, bye…

That morning. Joycelyn drove faster than usual.

Linda had returned to work after being discharged from the hospital, and the office felt tense that morning.

Around noon, Joycelyn and Aurelia were just about to head out for lunch when Linda called them over.

“Mr. Grant is holding a birthday party today,” Linda said, her tone commanding. “The hotel needs extra hands to set up for the event. Everyone’s going to help.”

Joycelyn and Aurelia exchanged looks.

Aurelia responded, “Which hotel? We haven’t eaten yet. Can we go after lunch?”

tone full of urgency. “They’ve arranged employee meals

object. After gathering their things, they went to the parking garage, got in their cars, and drove to the

more luxurious than

-to

the hotel, there was only a simple buffet, so Joycelyn and the others quickly had a few bites before getting to work. They worked non–stop until 5 p.m. before the team

extravagant,” Selene said, shaking her head. “I heard just the venue cost over 300 thousand dollars. And

chefs in the industry–just a row of little cakes costs more than our

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a foodie, Selene couldn’t stop talking

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sore legs, replied, “Oh wow, there are a lot of people coming,

to change into staff uniforms and help.

was organized by Mr. Grant’s rumored first love. She’s a rich girl, and apparently, they were madly in love bark in the day, but then they

perked up. She sat up straighter, suddenly interested, “Wait, tell

like his first love? Is that why

sweethearts from wealthy families, Selene began sharing the

and more colleagues gathered around to listen, including Joycelyn, who was

else.

and said, ‘Do you see that woman in pink haute couture? That’s her. Today, she and Mr. Grant are

saw, sure enough, the rich girl she’d spotted yesterday at the Rolex

like a flower in full bloom, her hair

doubt the whole childhood sweethearts story.

worn the shirt she’d bought him this morning, and when he left, she

this rich girl was also in a

Ruby stood admiring the setup,

Wilson is happy, I’m relieved,” Linda replied

him wear such bright colors–seems like

long, curly hair with a smug smile.

she had put