Chapter 54

Chapter 54

Joycelyn sprinted out of the area quickly, managing to turn a corner just in time to avoid Ellison.

She sighed, relieved once she was sure she had lost him.

Blending in with the crowd of guests, her mask drew attention, but luckily, she had acted quickly, taking two floors down before exiting via a different elevator to avoid being spotted.

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In the underground parking lot, she unlocked her car, though she hadn’t driven it herself today–Selene had taken the wheel for her.

“Joycelyn, you don’t look so good, are you feeling alright?” Selene glanced at her, concerned.

“I’m fine, just a bit tired from today,” Joycelyn quickly made up an excuse, not wanting to explain the chaos of the night.

She’d been feeling off due to her period and the shock earlier, now utterly exhausted.

“Yeah, it’s been a long day, but hey, at least we pulled through, and made some good money!” Selene said cheerfully, still full of energy.

Joycelyn couldn’t feel the same excitement.

She checked her phone. Several missed calls from Ellison. Just seeing his name made her stomach churn with anxiety.

cake she ordered had already arrived at home, and she had even looked up some online decorations for

out the window, wishing she could skip this whole

“What’s wrong? You

him off,” Joycelyn replied quietly, her voice

grateful, not angry. You should call him over here, and we’ll teach

distant as she gazed out

handle it. I just need to sleep it off after getting drunk tonight. Tomorrow will be

We can grab a late–night snack

and to make her point, she reached into

The cold mechanical voice on the other end made Ellison’s expression

‘She actually turned her phone

mention your sister–in–law is here too, should we switch locations and grab a

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back into his pocket, barely glancing at Haddy. “No, let’s just head

Haddy said, though he was clearly curious but didn’t press the issue.

headed home first, planning to confront

and drinking heavily. She was thoroughly drunk by the time they

do you live? Let me take you home,” Selene asked, noticing how red Joycelyn’s face

shoulder, drunkenly giggled. “You’ll never guess where

out the address but was interrupted by a loud

the moment, she leaned into Aurelia’s arm and drifted off to

and the others exchanged looks. “I think something happened between her and

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