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 the event. But now, she worried whether Ellison would be even more upset once he saw

the window, wishing she could skip this whole day and jump straight to tomorrow,

wrong? You seem down. Did you

I pissed him off,” Joycelyn replied

immediately frowned. “With someone like you, he should be grateful, not angry. You should call him over here, and we’ll teach him

gazed out the

it. I just need to sleep it off after getting drunk tonight. Tomorrow will be a fresh start,” she said, trying to

grab a late–night

make her point, she reached into her bag and switched off

mechanical

‘She actually turned her

sister–in–law is here

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and he stuffed his phone back into his pocket, barely glancing at

next time,” Haddy said, though he was clearly curious

headed home first, planning to confront

her coworkers were still enjoying late–night snacks and drinking heavily. She was

Let me take you home,” Selene asked, noticing how red Joycelyn’s face was from

on Aurelia’s shoulder, drunkenly giggled. “You’ll never guess

the address but

leaned into Aurelia’s arm and

others exchanged looks. “I think something happened between her and her boyfriend, she hasn’t been right since the car ride.”

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