Ellison And Joycelyn: A Love Beyond The Rules

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.

looked up some online decorations for the event. But now, she worried whether Ellison would be even more

wishing she could skip this whole day and jump straight to

sensing her mood, asked gently, “What’s wrong? You seem

but I think I pissed him off,” Joycelyn replied quietly,

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

as she gazed out the window. Her usual lively

drunk tonight.

can grab a

my charger, my phone’s almost dead,” Joycelyn answered, and to make her point, she

cold mechanical voice on the other end

turned her phone

sister–in–law is here too, should we switch locations and

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eyes were cold, and he stuffed his phone back into his pocket, barely glancing at Haddy. “No, let’s just head back.”

time,” Haddy said, though he was clearly curious but didn’t press the

headed home first, planning to confront Joycelyn.

her coworkers were still enjoying late–night snacks and drinking heavily. She was thoroughly drunk by the time they

you home,” Selene asked, noticing how red Joycelyn’s face was

on Aurelia’s shoulder, drunkenly giggled.

the address but was interrupted by a

Aurelia’s arm and

looks. “I think something happened between her and her boyfriend, she hasn’t