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.

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

out the window, wishing she could skip this whole day and jump straight to tomorrow, when everything would

“What’s wrong? You seem down. Did you

I think I pissed him off,” Joycelyn replied

grateful, not angry. You should call him

shook her head, her eyes distant as she gazed out

off after getting drunk tonight. Tomorrow

should still call him. We can grab a late–night snack

dead,” Joycelyn answered, and to make her point, she reached into her bag and switched off her phone.

the number you’ve dialed is unavailable…” The cold mechanical voice on the other end made Ellison’s expression darken.

turned her phone

asking softly, “I heard Leon mention your sister–in–law is here too, should we switch locations and grab a

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phone back into his pocket, barely glancing at

time,” Haddy said, though he was

home first, planning to confront Joycelyn.

to him, Joycelyn and her coworkers were still enjoying late–night snacks and drinking heavily. She was thoroughly drunk by

Selene asked,

shoulder, drunkenly giggled. “You’ll never guess where I live…”

blurted out the address but was interrupted by

she leaned into Aurelia’s arm and

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