Chapter 55

Chapter 55

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Ellison hadn’t expected it. The person answering the phone wasn’t Joycelyn, but one of her female colleagues.

“Where is she?” Ellison’s voice dropped low, cold as he asked again.

“She’s drunk, at the restaurant. But she didn’t say where she’s staying, you…”

“Send me the address.” Ellison cut Selene off sharply.

Selene hesitated, speaking through the phone, almost instinctively obeying him, “I’ll send it to you in a moment.”

With that, the call ended abruptly.

Selene swallowed nervously, her back damp with cold sweat. “Joycelyn, what kind of man did you find? He’s so cold and fierce.”

“A bit,” Aurelia nodded in agreement.

“Do you think he might be the type to get violent when he’s angry?” Selene muttered, half–joking.

At this, the group fell silent.

Joycelyn, still half–drunk, straightened up when she heard Selene’s words. Half awake, she said, “What do you mean ‘domestic violence‘? He wouldn’t do that.”

Selene sent the address of the restaurant to Ellison and handed the phone back to Joycelyn.

“Joycelyn, it’s your first relationship, you aren’t being emotionally manipulated, are you?”

Joycelyn, cheeks flushed, wobbled a little in her seat. She shook her head and then slumped back onto Aurelia’s shoulder.

usually have that kind of presence,” another

and she sat up straight. “What? You guys called him?”

pointed at her phone. “I sent the

chill running through her, and the shock was enough

out her phone, unlocked it, saw the message

Joycelyn was stunned.

to take me home,” Joycelyn tried to stand, but the room spun, and she collapsed

regretted driving in the first place.

could find an excuse or way to fix things, the sound of a woman’s voice broke through the

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woman in a driver’s uniform stood at the

Selene looked

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the driver. “Thanks, I’ll be heading home now. See you

offering advice. “Do you want me to come with

him today.

“Really?” Selene said.

Joycelyn smiled

and the group parted ways, everyone going home.

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be there

snapped open, shocked.

She stared at

“Mr. Grant sent me.

replied, feeling embarrassed and

against the seat, trying to calm her racing

stop and the female driver got out to open the back

out of the villa and said,

back seat, he saw the small woman sound asleep, curled up in the car.

the moonlight, the sharp lines of Ellison’s jaw were cast in deep shadow, further accentuating

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