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.

recognize that voice. People don’t usually have

widened, and she sat up straight. “What? You guys

phone. “I sent the

running through her, and the shock was

out her phone, unlocked it, saw the

Joycelyn was stunned.

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

in the

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

I’m your boyfriend’s driver, he ordered this

woman

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woman in a driver’s uniform stood at the table,

A driver?” Selene looked at Joycelyn,

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driver. “Thanks,

slowly stood up, but Selene walked beside her, offering advice. “Do you want me to come with you, in case your boyfriend gets mad at

“No need. I promised to have dinner with him today.

“Really?” Selene said.

smiled

group parted

night, Joycelyn had intended to drink a little to smooth things over, but ended up getting far more intoxicated

up. We’ll be there in about 30

eyes snapped open, shocked.

stared

responded calmly, “Mr. Grant sent me. Please rest, madam. We’ll

replied,

calm her racing thoughts, but

into the villa estate. As it came to a stop and the female driver got out to open the back door, she realized that Joycelyn had fallen asleep

the tall figure walking out of the villa and said, “Mr. Grant, Mrs. Grant is

reached the back seat, he saw

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

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