Chapter 56
Chapter 56
Joycelyn almost got thrown out, and the shock jolted her awake.
She blinked her eyes, hazy with confusion. ‘Did Ellison carry me upstairs?‘
She swallowed nervously and immediately shut her eyes, pretending to still be asleep.
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But little did she know, her subconscious movement of clutching him tighter was enough to alert Ellison that she was awake. Ellison lowered his gaze with deliberate slowness, his voice cold and deliberately quiet as he spoke. “Pretending to sleep now, huh?”
Joycelyn’s lashes fluttered, her breathing a little off, but she kept her eyes
shut.
The thought of having embarrassed him in front of his friend made her nervous.
She hoped he would just let it go if she pretended to be asleep.
Ellison carried her out of the bathroom and placed her gently on the bed.
He turned to leave, but the sound of his footsteps faded, and Joycelyn quietly cracked open her eyes.
Suddenly, she was caught off guard by the sight of Ellison, arms crossed and leaning against the doorframe, his amber eyes sharp and glimmering.
“Joycelyn, your acting is wasted; you should be dumpster diving with that talent,” he teased, his tone dripping with sarcasm. Joycelyn sighed, defeated, and stopped pretending.
She sat up and yawned daintily, her voice still a little nasal from the alcohol, and her eyes full of a hesitant innocence. “Sorry… I embarrassed you.”
The truth was, given the disparity in their positions, she felt like she had caused him a loss of face tonight.
Ellison’s expression softened slightly when he saw her sincere, childlike look, and for a moment, his heart softened against his will.
fixed on her, “how could you agree to something
Joycelyn replied, her eyes meeting his with an honest, almost too straightforward look, despite the guilt
a little lazy. “So, the money ran out?”
left,” she said, her delicate face radiating a
did you
laughing a
looked like he wanted
different from the money
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didn’t understand but didn’t
tensed up immediately, her
voice stammering as
panicked reaction made
grogginess, she stumbled and
that hurts,” she winced, clutching her forehead.
he instinctively caught
want anyone to see?” Ellison
men’s business watch. The
the date on the receipt. It was bought
birthday?” he asked, glancing from the watch to Joycelyn, who stood there
to be…” she trailed off, unsure how
to me?” Ellison took the watch
than 100 thousand dollars, the design
one worth more than a million,” Joycelyn explained, rubbing her forehead where it still hurt
his eyes as he glanced at his own
into Carmelo when you went to buy
confused. “Who’s Carmelo?”
was a gift from a friend of mine,” he replied coolly.
it bought by Ms. Wilson?” Joycelyn blurted out without
stay silent about today’s gossip, but unexpectedly,
that it was out, it made her seem jealous.
But she didn’t.
didn’t mean to pry into your past with Ms. Wilson, really! I just overheard
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