Ellison And Joycelyn: A Love Beyond The Rules

Chapter 57

Chapter 57

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“Talking to you is enough to drive me mad,”

said with an almost existential expression of despair.

Joycelyn hesitated, unsure how to respond to the obvious mismatch in their wavelengths.

She could sense his frustration, yet he didn’t seem in a rush to leave. Instead, he took out his phone and began typing

She glanced up at him. The bright light fell on his chiseled face, accentuating his sharp features. His cold, penetrating gaze beneath those sword–like brows seemed to hide a profound depth, one that made him hard to read.

The two of them just stood there, with Joycelyn feeling increasingly uneasy.

Her bare feet shuffled nervously against the floor like a child caught doing something wrong,

Out of sheer boredom, she stretched her neck, trying to sneak a peek at his phone screen.

She couldn’t quite make out the contact name but saw the message he had sent. [Who told you to buy this watch for me!]

The few words, combined with the exclamation mark, carried an air of authority that made Joycelyn freeze.

Ellison glanced at her, having noticed her attempt at eavesdropping.

Realizing she’d been caught, Joycelyn quickly changed the topic, pointing to the watch on the table.

“Do you like this watch? Want to try it on?” she asked, offering it up casually.

Ellison immediately extended his left hand toward her.

“Mm?” Joycelyn blinked, her eyes lowering to his hand, which was elegantly sculpted.

and strong, making it hard not to be tempted to touch it.

she resisted, clutching her pants to keep

his

said, “Put it on me.” “Ah?

90 thousand dollars watch.

time touching something that

slid it onto his wrist, making

clasped the strap, her fingers brushed lightly

just a small contact, her face flushed slightly.

her from the corner of his eye, observing her every

them felt charged, almost as

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voice quiet but polite as she withdrew her

at the watch

bad,” he commented with a slight nod.

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Though I

eyeing the watch in his hand. “The cake you

birthday already pass?” Joycelyn asked. Since she had learned that Ellison didn’t like celebrating his birthday, she hadn’t dared to

I thought we could have

go set it up. Wait ten minutes before coming down,” Joycelyn said quickly, grabbing her phone and rushing

of going downstairs, he went into his

William. “Check if Carmelo bought

raised his

a slight smile tugged at the corner

flowers. She placed them on the coffee table and

set up a cute little arrangement. The cake was small–a one–pound chocolate ice cream cake shaped like “The

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