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

resisted, clutching her pants to

typing on his phone,

her still hadn’t moved, he turned to her and, in a low, commanding tone, said, “Put it on me.” “Ah? Oh.” Joycelyn felt silly, a

a 90 thousand dollars

time

wrist, making sure it was properly

the strap, her fingers

a small contact, her face flushed

her from the corner of

charged, almost

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as she withdrew her

still focused on his phone, glanced down at the watch on

with a

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I thought it was the best one. Though I guess it’s a bit too cheap for someone like you,”

materialistic, Ellison replied, eyeing the watch in his hand. “The cake you ordered is

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

could have

up. Wait ten minutes before coming down,” Joycelyn said quickly, grabbing

going

made a quick call to William. “Check if Carmelo bought

again. He raised his wrist, watching the timepiece that Joycelyn had personally put on him.

tightened, but a slight smile tugged at the corner of

rushed downstairs with the cake and a bouquet of flowers. She placed

cute little arrangement. The cake was small–a one–pound chocolate ice cream cake

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