Ellison And Joycelyn: A Love Beyond The Rules

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.

veins were visible against his skin–long, lean, and strong, making it hard not to be tempted to touch

clutching her pants to keep herself

typing on his

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 bit slow to react. She took the watch and

was a 90 thousand dollars watch.

time touching

slid it onto his wrist,

clasped the strap, her fingers brushed lightly against his skin.

was just a small contact,

from the corner of his eye,

them spoke, but the air between them felt charged, almost as if it were simmering with unspoken

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voice quiet but polite as she withdrew her hand and

phone, glanced down at the watch on his wrist before

he commented with a slight nod.

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

replied, eyeing the watch in his hand. “The cake you ordered is downstairs.”

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

thought we could have

ten minutes before coming down,” Joycelyn said quickly, grabbing her phone and rushing out of the room.

her out, but instead of going downstairs, he went

if Carmelo bought a Rolex at the commercial center last night

at the watch again. He raised his

slight smile tugged

placed them on the

little arrangement. The cake was