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.

lean, and strong, making it hard not

to keep herself from

continued typing on his phone,

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 slowly unwrapped

was a 90 thousand dollars

her first time touching something

wrist, making sure it was

strap, her fingers brushed lightly

just a small contact, her face flushed slightly.

the corner of his eye, observing her every movement.

of them spoke, but the air between them felt charged, almost as if it were

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Joycelyn said, her voice quiet but polite as she withdrew her

glanced down at the watch on his wrist before turning

he commented with a slight nod.

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

in his

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 one,” he said, surprising

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

out, but instead of going downstairs, he went into his own

Carmelo bought a Rolex at the commercial center last night at

call, Ellison looked at the watch again. He raised his wrist,

a slight smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

cake and a bouquet of flowers. She placed them on the coffee table and began arranging them

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