Ellison And Joycelyn: A Love Beyond The Rules

Chapter 78

Chapter 78

Since the start of her workday, Joycelyn had been feeling assassey nor of forenting

Since Aurelia had been promoted to director by ta’s workout hader’s successed drittely knewer hard’s tombord Joycelyn had been unexpectedly tasked with taking over send’s regionalion

She had been busy all day, not even having time for a sip of water, as it’s demands meze irzotikly high

At 4 PM, her phone, which had been sitting on her deck, beges rising ano–dog

At first, Joycelyn thought it was from the Mercer family, ano de ipsosende, alking up to block the munker But then a text message popped up.

It read that her mother had collapsed and was bleeding from her mouth

Accompanying the message were three pictures.

Two were of her mother in the midst of coughing up blood, a gruesome sight, and the tied sowed her mother bying werk and hooked up to an oxygen mask in the hospital

Her heart immediately tightened in worry, but the suppressed the urge to respond

The images stirred painful memories of the Mercer family’s past mistreatment, and the cold reality and her again er own mother had never once stood up for her.

Her heart slowly turned colder as she thought about it

Just as she was about to block the number, another message came through [Dad’s been detained. I have to go to school, so you should come over, take care of Mom, and pay for her medical bills. If you don’t, you can come pick up her body later. I won’t deal with it.]

As she read this, Joycelyn’s face turned icy, and her hands began to shake with anger

This was how her mother’s stepdaughter treated her–hoping she’d die at the most crucial moment. Meanwhile, Joycelyn had been bending over backwards, trying to maintain good relations with them, treating them like family.

Joycelyn didn’t respond and quickly blocked the number.

About ten minutes later, her phone rang again. This time it was a landline, showing it was from the hospital

moment before picking

nurse’s voice came through, explaining her mother’s condition and expressing

they couldn’t proceed without it. They

said, though she wasn’t keen on going. Her mother had stomach issues, and now she had developed an acute appendicitis. Despite everything, Joycelyn knew she couldn’t ignore her.

at her unfinished work, got up, and asked Linda

hastily gathering her things, Joycelyn

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she paid the medical and surgery fees, signed the necessary paperwork, and watched as her mother was wheeled into the operating

face devoid of any emotion–no pain,

were memories of her past self–weak,

now, she was grown, with her own life. She didn’t have to stay

deep sigh, she went to the nurse’s station to hire a temporary caregiver.

rang again–this time a

the towing agent read out her license plate, she began to wonder if today was her unlucky day.

the garage, and

right there,” she replied, hanging up quickly. She gave the caregiver a few instructions before

there, she inspected the car from front to back but couldn’t

up, she spotted a familiar, sinister face with a mask, staring at her through

shock, but before she could scream, Cedric stunned her with an electric

keys. Open the trunk,” Cedric ordered, steadying Joycelyn

minutes, the car left the garage, and Joycelyn, still dazed, was thrown into the cramped trunk.

head, forcing her to regain

her wrists, her mouth taped shut, preventing her from

This was her own car. It had to be Octavia and her

they risked everything to kidnap her.

came from the front seat. “Maybe we should take her home for

Joycelyn’s skin crawl with

we can deal with her,” Tristan