Chapter 101

Joycelyn thought, ‘But I won’t let her have her way

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“Phew… Joycelyn took a deep breath, standing upright on the polium. Her hands, trembling on the lectern, clenched into tight fists.

Just as she was about to speak, her uneasy heart beat faster and faster, making her feel that the only sound echoing in her mind was her own rapid breathing.

She tried her best to calm herself down and retracted her gaze from the distance. She then directed her gaze on the face of the man in the first row with his long legs crossed.

The moment Ellison saw Joycelyn step out, his deep–set brows suddenly furrowed. He immediately said to William, who was beside him, in a serious voice, “Go check what’s going on.”

William immediately got up and headed backstage.

As if sensing Joycelyn’s panic and uneasiness, Ellison clapped again.

In the quiet conference room, his solitary applause was loud and monotonous.

He sat in the audience and stared at her with eyes that were deep and calm. He looked at her without blinking, his gaze penetrating and filled with both affection and encouragement.

Everyone present followed suit and applauded again.

Joycelyn was encouraged inwardly. She smiled and began to introduce herself.

As soon as she spoke, her crisp and sweet voice was clearly transmitted to everyone’s ears through the sound system in the

room.

After her fluent self–introduction was completed, everyone in the room erupted into thunderous applause once again

Looking at the PowerPoint slides, Joycelyn organized the words in her mind. Fortunately, she had participated in the previous press conference as a behind–the–scenes staff member she had also listened carefully during the exchange meeting at the subsidiary the other day.

She had a great memory and never forgot what she saw. Back in school, she had even joined a debate competition to improve her skills.

Even though she hadn’t seen the speech manuscript, she handled it with ease. She gave the introduction and report exceptionally well.

During the impromptu introduction which lasted twenty minutes, Joycelyn stood on stage, looking poised confident, and

calm.

thank the audience, and the applause erupted once again

was replaced by approval after Joycelyn’s speech ended.

stood up, left his seat, and

the lingering tension hit her again. When she went

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to the ground with no sign that it would

She yelled inwardly.

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quickly stepped forward and reached

Instead, a familiar sense of

a familiar groan. She raised her eyes, which were seeing stars, and looked at Ellison’s otherworldly

she realized that they were hugging in public

thought.

looked even more panicked than when

her flailing arms with both hands, his expression worried as he asked in a serious voice, “Are you hurt?” “No, no, no! I’m

and gossipy gazes of the

Linda said. She was still very weak. The ambulance hadn’t arrived yet,

not only did Joycelyn manage to deal with it, but Ellison also protected her publicly and caught

too. She looked over and saw that

had now

head

step. Joycelyn gave him a

them. His blue eyes were fixed on Joycelyn seriously as he said, “You did

again when she

was the kind of look a money–obsessed person got when they saw cash. Suddenly, her eyes

Grant!” Joycelyn almost

her height only reached Ellison’s ears. Her gaze was level as she

she was standing on

eyes.

people surrounding them to watch the drama. When she

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his aura was a little cold, giving off an unapproachable vibe. No one dared to make a fuss, but that didn’t mean they weren’t

state was as bad as when she went on stage

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