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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.

she bowed to thank the audience, and the applause erupted once

initial concern was replaced by approval after Joycelyn’s speech ended.

up, left his seat, and

Once she relaxed, the lingering tension hit her again. When she went down

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fell to the ground

She yelled inwardly.

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Joycelyn screamed inwardly that she was done for, a tall, raight figure quickly stepped forward and reached out to stop her from

did not come. Instead, a familiar sense of

which were seeing stars, and looked at Ellison’s otherworldly good looks

she realized that they were hugging in public

thought. I’m

frightened, so much so that she looked even more panicked than when she almost face–planted earlier. She hurriedly struggled to

in a serious voice, “Are you hurt?” “No, no, no! I’m not hurt. Joycelyn wanted to jump away, but Ellison’s grip was too strong.

shocked and gossipy gazes

very weak. The ambulance hadn’t arrived yet, so she was seated on

did Joycelyn manage

weak voice too. She looked over and saw that her face was completely flushed and swollen.

had now

Her head

a single step. Joycelyn gave him a look, signaling him to release her as there

go immediately, not caring about the opinions of the people around them. His blue eyes were fixed on Joycelyn seriously as he said, “You did a great job with the impromptu presentation in Mersian carlier. I’ll give you a bonus

again when she heard the word “bonus.”

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

you, Mr. Grant!”

reached Ellison’s ears. Her gaze was level as

she was standing on the

eyes.

to watch the drama. When she fell into Ellison’s arms earlier, everyone screamed.

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cold, giving off an unapproachable vibe. No one

current state was as

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