Ellison And Joycelyn: A Love Beyond The Rules

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Just as Andre’s assistant turned on the projector, Ruby, seated in the back, shot to her feet. She shouted loudly, “Wait a minute!”

Ruby’s gaze was fixed on the huge screen in front of the class,

Joycelyn, microphone in hand, felt her heart race. She was gambing everything on this moment, praying that the outcome would be in her favor. As Ruby pointed at her in fury, Joycelyn’s nervousness slowly began to subside.

“Miss, what would you like to say?” asked Andre kindly, his voice carrying a calm authority.

The media reporters in the room grew curious at the sudden ingerruption.

They had been under the impression that Professor Hayes was Ruby’s mentor. ‘Did Professor Hayes, perhaps, not recognize Ruby in the crowd without his reading glasses? Or was he intentionally addressing the situation this way? they said inwardly.

“Professor Hayes, I’ve heard that this student, Joycelyn, is quite amazing, Ruby said, her voice dripping with feigned sweetness. “Why don’t we let her tell us directly about the capabities of the Grant Group? PowerPoint presentations and dry data are too vague. Let’s hear from her.”

Ruby held her phone tightly and looked at Joycelyn provocatively

Joycelyn could see the guilt and malice in Ruby’s eyes from a distance.

“Ms. Wilson, I’ve heard you’re the leading female engineer in the industry, a protégé of Professor Hayes, Joycelyn responded smoothly, her tone warm but firm. I wonder if we could hear your thoughts first, as the esteemed professional in

the field.”

Joycelyn was calm and composed. She smiled and shifted the topic to Ruby,

She didn’t wait for Ruby’s response, and with the same ease, she turned to Andre, asking, “Professor Hayes, would that be all right?”

“Sure.” Andre nodded.

Ruby, who was standing without a microphone, suddenly found ber voice drowning in the sound of Joycelyn’s clear, authoritative tone. Before she could get a word out, Joycelyn’s voice had already taken command of the room

“Then, let’s all give a warm welcome to Ms. Wilson,” said Joycelyn with a graceful gesture, stepping aside to give Ruby the spotlight.

Joycelyn attended the class yesterday and participated in a spontaneous Mersian speech. She was no stranger to the stage, and she wasn’t going to be intimidated

She had no intention of letting Ruby bully her, not after everything that had happened.

just been abused on the Internet yesterday, but she is not afraid of

reputation in the industry, built on the

Joycelyn, but she did not expect

again, her smile still polite but unmistakably challenging.

move for a long time. Then, Joycelyn suggested, “If Ms. Wilson

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perhaps we should just turn on the PowerPoint slides. It might help you

clear Ruby was trying to avoid the screen at

when

else in this lecture theater th the huge LED screen would be

it was clarified that the photo was

tightly. She stalked toward the podium, her face showing the strain of trying to maintain some semblance of

microphone to Ruby and then quietly stepped to the side.

closer to Joycelyn and spoke in a low, venomous tone, “If anything about the photo is leaked, I will strip you naked and

clear, beautiful eyes

I’m talking about!” Ruby snapped as her grip tightened on the microphone. Then, she turned

simply stared at her, noting the heavy foundation that

her self–introduction, the people below the stage applauded,

spoke about her experiences,

Dressed simply in a shirt and casual pants,

by makeup, and her serene, almost ethereal presence drew the attention of the reporters‘

wisdom that captivated those around her She seemed like a senior student and was the embodiment of grace and

microphone to Joycelyn, who took it with both

She responded smoothly, her voice like silk soft yet rich at the

initially come to see Professor Hayes

by an hour, as students and reporters alike gathered

buzzed in her pocket, a message from a man flashing on the screen. The message was, “I’ll wait for

the back door.”

of her speaking at the

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