Ellison And Joycelyn: A Love Beyond The Rules

Chapter 203

Chapter 203

“Alright, send me the address. Sandra and I are getting ready to head over now,” Joycelyn said, her mood light, her packing movements quickening.

She hung up the phone and contacted Lucy.

Lucy, who had just started her new job today, had only just arrived at the office and wasn’t familiar with her colleagues. She hadn’t quite fit in yet. But when she heard Joycelyn was having lunch with her, she was thrilled.

Without asking many questions, she got the address and immediately took a cab after work.

It wasn’t far for Lucy; just a twenty–minute ride.

The restaurant was on the 88th floor, and with her VIP status, Lucy was escorted by the front desk staff into the elevator.

Lucy quickly texted Joycelyn to let her know she’d arrived.

The elevator ascended from the second basement floor, and when the doors opened, a tall, elegant figure appeared before her eyes.

Out of the corner of her eye, Lucy noticed how the perfectly pressed trousers hugged his long legs. Of course, in a high–end restaurant, there would be more men with such refined charm.

Just as Lucy thought this, she heard a familiar voice. “Not coming in?”

Lucy looked up from her phone, and there he was: Haddy.

His eyes hid a depth of tenderness–warm, polite, and noble.

“You go ahead,” Lucy said, lowering her face again.

The elevator doors slowly began to close, but Haddy reached out, pressed the open button, and with a gaze that sparkled like stars, he lowered his eyes and softly said, “Haven’t seen you all day, Miss Barrett, and now you’re shy?”

Lucy shot her head up, her makeup bright, her aura one of a powerful woman, her eyes flickering with a trace of angry annoyance. “I’m just worried you’ll ruin my appetite later.”

“This restaurant has great food. It won’t ruin it,” Haddy said.

lowered her gaze back to her

press her. As the elevator doors closed, he hit the second–floor button. The doors

and Lucy walked in, planning

man in front of

fingers–hands that any hand enthusiast would swoon over–felt oddly familiar. The scent surrounding him was too

looked up from her phone.

And, of course–Haddy.

are you back here again?” Lucy asked, annoyed, as she pressed a few random floor numbers, hoping to escape without having to ride up

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it was too late. The elevator began to ascend.

spend less time on your phone outside, or you’ll ruin your eyesight,” Haddy said, his voice gentle and melodic, not

Lucy could feel her blood

sarcastic or loud remarks, Haddy always had this calm, refined demeanor. The kind of man who, even if you punched

like him, with too much patience, could

closer to press the buttons

at every floor. Only

stopped. The lights

terrified. Her heart raced as she thought, ‘Oh my god, did I break

her by the arm. “Don’t press

right? It’s not going to fall, is

had known, she would’ve just

it falls, at least you’ll have me to cushion the blow,” Haddy

in her throat, while Haddy was still cracking dark jokes.

anything more. Instead, she pressed the emergency

scared Lucy with one hand while gripping the elevator railing

things out with security, she pulled out her phone to message Ellison, only to realize there

crouched down, her face gradually losing color, her body trembling.

a minute or so, her bright face turned pale, and her

her. “What’s wrong? Don’t be scared.

unable to hold back the overwhelming fear. Looking up, she saw Haddy

herself on strength, felt her eyes begin to water. “Is it okay to be scared?” she