Ellison And Joycelyn: A Love Beyond The Rules

Chapter 206

Chapter 206

At lunch, Lucy was completely absorbed in the feast before her, devouring everything in sight.

Ellison kept serving Joycelyn, while Joycelyn, ever the attentive one, kept feeding Lucy, saying, “Roast ribs, your favorite. And this roast beef, and the seafood is pretty good too.”

Haddy, seated across from them, couldn’t help but glance up every time Joycelyn served herself or Lucy.

Joycelyn was so focused on taking care of Lucy that she didn’t even notice when Ellison, sitting beside her, kicked Haddy under the table with a little nudge of his long leg.

Haddy looked up with an innocent expression, his handsome face completely unreadable.

Ellison squinted slightly, and the look in his eyes seemed to say, “You better catch on.”

Haddy returned a polite glance, then elegantly speared a piece of the soft roast beef with his fork and placed it on his plate.

Lucy saw the fork heading her way, and without thinking, she grabbed her plate and shifted her body slightly to the side.

The message was clear: Not today, thank you.

Haddy paused in midair for a brief moment, then silently transferred the piece of beef to his own plate.

Sandra, sitting at the head of the table, was watching everything unfold with keen interest. She glanced back and forth, her eyes more focused on the drama at the table than the food in front of her.

After a few moments, she suddenly made a loud clink as she pulled her fork out and stared at it.

The metal fork had a noticeable bend in it.

“Sandra, why aren’t you eating?” Joycelyn asked, glancing at Sandra’s goofy grin.

“I am eating,” Sandra replied, still chewing, “I’m just watching the show.”

Joycelyn raised an eyebrow, a little puzzled. “What are you watching?”

“Benny Bull, eat your own food. Don’t tire out poor Joycelyn,” Ellison shot a glance at Sandra, who was lying like a child on the table.

“Benny Bull?” Joycelyn frowned, giving Ellison an almost reprimanding look. “Why are you calling her that?*

Ellison’s mad at

girl that,” Joycelyn said,

doesn’t call me that. Only when Ellison is playing around, he

of crispy bone, her mouth cracking with each crunch. “If

her youth, Sandra had an eagle eye and wasn’t afraid to

man beside her, then quickly served

and you’re eating up her childish jealousy? And you still want a kid

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since their wedding, the cold, stoic man seemed to have softened

a nanny certificate?” Lucy asked between bites, glancing up at Ellison

1 introduce Haddy to you? You might want to consider it, Ellison replied with a wicked gleam in

choked on her food. She’d just been considering attaching herself to Ellison’s coattails, but now she was completely caught

just sticking to her job with

curled into a light smile, his eyes twinkling

Sandra exchanged knowing looks, both with faces full

didn’t say anything. He just smiled gently, watching them

him an irritated

continuing to eat his meal with

was just… off, though she couldn’t pinpoint exactly what was wrong.

the five of them made

downstairs.

Ellison, asking him to switch the car. She didn’t want to take Joycelyn’s old bus anymore; she

card and calling Leon to help her pick

ahead,” Joycelyn said, not wanting to be seen with the high–profile men. “Lucy and I will head up later.”

a rich heir leaving, it just didn’t feel right for her and Lucy to be walking around with them. It felt too out of place, too obvious.

out of sight, Joycelyn linked her arm through Lucy’s, clutching her tightly and not giving her any chance to escape. “Do you feel like Haddy’s acting differently toward you? The way he looks at

smile was sweet and

at her best friend’s bright, innocent expression. “He’s just the type to act like

eyes serious.

you’re being pampered by Mr. Grant, but Haddy’s not someone you can play around with. A man like him, not married at his age, it’s likely that his heart is still unattached. He’s not a guy who’ll just play games. He’s serious about his relationships. But if you get too

status and wealth, were fine for a fling, but building anything long–term would