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?*

mad at me, he calls

one calls a girl that,” Joycelyn

head off. Haddy doesn’t call me that. Only when Ellison is playing around, he calls me Benny

of crispy bone, her mouth cracking with each crunch.

an eagle eye and wasn’t afraid to speak

at the smug man

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

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man seemed to have softened

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

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

She’d just been considering attaching herself to Ellison’s coattails, but now she was completely caught off guard. “No thank you.

her job with Ellison, without getting involved in

into a light smile, his eyes twinkling with amusement and

both with faces full of the classic “eating popcorn‘ expression.

just smiled gently,

shot him an irritated glare,

gaze gracefully, continuing to eat his meal with a composed air.

but feel that the atmosphere was just… off, though

the five of them made their

downstairs.

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

immediately agreed, swiping his card and calling Leon to help her pick out a

be seen with the high–profile men. “Lucy and I will head up

president of the Grant Group and a rich heir leaving, it just didn’t feel right for her and Lucy to

and not giving her any chance to escape. “Do you

was sweet and full

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

serious. “You know,

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 close, you’ll start seeing through

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