Ellison And Joycelyn: A Love Beyond The Rules

Chapter 344

“What exactly is going on? Jerome, explain yourself!” Richard’s voice thundered with fury, his face twisted in utter disappointment as he stared at his son.

Jerome, taken aback by his father’s shout, snapped to attention, his handsome face stiffening with a solemn expresion. “Dad, I…” he stammered.

The rest of the family, woken up by the ruckus, rushed to the door, eager to see what was happening. As they reached the doorway, the scene inside left them all frozen in shock.

They quickly turned away, not daring to get involved.

Joycelyn, who had been on the third floor, descended when she saw the others‘ troubled expressions. She whispered. approaching Sebastian, “Sebastian, what happened?”

Sebastian, his face pale and taken aback, finally managed to mutter, “Jerome and Bellina… they’re in bed together.”

“What?!” Joycelyn’s soft white face stiffened in disbelief. She thought she must have misheard.

“Impossible, right? I didn’t think Jerome was that drunk last night,” Joycelyn muttered, recalling the dinner at the Schultz family the night before. The atmosphere had been lively, even Ellison had had a few drinks, but nothing had suggested this level of chaos.

She had always seen Jerome being especially affectionate with Bellina, but it had always been the innocent love of a big brother for his younger sister. This… it didn’t add up.

“Let’s get the kids dressed first,” Lily suggested, trying to calm Richard down as she moved to close the door.

Richard, clearly furious, slammed the door and stormed downstairs. “Jerome, get down here and explain yourself!”

Inside the room, Jerome struggled to recall the events of last night. Everything felt like a dream. The images were blurry, and what had seemed like a moment of passion now left him with a sinking feeling in his stomach.

Bellina was curled up in bed, crying inconsolably.

To Jerome, even though Bellina wasn’t his biological sister, the years of seeing her grow up by his side had created an undeniable sibling bond.

I’m sorry,” Jerome said, sitting up with a hand on his

eyes, wiping her face dramatically, purposely letting the blanket slip, revealing faint red marks on

flicked to the marks, and he immediately looked away,

know how

girl anymore. No one will marry me now,” Bellina sobbed louder, falling deeper

the scattered clothes off the floor and handing them to

next second, threw herself into

I’m scared…” she pretended to sob, her soft

had been holding onto some semblance of

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he said, struggling to maintain his composure. He gently pushed her off,

rushed to the bathroom, splashing cold water

later, they came downstairs. The entire living room was filled with tense faces. The atmosphere felt as if a storm was about to

had been a bit late coming down, had gone to the restaurant to get some food since she was a little hungry. By chance, Shirley was also

down next to her.

been chatting and strolling around the Schultz family estate, admiring the moon, discussing where to go next. By 9 PM, Joycelyn had been too tired and went to bed with

more drinks and then went upstairs. No one knew what exactly happened,” Shirley explained. “Jeff said the home’s security cameras weren’t on, so

juice, stared blankly at the family portrait on the

the living room,

yelled, his voice full of rage. The force of the yell made Bellina, standing beside Jerome, drop to her knees

to find Jerome. He got

falling to his knees in front of Richard. “This is my fault. I’ll take responsibility for Belle. I will marry

voice was firm, and his words hung heavily in the room.