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.

with a hand on his throbbing temples,

cried even harder. She looked at him through tear–streaked eyes, wiping her face dramatically, purposely letting the blanket slip, revealing faint red marks on

and he immediately looked away, horrified. He swallowed hard,

know how to continue.

we do? I’m not a pure girl anymore. No one will marry me now,” Bellina sobbed louder, falling

pulling the scattered clothes off the floor and handing them

second, threw herself

her soft body pressing against him, rubbing against him

been holding onto some semblance of control, now

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gently pushed her off, handing her the clothes and immediately

herself. Jerome rushed to the bathroom, splashing cold water on his face to regain

was filled with tense

get some food since she was a little hungry.

her freshly squeezed juice and sat down next to her. “Shirley, what happened

Schultz family estate, admiring the moon, discussing where to go next. By 9 PM, Joycelyn had been too tired and went to bed with Ellison, completely unaware of what had

and the others had a few 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 we

stared blankly at the family portrait on the wall of

downstairs. As soon as Jerome stepped into the living room, Richard, unable to contain

bastard!” Richard yelled, his voice full of rage. The force of the yell made

sleepwalking episodes since I was young and would always go to find Jerome. He got drunk last night, and none of this was intentional,” Bellina pleaded, rushing

his knees in front of Richard. “This is my fault.

voice was firm, and his words hung heavily in the