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.

a hand on his

at him through tear–streaked eyes, wiping her face dramatically, purposely letting

immediately looked away, horrified. He swallowed hard, his voice

know how

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

I’ll take responsibility for this,” Jerome said, pulling the scattered clothes off the floor

second, threw herself into Jerome’s arms.

her soft body pressing against him, rubbing

who had been holding onto some semblance of control, now found himself completely

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He gently pushed her off, handing her the clothes and

splashing cold water on his face to regain some sense of clarity.

living room was filled with tense faces. The atmosphere felt as if a storm was

restaurant to get some food since she was a little hungry. By chance, Shirley was also there having breakfast.

squeezed juice and sat down next to

next. By 9

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

stared blankly at the family portrait on

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

force of the yell made Bellina, standing beside Jerome, drop to

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,

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

voice was firm, and his words hung