Ellison And Joycelyn: A Love Beyond The Rules

Chapter 280 Chapter 280 91% The congenial lunch atmosphere had been ruined by Ellison's presence. Everyone was in no mood to enjoy their food, much less in the mood to gossip.

Clement wisely did not talk about his relationship with Lucy anymore. Instead, he was tactful enough to discuss swork-related matters with Ellison.

As a result, the camaraderie between the two men materialized naturally.

Joycelyn, Selene, Melly, and Aurelia exchanged glances as they kept their heads low to eat. They wanted badly to talk to one another, but they could only swallow all their words together with their food.

After lunch, Joycelyn bade Clement goodbye. "I'll let Lucy know, but ultimately, it's up to her to decide." "Mm-hmm. Sure. Sorry to trouble you." Clement thanked Joycelyn politely.

After he got into the elevator and left, Joycelyn heaved a sigh of relief.

Selene then patted her chest with all her might. "Gosh, I was scared to death. That time, after my senior had a meal with Mr. Grant, he was sent to Africa and hasn't returned yet. My dear Joycelyn, Mr. Grant is watching you too closely. When you sleep with your husband, remember to close the doors and windows tightly. Otherwise, Mr. Grant may slip inside in the middle of the night and hang around near your bed." "Damn! I almost choked to death when I was eating just now, but I didn't dare to make a sound." Melly felt the sway, and her face was still tense with lingering fear.

Joycelyn nodded in agreement. "I only focused on eating and didn't dare to look elsewhere." "Hush! Mr. Grant is coming," Aurelia whispered.

Instantly, the three of them stood there respectfully and obediently, breathing as quietly as possible.

"Joycelyn Maynard, cto my office." Ellison barked out an order when he passed by the girls, though he looked straight ahead.

William held the CEO's private elevator open for his boss. After Ellison marched in, William looked at Joycelyn. The hapless woman didn't have any chance to escape.

"Mr. Grant wants you to go to his office," Aurelia repeated.

"Whatever for?" Feeling quite puzzled, Joycelyn muttered softly, but she still walked to the CEO's elevator.

She followed Ellison into the CEO's elevator, which did not escape the eyes of everyone in the staff cafeteria. Everyone's gossipy genes went into overdrive, in particular Selene's.

Before anyone could say anything, she suddenly blurted out, "Previously, there was a rumor that there was sconflict between Mr. Grant and Joycelyn's best friend. This Clement is also Joycelyn's good friend. Is Mr. Grant angered and has he summoned Joycelyn for a scolding?" Selene's imagination ran wild.

As soon as she finished speaking, Aurelia knocked her on the head. "Eat sbrain-boosting food so that you don't spout nonsense. You think they are sweird duo?" "Gosh, the weird duo is Mr. Grant and his assistant, William Vance. That all-powerful assistant sticks to his scary superior like a shadow... Ouch!" Selene was prattling on foolishly until she received knocks to the head from all the girls. Only the did she shut up.

1/3 Chapter 280 The CEO's private elevator went straight to the CEO's office level without stopping As Joycelyn entered the elevator, she was still furiously messaging Lucy to update her.

As her fingers flew across the phone screen, Ellison gave her a side glance and snorted.

Only then did Joycelyn turn her attention from her phone to the tall and overbearing man next to her. "Surely you didn't think he was my first boyfriend just now, did you? You looked like you wanted to devour Clement instead of having lunch William lowered his eyes and scratched his nose in silence as he waited for the CEO to answer.

"Who on earth comes looking for an old classmate with a bouquet of roses? If I had been in office on Friday, he would never have walked out in one piece!" Joycelyn was aghast. "You're downright scary." Ellison gave a scornful snort and growled through pursed lips, "Hmph! You should seewhen I swallow them whole "Wow! You're amazing." Joycelyn batted her eyelashes in mock adulation like a fangirl who idolized him. Ellison burst out laughing at this juncture.

"Is that fellow really Lucy Barrett's first love? How is their relationship?" Ellison changed the topic and began to probe for details.

"Yes, and they have a good relationship. He's also a nice chap. He's the type that both Lucy and I envy and admire.

Whenever Joycelyn spoke of Clement, she had nothing but praise for him, whether in terms of his character or principles.

Little did she know that the man beside her had narrowed his eyes dangerously.

"You used to like him too?" Ellison's hand had clenched into a fist inside his pocket.

"Oh, please. It's only admiration. Don't make it sound so mushy by saying I like him, okay?" Joycelyn gave Ellison a cheeky look as she protested softly.

"Although he used to be many young girls' dreamboat, I only admired him. He madeand Lucy believe that there were truly wonderful, gentle, and outstanding boys in this world..

"In the past, when Lucy and I didn't have money to eat, it was Clement who brought us food from his home. Otherwise, we would have starved to death long ago." Joycelyn began recalling the past. She and Lucy cfrom broken families. Lucy was her salvation while Clement was Lucy's salvation. Thus, she experienced respect and warmth in this indirect way.

From Joycelyn's point of view, although the three of them were of the sage, Clement and Lucy gave her a sense of protection and security that only parents could give a child.

Later on, when they broke up, Joycelyn and Lucy hugged each other and cried as if they had lost a family member.

When she recalled the past, Joycelyn felt quite ashamed.

The lack of fatherly love seemed to have created an emotional void in her, but meeting Lucy and Clement seemed to patch up that void.

This wonderful emotional support sustained her until she met Ellison much later.

Initially, Ellison was clenching his fists tightly. After seeing Joycelyn sigh while she reminisced until her eyes turne i- rimmed, he decided to let that fellow off the hook. "By the sound of it, this fellow is not bad." 2/3 09:06 Wed, 12 Mar Chapter 280 "Yep, he's a good chap. Life is unpredictable. Relationships can't be forced. Only Lucy can decide for herself." Joycelyn sighed again.

"Looks like Haddy has met his match," Ellison mumbled.

"Huh?" Joycelyn did not catch what he said and stared at him curiously.

"Nothing. I have lunch prepared. Joinfor lunch. You can proceed to my office first. I'll be there in a while." The elevator finally stopped. Ellison emerged from the elevator with his arms around Joycelyn and told her to wait for him in the office.

He then proceeded to the washroom and began messaging Haddy on his phone on the way there. [Confirmed first love. Her squeeze in her youth. Even my wife approves of him. Tough one.J Haddy was very antsy after receiving Ellison's earlier text message. Finally, after waiting for a long time, he received the bad news that his rival was someone equipped with all the buffs.

Haddy's gentle expression looked calm as he encouraged himself, 'It's all in the past. It doesn't matter. I don't care! Despite the ostensible indifference, he texted Ellison, [I'm not signing this collaboration deal.] Ellison was confounded. [What's wrong with you?] Haddy was in a bad mood and sent out a notification in their internal group chat outright. [The other party refuses to give in. We will not proceed with the collaboration deal.]

Barely a minute after the message was sent, Lucy stormed into Haddy's office. "Haddy Ferdinand, what are e you doing? Their price is already the lowest in the market, yet you're still pushing to lower it further. You're deliberately finding fault with them!"

Lucy was fuming as she stood there with her hands on her hips, but her bright and beautiful facial features still shone through. Nonetheless, her voice was so loud that the staff outside got a shock. For a moment, people wondered who was the real CEO!

Haddy leaned back in the executive chair and gazed at the angry Lucy with his gentle dark eyes. HeOM sounded rather hurt, but he was very still frank. "No deal. I don't want you to be in contact with that Steward guy." 3/3