Ellison And Joycelyn: A Love Beyond The Rules Novel

Chapter 23 Chapter 23 0.47 % & ( +23 ) Joycelyns phone call to Ellison had just connected , but Tommy snatched the phone from her and hung up , saying , Youve had too much to drink .

Let me bring you somewhere to get some rest .

He pulled her up to her feet with a lusty leer in his eyes .

Octavia egged him on , saying , Its fortunate youre here , Mr.

Cross .

My sister cant handle her alcohol at all .

Ill have to trouble you to take care of her now .

Joycelyn was beside herself with dizziness .

She wanted to defend herself , but her words were choked in her throat , and the anger of being disrespected and set up burned in her chest .

Her body , in stark contrast , seemed completely drained of strength .

Joycelyn kept glancing down the hallway , willing for Aurelia to appear and come to her rescue , but to no avail .

Tommy and Octavia had soon dragged and pulled her along to the lift lobby .

Joycelyn could tell her chances of escape were getting slimmer and slimmer , and a deep sense of dread and fear overcame her .

She realized that she could only count on herself , and she would protect herself by any means necessary .

With that thought in mind , Joycelyn promptly bent over and started puking .

Octavia was immediately disgusted and withdrew her hands from Joycelyn , quickly pushing her into the elevator with Tommy .

Shes all yours now , Mr.

Cross .

Tommy didnt seem too fazed by the vomit .

He helped Joycelyn stay on her feet in the elevator and told her to try and hold it in .

Joycelyn ignored his advice and continued spewing bile .

As soon as they stepped out of the elevator , Tommy held on to Joycelyns arm and dragged her to the hotel room .

Baby , you must be feeling terrible .

Wait till I take care of you , youll feel much better soon .

Joycelyn had ejected most of the alcohol from her body by then and felt a little ? more clear headed .

She snapped at Tommy then she Let go of me .

If you dare to do anything to me , Mr.

Grant wont let you get away with it .

forcefully and began screaming for help .

Tommy immediately reached out to cover Joycelyns mouth before chuckling wickedly pulled her arm back service to the company .

He tapped the room key on the card reader , opened the door , off , Mr.

Grant will thank you for your to and pushed Joycelyn into the room .

that her phone had been turned Back in the office , Ellison had tried to call Joycelyn back after the line cut off .

He immediately knew something was amiss .

Rising abruptly from his seat , he commanded William to ready the car trying to call Joycelyn back .

But her phone remained switched off .

efore making a beeline to the lift , all the while I had Ellison knew that Joycelyn was a lightweight .

He had a hunch that the phone been made by accident , and it could be a sign that she was in some kind of trouble .

As the two men stepped into the elevator , Ellison instructed Willam again , Text me the address of that hotel they went to for dinner .

And get Linda on the phone .

He pushed the lift button forcefully .

back immediately on the pretext of William sprang into action as well , leaving a voice message on Lindas phone to call him back immediately a work emergency .

When they got to the carpark , Willian had intended to get into the drivers into the drivers seat of his black Bentley .

It was Williams first time being a passenger in his boss car .

He didnt know that he Cat of the Rolls Royce , but instead , Ellison got 12:57 Mon , Feb 10 O Chapter 23 was in for a wild ride .

E 4 / % As soon as they both got into the car , it pulled out of the lot with screech , exiting the office building and weaving in and out of rush hour traffic at an eye watering speed .

The whole time , Ellison continued to maintain a cool expression on his face , but his deep set eyes darted all around his surroundings , completely focused on getting to his destination .

It should have been at least a thirty minute ride in rush hour traffic , but he had cut that in half .

At such a dangerous speed , more and more traffic police cars began getting on their tail , demanding that they pull over .

All the warnings were ignored as the Bentley screeched to a halt at the hotel lobby , and Ellison swiftly got out of the car by himself .

His passenger , William , looked a little worse for wear , and even felt a little carsick .

He realized that Ellison had brought him along for the ride so that he could deal with the traffic police in his stead .

In the hotel room , Tommy threw Joycelyn onto the king sized bed and began to undress himself , despite the traces of vomit on him and the acrid smell in the air .

joycelyns mind raced to think of a way out .

Mr.

Cross , dont be in such a hurry .

You were right .

An ordinary employee like me can only get ahead by finding a capable man for support .

A capable man like yourself .

With glossy eyes and flushed cheeks , she slowly sat up on the bed and propped herself up with her hands .

Her lips curled into a seductive smile that accentuated her defined features .

Tommy gobbled up the sight of the beautiful , sexy woman on the bed right in front of him .

His eyes were opened wide and entirely awestruck .

Joycelyn saw her chance and cooed , I need to take a shower so I can get rid of this smell and gunk .

Be a good boy and wait for me .

Tommy immediately responded , Lets take a shower together then .

Joycelyn held back her disgust .

Wheres the fun in that ? Ill be out before you know it , so get ready for me here , she said with a sultry lilt in her voice .

Before Tommy could make a move , Joycelyn slipped quickly into the ensuite bathroom and locked it .

Tommy tried to follow right behind but realized the door was locked and pleaded , Baby , hurry up, I cant wait any longer .

I will , Joycelyn reassured him before turning to the sink and turning on the faucet .

She splashed her face with cold water and rinsed her mouth .

Her cheeks were still red , and her lips were quivering in panic .

As she looked around the bathroom , her eyes soon landed on the hairdryer .

She picked it up and felt its weight in her hand .

This will do , she thought .

Shed never crossed blows with a man before , and she could feel her heart beating faster all of a sudden .

She tightened her grip on the hair dryer and swung down with it several times , trying to get a feel of it .

She took a few deep breaths before she turned the faucet off and unlocked the door .

Tommy heard the running water stop and immediately rushed to the door , dressed only in his pants , and asked , Are you all done , beautiful ? Joycelyn poked her head out slightly and said shyly , Im not dressed yet … Could you turn around first ? Hearing her soft and innocent voice , Tommy seemed to fall under a spell and obediently did so .

12:57 Mon , Feb 10 O Chapter 23 3 34 / % 0 +23 ) The smile on Joycelyns face evaporated and she walked out of the bathroom , keeping her eyes on the back of Tommys head .

Are you out yet , baby ? Tommy was itching for release and couldnt resist turning around .

In that instant , Joycelyn brought the hairdryer down on his head in a heavy blow .

Tommy didnt seem like he was going down yet , so Joycelyn lifted her arms upwards , this time to deliver a backhanded hit .

That did the trick , and Tommy fell to the floor heavily with a loud thud , his fat belly jiggling .

Joycelyn was so frightened that she immediately dropped the hairdryer .

Her instinct told her to run away .

When she thought about how Octavia had tried to set her up , though , Joycelyn decided she wasnt going to take it lying down .

She looked for her phone and turned it on to call Octavia .

Octavia answered the call in a puzzled tone , Joycelyn ? Octavia , I just knocked Mr.

Cross out .

Can you come and take me away from here ? Joycelyn answered in a pitiful voice and added a few sobs for good measure .

Octavia immediately answered , Ill be right there .

Dont go anywhere .

She resolved to get Joycelyn and Tommy in bed together so that she would be able to marry into their family .

Joycelyn / hung up and her frightened expression was swiftly replaced with a look of determination .

She picked up the hairdryer that had fallen on the floor and waited for Octavia to show up .

She was going to get her revenge on Octavia .