Ellison And Joycelyn: A Love Beyond The Rules Novel

Chapter 279 628 In the staff cafeteria , Aurelia used the directors account to book a private room for the whole group so they did not have to lunch in the open dining hall .

Clement invited everyone to order their favorite dishes as if they were dining in a restaurant outside .

At first , the girls were here to dig for gossip about Joycelyn , but after hearing the whole story , they realized this guy was Lucy Barretts first love .

The change in the female protagonist did not dampen their enthusiasm for gossiping .

Clement , youve been separated from Lucy for so many years .

Moreover , youve settled down overseas .

The cultural differences are vast .

Since both of you have already moved on , its quite a good outcome : Joycelyn saw that he was quite sad that Lucy blocked him and tried to comfort him .

Previously , I had no choice because my parents migrated overseas , but now that I have the ability to lead my own life , I can move back to work and settle down in my home country , Can I ask you … Before he could ask Joycelyn to help him contact Lucy , Clement saw a tall and domineering figure appear at the doorway of their private dining room .

The moment that man barged in , his dark eyes locked onto Clement .

Clement instantly swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth .

He could sense this mans murderous air being directed at him .

Ask what ? Ask her out for lunch ? Great ! We can all join in .

Ellison squeezed his way in even though there were no more seats at the six person table .

Behind him , William appeared magically with a dining chair .

Thump ! The dining chair was plonked down beside Joycelyn noisily .

Thereafter , William stood guard behind his boss .

The special assistant had turned into a bodyguard .

His glare directed at Clement was no less threatening than his employers .

Before this , Joycelyn was listening to Clement with relish when she felt a chill behind her back .

Thereafter , that chill moved to her side .

She got a shock .

She turned to look at the icy faced man beside her with timid eyes .

Guilt instantly filled her entire body .

And he wanted to share her table again .

Wasnt this mans reason for forcing his way in for a meal a little too far fetched ? Mr.

Grant , you … havent eaten ? Joycelyn fumbled with her cutlery as she sneaked a glance at the man beside her , who seemed to be in an extremely foul mood .

Well , am I not getting ready to eat ? Ellison answered pointedly in a gruff voice .

He gave Joycelyn a side glance before glaring at Clement opposite him .

There was a nasal quality in his voice that made it clear that he had not recovered from his cold .

Ellisons dark eyes narrowed dangerously as he stared at Clement .

His thin lips curled up slightly , but the words that came out of his mouth were more chilly than ice shards .

The staff cafeteria in the Grant Group is not open to outsiders other than employees .

You cant even bear to go to the restaurant when you want to pick up girls .

Arent you too stingy ? As soon as he blurted out these words , it wasnt just Joycelyn who flinched .

Aurelia and the other girls were also visibly uncomfortable .

This private dining room seemed to have turned into an execution ground ! Mr.

Grant , Mr.

Steward is our business partner .

He came to our office to discuss a collaboration deal .

So we thought we could also have a meal together .

Aurelia tried to smooth things over .

After discussing the collaboration deal , you are now having a meal with five girls .

What kind of collaboration deal are you 1/3 09 : 0 Wed , 12 Mat Chapter 279 discussing to receive such a warm hospitality ? Ellisons tone seemed nonchalant and casual , but every word he said drew blood .

It was as if he wanted Clement to die of embarrassment on the spot .

In reality , Clement was getting along well with the girls .

However , Ellison painted him in such a bad light that he sounded like some scumbag with ill intentions who was trying to trick the girls .

You must be Mr.

Grant ? I am Clement Steward .

Im a business partner of your company and an old classmate of Joycelyns .

I happen to be free today , so I thought of having a meal with my old classmate .

Old classmate , old classmate … How many goddamn times did he have to say it ? Ellison held his anger back strenuously before snapping at Joycelyn .

Hmph ! Your old classmate is doing pretty well .

When Joycelyn heard that tone of his , she knew at once that he was jealous .

Yeah , he is .

We were good buddies in the past .

He was Lucy Barretts first boyfriend and we often ate together .

However , Lucy didnt come today .

Coincidentally , Clement is also a business partner , so we invited him to the staff cafeteria for a meal .

Mr.

Grant , did you catch a cold ? Do you want to have some hot soup ? This guy was in such a foul mood that he seemed ready to devour people ! Lucy Barretts first boyfriend ? Ellisons tone became a little hesitant , but no one detected it as they were still intimidated by his overbearing presence .

He cleared his throat but still remained calm and collected .

Thats right .

Who else did you think he was ? Some sinister creep whos here to poach your female staff , Mr.

Grant ? All of you are girls .

Theres nothing wrong with me being strict and cautious as a boss .

Ellison defended himself with an arrogant expression .

Hearing this , Aurelia and the rest finally heaved a sigh of relief .

Selenes gossipy genes had been raging earlier but after being startled by Ellison barging in just now , she had been sitting there mutely and did not touch a single morsel of food .

That was so frightening ! Joycelyn is a talent that Mr.

Grant is specially nurturing .

There were some minor incidents in the past , so Mr.

Grant is also a little anxious .

Mr.

Steward , please dont take it to heart .

Not surprisingly , Aurelia tried to make up some excuses for Ellisons treatment of Clement .

I have been too thoughtless .

Its only right for Mr.

Grant to be more cautious .

Clement was good natured and didnt make a fuss .

Its my treat today .

Let the head chef make whatever you want to eat .

You can also order anything thats not on the menu .

Ellison dropped his tough stance and performed an about face suddenly .

His eyes were no longer boring into Clement .

As soon as he finished speaking , he whipped out his phone and pretended to scroll through assiduously .

In reality , he took a photo secretly and sent it to Haddy Ferdinand with the attached message , [ Im having lunch with Lucy Barretts first boyfriend .

This rascal even came to my wife for advice .

He seems quite infatuated .

] Now that Ellison had ascertained he was not the cuckold , he wanted to rile Haddy up and gloat over his reaction .

Haddys retort was swift .

[ What ? Help me monitor him and see what this bastard is up to .

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