Chapter 1 His Promise
Joycelyn Maynard slept with her boss after the company retreat. Now, watching him sleep beside her, her eyes traced the contours of his perfect abs as she swallowed nervously. 'Does this mean... I'm gonna be fired?' she wondered.
Ellison Grant's piercing gaze met hers. "We're getting married. I'll take responsibility."
Her mind went blank. 'Since when did successful men become so old-fashioned? One night together, and he's already talking marriage?' she thought.
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"Joycelyn, you're now twenty-six. Don't tell me you're still a virgin?" The teasing words from her colleagues at the company retreat echoed through Joycelyn's mind as she leaned against the hotel corridor wall.
