The Return Of His Unrivaled Ex-Wife (Joanna) novel Chapter 16

Chapter 16 

Taking a deep breath, Joanna picked up the contract and went through it. 

This agreement was extremely strict, and the terms in it were completely overbearing. Given the current state of the Haynes Group, it was barely possible to complete the contract in three years. 

“This is unfair.” 

“If you’re afraid of signing it, just say so.” 

Joanna gritted her teeth with hatred. “Bruce Everett, you’re going too far! Be a man, will you?” 

“Yeah, yeah,” replied Bruce. “I’m just annoying, alright?” 

He slumped back in his chair, puffing on his cigarette, looking unconcerned. “If you’re too scared to sign, just quit the Haynes Group!” 

His arrogant look made Joanna’s insides burn with rage. However, she was not a quitter, not then, and certainly not now. 

The terms were unreasonable. But if she could finish the task, she could kick Bruce out of the Haynes Group for good! 

“Fine. I’ll Sign It!” 

Joanna signed her name on the contract without hesitation. Then she tossed it to Bruce. “Here, what about now?” 

Bruce smiled devilishly and let out one last puff of smoke. “Well, well, now we wait and see how things are going to end.” 

Women were stupid. Especially this one! 

He just teased her a little, and Joanna couldn’t wait to take the bait. Bruce was convinced that Joanna would suffer for sure. 

“I hope you can do it perfectly,” said Bruce casually. “Otherwise, you’re leaving Greyport, and this time, you are not allowed to come back!” 

Joanna took another deep breath before shooting Bruce a cold look. “If the contract is completed, you will get out of the Haynes Group!” 

“Ooh, I’m so scared! I’ll keep my eyes wild open to watch you burn.” 

With that, Bruce pressed his cigarette butt on the conference table arrogantly, ready to go. 

As he walked past Joanna, he was suddenly reminded of the naked–photo incident this morning. Anger rose from his inside at once as his thin lips curled into a sneer. “Don’t ever do childish pranks ever again!” said Bruce. “And you shrank my size? Was that to imply that I have never satisfied you in bed? Maybe I should have a go with you right now to remind you how big I actually am.” 

Looking at his defiant and arrogant expression, Joanna trembled uncontrollably with anger and failed to understand what he said. “What is the meaning of this?” she asked, ice in her voice. 

“Oh, cut it off, Joanna Haynes.” Bruce was looking down at her. “You just like playing dumb with people, don’t you? Never have the guts to admit anything! Ugh, you disgust me.” 

Joanna was so mad that she grabbed his tie and pulled him over violently. “I’ll admit what I did, but not for some stupid, false accusation. Now, you better explain your fucking self about it!” 

“Ha, like it wasn’t you who photoshopped my nude photo,” said Bruce. What he didn’t expect was that being tugged on his tie by her like this gave him an erection. 

Hence, he didn’t break free. Instead, he stepped forward a little and pinned her body against the 

conference table! 

It seemed that his body had been missing her. 

Bruce thought he hated this scheming bitch to the core, but he just couldn’t help the physical reaction when he was with Joanna. 

Joanna took a glance at the nude photo on his phone, and she snorted with a sneer. “I’m not that boring. And, if it was me, I would have done the photo much better.” 

Bruce snorted even louder when hearing this. “Who knows if you had done lousy work on purpose? After all, you have a record. Isn’t that kind of your specialty?” 

Joanna was utterly furious. 

All these years, he had been torturing her, and he had not felt guilty for once because he thought he was the victim. 

Well, he was not! He was the villain! 

“I’ll tell you one last time. I’ve never plotted against anyone! I’ve never… managed to sleep with you. I was framed. Believe it or not, I don’t care!” 

Bruce leaned over the conference table and trapped her there. “It doesn’t matter. Roxy and I are getting married soon anyway, and I’ve been sleeping with you for free for two years. No harm done.” 

“You shameless bastard…” Joanna’s heart was torn to pieces by his words, and her whole body couldn’t help but tremble with rage. 

“Oh, and do you remember the 100 million dollars I offered? You didn’t take it. So I used it to buy Roxy a big diamond ring!” 

He hated Joanna. He hated her schemes, her being tough, and her being noble. 

The nobler she pretended to be, the more he wanted to stomp on it. 

“Get off me!” Joanna shoved Bruce away! 

Then she grabbed her purse and ran to the bathroom. 

She was having an anxiety attack! 

After years of taking antidepressants, her body was overwhelmed. She often had inexplicable tremors. When it got serious, she couldn’t even hold a cup. 

Watching that she was running away, Bruce smirked triumphantly. 

To deal with such a scheming bitch, one must spit on her and trample on her pride. 

Inside the bathroom. 

Joanna opened her bag with shaking hands and pulled out her anti–depressants. With tap water, she swallowed down a handful of pills. 

All these years, she had been relying on pills and work to forget all her worries and pains. 

Ten minutes later. 

Joanna had not returned. Bruce was playing the ring on his pinky absent–mindedly, his patience. running out. 

He thought to himself, “She’s been in there for too long. Is there something wrong with her?” 

Then Bruce strode to the bathroom and banged the door loudly. 

“Aren’t you the toughest? If you’re crying, come out here. I don’t want to miss the pleasure,” he said.