Mr. Conrad Proposes To His Ex-wife Again

Upon hearing his words, Annie felt as if the blood in her body was frozen. She turned around stiffly. Seemingly she had lost her tongue, she couldn’t utter a beep.

Right then, they heard Joanna’s voice from the stairs, “It was an incident that happened three years ago. What’s the meaning to mention it now?”

Annie nodded her head desperately.

Clarence cast a glance at Joanna, curling up his lips into a sneer, “I always believe an eye for an eye. Let alone three years ago, even it happened thirty years ago, I’ll get even with the person one after another.”

Joanna asked, “Do you have any evidence?”

Clarence smiled ironically. After a few seconds, he said, “All right.”

He turned around and ordered his men, “From now on, if Annie Conrad steps out of the Conrads’ Mansion, no matter where she’s going, you can break her legs without telling me.”

Annie widened her eyes in disbelief. She tried to struggle for the very last time, “Aunt Joanna, please...”

Clarence looked back at Joanna, “I’ll go find the evidence for you. I won’t let go of anyone involved.”

Joanna’s expression didn’t change, but she gradually tightened her hands on the handrail on the stairs.

Clarence withdrew his gaze and strode away.

When his figure disappeared, Dempsey paced the floor with the walking stick and sat down on the sofa. He said solemnly, “Annie, tell me honestly. What on earth happened?”

...

In the black Rolls-Royce.

Nathan asked, “Mr. Conrad, it has been three years. Mrs. Joanna has already cleaned up the evidence. Probably we can’t find anything...”

Clarence wasn’t surprised. He said, “If you can’t find the evidence three years ago, find the latest one.”

“Mr. Conrad, do you mean the car accident that happened to Mrs. Conrad?”

From the beginning to the end, all of them could guess that it was Joanna who set Stella up, but the trouble was that they couldn’t find any actual evidence.

Clarence said, “Joanna’s men shouldn’t have all died. Keep on looking into the matter.”

“Yes, Mr. Conrad.”

After a while, Clarence added, “Keep an eye on Annie Conrad. Probably the breakthrough to bring down Joanna is on her.”

Nathan tentatively asked, “If Miss Conrad steps out of the Conrads’ Mansion, shall we truly...”

“Did I look as if I was kidding?”

immediately said seriously,

down. He asked irritably, “Has

look into this

said Clarence,

Nathan was speechless.

him, “But, Mr. Conrad, the studio should

frowned, “Go to her

we just go there like this, Mrs.

annoyed, “What

enlightened him, “We can take the chance and ask if Mrs. Conrad has finished designing

more if

excuse

and said, “Mr. Conrad, would

up at him

for the sake of advancing, “I meant it’s so late now, and probably Mrs. Conrad has gone to bed. Why don’t

Clarence didn’t answer.

Nathan thought that he finally could breathe a sigh of relief, Clarence said,

On the other side.

as Stella finished her design draft, she

the screen was an

her neck, stood up, and swiped to answer the call on the balcony

is that

“It’s me.”

kept silent for

played dumb, “I’m sorry but you must

you

grinned her teeth, “Oh, it’s you, Mr. Conrad. I don’t think you have

change a number to

“I see.”

block this

the wretched man didn’t speak, she asked, “Mr. Conrad, what’s

end of the line, Clarence asked unhappily, “Can’t I call you without any

Stella choked up.

a

the wretched man was so confident to order her to do something and who

herself down. She said, “I’m pretty busy. Mr. Conrad, if you

Annie gone to

her face. Mr. Conrad, are you blaming

indifferently, “She’ll never be able to show up

it, Stella was startled. She asked tentatively, “Is she still

want her