Chapter 7

“What? Are you gonna throw yourself in my…”

Bruce turned around in disdain, only to see a furious Joanna pouncing on him with her high heels in her hands like a lion cub. Before Bruce could know what had happened, he had been hit more than a dozen times.

“Why are you always so mean to me? What do I owe you? Huh? Why are you always so arrogant and full of shit!”

Bruce was so stunned that he forgot to fight back at all. He just stood up straight and took the hit.

All the years he had known Joanna, she had always been as timid as a lamb. She did not even dare to speak too loudly, let alone hit anyone with her

shoes.

But now, she was striking him with the high heels, which was simply unreal and surprising for Bruce.

“Stop that, woman! Don’t force me to fight back.”

Joanna ignored his threat and kicked it between his legs with all her might.

She was not the same weak, cowardly Joanna she used to be.

If anyone messed with her, she fought back.

“Ow!” Bruce was caught off guard and was kicked in the crotch. The pain coming from the most vulnerable part of him made his eyebrows twitch.

“How dare you kick me?”

“I’ll kick you again if you continue to offend me. We’d better stay out of each other’s way. Don’t think I’m afraid of you.”

Silently, Bruce fixed his eyes on Joanna in disbelief.

She had really changed a lot.

lamb to a much wilder

it, woman!” Bruce snapped, clutching Joanna’s arm and

been

that he cherished the most! If he had

woman must be

down on the sink. Yet Joanna didn’t want to be outdone! By using her hands and her feet, she never stopped

the bodyguard at the door heard the noise inside

bodyguard. Then he closed the

to misread the situation. After all, Bruce

I almost interrupted Mr. Everett. I didn’t expect that after four years, Ms. Haynes is still so good with men. Hmm, that’s something about that woman. She still managed to hook up with her ex–husband even though she’s now with Mr. Grimm! Oh, man, poor Mr. Everett. He has fallen in the same trap of that woman

disheveled, pushed Bruce away

blame me for being rude. What is

laughter. “You think I want

family in Greyport. He was a star.

first time in Bruce’s life that he had ever heard anyone say no

made the right decision to

you wait, you scheming woman.

smile, Bruce adjusted his tie and strode out of the bathroom with

the conference

makeup, pushed the door open and drew everyone’s

all looking at her

way his thumb played with the corners of his lips made the others believe at once that he just had sex in the restroom and

Chapter 7

in the restroom,

all, that was exactly what Joanna did to Bruce six years ago, and by doing so, she forced his sister to leave and marry

herself.

on their faces. Her face fell, and her

she said

Paul put on serious faces

at Joanna for a second and then threw a glance at

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