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!”

Bruce a cold look. “If the

I’m so scared! I’ll keep my eyes wild open

pressed his cigarette butt on the conference table arrogantly, ready to

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

and failed to understand what he said.

playing dumb with people, don’t you? Never have

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,

What he didn’t expect was that being tugged on his tie by her like this gave him

free. Instead, he stepped forward a little and

conference table!

his body had been

he just couldn’t help the physical reaction when

a sneer. “I’m

“Who knows if you had done lousy work on purpose? After all, you have a record. Isn’t that

Joanna was utterly furious.

he had been torturing her, and he had not felt guilty for once because he thought he was the

not! He

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,

and I are getting married soon anyway, and I’ve been sleeping with you for free for

Joanna’s heart was torn to pieces by his words, and her whole body couldn’t help but tremble with

dollars I offered? You didn’t take it. So I

her schemes, her

nobler she pretended to be, the

Joanna

she grabbed her purse and ran to

having an

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

running away,

must spit on her and trample on her

Inside the bathroom.

hands and pulled out her anti–depressants. With tap water, she swallowed

had been relying on pills and work to forget all her worries

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