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!”

cold look. “If the contract

my eyes wild open to

that, Bruce pressed his cigarette butt on the conference table arrogantly,

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

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

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

him over violently. “I’ll admit what I did, but not for

who photoshopped my nude photo,” said Bruce. What he didn’t expect was that being tugged on his tie by

free. Instead, he stepped forward a little and pinned

conference table!

his body had been missing

hated this scheming bitch to the core, but he just couldn’t help the physical reaction when he

nude photo on his phone, and she snorted with a sneer. “I’m not that boring. And, if it was me,

you had done lousy work on purpose? After all, you have

Joanna was utterly furious.

had not felt

not!

anyone! I’ve never… managed to sleep with you. I was framed. Believe

matter. Roxy and I are getting married soon anyway, and I’ve been sleeping with you for free for two years. No harm

pieces by his words, and her whole body couldn’t help but tremble

remember the 100 million dollars I offered? You didn’t take it. So

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

nobler she pretended to be, the more he wanted to stomp

off me!” Joanna

her purse and ran to

was having an anxiety

years of taking antidepressants, her body was overwhelmed. She often had

was running away,

must spit on her and trample on her

Inside the bathroom.

her anti–depressants. With tap water, she swallowed down a handful

these years, she had been relying on pills and work to

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