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!”

look. “If the contract

scared! I’ll keep my eyes wild open to watch you

that, Bruce pressed his cigarette butt on the

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

uncontrollably with anger and failed to understand what he said. “What is

was looking down at her. “You just like playing dumb with people, don’t

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

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

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

conference table!

his body had been missing

scheming bitch to the core, but he just couldn’t help the physical

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

when hearing this. “Who knows if you had done lousy work on

Joanna was utterly furious.

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

not! He was the

never… managed to sleep with you. I was framed. Believe it or

there. “It doesn’t matter. Roxy and I are getting married

by his words, and her whole

and do you remember the 100 million dollars I offered? You didn’t take it. So I used it to buy Roxy a big

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

nobler she pretended to be, the more

off me!” Joanna

she grabbed her purse and ran

having an

overwhelmed. She often had inexplicable tremors. When it got serious, she

running away, Bruce smirked

must

Inside the bathroom.

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

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

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