Chapter 19

Time seemed to freeze for a while.

Bruce felt so weak, but luckily, he was strong enough not to pass out on the spot.

“How dare you taser me?” Bruce fixed his murderous eyes on Joanna as if a falcon was targeting its

prey.

Joanna staggered back a little, but still, she managed to calm herself down. “It was self–defense. If you come at me again. I’ll call the police!”

Bruce snorted with angry laughter. “Call the police? Well, go ahead!”

He was the number one man in Greyport!

To put it bluntly, even the local government needed the support of the Everett family! Even if the police come, they would side with Bruce!

“Don’t be angry, Bruce. Joann didn’t mean to…”

Bruce scoffed, “It’s none of your business. This is between her and me!”

At first, he did it for Roxanne. While now, he was just taken control by his rage.

Joanna called out to the door, “Cora.”

Cora, her personal assistant, pushed the door open and came in. “Yes, Ms. Haynes?”

“Call the police immediately. Tell them there’s trouble here!”

“I see!”

far,

had just been bluffing. And

afraid of cops. He did not want to

when reporters were still downstairs. If he was taken

a scene, let’s go to the police station together! Doctors will know if I had really assaulted Roxanne. If I pushed her, there would definitely

pocket. “I have a recorder here. It has recorded everything you just said to me. If you don’t mind, I’ll play it right

like to carry a tiny recorder all the time! But it all happened too soon. So, she never had the chance to turn it

was enough to

went pale when

to the innocent maiden image she had maintained for so many years. All her schemes would

Let’s just go look at

arm. Yet she failed to hide the slight

Chapter 19

reaction, and he realized that things might not be

so

skipped a beat. The next second, she put on her usual innocent look and said, “The police

as he stared at Roxanne grimly. “Roxy, did you just lie

didn’t! Bruce, don’t get me wrong. Don’t

would not go easy on Roxanne. “You go ahead,” she said. “When the officers get here, let’s go to the station together, and the truth will come out. Roxanne, there are a lot of reporters downstairs. I’m sure if this evidence gets out, people will have their

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