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, Joanna Haynes!”

been bluffing. And that made him even

cops. He did not want to

still downstairs. If

got harsher, “If you don’t mind making 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

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

recorder all the time! But it all happened too soon.

enough to protect her. At least, Roxanne would

expected, Roxanne’s face went pale when she

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

Let’s

stomach, Roxanne took Bruce’s arm. Yet she failed to hide the slight unease

Chapter 19

frowned at Roxanne’s nervous reaction, and he realized that things might not be so

you so nervous?” he

I just don’t want to make a big deal out of it,” stammered Roxanne as her heart skipped a beat. The next second, she put on her usual innocent look and said, “The police officers

took a deep breath as he stared at Roxanne grimly. “Roxy, did

me wrong. Don’t believe any

go to the station together, and the truth will come out. Roxanne, there are a lot of reporters downstairs. I’m

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