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!”

you’ve gone too far,

thought Joanna had just been bluffing. And that

afraid of cops. He did not want to be

this critical moment when reporters were still downstairs. If he was

down. She spoke up again as her tone 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 definitely be my

then turned and looked at Roxanne coldly, taking out a recorder from her pocket. “I have a recorder here. It has recorded everything you just

all happened too soon. So, she never

was enough to

went pale

goodbye to the innocent maiden

Bruce. I’m fine, see? Let’s

Bruce’s arm. Yet she failed to hide

Chapter 19

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

are you so nervous?” he

second, she put on her usual innocent look and said, “The police officers will have to take us to the police station. That will definitely cost us hours. After all,

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

I didn’t! Bruce, don’t get me wrong. Don’t believe any of her words! I…

of reporters downstairs. I’m sure if this evidence gets out,

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