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!” Bruce

had just been bluffing. And that made him even angrier with

of cops. He did not want to be bothered at

still downstairs. If he was taken

had completely calmed 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

“I have a recorder here. It has recorded everything you just said to me. If you

recorder all the time! But it all happened too soon. So, she never

had recorded nothing, it was enough to protect her. At least, Roxanne would not dare

Roxanne’s face went pale when

what she just said to Joanna, then she could kiss goodbye to the innocent maiden image she had maintained for so many years.

see? Let’s just go look at the wedding

took Bruce’s arm. Yet she failed to hide the

Chapter 19

nervous reaction, and he realized that things might not be

so nervous?” he

put on her usual innocent look and said, “The

a deep breath as he stared at

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

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 own judgments.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255