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!”

too far, Joanna Haynes!”

had just been bluffing. And that made him

He did not want

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

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

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

it all happened too soon.

enough to protect her. At least,

Roxanne’s face went pale when she heard

just said to Joanna, then she could kiss goodbye to the innocent maiden image she

I’m fine, see? Let’s

the pain in her stomach, Roxanne took Bruce’s arm. Yet she failed to

Chapter 19

frowned at Roxanne’s nervous reaction, and he realized

are you so nervous?” he

heart skipped a beat. The next 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

as he stared at Roxanne grimly. “Roxy,

don’t get me wrong. Don’t believe any of her words!

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. After

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