The Return Of His Unrivaled Ex-Wife (Joanna)
Chapter 149

Chapter 149

"I already warned you. This is the result of your disobedience. It's only the beginning. There's more to come." Straightening his tie, Bruce gave her a cun ning smile.

Joanna felt a sudden throb in her heart as it pounded faster.

"Bruce, when will you let me go?"

"Well, it depends on how you behave. You have to fight for it yourself. If your behavior is good, I may let you go."

Joanna stared at Bruce coldly. "What kind of behavior do you want from me?"

Bruce smirked and taunted her, "You know very well what I want. Do I have to spell it out?"

Joanna's gaze turned cold. She was rendered speechless, consumed by an overwhelming rage.

After staring at each other coldly for a few seconds, Joanna suddenly said, "Well, you just want to sleep with me. Go ahead then."

As Joanna spoke, she took off her jacket.

She gave a look of submission, her eyes filled with hatred and resentment.

Bruce felt an overwhelming sense of exasperation when he looked into her eyes.

He thought, "Does she think I'm some sort of animal who will take advantage of her helpless plight?"

All he wanted was for her to leave Jaydon.

Bruce did not just want her body. He wanted her heart too.

"Joanna, why are you degrading yourself?

"Are you going to sell your body just to get what you want?

"Will you remove your clothes and sleep with a man just because he can give you what you want?"

Hearing his sarcastic words, Joanna's temper sparked, and her face turned ashen. "Bruce, you're such a strange man. What exactly do you want?"

Bruce pinched her chin and said gruffly, "What do I want? Don't you know?"

"Please stay away from me. Can we talk properly? Don't touch me." Joanna took a step back in disgust.

Her reaction made Bruce seethe with anger.

Did she resent his presence so much?

Bruce forcibly grabbed her shirt and brought her close to him. His gaze was reminiscent of a wolf fixated on its target. It was intense and unwavering. All he wanted was for her to love him. It was that simple.

Why could she not understand that?

Joanna could not break free from his grasp as Bruce tugged her shirt. She started to panic. "I'm sorry, I don't know what's on your mind."

Bruce's lips curled into a cold smile. "Do you really not understand what I want? Or are you just pretending?"

"I really don't know. Just tell me."

Bruce pondered for a few seconds and said, "I want you to love me."

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Joanna almost choked when she heard that, her eyes filled with a profound sense of disbelief.

A few seconds later, she looked at him with contempt again.

"You want me to love you?

"Ha! Mr. Everett, stop joking."

Bruce's expression darkened. "Do I look like I'm joking?"

"Mr. Everett, aren't you going to marry another woman soon? You want me to love you? How do you expect me to love you?"

"My marriage shouldn't stop you from loving me."

Joanna sneered, "Are you asking me to be your mistress?"

"Not my mistress but my lover."

"Lover?" Joanna gave a snort of disgust.

She used to love him so deeply.

Back then, all she got in return was humiliation and torture. She no longer dared to love him. She vowed never to love him again. She could never forget the pain he had inflicted on her.

How could she love him again?

"Joanna, I know you still love me.

"I can't accept the fact that you are now with someone else. If you want me to love you again, stay away from all men.

"I don't want any man near you, except me."

"Ha!" Joanna laughed contemptuously.

Bruce was so infuriated by her contemptuous expression that he domineeringly grasped her chin. "Joanna, did you hear what I said to you?

"Don't test my patience again. You know that I will always get what I want."

Joanna retorted coldly, "Mr. Everett, please stop your nonsense.

"We're all adults. Stop playing such childish games."

"Childish games? Do you think love is childish?" Anger rose in Bruce like a tide.

A hint of mockery appeared in Joanna's eyes. "Ha! Do you think there's love between us?"

"Why not?"

"All right. You can say whatever you want. I don't want to argue with you anymore." Joanna no longer wanted to argue with Bruce.

He was always so domineering.

Although she could not afford to offend him, she could still hide from him.

Seeing her offhand attitude, Bruce simmered with anger. "Joanna, what do you mean?"

"What do you mean by asking what do I mean?"

"I mean, can you stop your nonsense?" Joanna lost her patience completely.

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"Break up with Jaydon and be my woman. This is your only way out."

"What if I refuse?"

"You'll regret it if you refuse to do what I say."-

"Do you have to do this to me?"

"Yes!"

"Why are you doing this to me?"

Bruce was caught offguard by Joanna's question.

Why was he doing this to her? He did not know either.

He only knew that he could not bear to see her with another man. He wanted her everything, including her heart.

Joanna slapped Bruce's hand away and looked at him with a smirk. "Mr. Everett, are you in love with me?"

Bruce was so choked that he could not utter a single word.

He must be in love with her.

However, given his arrogance and pride, he would never admit that he loved her.

Moreover, he was the one who had forsaken her back then.

Even though he wanted very much to go back to her, he would never admit it.

Instead, he wanted her to beg him to take her back. He would then pretend to accept her into his life reluctantly.

Of course, deep down he would be happy if she went back to him. He was just pretending to be indifferent. On one hand, he wanted others to guess his thoughts, yet he was unwilling to reveal his true feelings to them.

"Love you? Hmph, what a joke!

"How can I fall in love with a single mother? I just think that you're still quite good-looking and want to play with you."

That was not what Bruce meant, but he blurted them out without thinking. They sounded so heartless and cold.

Joanna gave a snort, thinking that Bruce was telling the truth. She knew it. This was truly how he felt about her.

"Then why did you do it?"

"Do I need to report to you what I want to do?"

Joanna kept her emotions in check and said coldly, "All right, don't say any further.

"Just get out of hofe."

"What do you mean? Are you bent on rejecting me?"

"Mr. Everett, other than disgust, I don't feel anything for you.

"There's no need for us to entangle ourselves any further. Please refrain from engaging in such immature behavior in the future."

"You're saying that I'm immature?" Bruce let out a laugh.

Indeed, he was not mature enough in his relationship with Joanna.

However, true love was always immature. If one was very calm and composed, he probably would not be able to love with his heart. Joanna did not want to continue talking to him. She shrugged and pretended not to care. "Fine, just take it that I said something wrong.

"No one can stop you from doing whatever you want. You can do as you wish. Anyway, we've always been enemies."

With that, Joanna turned around and walked toward the door of the conference room.

"Stop right there!"

Joanna turned around and looked at Bruce with disdain. "What's up? Do you still want to make things difficult for me?

"Bruce, there are surveillance cameras in this room. If you dare to use force on me, I can report you to the police and sue you.

"Since you've forced me into a dead end, I can only fight you to the end."

When Bruce heard this, his face darkened. He retorted, "Hmph, do you think I can't live without you? Do you think you're my only woman?"

Joanna smiled, her brows slightly furrowed. She felt an inexplicable pain in her heart, but it was only fleeting.

She knew that he had never loved her, so she no longer longed for him to love her. "I know that you have countless mistresses. There's no need to hold

on to me."

With that, Joanna walked away without looking back.

"Joanna, you will definitely regret this."

With her back facing him, Joanna sneered, "The only thing I ever regretted is loving you.

"Thinking back, it's the worst time of my life. It's my greatest regret.

"A man like you doesn't deserve any love."