Chapter 17

The only thing Bruce wanted to do right now was to conquer Joanna.

He was simply an aggressive man.

Once someone was targeted by him, it was nearly impossible to get rid of him.

Joanna’s shirt was ripped open by Bruce.

And his hands were touching her body recklessly.

Joanna was so scared and humiliated, but she did not forget to fight like hell.

“Let go of me, no! Hmm…”

me, you understand?

“You think I don’t know what you’re doing? Nobody plays hard to get with me, Bruce Everett always gets everything he wants…”

As he said, the zip on Joanna’s skirt was torn apart…

However, no matter how hard she fought, pinned to the sink, she was powerless.

Horror swallowed her in whole..

This man had always been brutal to her, and she knew that Bruce would only stop when she was cracked and broken.

When Bruce was about to get what he longed for, the rapid and loud knocks on the door interrupted.

Bruce paused, and both of them fell into silence.

What a bummer!

They heard the door of the conference room pushed open, and there came the clatter of high heels.

It was Roxanne.

“Bruce? Bruce, are you there?”

At once, Bruce let go of Joanna.

“You stay here and don’t go anywhere!” Bruce ordered as he tidied up his clothes hastily.

Then, as if nothing had happened, he walked out of the bathroom.

doing here?” Bruce resumed his elegant demeanor

a contract with Joann. So I decided to stop by” she

Isn’t she here?” Roxanne looked over into the bathroom

frowned. “The contract is signed. Let’s go now,”

was done straightening her messy hair and stormed out of

at him. “Bruce, you

was he to command her

did not care if Roxanne was here or not. In fact, this was better. She could show Roxanne the real nature of Bruce

and red eyes told their stories

ghostly white.

bathroom at

forgotten Joanna,

to hide her fury, pretending that

then!” Roxanne shook the man’s arm

to spend too much time

want to

have a try–on wedding dress last

it. “Oh, sure, we’ll go in a minute.”

night, Roxanne and he had a talk, and she wailed like

her.

that he could not put off

what he

and her

heartbreak in her eyes, Bruce hugged

on the wedding ring,” said Bruce. “There was a batch of diamonds freshly coming into town recently. Let’s go and see if you like

Roxanne was ecstatic.

“Really?”

have given it to you as your birthday gift on August 7th,

year.

knew

thought she was too noble to take his money, she should not blame him for spending it on the woman who took her husband

wanted to see Joanna go

stood on tiptoe and gave Bruce a

crossed Joanna’s eyes as a sharp pain took place in her heart. It was not because of the money.

was turning 24 this year as well, and

for all the 24 years, her father only

“Happy now?”

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