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,

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

not afraid of cops. He did not want

were still downstairs. If he was

a scene, let’s go to the police station together! Doctors will know if I had really assaulted Roxanne. If

everything you just said to me. If you don’t mind, I’ll play it right now so that we can all hear the

all happened too

though the recorder had recorded nothing, it was enough to protect her. At least, Roxanne would

expected, Roxanne’s face went pale

Bruce heard what she just said to Joanna, then she could kiss goodbye to the innocent maiden image she had maintained

see? Let’s just go look

arm. Yet she failed

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realized that

so nervous?”

I’m just… I just don’t want to make a big deal out of it,” stammered Roxanne as her heart skipped a beat. The next second, she put on her usual innocent look and

Roxanne grimly. “Roxy, did you just lie to

wrong. Don’t believe any of her words!

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

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