The Return of His Unrivaled Ex-Wife by Zara Gibbon

Chapter 222

Joanna listened, her eyes turning red as she stared at Bruce with resentment and anger.

Bruce sensed her anger but remained unaffected. He raised an eyebrow slightly, his gaze calm yet provoking.

If she wanted to challenge him, he had plenty of ways to put her in her place.

*I’ll count to 3. You should be right over for dinner!

“You know, I always keep my word!”

Joanna rolled her eyes, and tears welled up instantly.

She had intended to stand her ground against him, but the moment she saw the children, she crumbled instantly.

This damn jerk always knew how to exploit her vulnerabilities.

Receiving no response from Joanna, Bruce began counting, “One”

Joanna’s heart tightened, and she stared sharply at Bruce, filled with intensity.

“Two…” Bruce’s tone grew more serious.

“Three…” Bruce finished counting and stood up, heading towards the door.

Seeing this, Joanna didn’t dare to argue further. She suppressed her anger and reluctantly walked toward the dining table.

Her hair was disheveled, and her figure had become so thin, she was like a bag of bones. Even the smallest–sized clothes hung loosely on her.

On the table, there was an assortment of nutritious dishes.

Milk, sea cucumbers, codfish, and more, were all carefully prepared by top nutritionists.

However, despite her two–day hunger, Joanna had no appetite.

Joanna sat down at the table, feeling numb.

Bruce sat across from her, his demeanor cold, as if interrogating a suspect, his gaze fixed on her.

Though his face remained expressionless, his heart felt like it was being pricked by a needle.

Back when he first met Joanna, although she was slim back then, she wasn’t as emaciated as she was now.

At that time, she was radiant and healthy, her eyes bright and clear, always accompanied by a gentle smile. She was like a sunflower blooming under the sun, leaving an everlasting impression.

But now, although still beautiful, she emitted a sense of sickness and desolation.

Especially how thin she had become! Her limbs were so delicate that they seemed like they could snap with the slightest touch.

“Drink this milk!” Bruce pushed a bowl of milk toward her.

a young student, slowly picked up the spoon and

had an

severe morning sickness now. Combined with her

only one bite before feeling nauseous

eaten nothing for the past two days, she only vomited stomach acid. Her stomach and esophagus burned.

distressed

pat her back, his brow furrowed, and

her eyes empty

tender age of 12, she had ceased to feel any

to blossom, excel, and win her father’s affection, longing for that elusive sense of familial

in the

by unspoken emotions. Bruce was also overwhelmed with distress, rendered speechless by the weight on his heart.

relationship destined to

he yearned to love her, to be loved in return!

the pain he had caused her in the past! However, her grandmother’s death, a consequence of their association, made forgiveness impossible–for both him and

please, don’t force

Bruce retorted, “You haven’t taken a bite. Are you trying to

tears and mucus to cascade down her face as she curled up

that she was in pain and didn’t dare

sir!” Lilian

stirred the milk with a spoon and personally fed it to Joanna’s mouth.

couldn’t even see the

stomach made her tears and snot flow down her face. Her body arched like a bent

eating!” Bruce quickly put the spoon back. His heart

rest,” he urged gently, bending down to lift

Bruce carefully laid her back

always managed to

to seek

would she pierce

later, the family doctor rushed over.

you? Ms. Haynes, are you alright?” the doctor greeted them.

sickness and can’t

Joanna, checking her pulse, listening to her heartbeat, and

severe malnutrition and intense anemia,” the doctor gravely informed him.

Bruce raised an eyebrow.

health is in

shot

gravely, “Ms. Haynes’s health is in such

the pregnancy continues, not only will it harm her, but it will

there any

“If you insist on having this child,

and focus on a healthy pregnancy! Especially during the first three months, it would

the risk of

furrowed deeply. His sharp eyes were filled with

he truly didn’t want this child!

to losing