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.

student, slowly picked up the spoon

was smooth and had an

she was experiencing severe morning sickness now. Combined with her depression, her digestive system

managed to take only one bite before feeling

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

distressed witnessing her

her back, his brow furrowed, and asked,

remained silent, her eyes empty

mother’s passing at the tender age of 12, she had ceased to feel any love or warmth in this

and win her father’s

the end….

emotions. Bruce was also overwhelmed with distress,

seemed as if fate itself toyed with them, their relationship

yearned to love her, to be loved in return!

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

can’t eat anymore, please, don’t force me.”

taken a bite. Are you trying to kill

couldn’t hold back the urge to retch, her stomach’s burning torment causing tears and mucus to cascade down her face as she curled up

saw that she was in pain and didn’t dare to force her anymore. “Lilian, call the

sir!” Lilian

a spoon and personally fed it to Joanna’s mouth. “Can you have

even more! She couldn’t

her stomach made her tears and snot flow down her face. Her

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

gently, bending down

shoulder as Bruce

always managed to bring him sorrow.

she here to seek

she pierce his

minutes later, the family doctor

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

has been experiencing constant sickness and can’t eat anything! Please check if there’s any

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

is suffering from severe malnutrition and intense anemia,” the

Bruce raised an eyebrow.

doctor furrowed his brow, his expression serious. “Her health is in such a critical condition that I

eyebrows shot up in

“Ms. Haynes’s health is in such a poor state that

only will it harm her, but it will

there any treatment

you insist on having this child, Ms. Haynes must urgently replenish her nutrition!

first three months, it would

the pregnancy progresses, the risk of

furrowed deeply. His sharp

truly didn’t want this child!

now, the closer he felt to losing