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.

young student, slowly picked up the spoon and took

and had an excellent texture when

Combined with her depression, her digestive system no longer

to take only one bite

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

even more distressed witnessing her condition.

her back, his brow furrowed, and asked, “How did you end

eyes empty and

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

to blossom, excel, and win her father’s affection, longing for that

in the end….

silence, burdened by unspoken emotions. Bruce was also overwhelmed with distress, rendered speechless by the

toyed with them, their relationship

he yearned to love her, to be

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

please, don’t force me.” Joanna

retorted, “You haven’t taken a bite. Are

stomach’s burning torment causing tears and mucus to cascade down

she was in pain and didn’t dare to force her

Lilian answered obediently.

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

couldn’t even see the

and snot flow

the spoon back. His heart was

gently, bending down to lift her

Joanna weakly leaned against his shoulder as Bruce carefully laid her back on the bed, his troubled expression fixed upon

woman always managed to bring

to seek

would she pierce his heart

the family doctor

are

“She has been experiencing constant sickness and can’t eat anything! Please check

Joanna, checking her pulse, listening

is suffering from severe malnutrition and intense anemia,” the

raised an

expression serious. “Her health is in such a critical condition that

eyebrows shot up in

his brow and said gravely, “Ms. Haynes’s health is in such a poor state

not only will it harm her,

any treatment available?”

doctor paused for a few seconds. “If you insist on having this

all her work and focus on a healthy pregnancy! Especially during the first three months, it would be best if she stays

as the pregnancy progresses, the risk of miscarriage

furrowed deeply. His sharp eyes were filled

truly didn’t want

closer he felt to losing it, the more afraid he