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.

picked up the spoon

was smooth and had an excellent

Combined with her depression, her digestive system no

one bite

days, she only vomited stomach acid. Her stomach and esophagus

felt even more distressed witnessing her

quickly came over to pat her back, his brow furrowed, and asked, “How

eyes empty

passing at the tender age of 12, she had ceased to feel any love

Haynes family, she strived to blossom, excel, and win her father’s affection, longing for that elusive

the end….

burdened by unspoken emotions. Bruce was also overwhelmed with

their relationship destined to be a tragic tale from

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

he had caused her in the past! However, her grandmother’s death, a consequence of

eat anymore, please, don’t force me.” Joanna weakly

haven’t taken a bite. Are you trying

urge to retch, her stomach’s burning torment causing tears and mucus to cascade down

was in pain and didn’t dare to force her

Lilian answered obediently.

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

couldn’t even see

sensation in her stomach made her tears and snot flow

quickly put the spoon

he urged gently, bending down to lift her

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

always managed to bring

here to seek

would she pierce his heart so mercilessly?

family

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

experiencing constant sickness and

the doctor examined Joanna, checking her pulse, listening to her heartbeat, and measuring her

severe malnutrition and intense anemia,” the

raised an

health is in such a critical condition that I

shot up in shock.

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

it harm her, but it

there any

insist on having

she must let go of all her work and focus on a healthy pregnancy! Especially during the first

progresses, the

His sharp

he truly didn’t want

now, the closer he felt to losing it, the