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 and took a sip.

milk was smooth and had an excellent texture when

now. Combined with her depression, her digestive system no

one bite

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

felt even more distressed

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

eyes empty and bewildered.

at the tender age of 12, she had ceased to feel any love or warmth in

taken in by the Haynes family, she strived to blossom, excel, and win her father’s affection, longing for that elusive sense of familial

in the

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

seemed as if fate itself toyed with them, their relationship destined to

to love her, to

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

anymore, please, don’t force

haven’t taken a bite. Are you trying to

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

in pain and didn’t dare to

Lilian answered obediently.

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

She couldn’t even see the

flow down her face. Her body

put the spoon back.

bending down to lift her in his arms.

resist, Joanna weakly leaned against his shoulder as Bruce

woman always managed to bring him sorrow.

to seek revenge?

pierce his heart

family doctor rushed

Haynes, are you alright?” the

sickness and can’t eat anything! Please check

her pulse, listening to

intense anemia,” the doctor

Bruce raised an eyebrow.

is in

Bruce’s eyebrows shot up

gravely, “Ms. Haynes’s health is in such a poor state that I suggest…

pregnancy continues, not only will it harm her, but it will also affect

any treatment available?”

few seconds. “If you insist on having this child, Ms. Haynes must urgently replenish

go of all her work and focus on a healthy pregnancy! Especially during the first three months, it

the risk of miscarriage will increase!”

deeply. His sharp eyes

ago, he truly didn’t want

the closer he felt to losing it, the