The Return of His Unrivaled Ex-Wife by Zara Gibbon

Chapter 484

In the office, Joanna took a deep breath and exhaled, “Bruce, did I overreact just now?” she asked, her voice filled with uncertainty and self–doubt.

“No! Your performance was excellent!” Bruce said, giving her a thumbs–up, his eyes shining with admiration.

“Really? Don’t lie to me!” she pleaded.

“Why are you losing confidence now?” Bruce said, hooking his arm around her waist, drawing her closer. He looked at her affectionately and indulgently as he gently lifted her chin, his touch reassuring and comforting.

“Last night, you deliberately pretended to be asleep and didn’t do the assignment. Now you must make up for it!” Bruce said, his voice teasing, his hands playfully wandering. A mischievous glint sparkled in his eyes.

Joanna frowned and turned to the side, her frustration evident. “Oh, come on, can you not be so childish? Seriously, can you act more maturely?” she asked, her tone a mixture of exasperation and longing for seriousness.

“How am I immature?” Bruce replied nonchalantly, his gaze filled with tenderness and a hint of melancholy.

He did not know when he would end up in jail!

Once he was in prison, who knew when he would be released? With their limited time now, he did not want to be apart from her even for a moment!

“If you keep doing that, I’ll get angry!” Joanna warned firmly, forcefully prying open his mischievous hands, her determination shining through.

“What’s wrong?” Bruce asked.

Joanna blushed and scolded, “It’s daytime, and we’re in the office. Can’t you stop thinking about that kind of thing? If we really have to, can’t it wait until we get home at night?” she implored, her voice tinged with embarrassment and a hint of playfulness.

Bruce smiled at her words, his expression softening. “Okay, okay, I’ll listen to you, alright? Don’t be mad, darling,” he reassured her, his voice warm and understanding.

“Can you not be so cheesy?” Joanna said, her tone exasperated.

“Let

express

all my

everything,” he confessed,

said, his eyes tinged with a hint of crimson, yet his expression remained void of disappointment or sadness. His emotions ran

felt a stir in her heart and gazed deeply into his eyes, captivated by

feelings. Sometimes, even when he seems to be smiling, he might be extremely annoyed deep down. And when he gets angry, it doesn’t necessarily mean he is distraught. No one can read his true emotions from his face, not

Chapter 484

why have you been acting strange these days?” she inquired, her curiosity piqued, her eyes

“Joanna Haynes, can you say ‘I love you‘ to me? I want to hear it,” he requested eagerly,

hesitated, her lips trembling. But the words “I love you” got stuck in her throat, and she could not bring herself to say them, her emotions swirling within

slightly. “Is it really that difficult to say ‘I love you?” he questioned softly,

is that okay?” she replied tentatively, her

loving me are two completely different things! You can also say ‘I don’t dislike you‘ to a trash can! How does that convey love?”

I really can’t say it!” Joanna protested, her face flushed with embarrassment, her inner turmoil

while we were in bed, right? Why

her face

wants something, he always achieves his goal. If you don’t cooperate with him, he’ll never give up. Faced with no other choice, you can only… yield. But in the current situation, those three words ‘I love you,‘ I really can’t say them,” she lamented silently, her heart torn between

let us just focus on the handover of work,” he said, his voice. filled with

me y

walked directly to the

opened it, revealing numerous files and disk–like objects.

Joanna asked, her

data and information of the company. Take a good look at them when you go

Joanna replied as she nodded.

handover of work with you to avoid any delays,” he assured her,