Chapter 12


    “Mrs. Haynes, what do you think of Joanna’s rtionship with Mr. Grimm?”


    “Rumor has it that Joanna’s bought into Starlight Media. Is it true?”


    “It’s her private business. You should ask her!” Ingrid’s face darkened, and she was in no mood for an


    interview! “Stealing men from other women and taking away properties from others. That kind of thing


    happens a lot. However, you need to see through all these. The Grimm family is a very respectable


    one! Will they allow a woman like that to marry their heir? Let’s wait and see!”


    That, to the press, was a bombshell! As long as it was interesting enough for the public, they didn’t care


    at all if it was the truth or not..


    Ingrid’s not gonna let Joanna steal the thunder from her own daughter.


    As a matter of fact, this was exactly why Ingrid moved against Joanna six years ago! Joanna had been


    so excellent and eye-catching that Roxanne would never really shine with her around.


    “Mrs. Haynes, when exactly will Ms. Roxanne and Mr. Everett’s wedding be held?”


    “Right, about that, it’s been four years since the news of their engagement. Why hasn’t there been a


    wedding? Will their rtionship be affected by Joanna?”


    “How is that possible? Roxy and Mr. Everett have always loved each other deeply! You know, young


    fellows, they have to go through something first. before their rtionship gets stronger! Hence, though


    there are people who are trying to sabotage things, it won’t work out as they expected!” Ingrid said


    sarcastically, not giving any more interviews.


    Then her bodyguards escorted her back into the car.


    Not long ago, Ingrid had already bribed several reporters and online celebrities.


    If everything went well, Joanna was gonna be trending tomorrow.


    She failed to ruin Joannapletely six years ago, but this time, Ingrid would make sure that Joanna


    would never get back on her feet again.


    Inside Ingrid’s car.


    Ingrid’s chest rose and fell violently due to her fury, and she kept swearing. “How could she be so


    lucky! She has just been kicked out of the Everett family, but the Grimm family takes her back in!”


    “Mom, for the sake of your blood pressure, calm down and drink some water!” Roxanne handed over a


    bottle of water and looked at Ingrid, a little


    scared.


    Ingrid took the water from her and shot Roxanne a disappointed look. “You’re letting us down, Roxy.


    You’ve been Mr. Everett’s fiancee for years, and you still are! We don’t know if you’ll be able to marry


    into the Everett family. Why can’t you just learn from me?”


    Roxanne was so upset that her eyebrows were knitted.


    She wanted to marry Bruce as soon as possible.


    But if the man never brought this up, it would be improper for her, ady, to mention it at all.


    Ingrid poked her daughter in the head and said, “You silly girl. You can’t even handle a single man! You


    see how Joanna did? She gave birth to two boys without noticing anyone. You should consider getting


    pregnant as well! Your wedding can’t be dyed any longer!”


    Roxanne’s face turned scarlet when she heard that.


    Only because she was so afraid to tell her mother that Bruce had not touched her once up until now.


    All these years, she had been maintaining the image of an innocent maiden, and she kept telling Bruce


    that she would have sex with Bruce only after their wedding


    It was meant to keep Bruce lured! After all, for men, the harder to get, the more precious it appeared to


    them.


    But somehow, as time went by, Bruce seemed to lose all his interest in her! When Roxanne noticed


    that and hinted to the man that it was okay to be wild sometimes, the man actually replied that he


    would show his respect to her and never touch her until the wedding night.


    “Mom… Bruce and I, well…” Roxanne was at a loss for words.


    By now, she had finally realized something was wrong with her rtionship with Bruce. Since her


    mother was good with these kinds of things. Roxanne decided to tell her the truth.


    “What’s wrong with him?” Ingrid asked, staring at her daughter with her eyes wild open.


    “He… Roxanne bit her lip, feeling so embarrassed.


    “Oh, just spit it out, will you? I’m your mother! You can tell me everything, alright?”


    “Well, I’m just trying to tell you that I’m not gonna get pregnant since he has never slept with me!”


    “What?” Ingrid spat out the mouthful of water that she had just drunk! “Are you kidding me right now?


    It’s been six years, and you had never slept with him? Not even once?”


    “Mom, you taught me to y hard to get! You said I have to keep them in suspense.”


    Ingrid was so mad that she actually felt a twitch in her liver. She patted herself on the chest while


    saying angrily, “you are so stupid! I told you to y. hard to get, but I didn’t tell you to y impossible to


    get! I just want you to keep him in suspense so that he knows that you’re not a cheap whore! That’s all!


    Besides, how much money do you think he has? How many women do you think are trying to hook up


    with him every day? If you keep this going, who knows if he will go for some other bitches for his


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    needs!”


    “Huh? Are you serious?”


    “You think you know men better than I do? Say no more, silly girl. I want you to go straight to the man


    Roxanne bit her lip, tom by her thoughts. “But I…”


    “I don’t want to hear what follows ‘but! Just listen to your mother and take the initiative! Stop being a


    medieval maiden!”


    “Mom, what if Bruce says no?”


    Ingrid’s eyes widened. “What do you mean he says no? No man will refuse to getid! Oh, you are


    making me so worried! If you were half as smart as me, you would have be Mrs. Everett long ago!


    Don’t go home with us tonight! I’ll have the driver take you straight to the Everett Family!”


    “Fine.”


    Ingrid calmed herself down a little, but at the thought of Joanna, the anger rose again. “That Joanna


    bitch. She’s too stupid to mess with me! Don’t worry, Mom’s Here! She’ll never take away the title of the


    Lady of Greyport ever again…”


    Joanna, who had left the Haynes tower after the meeting, returned to her hotel room exhausted.


    This was a six-star hotel.


    Joanna had a suite here, and she had paid for months. She even hired three nannies to look after the


    children.


    It was not that she couldn’t afford a house. At the moment, the convenience of the hotel was more


    important to her!


    “Mommy, you’re back!”


    Seeing her at the door, the two little boys ran towards her.


    “Yeah, Mommy’s home!” Joanna bent down to stroke her sons’ heads first before putting on the


    slippers..


    “And Lilia, how is she?”