Chapter 19


    Time seemed to freeze for a while.


    Bruce felt so weak, but luckily, he was strong enough not to pass out on the spot.


    “How dare you taser me?” Bruce fixed his murderous eyes on Joanna as if a falcon was targeting its


    prey.


    Joanna staggered back a little, but still, she managed to calm herself down. “It was self–defense. If you


    Bruce snorted with angryughter. “Call the police? Well, go ahead!”


    He was the number one man in Greyport!


    To put it bluntly, even the local government needed the support of the Everett family! Even if the police


    “Don’t be angry, Bruce. Joann didn’t mean to…”


    Bruce scoffed, “It’s none of your business. This is between her and me!”


    At first, he did it for Roxanne. While now, he was just taken control by his rage.


    Joanna called out to the door, “Cora.”


    Cora, her personal assistant, pushed the door open and came in. “Yes, Ms. Haynes?”


    “Call the police immediately. Tell them there’s trouble here!”


    “I see!”


    “Oh, you’ve gone too far, Joanna Haynes!” Bruce cried.


    He thought Joanna had just been bluffing. And that made him even angrier with her.


    Yes, Bruce was not afraid of cops. He did not want to be bothered at all.


    Especially now at this critical moment when reporters were still downstairs. If he was taken away by


    cops, it would affect his reputation.


    Joanna hadpletely calmed down. She spoke up again as her tone got harsher, “If you don’t mind


    making a scene, let’s go to the police station together! Doctors will know if I had really assaulted


    Roxanne. If I pushed her, there would definitely be my fingerprints on her dress! Anyhow, we will find


    out the truth soon!”


    Joanna then turned and looked at Roxanne coldly, taking out a recorder from her pocket. “I have a


    recorder here. It has recorded everything you just said to me. If you don’t mind, I’ll y it right now so


    that we can all hear the conversation!”


    Joanna did like to carry a tiny recorder all the time! But it all happened too soon. So, she never had the


    chance to turn it on.


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    Still, under the circumstances, even though the recorder had recorded nothing, it was enough to protect


    her. At least, Roxanne would not dare to tell more lies.


    As expected, Roxanne’s face went pale when she heard that.


    If Bruce heard what she just said to Joanna, then she could kiss goodbye to the innocent maiden


    image she had maintained for so many years. All her schemes would be ruined in an instant.


    “Forget it, Bruce. I’m fine, see? Let’s just go look at the wedding dress…”


    Ignoring the pain in her stomach, Roxanne took Bruce’s arm. Yet she failed to hide the slight unease in


    her eyes.


    Bruce frowned at Roxanne’s nervous reaction, and he realized that things might not be so simple.


    “Why are you so nervous?” he asked.


    “Huh? I’m not nervous! No, I’m just… I just don’t want to make a big deal out of it,” stammered


    Roxanne as her heart skipped a beat. The next second, she put on her usual innocent look and said,


    “The police officers will have to take us to the police station. That will definitely cost us hours. After all,


    the wedding dress is what matters, right?”


    Bruce took a deep breath as he stared at Roxanne grimly. “Roxy, did you just lie to me?”


    “I, I didn’t! Bruce, don’t get me wrong. Don’t believe any of her words! I… I…”


    Joanna would not go easy on Roxanne. “You go ahead,” she said. “When the officers get here, let’s go


    to the station together, and the truth wille out. Roxanne, there are a lot of reporters downstairs. I’m


    sure if this evidence gets out, people will have their own judgments. After all, that one man is blind and


    stupid doesn’t mean every man and woman is blind and stupid!”


    Driving by the anger, Bruce reached for the recorder in Joanna’s hand. He was desperate to hear what


    exactly Roxanne had said!


    “Stop the nonsense, Joanna. Just give me the recorder!”


    Joanna slipped the recorder back into her pocket, her lips curling into a sneer. “You’ll get the recorder


    Plus, if you destroy the recorder to protect Roxanne, my evidence will be gone.”


    Bruce gritted his teeth and red at Joanna.


    He didn’t expect that after four years, she had be even more scheming.


    Roxanne’s face went deadly pale as if the color was drained from it. Chewing her lips, she looked at


    Bruce pitifully.


    “Bruce, we should stop this madness. We’re getting married, remember? Let’s not make a big deal out


    of it in front of the press…”


    Bruce shook off Roxanne impatiently. He hated the most when women yed tricks on him. “We’re not


    going to see any wedding dress today!”


    With that, Bruce Strode walked out of the conference room without hesitation.


    He would not wait for the police to arrive. It would only excite the reporters and give them more


    stories.


    “Joanna, this is not the end!” Roxanne growled. “You will pay for this.” Then she hurried out to chase


    Bruce.


    “Bruce, wait for me, Bruce! I didn’t say anything to her! You have to believe me…” Her voice was


    heard, and then it trailed off down the corridor.