Chapter 774


    “The number you have dialed is currently unavable. Please try againter…”


    Joanna was busy taking care of Devin and did not have her phone with her.


    As a result, Joanna had not answered the call from Bruce.


    “What’s going on? Why isn’t she answering?”


    Bruce made a second call.


    Unfortunately, there was still no answer.


    Bruce frowned and felt even more uneasy. The one thing he couldn’t tolerate was Joanna not


    answering his calls.


    Bruce wanted to fly back to Greyport immediately and be by Joanna’s side.


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    Just as Bruce was about to continue trying to call Joanna, the door of the ward was pushed open.


    A nurse pushed a small cart in and said with a smile, “It’s time to change your dressing.”


    Aria hurriedly took the phone from Bruce’s hand and said gently, “Bruce, it’s time to change the


    dressing for your wound. You should quickly change the dressing first.”


    Bruce frowned but did not refuse. “Alright.”


    The nurse walked toward the bed and took out some antiseptic and dressing before she carefully


    removed the old bandage.


    After disinfecting Bruce’s wound, the nurse began to change his dressing.


    Bruce had a gunshot wound on his left shoulder. Although the bullet had been removed, it left a ck


    wound. Bruce had to reduce the wound’s inmmation every day to prevent infection and


    inmmation.


    At Sherane Bay Vi, Joanna had been tormented by Devin for more than an hour.


    Devin had only fallen asleep after tiring himself out.


    “Devin is asleep.”


    “Shh… Keep your voice down. Don’t wake Devin.”


    Joanna carried her son and carefully ced him in his crib.


    The little boy was asleep, and there were still tears under his long eyshes. Devin’s chubby little face


    was flushed red as if he had rouge on his cheeks.


    For the past two days, the little boy had been very difficult. The moment Devin woke, he would cry until


    his voice turned hoarse, and it was difficult tofort him.


    Joanna looked at her son with heartache and raised her sore arm!


    Then, Joanna hurriedly called for the servants to leave. “Let’s go! Let’s go outside.”


    “Yes.”


    Joanna and the nanny tiptoed out of the nursery, afraid that they would wake the little guy up again.


    When Joanna returned to her bedroom, she finally had the time to look at her phone.


    Joanna took a look and saw that there was a missed call on her phone.


    “Wait, who called?” Joanna picked up her phone and looked at it.”


    There were three missed calls from an Antlen number.


    “Could it be Bruce?”


    Thinking of this, Joanna’s heart tightened and she quickly called the number back.


    The phone beeped and the call quickly went through.


    Aria felt her phone vibrate and subconsciously looked at it.


    When Bruce had made the call earlier, his call had not gone through.


    It was definitely Joanna returning his call now.


    Aria’s eyes darkened. Seeing that Bruce was still changing his dressing, she quietly walked out of the


    ward.


    Aria’s phone continued vibrating.


    Aria’s expression changed and she subconsciously wanted to reject the call.


    Just as Aria’s fingers were about to press the reject button, she suddenly changed her mind and picked


    up the call.


    “Hello.”


    Hearing Aria’s voice on the phone, Joanna’s body stiffened.


    Joanna had thought it was Bruce who called her.


    Joanna had not expected Aria to call her.


    “Miss Bridges, did you call me just now?”


    ‘Well… yes.” Aria replied indifferently.


    Joanna tried her best to calm her emotions and asked indifferently, “May I ask why you called me?”


    Aria was silent for a moment.


    Aria really wanted Bruce to be by her side during thest moments of her life.


    In this life, Aria only wanted to be selfish once.


    Thinking about the fact that she was about to die and that she was still an old singledy, Aria felt


    extremely regretful.


    Aria was already a 30-year-old woman, but she was still a virgin. Moreover, she was now terminally ill.


    If Aria were to die a virgin, that would be her biggest regret.


    Aria had nothing else to ask for. She only wanted to give herself to the man she loved before she died.


    “I just… wanted to talk to you.”


    Joanna was stunned when she heard this, and her eyes subconsciously darkened.


    Joama didn’t want to talk to Aria.


    However, Aria and Bruce were both in Antlen. Aria definitely knew where Bruce was.


    “Is Bruce with you?”


    Aria hesitated for a few seconds before replying in a low voice, “Yes.”


    When Joanna heard this, her heart instantly exploded, and her chest felt like it was being squeezed


    inexplicably.


    Bruce was indeed with Aria.


    Since that was the case, their rtionship was over.


    “He’s okay, right? I’ve been trying to reach him for a few days, but I haven’t been able to get through.


    “I just want to make sure he’s safe.”


    As long as Joanna could confirm that Bruce was not injured and that the foreigner on the news who


    had been shot was not Bruce, he could do whatever he wanted.


    Joanna didn’t want to ask about anything regarding Bruce and Aria any longer.


    “Bruce is great. You don’t have to worry.” Aria’s answer was very ambiguous.


    Aria was deliberately trying to tell Joanna that she and Bruce were in an ambiguous rtionship.


    After hearing this, Joanna felt even more suffocated. “That’s good. I wish you both happiness. Bye.”


    With that, Joanna wanted to hang up.


    “Ms. Haynes, please wait a moment. I want to talk to you.”


    “I don’t think there’s anything for us to talk about, right?” Joanna’s tone was cold.


    When Aria heard this, sheughed lightly. “I know you hate me, but we both love Bruce deeply.


    “So, I think we should have a good chat.”


    Joanna exhaled and asked with a sneer, “What do you want to talk about?”


    “Well, I’m sure you already know about my past rtionship with Bruce, right?”


    Joanna did not say anything.


    Bruce had told her about it before.


    When they had been students, Bruce and Aria had dated for some time. Aria was Bruce’s first love./


    Aria continued resentfully, “I’ve known him since I was 12 years old. I met him much earlier than you


    did.”


    “And?” Joanna asked.


    “I know you must hate me. You must think I’m a third party who ruined your rtionship with Bruce.


    “But I just want to say that I’m not the third party. I met him earlier than you did.”


    When Joanna heard this, she was so angry that she was speechless. “You mean that I’m the third


    party?”


    Aria did not answer, but that was enough of an answer.


    From Aria’s standpoint, she felt that Joanna was the third party in this rtionship.


    Aria felt that the love between her and Bruce had never disappeared. Joanna was the person who had


    forced her way in, which was why Bruce’s attention had been diverted toward Joanna.


    Joanna sneered and couldn’t help but retort, “Miss Bridges, I don’t care when you met him.


    “I didn’t know you existed either. I only know that Bruce and I are in love, and our rtionship was


    broken apart because of your appearance.”


    After saying that, Joanna pressed the audio recorder.


    Joanna wanted to record what Aria was about to say.


    For an angelic bitch like Aria who was smart, there was a high chance she would start to say words to


    act innocent next. Aria smiled and deliberately maintained her politeness. “Ms. Haynes, I didn’t call to


    quarrel with you.


    “Besides, there’s no point in arguing about who the third party is now.


    “Don’t worry, I’m not going to snatch Bruce from you.”


    Joanna sneered coldly. “No need for snatching. If you like him, you can have him.”


    “Ms. Haynes, you don’t have to be so angry. It’s just that I love Bruce too much and want to have him


    by my side at the end of my life.


    “If I didn’t have cancer, I would definitelypete with you to the end. Unfortunately, I’m about to reach


    the end of my life.


    “So, you’ll be the final winner.”


    When Joanna heard that, she felt even more nauseated.


    From Aria’s tone, she was telling Joanna that if not for the fact that she was dying, Bruce would


    definitely choose Aria.


    “Miss Bridges, I know you and Bruce were once in love, but Bruce and I have four children. Our


    rtionship is not as fragile as you think,” Joanna subconsciously retorted.


    Now, Joanna was the one who didn’t want Bruce anymore.


    Not the other way around.


    Joanna was confident that Bruce truly loved her.


    Aria chuckled. “Whatever you say.


    “Anyway, I don’t have the time or opportunity to prove anything to you,


    “I just wanted to tell you something. Don’t you think there’s something simr about us?”


    Joanna choked.


    “What do you mean by that?” Joanna asked.


    “What I want to tell you is that the love between me and Bruce has never disappeared.


    “Although you took my ce, I don’t hate him at all.”


    Joanna became even more frustrated after hearing this.