The Return of His Unrivaled Ex-Wife by Zara Gibbon

Chapter 45

When it was around lunchtime, Bruce was swimming in the pool.

He suddenly got a cramp in his foot and drowned.

Although the Haynes family had servants, unlike the Everett family, they did not have that many

housekeepers and bodyguards.

When Bruce was drowning, Joanna was the first to spot him.

As the situation was so critical, Joanna dove in to save him before she could call for help.

After rescuing him out of the pool, Joanna ran off to call for help, and Roxanne rushed over to Bruce’s

side to take care of him.

After Bruce woke up, he asked her, “Did you save me?”

Roxanne knew he had misunderstood the situation but nodded anyway.

It was also from that day onward that Bruce’s attitude toward her completely changed.

Despite being five years older than her, he refused to date all because he had been waiting for her to

grow up.

“Why, after all these years, is he suddenly asking such a question? Could it be that… Joanna said

something to him?” Roxanne wondered.

Seeing Bruce’s silent demeanor, Roxanne asked cautiously, “Did Joanna say something to you?”

“No,” replied Bruce drily.

He knew he did not need to ask anymore.

Joanna was his rescuer, and all those years, he had gotten everything wrong.

Roxanne’s heart skipped a beat, and she hurried to say, “Bruce, I’m sure Joanna told you something.

Otherwise, you wouldn’t have asked! You know that she has always been smarter than me and better.

than me. She loves you so much, so of course, she won’t let go of you. It’s obvious that she

deliberately tried to split us up. Whatever she told you, Bruce, you mustn’t believe it…”

Bruce had a grim look on his face. He said impatiently, “Don’t say any more. My mind is in at muddle. I

want to be alone.”

“But Bruce…”

“Please leave the room for now!”

His mind was indeed all muddled up right now, and he didn’t know what to do.

“I made a mistake! I can’t blame others. The only person I can blame is myself!” He berated himself

internally.

“Do you not love me anymore, Bruce? You’ve been giving me the cold shoulder ever since Joanna

came back. I can’t lose you, Bruce! I won’t let her snatch you away from me!”

Roxanne dove into Bruce’s arms, gripping his arm frantically as she wept miserably.

Judging by Bruce’s reaction, she had guessed that he must have found out the truth and would soon

break up with her.

As his fiancee, she had enjoyed the envious looks of other ladies and socialites.

If she was dumped now, she would probably become the laughingstock of the whole of Greyport.

“Please go out first!”

“I’m not leaving you, Bruce!”

Being impatient, Bruce immediately pressed the beeper, and a nurse quickly came in.

“Please get her out of here!”

“Ms. Haynes, Mr. Everett is going to rest and recuperate, so please leave the room first!”

“Well, then I shall leave first, Brucel You must believe me!”

Bruce merely scowled and didn’t answer.

He hated it most when women lied to him, and Roxanne had lied to him for years.

No matter what happened next, there was no way he was going to continue his relationship with her.

After Roxanne left, Bruce punched the bed twice, his eyes bloodshot.

He was really furious.

“All these years, I’ve gotten it all wrong!” he admonished himself inwardly.

Clack!

Bruce pulled out his IV drip, put on his hospital gown, and shuffled out of the ward.

“Mr. Everett, your IV drip hasn’t finished yet. Where are you going?”

“Get out of my way!”

The nurses didn’t dare to stop him, while the bodyguards hastened to follow.

“Give me your car keys!” he ordered.

Hearing that, the bodyguards were shocked. After all, Bruce had just been in an accident. Yet, he was

now asking to drive again.

“Just give me the keys!”

“All right…”

“Don’t you follow!”

With that said, Bruce got into a Bentley, slammed his foot on the accelerator, and drove off.

Soon, he arrived at the doorstep of Joanna’s house.

Knock! Knock!

“Who is it?” Joanne called out before mumbling to herself, “Who’s knocking at this hour?”

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Another few knocks sounded from the front door.

Joanna had just fallen asleep and was immediately awakened.

“Talia, go and see who’s at the door, please.”

Since Davian and Irvin went to Venturas, Miranda and Anne had followed to take care of them.

Thus, there were only Joanna, Lilia, and Talia in the house now.

Talia hurried over to the door. “It’s late. May I ask who it is?”

“Open up! Hurry! It’s the property manager. Your house has a gas leak!”

When Talia heard that it was the property manager, she thought there was indeed a gas leak and

quickly opened the door.

Outside the door stood a tall man who radiated a cold and frightening aura from head to toe.

“You’re not from the property management, are you?”

Not bothering to explain himself to her, Bruce rushed into the house. “Where’s Joanna?”

Joanna was wide awake. Clutching the wound on her abdomen, she painfully staggered out of the

room to see what was going on.

“Who is it?”

Taking a look outside her room, Joanna was taken aback when she saw Bruce.

It was as if he was a ghost who wouldn’t stop haunting her.

“Bruce, what do you want now?”

“I…” The moment he saw her, Bruce immediately took a few steps forward without thinking and wanted

to say something.

However, as though the words were stuck in his throat, he couldn’t get a single word out at all.

Joanna frowned. “What are you doing barging into my house in the middle of the night?”

“Joanna, I…” Bruce managed only to force out two words before he wrapped Joanna in his embrace.

“Ouch! Argh! Let me go!”

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