The Return of His Unrivaled Ex-Wife by Zara Gibbon

Chapter 245

“I know, but no matter what, she’s still my sister. Let her go home first!”

“Joann, you can’t always be so soft–hearted.” Bruce sounded disappointed.

“She can run, but she can’t hide. If this matter is related to her, you can always settle the score with her at a later

date.” Joanna refused to be labeled a pushover.

If Roxanne was truly involved in the case, she would not let her off so easily.

Bruce did not say anything for a long while.

Finally, he agreed. “Alright, then. I’ll call the driver later and ask him to send Roxanne back home!”

“Alright!

“I’ll hang up first!”

Joanna hung up the phone and glanced at Shaun in disgust.

“Alright, Bruce said he would get the driver to send her back later. Go home and wait for her!”

When Shaun heard this, the tension in his temples disappeared instantly. “See, I knew it would definitely work! Well,

take care of yourself. I’m going home first.”

“Hurry up and leave!” Joanna snapped, covering her head with the blanket. She did not want to look at her father

anymore.

When Shaun saw this, he realized he had gone overboard just now. “Don’t be mad, Joann. I might have spoken

harshly just now, but that was because I was panicking!”

“I’m tired, Ms. Chain. Send my father out!”

“Alright, Madam. Mr. Haynes, Ms. Chain turned to Shaun and said respectfully. “Please leave first. Madam needs her

rest.” With that, she shooed him out of the room.

Beep, beep, beep!

Back at the Everett Group, Bruce gave Kody a call.

After much deliberation, he decided to listen to Joanna and release Roxanne to her parents first.

In any case, the Haynes family was deeply rooted in Greyport. It would not be easy for them to escape this place.

Besides, he would send bodyguards to patrol the area around their house.

As soon as she tried to escape, he would be notified immediately.

Kody picked up the phone quickly. “How may I help you, Mr. Everett?”

Bruce lowered his voice and spoke. “Go to Sherane Bay Villa immediately and send Roxanne back to the Haynes’s

house!”

“Alright, Mr. Everett!”

Half an hour later, Kody arrived back at Sherane Bay Villa in his car.

Then, he picked Roxanne up and drove her back to the Haynes’s house, where her parents were waiting for her

impatiently.

Ingrid and Shaun were waiting by the door when Roxanne finally arrived back home.

The moment they spotted Roxanne, they hurried over immediately. “Roxy!”

“Mom, Dad!” Roxanne burst into tears.

She threw herself into Ingrid’s arms and cried until she was out of breath.

Ingrid patted Roxanne’s back, her heart aching for her daughter. “Silly girl, you’ve suffered so much! Come on in!”

Shaun stood by the side, comforting her too. “Everything’s alright now! We’re so relieved that you’re finally home.

Did that bastard do anything to you?”

“Not yet!”

The three of them returned to the house in tears.

Ingrid turned to her daughter and said anxiously, “Roxy, tell me quickly–what exactly have you done?”

“Mom…” Roxanne whimpered and glanced at her father timidly.

She had no qualms about spilling her secrets to her mother, but it was best to leave her father out of some things.

“Come on, tell me!”

“Mom, I…” Roxanne wanted to say something but hesitated before she could speak. Instead, she cried even harder.

Ingrid rolled her eyes and immediately realized that her daughter had a secret she wanted to keep from her father.

“Let’s go! We’ll speak in the room, just the two of us.”

Shaun was bewildered. Was this about jealousy between the couple? “What’s going on? Are you and Bruce fighting

again? I thought everything was good between the both of you, but why would he imprison you against your will?”

“Don’t worry your head about it. Roxy just came back, so stop annoying her!” As she spoke, Ingrid took her

daughter’s head. and steered her into a room upstairs.

As the door shut behind them, Roxanne was still trembling in fear. Tears streamed uncontrollably down her face.

“Gosh, my poor child. Don’t cry anymore.

“There’s nothing you can’t tell your mother. Come on, tell me what’s

I’ll try and find a way to solve it for you. Let’s fix it together.”

going on.

Roxanne let out a long cry and whimpered, “Mom, I don’t know how to say it!”

Ingrid was distraught by her daughter’s crying. “Can you stop crying? Just tell me why he’s detaining you.”

“Mom, Bruce… Bruce suspects that I hired someone to kill Joann!”

“What?” Ingrid’s heart skipped a beat, and her eyes darted around uneasily!

She was the one who hired the murderer. How could Bruce suspect Roxanne instead?

“Why would he suspect you for no reason?”

“A criminal made an attempt on Joann’s life. Bruce now suspects that I’m the one who gave him orders to do so!”

Ingrid forced herself to be calm. “There’s no evidence. Why would he suspect you?”

“He got someone to investigate me and my bank account!”

“What does that have to do with anything?” Ingrid demanded, confused.

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“Mom, I transferred two sums of money to someone–one million dollars on one occasion and two million dollars on

the other.

“Now, Bruce is demanding to know where these two sums of money went. He thinks I used the money to hire a

hitman to go after Joann!”

When Ingrid heard this, she almost fainted. “Then where did you spend these two sums of money? What did do?”

“Mom, stop asking!

“In short, if anyone asks, just tell them that you spent the money!”

you

Ingrid stomped her feet in frustration. “I… I’m also in trouble. A lot of people are after my head right now. How can

I protect you when I can’t even protect myself?”

“If you don’t explain the situation clearly, how can I resolve this for you?”

When Roxanne heard this, her scalp tingled uneasily. At her mother’s words, a sudden realization dawned on her.

“Mom. Joanna was nearly killed by a hitman. Did you hire him to go after her?”

“No, no!” Ingrid tried her best to hide her panic.

Roxanne’s heart rose to her throat. “Mom, tell me the truth. Did

you

do it?”

“Don’t ask so much first. Tell me, who did you transfer those two sums of money to?”

“And what have you done? How can I help you if you don’t tell me?”

When Roxanne heard this, she wailed and burst into tears again.

Seeing this, Ingrid’s heart sank. “Oh my god, don’t tell me you’re having an affair with that broke loser again?”

“Did you spend all that money on him?”

“No way!”

“Well, what exactly is it? You’re really making your poor mother anxious!”

Roxanne blew her nose. “Mom, I’ve really gotten into big trouble this time. If someone finds out, I’ll probably die!”

Ingrid’s face was pale. “What kind of trouble did you cause?”

remember when Joanna and Grandma got into an argument a while back, and Grandma was so angry she had to

be

“Do you hospitalized?

“Then, while Grandma was hospitalized, Joanna visited her multiple times. Meanwhile, she was also flirting with

Bruce.

“I was hot–headed. I just-”

“What did you do?” Ingrid’s eyes widened as she looked at Roxanne in horror.

“I pulled out Grandma’s ventilator plug!”

Ingrid felt as though she had been struck by lightning.

Ingrid slumped onto the bed. “You, why are you so silly?”

“Mom, I was just hot–headed at that time. I didn’t do it on purpose! I didn’t know that Grandma would be so

fragile!”

“I just unplugged the ventilator. In less than two minutes, Grandma passed away!”

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“My dear girl, how could you be so muddle–headed? How dare you do such a thing?”

“Mom, I was so angry that I lost my mind! I just remembered that Joanna was responsible for Grandma’s

hospitalization because she made her so angry.

“If Grandma takes a turn for the worse and dies in the hospital, Bruce would blame Joanna and never forgive her

for as long as he lives! I… I only wanted to make him hate her.

“I didn’t expect Grandma to die just like that… Roxanne cried even harder.

Ingrid was dumbfounded. She never thought that her daughter would cause such enormous trouble.

If they were found out, the entire Haynes family would be in for a hard time.

“Don’t cry, it’s useless!”

“Hurry up and tell me everything in detail!”

Roxanne managed to stop crying and carefully recalled the details of that day. “I pulled out Grandma’s ventilator

and saw her breathing had stopped. I was terrified!

“Just as I was panicking, a doctor happened to come in to check on Grandma.

“Then, he caught me red–handed!”

When Ingrid heard this, she couldn’t help but gasp. “And then?”

*I was afraid he would reveal this, so I quickly knelt and begged him! If he helps me cover it up, I’ll reward him with

20 million dollars.”

When Ingrid heard this, her mind exploded!

“You stupid girl! You can’t do anything right, but you’re good at ruining things! Why do you do these horrible things?

Don’t you consider the consequences before doing anything?”

“So did you transfer 3 million dollars to that doctor?”

Roxanne nodded weakly. “Yes…”

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