Chapter 1425Lucas maintained an appropriate smile towards Joanne."Ms. Walters, nice to meet you. I am Mr. Atherton's assistant Lucas. What a coincidence to see you again!"'See you again? Have we met before?' Joanne thought to herself.Joanne smiled politely, without revealing her true feelings.Upon seeing Edwin, she finally understood why Sharon's expression had changed so quickly. Sharon had been trying to play the innocent victim and even blamed Joanne for pushing and hitting her! Sure enough, Sharon was used to being arrogant and domineering, and now she was pretending to show such a pitiful look.Feeling the atmosphere was a bit tense, Edwin noticed that Joanne had hardly looked at him since he entered the store.She had even greeted Lucas!After a moment of awkward silence, Edwin suppressed his irritation and disgust, and he looked at Sharon. "Aren't you ashamed to keep lying on the ground? Get up!"Sharon didn't notice Edwin's displeasure at all, for she thought he
Chapter 1426Sharon's voice was delicate, and it went straight to Joanne's heart.She had never seen this side of Sharon before. It was as if the domineering Sharon from before was just an illusion.Edwin's fists were clenched tightly at his sides, his knuckles white.Before he could push Sharon away, he noticed Joanne's reaction. The indifference in her eyes stung his heart.He wished that Joanne would rush over and push Sharon away, telling her that she was not worthy of him. But throughout the entire encounter, Joanne had remained indifferent and, if anything, showed signs of hatred. There was not a trace of jealousy in her eyes."Ollie, why do you want the dress? It's not like you'll wear it." Edwin tried to control his anger.Ollie frowned in disgust. Although he didn't quite understand the complicated relationship between the adults, he was determined to support his godmother. Holding onto Joanne's hand, he said resolutely, "I don't like this woman next to you. I think M
Chapter 1427Edwin wasn't sure if he was forcing Joanne to stay because he wanted to see her give in, or because he was jealous of Jack.He tightened his grip on her wrist, unwilling to let go of her.Joanne winced at the pain."Uncle Edwin, you're hurting Ms. Walters." Ollie frowned.Hearing Ollie's voice, several bodyguards entered the store one after another and surrounded Edwin.Edwin knew that these bodyguards were specially arranged by Cedrick for Ollie and Puffy, and they always followed the siblings. They were all good at fighting. Edwin smiled, "Ollie, if I don't release her, are you going to let them fight me?""You bullied Ms. Walters first. I have no choice." Ollie was young but not timid. "I have already compromised and intended to give that dress to Ms. Collins. If you continue to bully Ms. Walters, the gloves are coming off."Edwin snorted, "You haven't even grown up yet. What can you do to me?"Edwin thought, 'Ollie is so protective of Joanne. Does he also know
Chapter 1428Edwin smiled coldly.So Joanne told everyone but him.His handsome eyes coldly stared at the three people in front of him. At that moment, Joanne felt as if she were under a beast's gaze. She held her breath, unwilling to stay here for one more second.Edwin said abruptly, "If you don't say who she is, maybe someone will regret it in the future."Joanne's heart skipped a beat."What do you mean by that?""Just a warning. Ms. Walters, get over yourself."Ollie frowned and said with determination, "Uncle Edwin, since you have to make things difficult for Ms. Walters, let's bid on the dress. I'm not as rich as you, but I can afford a dress. I'll pay 100 million dollars for it."The staff present was shocked.So was Joanne."Ollie, where did you get so much money? Stop messing around. I don't like that dress. Don't waste your money.""Don't worry. I have money." Ollie lifted his jaw at Edwin. "Anyway, Uncle Edwin gave me pocket money and a birthday gift last Christ
Chapter 1429"Oh my! This store is the most expensive store in this mall. Mr. Atherton directly bought it.""Mr. Atherton is so rich...""I guess it's because he doesn't want to compete with the young Ollie. Mr. Atherton is really shrewd.""Look at the young Ollie's angry little face. Oh, he's so cute. I want to pinch his cheeks..."The situation was suddenly reversed. The store manager shivered, and the black card fell on the counter. He picked it up and respectfully returned it to Ollie. "Master Ollie, I'm sorry, but I no longer have the final say in this store."Ollie pursed his pink lips unhappily. Edwin actually played tricks on him."Uncle Edwin, you won't sell it even if I pay 100 million dollars?"Edwin smiled slightly, looking very powerful. "Do you think I'm short of money?"Ollie's eyes turned icy. As he was about to speak, Joanne took his little arm.Ollie was slightly stunned. He looked up at Joanne guiltily. Joanne was so happy to be pampered by her godson."
Chapter 1430Lucas swiftly instructed the shopkeeper to escort Sharon to the fitting room.Sharon attempted to plead for mercy, but as soon as she uttered the syllable "Ed", Lucas cut her off."If you're not useful to Mr. Atherton, he would have banished you given the fact that you disfigured those actresses alone, so you'd better heed Mr. Atherton's words. You remember those things you did, right?"Sharon's heart sank, and she trembled, unable to muster a retort.Begrudgingly, she entered the fitting room to take off the dress.'All of this is Joanna's fault!'How dare Eli present my audition footage to Edwin as evidence! Joanna must have been the instigator!'She vowed not to let Joanna off the hook.After the dress was taken off, Edwin noticed that the diamonds still sparkled brilliantly, but Sharon's scent was left on it. The pungent perfume could be smelled even from a distance. The dress had been totally ruined....Joanne took the two adorable children to shop nearby,
Chapter 1431Jack had a hot temper, so the more he thought of it, the angrier he grew. He slapped his thigh furiously and shouted, “That woman is indeed a crazy bitch! I can't stand to hurt you a little bit. How dare she fake the video and use the public to pressure you? It is obvious that she wants to make you give up the role of Shirly!”Joanne didn’t expect Jack to be even angrier than her. She comforted him, “Even if I can’t take this role, she also won’t have this chance with her poor acting skills.”“So you’re going to leave it alone?” Jack raised his eyebrows.“How could that be?”Hearing this, Joanne suddenly raised her head. Since she had chosen to re-enter the entertainment industry, she had to gather herself up.This kind of public criticism was also a very common tool even in the past, so how could she be afraid of this?“Jo, I really was right about you.” Jack gave a look of encouragement to Joanne and cheered her up happily, “Don’t worry, I had asked the technical d
Chapter 1432"Don’t care about what others say," Joanne said."I just can't tolerate others insulting you!" Jack answered straightforwardly. "Who are they? If they believe everything on the Internet, they have no ability to distinguish right from wrong. I scold them just to let them think about what the truth is. Moreover, there is another group of people who know that the news online is false, but they still use it to deliberately humiliate you. These bad people must be punished."Joanne was shocked by his words.As Jack had been a playboy who always fooled around with girls, she didn't expect him to get so angry when she was defamed. A warm feeling welled up within Joanne, who thought she didn’t really know Jack in the past. …Edwin’s face had been dark since he returned to the Atherton Group.Even five meters away from Edwin, Lucas could sense his anger, as if someone had owed him billions.All the employees in the president's office were nervous, for fear that they might