Chapter 1435At once, a strong uneasiness came over Joanne, and she could not sleep well all night.The next morning, Joanne went to the Atherton Group, wearing a mask, to ask Edwin for a clear explanation.Yet the receptionist stopped her."Miss, do you have an appointment with Mr. Atherton?""No," Joanne answered honestly. She had just called Edwin, but he didn't answer."Then I'm sorry. Mr. Atherton is not available now," the receptionist replied with a hint of contempt on her face.Ever since Edwin came to the Atherton Group from Eclipse Worldwide Entertainment Co., many women wanted to take the opportunity to approach him.The receptionist had to deal with a lot of women every day.Sensing the receptionist's suspicion, Joanne waved her phone to show the call history on it."Although there is no appointment, I talked to Edwin on the phone last night..."The receptionist froze at the words. Under Joanne's gaze, she called the security office. "There's another woman preten
Chapter 1436Lucas gave an embarrassed look."Mr. Atherton is meeting his friends at Barricade Club. He's not in the office right now."Joanne was so angry that she almost cursed. She waited here all morning for nothing.After saying thank you to Lucas, Joanne took a taxi and went straight to Barricade Club.Lucas stared at her back and gave a sly smile....The car braked in front of Barricade Club.Joanne had often come here with Edwin before, so she went straight to Edwin's exclusive private room on the top floor.Edwin was sitting in the middle of a dozen people, leaning back on the sofa, and his loose casual shirt was pulled half open, revealing his sexy chest.Edwin looked relaxed, occasionally saying a few words. The two women around him showed shy expressions.Joanne saw this as soon as she came in, feeling sad and angry. Edwin ruined others' hard work easily.However, he was enjoying himself here.In a huff, Joanne shouted, "Edwin!"The men and women in the ro
Chapter 1437'He's humiliating me!'Joanne had suppressed her anger all the time. At that moment, she finally lost her temper.She raised her fist and swung it towards Edwin's face...Edwin noticed that. It was too late for him to withdraw his hands to block her slap. He could only tilt his head. However, he still failed to avoid it. She left light red bruises on his handsome face.All the men and women in the private room widened their eyes in surprise!'How dare the woman slap Mr. Atherton's face?'What was more surprising, Edwin didn't get angry. He stuck his tongue out and licked the left corner of his mouth where Joanne slapped at. Under the ambiguous lights, he looked evilly bewitching."You're the first woman who has the guts to hit me."She glared at him with red eyes. "You're the manipulator who caused the shooting team of Story in Rosch to be dissolved, right? If you blame me for snatching the dress with your sweetheart, just vent your anger on me and don't take it o
Chapter 1438When Joanne heard Edwin's pitiful tone, her heart beat fast.His collar was messy, and his tanned chest was exposed.She took a deep breath secretly.'His shirt is opened so easily?!'She met his deep gaze involuntarily. Her heart beat violently, and her mind went blank.Her face turned scarlet. "You wretch! Get away…""You wretch! You abandoned me and eloped with Patrick. Do you know that I even had the impulse to strangle you at that time?! I'm Mr. Atherton. Except for you, no women have ever trodden my love! Why? Why did you treat me like that?!"As he said the last word, his tone was filled with anger.Her heart did a flip-flop.'He… has recognized me?'He knows that I'm Joanne?'"Joanne." His deep voice resounded beside her ear. She tensed up tightly.He lowered his head to kiss her collarbone, chin and beautiful lips…He said fitfully, "I miss you so much."He was afraid that his love for her would be trodden by her again and had suppressed his expecta
Chapter 1439Edwin suddenly forced his tongue into Joanne's mouth. He kissed her passionately...She tasted pungent alcohol and trembled violently. She felt disgusted.'He arranged for killers to kill me four years ago, but now he says that he misses me.'She scratched and kicked him. She used all the means to beat him. His face was streaked with blood. She slapped him several times in a row. However, he acted as if he didn't feel pain at all.'Although she wasn't docile in the past, she had never beat me fiercely like now.'Have I missed something?'Why does she hate my guts after four years?'Besides, I just saw the scars on her neck before and didn't think much about it. However, after I lift the hem of her clothes, I find that her back is covered with scars. It seems that she hasn't lived a good life in the past four years!'He felt heartbroken and kissed the light scars on her shoulder...She felt more disgusted!'The scars are the price that I believed him blindly!'S
Chapter 1440Edwin was bending over to examine Joanne's wound. However, she abruptly pushed him away, and he fell to the floor.His thin lips were compressed into a line. His hair fell over his forehead and blocked his eyes, so Joanne couldn’t see the look in his eyes. Although Joanne had just slapped him in the face, Edwin didn't mind it. He hurriedly took off his jacket and draped it over her shoulders. Her shirt had been tugged by him and some buttons were open. "You're hurt. I just want to check your wound." He was drunk. His voice was hoarse. "Who got me hurt?" Joanne burst into tears in pain. Her ankle was in severe pain. It was engorged and numb. She braced herself against the wall and slowly rose from the floor. She ripped his jacket off, threw it at him, and hissed, "Don't pretend to be kind to me!" Then Joanne limped on her way out. She didn't pay attention to whether Edwin took the jacket or not. But her right foot was really hurting. After taking a few st
Chapter 1441Joanne was taken to have an X-ray. Her sprained ankle was caught in the door again. Although it did not hurt her bone, it severely injured her ankle. And her fair ankle was covered in bruises. It looked awful. She had to take some time to recover. As the doctor bandaged her, she couldn't help but huff as he wrapped her ankle in gauze. Her forehead was covered with sweat. She clenched her teeth and didn't make a sound. Edwin remembered Joanne couldn’t bear the slightest bit of pain in the past. She used to close her eyes tightly and moan when the doctor gave her a shot. Now she was hurting so badly, but she didn't make a sound. What had happened to her in the past four years? What had changed her so drastically? Edwin put his arm to her mouth and said, "You can bite my arm if you can't stand the pain." Joanne snorted, "Get away from me. You're dirty." Edwin's hand paused in the air, and his eyes darkened. His handsome face clouded over, but he wasn't an
Chapter 1442"Thank you. I'm flattered."Joanne's indifferent attitude made Edwin's guilt turn into unhappiness. He frowned. "If you hadn't run away at that time, you wouldn't have been hurt."People tended to blame the victims.At that time, if Joanne had not run, she would have been raped by Edwin.She felt it was not even worth it to fight with him and be angered by him.Joanne stopped paying attention to Edwin.Edwin seemed to realize now was not the right time to say that, so he went to the side, got a glass of water, thoughtfully put a straw in it, and brought the glass to her mouth. "Your mouth is dry. Drink some water to moisten it."Joanne didn't open her mouth, hating herself for being weak.Edwin coaxed in a low voice, "There's no point in getting angry with me and making things difficult for yourself."Joanne still did not open her mouth.Edwin's eyes darkened, and his mellow voice sounded again. "You said that you had come to the hospital because of me, didn't y