The red liquid ran along Ace’s hair and dripped down to his cheeks. Although he was in a ss, he still exuded a regal air.
"Ace!"
A woman’s voice ca from behind them.
Seraphina Murphy was holding onto the hand of her best friend, Lina Hepburn, while staring at Ace incredulously.
After confirming that it really was him, she dashed over to Ace with large, unladylike steps and wiped the wine from his head with a napkin.
"My silly brother! What is going on? Why would soone as respectable as you let her splash wine on you in public? Look at you, your hair and clothes are all wet. Oh, it pains to see you like this!"
As she wiped, she mumbled about how angry and upset she was, then turned angrily and admonished Joanna, "Joanna, you’re in the wrong here. We’re all civilized people so there’s no reason to act like this. Splashing wine on my lil’ bro’s face is like splashing wine on my face. Even if he wouldn’t pursue the matter, I would..."
Seraphina disliked Joanna. When she had to act friendly and nonchalant around Joanna before this, it really irritated her. Today, she finally found an opportunity to occupy the moral high ground and teach Joanna a lesson.
Joanna’s expression was calm. She chuckled softly, "The fault lies with the person who started it. Why don’t you ask your lil’ bro what kind of disgusting stuff he said to ."
"Ace has always been a straightforward man, so sotis his words can be a bit sharp. You two were married for many years, so how can you not know this? Was it really necessary to take what he said to heart? It seems to like you’re the one who’s being too narrow-minded and ruthless!"
"That’s right, I am ruthless. I just don’t like him. What can you do?"
Joanna crossed her arms and did not show Seraphina Murphy any respect.
To be precise, she was impregnable now, so she did not have to show anyone any respect.
"You’re so arrogant! I have no idea why the Moran family would let an uncivilized woman like you marry Stef in the first place!"
Seraphina Murphy took the opportunity to belittle Joanna. "No wonder you failed to win over Stef’s heart even after four years of marriage. You’re not the type that Stef likes at all. He likes dignified, cultured and gentle won. You don’t fit those criteria in the slightest!"
"You’re rude to Ace first, so don’t bla for teaching you a lesson on his behalf!"
After saying that, Seraphina grabbed a decanter and tried to splash the red wine inside on Joanna’s face.
"Leave her alone!"
Ace, who had remained silent all this ti, reached out and grabbed Seraphina’s wrist. He said coldly, "What happened this evening is my fault. If she likes to hang out with snakes and rodents, who am I to object? I shouldn’t have interfered."
"What?"
Seraphina did not want to let Joanna off so easily. She yelled, "Why are you protecting her even after what she did to you? This is the only thing I dislike about you – you’re too soft-hearted. I’m the only one who cares about you!"
Joanna almost threw up.
She could not stand it anymore. She said to the waiter, "Check, please."
Then, she turned to Ace and Seraphina and said, "You two take your ti. It’s my treat. I have so business to take care of, so see ya!"
"You’re gonna leave just like that? You haven’t apologized to Ace for splashing wine on him yet!"
Seraphina Murphy refused to let the matter rest.
Ace sat back down expressionlessly and went back to his al as if nothing happened. He said in a cold, arrogant voice, "Since it’s Miss Pierce’s treat, let’s not waste her generosity. Sit down and enjoy the al with ."
"..."
Joanna paused for a mont, then left coldly without saying another word.
"Aah! I’m so mad! I’m so mad! Ace Moran, you bastard! I hope you choke on that steak!"
After Joanna left the restaurant, she finally couldn’t maintain her dignified deanor anymore. She started cursing Ace out.
She never knew that he could be this shaless. After making her so mad that she almost had a stroke, he actually had the gall to sit back down and enjoy the food she paid for with Seraphina Murphy, who kept finding faults with her. What did he take her for? His credit card?!
Joanna hated how easily she let him affect her emotions even after all these years and even though she had maintained a clear mind... It made her feel useless and powerless.
Ace Moran was the bane of her existence. Nothing good happened whenever she ran into him. She must stay as far away from him as possible from now on.
Thinking of that, her emotions finally cald down a bit.
If she could not deal with him, she could just avoid him, right?
She reached out for a taxi and returned to her apartnt.
When she arrived at the apartnt and was about to open the door, Rubio Pascal called.
Joanna could not help feeling nauseated when she thought of the "Golden al" Ace ntioned.
But in order to get back the Pierce Residence, she fought back the nausea and greeted Rubio warmly, "Mr. Pascal, you’re calling already? I just left your house not long ago. Looks like you really are treating as a close friend."
"Hahaha, Joan, of course I treat you as a close friend. Otherwise, I would have made you my woman. I wouldn’t have given you the chance to leave the Pascal Manor. We’re kindred souls, so I’m not interested in developing an intimate relationship with you. I’m more interested in a spiritual relationship."
Joanna couldn’t help but roll her eyes. She resisted the urge to hang up the phone. "In that case, you should release your hold on the piece of land where the Pierce Residence is. It’s the area with the best environntal quality in the entire City. It shouldn’t be used to build a garbage and sewage treatnt plant. Even at the risk of offending you, I have to say, doing so is bad spirit. You’ll get bad karma for that."
Rubio Pacal snorted, then said with a sly, fox-like smile, "Ah, Joan, you say you’re my friend, but all you talk about with is business. That’s not cute at all. Besides... friendship is friendship, but business is business. You can’t blatantly take advantage of just because we’re friends. Do you know how much money I spent to bribe the people upstairs in order to obtain the developnt rights to that area?"
"Does that an it’s non-negotiable?"
"I didn’t say that... Like I told you this morning, you’ll have to trade for it with sothing of equal value."
Rubio gradually lured Joanna to take the bait.
Joanna’s expression was serious. She did not want to play gas with him, so she cut straight to the chase, "Tell , what do you want?"
After chatting with Rubio Pascal that morning, she realized that he was not that simple. At the very least, he would not make a losing trade.
Trying to make him hand over the land as a "favor" was simply wishful thinking.
But even after spending all that ti talking to him, she failed to discover what he really needed.
Won? He already had lots of them.
Money? He probably had more money than he could spend.
Therefore, Joanna was at a loss.
"Ah, you might not believe this, but even though the rumors say that I’m a huge pervert, I actually have material pursuits too. I’m especially interested in antiques and cultural relics. During the ti of the Northern Soong Dynasty, in the city of Manchest which was located in the most remote area of the empire bordering the Khittane Empire, a treasure was once produced. It was known as the "Rainbow Glaze"."
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