Lying in bed, Joanna could feel a dull ache around her waist but it didn’t affect her much.
Both Clara and Justin exchanged hesitant glances when she said that, and Joanna imdiately picked up on it.
"Don’t tell I’m really paralyzed?" "Stop saying such unlucky things!" Quinton grumbled and clenched his fists.
"I’ll get the best doctors in the world to cure you, there’ll be no risks." "Calm down, I’m not that weak.
Even if I’m really paralyzed, you guys can just let go," Joanna laughed and said indifferently.
She felt that it was better to die instead of living like a useless person.
"[ I don’t want that, Joan! I don’t want to see you suffer...You have to get better, okay?" Clara started crying again as she spoke.
Sighing, Joanna said, "Okay.
Could you all please leave? I want to sleep." She hadn’t been too bothered when she arrived at the hospital, but all the people who ca to see her kept crying as if she was going to die tomorrow.
"Okay, let’s leave and let her rest." Quinton took a deep breath and said to the others.
Justin put his hand on Joanna’s gently and whispered, "Rest well, and don’t worry about anything. Leave the company to Quinton and ." "Thank you. I’ll buy you a grand feast after I recover and leave the hospital." Joanna looked at Justin gratefully.
Justin had indeed put in a lot of effort for Joanna recently, and she was well aware of that.
After everyone left, the ward was quiet.
Joanna stared at the white ceiling, and a wave of lancholy hit her.
Although she sounded optimistic and carefree in front of others, all her worries flooded back to her once she was alone.
What if she really was paralyzed? What would happen to Adie and Abby? She slowly dozed off while dwelling on it.
When she woke up later that night, she saw soone sitting by her bed in the dark ward.
She could tell by the man’s posture and facial features that he was rather attractive.
"Quinton? Haze?" Joanna asked tentatively.
"I had to co up with a million different ways to stop them from coming." The man finally spoke, sounding tired.
"Ace?" Joanna instantly recognized his voice and beca tense.
"W-What do you want?" She could not move at all given her injury, so it would be easy for him if he wanted to do anything to her.
"What do you think I’ll do?" Ace crossed his legs and leaned back in his chair, smiling wickedly.
"How would I know..." Joanna tried to get her phone and warned him coldly, "Get out now or I’ll call sobody." "Give up. You can’t reach anybody at this ti because I’ve stopped them all." Ace laughed at Joanna’s naivety.
Of course, he would have ways to stop others from coming since he had co to Joanna’s ward at this hour.
"Yeah, you’re right.’’ Joanna put her phone down and laid back on the bed with a sigh, then closed her eyes.
’’Go ahead if you want to take revenge.
You can break my neck, and I won’t even be able to stop you." Ace frowned unhappily and scoffed, "Do you really think I’m that wicked?" "No, I didn’t say you’re wicked..." Realizing he ant her no harm, Joanna opened her eyes and glanced at him.
"But we all know how vindictive you are, and you’ll never allow yourself to suffer any losses. It’s only fair for you to want to break my neck." "Oh, so being fair is important to you now?" His expression was unclear under the dim light, and he gracefully uncrossed his legs and moved closer to her.
As his fingers traced her neck, he murmured, "Your neck is so slim; it’ll be very easy if I want to break it." "You should think this through. I’m sure you’re more than happy to break my neck but it’ll be troubleso to get rid of the ss later..." Joanna could feel his cold fingers on her warm skin, but she didn’t feel scared.
On the contrary, a long-lost familiarity gripped her heart.
They were once a married couple, and he had touched every part of her body.
Her body knew his touch, and wasn’t afraid of it.
Ace paused as he held her neck, overwheld by a confusing wave of nostalgia.
Excitent surged through him the mont he touched her smooth skin, and for reasons he couldn’t understand, his own body reacted with an instinctive desire.
He slowly slid his fingers down her collarbone until he reached her collar...
"Ace, stop! Don’t tell you’d take liberties with a woman who can’t even move!" Joanna gasped and swallowed nervously, her heart pounding in her chest.
Ace’s hungry gaze dropped to her exposed skin, but he was not so lecherous to do anything to Joanna for real.
It was the first ti he had seen her so flustered, and it intrigued him.
"Well, I’m not a gentleman. Being a gentleman in this world ans being passive and soone else’ backup plan B.
Do you think I’ll settle for being soone’s backup plan?" "What the hell is all that? We’re not even close, so what’s with all this talk about being soone’s backup plan? You’re Ace, the mighty president of Moran Enterprise, so you shouldn’t do anything dishonorable while I’m vulnerable like this, right?"
Joanna held the bedsheet tightly and purposely criticized him to make him regain his wits because she was afraid that he would take liberties with her.
Unfortunately, Ace’s wits helped him see through her trick.
He murmured teasingly, "You’ve got all wrong. I’m not a gentleman, and I am petty enough to use any ans necessary to get what I want. I’d be a fool if I didn’t enjoy the grand feast laid out before ." After that, he purposely slid his fingers across her collarbone and unbuttoned the first button of her hospital gown.
More of her skin was exposed, and Ace’s gaze darkened with desire.
"Ace, I’ll never forgive you if you don’t stop this right now!" Joanna exclaid, her voice high-pitched with panic.
"Weren’t we a couple in the past? Although I seem to have forgotten everything about you, we must have been intimate given our relationship. Don’t you think you’re overreacting?" Ace said casually, offering her a lazy smirk.
"So what if we were once a couple? Does that give you permission to do whatever you want?" Joanna snapped at him, wanting to kick him.
Gritting her teeth, she said, "You’re going to get married. Can’t you be a gentleman, at least for your fiancee’s sake?" Her words instantly killed his excitent, and he straightened his back, scowling at her unhappily.
"Why do you care so much about my relationship?" "I’m just hoping soone can discipline you and make you stop harming others," Joanna heaved a sigh and answered grumpily.
"But you’re a mother with two kids. Didn’t you do the sa?" Displeasure filled Ace’s voice as he spoke.
Previously, he felt that he might date Joanna after ending things with Seraphina, but after finding out that she was a mother with two children, he figured it was impossible.
It was not like he hated the children, but he felt she must have loved that man deeply since she was willing to give birth to his children.
No man could tolerate being the second choice for a woman, including Ace.
"When did I do what you did?" His words baffled Joanna.
"You hard , didn’t you? How can you behave like that with other n if you have kids? Justin is always by your side, isn’t he? Don’t tell they’re his kids," Ace demanded, sounding peeved..
Joanna was dumbfounded by his reasoning.
When did this man beco so dumb? Clearly, his brain damage was pretty serious.
"Yeah, they’re Justin’s kids. If not, why would he always stay by my side? Can you stop pestering now that you’ve learned about my relationship?" Joanna complained, wanting this crazy and foolish man to leave.
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