The Unstoppable Comeback Of the Unrivaled Ex-Wife-Chapter 296 - 293

"Rumor has it that the two of them were in love first. It was Ace who stole Joanna away from Jovan. And now, Jovan Moran has returned to take back his lover."

"In that case, maybe those two were involved in Ace’s death... Tsk tsk, wealthy families are so scary!"

Joanna could not be bothered with their speculation. She walked straight into the hotel lobby.

The hotel decoration was grand and magnificent.

There was a podium adorned with the Moran Group’s logo. Various microphones with logos of television stations from around the world were placed on the podium. Reporters sat in chairs below the stage, while senior executives of Moran Group sat on the stage.

Joanna was not considered a senior executive of Moran Group, so she kept a low profile and chose a seat in the last row.

The same could not be said for Jovan. As soon as he entered, he was the center of attention. He received a warm welcome from the audience.

In addition to reporters, there were also representatives from other major companies and some wealthy tycoons. Joanna even saw Geronimo Blackwood there.

After all, today’s press conference would affect the commercial landscape and the statuses of the major families in the City in the near future, so lots of big shots were invited. No one wanted to miss this wonderful show.

Joanna took out her phone from her bag before the press conference started to browse today’s top stories, but she immediately became furious!

The video of her slapping the influencer and the video of her "intimate exchange" with Jovan Moran at the hotel entrance were trending on various platforms.

All the comments were flaming her. Some claimed that she had an affair with Jovan. There were even comments that claimed she conspired with Jovan to murder her ex-husband for revenge!

"Are you kidding me?!"

Joanna was so angry that she felt like she was going to explode. She logged into a burner account and retaliated against the keyboard warriors.

’You guys are all blind. Can’t you see that she was in a hurry? Those influencers are just online leeches. They pester her like flies in order to gain views. I think that guy got off easy with just a slap to the face. I would have kicked him!"

"Also, the woman was clearly very annoyed with Jovan Moran. How was that an intimate exchange? Are you guys sure your eyes are working fine?" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

As a result, she invited waves of attacks upon herself.

Some even pointed out that this must be Joanna Pierce’s account. The netizens became even more excited in flaming her.

Joanna rolled up her sleeves. She wished she could jump into her phone to fight all these internet trolls.

"Joanna?!"

The surprised voice of a man came from above her head.

Joanna looked up, still filled with anger. It turned out to be her old friend Ethan Stuart whom she had not seen for four years!

Actually, Ethan could be considered her life savior. The flames of fury in Joanna’s heart were instantly extinguished.

"Ethan! You’re here too!"

Joanna was happy to see an old friend. She greeted him with a smile.

Ethan’s handsome face was filled with various emotions. He was shocked, he was surprised, but more than that, he was moved. Tears welled up in his eyes. "Joanna, you’re finally willing to show yourself again. I thought... I’ll never get to see you again!"

’Tell me honestly, where have you been in the past four years? Ace and I searched almost every corner of the world but we couldn’t find any traces of you..."

Ethan sat down next to Joanna and asked.

"I was wondering who the person that has been constantly sniffing for my traces over the years was! That IP was like a virus, I intercepted it time and time again. So it was you... my savior."

Joanna’s red lips curled into a smile as she looked at her old friend.

Who knew that there was still an old friend in the vast the City who still cared about her. She was touched.

’You call me your savior, but you hid from me for four years, making me worry about you for four years. Is your heart made of stone?"

Seeing the woman who had become more charming, more attractive, and more elusive than before, Ethan’s emotions were complicated.

After all, this was the woman who once made his heart race and the woman he risked his life to save. Even if it was impossible between them, she still held an important spot in his heart.

Rather than saying that he and Ace had searched almost every corner of the world for Joanna all these years, it would be more appropriate to call it his personal obsession.

Ace had long given up on finding Joanna. It was Ethan who tried any method he could think of to look for Joanna like a man possessed.

Some time ago, when he learned that Joanna had returned to the City, he was already looking forward to meeting her, but the opportunity never arose.

Who could have known they would reunite under such circumstances?

"Let’s talk about something more serious. Do you know what the top executives of Moran Group are thinking? Why are they appointing an incompetent guy like Jovan Moran as CEO? Are they trying to destroy the company?"

Joanna changed the topic. She wanted to see if she could extract some useful information from Ethan.

Ethan lazily leaned back on the seat and crossed his legs. He looked at Jovan, who was sitting on the stage, with a strange smile. "Who knows? Ace told me before that the Moran Group may seem impregnable from the outside, but it has actually started to rot on the inside. Various factions are constantly fighting against each other. The situation is as intense as the political struggles in the ancient empires. Maybe Jovan is just the dog of a certain faction. While Ace’s power is weakened, they push Jovan out to be their puppet, just like the puppet leaders in ancient history. He may seem powerful, but he’s just a puppet, so he’s actually powerless!"

Joanna immediately noticed the key point. She asked, "Are you sure Ace is just weakened?"

’What else could it be?"

"Haven’t you paid any attention to the rumors?"

Joanna carefully probed, "The rumors say Ace’s already dead. The Moran family claims he’s dead too. They’ve even chosen a grave for him and are just waiting for a suitable day to hold the funeral now, so..."

"Are you saying that Ace is dead?’

Ethan turned to look at Joanna. His smile deepened.

"Isn’t he? Don’t tell me he’s still alive?"

"Honestly, I don’t know. I haven’t received any news from him for many days. It’s like he’s completely vanished from the world..."

Ethan let out a long sigh, then asked Joanna, "But I’m curious. Do you wish him to be dead or alive?"

Joanna, who talked like a chatterbox a moment ago, suddenly went quiet.

Ethan would not let it rest. He sat upright, looked her right in the eye, and asked, "We’re good friends, aren’t we? Then tell me this – You two parted on bad terms and you disappeared for four years, but now you’ve suddenly come back. Did you come back to start over with him?"

"No way!"

Joanna said coldly, "The first reason I came back is because the City is the hometown I grew up in, so I have feelings for this city. The second reason is because I want to take back the things I lost. I want to redeem the Pierce family’s tarnished reputation and make the Pierce family one of the eight major families in the City again. I want to make the people who once hurt the Pierce family pay!"

Her gaze was fierce and tenacious. She was like a thorny rose, beautiful and captivating, but dangerous.

’Tsk tsk, how ambitious. But are you really gonna compete with those ruthless and cunning old foxes for territory? I’m afraid a weak woman like you will be eaten alive before you can even get into the game..."

Ethan expressed concern for Joanna.

Although he had seen what she could do, it would not be easy to bring a downfallen family back to glory. Out of the eight major families in the City today, which one could she afford to mess with?

She, a lone woman, wanted to carve out a place for herself? It would be extremely difficult!