The Unstoppable Comeback Of the Unrivaled Ex-Wife-Chapter 313 - 310

Shelley had some of Joanna’s rebelliousness in her. She was uncooperative and rebuked Ace. "Mr. Moran, please be clear. I’m working as Miss Pierce’s assistant, not yours. Why should I listen to you?"

"If you want your boss to be safe, do as I say. If we delay, the situation might get worse." Ace commanded.

Shelley sensed the murderous aura in Ace’s eyes and quickly gave in. When she dialed Joanna’s number on her cell phone, she got an automated reply instead. "The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable."

"Why can’t I get through? The signal in the building is excellent. Is Miss Pierce’s phone out of battery?" Shelley found it a little odd. Miss Pierce would keep her phone charged if she was still in the office. Why would her phone be out of battery? Was she off work and on her way back home?

"You’re taking too long!" Ace had lost his patience. He opened the door, stepped out of his sports car, and headed straight to the office lobby.

Although she was confused, Shelley went after him.

"Mr. Moran, are you going to see Miss Pierce? I think she’s probably home already. The lights are off on our floor."

"She can’t be home. Well, unless she can fly." Ace was confident. He had been keeping an eye on Joanna – there was no way she could have slipped past him.

Shelley used her employee card to access the building. They entered the building and took the elevator straight to Stellar Group which was located on the twenty-fourth floor.

Ace frowned as he looked around. "Is your company really this small? It is not even as big as the office area in Moran Group."

Ace scoffed, "A small workshop like this dares to compete with Moran Group. I really wonder if your boss is deliberately using this small company to get close to me and win back my heart."

"Pfft!" Shelley burst out laughing. "Mr. Moran, it must be a misunderstanding. Miss Pierce is focused on her career, and has no intention of getting close to you. You don’t have to be so egotistical."

"Hmph. She doesn’t want to get close to me but chose to set up her company opposite my building. Look at her office – it’s right opposite mine. It’s so obvious that even a fool can see it."

After taking a tour around Stellar Group, Ace went to Joanna’s office. He believed Joanna wanted to attract his attention and looked around for evidence.

A smile appeared on his face when he saw the telescope on her desk. "She even has a telescope. Whenever she’s tired of working, she’s probably stealing glances at me to motivate herself."

Shelley was completely speechless. The president of Moran Group was supposed to be a man of few words... She did not expect Ace to be such a narcissist!

"Sorry, Mr. Moran. As far as I know. Miss Pierce has a telescope because she likes astronomy. She wants to look at the stars, not you."

"You don’t have to explain. Everyone in the City knows she’s obsessed with me. It’s no secret..." Ace took the telescope and sat in Joanna’s place. With the telescope, he could see the Moran Group clearly as he looked across the street. Even if Joanna had no intentions for him, she must have an agenda against the Moran Group.

However, Joanna was not in her office, and he did not see her go out of the office building either. Where was she?

Shelley searched around but did not find Joanna, so she figured Joanna must have gone home.

Shelley said to Ace, who was still sitting in Joanna’s chair, "Mr. Moran, Miss Pierce must have gone home. This is Stellar Group’s office, so I hope you remember your position as an outsider. You should leave now. I’m going to lock the door."

Ace rested his chin on his interlocked fingers, then said with a cold look in his eyes, "No, she’s not home yet."

If she had gone home, he would have seen her.

"If she’s not home, where else could she be?" Shelley gathered her courage and questioned Ace, "Mr. Moran, you insist on staying and wont leave. Are you trying to steal the company’s secrets?"

Ace snorted in disdain. "This is such a small workshop. What secrets would this company have that are worth stealing?’

Shelley fought the urge to roll her eyes, and said awkwardly, "Right. Moran Group wouldn’t have to steal information from Stellar Group. Even if they did, it’s unlikely for you to steal it yourself. So, why are you refusing to leave? Are you... worried about Miss Pierce?"

Ace did not deny or admit it.

Ace’s affection warmed Shelley’s heart. She then suggested in a whisper, "Do you have her family’s phone number? Why don’t we call her family and ask if she went back? It’s getting late. Even if you keep waiting here, it won’t help!"

"I’ve been divorced from her for so long, so how could I have her family’s phone number? Besides, she’s the only one left in her family. There’s no one to contact." Ace’s tone was a little sad.

When he thought about it, Joanna had such a painful past, but she was still so optimistic and brave. She had been working hard alone all these years. It must have been hard for her, right?

"Ah. I almost forgot about Miss Pierce’s sad past. She married a heartless man like you after the downfall of her family. As a result, she got divorced at a young age. I think someone was gossiping about Miss Pierce this morning and looked down on her for being divorced.’

"Really?" Ace’s gaze instantly turned cold.

"What do you think? Some women are like foul-mouthed bullies. They love making things difficult for other women."

"Do you know who it was? I’ll make them pay for saying such terrible things! " Ace was angry to learn that others looked down on Joanna because of her divorce. He felt responsible and wanted to take revenge for her!

"I don’t really know. A few young girls were gossiping. These days, there are plenty of people with no morals, and there are also many perverts around... I heard of some in our office building. The pervert will usually lurk around the entrance to the women’s restroom and secretly film women...’ Shelley paused, feeling a little disgusted. Men could be such vile creatures.

"Pervert?" Ace frowned a little and asked, ’Was the pervert caught?"

"Yes, but he was fired and got a small fine. Who knows if he went somewhere else to commit another crime..." Shelley suddenly thought of something and seemed nervous. "It can’t be... Do you think the pervert kidnapped Miss Pierce?!"

Ace’s expression was thunderous. "You should’ve told me this earlier!

Call security at once -1 want to see the surveillance footage." 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

The security guards of the office building were shocked to hear that Ace wanted to check the surveillance. They did not even put on their uniforms neatly in their haste to get there.

The guards took Ace and Shelley up to the surveillance control room and turned on all the records for them to check. In the surveillance record, Joanna appeared and got in the elevator at about half past ten at night.

"Turn on the internal surveillance of elevator number two!"