The Unstoppable Comeback Of the Unrivaled Ex-Wife-Chapter 337 - 333

Unfortunately, their plan was too optimistic. Rubio Pascal hid the evidence well. On the surface, there seemed to be nothing wrong with the Pascal Manor at all. Even after an extended search, Shelley found nothing.

Three hours had already gone by. It was time for her to meet up with Joanna.

She arrived at the rendezvous point they had agreed upon, but even after waiting for a long time, Joanna was still nowhere to be seen.

"Oh, no! Did something happen to her?’

Shelley called Joanna.

The call was not answered.

"Do I really have to call the police?"

Shelley hesitated. In the end, she decided not to call the police, but instead sought help from Ace.

"Mr. Moran, are you busy? Can you come to the Pascal Manor immediately? Miss Pierce is in danger!"

She believed that Ace’s presence definitely carried more weight than the police’s. If Rubio Pascal really was doing something bad to Joanna, upon hearing Ace’s name, he would definitely become so scared that would not dare to do anything.

Ace remained quiet for two seconds. After that, his reply was cold but firm. "Wait for me. I’ll be right there."

Not long after, Ace arrived at the Pascal Manor with dozens of people behind him.

Alfred, the manor’s butler and Rubio Pascal’s subordinate, walked out arrogantly and said, "Greetings, Mr. Moran. To what do we owe the honor of your presence?"

Ace cut straight to the chase and demanded icily, "Hand her over!"

Alfred pretended to be confused. With a smile that did not reach his eyes, he asked, "Who could you possibly be talking about, Mr. Moran? I don’t understand."

"Joanna Pierce, my ex-wife. You’d better tell Rubio Pascal that if he dares to touch even a strand of her hair, I’ll take down the entire Pascal family."

Ace said that without any expression so it sounded emotionless, but in truth, his words gave off a chilling sense of oppression.

Unfortunately, Alfred had dealt with a lot of big shots before. He had done a lot of shady things with Rubio Pascal so he was not that easily intimidated.

"Mr. Moran, to be honest with you, a woman called Ms. Pierce did come to look for Mr. Pascal this morning. She said she wanted to make friends with him. Mr. Pascal loves making friends, so they hit it off right away and have moved on to Mr. Pascal’s bedroom to get to know each other... I’m afraid you came at a bad time. There’s no way we can interrupt them at such a time."

"Bullshit!"

Shelley could not stand Alfred’s shameless lies anymore. She rushed forward angrily to confront him. "Ms. Joanna wouldn’t sleep with someone so easily! You must have threatened her! Hand her over if you know what’s good for you!"

Alfred scoffed and said, "That’s ridiculous. The entire the City knows Mr. Pascal has a special hobby. She came to us herself. Of course Mr.

Pascal is going to accept her willingly. There’s no threat involved."

’You...!"

Shelley could find no words to refute.

She now realized that their plan was way too naive. They failed to consider the consequences.

If news of this were to spread, not only would no one take their side, people might even say that they "deserved" it.

"Mr. Moran, what should we do? I’m sure Ms. Pierce is in their hands.

Rubio Pascal is a pervert! She..."

Ace ignored Shelley and instead turned to the well-armed subordinates behind him. "What are you waiting for? Rush inside and bring her out!"

Dealing with the Pascal family required tough measures. Words were meaningless.

’Yes, Mr. Moran!"

The armed group got ready to charge the Pascal Manor.

At that moment, Joanna and Rubio Pascal walked out side by side, talking and laughing with each other.

Joanna noticed Ace right away. Her smile immediately disappeared, replaced by a frosty chill.

She said sarcastically, ’ Wow, fancy seeing you here, Mr. Moran. Why aren’t you keeping your "bro" company? She hurt her foot and needs your" brotherly love"."

Ace frowned and ignored Joanna. Instead, he looked at Rubio Pascal and asked in an icy voice, "What did you do to her?"

Rubio Pascal was a man in his forties who had a shrewd face. He gave Ace a smile that did not reach his eyes and said with an ambiguous expression, ’’Miss Pierce and I had a very pleasant time. We spent more than three hours together, just the two of us, and we’ve grown very close. As for what happened between us, I think it’s Miss Pierce’s decision whether to tell you or not."

"Anyway, for me personally, I’ll treat it as a little secret between Miss Pierce and 1.1 will occasionally think back on it with much fondness."

Hearing that, Joanna lowered her head and blushed shyly. "Mr. Pascal, I get embarrassed easily. If you’re too embarrassed to say it, then it’s even more the case for me. Why don’t we make a promise with each other? We’ll keep what happened this afternoon a secret. Whoever leaks the secret gets on Santa’s naughty list!"

"Hahaha, that’s fine with me. It’s your decision."

Rubio Pascal gave Ace a meaningful look. He then hugged Joanna affectionately and said, "Okay, that’s it for today. Next time you come, let’s have some fun again."

’Then, about the land where the Pierce Residence is..."

"Don’t worry, leave it to me. I promise I’ll take care of it."

Rubio Pascal waved goodbye to Joanna and walked back into the Pascal Manor.

Ace, Shelley, and the group of armed burly men remained rooted to the spot with confused expressions.

"Ms. Pierce, you scared the hell out of me. I called you earlier, but you didn’t answer. I thought that Pascal guy must have done something bad to you. I was afraid that the police wouldn’t be able to handle it, so I called Mr. Moran for help!"

Shelley was both excited and relieved. "I was worried that Mr. Moran wouldn’t come, but not only did he come, he came really quickly and brought a lot of people with him. That means he really cares about you and you’re very important to him!"

Ace said icily, "I didn’t think that far. I was just afraid that the Moran family would be disgraced because I know what kind of man Rubio Pascal is."

At first, Joanna felt a little grateful towards Ace, but his words irritated her so much that the gratitude instantly evaporated.

"Heh, you’re funny, Mr. Moran. Pray tell, what kind of man is Mr. Pascal? And how did I disgrace the Moran family?"

Ace’s dagger-like eyes looked Joanna up and down. He said emotionlessly, "You know what kind of man he is, and you know very well how you disgraced the Moran family."

Joanna became even angrier. She retorted coldly, "Sorry, I have no idea what kind of man Mr. Pascal is. After all, I only spent three hours with him, which I don’t think is enough to tell a person’s character. I feel like he’s a pretty straightforward guy. At least he doesn’t pretend to be a good guy like a hypocrite."

"As for disgracing the Moran family..."

Joanna laughed with contempt. "I have had nothing to do with you for a long time, let alone the Moran family. I’m a free and independent woman, and I can make friends with anyone I want. It’s none of your business!"

’You...!"

Joanna’s stubborn attitude and sharp words angered Ace, but he had no right to refute her.

That’s right, no matter how bad Rubio Pascal’s reputation in the City was, and no matter how terrible the fate of the women who approached Rubio Pascal was according to the rumors, Ace had no right to stop Joanna from getting involved with him.

The two of them stared each other down. The tension in the air was unbelievably strong.

Shelley mustered up the courage to raise her hand and say, "Can I say something?"

Joanna nodded and said, You can say whatever you want to say."

"I think, no matter what Mr. Moran’s motive was, it’s a fact that he came to save you immediately. Besides, he also rescued you from that rapist a few days ago. So, I think..."

Shelley paused and took a peek at Joanna, then said weakly, "I think you should buy Mr. Moran dinner to express your gratitude."

Before Joanna could say anything, Ace already said, "I happen to be hungry right now. I know a place in the city that serves good steak."