The Unstoppable Comeback Of the Unrivaled Ex-Wife-Chapter 345 - 341

But right now, she felt like she did not know him that well at all. She did not know what he was thinking and what he really wanted.

"Can you say something that I can understand, please? What does "a real and authentic" wife mean? What does "a wife that only belongs to you" mean?"

Joanna could not understand what Ace was trying to express. She said impatiently, "Let’s keep this simple. What do you want? What do you need from me in exchange for the Rainbow Glaze?"

"I told you, I want you to fulfill your responsibility as a wife."

Ace paused for a moment. She thought Joanna probably wouldn’t understand what he meant, so he gestured at her to move closer.

Joanna foolishly leaned forward and moved her ear close to Ace’s lips to hear what he had to say.

She then heard Ace say, "The responsibility to please your husband in bed."

"..."

Joanna’s face instantly turned red, all the way to the base of her neck. In shame and anger, she picked up her coffee cup and splashed the handsome man’s face with coffee.

"Ace Moran, you’re an animal in human skin! You disgust me!"

After yelling at him, she grabbed her bag and left the cafe like she was fleeing for her life.

The scorching sun made her sweat profusely. Her heart was beating really fast for some reason.

She’s so mad!

She’s so mad!

Not only did she fail to get the Rainbow Glaze, she was also pranked by that despicable guy. Her time was completely wasted!

She splashed Ace with red wine yesterday and with coffee today. He probably would not give her the Rainbow Glaze now even if she were to kneel down and beg for it.

In that case, desperate times called for desperate measures...

Joanna reflected on her actions and immediately came up with a solution.

"Hmph, you despicable bastard! If you’re not going to play nice, then I’m not going to either!"

Joanna clenched her fists, eager to carry out her plan.

Meanwhile, Ace was still sitting in the cafe. Coffee dripped down his thick black hair onto his handsome face, just like last evening’s wine.

Although he was in a mess, his good looks and dignified aura still made him look like the protagonist in a drama. He attracted the eyes of many girls in the vicinity.

Some had even secretly filmed a video of Joanna splashing Ace with coffee and submitted it to gossip magazines.

Ace soon received a call from his nervous secretary.

"Mr. Moran, we have a problem."

"What is it?"

"A paparazzi sent us a video of Miss Pierce splashing you with red wine and with coffee. He asked for money to keep quiet. What should we do?"

"How much does he want?"

Ace asked calmly.

"4 million dollars."

The secretary said indignantly, "That greedy bastard! How dare he blackmail you!"

"Tell the paparazzi, do as I say and I’ll pay him double."

Ace’s lips curled into a smile. He also had a plan.

Joanna calmed herself down and returned to the Moran Group.

"Miss Pierce!"

The employees were delighted to see Joanna return safely. They happily greeted her.

All the employees that still remained at the Moran Group were loyal people who were determined to follow Joanna.

Although there were not many of them and their abilities could not be considered outstanding, they were all passionate, gutsy people. They made sure to properly complete all the tasks they were assigned.

Joanna nodded to the employees, then turned to her assistant, Shelley, and said, "Notify every department that we will be holding the monthly meeting right away. All the employees must attend."

"Yes, Miss Pierce!"

Shelley replied respectfully.

At the same time, Shelley thought to herself that Miss Pierce seemed to be in a great mood. She and Mr. Moran must have had a great time together last night. That means... the "marriage alliance" between the Moran Group and the Stellar Group would very likely happen.

The conference room was large enough to accommodate over a hundred people. In the past, it would be filled to capacity during monthly meetings, but today, less than a fifth of the room was filled. The rest of the seats were empty. It looked sad.

Joanna took the center seat. She could not help but sigh when she saw how sparse the staff had become.

The Moran Group went through four years of ups and downs to reach this point.

When Liam Blackwood left, he took a bunch of people with him.

Laura Blackwood then took advantage of the Moran Group’s moment of weakness to loot them. Not only did she empty their company treasury, she even took away a group of elites.

Among those elites were R&D experts that Joanna admired and designers that Joanna valued very highly...

In short, the Moran Group had been bled hard. The only reason they could continue operation was purely because they were tough enough.

However, the days of humiliations were coming to an end. The era belonging to the Moran Group was about to begin!

"Today is our first monthly meeting after our company has gone through a major adjustment. I believe all of you who stayed behind are people who believe in me. You might feel lost and confused right now, you might even be worried that the Moran Group won’t last long, but today... As the Chairman and CEO of Moran Group, I assure you that as long as you follow my orders and complete your tasks well, we have a bright future ahead of us."

Joanna’s voice was not loud, but it was powerful, and it made the staff boil with excitement.

It all sounded like a pie in the sky, but because it was Miss Pierce who said it, they believed that it would definitely come true!

But the expression of Jay Yassin, the manager of the Market Expansion Department, remained solemn. He hesitated a few times, but finally decided to raise his hand to say something.

Joanna turned towards Jay Yassin with a sharp gaze and asked, "Is there a problem, Mr. Yassin?"

"Miss Pierce, first of all, allow me to express my respect and trust for you. However, I have to be honest. While completing the tasks you assigned, I had some doubts... To be more precise, I don’t agree with your decision."

A commotion rose among the staff. They cast hostile glances at Jay Yassin.

After all, they saw Joanna as a "goddess". How dare he openly question the decision of the "goddess"?!

"Please elaborate, Mr. Yassin."

Joanna remained calm.

She knew that all the people who stayed behind were those who sincerely wanted the company to do well. Even if they had disagreements, they all merely wanted what’s best for the company. She naturally had to respect their opinions.

"I actually agree with what Ms. Blackwood said. I don’t understand why you would keep spending money to establish a Research and Development Department and a Production Department even though the Moran Group is facing financial difficulties. Do we really have that many things to research and produce?"

"If our company isn’t operating at such a large scale, why do we have to establish large-scale R&D and Production departments? It’s a waste of money."