The Unstoppable Comeback Of the Unrivaled Ex-Wife-Chapter 391 - 387

They sat at the dining table, waiting for Joanna’s answer.

Ace did not stop Susan, which was as good as agreeing to Susan’s proposal.

As long as Joanna was willing to reconcile, he was willing to pay any price.

"I don’t have any requests. Well, maybe just one..."

Joanna paused for a second before continuing with determination in her eyes, "I hope you can clearly recognize that the two children belong to me alone. Their family name is Pierce and they have nothing to do with the Moran family. Don’t even think of touching them or I’ll fight you to the death!"

Her stance was still the same as before. It was firm, with no room for negotiation.

"In your dreams!"

Ace pursed his thin lips, his handsome face filled with uncontrollable anger.

This woman was so obstinate and unreasonable. He really wanted to tie her up and tame away her stubbornness like she’s a wild cat.

In contrast, Susan was calm.

After a moment of silence, she slapped the table and said, "I understand what you mean. This isn’t a hard request to fulfill at all."

Joanna and Ace were both stunned to hear that.

"Are you sure?"

Joanna could not understand what Susan was thinking.

She thought that Susan, like Ace, only pretended to be "friendly" with her and maintained a superficial civility because she wanted to take the two children away.

But after Joanna told Susan that she would never let them have the children, based on Susan’s personality, shouldn’t she lose her temper immediately? Why was she still being so polite?

"Of course. That’s easy enough to do. Times have changed. Ace’s father and I aren’t that stubborn, nor are we stuck in the old ways. As long as the children are happy, we don’t care what family name they take..."

"It’s not a problem of the children’s family name, it’s..."

"How about this? I’ll let my son marry into your family. He’ll become the Pierce family’s son-in-law and will serve the Pierce family from now on. He’ll be yours to command!"

Susan said with a pained expression. She just made the greatest concession she could make.

Ace: "? ? ?"

Joanna: "! ! !"

"My dear daughter-in-law, you have no idea how obsessed my son is with you. Like I told you before, in the four years while you were gone, he behaved like a normal person during the day, but he would cry every night. He cried so hard that all the servants could hear him. They thought there was a ghost in the house!"

*Ahem!*

Ace coughed hard, trying to stop Susan from continuing.

He was a proud man. He especially liked to appear high-and-mighty in front of Joanna. But now, his mother was exposing his most embarrassing and vulnerable moments... How was that different from asking him to take a dump in front of Joanna? How could he still face her?

"Why are you coughing so much? If you have an itchy throat, drink some water."

Susan gave Ace a look of displeasure, took Joanna’s hand, and continued, "My dear child, I don’t want my house to be haunted anymore. It’s too embarrassing. Please do me a favor and accept this brat. As long as you two reconcile, I don’t care if the children take your family’s name. Even if you want Ace to take your family name, I would agree to it."

"You’ve gotta be kidding me!"

Joanna had considered a thousand possibilities and was ready for the feud that would arise between her and the Moran family for the custody of the children, but something like this had never crossed her mind... She was a bit overwhelmed!

"There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s pretty common to see a husband take the wife’s surname abroad. As long as you’re a family and live happily together, it doesn’t matter what surname you take..."

Susan kicked Ace under the table and asked, "Isn’t that right, son? You agree with me too, don’t you? Hurry up and tell her."

Ace’s handsome face seemed to be covered in a layer of frost. His eyes were even colder than usual. "Mom, can you stop causing trouble for me? I have enough to worry about as it is."

"How am I causing trouble? I’m..."

"That’s enough!"

Ace stood up coldly, turned to Joanna, and threw out these threatening words, "If you want to come back, bring the children with you. The Moran family will treat you well. If you insist on going against the Moran family, I’ll do everything in my power to stop you!"

After that, he went upstairs expressionlessly.

Obviously, Susan was open-minded, but Ace was still a very arrogant man.

How could he accept marrying into a woman’s family? How could he let his children take another family name?

Joanna actually heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Ace lose his temper.

If Ace had actually agreed to Susan’s proposal, Joanna would have no idea what she should do.

It’s not like she could lash out at them for being considerate to her!

She would much rather fight him fair and square. At least, if she lost, she would be able to accept it.

"See how upset your son is? I don’t think he wants to be with me at all. Please stop it with the pointless matchmaking..."

Joanna said to Susan while holding her chin, pretending to be disappointed.

"He’s not being honest with himself!"

Susan was furious with her dumb and stubborn son. She asked Joanna, "What I want to know is if you’re willing to reconcile with Ace. You can see for yourself how happy it is when the four of you live together. There’s no need to make things ugly."

"If he agrees to do what you said – marry into my family, let me have the final say in everything, and let the children take my surname – of course I’m okay with it."

Joanna agreed without hesitation.

First, knowing Ace’s personality, she knew that there was no way he would humble himself and accept all those conditions. This outcome was impossible from the start.

Second, if Ace actually agreed to it for some unfathomable reason, having a handsome, capable, and obedient husband like that would not actually be that bad.

It was at times like this that Joanna felt envious of men. They gained so much from marrying a wife!

They did not have to bear children, they did not have to handle household chores, and the children would take their surname. Their life would not be affected at all. It was all reward and no risk!

Susan’s eyes lit up. She grabbed Joanna’s hand and confirmed it again with great excitement, "My good daughter-in-law, are you serious? As long as my son is willing to marry into your family, you’ll reconcile with him?"

Joanna nodded and said, "Of course I’m serious!"

There was no way it would happen anyway!

"Great! Wait for my good news. I’ll go persuade that brat right now. If he doesn’t agree, I’ll beat him up!"

With that bold statement, Susan went upstairs in high spirits.

Joanna was not worried at all. She calmly ate with the children.

"Mommy, will you really marry Bad Daddy?"

Adie had a very strong comprehension ability. During the meal, he had already figured out what the adults were talking about. He now asked Joanna curiously.

"Do you want me to marry him?"

Joanna asked playfully.

"If that bad man is willing to marry into our house and listen to everything you say, I think we should consider it... After all, he seems very capable. He can definitely help you in many things."

Adie’s view on the matter was very pragmatic.

"Hahaha!"

Adie’s pragmatism made Joanna laugh. That part of him was very similar to Ace. She asked again, "In that case, between him and Mr. Q, who would you choose?"