The Unstoppable Comeback Of the Unrivaled Ex-Wife-Chapter 403 - 399

The atmosphere in the vehicle suddenly became tense.

"So, that means that person is much more important than Ace Moran to you?" Ace clenched his jaw, questioning angrily.

"Are you kidding?" Joanna smacked Ace lightly, still drunk, then started hugging him even tighter. "Mr. Q, you’re the most important person to me now. Why else would I marry you? Ace Moran is nothing to me, I moved on from him four years ago... That jerk was probably jealous of your personality and looks, and that’s why he scarred your face! Don’t worry, I’ll definitely get revenge for you!"

"Really now?" Ace scoffed. "And how are you going to do that?"

"Simple, he scarred your face, so I’ll scar his..." Joanna let out a burp and covered her face, giggling. "I’m going to carve the words ’I’m an ugly jerk’ into his face! Hahaha, pretty cruel, aren’t I?"

Ace fell silent.

"Pfft!" Elijah couldn’t hold back his laughter any longer. When he felt a chill in the car, he cleared his throat and said formally, "Ah, I didn’t hear anything, Mr. Moran, nothing at all..."

"Clearly, you still value your life," Ace growled, looking embarrassed. If the woman wasn’t drunk, he would’ve given her a thorough scolding. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Elijah glanced at the man through the rearview mirror, surprised to see how gentle his gaze was when he looked at Joanna. He asked softly, "Mr. Moran, you’ve finally realized who you can’t move on from, right?"

"I’ve always known how I felt deep inside. I just had too much on my plate back then, and I gave up on what was truly important to me. Now that the universe has given me another chance to right my wrongs, I am never letting go," Ace said determinedly as he held Joanna’s hand, as if she was the pure embodiment of his happiness.

"Good, good." Elijah nodded and let out a sigh of relief. As Ace’s most trusted assistant, he had witnessed the entirety of Ace and Joanna’s love story, complicated and heart-wrenching as it was. Even as an outsider, he was desperately hoping that they could finally understand each other, and achieve their happy ending.

As long as Ace knew what his heart wanted, Elijah believed that he could definitely win Joanna’s heart back. Any woman would wish to be treated with sincerity, after all...

"Right, have you investigated Alice’ whereabouts?" Ace suddenly asked. Alice had been missing for quite a few days, and hadn’t said anything before departing. He couldn’t help but worry for her safety.

"Nothing yet..." Elijah frowned, then hesitantly said, "You just said that you knew how you felt, and that you wouldn’t let go of this second chance. Why are you mentioning that manipulative witch again? She was the reason you ended up in such a horrible state with Miss Pierce to begin with! Could it be that you-"

"Shut it." Ace glared at his assistant. "I know what I’m doing."

"I’m sorry, Mr. Moran, I’ve misspoken. I just don’t want to see you making the same mistakes. After all, Miss Pierce-"

"She already knows the truth, so I trust that she will understand." Ace obviously knew that he should treat Alice as nothing more than a dead woman, but she was still the woman his brother had once loved deeply, so he did not want her to meet a cruel fate.

"Miss Pierce knows the truth?" Elijah was shocked and confused. "Wait, but then she’d know that you were merely bound by circumstance, right? Why is she still avoiding you like the plague? Could it be that... she’s fallen for another?"

"Maybe." Ace seemed weirdly calm, which puzzled Elijah further.

"That’s not right, Mr. Moran. You would’ve flipped if she fell in love with another man, so why are you being so calm about this? You’re not usually so generous when it comes to Miss Pierce!"

The more egotistical a man is, the more possessive he becomes. Hence, it was only natural for him to hope that the woman he loved would only have eyes for him. No one would be able to accept infidelity, let alone Ace Moran, a man known for his pride. He was acting completely out of character.

"No matter who she falls for, the only person who can make her heart race is me. I don’t have to get jealous over some irrelevant person," Ace replied casually.

Elijah was dumbfounded, and chuckled awkwardly. "Mr Moran, is this some kind of riddle? What do you mean irrelevant? I-"

"This conversation is over." Ace stopped Elijah from asking any more questions. He wasn’t one to express his feelings, so he would never reveal just how strongly he felt for Joanna. He was also quite annoyed at the fact that Elijah was practically forcing an answer out of him.

"Alright, let’s talk about that manipulative witch Alice then..." Elijah sighed. "Truthfully, I did obtain information about the last person she contacted. Coincidentally... that person was none other than Miss Pierce."

Ace narrowed his eyes, his expression solemn. "She contacted Joanna?"

"Yeah, her last call was with Miss Pierce, and they talked for over two hours. However, we couldn’t obtain the call recording, so Miss Pierce might just be the only one who knows the actual situation..."

Elijah then paused, and reminded his boss. "Besides, Miss Pierce has never gotten along with Alice. If you question her about this out of nowhere, it could potentially ruin your relationship again."

"I will ask her about the call if needed," Ace said as he stared at the drunk woman. His voice sounded soft, but his resolution was clear.

"Mr. Moran, I have a question, but I’m not sure if it is appropriate."

"If you have to wonder, then it’s probably not."

"Well, after some consideration, I think this question is quite important."

"Go on then."

"What if the investigation ended with you only being able to save either Miss Pierce or Alice? Who would you choose then?" Elijah asked, then held his breath, awaiting the man’s answer.

He knew the question was crossing a boundary, but his curiosity got the better of him.