The Unstoppable Comeback Of the Unrivaled Ex-Wife-Chapter 454 - 452

"I’m going to kill you, Joanna Pierce!" Seraphina howled like a banshee, and lunged at Joanna again. "Who do you think you are?! I’m telling you, I have something that could ruin your reputation! It might even cost you your life, so don’t you dare provoke me, or else..."

"Enough!" Ace growled harshly, grabbing her and holding her firmly. His gaze was icy as he warned her, "You’ve been enough of an embarrassment today, so don’t make things worse. If you keep this up, not even your entire family’s wealth would be enough to pay for the consequences."

After hearing this, Seraphina immediately fell silent.

Joanna quickly took the opportunity to provoke Seraphina into giving her more information. "Oh? Ruin my reputation, you say? Tell me your plan then, my good daughter, Daddy won’t get mad at you. Unless... you’re bluffing!"

Seraphina hid behind Ace, her mouth shut but her glare piercing. It was obvious that suppressing her rage was absolute torture for her.

"You should stop messing with her too. She just has a fiery temper, so I’ll apologize in her stead. Please stop trying to provoke her." Ace bowed gently to the woman. His politeness made it seem like there was a great wall between them, despite their previous intimate relationship.

At that moment, Joanna felt defeated, and her heart twisted painfully. Facing his courtesy was far worse than fighting with him.

"And what’s your relationship with each other? Why are you apologizing for her? Are you close? Who is she to you?" Joanna smiled coldly as she sneered.

When she heard this, Seraphina’s eyes lit up and she nudged the man’s arm. She smirked and said, "Stef, since Miss Pierce brought it up, shouldn’t you give her an answer? It’s time we officially announce our relationship to the public anyway! You promised."

Ace tightened his grip on Seraphina’s shoulder, silently reassuring her. "Seraphina and I..."

The gesture infuriated Joanna, and she clenched her fists. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"Hold on!" Before Ace could speak, Joanna interrupted him in an icy voice. She stood up from her seat and approached them with slightly reddened eyes, staring at the man quietly. "Ace Moran, I’d advise you to think before you speak. You should know how important KCL is to Moran Group... it’s worth far more than the Murphy family, I’m sure. Not only does your choice concern you, it concerns your entire family too." Joanna couldn’t help but put pressure on the man, making her stance clear.

This was a battle between two women who wanted to have Ace all to themselves. As potential ’sugar mommies’, they were both equally willing to make sacrifices to win this pretty boy over.

Joanna knew her skills were more valuable than the Murphys’ support. Anyone with a sane mind would know who to pick.

Feeling threatened, Seraphina started bluffing to compensate. "What’s so great about the KCL Group anyway? Aren’t you just some pathetic company that makes chips? How could you possibly be wealthier than my family? What Moran Group needs the most is cash! Does your lame company even have that?"

Joanna looked at Ace imploringly and responded, "Ace should know the current market value of KCL Group. As long as you make the right choice, both Moran Group and KCL Group are yours."

Seraphina, however, refused to admit defeat. "Oh, so what? My dad intends to hand our entire family business to Stef too! All our assets will be his, sooner or later!"

"Whoa!" Everyone there gasped in awe, unable to hide their envy at how Ace was being fought over.

Akio instinctively brought out his pocket mirror to tidy up his hair, then turned back to the two women and said smoothly, "You know, ladies, if you two want a pretty boy, I can arrange for a plastic surgeon to operate on me now! Would that work for you?"

Anyone would dream of being completely provided for, especially when a life of luxury was promised. Moreover, Joanna and Seraphina were quite the lookers, which made the offer even more tempting.

’Ace Moran is so lucky! Not only is he a genius, but he’s been blessed with the perfect face as well!’

’His looks alone were able to make these two beauties give up everything for him! Isn’t God clearly playing favorites here?!’

With that, everyone eagerly awaited Ace’s answer, especially the men. All of them rubbed their hands eagerly, wishing they could be in his shoes instead.

Ace, however, was expressionless. "My answer has always remained the same; Miss Murphy and I are childhood friends, after all. Thus, I hereby announce that we are officially dating."

Seraphina felt like a weight had been lifted off her chest, and she smirked triumphantly at Joanna. "You hear that? Stef chose me, not you, even if you might be richer than me! I’m his true love!"

"True love? Hahaha, that’s the funniest thing I’ve heard all day!" Joanna laughed sarcastically, refusing to believe anything Ace said. She knew Ace well enough to know that a formal and dismissive ’announcement’ like that was definitely scripted. However, she didn’t quite understand their motives for keeping up this act.

"Ace Moran, if you’re being held hostage, blink once. Your acting sucks! Do you really expect me to believe any of that?" Joanna was so confused that she started wondering if Seraphina held something

against the man and had forced him into this facade.

"Did she threaten you with your nudes? There’s no need to be so modest, just let her leak them – you have a great body anyway! Don’t give up just because of a small issue like that!" Joanna said earnestly.

Ace didn’t answer her, and instead grabbed Seraphina’s hand and turned to the crowd. "Since the conference is over, I’ll be leaving with my girlfriend now."

They turned around and walked past Joanna, quickly leaving the conference room.

Meanwhile, Joanna was frozen in place. She closed her eyes as she thought to herself absently, ’I tried, but... it was all useless in the end.’

The others in the room wanted to speak to her, but were frightened of her frosty expression. Akio, however, was brave enough to approach her. He circled the woman like an excited puppy, looking as if he wasn’t scared of the consequences of crossing her boundaries.

"Miss Pierce, might I have the pleasure of inviting you to dinner?"

"I mentioned that I’d go through plastic surgery for you, and I wasn’t joking, you know? My country has the best plastic surgeons in the world!"

"Do you want to consider an official relationship with me? I can go get a divorce right now and marry you. After our wedding, all you need to do is sit back and enjoy life..."

Joanna was rather annoyed by this, and turned to him with a cold glare. "Do you really want to marry me, Mr. Higashino?"

"Of course! My looks and body may not be as good as Ace Moran’s, and I may be a little older than him, but I have many other good traits too!"

"Then help me out with something," Joanna said in a mysterious voice.