The Unstoppable Comeback Of the Unrivaled Ex-Wife-Chapter 524 - 512

As she continued grinding the coffee bit by bit, Joanna felt satisfied, but also frowned deeply due to the pain in her wrist.

Just then, footsteps could be heard behind her. It was Yulia, and she screamed as soon as she noticed the wounds on Joanna’s wrist. "Joan, what are you doing? Just look at your hands! Let the staff do this for you!"

"I’m alright, Mrs. Walker, I’m not that fragile." Joanna smiled weakly and proceeded.

"No, you’re not. You’re already bleeding through the gauze! Do you not cherish your own life?" Despite her usual gentleness, Yulia couldn’t help but feel angered by Joanna’s recklessness.

She then snatched the grinder out of her hands and sighed. "Oh child, you’re just so foolish. How could you use your own blood for his medicine? If your mother knew that you hurt yourself over a man, she would be devastated!"

"She won’t," Joanna replied softly. "I believe Mom would use her own blood if she knew Dad needed it to survive. And you would too, if Mr. Walker needed it, right?"

"Well..." Yulia couldn’t retort, but still flashed her a concerned frown. "If you really need human blood as an ingredient, our sanatorium’s blood bank has more than enough. You could have told me sooner! Why did you have to use your own? Now that you risked your own health, how could we possibly face your parents in the afterlife?"

"Mrs. Walker, I understand your concerns. But the medicine requires blood from a person who genuinely loves the patient to take effect, not just anyone’s blood. And as you can see, it does work very well, so I don’t regret my decision at all. In fact, I’m very happy about this."

Joanna had always felt like she wronged Ace in many ways. Hence, being able to use her blood in his cure, was quite an achievement for her. In a way, it had also proved that she still loved him deeply within her soul, or else the medicine wouldn’t have been so effective.

Yuia, however, scoffed. "Don’t try to trick me, Joan, I graduated from the world’s most prestigious medical school as well. And I have never heard of such an odd cure. If you ask me, this is nothing but superstition that specifically targets innocent girls like you."

"Well, whatever it is, it works." Joanna didn’t want to argue, so she tried to take the grinder back from Yulia so that she could continue.

For the medicine, they had to collect blood from her wrist. Every single time they needed more, they had to cut the wounds back open, then bandage them back up.

Having done this many times, she felt like she was about to lose the motor skills in her hands soon enough. Making coffee usually wasn’t so difficult, as she was in a lot of pain.

"You’re still going at it? Can’t you see your wounds have torn open!?" Yulia was adamant in stopping her. "I’ll help you do it. Grinding coffee beans isn’t a task required from someone who genuinely loves him now, is it?"

Joanna gently rubbed her aching wrists and nodded. "Thanks, Mrs. Walker."

Even though she was the vice dean of the sanatorium, Yulia was patient enough to grind up these rough beans, so much so that she was starting to sweat.

The two women soon engaged in idle chit chat.

Joanna abruptly remembered something and asked, "Mrs. Walker, you were my mother’s best friend, so... you should know about my brother, right?"

Yulia froze upon hearing this, and visibly panicked. "Oh child, why are you asking this all of a sudden? You... You did have a brother, but he was a stillborn. That’s why your parents hid it from the public, including you as well. How did you find out about this?"

"So that means you knew about my mother having twins, and that I have a brother, right?" Joanna seemed excited and continued questioning her. "Then do you know what happened back then? Who was the damned culprit who wouldn’t even show mercy to a newborn?"

"That year..." Yulia hesitated, looking reluctant to bring up the incident. "It happened ages ago, so let’s not talk about it. The most important thing is that we should live in the moment."

"No!" Joanna shook her head and clenched her fists tightly. Looking pained, she said determinedly, "The Pierce family used to be the head of The Great Eight of the city, but we were nearly taken out. Our family went through such pain, and I always wanted to take revenge for my parents, but Grandpa made me vow not to take revenge before he passed away. So, I laid low and didn’t do anything about it, but it didn’t change anything. I always had nightmares of my parents falling down the stairs, bloody and mutilated, for years. When I think about how my enemies are still living freely while my parents died so cruelly, I get so upset that I can’t sleep all night. To make it worse, my brother went through hell after being kidnapped. That’s why I have to uncover the truth and take revenge for my family. I’m sure that the people who kidnapped my brother are the same ones who killed our parents!"

These incidents had weighed on Joanna’s mind for many years. Though she looked carefree and happy, that pain haunted her everyday like a shadow that never left. After she reunited with Quinton and learned about his painful past, her desire to take revenge only intensified.

"At first, I planned to find the murderer with my brother and take revenge for the Pierce family so my parents could rest in peace. However, it was delayed after Ace’s incident. Now that he’s getting better, I should get back to business too..." Joanna said softly, then grabbed Yulia’s hand and said solemnly, "Mrs. Walker, I know what I’m doing, so there’s no use trying to persuade me. I’ve made up my mind. I just hope you can tell me whatever you know so I can avenge my parents."

"Ah, you certainly take after your mother. You’re just as stubborn as she was." Yulia sighed deeply, knowing that she could no longer keep everything a secret. "Back then, the Pierce family was outstanding and headed The Great Eight of the city. Naturally, your families had countless enemies, so your mother’s pregnancy was kept a secret, and only a trusted few like us knew about it. When your mother gave birth to a pair of twins of mixed genders, we announced to the public that she only gave

birth to a daughter, but unfortunately, the truth was exposed and your brother was kidnapped. To be honest, we initially thought that it had been done by an acquaintance."

"An acquaintance?" Joanna looked surprised.

"Yes. After all, who else would have known which hospital your mother was giving birth at, and that you had a brother?"

"What happened in the end? Did they find out who kidnapped my brother?" Joanna asked impatiently.

Yulia shook her head. "Everyone thought that your brother was dead. Back then, the Pierce family had countless enemies but was on good terms with the Morans. Both the Pierces and Morans used a lot of manpower and resources to find the kidnapper, and eventually, it was the Moran family who found your brother’s body and gained some clues..."

"What kind of clues?"

"The Moran family caught the kidnapper, and after interrogating him, they found that he belonged to the Baldwin family. So, the Pierce family went to the Baldwin family to demand an explanation, but the Baldwin family refused to admit that they did it. They claimed that the person who was caught was a traitor and had betrayed them for the Morans. The Pierces and the Morans held a deep grudge against the Baldwin family after that, and the incident became an unsolvable case. No one knew the truth, so it ended with the traitor being killed."

"So, both the Morans and Baldwins were involved..." Joanna looked like she was deep in thought. "The only person who knew the truth was a traitor, but he was killed. So, now there’s no evidence to prove otherwise."

"Yes, so you’d better not investigate this affair. If you dig any deeper, it may affect your relationship with Mr. Moran," Yulia said helplessly. "The Pierces and the Morans became distant after that incident, and after many years, the Pierce family grew desolate. On the contrary, the Moran family grew stronger, and soon replaced the Pierce family as the new head of The Great Eight of the city during Tristan and Ace’s time. On the other hand, the Pierce family went bankrupt. It was such a terrible ending!"

Joanna frowned contemplatively. "Now, it seems like the Moran family is the most suspicious."