Chapter 165
As soon as Zachary finished speaking, Joanna’s pupils suddenly constricted.
She clenched her fists under the table while staring at him.
She thought, I have done everything Mother told me to do, so how could anyone still suspect me?
Her momentary panic was caught by Zachary
He had been in the world for so many years, and his judgment of people was absolutely accurate.
He knew that this woman’s silence must be hiding something.
He put down his fork, leaned forward slightly, and moved closer to her eyes.
“Your silence means you agree?” He pressed on, clearly not intending to let her
The panic in Joanna’s expression finally calmed down a bit. Although her face was still pale, she still insisted, “Zachary, are you crazy! Why would I want her dead? Did you see I do it with your own eyes?”
Upon hearing this, Zachary stepped back slightly, a playful smirk playing on his lips, hinting at a world of mischief.
“Well, I haven’t personally witnessed it, but knowing you, how could you stand to see Yvonne living a better life than yours?”
Joanna frowned, surprised that this man seemed to know her so well.
From the moment Sophia told her about Yvonne’s existence, she had despised her.
Then, the constant sight of Yvonne standing by Hayden’s side gave Joanna a feeling like a thousand insects crawling beneath
her skin.
No matter what Zachary said, she couldn’t bring herself to tell him the truth.
When she came to her senses, she began to question him. “Why are you so concerned about Yvonne? Could it be that you have a thing for her?”
Zachary raised an eyebrow and thought, ‘It seems this woman isn’t entirely hopeless after all…
His eyes narrowed slightly, and the playful smile vanished from Zachary’s face, replaced by an icy stare that pinned her in place.
He said, “Yvonne already agreed to sell me her shares in the Parker Group. Now that you’ve done this, I’ve lost my shares!” The sudden surge of murderous intent and rage sent a jolt of fear through Joanna.
“You… What does your business have to do with me?” Joanna shrank back, instinctively wanting to escape.
“I lost my money, and you’re asking what it has to do with you?” Zachary suddenly got up and grabbed Joanna by the throat.
The sudden chokehold made Joanna instinctively struggle. “Let go..”
Unfortunately, her strength was nothing to Zachary
He leaned in close to look at her, his ruthless nature on full display.
“Did you drug me that day?” he asked suddenly.
Joanna’s face turned purple. “What drug? I don’t know…”
She didn’t drug Zachary, Instead, she was the one who was drugged.
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“Don’t know… Zachary repeated her words, the smile on his lips growing more wicked. “No one can plot against me and get
way with it, including you”
“I really…don’t know… At this moment, Joanna couldn’t think anymore. She kept struggling.
Zachary quietly enjoyed what he had done.
One more second and this annoying woman would be gone forever.
However, Zachary’s hand suddenly lost its strength.
He straightened up and stepped back, picking up a tissue from the table to wipe his hands.
It was as if touching Joanna was a very dirty thing for him.
Meanwhile, Joanna coughed violently,
It took her a long time to calm down. She stared at him and said, “You are a lunatic! That day, I was the one who suffered!”
Zachary paused while wiping his hands and sneered. “Without me, you would have died. How dare you say you suffered?”
“I would rather die than have anything to do with you!” Joanna suddenly roared.
She felt nauseous thinking about what happened that day.
Zachary seemed to be enraged, his face darkened as he turned around.
Before he could say a word, Joanna cringed and quickly dodged to the side.
Zachary’s eyes darkened as he thought. This timid woman is not worth
my 1
y time!
He snorted coldly and walked away,
It was a long time before Joanna finally relaxed a little.
She collapsed onto the sofa beside her, eyes filled with venom. “Yvonne, even in death, so many people want to stand up for you. Fine, let’s see what they can do to me!”
The silence in the room stretched on endlessly. Joanna huddled in the corner and appeared menacing.
Joanna huddled in the corner and appeared menacing.
Another day passed.
The Parker family’s bodyguards remained stationed on the deck.
Hayden stubbornly awaited news from the search and rescue team, refusing to let the cruise ship return.
Yasir and Nevin stood guard nearby as Richard removed the cold, nearly dried–up food from beside Hayden.
Yasir glanced down at the plate, his brow furrowing. “Still not eating?”
Richard shook his head, his expression grim
He had never seen Hayden like this.
Yasir said, “He hasn’t eaten anything for three days and hasn’t had a drop of water. If this goes on, he won’t be able to stand it!”
Richard had no way to persuade Hayden. He could only rely on Yasir and Nevin
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Yasir looked back at Nevin, who sighed even more heavily, “I almost had someone tie him up and pour it down his throat.”
There was no way Hayden would listen to him.
Yasir rubbed his temples helplessly and feel worried.
He thought. Should I fight him again?”
Yasir looked at the bruises on the back of his hand and the bruise on the corner of Hayden’s mouth before he gave up on that
idea.
Hayden had just had a fight with Marlon a few days ago.
He felt that he better not hurt him again.
Just when the two of them were at a loss, Lucy walked over. “What’s going on? I heard you’re not going back?”
“We didn’t say we weren’t going back. We just haven’t decided when.” Yasir said, then looked back at Hayden, who was standing on the deck in silence.
He stood there alone, with his back to the crowd, but even so, everyone could guess that his expression must be very lonely at
the moment.
Lucy followed Yasir’s gaze, her eyes showed no sympathy but a sneer. “Now you regret it? I don’t know if you mean it or not!” “Lucy, stop being sarcastic!” Nevin spoke up to protect Hayden.
Lucy got excited when she heard this, “When Yvonne was alive, he broke her heart in every way. Now, Yvonne is forced to die by him, and he’s pretending to be sad!”
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