Chapter 20 Return Of Ex-wife

• They were finally gone. Joanna fell back on her chair. A palpitation attacked her, and her face was ghostly white. Cora pushed the door open and hurried in. She looked at Joanna’s pale face and asked with concern, “Ms. Haynes, are you okay?” Joanna massaged her chest for a while and finally let out a long sigh. “I’m fine! Get me a cup of coffee!” “Yes!” Cora answered and went to fetch the coffee at once. Cora had not been with Joanna for long, but she had been very disciplined, and she never asked things she should not know. That was why when Joanna came into the Haynes Group, she put Cora by her side immediately. It was lunchtime, and employees were gathering in the break room. They had just finished lunch and were all on their cell phones, browsing for gossip. “Wow, is this Ms. Haynes? She is so open!” “I heard that Ms. Haynes had a quickie with Mr. Everett in the bathroom on her first day here!” “Well, what’s the big deal? It’s not her first time! Six years ago, at the engagement party of Mr. Everett and Roxanne Haynes, Mr. Everett got drunk, and good, ole Ms. Haynes crept onto the man’s bed and forced him to do her! Then she threatened to kill herself. That was why Mr. Everett married her!” “Really? How could any woman be so shameless?” Several new interns were dumbfounded by this.
• shocking news. They were fresh out of college, and they had no clue about such things before. Being young, dumb, and easy to be manipulated, they were all outraged at once. Some of them were even thinking of storming into Joanna’s office and spitting in her face right now. “Why do you think she did it so well in CI? She slept her way up! High–level superiors, business. partners, and even their clients have all been conquered by her pussy!” “That woman might look elegant and honorable, but deep down, she is cheaper than a 50–cent whore!” A few of Ingrid’s closest associates kept saying things like that, spreading rumors all over, trying to ruin Joanna’s reputation for good. “What the… such a bitch! And yet, she hooked up with Mr. Grimm again? Oh, poor Mr. Grimm.” The interns who were infatuated with Jaydon felt so sorry for the man. “And that’s not all!” “Exactly, Ms. Haynes isn’t just a slut in her private life. She’s also ruthless. She disowned all her relatives and was extremely vicious! She kicked Mr. Haynes out of the board of directors without any consideration!” “Mr. Haynes even had a heart attack for this, I’m told! How could she do that to her own father?” “Oh, my God, how can this slutty, awful bitch still sit in her chair?” “Yeah, how does a scheming bitch like that deserve to be chairwoman of the Haynes Group?” “Well, you can always quit if you want to.” “I’d like to, but I have a life to live, right?” “Oh, by the way, have you heard the rumor?
• The word is that IIRS are making a big move!” “What move?” “They said that a lot of employees are going to be laid off!” “Oh, no! We’re not included, right?” “Don’t worry. If she dares to fire us, we’ll go on a strike!” “But she had been so calm about the comments on the Internet. I would have hidden from everyone if I were her.” “Alright, enough of that. If it gets to Ms. Haynes, we’ll all be in trouble!” Of course, Joanna knew about this. She also knew that it was Ingrid’s people who were stirring things up. They were deliberately inciting employees and spreading rumors. However, there was nothing she could do. Not right now. She had to wait for her team to arrive. That was when she got rid of all Ingrid’s staff, whatever the cost! Back in the Haynes villa. “Mom,” called out Roxanne, “I’m so mad!” She came home, kicked off her high heels, took off her coat, and dropped her purse on the floor. Without even changing her clothes, she threw herself on the couch. The maids who followed behind her were hurriedly cleaning up the mess. “Get out,” Roxanne barked at them, “you’re annoying me!” “Sure, sure! Right away!” The maids quickly left the sitting room. Roxanne was only a gentle lady in front of outsiders. Only when she was with the housemaids, her true nature was revealed.