The Unstoppable Comeback Of the Unrivaled Ex-Wife-Chapter 612
Of course, he suffered a lot living the way he did throughout the years.
"What if I say that Taylor... is still alive? What would you do? " Joanna swallowed slightly and observed Quinton’s expression carefully.
Quinton turned to stare straight at Joanna, and asked sharply, "Are you saying that Taylor is still alive?" "No, I’m not.I’m just asking you about the possibility.
What would you do if she’s still alive?" "I don’t know." Quinton shook his head and smiled bitterly." After all, she won’t forgive me.
I’d better..." "What would you rather do?" Joanna eagerly asked.
However, Quinton stopped dwelling on it, and said cryptically, "It depends on whether she’s alive or not." "She..." At first, Joanna wanted to tell him that Taylor was still alive, but then she remembered Ace’s reminder and went silent.
Quinton noticed the change in her expression and chuckled.
"She’s still alive, isn’t she? But you see me as a wicked demon now, so you’re worried I’ll do something to her, right?" "Well, will you?" Joanna asked cautiously.
"I can’t guarantee you anything," Quinton said honestly.
He couldn’t tell if he was a good man or a demon, and he didn’t want to lie to his sister, so he made no promises.
"Tell me what should I do for you to end your fight with Ace.
What will it take for you both to stop fighting each other?" It was what Joanna wanted the most.
If only they could forget about their hatred and cooperate with each other to achieve a win-win solution.
But now it seemed very unlikely-even if Ace was willing to compromise, she couldn’t guarantee that Quinton would.
"You want me to cooperate with him? It’s possible... if the profit he gives me is more than my business partner," Quinton said with a faint smile.
Businessmen valued profit greatly, and as long as the money was enough, they could overlook any grudges.
That was Ace’s principle in handling things; Quinton could do the same too.
"Your business partner?" Joanna knitted her brows.
"Who’s that? How much is that person willing to pay you?" Quinton checked his wristwatch and said airily, "You can ask him yourself. He’ll be here soon."
Joanna was curious when she heard someone walking up the stairs.
When she saw the newcomer’s face, she gaped slightly in surprise.
"Haze, what... are you doing here?" She hadn’t seen him ever since they had said goodbye back then. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Now, she was tongue-tied and didn’t know what to say.
"It’s been a long time, Phoenix." Haze smiled at her, dressed casually as usual.
With both hands in his pockets, he looked like the very picture of nonchalance.
"I’ve been thinking about you and watching you from afar." Joanna got goosebumps hearing that, and stuck her tongue out at him.
"That sounds creepy, you know? People might think you’re a stalker who’s been having a crush on me for years." Quinton glared at Joanna and scolded, "Joanna, don’t be rude.
Mr. Baldwin is our important comrade.
His family is very powerful and influential, and they’re the only family that can fight against the Moran family.
If we want to defeat the Moran family, we need the Baldwin family’s support.
Also, he’s the reason I got this place.
If not, our home would’ve turned into a sewage treatment plant.
You should be thanking him." Joanna rolled her eyes.
"Quinton, you’re too naive.
They wanted to set up a sewage treatment plant here because of him.
He just used some petty tricks to make us owe him a favor.
What’s so great about that?" In her eyes, Haze was just a rookie she defeated four years in a row during the Global Hacker Championship regardless of his powerful background.
Of course, she could diss him any way she wanted.
However, Haze was not at all angry.
He pursed his lips and said, "Quinton, I’m sure you don’t know this, but Pheonix and I are actually good friends.
She not only shares my trade, but she’s also my fiancee.
My family hopes that I can marry her and take her home soon so I can bring glory to my family!" "Pfft!" Joanna knew he would brag, but couldn’t control her laughter when she heard his dramatic statement.
"Dude, just stop. My brother will believe you." "I’m not lying, am I?" Haze approached Joanna and said pitifully, ’TH be honest with you-my main reason for coming to Beach City was to make you fall in love with me and marry me willingly.
But what did you do? You ignored me and let me fend for myself in this strange city." Joanna smacked her forehead and groaned, then said, "If you don’t stop, I’m going to beat you up." "Okay." Haze immediately shut his mouth.
He was fully aware of Joanna’s martial arts skills, especially since he had experienced her violence every time they met.
He really didn’t want that to happen now, or he would embarrass his family greatly.
Quinton was very pleased when he saw their interaction.
He nodded and said, "I didn’t expect you two to be so close.
Well, our cooperation will surely become smoother because of this.
I’m sure we’ll claim the top spot in Beach City when both of our families form an alliance!"
Joanna frowned.
"Quinton, the Baldwin family is powerful, and Haze is a very cunning man.
If we cooperate with them, well definitely suffer a great loss." "How could you say that?" Quinton turned to Justin appreciatively.
"Maybe you don’t know this, but though the Baldwin family invests eighty percent, they only take twenty percent of the profit and let us have the remaining eighty percent.
No one else would be willing to do that, so of course it’s not a loss for us!" "Umm..." Joanna’s confidence dwindled, and she couldn’t help but whisper to Haze, "Did you really spend that much?" Haze grinned and whispered back, "Of course! My family’s willing to go that far as long as you marry me." Joanna was speechless.
She looked around, unsure of what to do.
It was already hard enough to ask Quinton to cooperate with Ace, but now the Baldwin family had appeared and promised them a great profit.
Her dream of the Pierces cooperating with the Morans seemed impossible at this point.
After dwelling on it for a long time, she forced herself to compromise
"Fine, we can cooperate with the Baldwin family.
But Quinton, you should reconcile with Ace and let bygones be bygones.
I’m not asking for much.
Even if we can’t cooperate with the Moran family, we should at least not fight against them.
It’s what our family would have wanted- we can’t be enemies with the Morans!" However, Quinton refused to back down.
"If Dad and Mom knew what Ace did to me, they would put that aside.
Grandpa was a general, so of course he wouldn’t want to see his descendants be bullied by others.
Not only was my face ruined, the Pierce family’s dignity was destroyed too.
If they were still alive, do you think they would let me suffer in silence?" "Agreed!" Haze eagerly added fuel to the fire.
"Both the Pierce and Baldwin families are the descendants of generals, so we’re bound by moral integrity.
We’re not as cowardly as the Moran family who went into business instead of war.
They’re cunning people, and if you go easy on them, they’ll definitely turn on you in the future." "Shut up, Haze!" Joanna turned around and glared at Haze fiercely.
"You know nothing, so stop trying to sow discord here.
Do you know what my brother experienced? Do you know how painful it is for him to be so full of hatred? You only want us to fight against the Moran family so you can take advantage of it, don’t you?" "Umm... I’ll shut up and let you guys talk." Haze hunched in a corner weakly.
As an outsider, he felt that there was an undercurrent surging between the siblings.
A storm was coming, so it was only wise that he retreat before it hit.
"I don’t care what you think—it’s impossible for me to reconcile with Ace.
If making you pick sides puts you in a dilemma, I’ll be considerate.
I’ll cut off my relationship with you and assume that we had never been reunited with each other.
From then on, well have nothing to do with each other!" Quinton refused to compromise.
He had faced too many hardships and lost too much, so he could not afford to be soft-hearted at such a critical moment.
