Mr. Conrad Proposes to His Ex-wife Again novel Chapter 174

Upon hearing his words, Annie felt as if the blood in her body was frozen. She turned around stiffly. Seemingly she had lost her tongue, she couldn’t utter a beep.

Right then, they heard Joanna’s voice from the stairs, “It was an incident that happened three years ago. What’s the meaning to mention it now?”

Annie nodded her head desperately.

Clarence cast a glance at Joanna, curling up his lips into a sneer, “I always believe an eye for an eye. Let alone three years ago, even it happened thirty years ago, I’ll get even with the person one after another.”

Joanna asked, “Do you have any evidence?”

Clarence smiled ironically. After a few seconds, he said, “All right.”

He turned around and ordered his men, “From now on, if Annie Conrad steps out of the Conrads’ Mansion, no matter where she’s going, you can break her legs without telling me.”

Annie widened her eyes in disbelief. She tried to struggle for the very last time, “Aunt Joanna, please...”

Clarence looked back at Joanna, “I’ll go find the evidence for you. I won’t let go of anyone involved.”

Joanna’s expression didn’t change, but she gradually tightened her hands on the handrail on the stairs.

Clarence withdrew his gaze and strode away.

When his figure disappeared, Dempsey paced the floor with the walking stick and sat down on the sofa. He said solemnly, “Annie, tell me honestly. What on earth happened?”

...

In the black Rolls-Royce.

Nathan asked, “Mr. Conrad, it has been three years. Mrs. Joanna has already cleaned up the evidence. Probably we can’t find anything...”

Clarence wasn’t surprised. He said, “If you can’t find the evidence three years ago, find the latest one.”

“Mr. Conrad, do you mean the car accident that happened to Mrs. Conrad?”

From the beginning to the end, all of them could guess that it was Joanna who set Stella up, but the trouble was that they couldn’t find any actual evidence.

Clarence said, “Joanna’s men shouldn’t have all died. Keep on looking into the matter.”

“Yes, Mr. Conrad.”

After a while, Clarence added, “Keep an eye on Annie Conrad. Probably the breakthrough to bring down Joanna is on her.”

Nathan tentatively asked, “If Miss Conrad steps out of the Conrads’ Mansion, shall we truly...”

“Did I look as if I was kidding?”

Nathan immediately said seriously, “Okay, Mr. Conrad.”

Clarence pressed the window down. He asked irritably, “Has Emmett Carter always been with Stella recently?”

“Well... I can look into this matter now.”

“Not necessary,” said Clarence, “Go to her studio.”

Nathan was speechless.

He coughed and reminded him, “But, Mr. Conrad, the studio should be closed now.”

Clarence frowned, “Go to her apartment then.”

“If we just go there like this, Mrs. Conrad will be pissed...”

Clarence looked quite annoyed, “What should I do then?”

Nathan thought for a moment and an idea enlightened him, “We can take the chance and ask if Mrs. Conrad has finished designing our jewelry.”

“She’ll be pissed more if we push her.”

Hence, this excuse wouldn’t work either.

Nathan thought for a moment and said, “Mr. Conrad, would you like to meet Mrs. Conrad right now?”

Clarence looked up at him expressionlessly.

Nathan retreated for the sake of advancing, “I meant it’s so late now, and probably Mrs. Conrad has gone to bed. Why don’t we find a better excuse tomorrow...”

Clarence didn’t answer.

When Nathan thought that he finally could breathe a sigh of relief, Clarence said, “Give me your phone.”

On the other side.

As soon as Stella finished her design draft, she noticed that her cell phone screen was blinking.

On the screen was an unknown number.

She moved her neck, stood up, and swiped to answer the call on the balcony for some fresh air.

“Hello, who is that please?”