A Man with Nerves of Steel (Joseph Hart) novel Chapter 772

Chapter 772

Startled, Winona thought to herself, “Henry really has no filter! If I weren’t on the Zahns’ territory, I would’ve slapped him already.”

But Winona also realized that Joseph seemed to know the Dixons pretty well.

She suddenly said with a smile, “You really don’t hold back, do you? I don’t do that kind of stuff with my godfather.

“People spread those rumors just to slander me and make me look bad. Don’t ever say things like that again.”

“I was just genuinely curious! Seriously!”

“Alright then! Rhea’s young and beautiful, and she happens to be Mr. Zahn Senior’s daughter too. You have no reason to lie, and you wouldn’t dare lie to me either.”

Joseph took a sip of his tea and said, “You came here because you wanted our medical sect to go up against Joseph, and you’d take on Cora.”

“You’re really sharp, Mr. Zahn. We like working with people who know what they’re doing.”

“Ha! But my father-in-law isn’t foolish. He knows taking on Joseph would be more trouble than it’s worth, and he might even have to risk being poisoned in the process.

“As for Cora, it’d be much easier to deal with her. You might even get your hands on her fortune,” Joseph sneered.

“Oh, well. If working together were easy, we wouldn’t have come here ourselves.” Winona sighed, backing off a little.

They had another round of tea. Then Joseph asked, “I don’t quite understand what’s going on between you and Cora.

“You helped her get to where she is today, helping her build her fortune so quickly. She should’ve been under your control. So why are you doing everything you can to take her down now?”

“She’s gotten too powerful to keep in check. And with her husband’s influence, she’s even harder to control.”

“Well, can’t you tell me exactly what is going on?”

“Ha! It’s just one of those things between a man and a woman. It’s a little embarrassing to talk about.”

“Are you saying that behind her perfect image, she’s really promiscuous?”

“You’re not entirely wrong!”

“Well, what about you? Are you just like her?” Joseph asked.

“Is this how you talk to people? You’re not going to have any friends!”

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“I disagree. Being upfront is how people make friends, and that’s exactly who I am!”

Joseph left the room when he heard Rhea calling for him outside.

Once Rhea and Joseph were some distance away, she said, “I heard Winona’s pretty wild. You talked to her for quite some time. Did she try to seduce you?”

“Look at me and tell me that again,” Joseph shot back.

“No way. You’re too ugly!” Rhea grinned.

“What do you mean? If you think I’m ugly, then what are you going to do when we have sex? Are you even going to look at me?”

“I’ll just turn off the lights so I don’t have to look at you. That way, you won’t gross me out.”

“Turn off the lights? But what if it’s daytime? How are you going to turn them off? Like right now!”

Joseph stepped forward, grabbed Rhea, and pulled her into a nearby alley. He pinned her against the wall and kissed her.

But he let his guard down. He didn’t expect her to knee him, making him wince in pain.

“If you force yourself on me, I’ll have someone beat you up!”

“My name’s already in the family records, isn’t it? You’re my wife now.”

“But you still need my consent, okay? I’m done with you!” Rhea let out a scoff and walked away.

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