The Unstoppable Comeback Of the Unrivaled Ex-Wife-Chapter 287 - 284

Joanna immediately got straight to business. She asked Clara with a serious expression on her face.

’You have the money already? So fast!"

Clara was so surprised that her jaw dropped.

She heard from her father that the money her brother loaned from the bank totaled to almost 800 million dollars including interest. Joanna actually managed to raise so much money in less than three days? That’s not normal.

"Joanna, where did you get the money from? Did you..."

"Don’t worry, I promised Grandpa that I wouldn’t go back to that circle anymore. I borrowed this money from someone. I’ll return it when it’s due."

"Who did you borrow it from?"

"Don’t you worry about that. You just have to know that... the money came from a legitimate source. There’s no high interest rate or any danger. We can safely use it." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Joanna did not want Clara to know too much, so she deliberately kept Mr. Q a secret.

"No way!"

Clara shook her head and said, "There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world. I can’t think of anyone in the City who can gather almost 800 million dollars at a moment’s notice except for the Moran family. Did you... borrow the money from the Moran family?"

"Umm..."

Joanna did not expect Clara to jump to that conclusion.

However, it made sense that she would.

After all, in the City, only the Moran family had the financial power to lend someone 800 million dollars of clean money at a moment’s notice.

Joanna simply went along with Clara’s assumption. "Looks like I can’t hide it from you. It’s true, I went to the Moran family to borrow the money. They felt guilty for what happened a few years ago, so they’re willing to help me overcome this difficulty."

"Then the Moran family isn’t that evil after all. If they knew that their son died to save you, and you’re borrowing this money to help the Stellar Group replace the Moran Group, they would probably be fuming!"

’That’s none of my concern. The business world is a battlefield; either they die or we die. After years of waiting, the Pierce family finally managed to find an opportunity. I won’t let it go that easily."

’True that. Back in the days, when the Pierce family was powerful, lots of people wanted to befriend them, but after their downfall, everybody tried to keep their distance. That’s how realistic our society is. If we care about justice too much, we’ll just get stomped!"

After her experience with William Jones, Clara now had a more pessimistic view of human nature.

She no longer believed that good deeds would get rewarded. Instead, she now believed in the law of the jungle and the survival of the fittest!

The two rushed to the Blackwood Mansion that very night.

Geronimo Blackwood was reading the newspaper on the sofa.

Madam Blackwood cried and begged next to him. ’Honey, surely your anger has subsided by now. It’s time to let Liam out. He’s in terrible pain after getting whipped by you. His physical health is poor to begin with, and his condition is made worse because you keep him locked up. If anything happens to him, I wouldn’t want to live anymore either!"

"If he dies, he dies. All he thinks about is women. I don’t want a stupid son like that!"

Geronimo Blackwood said angrily, ’Didn’t he say that his Boss would definitely come to save him? I’ll show him how selfish his Boss actually is. After finding out that he’s in so much debt, there’s no way she would be able to gather that much money. She would run away immediately. There’s no way she would care what happened to him!"

Joanna walked in with a smirk. "Sorry to disappoint you, Mr. Blackwood, but I, Joanna Pierce, definitely care about what happens to Liam."

Geronimo Blackwood seemed surprised. He looked Joanna up and down and said disdainfully, "I have to admit, I didn’t expect you to come back. Looks like you’re still unwilling to let my gullible son go... Unfortunately, even though he still carries the Blackwood family name, he can no longer produce a single penny. Even if you try your damnedest, you won’t be able to squeeze anything more out of him. I suggest you look for another tree to climb!"

Clara felt so embarrassed when she heard that. She wished she could dig a hole and jump into it.

"Dad, what are you talking about? It’s Liam who has been simping for Joanna all this time. Do you think Joanna cares about the Blackwood family’s money? She doesn’t even care about the Moran family’s money. She left the Moran family without any hesitation! Stop being delusional!"

"Shut up!"

Geronimo was fuming.

Of the two children that he loved the most, one was a hopeless romantic while the other always went against his wishes. He was ashamed of them.

’ Am I wrong? Joanna doesn’t lack money at all. She can get her hands on hundreds of millions of dollars anytime she wants. Why would she approach Liam for money? Can you please wake up?’

"Really?"

Geronimo’s expression immediately changed. The look he gave Joanna became a bit complicated. "Does that mean Miss Pierce came prepared today?"

Joanna smirked and said, "That’s right, I’ve prepared the money. I hope you can keep your promise and stop punishing Liam. Also, according to the agreement, you will give him full control of the Blackwood Group."

Geronimo said, "As long as you pay the loan in full. I’ll naturally abide by the agreement, but... I have a request. If you don’t agree to it, Liam can forget about the inheritance."

"I’m all ears."

"I can formally hand over the Blackwood family’ inheritance rights to that good -for-nothing son of mine, and the Blackwood Group will belong to him from then on. However, my condition is that you must cut off all contact with him. You must never accept his love and never be a couple with him!"

Geronimo spoke fiercely.

In truth, it was only a matter of time before Liam obtained the Blackwood family’s inheritance rights. Even without Joanna’s intervention, nothing would change.

But in order to prevent that hopeless romantic son of his from losing the entire Blackwood family fortune to a woman, Geronimo must get the promise out of Joanna.

Geronimo believed that Joanna would not easily agree.

After all, Liam was a very famous eligible bachelor in the City. Many young women from prestigious families coveted him.

But surprisingly, Joanna agreed with almost no hesitation. "No problem. As long as you stop punishing him and give him the Blackwood family’s inheritance rights, I promise I’ll never appear in his life again. Even if I run into him, I’ll pretend not to know him."

"Heh, I didn’t expect you to have that kind of moral integrity. I’m starting to see you in a new light. But words are cheap. In order to prevent you from going back on your word, I need you to sign a contract..."

Geronimo was indeed a sly old fox. He immediately ordered the butler to draft a contract. The content of the contract was simple – if Joanna and Liam got involved in any way from now on, not only would Geronimo take back Liam’s inheritance rights, Joanna would also have to pay a huge amount of compensation.

After preparing the contract, the butler handed it to Joanna.

After reading through the contract, Joanna picked up a pen to sign it.

"No! You can’t sign it!"

Clara snatched the contract from Joanna and said emotionally, "Joan, think of how my brother would feel if you sign this contract. He’s already very sad that he can’t be your lover, and now he cant even be your friend anymore? You’re gonna kill him!"

"Dad, stop making things worse! Liam has been courting Joanna for years without success. You think Joanna’s the one who wants to be with him?

Stop being delusional! At least let Liam have some hope or he’s gonna go crazy!"

Geronimo’s face turned red with anger. He turned to Madam Blackwood and said, "Don’t just stand there! Get this sharp-tongued girl out of here!"

Madam Blackwood cautiously advised Geronimo with a frown, ’Honey, I think Clara has a point. Liam is deeply in love with Miss Pierce. If you suddenly cut off all contact between them, it might be too much for Liam to bear. Besides, Miss Pierce actually raised enough money to solve the crisis for Liam instead of running away. That’s enough proof that she’s an upstanding person. There’s no need to go that far..."

"How dare you!"