Joanna took a deep breath and walked into Ace's office.
Ace's slender body stood in front of the bright french window. His broad shoulders and long legs gave him a dashing appearance.
However, the chilly air emanating from his entire body lowered the temperature in the office to a freezing point.
It appeared the big iceberg knew everything now.
However, Joanna did not panic. She calmly took out the share transfer contract and said to his back as if nothing had happened, "Mr. Moran, if you're free right now, please sign this. We should split up the assets cleanly now so that the divorce can proceed without a hitch."
Ace turned around. The sun added a bit of warmth to his cold, handsome face, making him look even more charming.
"Why are you in such a hurry to get the divorce? Don't you think you should explain yourself first?"
"Explain myself?"
Joanna's expression was calm. She had nothing to lose anymore. "There's nothing to explain. Number one, Wyatt asked you for $8 million of his own accord. I have nothing to do with it. You can believe what you want."
"Number two, the vulnerabilities in Moran Group's customer database have always been there. It's only a matter of time before it's attacked. I'm just making you aware of the ticking time bomb in advance. If you want to retaliate, feel free to do so."
"Number three, the divorce agreement stated in black and white that the law firm belongs to me. Even if you don't sign the papers now, the court will eventually enforce it anyway."
Ace stared at Joanna with a deep gaze and a very complicated expression. After a long while, he coldly said, "What are you talking about?"
"Was my explanation not clear enough? Make your move! Stop wasting time!"
Joanna expected that Ace, who always paid his debts, would not let her get away scot-free. She could only wait for him to take action so that she could deal with it.
Strowned and said in a chilly voice, "The hacker just now said you're his ex-girlfriend, the reason why you agreed to the divorce so easily is so that you two can get back together… I want to hear your explanation."
"What?! His ex-girlfriend?!"
Joanna was so surprised that she almost choked on her own saliva.
"That's what he told you?"
"What else should he have told me?"
"Lies! Absolute lies!"
Joanna raised two fingers and said sincerely, "I swear, I don't even know him that well. If I'm lying, my future husband will die a long, painful death!"
Ace: "…"
Somehow, he felt like he was the one being cursed.
However, judging by Joanna resolute attitude, she was probably telling the truth.
His gloomy face softened a little.
"Umm… besides that nonsense, did he say anything else?"
Joanna asked carefully.
"No."
"Good. Goood."
Joanna breathed a sigh of relief.
A false alarm! It was a false alarm!
It appeared that, even though Vernom always had a lackadaisical attitude, he was not that bad of a person. Maybe this was what they call "honor among thieves".
Ace suddenly walked up to Joanna and forced her step back towards the desk. He asked in a low voice, "From the way you say it, it sounds like there were a lot of stories between you two?"
"Absolutely not!"
Joanna shook her head, her cheeks turning slightly red.
Why did this guy suddenly move so close?
"what did you two talk about while you were alone earlier?"
As he said that, he moved even closer to her.
Through the clothes and fabric, she could feel the warmth of his body and his heartbeat. The atmosphere in the room was strange.
'Dammit, what is this situation? Is it really appropriate for two people who are about to get a divorce to be this close?'
Just as Joanna thought he was going to kiss her, Ace returned to his usual aloof demeanor. He seemed to be in a good mood as he said, "Give me the papers."
"What papers?"
Joanna felt like a fish that could breathe again. She was finally able to think normally. Her bright eyes were focused.
"Didn't you want me to sign the share transfer contract? Give me the papers before I change my mind!"
Ace's words were cold and proud.
He actually agreed?!
Joanna could not believe it. She quickly handed him the contract and a pen in a respectful manner.
"If you would, Mr. Moran!"
She did not even dare to breathe too loudly during the process lest the temperamental man went back on his word due to a perceived slight!
Ace signed the contract with a cold face and then said without any emotion, "You better not advertise the content of our divorce agreement to the public. If you want anything, just tell it to me straight. There's no need to play dirty."
His words struck her like ice cones, cold and painful.
Joanna froze.
She thought the reason he signed the share transfer contract so readily was because he did not believe any of Wyatt' nonsense.
Unfortunately… it seemed like he still did not believe her.
However, it did not matter anymore. Joanna had no intention of explaining herself any further.
They were about to get a divorce anyway, so it no longer mattered how he saw her.
She guessed the reason he signed the contract so quickly was because he wanted to make sure the divorce would go smoothly.
"Thank you, Mr. Moran, for your cooperation. Barring any accidents, we'll only have to see each other one last time on the day we get the divorce certificate. After that, we'll have nothing to do with each other anymore."
Joanna put the signed contract away and left without looking back.
Ace's icy gaze fell on the woman's back and remained in that direction long after she left.
He could see how eager she was to leave him.
It made him curious. She was willing to give up $100 million in alimony and only wanted the law firm. What was she thinking?
Did she not know how useless and eccentric the partners of Morans & Co. Law Firm were? Could she really deal with them?
The next day.
Joanna got up early. She put on her best professional makeup and flat leather shoes and headed to the Morans & Co. Law Firm with vigor.
Despite being a former subsidiary of 12 Group, the law firm actually operated independently.
In addition to handling legal issues for 12 Group, the lawyers there also accepted personal cases. The law firm only needed to share their profit with 12 Group based on their annual revenue and expenditure.
Over the years, probably because they were backed by the behemoth that was Moran Group, the lawyers there gradually grew complacent. They had even stopped accepting personal cases altogether. Everyday, all they did was waste time. This resulted in the law firm not only making no profit, they were even sustaining losses every year.
At the end of each year, the three eccentric partners of the law firm, who barely showed themselves all year, would suddenly pop up to ask Moran Group for money.
Moran Group had long wanted to get rid of these useless leeches, but unfortunately, they were bound by contract.
Therefore, the law firm was like a hot pot
by taking the law firm off their hands.
Joanna had actually done them a favor
Based on the address, Joanna found the law firm in a run-down office building outside the Fourth spring street.
She looked up and saw a sign that said "Morans & Co. Law Firm". It was rusty and looked like it could fall off at any moment.
As existance of a place housing worthless trash!
But that only made Joanna even more enthusiastic.
She stepped into the law firm and saw that there was no one inside except for a cleaner who was currently cleaning the desks.
After a while, a lawyer finally arrived. Before she could speak, the lawyer took a look at her and told her flatly, "If you want to file a lawsuit, go to the law firm next door. We're not accepting clients today."
Joanna pursed her lips and did not respond. She walked up to the cleaner who was cleaning the desks and said, "Mr. Bruce, can I have a word?"