Chapter 927

Chapter 927

“You slut! Joanna, have you no self-respect? Would it kill you to go without a man? How dare you betray my son and get pregnant with Robert’s child p>

Timothy was trembling with rage.

Joanna froze. How did he know?

“Who told you?” she demanded, her voice strained.

“Sebastian,” Timothy replied, his expression one of bitter disappointment.

“What? How could it be him?” Joanna couldn’t believe Sebastian would tell Timothy about this.

Sebastian really was done with her.

What was she going to do?

If Sebastian investigated the fire and the car accident from years ago and found out she was involved, given his methods, she would die a horrible death.

“Joanna, you’re more trouble than you’re worth. I told you to seduce Sebastian and kill him discreetly, so Maxwell could come back and take his place without anyone knowing p>

“But look at what you’ve done! You were dealt a perfect hand, and you completely ruined it. You didn’t get a single thing from Wendy’s company p>

“I reminded you before—if you had just stuck to your old lifestyle, Wendy, your four brothers, and Sebastian would have all doted on you p>

“What’s wrong with being my daughter? Plenty of love children carry their father’s legacy with pride. What were you fighting against? You’ve ruined my plan, a plan that took over a decade to create p>

Timothy’s furious voice only made Joanna laugh calmly. “I dedicated myself to you and your son. I put up with it for over ten years, but did either of you ever spare a thought for me p>

“Besides carrying out your plan, I have my own life. I don’t want to be an illegitimate daughter. I just want to be Ms. Scott, plain and simple p>

“What’s wrong with fighting for my own life? What’s wrong with chasing my own dreams? You and your son are the ones at fault, always hiding in the shadows and making a woman do your dirty work. And you have the nerve to blame me?” Joanna was furious and

exasperated.

She felt terrible. Why had things turned out this way?

She wanted to succeed. She wanted to be at the top, to stand on the shoulders of giants.

She wanted to be the powerful female CEO everyone admired. After all her hard work, why should she give up?

“You Timothy was livid, his dark, sharp eyes fixed on her. “Joanna don’t forget where you got that company Maxwell truly loves you Why would you betray him and get pregnant with another man’s child p>

Timothy could look past his son’s scandals, but he expected his daughter-in-law to

be a woman of character—a perfect, traditional wife.

Joanna had been well-behaved before, or at least she appeared gentle and

obedient on the surface. He hadn’t opposed Maxwell’s relationship with her.

Moreover, she had been willing to sacrifice herself by being with Sebastian to help Maxwell.

But this woman… she was just pathetic.

Joanna said tearfully, “Robert forced me. He was drunk that night and… he forced himself on me. We were filming a movie together at the time, and I didn’t tell anyone p>

“Mr. Griffith, you know how it is in this industry. Some things are just beyond my control p>

Tears of grievance streamed down Joanna’s face. She really was miserable. Everything had seemed to be going according to her plan,

and it looked like she had gotten what she wanted but in reality she had gained nothing.

Timothy’s brow furrowed, a murderous glint in his eyes. “You’re saying he forced

you p>