CHAPTER 180: CHAPTER 179: SLAPPED HER ACROSS THE FACE

After the commotion outside subsided, Ruth Hale slowly walked over to Joel Quinn’s side, "You believe me.

She spoke softly, and somehow, the atmosphere around them began to change.

"If you really want to believe me, Serena Sullivan really had someone hit me."

"The girl she brought along is quite skilled with her fists."

Ruth Hale grew angrier the more she thought about it, feeling both wronged and scared inside,

"Besides, I never said anything about making her leave The Sullivan Corporation."

"Joel." Seeing Joel Quinn’s stern face and his ignoring her, Ruth Hale hurriedly changed the way she addressed him.

With the words "Joel" uttered, Ruth Hale leaned closer, reaching out to touch Joel Quinn, "Serena Sullivan is really smart, intentionally crying in front of everyone, making it impossible for you to save face. Don’t worry, next time I won’t spare..."

With a "slap" sound, before Ruth Hale could finish her sentence, Joel Quinn, with a stern expression, suddenly raised his hand and slapped her across the cheek.

The force of the slap stripped Ruth Hale of her usual arrogance, leaving her in tears, looking extremely aggrieved at Joel Quinn.

"Stupid fool." Joel Quinn cursed angrily, having long been harboring a flame within, desperate to find a place to vent.

Serena Sullivan reiterated again and again in front of so many people that The Sullivan Corporation bore the Sullivan name, something he found extremely annoying; without him, The Sullivan Corporation couldn’t have reached its current state.

"Who told you to provoke her?"

"If not for you, would today’s plan be in her hands?"

He wanted Serena Sullivan to know as soon as she entered The Sullivan Corporation whose realm this was, who was the master.

Ruth Hale did well, first angering Serena Sullivan, and when he brought the management in the conference room over to watch the spectacle, hadn’t even spoken when Serena Sullivan began to cry.

Serena Sullivan first gave him a blow and made it impossible for him to save face in front of so many people.

"Stupid fool, they’re all stupid fools." Joel Quinn cursed angrily once more, pulling out a cigarette from his pocket, lighting it up to smoke, utterly ignoring Ruth Hale as she coughed repeatedly from the smoke.

"If you’re going to deal with her, do it thoroughly; every time we’re struck by her counterattack, we’re left helpless."

Joel Quinn included Zoe Quinn in his rebuke, "Useless thing."

How many times have they had opportunities to defeat Serena Sullivan, and yet, how many times have they succeeded?

He had Zoe Quinn find Chester to ruin Serena Sullivan, but ultimately found herself sent to the police station.

Had her take Ruth Hale to The Grant Corporation to destroy Serena Sullivan, only to end up with the charge of plagiarism.

The more Joel Quinn thought about it, the more irked he became, smoking harder.

"Joel, I’m sorry, it’s my fault." Ruth Hale didn’t argue with Joel Quinn but cried defending Zoe Quinn, "Zoe is no match for Serena Sullivan."

"Serena Sullivan is too cunning."

Claire Sullivan is so much easier to deal with and is now firmly under their control together.

"Hmm." After slapping Ruth Hale and fiercely finishing a cigarette, Joel Quinn’s mood improved somewhat.

He turned his head to see Ruth Hale crying, then noticed her reaching out to hold his hand, discarding the cigarette he was holding on the ground and extinguishing it.

"Joel." Feeling her body heat up under Joel Quinn’s gaze, Ruth Hale softened her voice, her face turning red.

"Go, lie down." Joel Quinn said in a calm voice, watching Ruth Hale obediently walk to the table, with the image of Serena Sullivan’s fair neck flashing in his mind.