Without a word, Alex grabbed her hand and took the phone from her across the table.
Interestingly, Joanna did not show any resistance. "Do you want to die?" he asked threateningly. Joanna smiled and responded,
"That depends on who is willing to do the killing." Fear burned in her heart as she knew exactly who she was messing with, but for some reason, she felt this was the best way and the right time to handle the situation.
Alex was about to say more when he heard a voice speaking on the phone. "Joan, are you alright? Do you need help? Who the hell wants to mess with you?"
The protective female voice was easily recognizable as Violet's, and Alex slowly relaxed, returning the phone to Joanna with a warning. "Don't do that again."
Joanna wondered what had annoyed him or if he was jealous of his contract wife speaking with someone else.
