Ellen POV

My eyes were wide open, and my jaw dropped when I just heard that barbaric truth coming out of Joh's mouth. He still had his back to me, but as soon as he noticed me, he quickly turned to me.

His face was in a tight, dangerous expression, and then I realized how much danger I was in. “Just chill out, sweetie; I have everything sorted out to complete this operation,” he said calmly to the person who was speaking to him on the other end of the line, which was Vanessa , that bitch, ...