My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

Pleasantly surprised, Janet looked up from her phone and sneered at the HR staff.

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

"Miss Lind, please sign on the resignation notice,"

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

She grew angrier when she saw that Janet began to tinker with her phone.

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

"Are you serious, Mr.Larson? What did you find?"

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

She was just about to accept the fact that the Larson Group had given up on her.

Brandon replied with a long message.

"Upon investigating the matter, we found out that Lester Silk Fabric took over the platform recently.

Luna didn’t upload the design drafts a year ago, but a few days ago.

The data was tampered with.

Lester Silk Fabric used their connections and managed to get to your works before the show officially began.

They asked Luna to make a collection based on your works and posted them on the platform.

They tampered with the date and time stamp of the post to frame you for plagiarism."

Janet had already guessed that it was Lester Silk Fabric behind this, but she had no idea how they did it.

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

How could they have let Brandon investigate them? "We have tech guys here.

They were the ones who found evidence of them tampering with the platform’s database.

Even if they had altered the original date of uploading, our tech guys were able to retrieve it.

We also have a video confession of the staff who tampered with the data."

Brandon’s words lifted a weight off of Janet’s heart.

He sent two videos to Janet and said, "We’ve done what we could.

You should be able to take it from here now, right?"

All of a sudden, Janet felt a surge of energy.

She stood up with a confident smile and said to the HR staff member, "I didn’t do anything wrong and I knew that the company won’t fire me because of some groundless accusation!"

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

The staff member gritted her teeth and glared at her angrily.

"Janet Lind, you plagiarized someone else’s work yet you feel no shame?"

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

******* Tiffany looked up in surprise when Janet entered her office.

"What’s up, Lind?"

"Miss Fisher, can I have Ritchie Lester’s number?"

Janet asked politely.

In Tiffany’s eyes, she looked inexplicably relaxed, as though her career wasn’t in danger.

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

"I have his number, but may I ask why you need it?"

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

"Lind, are you crazy? Go back to work.

You didn’t plagiarize anything, so keep a low profile for now.

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

After saying that, she lowered her head and continued to work.

But Janet stayed glued to the spot, staring at her with fierce determination.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Tiffany relented and held up Ritchie’s business card.

She said in a resigned tone, "I don’t know what you’re up to, but I hope you know what you’re doing."

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

That evening, Ritchie received a call from an unknown number.

"Mr.Lester, this is Janet Lind from the Larson Group.

After giving it some thought, I want to apologize in public,"

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

He was under the impression that Ethan’s wife was a stubborn woman, but it turned out he was wrong about her.

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

Chapter 318Press Conference Ritchie had a devious grin on his face when he hung up the phone.

"Call all the designers under Lester Silk Fabric and the people in charge of the fashion week,"

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

He was about to leave when Ritchie stopped him in his tracks.

"Where the hell are you going? I’m not finished yet.

Get your ass back here."

The poor man scurred back, cursing his boss in his mind.

ver "Invite every media outlet in Seacisco, especially the ones that prioritize viewership over anything.

And make sure to tell them to hype up the event as much as they can!"

Ritchie sat back on his chair as his plan began to take shape.

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

Oh, and don’t forget to arrange for a live stream, too.

Contact our usual sponsors and tell them their products will be displayed throughout the feed.

We might as well make some money while we’re at it.

And remember-our main goal is to discredit Janet and end her fashion career for good."

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

He wanted to screw that woman over so badly that she could never get back on her feet again.

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

This time, he made sure that his boss was finished before leaving the office.

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

Just as planned, the press conference was held at the largest meeting hall in Lester Silk Fabric.

Cameras littered all around the room, squeezed in among the throng of people who came to watch the spectacle.

Even as she swept a glance over the crowd, Janet didn’t feel panicked in the slightest.

"It looks like the Lester Silk Fabric really wants to do you in,"

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

"You’re not just going to stand there and let yourself be bullied in public, are you? What’s your plan?"

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

I’m not particularly inclined to suffer any misplaced grievances, either."

With that, she walked onto the stage, all calm and grace.

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

Without wasting her time, she whipped out a flash drive and held it up for all to see.

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

In order to convey my sincerity more properly, I have prepared a couple of videos for today’s press conference."

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

Why was Janet so composed in such a situation? If anything, she should be mortified and humiliated right now, especially in front of all these people.

What was she up to? He leaned over to his secretary and asked in a hushed voice, "Did she find something?"

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

At this point, Janet had already plugged the drive to a computer, and one of the videos was playing on the widescreen Ritchie’s eyes widened like saucers as they watched an employee of Lester Silk Fabric tampering with the time stamp on the website.

The scene changed, and this time, the same man was sobbing hysterically as he divulged what he had done.

n The clips ended, and a deafening silence fell in the room.

Janet took the microphone and said, "As you can see, this is what really happened.

Lester Silk Fabric managed to get hold of my designs prior to the show.

After that, one of their designers, Luna Mccoy, posted my entire portfolio online and edited the details to make it look like she was the original designer.

There is your truth.

Once again, I thank each of you for coming to hear me out today.

If you have further questions, kindly direct them to Mr.Lester.

I’m sure he can give you better answers than I can."

She gave Ritchie a meaningful look, then, and gestured in his direction with a wave of her hand.

2 As soon as she did, the crowd burst into an uproar.Chapter 319 The Ensuing Drama Shocked, Ritchie cursed out loud, "Fuck that bitch!"

His secretary was also scared silly.

Glaring daggers at him, Ritchie was pissed off and kicked him in the ass.

Pointing his finger at the big screen, he cursed again, "What the fuck are you doing standing here for? Turn off the projector right now!"

The secretary stumbled to the stage and proceeded to turn it off.

Ritchie snorted, smoothed over his suit and made his way onto the stage.

This happened to be his territory, not Janet’s.

He lifted his chin and approached her, holding his head up high.

"Janet Lind, you better be careful with what you say.

As far as I can see, you were just making things up so that you can get yourself out of your predicament!"

As he said this, he turned his eyes from her and exclaimed, "Give yourself up.

Apologize right this moment! Don’t waste any more of our time here!"

W "Then why did you turn off the projector if I was, indeed, making things up? That’s a sign of guilt.

If you’re so sure of yourself, you should allow me to show everyone the proof.

I’m sure that everyone here is smart enough to tell if I actually made up the evidence or not,"

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

He clenched his teeth tightly and pointed his finger at the door.

"I thought you came here to apologize.

If you’re not going to do that, why don’t you leave this place immediately?!"

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

Instead, she turned to the audience before her and said word by word, "Everyone should know the truth by now.

I’m going to sue Lester Silk Fabric for slandering my name."

After finishing her speech, she didn’t bother to argue with Ritchie anymore and went ahead to leave the stage.

This scene was live streamed and everyone saw for themselves what had happened.

Everyone in the room and the audience in the live stream room was shocked to say the least.

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

Even though Janet had only played the videos once, the reporters had gone out of their way to record them.

"Mr.Lester, could you please offer an explanation for what happened just now?"

"Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group have been rivals for years now.

Was this why you decided to slander Miss Lind in this way? In order to taint the Larson Group’s name?"

"If your statement about Janet plagiarizing one of your designers’ pieces was true, is there any evidence to back up your statement?"

The reporters all turned to look at Ritchie and kept on asking him and Luna questions.

"Miss Mccoy, are you going to make a statement? After all, weren’t you the one who accused Miss Lind of plagiarism in the first place? What are your thoughts on the current situation?"

"Did Mr.Lester instruct you to do this?"

"Tell us, what’s the nature of the relationship between the two of you?"

Being ambushed by the reporters, Luna’s mind went blank and she felt very embarrassed.

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

Under the dazzling flashing lights of the cameras, Ritchie couldn’t even keep his eyes open.

He kept cursing out loud while pushing the reporters in front of him away and saying, "Get the hell out of my way! Turn off your damn lights! You’re blinding me!"

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

If Ritchie’s father found out about this, he would be very angry.

Having been spoiled by the Lester family since he was a child, Ritchie happened to be very irritable at this moment.

Before he took over the company, his parents had to repeatedly remind him to control that temper of his His secretary cleared the way for him while speaking to the reporters.

"Please, sirs, madams, Mr.Lester can’t answer all of your questions right now.

We’ll announce on our official website if we have any comments."

Finally, Ritchie and the senior executives of Lester Silk Fabric were able to escape the madness of the room.

Chapter 320 Take The Blame When she got home, Janet kicked off her heels and collapsed into bed.

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

After resting for a while, she got up and turned on the computer.

She briskly posted the evidence on the forums Luna had posted to slander her before.

A few hours later, the forums came to life as users discussed this matter heatedly.

The dramatic turning-of-tables that had happened at the press briefing soon made headlines.

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

Have you seen the comments on the post? Everyone’s calling you a warrior.

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

Janet moved her cursor to check the comments Tiffany was talking about.

She had been focused on the media’s reports until now and didn’t know what people were saying in the comments.

When Janet read the comments, she found that the video of her talking on the stage had been spread all over the Internet.

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

She’s so elegant and generous! And a fierce warrior too!"

"She’s a lovely girl.

Such a polite and beautiful goddess plagiarized someone else’s work? I doubt it!"

"She’s so pretty, I’d kiss her all day!"

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

Janet buried her face in her hands, her cheeks blushing furiously.

She had never been praised by so many strangers in her life.

The next day, in the Lester Silk Fabric building… "Nonsense! These reports are all bullshit! How dare they call me rude?"

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

He was in trouble, but there was nothing he could do.

In recent years, Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group had become two very high profile companies.

What with Janet’s fiasco, the media was having a field day.

In the span of just twenty-four hours, the reputation of Lester Silk Fabric was destroyed and its stock price.

plummeted.

"There’s nothing we can do to refute the evidence that Janet posted online.

What we can do now is to try our best to keep the news from spreading.

Mr.Lester, it was your idea to bring in more reporters there…"

the secretary reminded Ritchie in a trembling voice, picking up the documents Ritchie had thrown on the ground.

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

He picked up another stack of papers from the table and threw them at the secretary’s face.

"I’m not an idiot.

You don’t need to remind me what I said."

Things didn’t end there.

Brandon sent people from the Larson Group’s legal department to help Janet file a lawsuit against Lester Silk Fabric.

The second they got the notice of the lawsuit, Lester Silk Fabric responded quickly and held a press conference in the afternoon.

Luna expressionlessly read a script in front of countless reporters, her face pale as a ghost under the limelight.

"I admit that I peeked at Janet Lind’s work before the show started.

Then I bribed an employee to tamper with the upload date on the database.

I falsely accused her of plagiarizing my work, and I did all this to gain fame and attention.

I am responsible for all of this.

My actions have nothing to do with Lester Silk Fabric."

In the Larson Group, Janet stopped the video on her phone and sighed.

"No class! Lester Silk Fabric made an ordinary employee take the fall!"

Chapter 321 Ask Brandon Out For Dinner Gerda clicked her tongue unhappily.

"Everyone knows they’re using Luna as a scapegoat.

She’s just an ordinary employee.

How on earth could she manage to do all of this? Lester Silk Fabric is really heartless."

The other designers had also seen the video circulating the Internet.

They began to discuss in hushed voices, but the general consensus was that Lester Silk Fabric was a cold blooded company.

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

There was no point in dwelling on it now that things had been settled.

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

Now that Luna has taken the blame, we can’t do anything to Lester Silk Fabric."

"And what about those designs? Are they really not gonna put them back on the show?"

Gerda puffed out her chest indignantly Janet smiled at her colleague gently.

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

I have gained considerable fame because of everything that’s happened.

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

When the dust settled, Janet poured all her energy into her work.

She had been so busy with this matter the past few days, so now she could finally focus on other things.

"By the way, Lind, I’ve been meaning to ask you something.

How’d you get the evidence?"

Gerda was talking about the videos that Janet had posted on the Internet, which had amassed more than a million views.

Janet froze.

After a few seconds, she broke into a smile and waved her hand dismissively.

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

Gerda nudged her arm and asked curiously, "What friend? A boyfriend perhaps?"

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

Gerda, is it just me or do you have a lot of time on your hands? Have you finished your design for this month? Don’t come running to me again when the deadline approaches."

"Ah! My God! I still have thirty-four drawings to finish!"

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

Suddenly, she thought of the tall and straight back of Brandon.

Now that she thought about it, she realized that Lester Silk Fabric had gone through all this trouble just to set her up.

It must have cost Brandon a lot to get his hands on the evidence.

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

Brandon had helped her countless times, but she hadn’t really ever met him in person.

She owed Brandon too much and she doubted she could ever repay him.

After thinking about it for a long time, Janet finally plucked up the courage to send a message to Brandon.

"Mr.Larson, would you be willing to let me treat you to dinner? You’ve helped me a lot and I’d like to express my gratitude somehow."

2 After hitting send, Janet put down her phone and wrung her hands nervously.

The chairman of the Larson Group had probably tasted all the splendid dishes this world had to offer.

But it was a token of her appreciation.Chapter 322 A Warning At the CEO’s office of the Larson Group.

The Larson Group’s stock price had fluctuated over the past few days.

Now that the situation was favorable for the Larson Group and its stock price had more than recovered, Ethan decided to seize the opportunity to put more pressure on the Lester Silk Fabric.

Garrett hadn’t slept properly in the past three days, dealing with the bad press: He was yawning sleepily when Ethan’s phone pinged.

"Someone texted you."

When he saw the name on Ethan’s phone’s screen, Garrett snickered.

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

Ethan smacked Garrett on the back of the head and grabbed the phone.

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

"What is it? Why’s your face like that?"

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

"If I refuse, she’ll be very disappointed."

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

You can’t have dinner with Janet without her seeing your face.

Last time, when you and Janet went to the company’s masquerade ball, you almost exposed yourself.

It’d be unwise to take such a risk again.

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

"Thank you, but there’s no need for you to treat me to dinner.

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

I helped you to protect the reputation of the company."

Janet read his message and quickly replied, "But Mr.Larson, you could’ve just dismissed me."

"If I dismiss any employee when something like this comes up, how will we keep the talented ones? Keep up the good work.

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

1 He had deliberately distanced Brandon from her ever since what happened last time.

He didn’t want her to suspect him of anything Reading his reply, Janet had no choice but to give up.

Ethan put down his phone, kicked the sofa Garrett was lying down on, and said, "I want you to relocate the one who had tried to force Janet to resign.

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

Hearing Ethan’s orders, he helplessly peeled his eyes open and stood up from the sofa.

He muttered under his breath, "This job will definitely be the death of me."

Charis had expected that Ethan would want to have a talk with her, but when she received the notice, her heart still skipped a beat.

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

He shoved his hands into the pocket of his slacks, and the light from the window elongated his shadow on the floor.

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

"From now on, I’ll take care of all matters related to Janet.

No one other than me.

Understood?"

Ethan’s cold voice sent a shiver down Charis’s spine.

She winced and smiled bitterly, as though she had been wronged.

"I see how it is.

You don’t trust me now? Brandon, I don’t have any ulterior motives, I swear.

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

He never brought it up before because he didn’t want her to look bad.

She and her family had always valued their image.

"I’m just warning you not to act against Janet.

Otherwise, don’t blame me if I disregard our long term friendship."

Chapter 323 A Long Forgotten Name After a moment’s silence, Charis said in a low voice, "I see."

Charis was a dignified woman.

Before Ethan could say anything more, she turned around and walked out of his office, As soon as the door closed behind her, tears welled up in her eyes..

Ever since they first met, Brandon had never said such harsh words to her before, nor had he looked at her with such cold eyes.

She hadn’t cried in years.

The last time was when she said goodbye to Brandon before going abroad.

She had been reluctant to leave him.

But now, she felt bad about Brandon’s attitude towards her.

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

But all of a sudden, with Janet now in the picture, Brandon suddenly was ruthless towards her.

Tears rolled down Charis’s cheeks as she realized just how important Janet was to Brandon.

The hot tears dripped from her chin to the carpeted floor.

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

Charis didn’t like to be candid with her shrewdness.

The reason why she had tried to fire Janet was to win Brandon’s heart.

In Charis’s eyes, Janet wasn’t good enough for him.

But now that Brandon had taken a liking to her, Charis figured he would deeply fall in love with her and she would eventually lose him for good.

Thinking of this, Charis was more determined than ever to separate Janet and Brandon..

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

Brandon had just warned her not to interfere with Janet’s work ever again.

She had to be more careful now.

On the other side… After Janet got off work, she went home, only to find that Ethan had come home early today.

"Oh, the workaholic is back! I’m surprised you still remember the way home!"

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

Looking at the man who was busy cooking in the kitchen, she was not happy.

After all, she hadn’t seen Ethan for two or three days.

That was because Ethan had been busy dealing with the plagiarism issue the past few days.

But he couldn’t tell her this.

While cracking the eggs into a bowl, he found an excuse.

"When I crossed Ritchie’s path, he made a lot of trouble.

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

I’ve been working part time the past few days while looking for a stable job."

Then, he paused and said sincerely, "I’m sorry that I haven’t been here for you these days."

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

"So, what happened? You didn’t tell me the truth.

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

Ethan had really solved the problem that had been plaguing them the past few days.

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

After transferring the egg into the pan, Ethan turned and his eyes landed on Janet’s earlobe.

His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as he gulped.

"How about having dinner and then a little bit of exercise to unwina: "What kind of exercise?"

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

It was as though God had chiseled his face to perfection.

His eyes stared deep into hers, filled with burning desire.

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

She quickly lowered her head and said shyly, "You’re so naughty!"

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

He could feel that she liked him, but she always pretended to refuse him.

He had to admit it really turned him on.

But the romantic atmosphere was instantly soiled by the sound of the phone ringing.

"Keep an eye on the eggs, okay? Don’t let them burn."

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

Then, he took off his apron and walked to the living room to pick up his phone.

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

He glanced back at the kitchen at Janet, then opened the glass door to step out onto the balcony He was a little surprised to see that Patrick was calling him.

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

Ethan stood on the balcony, letting the wind blow his hair.

"Why on earth are you answering the phone outside? Isn’t it cold out there?"

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

Ethan was lost in his thoughts and didn’t notice when Janet slid the door open and poked her head out.

Narrowing her eyes at him suspiciously, she looked at the phone in Ethan’s hand.

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

Was it Charis calling again? "It’s Patrick Lester."

Amused by the quirky expression on her face, he pulled her into his arms and finally answered the phone.

"Ethan, why the hell did you keep me waiting?"

Patrick’s irritated voice came from the other end of the line.

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

Patrick didn’t give a damn about whatever Ethan was up to.

There was something he needed to talk about with Ethan, so he went straight to the point.

"Your grandma’s birthday is coming up and we’re throwing her a party.

She wants you and your wife here."

Without waiting for Ethan’s response, he hung up abruptly.

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

She looked up at Ethan and asked hesitantly, "So are we going?"

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

There’ll be nothing but trouble if we disobey him.

Besides, I haven’t seen my grandma in a very long time.

It’s only right that I be there on her birthday."

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

It was true that Ethan’s expression softened when he spoke of his grandmother.

Nora Lester, Ethan’s grandma, was a distant relative of the Larson family.

She had known Ethan’s mother when she was a girl.

Although she didn’t approve of what Patrick had done, she couldn’t do anything about her son’s decisions.

She had always felt sorry for Ethan and used to secretly send him money.

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

Thinking of this, Ethan rested his chin on the top of Janet’s head.

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

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It’s so cold!"

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what Shelia did earlier, Victor also crushed some

a knife

Shelia asked, his eyes darkened

he said, "I have no

Victor knew the reason

because he wanted to be prepared

of time that even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger one

at least have a better chance to survive in case of an

"Alright."

focus her gaze

glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on

hand to

startled and turned to look at Victor

Shelia’s eyes, he

hand, looked away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt

"Is that so?"

rub her nose with

now?

"No,"

said, glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

did you learn other than roasting meat? I want to learn

Can you teach me?"

you want to learn

"In order to survive."

very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With

shelia said casually.

sad upon

ready to be flipped? It’s on the

Shelia pointed out.

a small burn on the meat’s exposed side when he looked at

the meat over while he was still thinking about

.

about whether or not to ask her about

was, after all, Shelia’s own

other hand, didn’t

"Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and she broke into

two dimples, meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she said, "Thanks so

I’ve ever encountered, except for my caretaker

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I

years ago, the orphanage was taken over and the old woman was unwell

as she spoke about

elderly woman was

great meals and gave me a lot of fresh

an orphan…’

look after you

you leave with

and answered,

home Shelia

you being

her head, Shelia

I was desperate to visit

to them,

of the dingy ground, Shelia lay down

bathed in shards of sunshine that had been scattered

behind her head, her

she gazed up

want to

what keeps you from doing

are people guarding

if I go

no idea that

when I meet her

said, blinking

black eyes remained fixed on Shelia and

she had the chance to see you, Van,

soft spot in her heart for adorable

I was a

It didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to describe a

concluded that

of

she was responsible for your upbringing, how come you

was unable to communicate since

never referred to us by

a poker card was

from her pocket as if it were a treasure and presented it to Victor as she

the orphanage, each kid

cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which was maybe due to the reference to

the

get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

card and said, "I am

meat was toasting as they were

gave her the meat after he

set

Eat, please."

came from her gut

her hand to her stomach

the meat i made myself!

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a good

to her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

to rise when

"Come on, get up."

taken aback, and after a little pause, he

hard way, Shelia used a dart to put marks on the

of time as

had cooled down

Victor in sitting down on a stone

how far we’ll

can get out before the

drank some water

body was perhaps exhausted after so much walking, and he was coughing up blood for the second

said incoherently, "I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued

she murmured, "Van, you look rather

return, be sure

his gaze to the side of her

in mud after a day and a night in the

What’s

"Plan?"

slow to

remarked, "What are your plans once we leave the forest? Where

my travels and explore

when I can no longer walk and

with a

"Shelia."

appeared to have made up his mind after staring at Shelia for a

"What’s the problem?"

after we

I will defend you if she doesn’t

count

want me to

right with you? If you don’t want

concerned that

a while before asking, "Are you joking right

"No, I’m not.

you the best I

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor, saying,

when we get out

"Sure."

emerged from the woods, though, everything

Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the

light glimmered on the

walking since high noon

tiredness was assuaged when they saw

we’re out of

meet local villagers if we walk a little

We can…"

Shelia could finish her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to know

"Van?"

expect you to come out

came, Shelia looked for the source of

that were parked not far

looking at them intently as

could feel right away that they

in turn stood protectively in front of

off Norton, watching

could hear, Victor said, "Run

won’t get lost even when

out of the forest, I put

you can

"And then?"

asked, her eyebrows

straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

mobile phone from

didn’t intend to let him

a game with Victor by throwing

escape this predicament, Shelia shouldn’t

her back to see his grandmother, and treat her as

it seemed that Victor could not fulfill the promise he made

Shelia’s hand, Victor wrote a phone number on her

once you get

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

pick you up

just looked down at

Victor looked at her and asked in

"No."

her

were a

don’t want to remember the number, nor do

be a

Victor frowned.

he coughed violently as soon as

and

didn’t want to spread her palm and let Victor write the phone

what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were

condescending sneer, he said, "Tut, tut,

other! I’m so moved

up when saw

intuitively pulled

himself standing steadily was

hard for him to fight off

up to

and Shelia stepped

Norton pulled Shelia

too fast for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip

hearing vexation

you

the mud on

would all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to

tracks when

that Norton pressed against

spat out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear what

that he had

fist and

you want is

to do with

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want to let her

she comes from but I find

it’s boring for you to die alone? I can do

red eyes, Victor breathed

the knife pressed against her neck,

body was

when she saw Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy, she scoffed at

all you can do? Threaten

his mocking smile plastered on

narrowed in anger when he

did you just

said you are

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of accomplishment by

you to do what

So, cut the crap.

want to kill me, then do

"Shelia…"

tried

that she

Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise and the man would do just what she

Norton was indeed angry.

voice in check as

you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

turned to his men and instructed them,

eyes and asked anxiously, "What are

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

did as they were

and feet bound, Shelia was taken

to ride

about where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke

river was

soon as the water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s face became paler

blue veins on his neck became very

and

to open her eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia

Victor to run

her

her eyes became

expression on Victor’s

thought that Victor might be strong but he was useless

making me laugh,

a good man? Why the hell should I obey

Norton approached the rope,

wanting to save her so much, I

still some good in me, huh?

just

whatever it took to

of the

appeared and stood between the

looked at Victor

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest

one on my left has only killed two people, and the one on

a brief pause, Norton continued, "You want to save her,

had been holding Victor’s arms let go of

the knife in his hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and

two before

say goodbye to your

moment she’s washed away, I’m afraid that you won’t even

flickering flame, Victor didn’t care

essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought

a mercenary and the most

even his weakest subordinates

was currently

be able to defeat one of the two weakest subordinates

of them were tall and burly men that could easily flip Victor

a doubt, Victor was at a disadvantage from the

Victor right in his abdomen

hit,

strength left him, and

bones being broken scattered all over

time, Victor’s face looked black with

to stand, not

on his

subconsciously use his arm to block it,

Victor spat out a mouthful

this point, Victor’s

on the rope, which

matter how

as the fire was put out and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s life could be

her into this trouble, so he was willing to do anything

to go on, his body couldn’t keep

fell back to the

awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling on his

open his eyes, but his vision was

lay there on the ground,

but wonder if

hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he

soon enough, the sharp pain that pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize that

Victor wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t

little bit, grabbing the mud under his

turned his head to look at the river, only to find that

was no trace

"Ahem!"

spurting

and opened his eyes as wide as

the river expectantly, as if he was waiting

waited for

know how much

the person he had been

the river or come out from somewhere and

pain he was experiencing,

lost

woke up again, he was finally

subordinates found him near the

him lasted for two days

diagnosis, it was found out that

lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice

thing Victor did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to

was still wearing an oxygen mask and struggled

danger yet, but

but she could sense that she must be a very important person due

she didn’t dare delay to send people to search for Shelia

seven days, but Shelia

week passed and there was still no news

playing card that got wet from the

one could easily recognize that it was the King of

later, Victor completely

after

the King of Hearts card in a box and buried it under

the marble tombstone aside from

Shelia’s

Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on a business trip, he suffered

rush him to the hospital, but he

It was also in that year that Carolyn

two more years, he finished his studies

began taking over several small companies under the control of

the sales of these companies from a very low level to one of the top in the

outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the Sullivan

this time, Roger entered the

the bed, holding a bowl of

can’t eat any

been eating porridge for about

now, he couldn’t even stand the smell

and had no choice but to put the bowl

"Eat it again when you

stuck his tongue out, not

at the door,

to the hospital to visit

the kid gradually got

that Roger would bring some snacks when

too much, he could at least taste something

course, Joey could only eat them

around and was surprised to

that you wouldn’t

a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to eat something or if

she would say no every time, he would still insist on getting her

said that he had an important project meeting

visit, it would probably be

I couldn’t

moment before finally saying, "But I got

furrowed her brows

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Dark Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more than

operating room opened and closed for several times as doctors went in

Carson couldn’t do anything but wait

the operation began, the indicator light outside the room was turned

the surgery was successfully

but he wasn’t completely out

was wheeled

days ago that his vital signs

to be transferred

was still

an expert in the field to check Victor’s condition and give

wasn’t what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

wounds had healed, they still

injuries just

end, he said that only a miracle

tell us when

asked in

can’t say

help but frown as he

blunt, please consider preparing for the worst-case

chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become

didn’t say this, it was obvious that this was

not a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance

for Carson and Lukas, Rachel was

that Rachel had the right

outside Joey’s ward, holding a

and there were dark circles round

tell

heard the tragic news, her face

she had already prepared herself for

was a bit

didn’t know when she became

in a coma for

it might have been

for 70 hours before

the cigarette in Carson’s hand and

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses, Carson

bother continue discussing about Victor’s

asked, "Anyway, how

"Joey? He’s fine.

checked him up yesterday and said that he has

that his plaster will be removed ahead of the

peeped through the glass panel

Joey sleeping soundly in the

smile, he stretched for a bit and said,

then, I’m

Carson turned around

tell Rachel about

he had nothing else to

blink of an eye,

was made aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel

ward almost twenty-four hours a

time, Carson didn’t

was also convinced that Victor would never

broke the news that Victor had miraculously

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

stared at Roger for a long time

as if she was still judging Roger’s expression if he

want to

This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and

nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her

want to see

pleading in a

hide the fact that Victor was in a coma after

up in the hospital,

that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in

when Joey finally found out the truth, Rachel

nor did he pester Rachel

he just smiled

They say bad

have to worry too much

she felt a lump in her

a few moments, she

"Yes, of course."

had a good rest in the

mention Victor, as if there was

Rachel knew that Joey would actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to

inside him, but Rachel was aware that he

"Okay…"

softened,

in

hadn’t fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him to

Rachel simply let him

wheelchair for him, and the three of them went

they

at the floor of the

was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa in the hall, dealing with his

were steps approaching, he furrowed his

scene, Carson

guy, it’s the first time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

set the document

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

Beaten? Why would you ask that? Do I look like someone who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m the one who beats

those dark circles around

"Dark circles?"

choked at Joey’s

phone, opened its

that Joey was

and his eye bags were so big that it seemed

course, this was only to be

hadn’t have a good

young man, but even he was susceptible to

"Ha-ha!"

laugh after seeing the upset

realized that he was fooled by this little

forward

"You, brat.

tease your

retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t

have no

I

We are best friends.

the one

I became

his eyebrows and crossed his arms in

if you don’t want it, that

pull Carson’s hand away using his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I

tongue as he withdrew his hand

voice, "I also didn’t expect that I would have a

it’s a

you’d better change your attitude

more, but he stuck out

the corner of his eye, Carson recognized

and commented, "I see that you’re not busy today,

I heard that

Rachel

Roger explained.

plan to lose his composure just

"Oh, I see."

pointed at the room and said, "His ward

He is resting inside.

see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the

was going

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards

her, pushing Joey’s

placed over his

in thoughts for

to sav something,

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at

not standing

Joey could see him from the

raised his eyebrows as if he was

a quick glance at him,

need to use the

what

I take

"No!"

replied in a

a serious

am

so it wasn’t a problem

at that moment, they were no longer

take a boy to the ladies’ room, just like it

Joey’s words,

then

to bother the former, Carson soon observed

to take Joey to the

and refused to pay any attention

phone and turned around as

Joey a thumbs

pretended like he was answering

the plan you

he headed towards

he wasn’t very good at

phone’s screen lit up while he was still holding it to

Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

a boy like him to be taken to the bathroom by

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those words,

have been closer to him

past few days, they

were always in one another’s

reasons best known to her, she still

things, Rachel still didn’t

that it

about the night Rachel was standing outside the operating room where Victor

Joey

time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

quick glance at the phone in

you through with

"What?"

and took a peek

a smile appeared on his

am

choice! My subordinates are too bad at making

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake smile on

not very

he had pretended to answer the call only

the tip of his nose and coughed to ease

you want to go

raised her head in order to look through the glass

was a

view, only the living room could be seen,

couldn’t see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no time and

lie in the

undergo half a year’s

voice came from

a stable

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

saw a man in a suit

He looked dejected.

document in

ran into Rachel and Carson as

at first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

an employee of the Sullivan Group and the director of

asking about

the man’s expression that the project plan had been denied by

was drawn to the name

was what really

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

of

meant by

at a

so many surnames in the

he had to choose

who Rachel

bowed and mentioned

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head

was covered

life! Nonetheless, he was still

Miss Bennet, I’m going

his hand and said, "Very well

do that

out

at the

her to see that Victor was sitting against the head

seem as bad as you

is well and can work

to the door and pushed it

leaned against the door

didn’t follow

reading some document when he heard

his head

her gaze

in a hospital

face was pale despite

and looked

than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that the man in front of her

she walked towards

asked you to

heard the footsteps, his frown

up at the person who

in his usual cold and stiff tone, he

we finished the dance, Charles

guests around, I figured it

"The dance is over.

time to

I reminded him.

he still loosened

took a few steps back to

could still feel the warmth of his touch on my

blushed and i felt rather

heart was

it felt like I had returned to the

days with him were the happiest time

knew that those days were long gone and I could never get

looked down, feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me and greeted

forced myself to ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with the

and taking a sip of

to drink and was starting to

this time, Elena came to

for

upstairs and take

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you

smile appeared

my confusion, I followed her to the deck

I saw that there were bright red rose petals scattered across

numerous balloons around

widened

say, this whole scene was picturesque

birthday surprise?’ I had no idea

person that came to mind was

could it possibly be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself for having such

effort on me, and yet I

receiving this

floor, I stared at the night scene

and yet my mind was

of the cold sea breeze, I

a fireworks display lit up the sky, forming

sky, a deafening sound

like

noise, I covered

the ground and curled

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like

abandoned warehouse kept flashing through my

breath I felt so

was having a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s

I’m here."

voice came from above me,

It was Charles.

burst from my eyes,

have to be scared