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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"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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shouted, "The eggs! I forgot all about

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I rushed to you

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used a knife to

he heard what Shelia asked, his eyes darkened

a while, he said, "I

Victor knew

wanted to be prepared in case of

even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger

that he would at least have a better chance to

"Alright."

continued to focus her

his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on the tip of

out a hand to wipe off

startled and turned to look at Victor

looked straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel a

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

"Is that so?"

to rub her nose

about now? Is

"No,"

glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

what else did you learn other than roasting meat?

Can you teach me?"

want to

"In order to survive."

naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me

shelia said casually.

sad

flipped? It’s on

Shelia pointed out.

recall by Shelia, Victor saw a small burn on the meat’s exposed

the meat over while he was still thinking about

.

about whether or not to ask her about

after all, Shelia’s own

didn’t seem to take it

you

"Hmm,"

after

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and

two dimples, meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said, "Thanks

are the kindest individual I’ve ever encountered, except for my caretaker

"Orphanage?"

where

the orphanage was taken over and the

as she spoke about

woman was a wonderful

prepared great meals and gave me a

orphan…’

was needed to look after you since

didn’t you leave

Victor and answered, "I didn’t want

only home Shelia

okay with you being outdoors on

her head, Shelia said,

I was desperate to visit her tomb, so I

remain unknown to them,

of the dingy ground, Shelia lay

sunshine that had been scattered by the

placed her hands behind

she gazed up at

want to visit

what keeps you from doing

people

find me if I

that I have a name

tell her my name when I meet

said, blinking her

fixed on Shelia

to see you, Van, it would be more than likely that

in

I was

didn’t seem appropriate to use

at Shelia, Victor concluded that

of her features, particularly her

twice, Victor asked her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing,

to communicate since she

referred to us by

card was in

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

each kid

woman split the fruits, she put them on the 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

stared at the

get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

"I am

meat was toasting

meat after he re-applied

all set

Eat, please."

her gut just after his

to her stomach and ate the meat

much better than the meat i made

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after

her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

rise when Shelia abruptly extended

"Come on, get up."

a little pause, he took

a dart to put

lost track of time

sun had

assisted Victor in sitting down on

sure how far we’ll have to

out

drank some

walking, and he

incoherently, "I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

and continued

forward motion, she murmured, "Van,

return, be sure to

his gaze to

covered in mud after a day and a night

you? What’s

"Plan?"

slow to

are your plans once we leave the forest? Where will

don’t know… I want to continue my travels and explore

the police station when I can no

with

"Shelia."

to have made up his mind

"What’s the problem?"

with me after we

my grandma will like you, I will defend

count on

to come

If you don’t want to, it

concerned that

paused for a while before asking,

"No, I’m not.

to treat you

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled at

when we get out of

"Sure."

they emerged from the woods,

below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed

glimmered on the

walking since high noon and

they saw a relatively

we’re out of the

if we walk a little

We can…"

finish her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect you to come

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of the

saw three cars that were parked not

the front, looking at them intently as he

right away

moved to shield Victor, who in turn stood

didn’t take his eyes off Norton,

only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest when I tell you

won’t get lost even when it gets

were finding our way out of the forest,

you can

"And then?"

asked, her

looked straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

a mobile phone from

that Norton didn’t

play a game with Victor by throwing him into

he couldn’t escape this predicament,

back to see his grandmother,

that Victor could not fulfill the promise he

phone number on

you get hold

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

will pick

down at her

respond, Victor looked at her and asked in confusion,

"No."

pulled her

were a little

the number, nor do I

be a good

Victor frowned.

so anxious that he coughed violently as soon as he

adamant and clenched her

just didn’t want to spread her palm and let

couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they

"Tut, tut,

feelings for each other! I’m so moved by

up when saw

pulled

keeping himself

be hard for

walked up to

and Shelia stepped

them, Norton pulled

too fast for Victor

"Let her go!"

a firm grip on

hearing vexation in

know you

the mud on Shelia’s

more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain,

stopped in his tracks when something silver flashed through

was a knife that Norton

out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

in a contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking smile,

felt that he had

his fist and tried to

want is my

to do with

So, let her go!"

This is

Norton curled his lips.

want to let

from but I

alone? I can do something about that and let her accompany

red eyes, Victor breathed

tip of the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could

body was tensed

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

that all you can do? Threaten

kept his mocking smile plastered on his

eyes narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful

did you just

said you are

Shelia swallowed.

feel a sense of accomplishment by threatening two

you to do what you intend

So, cut the crap.

to kill

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to stop

knew that she

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

Norton was indeed angry.

voice in check as he talked to

like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

turned to his men and instructed them,

eyes and asked anxiously,

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

as they

and feet bound, Shelia was taken to one of the

to ride a

where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke Up "Ahem!

river was

soon as the water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke

fists, and the blue

gritted his teeth and yelled, "Let her

eyes because of

Victor to

the moment she opened her mouth, she

enough, her eyes

on Victor’s

thought that Victor might be strong but he was useless in this kind

making me laugh,

a good man? Why

cunning smile, Norton approached the rope, squatted down, and blew

of you wanting to save her so

good in me,

could just glare

whatever it took to

in the middle of the river, Norton squinted

behind him appeared

up and looked at

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the

people, and the one on the

continued, "You want to

holding Victor’s arms let

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

two before the rope

can say goodbye to your

washed away, I’m afraid that you won’t

Victor didn’t care

was of essence, so he quickly rushed up

a mercenary and the most popular leader the

his weakest subordinates should

was currently

not even be able to defeat one of

were tall and burly

a doubt, Victor was at a disadvantage from

to them, the two men punched Victor right in his

As soon as he was hit,

he was hit repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually knelt

scattered all over his body, making him feel

Victor’s face looked

tried to stand,

on his feet, he saw another punch

still able to subconsciously use his arm to block it, but it didn’t make much

spat out a mouthful of blood, and a tooth also fell

point, Victor’s

managed to fix his eyes on the rope, which was only a few steps away

didn’t matter how many injuries he

long as the fire was put out and the rope was grasped,

into this trouble, so he was

mind wanted to go on, his

fell back to the ground and

some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling

struggled to open his eyes, but his vision was

just lay there on the ground, watching

help but wonder

recovered yet, so he thought that he

enough, the sharp pain that pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize that he was still

Victor wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t move

move his hands a little bit, grabbing the mud under his

head to look at the river, only to find

was no trace of

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out

the soil and opened his eyes as

at the river expectantly, as if he was waiting

waited for

know how much time passed

found the person he had

from the river or come out from somewhere

blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t

lost

woke up again, he was finally

found him near the

lasted for

diagnosis, it was found out that Victor had fractures in

were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice was

first thing Victor did after he woke up was

still wearing an

not completely out of danger yet, but all he cared about was

was, but she could sense that she

didn’t dare delay to send people to

search lasted for seven days,

week passed and there was still no

was able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from the rain and then dried

covered with mud, but one could easily recognize that it was

later,

did after fully recovering was

in a box and buried it under

on the marble tombstone

even Shelia’s name on

recovery, while Karl was on a business trip, he suffered

rush him to the hospital, but he was declared dead

also in that year that

years, he finished his studies

companies under the control of the

sales of these companies from a very low level to one

outstanding ability, Carolyn

Roger entered the

sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl

eat

porridge for about half

he couldn’t even stand

choice but to put the

she said, "Eat it again when

his tongue out, not intending to eat

the door, so he

In the past half a month, Roger came to the hospital to

gradually got

him was that Roger

too much, he could at

only

greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was

say that you wouldn’t come

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

say no every time, he would

night, when Roger asked, he said that he had an important project meeting today, so he might not

still visit, it

I couldn’t

moment before finally saying, "But I got a

Rachel furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

The operation done to Victor lasted

operating room opened and closed for several

do anything but wait outside until the

the fourth day since the operation began, the indicator light outside the room was turned

indicated that the surgery was successfully

saved, but he wasn’t

he was wheeled

two days ago

became eligible to be transferred to the general

still

field to check Victor’s

wasn’t what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

wounds had healed, they

injuries

end, he said that only a miracle could

us when he will

in a gloomy

can’t say

frown as he made

be blunt, please consider preparing

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

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

percent, but there was a huge

Rachel was the first one

deemed that Rachel had the right

the wall outside Joey’s

and there

went down to tell Rachel about this important

heard the tragic news, her face didn’t show

was as if she had already prepared

Carson was

she became

been in a coma for about half a month

have been even

was also there outside the operating room for 70 hours before the

the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him

You can’t smoke here."

senses, Carson put out the

indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing about

and asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

him up yesterday and said that

expected that his plaster will

and peeped through the glass panel on

saw Joey sleeping

smile, he stretched for

then, I’m

Carson turned around and left without looking

really just visited to tell Rachel about the

had

eye,

she was made aware of Victor’s condition,

just stayed in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four

same time, Carson didn’t

was also convinced that Victor would never

broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

stared at Roger for a long time

judging Roger’s

Rachel… Do you want to go upstairs and

pressed her lips hard and

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

I want to see

Joey, pleading in

failed to hide the fact that Victor was in a coma after obtaining

hospital, he actually had a vague

he found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor

the truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart

cry or say anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go to the ICU to

just smiled and made a

bad? They say bad

don’t have to worry too much

eyes, she felt a

she

"Yes, of course."

two weeks, Joey had a good rest in the

as if

up in the middle of the night from time to time and look at the ceiling with his

brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel was aware

"Okay…"

heart softened, and she

in the second inpatient

Joey’s wound hadn’t fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk all the

simply let him sit in a

for him, and the three of them

enough, they reached the

The elevator finally stopped at the floor of

that the entire floor was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson

were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually

seen this scene, Carson knew that he would have

first time I’ve

What brings you here?"

Joey as he quickly set the document he was

"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

circles around

"Dark circles?"

almost choked

opened its front camera, and looked at his

realized that

haggard, and his eye bags were so

this was

hadn’t have a good sleep for

but even he was susceptible to stress and

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the upset look on

that

head, Carson stepped forward and

"You, brat.

your godfather? You have

on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my

no opinion regarding

and I

We are best friends.

one who

how I became your

eyebrows and crossed his arms

if you don’t

away using his uninjured hand and said,

he withdrew his

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

as I said, it’s a

change your attitude

anything more, but he stuck

of his eye, Carson

commented, "I see that you’re not

I heard that

came here with Rachel

Roger explained.

plan to lose his composure just because of

"Oh, I see."

and said, "His

He is resting inside.

466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward Carson pointed at, she became

knew what was going

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards the

followed her,

arms were placed over

in thoughts for

to sav something, Joey

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at the little

standing very far

could see him from the corner of

eyebrows as if

after taking a quick glance at him, Joey turned his gaze

need to use the

what Joey

about I

"No!"

in a very decisive

was a serious

I am a

wasn’t a problem for Rachel

they were no longer in

boy to the ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel

then her gaze fell on

to bother the former, Carson soon observed

to take Joey to

coughed and refused to pay any attention to

took out his phone and turned around as

to give Joey a thumbs up

Carson pretended like he was answering the

have read the plan you sent

headed towards the nurses’

very

screen lit up while he was still holding it to his

no call at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

boy like him to

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those words, they

that Rachel ought to have been

days, they got along

always in one

to her, she

look of things, Rachel still didn’t love

it couldn’t be

himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside the operating room where

he and Joey

some time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

took a quick glance at

through with the phone

"What?"

took

appeared

am

with no choice! My

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake

very

that Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the

of his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness

you want

her head in order to look through

ward was a

of view, only the living room could be

door open in

would lie in

has to undergo half a

came from behind

is in a stable

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

stopped and saw a man in

He looked dejected.

a document in his

and Carson as

at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

hung

It was quite noticeable.

an employee of the Sullivan Group and the director of the project

asking about what just happened to

from the man’s expression that the project

been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the

what really interested

She turned to Carson.

he looked back at her, she raised her

"Well, this is Troy.

of the Sullivan Group’s project

meant by just

at a loss

many

had

who

and

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly

was covered

Nonetheless, he was still holding the document tightly in his

going back

and said, "Very well

should do that

said, Troy went out

looked at the door

enough for her to see that Victor was sitting

seem as bad as

well and can work

door and

against the door

didn’t follow

document when he

head

cast her gaze on

was in

his face was pale despite the fact that he

and

she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would

she

to go out, didn’t

Victor heard the footsteps,

up at the person who was walking towards

speaking in his usual cold and stiff tone, he said

Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept

guests around, I figured it wouldn’t bode well if I

"The dance is over.

time to let

I reminded him.

through his eyes, but he still loosened his grip on

took a few steps back to distance

could still feel the warmth of his touch on

and i felt rather

my heart was

felt like I had returned to the

days with him were the happiest time

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

down, feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me and

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

raising my glass and taking a sip

I’d had a few to

this time, Elena

waiting for you

upstairs and take a

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

appeared on Elena’s

confusion, I followed her to the deck on the

saw that there were bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard, forming a big

numerous balloons around the

eyes widened

say, this whole scene was picturesque and

I had no idea who had

came to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast

A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to

this much effort on me, and yet I still couldn’t forget

of receiving this

floor, I stared at

tranquil, and yet my mind was

the cold sea breeze, I felt

a sudden, a fireworks display lit

sky, a deafening

like

noise, I covered my ears

squatted on the

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was running

horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

of breath I felt

was having a panic attack, a pair of strong

I’m here."

above me, making me feel so

It was Charles.

arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair

have to be