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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out of your way to learn

some fruits and poured the

knife

he heard what Shelia asked, his

while, he said, "I have no

fact, Victor knew the reason

he wanted to

knew ahead of time that even under ner protection, Victor would find himself

more skills so that he would at least have a better chance to survive in case of an

"Alright."

Shelia continued to focus her gaze

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

a hand to wipe

startled and turned to look at Victor with

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

and explained, "Your

"Is that so?"

went ahead to rub her nose with the back

now? Is it

"No,"

said, glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

other than roasting meat?

Can you teach me?"

do you want to learn

"In order to survive."

words came out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter

shelia said casually.

sad upon

meat ready to be flipped? It’s on the verge of being

Shelia pointed out.

Victor saw a small burn on the meat’s

he was still thinking about what she

.

whether or not to ask her about

all, Shelia’s own

hand, didn’t

you

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and she broke into

meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she said, "Thanks so much,

encountered, except for

"Orphanage?"

where

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

as she spoke

elderly woman was

was younger, she prepared great meals and gave me a lot

is an orphan…’ Victor

to look after you

leave with the

and answered, "I

only home Shelia had known

they okay with you being outdoors on your

head, Shelia said,

desperate to visit her

them, and

the dingy ground, Shelia

bathed in shards of sunshine that had been

behind her head, her lips

she gazed up at

want to visit

keeps you from doing

people

me if

that I have a name

her my name when I meet her again

said, blinking

on Shelia

she had the chance to see you, Van, it would

had a soft spot in her

that I was a lovely

appropriate to use this term to

Shelia, Victor concluded that

apt description of

was responsible for your upbringing, how come you got your

communicate since she was deaf, mute,

to us

poker card

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

orphanage, each kid was given a unique

us take them as we

the

get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only one with the King

toasting as they

gave her the meat after he re-applied the

set to

Eat, please."

gut just after his words

her stomach and ate the meat

than the meat i made myself!

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a good

her feet, she

rise when Shelia abruptly

"Come on, get up."

aback, and after a little pause, he took Shelia’s hand in

hard way, Shelia used a dart to

of time as they

sun had cooled down

down on

not sure how far we’ll have to travel

get out before the

some

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

"I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to hold

motion, she murmured, "Van, you

be sure to eat

lowered his gaze to the side of her

in mud after a day and a night

What’s

"Plan?"

was slow to

are your plans once we leave the forest? Where will you be

know… I want to continue my travels and explore the

the police station when I can no longer walk and

with

"Shelia."

made up his mind after staring at Shelia

"What’s the problem?"

after

my grandma will like you, I will defend you if she

can count on

want me to come

with you? If you don’t

concerned that Shelia might

a while before asking, "Are you

"No, I’m not.

treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor,

when we get out of the

"Sure."

emerged from the

the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed through the branches and

glimmered on the bodies of

walking since high noon and now, the

was assuaged when they saw

out

meet local villagers if

We can…"

her sentence, she

She was confused.

Victor, wanting to know why

"Van?"

well, i didn’t expect you to come out

for the source

were parked

at them intently

right away that they

who in

didn’t take his eyes off Norton, watching

could hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest when I

get lost even

out of

these marks and you can get

"And then?"

asked, her

straight

"Walk along this road.

borrow a mobile phone from them,

knew that Norton didn’t intend to let

game with Victor by throwing him into

felt that if he couldn’t escape

give Shelia a family, bring her back to see his

it seemed that Victor could not fulfill the promise he made

phone number on her palm with

call the number once you get

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

will pick you up wherever you

just looked down

looked

"No."

pulled her hand

eyes were

want to remember the number, nor do I want

a good

Victor frowned.

coughed

remained adamant and clenched

spread her palm and

and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant

a condescending sneer, he said, "Tut, tut, tut, this is so

feelings for each other! I’m so moved by

up when saw Norton approaching

intuitively pulled Sheila behind

and keeping himself standing

hard for him to fight

walked up

and Shelia

patience with them, Norton

too fast for

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip on Shelia’s

satisfaction in hearing vexation

you

the mud on Shelia’s face with

the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and

his tracks when something silver flashed through his

knife that Norton pressed against Shelia’s

a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

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

felt that he had

and tried to steady

want is my

to do with

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want

from but

to die alone? I can do

eyes, Victor breathed

against her neck, all Shelia could do was

was tensed

spat out blood and

you can do? Threaten

smile plastered

narrowed in anger when he

did you just

you are

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment by threatening

in you to do what you intend

So, cut the crap.

to kill me, then do

"Shelia…"

tried to

she

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

Norton was indeed angry.

he kept his voice in check as he

really? Looks like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed them, "Tie

asked anxiously,

Norton didn’t answer.

glared

did as they were

bound, Shelia was

to ride a different

his brain thinking about where Norton was taking

river was flowing

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

hands clenched into fists, and the blue veins on his

teeth and

of

actually wanted Victor to

she opened her mouth, she was

her eyes became

the exasperated expression on Victor’s face, Norton

might be strong but

making me

man? Why the hell should

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

you wanting to save her so much, I will give you a

some good in me,

could just glare

it took

middle of the river, Norton squinted his eyes and snapped

after, two men behind him appeared and stood between

and looked

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest among my

only killed two people, and

want to save her,

who had been holding Victor’s arms let

hand, Norton touched its tip with his

two before the rope

you can say goodbye to your

she’s washed away, I’m afraid that

flickering flame, Victor didn’t

of essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against

a mercenary and the most popular leader the

course, even his weakest subordinates should be strong

Victor was currently

peak state, he might not even be able to defeat one

were tall and burly men

a doubt, Victor was at a

the two men punched Victor right in his

hit, Victor

left him, and

bones being broken scattered all over his body, making

time, Victor’s face looked black

tried to stand, not

on his feet, he saw

arm to block it, but it didn’t make much

again, Victor spat out a mouthful of

point, Victor’s vision became

fix his eyes on the rope, which

how

the fire was put out and

this trouble, so he was

mind wanted to go

fell back to the ground and

Victor was somewhat awakened when he

struggled to open his eyes,

just lay there on the ground, watching

wonder if he

hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he

inch of his body made Victor realize that he was

but he couldn’t move

move his hands a little bit, grabbing the mud

his best, he turned his head to look at the river, only

was no

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting out more

soil and opened

expectantly, as if he was

waited for a long

he didn’t even know how

the person

head from the river or come out from somewhere

pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t keep

lost consciousness

Victor woke up again, he was finally

him near the

operation to rescue him lasted for two

found out that Victor had fractures

bones in his right knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and

Victor did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people to

an oxygen mask

was not completely out of danger yet, but all

she must be a very important person

delay to send people to

lasted for seven days, but

passed and there was still no news about

card that got wet from the rain and then dried by

could easily recognize that it was

years later,

after fully recovering was

card in a box

was nothing on the marble

Shelia’s name on

was on a business trip, he suffered a sudden heart

the hospital, but he was declared dead on

in that year that Carolyn sent

more years, he finished his studies and finally

taking over several small companies under the control of the Sullivan

sales of these companies from a very low level

his outstanding ability, Carolyn

At this time, Roger entered the ward where Rachel

he saw her sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing Joey

can’t eat

porridge for about half

couldn’t even stand the smell

sighed and had no choice but

"Eat it again when you get

tongue out, not

at the door, so he politely greeted,

to the hospital to visit Joey from time to

kid gradually got

was that Roger would bring some snacks when he

much, he could at least taste something aside from

Joey could only

around and was

say that

send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she wanted

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

said that he had an important project meeting today, so he

visit, it would probably

I couldn’t

hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "But I got

furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

The operation done to Victor lasted

door of the operating room opened and closed for several times as doctors

do anything but

began, the indicator light outside the

indicated that the surgery was successfully

life was saved, but he wasn’t completely out of

he was wheeled

days ago that his vital

to be transferred to

still in a

in the field to

it wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

wounds had healed, they still had an

injuries

he said that only a miracle could

at least tell us

in a gloomy

afraid I can’t say that

expert couldn’t help but frown

blunt, please consider preparing for the

wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable for the rest

this, it was obvious that this was

a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this was it

Carson and Lukas, Rachel was

Carson deemed that Rachel

wall outside Joey’s ward,

slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles

just went down to tell

when Rachel heard the tragic news,

had already prepared herself

was a bit

she

been in a coma for

might have

there outside the operating room for 70

at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low voice, "This is

You can’t smoke here."

he regained his senses, Carson

he didn’t bother continue discussing about

changed the subject and asked, "Anyway, how is the little

"Joey? He’s fine.

yesterday and said that he has been

his plaster will be removed ahead of

his head and peeped through the glass panel

saw Joey sleeping soundly in the

a faint smile, he stretched for a bit and said,

then, I’m

around and left

really just visited to tell Rachel about the

from that, he had nothing else

the blink of an eye, two days eventually

she was made aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t

ward almost twenty-four

the same time, Carson didn’t show his

an expert, she was also convinced that

now, Roger broke the news that Victor had

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

long time without being able

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

Do you want to go

This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard

sleeve and pulled her back from her deep

want to

was Joey, pleading in a soft

Victor

woke up in the hospital, he actually had

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

finally found out the truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart

or say anything, nor did he pester Rachel

just smiled and made

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad people

we don’t have to worry too

eyes, she felt

a few moments, she mustered her courage and

"Yes, of course."

following two weeks, Joey had a good

didn’t mention Victor, as if there was

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

him, but Rachel was aware that

"Okay…"

softened,

in

it was inconvenient for him to

simply let him sit in a

pushed the wheelchair for him, and the three of them went to Victor’s ward

enough, they

finally stopped at the floor of the

was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson

he heard that there were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually saw three people

had seen this scene, Carson knew that he would have been

it’s the first time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

the document he was holding aside and raised his

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

like someone who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m the one who

did those dark circles around your

"Dark circles?"

choked

a panic, he picked up his phone, opened its front camera, and looked

that Joey was

his eye bags were so big that it seemed like someone

this was

hadn’t have a good

was originally a handsome young man, but even he was susceptible

"Ha-ha!"

but laugh after seeing the upset

Joey’s seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this little guy

stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

tease your godfather?

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

have no opinion

father and I grew up

We are best friends.

the one who

how I became

and crossed his arms in front

you don’t want it, that fact

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

he withdrew his

"I also didn’t

it’s a

better change your attitude

didn’t say anything more, but he stuck out his

his eye, Carson recognized

and commented, "I see

I heard that Mr.Sullivan has

came here with Rachel and

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his composure

"Oh, I see."

the room and said, "His ward is over

He is resting inside.

466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at

what was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked

her, pushing Joey’s

arms were placed over his

in

when he was about to sav something, Joey

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked

was not standing very

result, Joey could see him from the corner of his

as if he was

after taking a quick glance at him, Joey

I need to use

overheard what Joey

about I take

"No!"

replied in a very

a serious look on his

I am a

was a bathroom in Joey’s ward, so it wasn’t a problem

were no

Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t be right for

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at both

then her gaze

former, Carson soon observed that

wanted him to take Joey to

refused to pay any attention

and turned around as if nothing had

give Joey a thumbs up without

pretended like he

the plan

he headed

wasn’t very good

up while he was

that there was no call at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that it

"It’s okay.

take

He is actually right.

him to be taken to the

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those

ought to have been

past few days, they got along really

always

to her,

things, Rachel still

that it couldn’t

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

he and Joey headed towards

time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at the

you through with

"What?"

sight and took

smile appeared on his

am through with

no choice! My subordinates are too

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile on

very

that he had pretended to answer the call

the tip of his nose and coughed to ease

you want to go

raised her head in order to look through the glass panel on

was a

point of view, only the living

Rachel pushed the door open in no time

lie in the bed for two

undergo half a

voice came from behind

is in a stable

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

man in a suit coming out

He looked dejected.

was a document in

Rachel and Carson

at first,

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

Group and the

need asking about what

could tell from the man’s expression that the project

been driven out! Her attention was

what

She turned to Carson.

her,

"Well, this is Troy.

as a member of

she meant by just looking at her

a loss for

so many

had to choose

recognized who Rachel

and

"Miss Bennet."

her head

was covered

Victor had given him the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding

Miss Bennet, I’m going back to the

hand and said, "Very

should do

he heard what Carson said, Troy went out of sight in a

at the

see that Victor was sitting against

seem as bad as you

is well and can

walked to the door and pushed it

leaned against the

follow Rachel

was reading some document when he

he didn’t raise his head and say coldly,

her

was in a hospital

tell that his face was pale despite the fact that he lowered

frowned and

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

that she walked towards the

you to go out, didn’t

the footsteps,

looked up at the person who

of speaking in his usual cold and stiff tone, he said softly,

Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept

around, I figured it wouldn’t bode well if I lost my

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

he still loosened his grip on my waist like i

steps back to distance myself from

I could still feel the warmth of

and

my heart

a moment, it felt like I had returned to the

with him were the happiest time of

that those days were long gone and

looked down, feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached me and

me and began chatting

and taking

it, I’d had a few to drink and was starting

time, Elena came to

surprise waiting for you on the second

go upstairs and take a

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

smile appeared on Elena’s

my confusion, I followed her to

saw that there were bright red rose petals scattered

also numerous

eyes widened in

say, this whole scene was picturesque

my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who

to mind was

him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow,

had never spent this much effort on me,

receiving this

I stood on the second floor, I stared at

tranquil, and

sea breeze,

a sudden, a fireworks display lit up

fireworks shot up to the sky, a deafening sound resonated in the

sounded like

I covered my ears at

the ground and

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt

the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

breath I felt

a pair of strong arms

I’m here."

above me,

It was Charles.

tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my

have to be scared ever