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.

had been a long time since they last

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

her

a thought occurred

"The eggs! I forgot

broke free from Ethan’s embrace and ran

Ethan followed behind her.

extremely flustered, and he

to keep an eye

his head, he gently pulled her to the side while he

corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean

"I’m sorry.

Charis, so I rushed to you and forgot

Ethan had guessed this.

his freshly washed hands, he raised his eyes to look at Janet

"It’s my fault.

you enough sense

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was the very first time that Shelia had ever

go out of your way to

did earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits

used a knife to slice the

Shelia

a while, he said, "I have no

Victor knew the

that because he wanted to be prepared

under ner

would at least have a better chance to survive in

"Alright."

to focus her gaze on the

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

hand to wipe

turned to look at

looked straight into Shelia’s eyes,

and explained, "Your nose has

"Is that so?"

ahead to rub her nose with the back of her

now? Is

"No,"

said, glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

did you learn other than roasting

Can you teach me?"

want to learn

"In order to survive."

Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In order

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad upon

be flipped?

Shelia pointed out.

recall by Shelia, Victor saw a small burn on

was still thinking

.

had second thoughts about whether or not to ask her about

was, after all, Shelia’s

on the other hand, didn’t seem to

you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she broke into a

meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she said, "Thanks

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

"Orphanage?"

where

the orphanage was taken over and the old woman was unwell and

eyes clouded as she

was

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

an orphan…’

guardian was needed to look after you since the orphanage

you leave with the other

looked up at Victor and answered, "I didn’t

was the only home Shelia had known for

okay with you being

head, Shelia said,

I was desperate to visit her tomb, so I

them, and I don’t intend to

dingy ground, Shelia

of sunshine that had been scattered by the trees and fallen to

placed her hands behind

she gazed up at

want to

you

are people guarding the

if I go

no idea that I have a name

her my name when I meet her

blinking

eyes remained fixed on Shelia and he said

she had the chance to see you, Van,

had a soft spot in her heart for

I

seem appropriate to use this term

Victor concluded that

of her features, particularly

responsible for your upbringing,

unable to communicate since she was deaf,

never referred to

a poker card was in my

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

kid was given a

elderly woman split the fruits, she put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted

at the card–the

I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

card and said, "I am

meat was toasting as they

her the meat after he re-applied

set

Eat, please."

from her gut

was embarrassed, so she put her hand to her stomach and

much better than the meat i made

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after

rose to her feet, she said, "Let’s

rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand

"Come on, get up."

pause, he took Shelia’s hand in his and replied,

way, Shelia used a dart to put marks

track of

had cooled

on a stone

how far we’ll

we can get out before the sun

some water as

was perhaps exhausted after so much walking, and he was

"I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

continued

she murmured, "Van, you look rather

be sure to

to the side of

in mud after a day

you? What’s

"Plan?"

was slow to

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

travels and explore the world’s finest rivers and

I can no longer walk and beg them

with

"Shelia."

his mind after

"What’s the problem?"

me after we get out of

grandma will like you, I will defend you if she doesn’t

count on

to

you? If you don’t want

that Shelia might

paused for a while before asking, "Are you joking right

"No, I’m not.

to treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled at

when we get out

"Sure."

from the

disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red

on the bodies

high noon and

when they saw a relatively spacious country

out of the

local villagers if we walk

We can…"

sentence, she saw Victor stop

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to know why

"Van?"

expect

Shelia looked for the source of

cars that were parked

them

right away that they were Victor’s

Victor, who in

take his eyes off

hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest

lost even when

of the

and you can get back

"And then?"

her

looked straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and call

that Norton didn’t intend to

a game with Victor by throwing him into

if he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia

her back to see his grandmother, and treat her

not fulfill the promise he

a phone number on her palm

number once you get hold of

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

and she will pick

just looked down at

respond, Victor looked at

"No."

her hand

eyes were

want to remember the number, nor do I want

a

Victor frowned.

that he coughed violently as

and clenched

spread her palm and let

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

said, "Tut, tut, tut,

other! I’m so

tensed up when saw

intuitively pulled

himself standing

hard for him to

deliberately walked up to

and Shelia

them, Norton pulled

was too fast for Victor to

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip

satisfaction in hearing vexation

know you look

as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face

body pain, Victor rushed

his tracks when something silver

knife that Norton pressed against

spat out a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

said in a contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending

he had

fist and tried

you want is

nothing to do

So, let her go!"

wow! This is

Norton curled his lips.

want

don’t where she comes from but

do you think it’s boring for you to die alone? I can do something about that and let her

eyes,

pressed against her neck, all Shelia could do was raise her

body was

blood and beg for mercy,

you can do?

kept his mocking smile plastered

anger when

did you just

you are

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of

in you to do

So, cut the crap.

want to kill me, then

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to

that she was provoking

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

Norton was indeed angry.

he kept his voice in check as he talked

Looks like you really want

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

and instructed them,

and asked anxiously, "What are

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

as they

hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to one of the

was made to ride a

brain thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke Up

river was flowing

her choke easily Victor

clenched into fists, and the blue

his teeth and yelled, "Let

eyes because of

wanted Victor

her mouth, she was choked by

enough, her eyes

on Victor’s face,

strong but he was useless in

me

I’m a good man? Why the hell should I obey

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

wanting to save her so much, I will give

good in me, huh? What

just glare at

whatever it took

Shelia, who was in the middle of the river, Norton

him appeared and stood between the

stood up and looked at Victor

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest among

my left has only killed two people,

Norton continued, "You want to save her, right? Knock

finished speaking, the two men who had been holding

with his thumb and warned,

before

say goodbye

I’m afraid

the flickering flame, Victor didn’t

rushed up and

mercenary and the most popular leader the Roaring Tiger

weakest subordinates should be

was currently

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

were tall and burly men that could easily flip

Victor was at a disadvantage from the

over to them, the two men punched Victor right in

soon as he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled

his strength left him, and

pain of his bones being broken scattered all

time, Victor’s face looked

stand, not

he could even get back on his feet, he

able to subconsciously use his arm to block it,

a mouthful of blood, and a

point, Victor’s vision

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

matter how

out and the

trouble, so he was

much as his mind wanted to go on, his body couldn’t keep up any

he fell back to the ground and

was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain

his eyes, but his vision

just lay there on the ground, watching the

but wonder if he was

recovered yet, so he thought that he

that pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize that he was still

but he couldn’t move

bit, grabbing the mud under his

head to look at the river, only

no

"Ahem!"

spurting out more

himself, he grabbed unto the soil and

at the river expectantly, as if he was waiting for

for

even know how much time

the person he had

her head from the river or come out

to loss of blood and the excruciating pain he was

he lost consciousness

woke up again,

him near the

to rescue him lasted for

out that

his chest and lungs were inflamed, and

did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to

still wearing an

out of danger yet, but all

was, but she could sense that she must be a very important person due to his

to send people

for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t be

was still

was able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from

could easily recognize that it was the King of

years later,

did after fully recovering was buy a

the King of Hearts card in a box

the marble tombstone aside from the

wasn’t even Shelia’s name

recovery, while Karl was on a business

still tried to rush him to the hospital, but he was declared dead

that year

more years, he finished his studies

companies under the control of

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

was able to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed

At this time, Roger entered the ward

of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing Joey to eat

can’t eat

had been eating porridge for

stand the smell of porridge

had no choice but to put the bowl

she said, "Eat it again when you get

stuck his tongue out, not

at the door, so

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

kid gradually got acquainted with

was that Roger would bring some snacks when he

too much, he could at least

Joey could only eat them

turned around and was

you say that you wouldn’t come

Rachel a message in advance to ask her if

he would still insist on

had an important project meeting today, so he

could still visit, it would probably

I couldn’t

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

furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

done to Victor lasted for more than

closed for several times

do anything but wait outside until the

began, the indicator light outside

the surgery

life was saved, but he wasn’t

wheeled to

ago that his vital

eligible to be transferred to the

he was still

to check Victor’s condition

what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

wounds had healed, they

injuries just made matters

that only a miracle

at least tell us when he

asked in

I can’t say that

help but frown as he made things

I may be blunt, please consider preparing for

you’re saying there’s a chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable for the

was

not a hundred percent, but there was

Lukas, Rachel was the

that Rachel had

the wall outside Joey’s

disoriented, and there were

to tell Rachel about

the tragic news, her face didn’t show much

if she had already prepared

was

know when she became this mentally

had been in a

might have

there outside the operating room for 70 hours before the indication light turned

a moment of silence, Rachel glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson put out the

didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s

changed the subject and asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

doctor checked him up yesterday and said

expected that his plaster will be removed

head and peeped through the glass panel on

sleeping

stretched for a bit and said,

then, I’m leaving

Carson turned around and left without looking

he really just visited to tell Rachel about

he had nothing

eye, two days eventually passed

of Victor’s condition,

just stayed in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four

same time, Carson didn’t show his

from an expert, she was also convinced

the news that Victor

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

time without being able to

was still judging

Rachel… Do you want to go upstairs and

time, Rachel pressed her lips hard

someone gently pulled her sleeve and

I want to see

was Joey, pleading in a soft

fact that Victor was in a

Joey woke up in the hospital, he actually had a

been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come

out the truth, Rachel

anything, nor did he pester Rachel to

smiled and made a

bad? They say bad people

have to

bright eyes, she felt

moments, she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

two weeks, Joey had a good rest in

mention Victor, as if there was nothing wrong

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

for keeping it all inside him,

"Okay…"

heart softened, and she

ward was in the

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

let him sit

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

enough, they

the floor

the entire floor was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa in the

his brows

had seen this scene, Carson

time

What brings you here?"

document

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his

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

where did those dark circles around your

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at

opened its

that Joey

his eye bags were so big that it seemed like someone punched

this was

have a good sleep for

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

"Ha-ha!"

seeing the

Joey’s seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was

head, Carson stepped forward and

"You, brat.

dare you tease your

Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t

have no opinion regarding

father and I grew up

We are best friends.

one who picked

I became

his arms

you don’t

Carson’s hand away using his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit it, no

his tongue as he withdrew his

"I also didn’t expect that I would have a godson

it’s a fact that you

you’d better change your attitude towards

he stuck out his

his

to regain his composure and commented, "I see that you’re

that Mr.Sullivan

with Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

his composure

"Oh, I see."

room and

He is resting inside.

can go and see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward Carson pointed at,

knew what was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked

followed her, pushing

arms were placed over

lost in thoughts for a

about to sav something, Joey spoke

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at

was not standing very far

a result, Joey could see him from the

raised his eyebrows as if he was giving Carson a

after taking a quick glance at

I need to use the

overheard what Joey was

about I take you

"No!"

a very

was a serious look on

I am

so it wasn’t

they were no

to the ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t be right for her to take

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at

then her gaze fell

didn’t want to bother the former, Carson soon observed that she was staring

to

pay any

took out his phone and

Joey a

like he was answering

I have read the plan you sent

he headed

he wasn’t very

screen lit up while he was still

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

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

very embarrassing for a boy like him to be taken

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those words,

have been closer to

past few days, they got along really

always in one another’s

for reasons best known to

things, Rachel

knew that it couldn’t be

he couldn’t stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing

and Joey headed

time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

quick glance at the phone

through with the phone

"What?"

took a peek at

a smile appeared

I am through with

was left with no choice! My subordinates are too bad at making

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile on her

not very

had pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the smile

the tip of his nose and

you want to

in order to look

was a

only the living room could be seen,

Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no time and

lie in the bed for two

to undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

came

in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted

a man in a suit

He looked dejected.

a document

Rachel and Carson

was stunned at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

hung

It was quite noticeable.

employee of the Sullivan Group and the director of the

about what just

expression that

been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the name on

what

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her, she raised her eyebrows

"Well, this is Troy.

of the

she meant by

at a

so many surnames

he had to choose

who

bowed and

"Miss Bennet."

head

forehead was

Nonetheless,

I’m going

hand and said,

do that

said, Troy went out of sight in a blink of

at the door

enough for her to see that Victor was sitting against the head of the bed

doesn’t seem as bad as

well and can work

the door and

leaned against

follow

document when he heard the

his head and say coldly, "Get

her

in

still tell that his face was pale despite the fact

frowned and

outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a

was so entranced that she walked towards the bed

asked you to go out, didn’t

Victor heard the

person who was walking

cold and stiff tone, he said softly, "Rachel, you

we finished

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

"The dance is over.

time to let

I reminded him.

he still loosened his grip on my waist like i told

few steps back

could still feel the warmth of his touch

blushed and

heart

moment, it felt like

the happiest time

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

looked down, feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me

and began chatting with the guests with a smile on my

and taking a

had a few to drink and was starting

Elena came

waiting for you on the

go upstairs and take

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

smile appeared on

I followed her to the deck on the

red rose petals scattered across

also numerous

widened in

this whole scene was picturesque and

had no idea who

that came to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast

appeared on my lips,

effort on me, and yet I still

this birthday surprise

stood on the second floor, I stared at the night scene around me

and yet

cold sea breeze, I felt

fireworks display lit up the

to the sky, a deafening sound resonated in

sounded like a

the noise, I

squatted on the ground and

body began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like

horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept

was out of breath I felt so

a pair of strong

I’m here."

above me, making me

It was Charles.

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

don’t have to be