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 teeth

a thought

eggs! I

Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen in a

Ethan followed behind her.

who was extremely flustered, and he couldn’t help but

girl! I told you to keep an eye on the

head, he gently pulled her to the side while he cleaned up the mess himself

her thumbs, Janet stood in the corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean

"I’m sorry.

I rushed to you and forgot

Ethan had guessed this.

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"It’s my fault.

didn’t give you enough sense

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This meat isn’t poisonous.

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of your way

Shelia did earlier, Victor also crushed some

he used a knife to slice

he heard what Shelia asked, his

he said, "I

Victor knew the reason

learned that because he wanted to be prepared in case

of time that even under ner protection, Victor

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

"Alright."

continued to focus her gaze on the

of Shelia’s profile and the

stretched out a hand

was startled and turned to look at

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

away, and

"Is that so?"

rub her nose with the back of her

now? Is it still

"No,"

glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

learn other than

Can you teach me?"

you want to

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

sad

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

Shelia pointed out.

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

while he was still thinking about what she

.

second thoughts about whether or not to ask her

all, Shelia’s

other hand, didn’t seem to

asked, "Will you

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and

meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she

encountered, except for my caretaker in

"Orphanage?"

where I

years ago, the orphanage was taken over

eyes clouded as she spoke

was a wonderful

younger, she prepared great meals and gave

an orphan…’ Victor pursed his

after you

leave with

up at Victor and answered, "I

home Shelia

okay with you being outdoors

her head, Shelia said,

desperate to visit her tomb, so

to them, and I don’t intend to

of the dingy

that had been

placed her hands behind her head, her lips

sighed with disappointment as she gazed up at

want to visit

keeps you

people guarding

if I go

idea that I have a

her my name when I meet

said, blinking her

eyes remained fixed on Shelia

she had the chance to see you, Van,

soft spot in her heart

that I

to use this

Shelia, Victor concluded that the

apt description of her features, particularly her

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

to communicate since she was deaf,

never referred to

poker card was in

her pocket as if it were a treasure and presented it

orphanage, each kid was given a

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

the card–the King

get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

retracted the card and said, "I am the only one with

toasting

the meat after he

all set to

Eat, please."

gut just

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

meat i

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a good

to her feet,

was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand to

"Come on, get up."

was taken aback, and after a little pause, he

learning the hard way, Shelia used a dart to

lost track of time

sun had

down on a stone and

not sure how far we’ll have

get out before the sun

some water as

much walking, and he was coughing up

said incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued

her forward motion, she murmured, "Van,

you return, be sure to

gaze to the side of

after a

What’s

"Plan?"

was slow to

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

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

go to the police station when I can no longer walk and beg them to

answered with

"Shelia."

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

"What’s the problem?"

come with me after we

I will defend you if

can count on

to come with

it all right with you? If

was concerned that Shelia might

paused for a while before asking, "Are

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the best

Victor convinced her.

and smiled

agree when we get out

"Sure."

moment they emerged from the

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

light glimmered on the bodies of Victor and

high noon and now,

when they saw

out of the

we’ll meet local villagers if

We can…"

could finish her sentence,

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to know why

"Van?"

i didn’t expect you

voice came, Shelia looked for

saw three cars that were parked not far

at them intently as he played with a

right away that they were Victor’s

moved to shield Victor, who in

take his eyes off Norton, watching

hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest

even when it

out of the forest, I put marks all the

you can get back

"And then?"

her eyebrows

looked straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

mobile phone from them, and call

Norton didn’t intend to let him

game with Victor by

if he couldn’t escape this predicament,

Shelia a family, bring her back to see his grandmother,

could not fulfill the promise he made in

phone number on her palm with

the number once you

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

her and she will pick you

down at

Victor looked at her

"No."

her

were

want to remember the number, nor do

a good

Victor frowned.

anxious that he coughed violently as soon as he finished

and clenched

want to spread her palm and let

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

sneer, he said, "Tut, tut, tut, this is

each other!

tensed up when

intuitively pulled

seriously injured and keeping himself standing steadily was taxing for

for him to fight

walked up

Shelia

Norton

too fast for Victor

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip

in hearing vexation in

know you

mud on

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

stopped in his tracks when something silver

was a knife that Norton pressed

a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

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

he had difficulty

and

want is my

to do with

So, let her go!"

wow! This is so

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want to let

from but I find

for you to die alone? I can do something about that

eyes, Victor breathed

pressed against her neck, all Shelia could do was raise

body was

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

all you

smile plastered on his

narrowed in anger when

you just

said you are a

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of accomplishment

have in you to do what you intend

So, cut the crap.

kill me, then

"Shelia…"

tried

that she was provoking

that Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise and

Norton was indeed angry.

his voice in check as he

you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and instructed

anxiously, "What are you going

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

as

and feet bound, Shelia was

made to ride

where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke

was flowing

over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw

clenched into fists, and the blue

gritted his teeth and

to open her eyes because of

actually wanted Victor to

she opened her

her

on Victor’s face, Norton

be strong but

making me

man? Why the hell should

smile, Norton approached the rope, squatted

for the sake of you wanting to save her so much, I will

me,

could just glare at

do whatever it took to save

the middle of the river, Norton squinted his eyes

two men behind him appeared and stood

stood up and looked at Victor

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest

only killed two people, and the one on the right has

"You want to

been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and

playing with the knife in his hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and warned, "But

before

goodbye to your good

washed away, I’m afraid

at the flickering flame, Victor

was of essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against the

the most popular leader the Roaring Tiger

subordinates should be strong

was

might not even be able to defeat one

burly men

Victor was at a disadvantage from

Victor rushed over to them, the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one

was hit,

left

bones being broken scattered all over

time, Victor’s face

to stand, not ready to give

even get back on his feet, he saw another punch

to subconsciously use his arm to block it, but it didn’t

a mouthful of blood, and a

Victor’s vision became

the rope, which

matter how many injuries

fire was put out and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s

into this trouble, so he was willing

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

the ground and

it raining?’ After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of

open his eyes, but his vision

just lay there on the ground, watching the

wonder

fully recovered yet, so he thought that

inch of his body made

but he

bit, grabbing the mud under his hands

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

no trace of

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting

grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes

the river expectantly, as if he was waiting for something to show

waited for

fact, he didn’t even know how much time

the person he had

hoped that someone would raise her head from the river or

loss of blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t keep himself

he lost

Victor woke up again, he was

subordinates found him near the

rescue him lasted for two days

was found out that Victor had fractures in eight different body

knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed,

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

wearing an

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

that she must be a very important person due to his concern for

send people to search for Shelia along

for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t be

was still no news

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

but one could easily recognize that

later, Victor completely

did after

in a box and buried it under

nothing on the marble tombstone

even Shelia’s name

second year of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on a business trip, he suffered a sudden heart

to rush him to the hospital, but

in that year that Carolyn sent

years, he finished his studies

over several small companies under the

of these companies from a

to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the Sullivan Group to

entered the ward where

bed, holding a bowl

can’t eat

had been eating porridge for about half a

now, he couldn’t even stand the smell of porridge

sighed and had no choice but to put the bowl

"Eat it again when you get

out, not intending to eat

Roger standing at the door, so he politely

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

the kid gradually got

that Roger would

Joey couldn’t eat too much, he could at least taste something

Joey could only

turned around and was surprised

that

came here, he would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if

every time, he would still insist

he had an important project meeting today, so he

he could still visit, it would probably be very

I couldn’t

Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment before finally

furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

done to Victor lasted for

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

anything but

on the fourth day since the operation began, the indicator

the surgery was

life was saved, but he wasn’t completely

wheeled

until two days ago that his vital

eligible to be transferred to the general

still in a

to check Victor’s

wasn’t what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

healed, they still

his new injuries

end, he said that only a miracle could save

us when he will wake

asked in a

I can’t say

but frown as

I may be blunt,

Is he going to

say this, it was

was not a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this was it

and Lukas, Rachel was

deemed that Rachel had the

against the wall outside Joey’s

disoriented, and there were

to tell

Rachel heard the tragic news,

was as if she had already prepared herself for

was

when she became this mentally

when Victor had been in a coma for

it might have been

outside the operating room for 70

Carson’s hand and

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson put out the

bother continue discussing about

and asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

and said that he has been recovering

plaster will be removed ahead of the initial

his head and peeped through

sleeping soundly

smile, he stretched for a bit and said, "Good

I’m leaving

saying that, Carson turned around and left without

that he really just visited to tell Rachel about the doctor’s diagnosis regarding

that, he had nothing else to

blink of an eye, two days eventually passed

aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend

Joey’s ward

the same time, Carson didn’t show his

she was also convinced that Victor

broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke up from

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

a long time

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

want to

pressed her lips hard

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

want to

Joey, pleading

fact that Victor was in a coma after obtaining serious

in the hospital, he

Rachel had always been absent-minded and

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

truth, Joey didn’t cry or say anything, nor did he

he just smiled and made a

They say bad people live

don’t have to

eyes, she felt a

she mustered her courage

"Yes, of course."

weeks, Joey had a good

Victor, as if there was nothing wrong going

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

brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel

"Okay…"

softened, and she

in the second inpatient

it was inconvenient for him to

him sit in

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

they

finally stopped at the floor of the ward where

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

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

this scene, Carson knew that he

the first time

What brings you here?"

quickly set the document he was

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his innocent

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

did those dark circles around your eyes

"Dark circles?"

almost choked

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

realized that Joey

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

was

have a good sleep for half a

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

"Ha-ha!"

but laugh after seeing the upset

laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this

his head, Carson stepped forward and

"You, brat.

your godfather?

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

no opinion regarding

I grew

We are best friends.

the one

how I became your

eyebrows and crossed his arms

even if you don’t want it, that fact

hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t

as he withdrew his

slightly low voice, "I also

a fact that

change your attitude

more, but he stuck out his tongue at

the corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

his composure and commented,

heard that Mr.Sullivan has

Rachel and Joey to see

Roger explained.

his composure just

"Oh, I see."

the room and said, "His ward is over

He is resting inside.

can go and see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at

one knew what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards

followed her,

placed over his

was lost in thoughts for

to

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at the little

was not standing very far

result, Joey could see him

if

a quick glance at him, Joey turned his gaze

I need to use the

what

about I take you

"No!"

a

serious look on his

I am

Joey’s ward, so it wasn’t a problem for

that moment, they were no longer

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

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked

was Roger, then her gaze fell

to bother the former, Carson soon observed that she was staring at

wanted him to

pay any attention

that, he took out his phone and turned around as if

give Joey a thumbs

pretended like he was

have read the plan

talking, he headed towards

very good

while he

at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that it was all a

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

very embarrassing for a boy like him

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those words,

that Rachel ought to have been closer to him than

days, they

were always

to

things,

it

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

and Joey headed towards

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

took a quick glance at the

you through with

"What?"

took a peek

a smile appeared

am through with

no choice! My subordinates are too bad at

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake

not very good

Carson realized that Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer the call only moments

of his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness

want to

head in order to look through the glass panel on the

was

view, only the living room could

door open

would lie in the bed for two

to undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

voice came

in a stable

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

in

He looked dejected.

document in

ran into Rachel and Carson as soon as he

first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

employee of the Sullivan Group and the director of the project

asking about what just happened

that the project plan had been denied

driven out! Her attention was drawn to the

surname was what really

She turned to Carson.

he looked back at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

a member of the Sullivan

what she meant by

at a

so many surnames in

had

who Rachel

and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

her head

forehead was

of his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding the

Miss Bennet, I’m going back to

waved his hand and

do that

Carson said, Troy went out of sight

looked at the door

see that Victor was sitting against the head of the bed

doesn’t seem as bad

and

door and

against the door

didn’t follow

some document when he

didn’t raise his head and say coldly,

her gaze on

in

was pale despite the fact that he

and

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

was so entranced that she walked towards the

to

heard the footsteps, his

the person who was walking towards

of speaking in his usual cold and stiff tone, he

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

I figured it wouldn’t bode well if

"The dance is over.

time to

I reminded him.

he still loosened his grip

back

for some reason, I could still feel the

and i

my heart was

a moment, it felt like I had

him were the

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

down, feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me and greeted

and began chatting with the guests with

said, raising my glass and taking

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

time, Elena came to

a surprise waiting for you on

like to go upstairs and take a look

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when

mysterious smile appeared on

her to the deck

there, I saw that there were bright red rose petals scattered across

were also numerous balloons around the

widened in

must say, this whole scene was picturesque

this my birthday surprise?’ I had

mind was Charles, but I quickly

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

much effort on me, and yet

this birthday

I stood on the second floor, I stared at the

and

the cold sea

lit up the sky, forming the words "Marry

the sky, a deafening sound resonated

like

I covered my

the ground and curled

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like

at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through my

seconds, I was out of breath I felt so dizzy

a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me

I’m here."

familiar voice came from above me, making me feel

It was Charles.

from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried to comfort

to