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.

a long time since they last met-too

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

her

thought occurred to

"The eggs! I forgot all about

and ran to

Ethan followed behind her.

at Janet, who was extremely flustered, and

girl! I told you to

gently pulled her to the side while

Janet stood in the corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean up after

"I’m sorry.

so I rushed to you and forgot I

Ethan had guessed this.

washed hands, he raised his eyes to look

"It’s my fault.

give you enough sense

spread out his arms and said

and leaned her face against his chest, blushing

thinking about the invitation from Patrick, she

and I

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"Survive in the wildness?"

was the very first time that Shelia had ever heard of

you go out of your way to learn

what Shelia did earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits and poured the juice over the

he used a knife to slice

what Shelia asked, his eyes

he said, "I have

fact, Victor knew the reason

wanted to be prepared in case of

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

to learn more skills so that he would at least have a

"Alright."

Shelia continued to focus her gaze on

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

stretched out a hand to wipe off the

to look at Victor

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

retracted his hand, looked away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt on

"Is that so?"

went ahead to rub her nose

what about now? Is it still

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

learn other than

Can you teach me?"

do you want to learn

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

sad upon hearing

to be flipped?

Shelia pointed out.

on

he was still thinking about what she just

.

about whether or not to ask

was, after all,

didn’t seem to

you please

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and

two dimples, meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said, "Thanks

ever encountered,

"Orphanage?"

where

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

clouded as

woman was a

she prepared great meals and gave me a lot

is an orphan…’ Victor

look after you since

didn’t you leave with the other

at Victor and answered, "I didn’t want to

home Shelia had

with you being outdoors

head, Shelia said,

was desperate to visit her tomb, so

unknown to them,

the dingy ground, Shelia lay

bathed in shards of sunshine that had been scattered by

placed her hands behind her head, her lips

with disappointment as she gazed up at the

to

keeps you from

are people guarding the

me if I go

had no idea that I have a

when I meet her again in the

blinking her

on Shelia

had the chance to see you, Van, it would be more than likely that she would like

in

I was a

to use this term to describe a

at Shelia, Victor concluded that

an apt description of

thinking twice, Victor asked her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how come you got your

was unable to communicate since she was deaf,

to us

poker card was in

pocket as if it were a treasure and presented it to Victor

kid was

them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted

at the card–the King

I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

the card and said, "I am

was toasting as they were

her the meat after he re-applied the

all set to

Eat, please."

came from her gut just after

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

than the meat i

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a good

to her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

nodded and was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand to

"Come on, get up."

was taken aback, and after a little pause, he took Shelia’s

hard way, Shelia used a dart to put marks

of

had cooled

on a

far we’ll have to travel until

can get out

some water

much walking, and he was coughing up blood for the

said incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

and continued

motion, she murmured, "Van, you look rather

you return, be sure to eat

to the side

after a day and

What’s

"Plan?"

was slow

"What are your plans once we leave the

know… I want to continue my travels and explore the world’s finest rivers and

can no longer walk and beg

with a

"Shelia."

made up his mind after staring at Shelia for a long

"What’s the problem?"

with me after we get out

like you, I will defend you if

can count

me to

all right with you? If you

that

a while before

"No, I’m not.

treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

smiled at Victor,

we get

"Sure."

from the

started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that

light glimmered on the

had been walking since high noon and now,

tiredness was assuaged when they saw a

out

villagers if we walk a

We can…"

finish her sentence, she

She was confused.

Victor, wanting to know

"Van?"

i didn’t expect you to

for the source

were parked

at them

away that they were

in turn stood protectively in

didn’t take his eyes off Norton, watching

voice that only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest when I

even

were finding our way out of the forest, I put marks all the

marks and you can

"And then?"

her

straight

"Walk along this road.

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

knew that Norton didn’t intend to

a game with Victor by throwing

escape

Shelia a family, bring her back to

fulfill the promise he made in the

a phone number on her palm with his

once you get

he whispered.

is my

she will pick you up wherever

looked down at her

Victor looked at her and asked

"No."

her

were

want to remember the

a

Victor frowned.

so anxious that he coughed violently

and clenched her

just didn’t want to spread her palm

Norton couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he

said, "Tut, tut, tut, this is so

other! I’m so moved by

tensed up when

intuitively pulled

keeping himself standing

for him to fight off

up

Shelia

patience with them, Norton pulled Shelia towards

too fast for Victor

"Let her go!"

firm grip

satisfaction in hearing vexation in

know you

the mud on Shelia’s face with

Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to take Shelia back

tracks when

knife that Norton pressed against

spat out a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

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

felt that he had difficulty

clenched his fist and tried to

want

nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This is

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want

from but I find your reaction

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

eyes, Victor breathed

against her neck,

was

she saw Victor spat out blood and beg

that all you

mocking smile

his eyes narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s

did you

you are a

Shelia swallowed.

sense of accomplishment by threatening two

in you to do what you intend

So, cut the crap.

to kill

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to

she was

Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise and

Norton was indeed angry.

kept his voice

like you really

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed them, "Tie

his eyes and asked anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

men did as they were

Shelia was taken to one of the

was made to ride

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

river was flowing

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

the blue

his teeth and yelled, "Let

to open her eyes because of

wanted Victor to

opened her

enough, her

the exasperated expression on Victor’s face, Norton

strong but he was useless in

making me

man? Why the hell should

smile, Norton approached the rope, squatted down, and

save

in me, huh?

could just glare at

it took to save

was in the middle of the river, Norton squinted his

him appeared and stood

looked at Victor with

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest among my

only killed two people, and the

Norton continued, "You want

the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and

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

before the rope

say goodbye to your good

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

flame, Victor didn’t care

essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against

was a mercenary and the most popular leader the

course, even his weakest subordinates should be strong

Victor was currently

might not even be able to defeat one of the two weakest

of them were tall and burly men that could easily flip

at a disadvantage from the

to them, the two men punched Victor right in his

was hit,

repeatedly, his strength left him, and

all

time, Victor’s face looked black

still tried to stand, not ready

on his

was still able to subconsciously use his arm to block it, but it

Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and

Victor’s vision

eyes on the

didn’t matter how

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

so he was willing to

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

to the ground and

was somewhat awakened when

open his eyes,

the ground,

help but wonder if he

yet, so he thought

pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize

but he couldn’t move even

only move his hands a little bit,

his head to look at the river, only

was no

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting

soil and opened his eyes as wide

if he was waiting for something

for

fact, he didn’t even know how much time passed

found the person

the river or come out

pain he was experiencing,

lost consciousness

Victor woke up again, he

found him

lasted for

a doctor’s diagnosis, it was found out that

right knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill

he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people to

wearing an oxygen

completely out of danger yet, but all he cared

could sense that she must be a very important person due

dare delay to send people

for seven days, but

was still no news

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

could easily recognize

years later, Victor

first thing he did after fully recovering was buy a

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

nothing on the marble

even Shelia’s

of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on a

to rush him to the hospital, but he was declared dead on

was also in that year that

years, he finished his studies

several small companies under the control

the sales of these companies from

prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn

this time, Roger entered

sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl

can’t eat any

eating porridge

now, he couldn’t even stand

choice but to put the

"Eat it again when you get

his tongue out, not intending

he saw Roger standing at the door, so he politely greeted,

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

kid gradually got acquainted

him was that Roger would bring some snacks

he could at

could only eat them

around and was

say that you wouldn’t

send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if

no every time, he would still

that he had an important project meeting today,

could still visit, it

initially, I

hesitated for a moment before

Rachel furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

465 Dark Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for

the operating room opened and closed for several times as

Carson couldn’t do anything but wait outside

fourth day since the operation began, the indicator light

indicated that the surgery was successfully

he

wheeled

not until two days ago that his vital signs became

eligible to be transferred to

still

an expert in the field to check

what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

healed, they still

injuries

said that only

least tell us when he

asked in a gloomy

I can’t say

couldn’t help but frown as he made

be blunt, please consider preparing for

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

expert didn’t say this, it was obvious that this was what he

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

and Lukas, Rachel was the first one to know about

that Rachel had the right to

the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between

disoriented, and there were dark circles round his

went down to tell Rachel about

the tragic news,

already prepared herself for something

Carson was a bit

didn’t know when she became this

been in a

have been even

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

in Carson’s hand and

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson put

he didn’t bother continue discussing

changed the subject and asked,

"Joey? He’s fine.

checked him up yesterday and said that he has been

that his plaster will

his head and peeped through the glass panel on

Joey sleeping soundly

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

then, I’m

around and left

seemed that he really just visited to tell Rachel about

that, he had nothing else

of an eye, two

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

in Joey’s ward

didn’t show his

expert, she was also convinced that Victor would never wake

that Victor had miraculously woke up from

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

long time without being able to speak a

if she was still judging Roger’s

Do you want to go upstairs and

Rachel pressed her lips hard

gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her deep

want to see

pleading

Victor was in a coma after obtaining

the hospital, he

been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in any of

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

didn’t cry or say anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go to the

just smiled and made a

They say bad people live

don’t have to worry too much

Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a lump

she

"Yes, of course."

had a good rest

if

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

it all inside him, but Rachel

"Okay…"

heart softened,

was in the

fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for

Rachel simply let him sit in

wheelchair for him, and the three of them went to

they

finally stopped at the floor of the

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

steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually saw three people approaching like a

wer If Victor had seen this scene, Carson knew that he would have

time I’ve seen you

What brings you here?"

the document he was holding aside and raised

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking

look like someone who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m the one who beats others,

circles around your

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at

picked up his phone, opened its front camera, and looked at his

that Joey

looked totally haggard, and his eye bags were so big that it seemed like someone

course, this was only to

hadn’t have a good sleep for

young man, but even he was susceptible to stress and

"Ha-ha!"

but laugh after seeing

that he was

forward and

"You, brat.

your godfather? You have

felt a sharp pain on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t

have no opinion regarding

father and I

We are best friends.

the one who

that’s how I became

crossed his arms in front of his

even if you don’t want it,

using his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I

tongue as he withdrew his hand

low voice, "I also didn’t expect that I

I said, it’s a fact that you

better change

he stuck out his tongue at

of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

regain his composure and commented, "I see that you’re not

I heard that Mr.Sullivan has

I came here with Rachel and Joey to see

Roger explained.

lose his composure just because

"Oh, I see."

the room and said, "His ward

He is resting inside.

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

what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked

her, pushing

were placed

in thoughts for

he was about to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at the

standing

Joey could see him from the corner

eyebrows as if he was

at him, Joey turned his gaze

I need to

what

I take you

"No!"

in a very

serious

I am a

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

moment, they were

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

words, Rachel looked at

it was Roger, then her

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

him to take Joey to

pay any attention

his phone and turned around as if

managed to give Joey a

like he was answering the

the

talking, he headed towards

he wasn’t very

screen lit up while he was

no call at all! Rachel saw what

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

for a boy like him to be taken to

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those words,

that Rachel ought to have

past few days, they got along

of them were always in one another’s

to her, she still

of things, Rachel

it

night Rachel was

Joey headed towards the

time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

a quick glance at

through with the phone

"What?"

sight and took

a smile appeared

I am through

My subordinates are too bad at making

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake smile on her

very good at

realized that Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer the call

of his nose and coughed

you want to

head in order to look through the glass panel on

was

point of view, only the living room could be seen,

the door open in

Victor would lie in the bed for two

has to undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

voice came

in a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

in a suit

He looked dejected.

a document in

Carson as soon

stunned at first,

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

the Sullivan Group and the director of the project

asking about what just

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

out! Her attention was drawn

was what really interested

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

a member of the Sullivan Group’s project

meant by just looking

a

so many surnames

he had

recognized who

and mentioned

"Miss Bennet."

her head

forehead was covered with

scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding

going

waved his hand and said,

should do that

what Carson said, Troy went out of sight in

at the

see that Victor was sitting against the head of the bed at that given

seem as bad as

is well and can

the door and pushed

leaned against

follow

some document when he heard the

head and

her gaze on

was in a

was pale

frowned and

hundred percent sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that the man in front

that she walked towards the

to go out,

the footsteps, his frown

the person who was walking

of speaking in his usual cold and stiff

Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished the

I figured it wouldn’t bode well if I

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

through his eyes, but he still loosened his grip on my waist like

few steps back to distance

some reason, I could still feel the warmth of his

blushed and

my heart

moment, it felt like I had returned to the

with him were the

were long gone and I could

down, feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me

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

raising my glass and taking a

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

time, Elena came

a surprise waiting for you

go upstairs and

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when

mysterious smile appeared on Elena’s

confusion, I followed her to

red rose petals scattered across the floorboard, forming

numerous balloons

widened

whole scene was picturesque and

my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who

mind was Charles, but I quickly cast aside that

him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips,

never spent this much effort on

receiving this

on the second floor, I stared

was tranquil, and yet my mind was

the cold sea breeze, I felt even

fireworks display lit up the sky,

to the sky, a deafening sound resonated

like

by the noise, I covered my ears

the

i felt like my blood was

the abandoned

I was out of breath I felt

was having a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held

I’m here."

voice came from above

It was Charles.

from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and

don’t have to be scared ever