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.

been a long time

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

her teeth

thought

shouted, "The eggs! I forgot

and ran

Ethan followed behind her.

at Janet, who was extremely flustered, and he

I told you to keep an eye

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

thumbs, Janet stood in the corner, restlessly

"I’m sorry.

so I

Ethan had guessed this.

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

"It’s my fault.

you enough sense of

he spread out his arms and said gently,

and leaned her face against his chest, blushing

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how to

spoke in a deep

"Survive in the wildness?"

Shelia

you go out of your way

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

a knife to

heard what Shelia

while, he said, "I have

fact, Victor knew the reason

because he wanted to be prepared in case of any

even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger

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

"Alright."

focus her gaze

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

stretched out a hand to wipe off

turned to look at Victor with a blank

Shelia’s eyes, he started

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

"Is that so?"

to rub her nose with the

now?

"No,"

said, glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

than roasting meat?

Can you teach me?"

you want

"In order to survive."

mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad upon hearing

be flipped? It’s

Shelia pointed out.

Shelia, Victor saw a small burn on the meat’s exposed side when he

meat over while he was still

.

or not to ask

all, Shelia’s own

the other hand, didn’t

you

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and

meanwhile, became

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she said, "Thanks so much,

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

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I was

years ago, the orphanage was taken over

eyes clouded as she spoke about

elderly woman was a wonderful

I was younger, she prepared great meals and gave me

orphan…’ Victor pursed

look after

didn’t you leave with the other

and answered, "I didn’t want to

only home Shelia

with you being

head,

was desperate to visit her tomb,

to them, and I

dingy ground, Shelia lay down

shards of sunshine that had been scattered by the trees and

hands behind

she gazed up at the

want to visit

what keeps you from doing

people guarding the

if I

that I have a name

when I

said, blinking

eyes remained fixed on Shelia

you, Van, it would be

spot in her heart

I

didn’t seem appropriate to use this

Shelia, Victor concluded that the adjective

of her

responsible for your upbringing,

communicate since

referred to

card

were a treasure and presented it to Victor as

kid was

we pleased, but

the

get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only one with the King

was toasting as they

gave her the meat after he re-applied the

set

Eat, please."

her gut just after his words

her stomach and ate the meat with a greedy

than the meat i made myself!

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a

she rose to her feet,

was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly

"Come on, get up."

was taken aback, and after a little pause, he took

hard way, Shelia used a dart to put marks on the

of time as

had cooled down

sitting down on a stone and drank

not sure how far we’ll have to travel until

get out

drank some water as

so much walking, and he was coughing up blood for the second

incoherently, "I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

have

"Like never before…"

continued to

her forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you

you return, be sure to eat

gaze to the

in mud after a day and a night

What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow

are your plans once we

my travels and explore the world’s finest rivers

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

answered with

"Shelia."

his mind after staring at Shelia for a long

"What’s the problem?"

me after

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

can count on

to

right with you? If you don’t want to,

concerned that Shelia might

before asking, "Are you joking

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the best

Victor convinced her.

smiled at

agree when we get out of

"Sure."

from the

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

on the bodies of Victor and

high noon and now, the sun

tiredness was assuaged when they

we’re out of the

meet local villagers if

We can…"

finish her sentence, she

She was confused.

wanting to know

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect

Shelia looked for the source of the

that were parked not far from

stood at the front, looking at them intently as he

feel right away that they were Victor’s

Victor, who in turn stood protectively in

didn’t take his eyes off Norton, watching his

could hear, Victor said, "Run

even when it

way out of

these marks and you

"And then?"

her eyebrows

straight into

"Walk along this road.

meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and

Norton didn’t intend to

play a game with Victor by throwing him into

felt that if he couldn’t escape this predicament,

had promised to give Shelia a family, bring her back to see his grandmother, and treat

not fulfill the promise

phone number on her palm with

the number once you get

he whispered.

is my

her and she will pick you up wherever

looked down

respond, Victor looked at her and asked in confusion,

"No."

her

were a little

remember the number,

a good

Victor frowned.

so anxious that he coughed violently as soon

and clenched

to spread her palm

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

condescending sneer, he said, "Tut, tut,

strong feelings for each other! I’m so moved by

up when saw Norton

pulled Sheila

injured and keeping himself

for him to fight

walked up

and Shelia stepped

them, Norton pulled Shelia

for

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip on

in hearing vexation in Victor’s

know you

mud on Shelia’s face with his

Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to

he stopped in his tracks when something silver flashed

that

spat out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

contemptuous tone and gave Victor a

he had

clenched his fist and

you want

nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

wow! This is

Norton curled his lips.

want to let

comes from but I

to die alone? I

eyes,

against her neck, all Shelia could do was raise

body was tensed

Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy,

you can do? Threaten

mocking smile plastered

eyes narrowed in anger when he

you

you are a

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment

more, you don’t have in you to

So, cut the crap.

kill me, then

"Shelia…"

tried

she was

hackles rise and

Norton was indeed angry.

he kept his voice in check as he talked to

like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

and

eyes and asked anxiously,

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

did as

and feet bound, Shelia was taken to one of

to

was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke

river was

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

fists, and the blue

gritted his teeth and

her eyes because of

actually wanted Victor to

moment she opened her mouth, she

her

exasperated expression on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed at

strong but he was useless in this kind

me

a good man? Why the

the rope, squatted down, and blew

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

good in me, huh?

could just

whatever it took

of the river, Norton

two men behind him appeared and stood between the rope and

up and looked at Victor with

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest among

two people, and the one on the right has

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

speaking, the two men who had been holding

the knife in his hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and warned, "But of course, you have to

these two before the rope

you can say goodbye to your

washed away, I’m afraid that

flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about anything

rushed up

the most popular leader the

his weakest subordinates should be strong

Victor was

even be able to defeat

burly

at a

the two men punched Victor right in

as he was hit, Victor staggered and

was hit repeatedly, his strength left him,

bones being broken scattered all

face looked black

tried to stand, not ready to give

he could even get back on his feet, he saw another

his arm to block it, but it didn’t

was hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of blood,

Victor’s vision

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

how

and the rope was

her into this trouble, so he

mind wanted to go on, his body

fell back to the ground and lost

somewhat awakened

his eyes, but his vision was

on the ground, watching

couldn’t help but wonder if

hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he thought that he

that pierced every inch of his

Victor wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t

could only move his hands a little bit, grabbing the mud under his hands in

to look at the river, only to find that there was nothing

was no

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out

himself, he grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes as wide as he

as if

for a

he didn’t even know how much time

he never found the person he

someone would raise her head from the river or come out from somewhere

excruciating pain he

he lost

woke up again, he

found him near

him lasted for

a doctor’s diagnosis, it was found out that Victor had fractures in eight

bones in his right knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice was issued six

he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people to

was still wearing an oxygen mask

life was not completely out of danger yet,

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

send people to search for Shelia along the

for seven days,

was still no news about

was a crumpled playing card that got wet from

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

later, Victor

did after fully recovering

Hearts card in a box and buried

on the marble tombstone aside

Shelia’s

while Karl was on a business

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

was also in that year that

he finished his studies

taking over several small companies

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

his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the

At this time, Roger entered the ward where Rachel

of the bed, holding a bowl

can’t eat

porridge for about

couldn’t even stand the smell of porridge

choice but to

said, "Eat it

tongue out, not

at the door, so he

month, Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey from time to

the kid gradually got acquainted with

him was that Roger

couldn’t eat too much, he could at

only eat

Rachel turned around and was surprised to see

that

would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to eat something or

he would still insist

asked, he said that he had an important

could still visit, it would probably be very late

initially, I

moment before finally saying,

response, Rachel furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

operation done to Victor lasted

closed for several times as doctors went in

but

the operation began, the indicator light outside the room was turned

indicated that the surgery was

was saved, but he wasn’t

he was wheeled to

ago that his vital signs became

eligible to be transferred to the general

was still in

field to check Victor’s condition

it wasn’t what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

wounds had healed, they still had

new injuries just

end, he said that only a miracle could save

least tell us

asked in a

can’t

but frown as he made

blunt, please

wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable

say this, it was obvious that this

there was a huge chance that

Carson and Lukas, Rachel was

that Rachel had the right

against the wall outside Joey’s ward,

slightly disoriented, and there

just went down to tell

when Rachel heard the tragic news,

had already prepared herself for something

fact, Carson was a

she became

a coma for about half a month

might have been

for 70 hours

glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and

You can’t smoke here."

he regained his senses, Carson put

her indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s grim

subject and asked, "Anyway, how is the

"Joey? He’s fine.

checked him up yesterday and said that he

that his plaster will

head and peeped through the glass panel on the

Joey sleeping soundly

faint smile, he stretched for

I’m leaving

saying that, Carson turned around and left

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

had nothing else to

of an eye, two days eventually passed

of Victor’s condition, Rachel

ward almost

same time, Carson didn’t show his face to

came from an expert, she was also convinced that Victor would never wake

Victor had miraculously woke up from being

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

at Roger for a long time without being able to speak

still judging Roger’s expression if he was saying

Rachel… Do you want to go upstairs

time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and

of nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve

want to

was Joey, pleading

to hide the fact that Victor was in a coma after

hospital, he actually had a

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

Joey finally found out the truth, Rachel didn’t

say anything, nor did

he just smiled and made a

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad people live long

have to worry too much about

she felt a

she mustered her courage and

"Yes, of course."

had

Victor, as if there was nothing wrong

up in the middle of the night from

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

"Okay…"

softened, and she

in the

hadn’t fully healed yet, it was inconvenient

let him sit

and the three of them went to Victor’s ward

they reached the

at the floor of the ward

there was only one patient at this time, Carson was

approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually

Carson knew that he would have been very

time

What brings you here?"

document he was holding aside

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his

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

dark circles around your eyes come

"Dark circles?"

choked

he picked up his phone, opened its front camera, and

that Joey was

and his eye bags were so big that

was only to be

have a good sleep for half a

man, but even he was susceptible to stress

"Ha-ha!"

help but laugh after seeing the upset

realized that he

his head, Carson stepped forward

"You, brat.

you tease your godfather? You

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

have no opinion regarding

and I

We are best friends.

the one

that’s how I became

his eyebrows and crossed his

you, even if you don’t

hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit it, no

as he withdrew his hand from

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

as I said, it’s a fact that you can’t

change your

but he stuck out

corner of his eye, Carson

and commented, "I see that you’re

heard that Mr.Sullivan

came here with Rachel and Joey to see

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his composure just because of

"Oh, I see."

room and said,

He is resting inside.

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

one knew what was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards

her,

arms were placed

lost in thoughts for a

to sav something, Joey spoke

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at the little

not standing

a result, Joey could see him from

eyebrows as if he was giving Carson a

after taking a quick glance at him, Joey turned his

I need to

overheard what

about I take you

"No!"

replied in a very

was a serious

I am a

ward, so it wasn’t a problem for Rachel to

moment, they were no longer

to the ladies’ room, just like

reaction to Joey’s words,

was Roger, then her gaze fell on

former, Carson soon observed that she

to take

coughed and refused to pay any attention to Rachel’s

and turned around as if

Joey a thumbs

pretended like he

have read the

headed

very good

he was still

what just happened clearly and understood

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

him to be

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those words, they displeased

ought to have been closer to him than

days, they

always in

best known to her, she still alienated

things, Rachel still

knew that it couldn’t be

about the night Rachel was standing outside

and Joey headed towards

some time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

took a quick glance at the phone in

through with

"What?"

Rachel’s sight and took

appeared on his

I am

was left with no choice! My

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake

very good

knew that he had pretended to answer the call only

of his nose and coughed to ease the

you want to go

her head in order to look

ward was a

of view, only the living room could be seen,

couldn’t see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in

doctor said Victor would lie in

to undergo half a year’s

voice came from

in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

and saw a man in a suit coming out of

He looked dejected.

was a document in

into Rachel and Carson as soon as he

at first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung

It was quite noticeable.

Sullivan Group

was no need asking about what just

the man’s expression that the

out! Her attention was drawn to the name on the work

was what really interested

She turned to Carson.

he looked back at her, she raised her

"Well, this is Troy.

of the Sullivan Group’s

meant by just

was at a loss for

so many

had to choose

who Rachel

and

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly in

was

life! Nonetheless, he was still holding

Bennet, I’m going back to

and

should do

what Carson said, Troy went out of sight in a

looked at the door

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

doesn’t seem as bad

and

door and

leaned against the door

didn’t follow

reading some document when

raise his head and say coldly, "Get

cast her gaze on

in

that his face was pale despite the fact that he

and

operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel

that she walked

to go out, didn’t

Victor heard the

at the person

and stiff tone, he

Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand on my

many guests around, I figured it wouldn’t bode

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

eyes, but he still loosened

took a few steps back to distance myself

still feel the warmth of his touch

face blushed and i

my heart was

a moment, it felt like I had

days with him were the happiest

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

looked down, feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached

from behind me and began chatting with the guests with a smile on my face "Thank

said, raising my glass and taking

had a few to drink and

Elena came

for you on the second

to go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you get

mysterious smile appeared on

my confusion, I followed her to the deck on

there were bright red rose petals

were also numerous balloons around

eyes widened

whole scene

had

to mind was Charles, but

possibly be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my

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

joy of receiving this birthday surprise

stood on the second floor, I stared

and yet

sea breeze, I

sudden, a fireworks display lit

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

sounded like a

by the noise, I covered

on the ground

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like

at the abandoned

I was out of breath I felt

a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s

I’m here."

voice came from above me, making me feel

It was Charles.

in his arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried

don’t have to