My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

Pleasantly surprised, Janet looked up from her phone and sneered at the HR staff.

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

"Miss Lind, please sign on the resignation notice,"

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

She grew angrier when she saw that Janet began to tinker with her phone.

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

"Are you serious, Mr.Larson? What did you find?"

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

She was just about to accept the fact that the Larson Group had given up on her.

Brandon replied with a long message.

"Upon investigating the matter, we found out that Lester Silk Fabric took over the platform recently.

Luna didn’t upload the design drafts a year ago, but a few days ago.

The data was tampered with.

Lester Silk Fabric used their connections and managed to get to your works before the show officially began.

They asked Luna to make a collection based on your works and posted them on the platform.

They tampered with the date and time stamp of the post to frame you for plagiarism."

Janet had already guessed that it was Lester Silk Fabric behind this, but she had no idea how they did it.

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

How could they have let Brandon investigate them? "We have tech guys here.

They were the ones who found evidence of them tampering with the platform’s database.

Even if they had altered the original date of uploading, our tech guys were able to retrieve it.

We also have a video confession of the staff who tampered with the data."

Brandon’s words lifted a weight off of Janet’s heart.

He sent two videos to Janet and said, "We’ve done what we could.

You should be able to take it from here now, right?"

All of a sudden, Janet felt a surge of energy.

She stood up with a confident smile and said to the HR staff member, "I didn’t do anything wrong and I knew that the company won’t fire me because of some groundless accusation!"

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

The staff member gritted her teeth and glared at her angrily.

"Janet Lind, you plagiarized someone else’s work yet you feel no shame?"

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

******* Tiffany looked up in surprise when Janet entered her office.

"What’s up, Lind?"

"Miss Fisher, can I have Ritchie Lester’s number?"

Janet asked politely.

In Tiffany’s eyes, she looked inexplicably relaxed, as though her career wasn’t in danger.

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

"I have his number, but may I ask why you need it?"

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

"Lind, are you crazy? Go back to work.

You didn’t plagiarize anything, so keep a low profile for now.

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

After saying that, she lowered her head and continued to work.

But Janet stayed glued to the spot, staring at her with fierce determination.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Tiffany relented and held up Ritchie’s business card.

She said in a resigned tone, "I don’t know what you’re up to, but I hope you know what you’re doing."

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

That evening, Ritchie received a call from an unknown number.

"Mr.Lester, this is Janet Lind from the Larson Group.

After giving it some thought, I want to apologize in public,"

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

He was under the impression that Ethan’s wife was a stubborn woman, but it turned out he was wrong about her.

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

Chapter 318Press Conference Ritchie had a devious grin on his face when he hung up the phone.

"Call all the designers under Lester Silk Fabric and the people in charge of the fashion week,"

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

He was about to leave when Ritchie stopped him in his tracks.

"Where the hell are you going? I’m not finished yet.

Get your ass back here."

The poor man scurred back, cursing his boss in his mind.

ver "Invite every media outlet in Seacisco, especially the ones that prioritize viewership over anything.

And make sure to tell them to hype up the event as much as they can!"

Ritchie sat back on his chair as his plan began to take shape.

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

Oh, and don’t forget to arrange for a live stream, too.

Contact our usual sponsors and tell them their products will be displayed throughout the feed.

We might as well make some money while we’re at it.

And remember-our main goal is to discredit Janet and end her fashion career for good."

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

He wanted to screw that woman over so badly that she could never get back on her feet again.

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

This time, he made sure that his boss was finished before leaving the office.

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

Just as planned, the press conference was held at the largest meeting hall in Lester Silk Fabric.

Cameras littered all around the room, squeezed in among the throng of people who came to watch the spectacle.

Even as she swept a glance over the crowd, Janet didn’t feel panicked in the slightest.

"It looks like the Lester Silk Fabric really wants to do you in,"

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

"You’re not just going to stand there and let yourself be bullied in public, are you? What’s your plan?"

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

I’m not particularly inclined to suffer any misplaced grievances, either."

With that, she walked onto the stage, all calm and grace.

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

Without wasting her time, she whipped out a flash drive and held it up for all to see.

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

In order to convey my sincerity more properly, I have prepared a couple of videos for today’s press conference."

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

Why was Janet so composed in such a situation? If anything, she should be mortified and humiliated right now, especially in front of all these people.

What was she up to? He leaned over to his secretary and asked in a hushed voice, "Did she find something?"

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

At this point, Janet had already plugged the drive to a computer, and one of the videos was playing on the widescreen Ritchie’s eyes widened like saucers as they watched an employee of Lester Silk Fabric tampering with the time stamp on the website.

The scene changed, and this time, the same man was sobbing hysterically as he divulged what he had done.

n The clips ended, and a deafening silence fell in the room.

Janet took the microphone and said, "As you can see, this is what really happened.

Lester Silk Fabric managed to get hold of my designs prior to the show.

After that, one of their designers, Luna Mccoy, posted my entire portfolio online and edited the details to make it look like she was the original designer.

There is your truth.

Once again, I thank each of you for coming to hear me out today.

If you have further questions, kindly direct them to Mr.Lester.

I’m sure he can give you better answers than I can."

She gave Ritchie a meaningful look, then, and gestured in his direction with a wave of her hand.

2 As soon as she did, the crowd burst into an uproar.Chapter 319 The Ensuing Drama Shocked, Ritchie cursed out loud, "Fuck that bitch!"

His secretary was also scared silly.

Glaring daggers at him, Ritchie was pissed off and kicked him in the ass.

Pointing his finger at the big screen, he cursed again, "What the fuck are you doing standing here for? Turn off the projector right now!"

The secretary stumbled to the stage and proceeded to turn it off.

Ritchie snorted, smoothed over his suit and made his way onto the stage.

This happened to be his territory, not Janet’s.

He lifted his chin and approached her, holding his head up high.

"Janet Lind, you better be careful with what you say.

As far as I can see, you were just making things up so that you can get yourself out of your predicament!"

As he said this, he turned his eyes from her and exclaimed, "Give yourself up.

Apologize right this moment! Don’t waste any more of our time here!"

W "Then why did you turn off the projector if I was, indeed, making things up? That’s a sign of guilt.

If you’re so sure of yourself, you should allow me to show everyone the proof.

I’m sure that everyone here is smart enough to tell if I actually made up the evidence or not,"

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

He clenched his teeth tightly and pointed his finger at the door.

"I thought you came here to apologize.

If you’re not going to do that, why don’t you leave this place immediately?!"

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

Instead, she turned to the audience before her and said word by word, "Everyone should know the truth by now.

I’m going to sue Lester Silk Fabric for slandering my name."

After finishing her speech, she didn’t bother to argue with Ritchie anymore and went ahead to leave the stage.

This scene was live streamed and everyone saw for themselves what had happened.

Everyone in the room and the audience in the live stream room was shocked to say the least.

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

Even though Janet had only played the videos once, the reporters had gone out of their way to record them.

"Mr.Lester, could you please offer an explanation for what happened just now?"

"Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group have been rivals for years now.

Was this why you decided to slander Miss Lind in this way? In order to taint the Larson Group’s name?"

"If your statement about Janet plagiarizing one of your designers’ pieces was true, is there any evidence to back up your statement?"

The reporters all turned to look at Ritchie and kept on asking him and Luna questions.

"Miss Mccoy, are you going to make a statement? After all, weren’t you the one who accused Miss Lind of plagiarism in the first place? What are your thoughts on the current situation?"

"Did Mr.Lester instruct you to do this?"

"Tell us, what’s the nature of the relationship between the two of you?"

Being ambushed by the reporters, Luna’s mind went blank and she felt very embarrassed.

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

Under the dazzling flashing lights of the cameras, Ritchie couldn’t even keep his eyes open.

He kept cursing out loud while pushing the reporters in front of him away and saying, "Get the hell out of my way! Turn off your damn lights! You’re blinding me!"

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

If Ritchie’s father found out about this, he would be very angry.

Having been spoiled by the Lester family since he was a child, Ritchie happened to be very irritable at this moment.

Before he took over the company, his parents had to repeatedly remind him to control that temper of his His secretary cleared the way for him while speaking to the reporters.

"Please, sirs, madams, Mr.Lester can’t answer all of your questions right now.

We’ll announce on our official website if we have any comments."

Finally, Ritchie and the senior executives of Lester Silk Fabric were able to escape the madness of the room.

Chapter 320 Take The Blame When she got home, Janet kicked off her heels and collapsed into bed.

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

After resting for a while, she got up and turned on the computer.

She briskly posted the evidence on the forums Luna had posted to slander her before.

A few hours later, the forums came to life as users discussed this matter heatedly.

The dramatic turning-of-tables that had happened at the press briefing soon made headlines.

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

Have you seen the comments on the post? Everyone’s calling you a warrior.

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

Janet moved her cursor to check the comments Tiffany was talking about.

She had been focused on the media’s reports until now and didn’t know what people were saying in the comments.

When Janet read the comments, she found that the video of her talking on the stage had been spread all over the Internet.

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

She’s so elegant and generous! And a fierce warrior too!"

"She’s a lovely girl.

Such a polite and beautiful goddess plagiarized someone else’s work? I doubt it!"

"She’s so pretty, I’d kiss her all day!"

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

Janet buried her face in her hands, her cheeks blushing furiously.

She had never been praised by so many strangers in her life.

The next day, in the Lester Silk Fabric building… "Nonsense! These reports are all bullshit! How dare they call me rude?"

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

He was in trouble, but there was nothing he could do.

In recent years, Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group had become two very high profile companies.

What with Janet’s fiasco, the media was having a field day.

In the span of just twenty-four hours, the reputation of Lester Silk Fabric was destroyed and its stock price.

plummeted.

"There’s nothing we can do to refute the evidence that Janet posted online.

What we can do now is to try our best to keep the news from spreading.

Mr.Lester, it was your idea to bring in more reporters there…"

the secretary reminded Ritchie in a trembling voice, picking up the documents Ritchie had thrown on the ground.

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

He picked up another stack of papers from the table and threw them at the secretary’s face.

"I’m not an idiot.

You don’t need to remind me what I said."

Things didn’t end there.

Brandon sent people from the Larson Group’s legal department to help Janet file a lawsuit against Lester Silk Fabric.

The second they got the notice of the lawsuit, Lester Silk Fabric responded quickly and held a press conference in the afternoon.

Luna expressionlessly read a script in front of countless reporters, her face pale as a ghost under the limelight.

"I admit that I peeked at Janet Lind’s work before the show started.

Then I bribed an employee to tamper with the upload date on the database.

I falsely accused her of plagiarizing my work, and I did all this to gain fame and attention.

I am responsible for all of this.

My actions have nothing to do with Lester Silk Fabric."

In the Larson Group, Janet stopped the video on her phone and sighed.

"No class! Lester Silk Fabric made an ordinary employee take the fall!"

Chapter 321 Ask Brandon Out For Dinner Gerda clicked her tongue unhappily.

"Everyone knows they’re using Luna as a scapegoat.

She’s just an ordinary employee.

How on earth could she manage to do all of this? Lester Silk Fabric is really heartless."

The other designers had also seen the video circulating the Internet.

They began to discuss in hushed voices, but the general consensus was that Lester Silk Fabric was a cold blooded company.

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

There was no point in dwelling on it now that things had been settled.

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

Now that Luna has taken the blame, we can’t do anything to Lester Silk Fabric."

"And what about those designs? Are they really not gonna put them back on the show?"

Gerda puffed out her chest indignantly Janet smiled at her colleague gently.

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

I have gained considerable fame because of everything that’s happened.

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

When the dust settled, Janet poured all her energy into her work.

She had been so busy with this matter the past few days, so now she could finally focus on other things.

"By the way, Lind, I’ve been meaning to ask you something.

How’d you get the evidence?"

Gerda was talking about the videos that Janet had posted on the Internet, which had amassed more than a million views.

Janet froze.

After a few seconds, she broke into a smile and waved her hand dismissively.

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

Gerda nudged her arm and asked curiously, "What friend? A boyfriend perhaps?"

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

Gerda, is it just me or do you have a lot of time on your hands? Have you finished your design for this month? Don’t come running to me again when the deadline approaches."

"Ah! My God! I still have thirty-four drawings to finish!"

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

Suddenly, she thought of the tall and straight back of Brandon.

Now that she thought about it, she realized that Lester Silk Fabric had gone through all this trouble just to set her up.

It must have cost Brandon a lot to get his hands on the evidence.

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

Brandon had helped her countless times, but she hadn’t really ever met him in person.

She owed Brandon too much and she doubted she could ever repay him.

After thinking about it for a long time, Janet finally plucked up the courage to send a message to Brandon.

"Mr.Larson, would you be willing to let me treat you to dinner? You’ve helped me a lot and I’d like to express my gratitude somehow."

2 After hitting send, Janet put down her phone and wrung her hands nervously.

The chairman of the Larson Group had probably tasted all the splendid dishes this world had to offer.

But it was a token of her appreciation.Chapter 322 A Warning At the CEO’s office of the Larson Group.

The Larson Group’s stock price had fluctuated over the past few days.

Now that the situation was favorable for the Larson Group and its stock price had more than recovered, Ethan decided to seize the opportunity to put more pressure on the Lester Silk Fabric.

Garrett hadn’t slept properly in the past three days, dealing with the bad press: He was yawning sleepily when Ethan’s phone pinged.

"Someone texted you."

When he saw the name on Ethan’s phone’s screen, Garrett snickered.

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

Ethan smacked Garrett on the back of the head and grabbed the phone.

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

"What is it? Why’s your face like that?"

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

"If I refuse, she’ll be very disappointed."

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

You can’t have dinner with Janet without her seeing your face.

Last time, when you and Janet went to the company’s masquerade ball, you almost exposed yourself.

It’d be unwise to take such a risk again.

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

"Thank you, but there’s no need for you to treat me to dinner.

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

I helped you to protect the reputation of the company."

Janet read his message and quickly replied, "But Mr.Larson, you could’ve just dismissed me."

"If I dismiss any employee when something like this comes up, how will we keep the talented ones? Keep up the good work.

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

1 He had deliberately distanced Brandon from her ever since what happened last time.

He didn’t want her to suspect him of anything Reading his reply, Janet had no choice but to give up.

Ethan put down his phone, kicked the sofa Garrett was lying down on, and said, "I want you to relocate the one who had tried to force Janet to resign.

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

Hearing Ethan’s orders, he helplessly peeled his eyes open and stood up from the sofa.

He muttered under his breath, "This job will definitely be the death of me."

Charis had expected that Ethan would want to have a talk with her, but when she received the notice, her heart still skipped a beat.

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

He shoved his hands into the pocket of his slacks, and the light from the window elongated his shadow on the floor.

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

"From now on, I’ll take care of all matters related to Janet.

No one other than me.

Understood?"

Ethan’s cold voice sent a shiver down Charis’s spine.

She winced and smiled bitterly, as though she had been wronged.

"I see how it is.

You don’t trust me now? Brandon, I don’t have any ulterior motives, I swear.

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

He never brought it up before because he didn’t want her to look bad.

She and her family had always valued their image.

"I’m just warning you not to act against Janet.

Otherwise, don’t blame me if I disregard our long term friendship."

Chapter 323 A Long Forgotten Name After a moment’s silence, Charis said in a low voice, "I see."

Charis was a dignified woman.

Before Ethan could say anything more, she turned around and walked out of his office, As soon as the door closed behind her, tears welled up in her eyes..

Ever since they first met, Brandon had never said such harsh words to her before, nor had he looked at her with such cold eyes.

She hadn’t cried in years.

The last time was when she said goodbye to Brandon before going abroad.

She had been reluctant to leave him.

But now, she felt bad about Brandon’s attitude towards her.

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

But all of a sudden, with Janet now in the picture, Brandon suddenly was ruthless towards her.

Tears rolled down Charis’s cheeks as she realized just how important Janet was to Brandon.

The hot tears dripped from her chin to the carpeted floor.

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

Charis didn’t like to be candid with her shrewdness.

The reason why she had tried to fire Janet was to win Brandon’s heart.

In Charis’s eyes, Janet wasn’t good enough for him.

But now that Brandon had taken a liking to her, Charis figured he would deeply fall in love with her and she would eventually lose him for good.

Thinking of this, Charis was more determined than ever to separate Janet and Brandon..

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

Brandon had just warned her not to interfere with Janet’s work ever again.

She had to be more careful now.

On the other side… After Janet got off work, she went home, only to find that Ethan had come home early today.

"Oh, the workaholic is back! I’m surprised you still remember the way home!"

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

Looking at the man who was busy cooking in the kitchen, she was not happy.

After all, she hadn’t seen Ethan for two or three days.

That was because Ethan had been busy dealing with the plagiarism issue the past few days.

But he couldn’t tell her this.

While cracking the eggs into a bowl, he found an excuse.

"When I crossed Ritchie’s path, he made a lot of trouble.

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

I’ve been working part time the past few days while looking for a stable job."

Then, he paused and said sincerely, "I’m sorry that I haven’t been here for you these days."

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

"So, what happened? You didn’t tell me the truth.

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

Ethan had really solved the problem that had been plaguing them the past few days.

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

After transferring the egg into the pan, Ethan turned and his eyes landed on Janet’s earlobe.

His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as he gulped.

"How about having dinner and then a little bit of exercise to unwina: "What kind of exercise?"

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

It was as though God had chiseled his face to perfection.

His eyes stared deep into hers, filled with burning desire.

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

She quickly lowered her head and said shyly, "You’re so naughty!"

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

He could feel that she liked him, but she always pretended to refuse him.

He had to admit it really turned him on.

But the romantic atmosphere was instantly soiled by the sound of the phone ringing.

"Keep an eye on the eggs, okay? Don’t let them burn."

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

Then, he took off his apron and walked to the living room to pick up his phone.

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

He glanced back at the kitchen at Janet, then opened the glass door to step out onto the balcony He was a little surprised to see that Patrick was calling him.

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

Ethan stood on the balcony, letting the wind blow his hair.

"Why on earth are you answering the phone outside? Isn’t it cold out there?"

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

Ethan was lost in his thoughts and didn’t notice when Janet slid the door open and poked her head out.

Narrowing her eyes at him suspiciously, she looked at the phone in Ethan’s hand.

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

Was it Charis calling again? "It’s Patrick Lester."

Amused by the quirky expression on her face, he pulled her into his arms and finally answered the phone.

"Ethan, why the hell did you keep me waiting?"

Patrick’s irritated voice came from the other end of the line.

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

Patrick didn’t give a damn about whatever Ethan was up to.

There was something he needed to talk about with Ethan, so he went straight to the point.

"Your grandma’s birthday is coming up and we’re throwing her a party.

She wants you and your wife here."

Without waiting for Ethan’s response, he hung up abruptly.

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

She looked up at Ethan and asked hesitantly, "So are we going?"

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

There’ll be nothing but trouble if we disobey him.

Besides, I haven’t seen my grandma in a very long time.

It’s only right that I be there on her birthday."

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

It was true that Ethan’s expression softened when he spoke of his grandmother.

Nora Lester, Ethan’s grandma, was a distant relative of the Larson family.

She had known Ethan’s mother when she was a girl.

Although she didn’t approve of what Patrick had done, she couldn’t do anything about her son’s decisions.

She had always felt sorry for Ethan and used to secretly send him money.

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

Thinking of this, Ethan rested his chin on the top of Janet’s head.

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

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"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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was the very first time that Shelia had ever heard of such a

of your way to

crushed some

he used a knife to slice the

he heard what Shelia

he said, "I have

fact, Victor knew the

wanted to be prepared in case of

ahead of time that even under ner protection,

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

"Alright."

continued to focus her gaze on the burning

his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s

hand to wipe off

look at

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

looked away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt

"Is that so?"

went ahead to rub her nose with

now? Is it

"No,"

glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

you learn other than roasting

Can you teach me?"

you want

"In order to survive."

very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me

shelia said casually.

felt sad upon

flipped? It’s on the

Shelia pointed out.

Victor saw a small burn on the meat’s exposed side

over while he was still

.

whether or

was, after all,

on the other hand, didn’t

you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and she broke into

meanwhile, became

Victor nodded, "Okay."

broadly as she said, "Thanks so much,

individual I’ve ever encountered, except for my

"Orphanage?"

That’s where

was taken over

as

woman was

was younger, she prepared great meals and

is an orphan…’ Victor

guardian was needed to look after you

you leave

at Victor and answered,

home Shelia had known for

with you being outdoors on your

head, Shelia said,

to visit her tomb, so

to them, and

of the dingy ground,

sunshine that had been scattered by the

hands behind her head, her lips

disappointment as she gazed up at the

want to visit

keeps you from

people guarding

me if

that I have a name

my name when I meet her

said, blinking

fixed on Shelia and he

"If she had the chance to see you, Van, it would be

spot in her heart for adorable

I was a lovely

It didn’t seem appropriate to use this

at Shelia, Victor concluded that

description of her features, particularly her

responsible for your upbringing, how come you got your

communicate since she

referred to us

a poker card was

removed it from her pocket as if it were a

kid was given

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

at the card–the

Did I get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

card and said, "I am the only

was toasting as they were

the meat after he re-applied

set

Eat, please."

growl came from her gut just

embarrassed, so she put her hand to her

It’s much better than the meat i made

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a good

rose to her feet, she

ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended

"Come on, get up."

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

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

track of time

sun had cooled

in sitting down on a

how far we’ll have

can get out before the

drank some water

walking, and he was

said incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to

she murmured, "Van, you look rather

return, be sure to

lowered his gaze to the side

face was covered in mud after a day and a night

What’s

"Plan?"

slow

remarked, "What are your plans once we

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

the police station when I can no

with a

"Shelia."

to have made up his mind after staring at Shelia for

"What’s the problem?"

come with me after we get out of

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

count

to

it all right with you? If you don’t want

that

for a while before asking, "Are you

"No, I’m not.

you the best

Victor convinced her.

and smiled

agree when we get out of

"Sure."

moment they emerged from the woods,

463 Let Her Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed through the branches

on the bodies of Victor and

since high noon and now, the

assuaged when they saw a relatively

out of

local villagers if we

We can…"

her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to know

"Van?"

i didn’t expect you to come out

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of

that were parked

looking at them intently as he played

away that they

instinctively moved to shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front

eyes off Norton, watching his

hear, Victor said,

lost even when

our way out of the forest, I put marks all

and you

"And then?"

asked, her

looked straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

mobile phone from them, and call

that Norton didn’t intend

a game with Victor by throwing him into

couldn’t escape this predicament,

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

could not fulfill the promise

Shelia’s hand, Victor wrote a phone number on her palm with

the number once you get

he whispered.

is my

pick

just looked down at her

Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked at her and asked in

"No."

her

eyes were a little

don’t want to remember the number, nor do I

a good

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently as soon

remained adamant and clenched her

to spread her palm

what Victor and Shelia were talking about,

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

for each other! I’m so

when saw Norton approaching

pulled

injured and keeping himself standing steadily was taxing for

be hard for him to fight off

deliberately walked up to

Shelia

patience with them, Norton pulled Shelia towards

too fast for Victor

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip on Shelia’s

in hearing vexation in Victor’s

you look

as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s

this would all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and

his tracks when something silver flashed

knife that Norton pressed against Shelia’s

a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

gave Victor a mocking

that he had

and tried to steady

you want is my

has nothing to

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want

comes from but

do you think it’s boring for you to die alone? I

eyes,

pressed against her neck, all Shelia could do was raise

body was

Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy, she scoffed at

you can do?

smile plastered on his

narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s

you

you

Shelia swallowed.

feel a sense of accomplishment by threatening two

in you to do

So, cut the crap.

to kill me,

"Shelia…"

desperately tried

that she was provoking

make Norton’s hackles rise and the man

Norton was indeed angry.

but he kept his voice in check as he talked

like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and instructed them, "Tie

eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

did as they

hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to

made to ride

brain thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter

river was

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

into fists, and the blue veins on his neck became very

his teeth and

because of the gushing water, Shelia had difficulty

Victor to

opened her mouth, she was

enough, her eyes

exasperated expression on Victor’s face, Norton

be strong but he was

making me

you think that I’m a good man? Why

the rope, squatted down, and blew

the sake of you wanting to save her

some good in me,

just glare

whatever it took

in the middle of the river, Norton squinted his eyes and

appeared and stood

slowly stood up and looked at Victor with

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the

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

"You want to save her,

holding Victor’s arms let go of him and

with his thumb and warned, "But of course, you

two before

you can say goodbye to your

away, I’m afraid that you won’t

at the flickering flame, Victor

he quickly rushed up and fought against the

a mercenary and the most popular leader

weakest subordinates should

Victor was

his peak state, he might not even be able to defeat one of the two weakest subordinates of

and burly men that could easily

was at a disadvantage from the

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

was hit, Victor staggered and

his strength left him, and

all over

time, Victor’s face

to stand, not ready to

even get back on his feet, he saw another

still able to subconsciously use his arm

was hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and a tooth also

point, Victor’s vision became

on the rope, which was only a few steps away

matter how many injuries

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

this trouble, so he

wanted to go on,

he fell back to the ground and

somewhat awakened when he felt droplets

eyes, but his

just lay there on the ground,

help but wonder if

so he thought that

pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize

stand up, but he couldn’t

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

best, he turned his head to look at the river, only to find that there was nothing in it

was no

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out more

grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes as

expectantly, as if

waited for a long

he didn’t even know how

the person he had been

the river or come out from somewhere

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

he lost

woke up again, he

subordinates found him

operation to rescue him lasted

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

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

up was ask Carolyn to send people to

wearing an oxygen mask and struggled

out of danger yet,

know who Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be a

didn’t dare delay to send people to search

seven days, but

passed and there was

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

but one could easily

later, Victor

thing he did after fully recovering was

of Hearts card in a box and buried it under a

marble tombstone aside

Shelia’s

recovery, while Karl was

to the hospital, but he was declared dead on

was also in that year that Carolyn

more years, he finished his

small companies under the control of the Sullivan

shortest time, Victor raised the sales of these companies from a very low level

Victor was able to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn

time, Roger entered

of the bed, holding a bowl

can’t eat

eating porridge for about half

even stand the smell of porridge

had no choice but to put

said, "Eat it again when you get

his tongue out,

Roger standing at the door, so he politely

a month, Roger came to the hospital to visit

kid gradually got acquainted

him was that Roger would bring some

he could at least taste something aside from

only eat them

turned around and was

you say that you wouldn’t come

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

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

had an important project meeting today, so

still visit, it would probably be

I

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

Rachel furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

operation done to Victor

opened and closed for several times as doctors went in

couldn’t do anything but

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

indicated that the surgery was

he wasn’t completely out

wheeled to

two days ago that his

became eligible to be transferred to the general

was still in a

expert in the field to check Victor’s condition

what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

had healed, they still

new injuries just

he said that only a miracle could save Victor’s

at least tell us when he will wake

asked in a

can’t say that

expert couldn’t help but frown as

fact, if I may be blunt,

a chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become

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

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

Lukas, Rachel was the first

that Rachel had

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

looked slightly disoriented, and there were

just went down to tell Rachel

tragic news, her face didn’t show much

already

Carson was

she became this

had been in a

might have been even

for 70 hours before the indication

in Carson’s hand and

You can’t smoke here."

he regained his senses, Carson put

didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s

the subject and asked,

"Joey? He’s fine.

said that he has been

it’s expected that his plaster will be removed ahead

his head and peeped through

Joey sleeping soundly in the

stretched for

then, I’m leaving

that, Carson turned around and left

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

had nothing else

the blink of an eye, two days

Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend

ward almost

the same time, Carson didn’t show his face to her

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

Victor had miraculously woke up

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

stared at Roger for a long time without

judging Roger’s

want to go upstairs and

Rachel pressed

her sleeve

I want to

was Joey, pleading in a

Victor was in a

Joey woke up in the hospital, he actually had

he found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up

Joey finally found out the truth, Rachel didn’t

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

just smiled and

bad? They say bad people live long

don’t have to worry too much about

eyes, she felt a lump

moments, she mustered her courage

"Yes, of course."

following two weeks, Joey had a good

if there was nothing

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

kid for keeping it all inside him,

"Okay…"

heart softened,

ward was in

yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk all the way

let him

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

they reached

elevator finally stopped at the floor of the ward

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

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

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

first time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

asked Joey as he quickly set the document

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

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

did those dark circles around your eyes

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at Joey’s

his phone, opened

that

bags were so big that it seemed like someone punched

course, this was only to be

have a good sleep for half

but even he was susceptible to stress

"Ha-ha!"

but laugh after seeing the upset look on

realized that he was

head, Carson stepped forward and

"You, brat.

tease your godfather? You have

retorted, "Huh? Who said

no opinion regarding

and I

We are best friends.

one who picked

how I became your

and crossed his arms

if you don’t want it, that fact won’t

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

clicked his tongue as he withdrew his hand from

also didn’t

it’s a fact that you can’t

change your

but he stuck

corner of his eye, Carson

tried to regain his composure and commented, "I see that you’re not busy today,

that Mr.Sullivan

I came here with Rachel

Roger explained.

lose his composure just because of Carson’s

"Oh, I see."

and said, "His ward

He is resting inside.

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

one knew what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards the

followed her, pushing Joey’s

placed over his

was lost in thoughts for

he was about to sav

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at the little

standing very

result, Joey could see him from the corner

as if he

taking a quick glance at him, Joey

need to use the

overheard what

I take you

"No!"

in a very

was a serious look on

am a

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

moment, they were no longer in the

the ladies’ room, just

words, Rachel looked at both

Roger, then her gaze

former, Carson soon observed that

wanted him to take Joey to

refused to pay any

out his phone and

a thumbs up

Carson pretended like he was answering the

I have read the plan

headed

he wasn’t very good

phone’s screen lit up while he was still holding it to

no call at all! Rachel saw what just happened

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

is very embarrassing for a boy like him to be taken to the

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those words, they displeased

to have been closer to

few days, they got

them were always in one another’s

to her, she still alienated

look of things, Rachel still didn’t love

knew that it

night Rachel was standing outside

Joey headed

some time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

a quick glance at the phone in his

through with the phone

"What?"

took a peek at

smile appeared on

I am

My

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile

very good

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

tip of his nose and coughed

you want to go

in order to look through the glass

ward was

her point of view, only the living room could be

pushed the door open in no

Victor would lie in the bed for two

half a year’s rehabilitation

came from

is in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

stopped and saw a man in a suit coming out of the

He looked dejected.

was a document in

into Rachel and Carson as soon

first,

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung

It was quite noticeable.

employee of the Sullivan Group and the director of the project

was no need asking about what

tell from the man’s expression that the project

attention was drawn to the name on

what really interested

She turned to Carson.

he looked back at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

a member of the

knew exactly what she meant by

was at a loss for

so many surnames

he had

recognized who

and

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head slightly in

was covered with

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

going back to

and

do that

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

at

was

seem as

and

walked to the door and

leaned against the door

didn’t follow

some document when he

didn’t raise his head

cast her gaze on

was in

pale despite

frowned and

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

entranced that she walked towards the bed

to go out, didn’t

Victor heard the footsteps,

at the person who was walking towards

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

461 The Birthday Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand

it wouldn’t bode well if I lost

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

flashed through his eyes, but he still loosened his grip on

steps back to distance myself

for some reason, I could still feel the warmth of his touch on my

blushed and i felt

my heart

a moment, it felt like I had returned

the happiest

days were long gone

feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me and greeted

burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with the

and taking a

a few to drink and was starting to get

this time, Elena

waiting for you on the

to go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

mysterious smile appeared on Elena’s

my confusion, I followed her to the deck

there, I saw that there were bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard, forming a

also numerous balloons around

widened in

whole scene

had no

person that came to mind was Charles, but

be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my

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

joy of receiving this

floor, I stared at the night scene around

tranquil, and yet my mind was

sea breeze,

sudden, a fireworks display lit

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

like

I covered

squatted on the

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my

the abandoned warehouse kept flashing

seconds, I was out of breath I

panic attack, a pair of strong arms held

I’m here."

voice came from above me,

It was Charles.

from my eyes, Gently, he

have to