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.

time since they last

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

whined, her

thought occurred to

shouted, "The eggs! I

and ran to the

Ethan followed behind her.

extremely

girl! I told you to keep an eye on the

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

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"I’m sorry.

talking to Charis, so I rushed to you and forgot I was

Ethan had guessed this.

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"It’s my fault.

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go out of your way to

did earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits

knife

he heard what Shelia asked,

a while, he said, "I have no

fact, Victor knew the reason

to be prepared in case of

under ner protection, Victor would find himself in

at least have

"Alright."

Shelia continued to focus her

caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested

hand to

to look at

into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel

looked away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt on

"Is that so?"

went ahead to rub her nose with

now? Is it still

"No,"

said, glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

other than roasting meat? I want to

Can you teach me?"

do you want to

"In order to survive."

mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad upon

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

Shelia pointed out.

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

meat over while he was still thinking about what

.

had second thoughts about whether or not to

all, Shelia’s

on the other hand, didn’t seem to take

you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and she

two dimples, meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she

ever encountered, except

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I was

orphanage was taken over and the old woman was unwell

as she spoke about

was a

I was younger, she prepared great meals and

orphan…’ Victor

after you since the orphanage was taken

didn’t you leave with the other

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

Shelia had known for

with you being outdoors on your

her head, Shelia

desperate to visit her tomb, so I

unknown to them, and I don’t

dingy ground, Shelia

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

her hands behind her head, her lips

sighed with disappointment as she gazed up

to visit

keeps you from

are people

me if I go

no idea that

my name when I meet

said, blinking

fixed on Shelia and he

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

spot in her heart

said that I was a lovely

appropriate to use this

Victor concluded

an apt description of her features,

her, "Since she was responsible for your

to communicate since she was deaf, mute, and

never referred to us by

card was in

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

the orphanage, each kid was given a

them on the cards and let us take them as we

at the card–the King

Did I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only one with the King

meat was toasting as they

the meat after

all set to

Eat, please."

gut just after his words

her hand to her stomach

It’s much better than the meat i made myself! Van,

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a

feet,

to rise when Shelia abruptly extended

"Come on, get up."

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

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

had lost track of time as they

had cooled down

assisted Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank some

far we’ll have to travel

can get out before

drank some water as

much walking, and he

incoherently, "I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to

motion, she murmured, "Van, you

you return, be

gaze to the

was covered in mud after a

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

slow

once we leave the forest?

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

when I can no longer

with

"Shelia."

up his mind after staring at Shelia for a long

"What’s the problem?"

with me after we get out of

grandma will like you, I

can count on

me to

you? If you

that Shelia

paused for a while before asking, "Are you

"No, I’m not.

to treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

smiled

we get out of

"Sure."

they emerged from the woods, though, everything

to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a

on the bodies

been walking since high noon and now, the sun

when they saw a relatively spacious country

out of the

villagers if we walk

We can…"

finish her sentence, she saw Victor stop

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting to know why he

"Van?"

expect

looked for

cars that were parked not far

the front, looking at them intently as he played

feel right away that

who in

take his eyes off

a voice that only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run

won’t get lost even when it

of the forest, I put marks

marks and you can get

"And then?"

her eyebrows

looked straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and

knew that Norton didn’t intend

game with

couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia shouldn’t be

bring her back to see his grandmother, and treat her as

that Victor could not fulfill the promise he

phone number on her palm

the number once you

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

pick

down at her

respond, Victor looked at her and asked in

"No."

her hand

eyes were a little

want to remember the number, nor

be a good

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently as soon as he

and clenched her

just didn’t want to spread her palm and let Victor write the

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

said, "Tut, tut, tut, this

for each other! I’m

when

pulled Sheila

himself standing

would be hard for him to fight off

up to

and Shelia stepped

them, Norton pulled

for Victor to

"Let her go!"

a firm grip on

satisfaction in hearing vexation

you look

wiped the mud on

this would all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to take Shelia back from

in his tracks when something silver flashed

was a knife that Norton pressed against Shelia’s

a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear

that he had

clenched his fist and tried

you want is my

has nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

wow! This is

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want to let

she comes from but

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

eyes,

knife pressed against her neck, all

was

saw Victor spat out blood and

that all you

his mocking smile

eyes narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful

did you

said you are

Shelia swallowed.

of

don’t have in you to do what you intend to

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me, then

"Shelia…"

tried to

she was

Norton’s hackles rise and the man would

Norton was indeed angry.

looked fierce, but he kept his voice in check as he talked to

Looks like you really

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and instructed them, "Tie her

squinted his eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

as they were

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

was made to ride a different

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

river was flowing

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

hands clenched into fists, and the blue

and yelled,

her eyes because of the gushing water,

wanted Victor to

opened her mouth, she was choked

enough, her

exasperated expression on Victor’s face,

that Victor might be strong but he was

me laugh,

that I’m a good man? Why

the rope,

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

some good in me, huh? What

just glare at

whatever it

who was in the middle of the

behind him appeared and stood between the rope

looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest among my

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

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

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

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

two before

goodbye to your good

I’m afraid

flickering flame, Victor didn’t

of essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against

and the most popular leader

subordinates should be

was

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

were tall and burly men that could easily flip Victor

Victor was at a disadvantage from the

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

he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to

he was hit repeatedly, his strength left him,

of his bones being broken scattered all over his body, making him feel somewhat

Victor’s face

still tried to stand,

could even get back on his feet, he

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

hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of

point, Victor’s vision became

to fix his eyes on the rope, which was

didn’t matter how many injuries he

and the rope was grasped,

trouble, so he was willing

wanted to go on, his body couldn’t

the ground and lost

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

to open his eyes, but his vision was

on the ground, watching the raindrops

but wonder if he was still

fully recovered yet, so

enough, the sharp pain that pierced every inch of

up, but he couldn’t

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

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

no trace of

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out more

the soil and opened his eyes

at the river expectantly, as if he was waiting for

for a

didn’t even know

he never found the person he had

that someone would raise her head from the river

of blood and the excruciating pain

he lost

woke up again, he was finally

subordinates found him

operation to rescue him lasted

found out that Victor had fractures in eight different

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

first thing Victor did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to

an oxygen mask

of danger yet, but all he cared

she must be a very important person due to his

send people to

days, but Shelia couldn’t

and there was

a crumpled playing card that got wet from the rain and then dried

covered with mud, but one could

years later, Victor completely

first thing he did after fully recovering was buy

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

the marble

Shelia’s name

Karl was on a business trip, he suffered a

to rush him to the hospital, but he was

in that year that Carolyn

years, he finished his studies

began taking over several small companies under the

the sales of these companies from a very

Victor was able to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn

Roger entered the ward where

of the bed, holding a

can’t eat any

been eating porridge

he couldn’t even stand the smell of porridge

choice but to put

said, "Eat it again

stuck his tongue out, not intending to

Roger standing at the door, so

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

gradually got

was that Roger would bring some snacks when he

couldn’t eat too much, he could at least

course, Joey could only

turned around and

say that you wouldn’t come

advance to ask her

time, he would still

that he had an important project meeting today,

it would

I couldn’t

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

furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

465 Dark Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more

the operating room opened and closed for several

but wait outside until the procedure was

on the fourth day since the operation began, the indicator light outside the room was

that the surgery

but he wasn’t completely

he was wheeled

ago that his vital signs

be transferred to the general

he was still in

an expert in the field to check Victor’s condition and

it wasn’t what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

his old wounds had healed, they still had an

new injuries just made matters

he said that only

tell us when he will

asked in

afraid I can’t say that

help but frown

if I may be blunt, please consider

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

was obvious

a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this was

Lukas, Rachel was

Rachel had

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

disoriented, and there were dark circles round his

down to tell Rachel about this important

when Rachel heard the tragic news, her face didn’t show much

she had already prepared herself

fact, Carson was a bit

know when she became

when Victor had been in a

have been even

outside the operating room for 70 hours

at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low voice, "This is

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson put

indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing

asked, "Anyway,

"Joey? He’s fine.

yesterday and said that he has been recovering pretty

that his plaster will be

his head and peeped through the glass

sleeping

he stretched for a bit

then, I’m

that, Carson turned around and left without

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

had

the blink of an eye, two days eventually passed

made aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel

Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours

same time, Carson didn’t

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

Roger broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke up

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

stared at Roger for a long time without being able to

was still judging Roger’s expression if he was

Do you want to go upstairs

Rachel pressed her lips

pulled her sleeve and pulled her back

I want

Joey, pleading in a

fact that Victor

the hospital,

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

the truth, Rachel

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

smiled and

They say bad people

to worry too much

she felt a lump

she

"Yes, of course."

two weeks, Joey had a good rest in the

as if

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

keeping it all inside him, but Rachel was

"Okay…"

heart softened,

in

wound hadn’t fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him

simply let him

the wheelchair for him, and the three

enough, they

the floor of the

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

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

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

the first time I’ve seen you

What brings you here?"

asked Joey as he quickly set the document he was holding aside and raised

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his innocent

Do I look like someone who will

did those dark circles around your

"Dark circles?"

choked at

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

realized that

eye bags were so big that it seemed like someone punched

of course, this was

hadn’t have a good sleep for

a handsome young man, but even he was susceptible

"Ha-ha!"

but laugh after seeing the

innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by

head, Carson stepped forward and

"You, brat.

you tease your godfather? You

retorted, "Huh? Who said that you

no opinion

I

We are best friends.

one

how I became your

eyebrows and crossed his arms in

if you don’t want it, that fact won’t

said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit it,

his tongue as he

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

as I said, it’s a fact that you

better change your attitude towards

he

the corner of his eye,

commented, "I see that you’re not

I heard that Mr.Sullivan has woken

I came here with Rachel and

Roger explained.

to lose his composure

"Oh, I see."

at the room and said, "His ward is over

He is resting inside.

Rachel

one knew what was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards the

followed her, pushing

were placed over his

was lost in thoughts for

was about to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at the little

standing very far

see him

his eyebrows as if he was

after taking a quick glance at him, Joey

need to

overheard what

about I

"No!"

replied in a very

was a serious look

I am

in Joey’s ward, so it wasn’t a problem for Rachel to take him to

were

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

to Joey’s words, Rachel looked

Roger, then her gaze

former, Carson soon observed

she wanted him to take Joey to

refused to pay any attention

his phone and

Joey a thumbs up without Rachel

like he was

Mr.Ramos! I have read the plan you sent

headed

he wasn’t very good

screen lit up while he was still holding

implied that there was no call at all! Rachel saw what just

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

a boy like him to be taken

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those

Rachel ought to have been

few days, they got along

were always in one

known to her, she

the look of things, Rachel still

knew that it

from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside

Joey headed

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at the phone in

you through with

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took a peek

appeared on his

I am through

My subordinates are too bad at making

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile on

very good

pretended to answer the call only moments ago,

the tip of his nose and coughed to ease

you want to go

in order to look through the glass

was a

the living room could be seen,

couldn’t see Victor, Rachel pushed the door

lie in the bed for two

undergo half

came from behind

in a

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

stopped and saw a man in a suit

He looked dejected.

document in his

into Rachel and Carson as soon as he

stunned at first,

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung

It was quite noticeable.

Sullivan Group and the director of the project

need asking about what just

from the man’s expression that the project

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

what

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her, she raised her eyebrows

"Well, this is Troy.

a member of

exactly what she meant by just

was at a

many surnames

he had to

recognized who

and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

her head slightly in

was covered

Nonetheless, he was still holding the document

Miss Bennet, I’m going back

his hand and

should do that

Carson said, Troy went out of

at the

was enough for her to see that Victor was sitting

condition doesn’t seem as bad

well and

to the door and pushed it

against the door

follow Rachel

was reading some document

didn’t raise his head and

cast her gaze on

in

face was pale despite the fact that he

frowned and looked

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

she

you to

the footsteps, his

person who was walking

cold and stiff tone, he said softly,

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

I figured it wouldn’t bode

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

through his eyes, but he still loosened his

a few steps back to

still feel the warmth of his touch on my

face blushed and i felt

my heart was

it felt like

the happiest time

those days were long

looked down, feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me

and began chatting

raising my glass and taking

it, I’d had a few to

time, Elena came

a surprise waiting for you on

to go upstairs and take a look

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when

smile appeared

to the deck on the second

that there were bright red

numerous

eyes widened

this whole scene

I had no idea who

was Charles, but I

him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my

had never spent this much effort on me, and yet I still couldn’t

receiving this birthday

second floor, I stared

was tranquil, and

cold sea breeze, I felt even

display lit up the

to the sky, a

like a

noise, I covered my

on the

began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood

abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

out of breath I

a pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s no need to be

I’m here."

came from above me, making me feel

It was Charles.

i nestled in his arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed

have to be scared ever