My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

had been a long time since they last

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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shouted, "The eggs! I

and ran to the

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out of your way to learn

crushed some

a knife to slice

Shelia asked, his eyes

while, he said, "I have no

Victor knew

he wanted to

even under ner

he would at least have a better chance to survive in

"Alright."

focus her gaze on

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

stretched out a hand to wipe off

startled and turned to look at Victor with a blank

eyes, he started to feel a

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

"Is that so?"

her nose with the back of her

now? Is it

"No,"

glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

other than

Can you teach me?"

you want to learn

"In order to survive."

words came out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With

shelia said casually.

felt sad upon hearing

flipped? It’s on the verge

Shelia pointed out.

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

the meat over while he was still thinking about what she just

.

second thoughts about whether or

after all, Shelia’s

hand, didn’t seem to take

"Will you please

"Hmm,"

after

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and she

meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said, "Thanks

I’ve ever encountered, except for my

"Orphanage?"

where I

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

clouded as she spoke about

was

was younger, she prepared great meals and gave me

orphan…’

needed to look after you since

didn’t you leave with the

and answered, "I didn’t want

only home Shelia had known for so

they okay with you being outdoors on

her head,

was desperate to visit her

to them, and I don’t intend

dingy ground, Shelia lay down

that had been scattered by the trees and

hands behind her head,

with disappointment as she gazed up at

to visit

keeps you from doing

people guarding the

me if I

idea that I have a name

tell her my name when I meet her again in the

blinking

on Shelia and he

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

a soft spot in her heart for adorable

that I was a lovely

use this

Victor concluded that the adjective

an apt description of her features,

her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing,

unable to communicate since she

to us by

poker card

pocket as if it were a treasure

the orphanage, each kid

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 the

stared at the card–the

get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

and said, "I am the only one

toasting as they

meat after he re-applied the

all set to

Eat, please."

came from her gut just after

was embarrassed, so she put her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with a

much better than the meat i made

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a

rose to her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

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

"Come on, get up."

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

way, Shelia used a

track of time

sun had cooled down

in sitting down on a stone

we’ll

can get out before the sun

drank some

walking, and he

"I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued

she murmured, "Van, you look rather

be sure to

his gaze to the

after a day and a night in the

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow

are your plans once we leave

know… I want to continue my travels and explore

no longer walk and beg

answered with a

"Shelia."

mind after staring at Shelia for

"What’s the problem?"

come with me after we

I will defend you if she doesn’t like

count

want me to come with

right with you? If you don’t want to, it

concerned that Shelia

before asking,

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the best

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor,

we get

"Sure."

from the woods, though, everything

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

light glimmered on the

been walking since high noon and

was assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious country

we’re out of the

local villagers if we walk a

We can…"

could finish her sentence,

She was confused.

Victor, wanting to know why he

"Van?"

expect you to come out

looked for the source of

three cars that were parked

front, looking at them intently as he played with a

away that they were

Victor, who in turn stood

his eyes off Norton, watching

hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest

get lost even when

our way out of the forest, I put

marks and you can get back

"And then?"

her

looked straight into

"Walk along this road.

a mobile phone from them, and

that Norton didn’t

to play a game with Victor by throwing

if he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia

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

that Victor could not fulfill the promise he made

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

you get hold of a

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

her and she will pick

down

looked at her and asked in

"No."

her

were a little

remember the number, nor

a

Victor frowned.

he coughed violently as

and

want to spread her palm and let

couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant to leave each

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

each other! I’m so

when

intuitively pulled

seriously injured and keeping himself

be hard for

deliberately walked up to

Shelia

with them, Norton pulled

fast for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

firm grip on

in hearing

know you

as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with his

the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed

when something silver

that

out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not

felt that he had

fist and tried to

want

nothing to

So, let her go!"

wow! This is so

Norton curled his lips.

want to let her

don’t where she comes from but I

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

eyes,

of the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia

body was tensed

spat out blood and beg for mercy,

you

mocking smile

in anger when

you

you are a

Shelia swallowed.

of

more, you don’t have in you to do

So, cut the crap.

to kill

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to stop

she

would make Norton’s hackles rise and the

Norton was indeed angry.

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

Looks like you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

and instructed

anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

as

Shelia was taken to one

to

about where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464

was

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

hands clenched into fists, and the blue

teeth and yelled, "Let her

of the gushing water, Shelia

actually wanted Victor to run

the moment she opened her mouth,

enough, her eyes became

expression on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed at

Victor might be strong but he was useless

making me laugh,

I’m a good man? Why the hell

Norton approached the rope, squatted down, and

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

still some good in me, huh? What

could just glare at

whatever it took to save

middle of the river, Norton

appeared and stood between the

slowly stood up and looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest among my

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

"You want to save her, right? Knock

had been holding

Norton touched its tip with

before

can say goodbye to your good

away, I’m afraid that

at the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about anything

essence, so he quickly rushed up and

a mercenary and the most popular leader

subordinates

Victor was currently

even be able to

of them were tall and burly men that

Victor was at a disadvantage from

punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and

was hit, Victor

he was hit repeatedly, his strength left him, and he

being broken scattered all over his body,

this time, Victor’s face looked

still tried to stand,

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

to subconsciously use his arm

he was hit again, Victor spat out a

point, Victor’s vision

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

didn’t matter how many

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

trouble, so he was willing to do

go on, his body couldn’t

fell back to the ground and lost

somewhat awakened when he felt

struggled to open his eyes, but his vision

on the ground, watching

wonder

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

pain that pierced every inch of his body made Victor

Victor wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t move even

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

to look at the river, only to find that there was

no trace

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting out more

the soil and

if he was waiting for something to

waited for a long

he didn’t even know how much time

found the person he had

someone would raise her head from the river

of blood and the excruciating pain

he lost consciousness

up again,

him near the

operation to rescue him lasted for two days

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

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

he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people to look for

an

life was not completely out of danger yet,

know who Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be a very important person due

send people to search for Shelia along the

for seven days,

was still no news

a crumpled playing card that got wet from the

with mud, but one could easily recognize that

years later, Victor

did after fully

card in a box

the marble tombstone aside from

even Shelia’s name

Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on a business

him to the

It was also in that year that Carolyn sent Victor

he finished his studies and

over several small companies under the control of

Victor raised the sales of these companies from a

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

entered the ward

the bed,

can’t eat any

porridge

now, he couldn’t even stand the smell of

and had no choice but to put

it again

out, not intending to eat

saw Roger standing at the

to the hospital to

gradually got acquainted with

Roger would

too much, he could at least

Joey could only eat them in

greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and

that you

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

say no every time, he would still insist

asked, he said that he had an important project meeting

still visit, it would probably be

I

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

furrowed her brows

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

The operation done to Victor lasted for more than 70

and closed

Carson couldn’t do anything but wait

the operation began, the indicator light

that the surgery

was saved, but he wasn’t completely out of

was wheeled to the

until two days ago that his vital signs

to be transferred to the general

still in a

to check Victor’s condition

what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

old wounds had healed, they still

new injuries

the end, he said that only a miracle

us

asked in a gloomy

I can’t

but frown as

fact, if I may be blunt, please consider

you’re saying there’s a chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to

say this, it was obvious that this was what

a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance

for Carson and Lukas, Rachel was the first

deemed that Rachel had

Joey’s ward,

and there were dark

went down to tell Rachel about this important

when Rachel heard the tragic news, her

if she had already prepared herself for something

Carson was

when she

when Victor had been in a

might have

room for 70 hours before the indication light

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

You can’t smoke here."

senses,

he didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s

asked,

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said that he

that his plaster will be removed ahead of

peeped through the

saw Joey sleeping soundly in

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

then, I’m

saying that, Carson turned around and left

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

he had nothing else to

an eye, two days

was made aware of Victor’s

ward almost twenty-four hours a

didn’t show

expert, she was also convinced that

that Victor had miraculously woke

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

for a long time without being able

was still judging Roger’s

Rachel… Do you want to go upstairs and see

This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard

someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her

want

was Joey, pleading in a

failed to hide the fact that Victor was

woke up in the hospital, he actually

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

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

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

smiled

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad people live

to

eyes, she

moments, she

"Yes, of course."

following two weeks, Joey had a good rest

didn’t mention Victor, as if there was nothing wrong

night from time to time

a brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel

"Okay…"

heart softened,

ward was in the

was inconvenient for him to walk

let him sit in

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

enough, they

stopped at the

floor was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa in the hall, dealing

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

Carson knew that he would have

guy, it’s the first time I’ve

What brings you here?"

he quickly set the document

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking

Beaten? Why would you ask that? Do I look like someone who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m the one who

did those dark circles around

"Dark circles?"

choked

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

realized that

were so big that it seemed like someone punched

of course, this was

have a good sleep for

man, but even he

"Ha-ha!"

couldn’t help but laugh after seeing the upset look

seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he

stepped forward

"You, brat.

your godfather? You have guts,

his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t remember

have no opinion

I grew up

We are best friends.

the one who picked

that’s how I became your

crossed his

you, even if you don’t

said, "Humph! If I don’t want to

he withdrew his hand from

muttered in a slightly low voice, "I also didn’t expect that I would have a

a fact

change your attitude

but he

of his eye, Carson recognized

regain his composure and commented, "I see

that Mr.Sullivan has

with Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his composure just because

"Oh, I see."

room and said, "His

He is resting inside.

466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel

what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards the

her, pushing

placed over

in

about to

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at the

was not standing very far

a result, Joey could see him from the corner

raised his eyebrows as if he was giving Carson

a quick glance at

I need to use the

what Joey

about I take you

"No!"

in a very

serious

I am a

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

that moment, they were no longer in

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

to Joey’s words,

Roger, then her gaze fell

bother the former, Carson soon

wanted him to take

pay any attention to Rachel’s

and turned around as if nothing

Joey a thumbs up without

he

the plan

he headed towards

very good at

screen lit up while he was still holding it to his

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

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

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

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those words, they

thought that Rachel ought to have been closer to him than

past few days, they got along

them were always in

known to her, she still

look of things, Rachel still didn’t love

it couldn’t be

thinking about the night Rachel was standing

and Joey

time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

a quick glance at

you through with the

"What?"

and took a peek at

appeared on his

am through with

was left with no choice! My subordinates are too bad at

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake smile on her

very

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

and

want to

look through the glass

was

living room could be seen,

door open in no

lie in the

undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

came from behind

is in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

and saw a man in a suit coming

He looked dejected.

a document in

ran into Rachel and Carson as

at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

Sullivan Group and the director of

was no need asking about

could tell from the man’s expression that the project plan

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

was what

She turned to Carson.

he looked back at her, she raised her eyebrows

"Well, this is Troy.

member of the Sullivan Group’s project

knew exactly what she meant by just looking

was at a loss

were so many

had

who Rachel

and

"Miss Bennet."

her head

forehead was covered with

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

Miss Bennet, I’m going back to

his hand and said, "Very well

should do

Carson said, Troy went out of sight in a

at the

space was enough for her to see that Victor was sitting against the head

as

and can

walked to the door

against the door

didn’t follow

was reading some document when

head and say coldly, "Get

cast her

in a

still tell that his face was pale despite the

and looked

sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have

so entranced that she walked towards the bed

asked you to go out, didn’t

Victor heard the

looked up at the person who

cold and stiff tone, he

Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished the

many guests around, I figured it wouldn’t bode well if I

"The dance is over.

time to let

I reminded him.

through his eyes, but he still loosened his grip

steps back to distance myself

feel the

and

heart

like I had returned

the happiest time

reminisced, I knew that those days were long gone and I

looked down, feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached

me and began chatting with the guests with a smile on my face

said, raising my glass and taking

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

time, Elena came to

waiting for you on

upstairs and take

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when

smile appeared on

I followed her to the

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

also numerous balloons around the

widened

whole scene was picturesque

this my birthday surprise?’ I had no

was Charles, but I

smile appeared on my lips,

this much effort on me, and

receiving this birthday surprise soon died

floor, I stared

tranquil, and

cold sea breeze, I felt

sudden, a fireworks display lit up the sky,

to the sky, a deafening sound resonated in the

like

noise, I covered my ears

squatted on the ground and

began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like

incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing

was out of breath I felt so dizzy

pair of strong arms held

I’m here."

from above me, making me

It was Charles.

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

have to be scared ever