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.

long time since they

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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used a knife to slice the

what Shelia asked, his eyes

while, he said, "I have

fact, Victor knew the reason

that because he wanted to be prepared in case

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

pushed him to learn more skills so that he would at least have

"Alright."

her gaze

of his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the

a hand to

was startled and turned to look at

into Shelia’s eyes, he

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

"Is that so?"

her nose with the back of her

now?

"No,"

glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

than

Can you teach me?"

do you want to

"In order to survive."

mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In

shelia said casually.

sad

be flipped? It’s on

Shelia pointed out.

burn on the meat’s exposed side when he looked at it

meat over while he was still thinking about what she

.

or not

after all,

other hand, didn’t seem

you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and she broke into a

meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

broadly as she said,

I’ve ever encountered, except for my

"Orphanage?"

where

taken over and the old woman was unwell

clouded as

elderly woman was a

prepared great meals

orphan…’ Victor pursed his

was needed to look after you since the orphanage

leave with

looked up at Victor and answered, "I

home Shelia had known for

you

head, Shelia said,

visit her tomb, so

whereabouts remain unknown to them,

the dingy ground, Shelia

been

hands behind her

sighed with disappointment as she gazed up

to visit

what keeps you from

are people guarding the

find me if

that

when I meet her again in

blinking her

fixed on Shelia and he said

chance to see you, Van,

soft spot in her heart for adorable

that I was

It didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to describe

concluded

of

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

to communicate since she

to us

card

pocket as if it were a treasure and presented it

kid was given

the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we

stared at the card–the King

I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

and said, "I am the only one with the

toasting as they were

meat

set to

Eat, please."

gut just after his words

so she put her hand to her stomach and

meat i made myself! Van, you’re

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a

feet, she said, "Let’s

when Shelia abruptly extended her hand

"Come on, get up."

pause,

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

of time as they

had

sitting down on a stone and drank

not sure how far we’ll have

can get out before

drank some water as

after so much walking, and he

incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

and continued to hold

her forward motion, she murmured,

return, be sure

lowered his gaze to the side of

small face was covered in mud after a day and a

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow to

your plans once we

don’t know… I want to continue my travels and explore the

can no

answered with

"Shelia."

made up his mind after

"What’s the problem?"

after we get out of

you, I will defend you if

can count

want me to come

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

was concerned that Shelia might

for a while before asking, "Are you

"No, I’m not.

you

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor,

agree when we get out

"Sure."

moment they emerged from the woods,

the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that

the bodies of Victor and

walking since high noon and now, the

was assuaged when they saw a

out of the

meet local villagers if we

We can…"

her sentence, she

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of the

were parked not

them intently as he

away that they were

to shield Victor, who in turn

didn’t take his eyes off Norton,

could hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest when I tell

even when it

of

these marks and you can

"And then?"

her

looked straight into

"Walk along this road.

mobile phone from them, and call this

Norton didn’t intend to let

with Victor by throwing him into

couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia shouldn’t

give Shelia a family, bring her back

not fulfill the promise

Victor wrote a phone number on her palm with his

call the number once you get hold of a mobile

he whispered.

is my

she will pick you up wherever you

looked down at

respond, Victor looked at her

"No."

pulled her hand

were

don’t want to remember the number, nor

be a

Victor frowned.

he coughed violently as soon as

adamant and clenched

want to spread her palm and

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

said, "Tut,

for each other! I’m

up when saw

intuitively pulled Sheila

seriously injured and keeping himself standing steadily was taxing for

for

walked up to them

Shelia

with them, Norton pulled Shelia towards

for Victor

"Let her go!"

firm grip

hearing

know you

he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face

body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to

stopped in his tracks when something silver flashed

that

spat out a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not

he

clenched his fist and tried to steady

you want is my

to

So, let her go!"

This is

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want to

comes from but I find your reaction

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

eyes,

pressed against her neck, all

body was

out blood and beg for

all you can do?

kept his mocking smile

eyes narrowed in anger when

did you

you

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment by threatening two

in you to do what you

So, cut the crap.

to kill me, then

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to

knew that she was

that Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise and the

Norton was indeed angry.

his voice in check as

really? Looks like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed them, "Tie her

and asked anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

as

feet bound, Shelia was taken to

was made to ride a

his brain thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter

was flowing

Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw

the blue veins on his

and

to open her eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia had

wanted Victor to run

she opened her mouth, she was

her

the exasperated expression on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed

Victor might be strong but he was useless in this

me

a good man? Why the hell should I obey

the rope, squatted down, and blew

save her so much,

still some good in me, huh? What do you

just glare at

whatever it took to

in the middle of the river,

behind him appeared and

stood up and looked at Victor with a

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the

two people, and the one on the right has killed

brief pause, Norton continued, "You want to

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

hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and

two before

say goodbye

washed away, I’m afraid that you won’t

Victor didn’t care about anything

was of essence, so he quickly rushed up

and the most popular leader the Roaring Tiger

his weakest subordinates

Victor was currently

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

and burly men that could

was at a disadvantage from the

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

he was hit, Victor staggered and

strength left

broken scattered all

Victor’s face looked black with

still tried to stand,

he could even get back on his feet,

able to subconsciously use his arm to

again, Victor spat out a mouthful of

Victor’s

to fix his eyes on the rope, which was only

didn’t matter how many

the fire was put out and the rope was grasped,

trouble, so he was willing

to go

he fell back to the ground and

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

his eyes, but his vision

there on the ground,

wonder if he was

yet, so he thought that he might be

that pierced every inch of his body made

wanted to stand up, but he

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

best, he turned his head to look at the river, only to find that there was

no trace

"Ahem!"

spurting out

soil and opened his eyes as wide as

as if he was waiting for

waited for a

he didn’t even know how much time

he never found the

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

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

he lost

again,

him near

him lasted for

found out that Victor had fractures in eight different

and lungs were inflamed,

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

an

out of danger yet, but all he cared about

she must be a very important person due to his

send people to search for Shelia along the

for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t

there was still no news

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

but one could easily recognize that it was

later,

thing he did after fully recovering

the King of Hearts card in

marble tombstone aside

wasn’t even Shelia’s name

year of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on a business trip, he suffered a sudden heart

to rush him to the hospital, but he was declared

also in that year that Carolyn sent Victor

he finished his studies

began taking over several small companies

the sales of these companies from a

outstanding ability,

Roger entered the

the bed, holding a

can’t eat

eating porridge for about

couldn’t even stand the smell of porridge

no choice but

"Eat it

out, not

Roger standing at the door,

to the hospital to visit Joey from time to

gradually got

was that Roger would

much, he could at least

only

Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised to

that you wouldn’t

advance to ask her if she wanted to eat something

would say no every time, he would still

he had an important project meeting today,

it would

I couldn’t

Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment

response, Rachel furrowed her brows

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more than

room opened and closed for several

Carson couldn’t do anything but wait outside until the procedure

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

indicated that the surgery

but he wasn’t completely out

was wheeled

days ago that his vital

became eligible to be transferred to

still

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

what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

had healed, they still had an

his new injuries just made matters

that only

you at least tell us when he

asked in

can’t

expert couldn’t help but frown as he

may be blunt, please consider preparing

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

say this, it was obvious that this was what he

there was a huge chance

Lukas, Rachel was the first one to know about

that Rachel had

Joey’s ward, holding a

disoriented, and there were dark

went down to tell Rachel about this important

the tragic news, her face didn’t

had already prepared herself for

Carson was a bit

didn’t know when she became this

was when Victor had been in a coma

might have been

also there outside the operating room for 70 hours

silence, Rachel glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him

You can’t smoke here."

he regained his senses, Carson put

didn’t bother

subject and asked, "Anyway, how is the little

"Joey? He’s fine.

him up yesterday and said that he has been

plaster will be removed ahead of the initial

turned his head and peeped through

saw Joey sleeping soundly in the

stretched for a bit

then, I’m

saying that, Carson turned around and left without

tell Rachel about the

from that, he had nothing

blink of an eye, two days eventually passed

Victor’s

stayed in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours a

the same time, Carson didn’t

an expert, she was also convinced that Victor

now, Roger broke the news that Victor had miraculously

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

a long time without being able to speak

was as if she was still judging Roger’s expression if he

Do you want to go upstairs and

Rachel pressed her

gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from

want to

pleading in a

the fact that Victor

up in the hospital, he actually had a

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

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

nor did he pester Rachel to go to the

just smiled and made

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad people live

to

Joey’s bright eyes, she

moments, she mustered

"Yes, of course."

Joey had a good rest in

mention Victor, as if there was

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

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

"Okay…"

heart softened,

was in

healed yet, it was inconvenient

him sit in

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

enough, they reached the

at the floor of the

one patient at this time, Carson

he furrowed his brows and eventually saw

If Victor had seen this scene, Carson knew

time

What brings you here?"

Joey as he quickly set the document

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking

Do I look like someone who will be beaten easily?

dark circles around your eyes

"Dark circles?"

choked at

his phone, opened its front camera,

realized that

his eye bags were so big that

course, this was

have a good sleep for

young man, but even he was

"Ha-ha!"

seeing

that he was fooled

forward and pinched

"You, brat.

dare you tease your godfather? You have

"Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t remember recognizing

no opinion regarding

and I grew up

We are best friends.

the one who picked

that’s how I became your

eyebrows and crossed his arms in front of his

you don’t want it,

hand away using his uninjured hand and said,

he withdrew

voice, "I also didn’t

as I said, it’s a fact that you

you’d better change your attitude towards

but he stuck out

of his

regain his composure and commented, "I see that you’re

I heard that Mr.Sullivan has woken

I came here with Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

his composure

"Oh, I see."

and said,

He is resting inside.

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

one knew what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards

followed her, pushing

arms were placed

was lost in thoughts for a

when he was about to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked

standing very far

see him from the

if he was

a quick glance at him, Joey

to use

overheard what Joey was

I take you

"No!"

replied in a very

serious look

am a

so it wasn’t a problem for Rachel to

moment, they were no

for Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room, just

words,

then her gaze fell on

the former, Carson

she wanted him to take Joey to

refused to pay any attention to

he took out his phone and turned around as if nothing had

a thumbs up without

Carson pretended like he

the plan

he headed towards the

very good at

while he was still holding it to

was no call at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that it

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

a boy like him to be taken to the

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those words, they displeased

have been

they got along

of them were always in one

known to her, she still alienated

look of things, Rachel still didn’t love

knew that it couldn’t be

couldn’t stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside the operating room

he and Joey headed

some time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

a quick glance at the phone in

you through with

"What?"

took a peek at

appeared

I am through

My subordinates are too

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile on her

not very good

Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the smile on

his nose and coughed to ease

you want to

her head in order to look through the glass panel

ward was a

her point of view, only the living

Rachel pushed the door open in

lie in the bed for

undergo half a year’s

voice came from

a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

in

He looked dejected.

a document

and Carson as soon as he came

first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

employee of the Sullivan Group and the

need asking about what just happened to

from the man’s expression that the project

Her attention was drawn to the name

was what

She turned to Carson.

back at her,

"Well, this is Troy.

of

she meant by just looking at her

was at a loss for

were so many surnames in the

he had

who

and mentioned

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly in

forehead was

him the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding the document tightly

Miss Bennet, I’m going back to the

and said,

should do

Carson said, Troy went out

looked at the door

that Victor was sitting against the

seem as bad as you

is well and

door and pushed it

leaned against the door

follow Rachel

some document when he

didn’t raise his head

cast her gaze

was in a hospital

his face was pale despite the fact that he lowered his

frowned and

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

so entranced that she walked towards the

you to

the footsteps, his frown

up at the person who

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

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

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

"The dance is over.

time to

I reminded him.

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

took a few steps back to

I could still feel the warmth

and

heart was

felt like

him were the

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

down, feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me

me and began chatting with the guests

and taking a sip of

knowing it, I’d had a few to

Elena came

a surprise waiting for you on the second

like to go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you get

smile appeared

my confusion, I followed her to the deck on

red rose petals

also numerous balloons around

eyes widened

whole scene was picturesque

my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who had

to mind was Charles, but I

him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself for having such

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

joy of receiving this birthday

I stared at the night scene around me

was tranquil, and

the cold sea breeze, I

a sudden, a fireworks display lit up the sky,

shot up to the sky, a deafening

sounded like a

the noise, I

on the ground and curled

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was

the abandoned warehouse kept flashing

I was out of breath I felt so dizzy that I

of strong arms

I’m here."

from above me,

It was Charles.

tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and

don’t have to be scared