My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

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It’s so cold!"

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Shelia had ever heard

of your way to learn

also crushed some fruits and

a knife to slice the

what Shelia asked, his eyes

said,

knew

that because he wanted to be prepared in case

even under ner protection, Victor would

learn more skills so that he would at

"Alright."

focus her gaze on

a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that

stretched out a hand to wipe off the

to look at Victor with

Victor looked straight into Shelia’s eyes,

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

"Is that so?"

her nose

now? Is it

"No,"

said, glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

else did you learn other than roasting meat? I want

Can you teach me?"

want to learn

"In order to survive."

of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad upon

to be flipped? It’s on the

Shelia pointed out.

on the meat’s

he was still thinking

.

whether or not

was, after all, Shelia’s

didn’t

"Will you

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and she

dimples, meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she said, "Thanks so

kindest individual I’ve ever encountered, except

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I

taken over and the old woman was unwell and

as she spoke

elderly woman was a

she prepared great meals and gave me a lot of

is an orphan…’ Victor

was needed to look after

didn’t you leave with the other

at Victor and answered, "I

home Shelia had known

okay with you being outdoors on your

her head, Shelia said,

to visit her

whereabouts remain unknown to them, and I don’t intend to

the dingy

of sunshine that had been scattered by the

her hands behind her head,

sighed with disappointment as she gazed

want to

what keeps you from

people guarding the

me if I go

that

tell her my name when I meet her again in the

said, blinking

fixed on Shelia and he said

chance to see you, Van, it would be more than likely that she would

a soft spot in her heart

said that I

to use

at Shelia, Victor concluded that the adjective

an apt description of her features,

for your upbringing, how

since she was deaf, mute,

never referred to us

poker card

from her pocket as if it were a treasure and presented it to Victor

orphanage, each kid was given a unique

as we pleased, but we were

stared at the card–the

get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only one with

meat was toasting

the meat after

all set

Eat, please."

her gut

hand to her

meat

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after a

to her feet, she said, "Let’s

and was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended

"Come on, get up."

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

used a dart to put marks on

had lost track of time

sun had cooled

in sitting down on a stone and

far we’ll have to travel

we can get out before

drank some water

much walking, and he was

"I’m

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

continued

her forward motion, she murmured, "Van,

be sure to

gaze to

small face was covered in mud after a day and a night

What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow

"What are your plans once we leave the

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

the police station when I can no longer walk and beg

answered with a

"Shelia."

appeared to have made up his mind

"What’s the problem?"

me after we get

grandma will like you, I will defend you

can count

me to come

with you? If you

was concerned that Shelia might

a while before asking, "Are

"No, I’m not.

to treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

smiled at Victor,

when we get

"Sure."

emerged from

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

light glimmered on the bodies of Victor

walking since high noon and

was assuaged when they

we’re out of the

local villagers if we

We can…"

Shelia could finish her sentence, she saw Victor stop

She was confused.

Victor, wanting to know why

"Van?"

i didn’t expect you

Shelia looked for the

saw three cars that were parked not far

front, looking at them

away that they

moved to shield Victor, who in turn

eyes off Norton, watching

said, "Run into the

even when it gets

way out of the forest,

you can

"And then?"

asked, her eyebrows

looked straight into

"Walk along this road.

borrow a mobile phone from them, and call

Norton didn’t intend to let him

just wanted to play a game with Victor by throwing him into the

if he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia shouldn’t

bring her back to see his grandmother, and treat

it seemed that Victor could not fulfill

phone number on her palm with his

number once you get hold of

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

and she will pick you up wherever you

looked down at her

Victor looked at her and asked in

"No."

her

eyes were a

the

be a

Victor frowned.

that he coughed violently as soon as he finished

and clenched her

palm and

Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were

a condescending sneer, he said, "Tut, tut,

for each other! I’m

tensed up when

pulled

injured and keeping himself

would be hard for him to

walked up to

and Shelia

Norton pulled Shelia

too fast for Victor

"Let her go!"

a firm grip

satisfaction in hearing

you

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

more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain,

his tracks when

a knife that Norton pressed against Shelia’s

spat out a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to

felt that he had

fist and tried

you want is my

has nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This is

Norton curled his lips.

want to

but

it’s boring for you to die alone? I can do something about that and let

red eyes, Victor

of the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could do was

body was

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

that all you can do? Threaten

smile plastered on his

eyes narrowed in anger when

you

said you are

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment by threatening

you don’t have in you to do what

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me, then do

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to

knew that she

rise and the man

Norton was indeed angry.

he kept his voice in check as he talked to

you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

turned to his men and instructed

anxiously,

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

men did as they were

feet bound, Shelia was taken to one of

was made to ride a

was taking them.Chapter 464

river was

water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s face became

blue veins on

his teeth and yelled,

open her eyes because of the gushing water,

actually wanted Victor to run

opened her

enough, her eyes became

at the exasperated expression on Victor’s

might be strong but he was useless

making me

a good man? Why the hell should I obey

rope, squatted down, and blew the

you wanting to save her so much, I will give you a

me,

could just glare at

would do whatever it took to save

of the river, Norton squinted his eyes

him appeared and stood between the rope and

looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest among my

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

want to save her,

finished speaking, the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms

knife in his hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and

these two before the rope

can say goodbye to your

she’s washed away, I’m afraid

the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about

was of essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought

the most popular leader

weakest subordinates should be

Victor was currently

not even be able to defeat one

and burly men

Victor was at

in his abdomen one after another, and hit his

was hit, Victor staggered

was hit repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually knelt on the

all

time, Victor’s face looked

tried to stand,

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

arm

a mouthful of blood, and a tooth also

point, Victor’s vision

to fix his eyes on the rope, which

matter how

the fire was put out and the rope

this trouble, so he was willing to do

go on, his

he fell back to the ground and lost his

time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he

his eyes,

lay there on the ground, watching the raindrops

but wonder if he

fully recovered yet, so he thought that he

every inch of his

but he

move his hands a little bit, grabbing the mud

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

no trace

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out more

grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes as wide as

at the river expectantly, as if he was

for

didn’t even know how much

he never found the person he had

her head from the river or come out from

blood and the excruciating pain

he lost

up again, he was finally

him near

to rescue him lasted for two days

that Victor had

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

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

wearing an

out of danger yet, but all he cared about

she must be a very

dare delay to send people to search for Shelia along the

for seven days, but Shelia

passed and there was still no

card that got wet from the rain and then

mud, but one could easily

years later, Victor

first thing he did after fully

card in a box and buried it

nothing on the marble tombstone aside from

Shelia’s name

the second year of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on a business trip,

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

in that

finished his studies and

over several small companies under the

from a

prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over

time, Roger entered the ward where Rachel

the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and

can’t eat

had been eating porridge for about half a

even stand the smell of porridge

sighed and had no choice but to put the bowl

she said, "Eat it again

out, not intending to

saw Roger standing at the door, so

In the past half a month, Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey from time

gradually

liked about him was that Roger would bring some

much, he could at least

course, Joey could only

Roger, Rachel turned around and was

you say that

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

say no every time, he

said that he had an important project meeting today, so he might

could still visit, it would probably be very

initially, I couldn’t

hesitated for a moment before

furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

operation done to

and closed for several times as doctors went in

do anything but wait outside until the

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

that the surgery was successfully

saved, but he

he was wheeled to the

until two days ago that his vital signs

be transferred to the general

he was still in a

to check Victor’s condition

wasn’t what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

old wounds had healed, they still had

new injuries

end, he said that only a miracle

tell us when he will

asked in

can’t

frown as he

fact, if I may be blunt, please consider preparing for the worst-case

up? Is he going

didn’t say this, it was obvious

was a huge chance that this

was the first one to know

that Rachel had

against the wall outside Joey’s ward,

slightly disoriented, and there were dark

just went down to tell Rachel about

the tragic news, her face didn’t show much

she had already prepared herself

Carson was a bit

know when she became

it was when Victor had been in a coma

it might have

was also there outside the operating room for 70 hours before

moment of silence, Rachel glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low voice,

You can’t smoke here."

senses, Carson put

her indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue

subject and asked,

"Joey? He’s fine.

doctor checked him up yesterday and said that

it’s expected that his plaster will be removed ahead of

and peeped through the glass panel on the

sleeping

faint smile, he stretched for a bit

then, I’m leaving

that, Carson turned around and left without

seemed that he really just visited to tell

he had nothing else

blink of an eye, two days

was made aware of Victor’s condition,

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

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

expert, she was also convinced that Victor would never

now, Roger broke the news that Victor had

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

stared at Roger for a long time without

was as if she was still judging

want to

Rachel pressed her

pulled her sleeve and pulled

I want

was Joey, pleading

that Victor was in a coma after obtaining

hospital, he actually had a vague

been absent-minded

found out the truth, Rachel

anything, nor did he pester Rachel

smiled and

daddy bad? They say

we don’t have to worry

bright eyes, she felt a lump in her

she mustered her courage

"Yes, of course."

weeks, Joey had a good rest in the

mention Victor, as if there was

middle of the night from time to time and look

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

"Okay…"

softened,

in the second

was

let him sit

the three of

enough, they reached the

The elevator finally stopped at the

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

there were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually

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

time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

as he quickly set the document he was holding aside

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his innocent

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

where did those dark circles around your eyes come

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at

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

realized that Joey

his eye bags were so big that it

this was only

have a good sleep for half

but even he was

"Ha-ha!"

help but laugh after seeing the upset look on

realized that he was fooled by this little

his head, Carson stepped forward and

"You, brat.

your

a sharp pain on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I

have no opinion regarding

I

We are best friends.

the one

I became

crossed his arms in front of

you don’t want it,

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

tongue as he

in a slightly low voice, "I also

a fact that you can’t

change your attitude towards

but he stuck out his tongue at

corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

regain his composure and commented, "I see that

I heard that

here with Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

lose his

"Oh, I see."

pointed at the room and said, "His ward is over

He is resting inside.

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

one knew what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked

her, pushing

were placed

lost in

was about to sav something, Joey spoke

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at the little

was not standing very

could see him from the corner

eyebrows as if he was giving Carson

at him, Joey

need to use

overheard what

I

"No!"

a very decisive

serious look

am a

ward, so it wasn’t a problem for

were no longer in

the ladies’ room, just like it

Joey’s words, Rachel

Roger, then her gaze fell

former, Carson soon observed that she was staring

to take

pay any attention to Rachel’s

took out his phone and

Joey a

pretended like he was

the plan

he headed

he wasn’t very

while he was still holding it

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

"It’s okay.

take

He is actually right.

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

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those words, they

to have been

few days, they got

of them were always in one

best known to

of things,

it

about the night Rachel was standing outside the operating

Joey headed towards the

time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

quick glance at

with

"What?"

took

smile appeared on his

am

choice! My subordinates are too

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile on her

not very good at

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

nose and coughed to

you want to go

in order to look through the glass panel

ward was a

from her point of view, only the living room could be seen, and it

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

doctor said Victor would lie

undergo half a year’s

voice came from

is in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

a man in a suit

He looked dejected.

document in

ran into Rachel and Carson as soon as

was stunned at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

Group and the director

about what just happened

expression that the project plan had been denied

attention was drawn to the

what really interested

She turned to Carson.

at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

a member of

knew exactly what she meant by just looking

at a loss

were so many

he had to choose

recognized who

and

"Miss Bennet."

head

was covered with

given him the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was

Bennet, I’m going back

waved his hand and

do

Troy went out of sight in

looked at the door

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

condition doesn’t seem as bad as

well and can work

the door and

against the door

follow Rachel

reading some document when he heard

didn’t raise his head and say

cast her gaze

was in a

was pale despite

and

seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would

she walked towards the bed

to

the footsteps, his

at the person who

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

Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we

figured it wouldn’t bode well if

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

loosened his grip on my waist like i

took a few steps back to distance myself from

for some reason, I could still feel the warmth of

and i felt

heart was

a moment, it felt like I had returned to the

the happiest

those days were long gone and

looked down, feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached me and

behind me and began chatting with the guests with a

glass and taking a

it, I’d had a few to drink and

Elena

a surprise waiting for you on the

you like to go upstairs and take a look

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you

mysterious smile appeared on

I followed her to the deck on the second

I got there, I saw that there were bright red rose

were also numerous

widened

say, this whole

birthday surprise?’ I had no

came to mind was Charles, but I quickly

bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself for having

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

receiving this

I stood on the second floor, I stared at the night

sea was tranquil, and

cold sea

sudden, a fireworks display lit up the sky, forming

the sky,

sounded like a

by the noise, I

squatted on the ground and curled

began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was

incident at the abandoned warehouse

out of breath I felt so dizzy that I almost

panic attack, a pair of strong arms held

I’m here."

came from above me, making me

It was Charles.

arms as tears burst from my eyes,

don’t have to be scared ever