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.

been a long time

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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and ran

Ethan followed behind her.

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heard what Shelia

while, he said, "I

knew the reason

to be prepared in case of any

ner protection, Victor would find

skills so that he would at least have a better chance to survive in case of an

"Alright."

focus her gaze on

his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on the

out a hand

look at

into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel

and explained, "Your nose has

"Is that so?"

rub her nose with

about now? Is it

"No,"

said, glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

other than roasting

Can you teach me?"

want to

"In order to survive."

naturally.Chapter 462 Come With

shelia said casually.

felt sad

meat ready to be flipped?

Shelia pointed out.

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

he was still thinking about what she just

.

thoughts about whether or not to

all, Shelia’s own

other hand, didn’t seem to take it

asked, "Will you please

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

and she broke

dimples, meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she said, "Thanks so

the kindest individual I’ve ever encountered, except for my caretaker in

"Orphanage?"

where I was

the orphanage was taken over and the old woman was unwell and

clouded as

woman was a

I was younger, she prepared great meals

orphan…’ Victor pursed his

to look after you since the orphanage

didn’t you leave with

and answered, "I

Shelia had known for so

okay with you being outdoors on

her head, Shelia said,

was desperate to visit her tomb, so

whereabouts remain unknown to them, and I don’t

the dingy ground, Shelia

bathed in shards of sunshine that had been scattered

behind her head, her lips

with disappointment as she

to

you

are people

find me if I

had no idea that I have

my name when I meet her again in

blinking

black eyes remained fixed on Shelia and he

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

spot in her heart

that I

It didn’t seem appropriate to use this term

at Shelia, Victor concluded that the

of her features, particularly her

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

since

to us by

poker card

her pocket as if it were a treasure and

each kid was given

split the fruits, she put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but

stared at the card–the King

I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

"I am the only one with the King

toasting

the meat after

set

Eat, please."

her gut just after his

put her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with

the meat i made

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after a good

to her feet,

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

"Come on, get up."

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

Shelia used a dart to put marks on

had lost track of

had

on a stone and

we’ll have to travel until we’re

get out

some

much walking, and he

"I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

continued to hold

motion, she murmured,

you return, be sure to

to the side of

mud after a day

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow

"What are your plans once we leave

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

the police station when I can no longer walk and beg them to

answered with

"Shelia."

his mind after staring

"What’s the problem?"

with me after we get out of

sure my grandma will like you, I will defend you

count on

to

with you? If you don’t want to, it

concerned that Shelia

paused for a while before asking, "Are you joking right

"No, I’m not.

treat you the

Victor convinced her.

and smiled

we get out of

"Sure."

moment they emerged from

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

light glimmered on the bodies of

high noon and now, the

they saw a relatively

we’re out of the

local villagers if we walk

We can…"

sentence, she saw

She was confused.

wanting to know why

"Van?"

expect you to come

for

cars that were parked not far from

stood at the front, looking at them intently as

feel right away

instinctively moved to shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively

eyes off

only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into the

lost even when it

of

these marks and you

"And then?"

her

straight into

"Walk along this road.

you meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and call

knew that Norton didn’t intend to let him

a game with

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

had promised to give Shelia a family, bring her back to see his grandmother, and treat her as his own

that Victor could not fulfill the promise

Victor wrote a phone number

call the number once you get hold of a

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

will pick you up wherever

looked down

Victor looked at her and asked in confusion,

"No."

her hand

eyes were

want to remember the

a good

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently as soon as he finished

adamant and clenched

palm and let

Shelia were talking about, he could tell that

said, "Tut, tut, tut, this is so

feelings for each other! I’m

up when saw Norton approaching

pulled Sheila

himself standing steadily was

for him to fight off

up

and Shelia stepped

with them, Norton pulled Shelia

too fast for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

a firm grip

in hearing vexation

you look

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

body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to take

in his tracks when something

a knife that Norton pressed

spat out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

a mocking smile, pretending not to

he had

his fist and tried

you want is my

nothing to do

So, let her go!"

wow! This is

Norton curled his lips.

want to let her

where she comes from but I

die alone? I can do something about that and let her accompany

red eyes, Victor breathed

tip of the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could

was

Victor spat out blood and beg for

you can do?

kept his mocking smile

narrowed in anger

you just

you are

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment by

don’t have in you to do

So, cut the crap.

kill me,

"Shelia…"

desperately tried

that she

would make Norton’s hackles rise and the man would

Norton was indeed angry.

fierce, but he kept his voice in check as he

you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed them, "Tie

asked anxiously,

Norton didn’t answer.

glared

men did as

bound, Shelia was taken

was made to ride a

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

river was flowing

rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her

fists, and the blue veins on his neck

and yelled, "Let her

of the gushing

actually wanted Victor

the moment she opened her mouth, she was

enough, her eyes

on Victor’s face,

be strong but

me

good man? Why the

a cunning smile, Norton approached the rope, squatted down, and

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

good in me, huh? What do

just

it

Shelia, who was in the middle of the

him appeared and stood between the rope and

up and looked at Victor

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest

killed two people, and the

want to save her, right?

who had been holding

in his hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and warned, "But of

these two before the

you can say goodbye to

away, I’m afraid that you won’t even find

flame, Victor

essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against the two

mercenary and the most popular leader the Roaring

weakest subordinates should be strong

was currently badly

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

and burly men that could easily

Victor was at a disadvantage

over to them, the two men punched Victor right in

he was hit, Victor staggered and

left him, and

being broken scattered all over his body, making

face looked black

stand, not

even get back on his feet, he saw

arm to block it,

a mouthful of blood, and

point, Victor’s

eyes on the rope, which was only a

matter how

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

trouble, so he

much as his mind wanted to go on, his body couldn’t keep up

to the

it raining?’ After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he

to open his eyes, but his vision was

there on the ground, watching

couldn’t help but wonder if

recovered yet, so he

the sharp pain that pierced every inch of his body made Victor

wanted to stand up, but

could only move his hands a little bit, grabbing the

at the

was no trace

"Ahem!"

spurting

soil and opened his eyes as wide

looked at the river expectantly, as if he

for a

know how

found the person

head from the river or come out from

excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t keep

he lost

again,

subordinates found him near

operation to rescue him lasted for two days

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

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

woke up was ask Carolyn

was still wearing an oxygen mask

not completely out of danger yet, but all he cared about was

that she must be a very important person due to his

didn’t dare delay to send people to search

lasted for seven days, but Shelia

week passed and there was

able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet

covered with mud, but one could easily recognize that it was the King of

years later,

first thing he did after

put the King of Hearts card in

was nothing on the marble tombstone aside from

even Shelia’s

was on a business trip,

him to the hospital, but he was declared

in that year that Carolyn

finished his studies

companies under

of these companies from

able to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed

time, Roger entered the ward where Rachel

he saw her sitting on the edge of the bed, holding

eat

had been eating porridge for about

he couldn’t even stand the smell of porridge

choice but to

it again when

tongue out, not intending

standing at the

Roger came to

gradually

him was that Roger would bring some snacks when he

much, he could

Joey could only eat

Roger, Rachel turned around

that you wouldn’t come

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

every time, he would still

he said that he had an important project meeting today,

could still visit, it would probably be

I couldn’t

Roger hesitated for a moment before

furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

The operation done to Victor

operating room opened and closed for several times

do anything but wait outside

since the operation began, the

that the surgery was successfully

was saved, but he wasn’t completely out of

was wheeled to

ago that his

eligible to be transferred

he was still in

field to check Victor’s

it wasn’t what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

his old wounds had healed, they

injuries just made

end, he said that only

least tell us when he

in

can’t say

help but frown

blunt, please consider preparing

Is he going to

say this, it was obvious that

hundred percent, but there was a huge chance

and Lukas, Rachel was the first one

Rachel

outside Joey’s ward,

looked slightly disoriented, and there were dark

tell

when Rachel heard the tragic news, her face

already prepared herself

fact, Carson was a

when she became

been in a coma for about

it might have been even

room for 70 hours before the indication light

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

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses,

expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s

then changed the subject and asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said that he has

will be

through the glass panel on

saw Joey sleeping

he stretched for a bit

I’m leaving

turned around

tell Rachel about the

had nothing else

blink of an eye, two days eventually

aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend to

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

didn’t

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

that Victor had miraculously woke up

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

time without being able to

she was still judging Roger’s expression

want to

asked slowly This time, Rachel pressed

nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled

want

pleading in

that Victor was in a coma after obtaining serious

the hospital,

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

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

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

just smiled and made a

daddy bad? They say bad

have to worry too much

Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a

few moments, she mustered

"Yes, of course."

had a good rest in

mention Victor, as if there was nothing

would actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to time and

it all inside him, but Rachel was aware that he missed

"Okay…"

heart softened, and she

ward was in the second inpatient

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

let him sit in

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

they

The elevator finally stopped at the floor

there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa in the hall,

steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually

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

it’s the first time I’ve seen

What brings you here?"

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

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking

ask that? Do I look like someone who will be

those dark circles

"Dark circles?"

choked

panic, he picked up his phone, opened its front

that Joey was

bags were so big that

of course, this was only to be

have a good sleep for half a

man, but even he was susceptible to stress

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the upset look

seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that

head, Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

your godfather? You have

his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather?

have no opinion

father and I grew

We are best friends.

one who picked

that’s how I

crossed his arms in front of his

don’t want

away using his uninjured hand and said, "Humph!

he

voice, "I also

I said, it’s a fact that you

change

he stuck out his

of his

composure and commented, "I see that you’re

heard that

I came here with Rachel and Joey to see

Roger explained.

to lose his

"Oh, I see."

at the room and said, "His ward is

He is resting inside.

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

knew what was going

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked

her,

were placed over his

was lost in thoughts

was about to sav something, Joey spoke

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at the

was not standing very far

see him from the

eyebrows as if he was

quick glance at him, Joey turned

to

what Joey was

I take

"No!"

replied in a very decisive

was a serious

am a

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

moment, they were no

ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t be right for her

to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at

then her

the former, Carson soon observed that she was staring at

she wanted him to take

coughed and refused to pay any

he took out his phone and turned

give Joey a thumbs up without Rachel

pretended like he was answering

have read the plan you sent

he headed

very

screen lit up while he was

saw what just happened clearly and understood

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

embarrassing for a boy like him to be taken to the

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those words, they

ought to have been

few days, they got along

of them were always in

for reasons best known to

the look of things, Rachel still

it couldn’t

stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside the operating room where Victor

and Joey headed

time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

a quick glance at the phone in

through with

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took a

smile appeared on

I am through

choice! My subordinates

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake

not very good at

pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the smile

the tip of his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness of

you want to go

order to look through the

was a

only the living room could be seen, and it was

couldn’t see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no

doctor said Victor would lie in

half a

came from behind

in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

and saw a man in

He looked dejected.

document

and Carson as

was stunned at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung

It was quite noticeable.

of the Sullivan Group and

no need asking about what just happened to

expression that the project plan had

was drawn to the name on

what really

She turned to Carson.

her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

works as a member of the Sullivan Group’s

she meant by just looking

a loss for

many surnames in

he had to

who Rachel

and

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly

forehead was covered with

his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding the

Bennet, I’m going back to

waved his hand and said, "Very well

do that

Troy went out of sight in a

at

space was enough for her to see that Victor was

seem as bad

well and

walked to the door and

against

follow Rachel

some document when he heard

he didn’t raise his head and say

cast her gaze

in a

that his face was pale despite the fact

and looked rather

waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that the man in

entranced that she

asked you to go out, didn’t

the footsteps, his frown

up at the person who was walking towards

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

POV: Even after we finished

around, I figured it wouldn’t bode well if

"The dance is over.

time to let

I reminded him.

but he still loosened his grip on

back to distance myself from

for some reason, I could still feel the

face blushed and i felt

heart was

felt like I had

were the happiest time of my

those days were long gone

down, feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached me

forced myself to ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began

said, raising my glass and taking a sip

to drink

this time, Elena

a surprise waiting for you

like to go upstairs and take

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you

mysterious smile appeared on

confusion, I followed her to the deck on

there, I saw that there were bright red

numerous balloons around the

widened

must say, this whole

surprise?’ I had

first person that came to mind was Charles, but

my lips, and somehow, I began

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

receiving this

second floor, I stared at the night

sea was tranquil, and

sea breeze, I felt

lit up

the sky, a deafening sound resonated in

sounded like

the noise, I covered my

squatted on the ground and curled

uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was running

incident at the abandoned warehouse

out of breath I felt so dizzy

was having a panic attack, a pair of strong

I’m here."

came from above me,

It was Charles.

from my eyes, Gently,

have to