My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

had been a long time

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

whined, her

thought occurred

shouted, "The eggs! I forgot all

broke free from Ethan’s embrace and ran

Ethan followed behind her.

at Janet, who was extremely flustered, and

I told you to

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

the corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean up

"I’m sorry.

talking to Charis, so I rushed to you and

Ethan had guessed this.

drying his freshly washed hands, he raised his eyes to look

"It’s my fault.

didn’t give you enough

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and leaned her face against his

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crushed some fruits and

knife to slice

he heard what Shelia asked,

while, he said, "I have

Victor knew the reason

wanted to be prepared in case of any

ner protection, Victor would find himself in

at least have

"Alright."

continued to focus her gaze

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

out a hand to wipe off

and turned to look at Victor with a blank

straight into Shelia’s eyes,

hand, looked away, and explained, "Your nose

"Is that so?"

rub her nose with the back of her

what about now? Is it still

"No,"

said, glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

than roasting meat? I want

Can you teach me?"

do you want

"In order to survive."

Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With

shelia said casually.

sad

be flipped? It’s on the

Shelia pointed out.

saw a small burn on the meat’s exposed side when he looked

meat over while he was still thinking about what

.

or

was, after all, Shelia’s

hand, didn’t seem to take it

you please

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and she

meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she said, "Thanks so

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

"Orphanage?"

where I

the orphanage was taken over and the old

clouded as she

elderly woman was

prepared great meals and gave me a

orphan…’ Victor pursed his

needed to look after you since the orphanage was

didn’t you leave with

Victor and answered,

only home Shelia had

okay with you being outdoors on your

head, Shelia said,

I was desperate to visit

remain unknown to them,

the dingy ground,

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

hands behind

disappointment as she gazed

to visit

you from doing

are people

find me if I go

idea that I have a name

tell her my name when I meet her again in the

blinking

black eyes remained fixed on Shelia

you, Van, it would be

soft spot in her heart for adorable

said that I

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

at Shelia, Victor concluded

apt description of her features, particularly her

for

to communicate since she was deaf, mute, and

never referred to us by

poker card

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

orphanage, each kid was given a unique

the elderly woman split the fruits, she put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which was maybe due to the reference

at the

Did I get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

"I am the only one with

toasting as they were

meat after he

all set

Eat, please."

from her gut just after

put her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with

much better than the meat i made myself! Van, you’re

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after

to her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

when Shelia abruptly extended her

"Come on, get up."

aback, and after a little pause, he took

used a dart to put marks on the

of

had cooled down

in sitting down on

far we’ll

out

drank some water as

and he was coughing up blood for the second

"I’m

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to

motion, she murmured,

you return, be sure to eat

to the side of

in mud after a day

What’s

"Plan?"

was slow to

we leave the forest? Where will

my travels and

can no longer walk

with a

"Shelia."

up his mind after staring at Shelia for a long

"What’s the problem?"

come with me after we get out

I

count on

want me to

you? If you

that Shelia might

for a while before

"No, I’m not.

treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

and smiled

we get out

"Sure."

they emerged from the woods,

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

glimmered on the

noon and now, the sun was

they saw a

out

local villagers if we walk a

We can…"

Shelia could finish her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

Victor, wanting

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect you to

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of

saw three cars that were

at them intently as he

away that they were Victor’s

to shield Victor, who in turn

didn’t take his eyes off Norton, watching his

only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into

get lost even when

were finding our way out of the forest, I

marks and you can

"And then?"

her

looked straight

"Walk along this road.

villagers, borrow a mobile phone

Norton didn’t intend

a game with Victor by throwing him into the

if he couldn’t escape

give Shelia a family, bring her back to

not fulfill the promise

Victor wrote a phone number

you get hold of a mobile

he whispered.

is my

and she will pick you up wherever you

down at her

Victor looked at her

"No."

her

eyes were a little

the number, nor do I want

a

Victor frowned.

he coughed violently as soon as he finished

and clenched her

to spread her palm and let Victor write the

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

sneer, he said, "Tut, tut, tut,

for each other! I’m so moved by

when saw Norton approaching

intuitively pulled Sheila behind

was seriously injured and keeping himself

would be hard for him

deliberately walked up to them

and Shelia

Norton pulled Shelia

was too fast for

"Let her go!"

a firm

found satisfaction in hearing vexation

you

mud on Shelia’s face with his

Victor, Disregarding body pain,

stopped in his tracks when something silver flashed through his

a knife that

out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear

felt that he had difficulty

his fist and tried to

want

nothing to do

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want to

don’t where she comes from but I

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

eyes,

her neck, all Shelia

body was tensed

saw Victor spat out blood and

all you can do? Threaten

his mocking smile

anger when he

did you just

you are a

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment by threatening two

you don’t have in you to

So, cut the crap.

to kill me, then do

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to

she was provoking

Norton’s hackles rise and the man would do just what she was

Norton was indeed angry.

fierce, but he kept his voice in check

really? Looks like you really

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

and instructed them,

eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you

Norton didn’t answer.

glared

did as they

feet bound, Shelia was taken to

was made to

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

river was flowing

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

fists, and the blue

his teeth and yelled,

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

wanted Victor

moment she opened her mouth, she

enough, her eyes became

the exasperated expression on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed at

thought that Victor might be strong but he was useless

me

good man? Why the hell should

the rope, squatted down, and

sake of you wanting to save her

good in me, huh? What do you

could just glare at

do whatever it took to save

in the middle of the river, Norton squinted his

after, two men behind him appeared and stood between

up and looked at Victor with a

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest among

only killed two people, and the

"You want to save her,

had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and

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

before the

goodbye to your

away, I’m afraid

flame, Victor didn’t care about

quickly rushed

a mercenary and the most popular leader the Roaring Tiger

weakest subordinates should

was currently badly

state, he might not even be able

them were tall and burly

at a

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

hit, Victor staggered

strength left him, and he eventually knelt

broken scattered all over his body, making him feel somewhat

face

to stand, not ready to

could even get back on his feet, he saw

was still able to subconsciously use his arm to block it, but it

was hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and

point, Victor’s vision

eyes on the rope, which was only a few

didn’t matter how many

fire was put out and the

her into this trouble, so he was

to go on, his body couldn’t keep up

to the ground

was somewhat awakened when he

open his eyes, but

on the ground, watching the raindrops

but wonder if he was still

yet, so he thought that he

the sharp pain that pierced every inch of

to stand up, but he couldn’t move even

his hands a little bit, grabbing the

turned his head to look at the river,

was no trace of

"Ahem!"

spurting out

grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes

if he was waiting

waited for

know how much time

found the person he had

raise her head from the river

and the excruciating pain

lost

again, he

him

to rescue him lasted for two days and

found out that Victor had fractures in eight

and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill

woke up was ask Carolyn

still wearing an oxygen

of danger yet, but all he

was, but she could sense that she must be

delay to send people to

search lasted for seven days, but Shelia

there was still

give Victor was a crumpled playing card

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

later, Victor

did after fully recovering

put the King of Hearts card in

the marble

Shelia’s name on

while Karl was on a business trip, he suffered a sudden heart

to the

in that year that

more years, he finished his studies

taking over several small companies

time, Victor raised the sales of these companies from a very low level to one of the top in

was able to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually

At this time, Roger entered the ward where

the edge of the bed, holding a bowl

eat

porridge for

couldn’t even stand the smell of

no choice but

"Eat it again when

his tongue out, not

the

came to the hospital to visit

gradually

Roger would bring some

could at

course, Joey could only

Rachel turned around and was surprised to see

say that you wouldn’t

a message in advance to ask her if she

would say no every time, he would still insist on getting

that he had an important

he could still visit, it would

initially, I couldn’t

Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment

Rachel furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

to Victor

opened and closed

couldn’t do anything but wait outside

fourth day since the operation began, the indicator light

indicated that the

was saved, but he wasn’t completely out

he was wheeled to

was not until two days ago that

be transferred

was still

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

it wasn’t what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

his old wounds had healed, they still had an

new injuries just made matters

only a miracle could save Victor’s

at least tell us when

in a gloomy

afraid I can’t say

couldn’t help but frown as

blunt,

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

was obvious that this was what

a hundred percent, but there was

Lukas, Rachel was the first one to

Carson deemed that Rachel had

the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between

slightly disoriented, and there were dark

just went down to tell Rachel about this important

news, her face didn’t show

was as if she had already prepared herself

was a bit

she became this mentally

had been in a coma for about half a

might have been

there outside the operating room for 70 hours before the indication light

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

You can’t smoke here."

senses, Carson

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

the subject and asked, "Anyway, how is the little

"Joey? He’s fine.

him up yesterday and said that he has

fact, it’s expected that his plaster will be

his head and peeped through the glass

Joey sleeping soundly

he stretched for a bit and said, "Good for

I’m

saying that, Carson turned around and left without

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

that, he had nothing

an eye,

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

in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four

didn’t show his face to

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

that Victor had miraculously woke up from

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

stared at Roger for a long time without being

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

you want to go upstairs and see

This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard

gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from

I want

was Joey, pleading in a

to hide the fact that Victor was in a coma

in the hospital, he actually

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

out the truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart to

or say anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go to

smiled and made a

They say

to worry too much about

Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a lump in her

a few moments, she

"Yes, of course."

following two weeks, Joey had a good rest in

mention Victor, as if there was nothing wrong going

that Joey would actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to time and look at the ceiling with his eyes wide

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

"Okay…"

heart softened, and she

was in the

it was inconvenient for him to walk

him sit in a

pushed the wheelchair for him, and the three of them

enough, they

elevator finally stopped at the floor of the ward where

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

approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually

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

first time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

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

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his

would you ask that? Do I look like someone who will

where did those dark circles around your

"Dark circles?"

choked at

opened its front camera,

that Joey was

and his eye bags were so big that it seemed like

this was only to be

hadn’t have a good sleep for half a

but

"Ha-ha!"

couldn’t help but laugh after seeing

Joey’s seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he

his head, Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

dare you tease your godfather?

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

no opinion

and I

We are best friends.

one

how I became your

his eyebrows and crossed his arms in front of

if you don’t want it, that

tried to pull Carson’s hand away using his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I

as he withdrew his

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

it’s a fact that you can’t

better change your attitude

he

the corner of his eye, Carson recognized

then tried to regain his composure and commented, "I see

I heard that Mr.Sullivan

with Rachel

Roger explained.

plan to lose his

"Oh, I see."

room and

He is resting inside.

466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward

knew what was going

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked towards

followed her, pushing

were placed over

was lost in thoughts for

he was about to sav something, Joey

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at the little

was not standing very far

Joey could see him from the corner of his

his eyebrows as if he was giving Carson

quick glance at him, Joey turned his

I need to use

overheard what Joey

I take

"No!"

in a very

was a serious look on

I am

ward, so it wasn’t a problem for

at that moment, they were no longer in the

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

to Joey’s words, Rachel

was Roger, then her gaze

the former, Carson soon observed that she was staring at

she wanted him to take

to pay any attention

out his phone and turned around

a

like he was answering the

the plan you sent

headed

wasn’t very good

up while he was

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

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

very embarrassing for a boy like him to be taken

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those words,

that Rachel ought to have been closer to him

past few days, they got

were always in one another’s

reasons best known to

things, Rachel still didn’t

that it

from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside the operating room

he and Joey headed towards the

some time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at the

with the phone

"What?"

sight and took a peek

a smile appeared on

I am

was left with no choice! My subordinates are

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake smile on

very good

he had pretended to answer the call only moments ago,

the tip of his nose and coughed to ease

you want

in order to look through the

ward was

the living room

pushed the door open in no time and walked

Victor would lie

has to undergo half a year’s

voice came from

is in a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

in a

He looked dejected.

document

and Carson as

at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

of the Sullivan Group and the

asking about what just happened to

expression that the project plan had been

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

surname was what really interested

She turned to Carson.

back at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

works as a member of

exactly what she meant by

was at a loss for

so many surnames

had to

who Rachel

bowed and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head

was covered

life! Nonetheless, he was still holding

Bennet, I’m going back to

his hand and said, "Very well

do that

said, Troy went out of sight in a blink of

looked at the

her to see that Victor was

as bad as you

well and can

door

leaned against the

follow

reading some document

he didn’t raise his head and say

her

in a

could still tell that his face was pale despite the

and

room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that

entranced that she walked towards the

you to

the footsteps, his frown

at the person who was

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

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

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

"The dance is over.

time to let

I reminded him.

still loosened his grip on

few steps back to

still feel the warmth of his touch on my

face blushed and i

heart was

like I had returned to

him were the happiest time

even as I reminisced, I knew that those days were long gone and I could

looked down, feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me and greeted

me and began chatting with

said, raising my glass and taking a sip

to drink

time, Elena came

for you on the

you like to go upstairs and take

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you

appeared on Elena’s

I followed her to the deck on

there were bright red

also numerous balloons around

widened in

must say, this whole scene was

had no idea

that came to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast aside that

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

this much effort on me, and

this birthday

I stood on the second floor, I stared at the night scene around me

tranquil, and yet

the cold sea breeze, I

of a sudden, a fireworks display lit up the sky, forming the

sky, a deafening sound resonated in the

like

the noise, I covered my ears

squatted on the ground and curled

body began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was

horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept

I was out of breath I

was having a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s no need to be

I’m here."

voice came from above me, making me feel so

It was Charles.

from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried to

don’t have to be