My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire
Chapter 317: Apologize
Pleasantly surprised, Janet looked up from her phone and sneered at the HR staff.
Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.
"Miss Lind, please sign on the resignation notice,"
the staff member said through gritted teeth.
She grew angrier when she saw that Janet began to tinker with her phone.
Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.
"Are you serious, Mr.Larson? What did you find?"
The message from Brandon was a godsend.
She was just about to accept the fact that the Larson Group had given up on her.
Brandon replied with a long message.
"Upon investigating the matter, we found out that Lester Silk Fabric took over the platform recently.
Luna didn’t upload the design drafts a year ago, but a few days ago.
The data was tampered with.
Lester Silk Fabric used their connections and managed to get to your works before the show officially began.
They asked Luna to make a collection based on your works and posted them on the platform.
They tampered with the date and time stamp of the post to frame you for plagiarism."
Janet had already guessed that it was Lester Silk Fabric behind this, but she had no idea how they did it.
"How did you find that out?"
The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.
How could they have let Brandon investigate them? "We have tech guys here.
They were the ones who found evidence of them tampering with the platform’s database.
Even if they had altered the original date of uploading, our tech guys were able to retrieve it.
We also have a video confession of the staff who tampered with the data."
Brandon’s words lifted a weight off of Janet’s heart.
He sent two videos to Janet and said, "We’ve done what we could.
You should be able to take it from here now, right?"
All of a sudden, Janet felt a surge of energy.
She stood up with a confident smile and said to the HR staff member, "I didn’t do anything wrong and I knew that the company won’t fire me because of some groundless accusation!"
As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.
The staff member gritted her teeth and glared at her angrily.
"Janet Lind, you plagiarized someone else’s work yet you feel no shame?"
Janet ignored her.
She turned around and left without looking back.
******* Tiffany looked up in surprise when Janet entered her office.
"What’s up, Lind?"
"Miss Fisher, can I have Ritchie Lester’s number?"
Janet asked politely.
In Tiffany’s eyes, she looked inexplicably relaxed, as though her career wasn’t in danger.
Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.
"I have his number, but may I ask why you need it?"
"I want to call him and apologize,"
Janet answered simply.
"Lind, are you crazy? Go back to work.
You didn’t plagiarize anything, so keep a low profile for now.
There are enough discussions about you already,"
Tiffany scolded.
After saying that, she lowered her head and continued to work.
But Janet stayed glued to the spot, staring at her with fierce determination.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Tiffany relented and held up Ritchie’s business card.
She said in a resigned tone, "I don’t know what you’re up to, but I hope you know what you’re doing."
Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.
Of course she knew what she was doing.
That evening, Ritchie received a call from an unknown number.
"Mr.Lester, this is Janet Lind from the Larson Group.
After giving it some thought, I want to apologize in public,"
Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.
When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.
Then, he sneered.
He was under the impression that Ethan’s wife was a stubborn woman, but it turned out he was wrong about her.
Janet had given up so soon.
"You’re scared, aren’t you?"
With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.
"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.
You can apologize there in person."
Chapter 318Press Conference Ritchie had a devious grin on his face when he hung up the phone.
"Call all the designers under Lester Silk Fabric and the people in charge of the fashion week,"
he barked at his secretary.
"I want them here tomorrow.
Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.
We need people in authority for the event."
The secretary nodded respectfully.
He was about to leave when Ritchie stopped him in his tracks.
"Where the hell are you going? I’m not finished yet.
Get your ass back here."
The poor man scurred back, cursing his boss in his mind.
ver "Invite every media outlet in Seacisco, especially the ones that prioritize viewership over anything.
And make sure to tell them to hype up the event as much as they can!"
Ritchie sat back on his chair as his plan began to take shape.
"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.
I want hundreds of people to be there.
Oh, and don’t forget to arrange for a live stream, too.
Contact our usual sponsors and tell them their products will be displayed throughout the feed.
We might as well make some money while we’re at it.
And remember-our main goal is to discredit Janet and end her fashion career for good."
1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.
He wanted to screw that woman over so badly that she could never get back on her feet again.
The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.
This time, he made sure that his boss was finished before leaving the office.
The sun shone bright and early the next day.
Just as planned, the press conference was held at the largest meeting hall in Lester Silk Fabric.
Cameras littered all around the room, squeezed in among the throng of people who came to watch the spectacle.
Even as she swept a glance over the crowd, Janet didn’t feel panicked in the slightest.
"It looks like the Lester Silk Fabric really wants to do you in,"
Tiffany remarked from beside her.
She turned to look Janet in the eye.
"You’re not just going to stand there and let yourself be bullied in public, are you? What’s your plan?"
A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.
"You’ll find out soon enough.
Don’t worry.
I’m not particularly inclined to suffer any misplaced grievances, either."
With that, she walked onto the stage, all calm and grace.
The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.
Without wasting her time, she whipped out a flash drive and held it up for all to see.
"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.
In order to convey my sincerity more properly, I have prepared a couple of videos for today’s press conference."
From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.
He could sense that something wasn’t right.
Why was Janet so composed in such a situation? If anything, she should be mortified and humiliated right now, especially in front of all these people.
What was she up to? He leaned over to his secretary and asked in a hushed voice, "Did she find something?"
"She can’t have,"
the other man replied confidently.
"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.
All the evidence has been locked away.
I think she’s just bluffing."
At this point, Janet had already plugged the drive to a computer, and one of the videos was playing on the widescreen Ritchie’s eyes widened like saucers as they watched an employee of Lester Silk Fabric tampering with the time stamp on the website.
The scene changed, and this time, the same man was sobbing hysterically as he divulged what he had done.
n The clips ended, and a deafening silence fell in the room.
Janet took the microphone and said, "As you can see, this is what really happened.
Lester Silk Fabric managed to get hold of my designs prior to the show.
After that, one of their designers, Luna Mccoy, posted my entire portfolio online and edited the details to make it look like she was the original designer.
There is your truth.
Once again, I thank each of you for coming to hear me out today.
If you have further questions, kindly direct them to Mr.Lester.
I’m sure he can give you better answers than I can."
She gave Ritchie a meaningful look, then, and gestured in his direction with a wave of her hand.
2 As soon as she did, the crowd burst into an uproar.Chapter 319 The Ensuing Drama Shocked, Ritchie cursed out loud, "Fuck that bitch!"
His secretary was also scared silly.
Glaring daggers at him, Ritchie was pissed off and kicked him in the ass.
Pointing his finger at the big screen, he cursed again, "What the fuck are you doing standing here for? Turn off the projector right now!"
The secretary stumbled to the stage and proceeded to turn it off.
Ritchie snorted, smoothed over his suit and made his way onto the stage.
This happened to be his territory, not Janet’s.
He lifted his chin and approached her, holding his head up high.
"Janet Lind, you better be careful with what you say.
As far as I can see, you were just making things up so that you can get yourself out of your predicament!"
As he said this, he turned his eyes from her and exclaimed, "Give yourself up.
Apologize right this moment! Don’t waste any more of our time here!"
W "Then why did you turn off the projector if I was, indeed, making things up? That’s a sign of guilt.
If you’re so sure of yourself, you should allow me to show everyone the proof.
I’m sure that everyone here is smart enough to tell if I actually made up the evidence or not,"
Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.
Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.
He clenched his teeth tightly and pointed his finger at the door.
"I thought you came here to apologize.
If you’re not going to do that, why don’t you leave this place immediately?!"
While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.
Instead, she turned to the audience before her and said word by word, "Everyone should know the truth by now.
I’m going to sue Lester Silk Fabric for slandering my name."
After finishing her speech, she didn’t bother to argue with Ritchie anymore and went ahead to leave the stage.
This scene was live streamed and everyone saw for themselves what had happened.
Everyone in the room and the audience in the live stream room was shocked to say the least.
The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.
Even though Janet had only played the videos once, the reporters had gone out of their way to record them.
"Mr.Lester, could you please offer an explanation for what happened just now?"
"Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group have been rivals for years now.
Was this why you decided to slander Miss Lind in this way? In order to taint the Larson Group’s name?"
"If your statement about Janet plagiarizing one of your designers’ pieces was true, is there any evidence to back up your statement?"
The reporters all turned to look at Ritchie and kept on asking him and Luna questions.
"Miss Mccoy, are you going to make a statement? After all, weren’t you the one who accused Miss Lind of plagiarism in the first place? What are your thoughts on the current situation?"
"Did Mr.Lester instruct you to do this?"
"Tell us, what’s the nature of the relationship between the two of you?"
Being ambushed by the reporters, Luna’s mind went blank and she felt very embarrassed.
She said frantically, "I have no idea.
Don’t ask me…"
Under the dazzling flashing lights of the cameras, Ritchie couldn’t even keep his eyes open.
He kept cursing out loud while pushing the reporters in front of him away and saying, "Get the hell out of my way! Turn off your damn lights! You’re blinding me!"
His secretary hurried to stop his curses.
If Ritchie’s father found out about this, he would be very angry.
Having been spoiled by the Lester family since he was a child, Ritchie happened to be very irritable at this moment.
Before he took over the company, his parents had to repeatedly remind him to control that temper of his His secretary cleared the way for him while speaking to the reporters.
"Please, sirs, madams, Mr.Lester can’t answer all of your questions right now.
We’ll announce on our official website if we have any comments."
Finally, Ritchie and the senior executives of Lester Silk Fabric were able to escape the madness of the room.
Chapter 320 Take The Blame When she got home, Janet kicked off her heels and collapsed into bed.
Now, she felt much better.
"It’s finally over!"
After resting for a while, she got up and turned on the computer.
She briskly posted the evidence on the forums Luna had posted to slander her before.
A few hours later, the forums came to life as users discussed this matter heatedly.
The dramatic turning-of-tables that had happened at the press briefing soon made headlines.
Related videos went viral on the Internet.
Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.
It was Tiffany.
"Lind, I’m impressed.
Have you seen the comments on the post? Everyone’s calling you a warrior.
You really knocked them dead!"
"Oh, my God! Seriously?"
Janet moved her cursor to check the comments Tiffany was talking about.
She had been focused on the media’s reports until now and didn’t know what people were saying in the comments.
When Janet read the comments, she found that the video of her talking on the stage had been spread all over the Internet.
There was a lot of positive feedback.
"Wow.
Heart.
Heart.
She’s so elegant and generous! And a fierce warrior too!"
"She’s a lovely girl.
Such a polite and beautiful goddess plagiarized someone else’s work? I doubt it!"
"She’s so pretty, I’d kiss her all day!"
"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"
Janet buried her face in her hands, her cheeks blushing furiously.
She had never been praised by so many strangers in her life.
The next day, in the Lester Silk Fabric building… "Nonsense! These reports are all bullshit! How dare they call me rude?"
Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.
He was in trouble, but there was nothing he could do.
In recent years, Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group had become two very high profile companies.
What with Janet’s fiasco, the media was having a field day.
In the span of just twenty-four hours, the reputation of Lester Silk Fabric was destroyed and its stock price.
plummeted.
"There’s nothing we can do to refute the evidence that Janet posted online.
What we can do now is to try our best to keep the news from spreading.
Mr.Lester, it was your idea to bring in more reporters there…"
the secretary reminded Ritchie in a trembling voice, picking up the documents Ritchie had thrown on the ground.
Ritchie glared at him, speechless.
He picked up another stack of papers from the table and threw them at the secretary’s face.
"I’m not an idiot.
You don’t need to remind me what I said."
Things didn’t end there.
Brandon sent people from the Larson Group’s legal department to help Janet file a lawsuit against Lester Silk Fabric.
The second they got the notice of the lawsuit, Lester Silk Fabric responded quickly and held a press conference in the afternoon.
Luna expressionlessly read a script in front of countless reporters, her face pale as a ghost under the limelight.
"I admit that I peeked at Janet Lind’s work before the show started.
Then I bribed an employee to tamper with the upload date on the database.
I falsely accused her of plagiarizing my work, and I did all this to gain fame and attention.
I am responsible for all of this.
My actions have nothing to do with Lester Silk Fabric."
In the Larson Group, Janet stopped the video on her phone and sighed.
"No class! Lester Silk Fabric made an ordinary employee take the fall!"
Chapter 321 Ask Brandon Out For Dinner Gerda clicked her tongue unhappily.
"Everyone knows they’re using Luna as a scapegoat.
She’s just an ordinary employee.
How on earth could she manage to do all of this? Lester Silk Fabric is really heartless."
The other designers had also seen the video circulating the Internet.
They began to discuss in hushed voices, but the general consensus was that Lester Silk Fabric was a cold blooded company.
Janet pulled her chair and sat down.
There was no point in dwelling on it now that things had been settled.
"I can’t say I’m surprised.
Now that Luna has taken the blame, we can’t do anything to Lester Silk Fabric."
"And what about those designs? Are they really not gonna put them back on the show?"
Gerda puffed out her chest indignantly Janet smiled at her colleague gently.
"It doesn’t matter.
Look on the bright side.
I have gained considerable fame because of everything that’s happened.
Now, all eyes are on my work."
In the end, Luna was put behind bars.
And Janet had become an online celebrity.
Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.
Some even paid for it.
When the dust settled, Janet poured all her energy into her work.
She had been so busy with this matter the past few days, so now she could finally focus on other things.
"By the way, Lind, I’ve been meaning to ask you something.
How’d you get the evidence?"
Gerda was talking about the videos that Janet had posted on the Internet, which had amassed more than a million views.
Janet froze.
After a few seconds, she broke into a smile and waved her hand dismissively.
"A very capable friend helped me get them."
Gerda nudged her arm and asked curiously, "What friend? A boyfriend perhaps?"
Janet’s eyes twinkled.
"It’s a secret.
Gerda, is it just me or do you have a lot of time on your hands? Have you finished your design for this month? Don’t come running to me again when the deadline approaches."
"Ah! My God! I still have thirty-four drawings to finish!"
Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.
Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.
Suddenly, she thought of the tall and straight back of Brandon.
Now that she thought about it, she realized that Lester Silk Fabric had gone through all this trouble just to set her up.
It must have cost Brandon a lot to get his hands on the evidence.
Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.
Brandon had helped her countless times, but she hadn’t really ever met him in person.
She owed Brandon too much and she doubted she could ever repay him.
After thinking about it for a long time, Janet finally plucked up the courage to send a message to Brandon.
"Mr.Larson, would you be willing to let me treat you to dinner? You’ve helped me a lot and I’d like to express my gratitude somehow."
2 After hitting send, Janet put down her phone and wrung her hands nervously.
The chairman of the Larson Group had probably tasted all the splendid dishes this world had to offer.
But it was a token of her appreciation.Chapter 322 A Warning At the CEO’s office of the Larson Group.
The Larson Group’s stock price had fluctuated over the past few days.
Now that the situation was favorable for the Larson Group and its stock price had more than recovered, Ethan decided to seize the opportunity to put more pressure on the Lester Silk Fabric.
Garrett hadn’t slept properly in the past three days, dealing with the bad press: He was yawning sleepily when Ethan’s phone pinged.
"Someone texted you."
When he saw the name on Ethan’s phone’s screen, Garrett snickered.
"It seems your wife’s missing you."
Ethan smacked Garrett on the back of the head and grabbed the phone.
Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.
"What is it? Why’s your face like that?"
Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.
"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."
Ethan put his phone down and sighed.
"If I refuse, she’ll be very disappointed."
Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.
"Yeah.
You can’t have dinner with Janet without her seeing your face.
Last time, when you and Janet went to the company’s masquerade ball, you almost exposed yourself.
It’d be unwise to take such a risk again.
It’s not good for my heart either,"
he sighed.
Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.
"Thank you, but there’s no need for you to treat me to dinner.
You’re an employee of the Larson Group.
I helped you to protect the reputation of the company."
Janet read his message and quickly replied, "But Mr.Larson, you could’ve just dismissed me."
"If I dismiss any employee when something like this comes up, how will we keep the talented ones? Keep up the good work.
That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"
Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.
1 He had deliberately distanced Brandon from her ever since what happened last time.
He didn’t want her to suspect him of anything Reading his reply, Janet had no choice but to give up.
Ethan put down his phone, kicked the sofa Garrett was lying down on, and said, "I want you to relocate the one who had tried to force Janet to resign.
Transfer her to a subsidiary company.
Then, bring Charis here."
Garrett was just about to take a nap.
Hearing Ethan’s orders, he helplessly peeled his eyes open and stood up from the sofa.
He muttered under his breath, "This job will definitely be the death of me."
Charis had expected that Ethan would want to have a talk with her, but when she received the notice, her heart still skipped a beat.
"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"
Ethan asked in a low voice.
He shoved his hands into the pocket of his slacks, and the light from the window elongated his shadow on the floor.
"I just wanted to protect the company name,"
Charis answered defensively.
Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.
"From now on, I’ll take care of all matters related to Janet.
No one other than me.
Understood?"
Ethan’s cold voice sent a shiver down Charis’s spine.
She winced and smiled bitterly, as though she had been wronged.
"I see how it is.
You don’t trust me now? Brandon, I don’t have any ulterior motives, I swear.
Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.
He never brought it up before because he didn’t want her to look bad.
She and her family had always valued their image.
"I’m just warning you not to act against Janet.
Otherwise, don’t blame me if I disregard our long term friendship."
Chapter 323 A Long Forgotten Name After a moment’s silence, Charis said in a low voice, "I see."
Charis was a dignified woman.
Before Ethan could say anything more, she turned around and walked out of his office, As soon as the door closed behind her, tears welled up in her eyes..
Ever since they first met, Brandon had never said such harsh words to her before, nor had he looked at her with such cold eyes.
She hadn’t cried in years.
The last time was when she said goodbye to Brandon before going abroad.
She had been reluctant to leave him.
But now, she felt bad about Brandon’s attitude towards her.
She and Brandon had worked together for years.
They had shared the company’s ups and downs.
But all of a sudden, with Janet now in the picture, Brandon suddenly was ruthless towards her.
Tears rolled down Charis’s cheeks as she realized just how important Janet was to Brandon.
The hot tears dripped from her chin to the carpeted floor.
"I met Brandon first,"
Charis muttered through gritted teeth.
Charis didn’t like to be candid with her shrewdness.
The reason why she had tried to fire Janet was to win Brandon’s heart.
In Charis’s eyes, Janet wasn’t good enough for him.
But now that Brandon had taken a liking to her, Charis figured he would deeply fall in love with her and she would eventually lose him for good.
Thinking of this, Charis was more determined than ever to separate Janet and Brandon..
But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.
Brandon had just warned her not to interfere with Janet’s work ever again.
She had to be more careful now.
On the other side… After Janet got off work, she went home, only to find that Ethan had come home early today.
"Oh, the workaholic is back! I’m surprised you still remember the way home!"
Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.
Looking at the man who was busy cooking in the kitchen, she was not happy.
After all, she hadn’t seen Ethan for two or three days.
That was because Ethan had been busy dealing with the plagiarism issue the past few days.
But he couldn’t tell her this.
While cracking the eggs into a bowl, he found an excuse.
"When I crossed Ritchie’s path, he made a lot of trouble.
The manager of the shop at work fired me.
I’ve been working part time the past few days while looking for a stable job."
Then, he paused and said sincerely, "I’m sorry that I haven’t been here for you these days."
In fact, there was some truth to his story.
Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.
Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.
She walked over to help him with the vegetables.
"So, what happened? You didn’t tell me the truth.
I was worried something bad happened to you."
"The problem’s been solved.
Don’t worry,"
Ethan said with a reassuring smile.
That much was true.
Ethan had really solved the problem that had been plaguing them the past few days.
"Your brother is really hard to deal with."
Janet pouted like a child.
After transferring the egg into the pan, Ethan turned and his eyes landed on Janet’s earlobe.
His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as he gulped.
"How about having dinner and then a little bit of exercise to unwina: "What kind of exercise?"
Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.
Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.
His face was so beautiful.
It was as though God had chiseled his face to perfection.
His eyes stared deep into hers, filled with burning desire.
Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.
She quickly lowered her head and said shyly, "You’re so naughty!"
Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.
Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.
He really liked it when she blushed.
He could feel that she liked him, but she always pretended to refuse him.
He had to admit it really turned him on.
But the romantic atmosphere was instantly soiled by the sound of the phone ringing.
"Keep an eye on the eggs, okay? Don’t let them burn."
Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.
Then, he took off his apron and walked to the living room to pick up his phone.
A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.
It was Patrick Lester.
Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.
He glanced back at the kitchen at Janet, then opened the glass door to step out onto the balcony He was a little surprised to see that Patrick was calling him.
It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.
Ethan stood on the balcony, letting the wind blow his hair.
"Why on earth are you answering the phone outside? Isn’t it cold out there?"
Janet’s voice broke the silence.
Ethan was lost in his thoughts and didn’t notice when Janet slid the door open and poked her head out.
Narrowing her eyes at him suspiciously, she looked at the phone in Ethan’s hand.
He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.
Was it Charis calling again? "It’s Patrick Lester."
Amused by the quirky expression on her face, he pulled her into his arms and finally answered the phone.
"Ethan, why the hell did you keep me waiting?"
Patrick’s irritated voice came from the other end of the line.
"I was busy just now,"
Ethan simply replied.
Patrick didn’t give a damn about whatever Ethan was up to.
There was something he needed to talk about with Ethan, so he went straight to the point.
"Your grandma’s birthday is coming up and we’re throwing her a party.
She wants you and your wife here."
Without waiting for Ethan’s response, he hung up abruptly.
— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.
She looked up at Ethan and asked hesitantly, "So are we going?"
Ethan held her tighter and sighed.
"We are.
Patrick seldom summons me.
There’ll be nothing but trouble if we disobey him.
Besides, I haven’t seen my grandma in a very long time.
It’s only right that I be there on her birthday."
Janet smiled at him sweetly.
"I can tell that you’re fond of her."
It was true that Ethan’s expression softened when he spoke of his grandmother.
Nora Lester, Ethan’s grandma, was a distant relative of the Larson family.
She had known Ethan’s mother when she was a girl.
Although she didn’t approve of what Patrick had done, she couldn’t do anything about her son’s decisions.
She had always felt sorry for Ethan and used to secretly send him money.
She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.
Thinking of this, Ethan rested his chin on the top of Janet’s head.
"She’s a kind lady,"
he said calmly.
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"Let’s not talk here.
It’s so cold!"
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a while, he said,
knew
because he wanted to be prepared in case
even under ner protection, Victor would
would at least have a better chance to survive
"Alright."
her gaze on the burning
eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and
out a hand to wipe off the
to look at
Victor looked straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel
looked away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt on
"Is that so?"
rub her nose with the back
now?
"No,"
said, glancing over
"Good."
Shelia smiled.
did you learn other than roasting meat? I want to learn
Can you teach me?"
want to
"In order to survive."
naturally.Chapter 462 Come With
shelia said casually.
felt sad
to be flipped? It’s on the
Shelia pointed out.
on the
was still
.
about whether or
was, after all, Shelia’s own
other hand, didn’t seem
you please teach
"Hmm,"
said after a
"Is that a yes?"
Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she broke
dimples, meanwhile, became much
Victor nodded, "Okay."
as she said,
encountered, except for my caretaker in the
"Orphanage?"
where
orphanage was taken over and the old woman was unwell and
as she spoke
elderly woman was a
I was younger, she prepared great meals and gave me a lot
is an orphan…’ Victor pursed
to look after you
leave with the other
at Victor and answered, "I didn’t want to
home Shelia had
you being outdoors on your
head, Shelia said,
desperate to visit her
remain unknown to them, and I don’t intend
spite of the dingy ground, Shelia lay
was bathed in shards of sunshine that had been scattered by the
her hands behind her head, her
with disappointment as she gazed up at
want to visit
what keeps you
are people guarding the
find me if I
that I have a
I
said, blinking
remained fixed on Shelia and he said
"If she had the chance to see you, Van, it would be
had a soft spot in her
said that I
It didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to
Victor concluded that
an apt description of her
Victor asked her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how come you got your name
was unable to communicate since she was
to us by
card was
it from her pocket as if it were a treasure
orphanage, each kid
take them as we pleased, but we
stared at the
Did I get the
Shelia inquired.
"It’s definitely the best."
said, "I am the only one with the King of
toasting as they were
the meat after he re-applied the
set to
Eat, please."
from her gut just after
hand to her stomach
It’s much better than the meat i
Victor’s expression softened somewhat.
felt rejuvenated after a good
she rose to her feet, she said, "Let’s
to rise when Shelia abruptly extended
"Come on, get up."
was taken aback, and after a little pause, he took Shelia’s hand in his and
a
of
sun had cooled
on a stone and drank
how far we’ll
out before
some water as
much walking, and he was coughing up blood for the second
incoherently, "I’m sure
Let’s move forward."
have
"Like never before…"
and continued to hold
her forward motion, she murmured, "Van,
be
to the side
in mud after a day and a night
What’s
"Plan?"
slow
we leave the forest?
my travels and explore the world’s finest rivers
I can no longer walk and
answered with a
"Shelia."
to have made up his mind after staring at Shelia for a long
"What’s the problem?"
come with me after we get out of
I will defend you if she doesn’t like
count on
me to come
with you? If you don’t
that Shelia might
while before asking,
"No, I’m not.
promise to treat you the best
Victor convinced her.
smiled
when we get
"Sure."
they emerged from the woods, though, everything
horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed through the branches and
the
been walking since high noon and now, the sun
was assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious country
out of the
meet local villagers if we walk
We can…"
could finish her sentence, she saw Victor
She was confused.
wanting to know why
"Van?"
didn’t expect you to
voice came, Shelia looked for the source of
cars that were
the front, looking at them intently as he played
could feel right away that they were
shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front of
take his eyes off Norton, watching
voice that only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest when
get lost even when
out of the forest, I put marks all
marks and you can get back
"And then?"
asked, her eyebrows
looked straight into
"Walk along this road.
mobile phone from them, and call this
Norton didn’t intend to let him
just wanted to play a game with
if he couldn’t escape this
back to see his grandmother, and treat her as his
Victor could not fulfill
Shelia’s hand, Victor wrote a phone number on her
you get hold
he whispered.
my grandmother’s
pick you up wherever you
down at
didn’t respond, Victor looked at her and
"No."
her
eyes were
want to remember the
a
Victor frowned.
coughed
and clenched
her palm and let Victor write the phone
if Norton couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they
a condescending sneer, he said, "Tut, tut, tut, this
other! I’m so moved by
up when
intuitively pulled Sheila behind
seriously injured and keeping himself standing steadily was taxing for
be hard for him to
walked up to
and Shelia
patience with them, Norton
for Victor to stop
"Let her go!"
a firm grip on Shelia’s
found satisfaction in hearing vexation in
you
the mud on Shelia’s face with his
all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to
stopped in his tracks when something silver
a knife that Norton pressed against Shelia’s
spat out a mouthful
"No."
"What are you saying?"
and gave Victor a mocking
that he
clenched his fist and
you want is my
has nothing to
So, let her go!"
This is so
Norton curled his lips.
don’t want to
comes from but
boring for you to die alone?
red eyes, Victor
tip of the knife pressed against her neck,
was
saw Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy,
you can do? Threaten
smile plastered on
anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful
did you just
you are
Shelia swallowed.
of accomplishment by threatening
you to
So, cut the crap.
want to kill
"Shelia…"
desperately tried to stop
she was provoking
was afraid that Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise and the man would
Norton was indeed angry.
his voice
really? Looks like you really
Shelia rolled her eyes.
can help
Norton said, laughing derisively.
his men and
and asked anxiously, "What are
Norton didn’t answer.
just glared
men did as they
feet bound, Shelia was taken to
to ride a
racked his brain thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke
river was
over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s face
the blue veins on his neck became
gritted his teeth and
her eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia had
Victor to run
moment she opened her mouth, she
her
on
but he was useless in this kind
making me laugh,
you think that I’m a good man?
the rope,
the sake of you wanting to save her so much, I will give
good in me, huh?
just glare at
whatever it took to save
who was in the middle of the river,
behind him appeared and stood
up and looked at Victor with a
"Here’s what I’m thinking.
two are the weakest among my
left has only killed two people, and the one on the right has killed
brief pause, Norton continued, "You want to save her,
who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and took a
touched its tip with his thumb and
these two before the rope
goodbye to
washed away, I’m afraid that you won’t even find her
at the flickering flame, Victor didn’t
of essence, so he quickly rushed up
most popular leader
subordinates should
Victor was
in his peak state, he might not even be able to defeat one of the two weakest
were tall and burly men that could easily
was at a disadvantage from the very
rushed over to them, the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and hit his back
as he was hit,
was hit repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually knelt on the
broken scattered all over his body, making him
time, Victor’s face looked black with
to stand, not ready to give
could even get back on his feet, he saw another punch
his arm
Victor spat out a mouthful of
Victor’s
to fix his eyes on the rope, which was only a
how many injuries
was put out and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s
so he
his mind wanted to go on, his body couldn’t keep up any
back to the ground and
time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain
his eyes,
lay there on the ground, watching the raindrops
couldn’t help but wonder if he
so he thought that
soon enough, the sharp pain that pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize that
Victor wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t move
move his hands a little bit,
best, he turned his head to look at the river, only to find that there was nothing in it
no
"Ahem!"
coughed violently, spurting out more
the soil and opened his
river expectantly, as if he was waiting for something to
for a long
even know how
never found the person he
the river or come out from somewhere and call his
of blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t keep himself
lost
woke up again, he was finally
him near the
him lasted for two days
it was found out that
in his right knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were
he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people to look for
wearing an
life was not completely out of danger yet,
didn’t even know who Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be a very important person
to send people to search for Shelia along the
lasted for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t
was still no news about
Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from the rain and then dried by the
mostly covered with mud, but one could easily recognize that it was the King of
later, Victor
thing he did after fully recovering was buy a
King of Hearts card in a box and
was nothing on the marble tombstone aside from the
Shelia’s
was on
him to the hospital, but he was declared dead on
It was also in that
two more years, he finished his studies and
companies under
companies from a very low level
ability,
this time, Roger entered the ward where
on the edge of the bed, holding
can’t eat
porridge for
now, he couldn’t even stand the smell of
sighed and had no choice but to put the
it again when you get
stuck his tongue out, not intending
standing at the door, so he politely
month, Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey from
gradually
that Roger
Joey couldn’t eat too much, he could at least taste
only eat them
greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and
that you wouldn’t come
a message in advance to
he would
asked, he said that he had an important project meeting
visit, it would probably
I
Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "But I got a
response, Rachel furrowed
"Rachel, Victor woke up."
Roger broke the news.
to
operating room opened and closed for several times as doctors went in
but wait outside until the
since the operation began, the
the surgery was
but he wasn’t
wheeled to
days ago that his vital
be transferred to the general
he was still
expert in the field to check
what he was
Victor sustained serious injuries.
his old wounds had healed, they
new injuries just
said that only a miracle could save Victor’s
least tell us when he will wake
in
afraid I can’t
couldn’t help but frown as he made things
if I may be blunt, please consider
that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable for the rest of his
the expert didn’t say this, it was
was not a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this was it for
was the first one
Carson deemed that Rachel had the right to
leaned against the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding
and there were dark
tell Rachel about this
when Rachel heard the tragic news, her face didn’t show
was as if she had already prepared
was a
she became
had been in a coma
have been even
operating room for 70 hours before
and reminded him in a low voice,
You can’t smoke here."
he regained his senses, Carson put out the
bother continue discussing about Victor’s grim
then changed the subject and asked, "Anyway, how is
"Joey? He’s fine.
him up yesterday and said that he has
fact, it’s expected that his plaster will be removed ahead of the
head and peeped through the glass panel
sleeping soundly
smile, he stretched for a bit and
I’m leaving
saying that, Carson turned around and left without looking
really just visited to tell
had nothing else to
blink of an eye, two
made aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t
just stayed in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours a
time, Carson didn’t show his face to her
an expert, she was
broke the news that Victor
Obviously, Rachel was stunned.
Roger for a long time
as if she was still judging Roger’s expression if he was
Do you want to go upstairs and see
asked slowly This time, Rachel pressed her lips
pulled her sleeve and pulled her
want to see
pleading
fact that Victor was in
Joey woke up in the hospital, he actually
been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in
truth, Rachel
anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go to the ICU
he just smiled
daddy bad? They say bad people live
have to
Joey’s bright eyes, she felt
a few moments, she mustered her courage and
"Yes, of course."
had a
mention Victor, as if there was nothing wrong
the night from time to time and look at the ceiling with his eyes wide
brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel
"Okay…"
softened, and
in the second
yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk
simply let him sit in
the wheelchair for him, and the three of them went
enough, they
at the floor of
one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the
that there were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually saw three people
had seen this scene, Carson knew that he
guy, it’s the first time I’ve seen you up
What brings you here?"
as he quickly set the document he was holding aside and raised his
"Have you been beaten?"
blinking his
Do I look like someone who
those dark circles around your
"Dark circles?"
choked at Joey’s
panic, he picked up his phone, opened its front camera, and looked
that Joey
were so
this was only to be
a good sleep for half a
a handsome young man, but
"Ha-ha!"
seeing
laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by
his head, Carson stepped forward
"You, brat.
dare you tease your godfather? You have guts,
his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I
no
father and I grew up
We are best friends.
the one who picked
that’s how I became
and crossed his
you don’t want it, that fact
uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t
he
also didn’t expect that I would
it’s a fact
change your attitude towards
didn’t say anything more, but he
his eye, Carson
and commented, "I see
I heard that Mr.Sullivan has woken
here with Rachel and
Roger explained.
didn’t plan to lose his
"Oh, I see."
room and
He is resting inside.
him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the
one knew what was going through her
"Let’s go,"
Roger reminded Rachel gently.
"Alright."
walked towards the
her, pushing
were placed over
was lost in thoughts for a
he was about to
"Mr.Jimenez."
"Is anything the matter?"
Roger asked.
looked at the little
standing very far
result, Joey could see him from the corner of
if
taking a quick glance at him, Joey turned
need to use
overheard what Joey was
about I
"No!"
in a
serious look
I am a
ward, so it wasn’t a problem for Rachel to take
at that moment, they were no longer in
for Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t be right for her to take him to the
words, Rachel looked
then her gaze fell on
Carson soon observed that she was staring at
him to take Joey
and refused to pay any attention
he took out his phone and turned around as
give Joey a
like he was answering
Mr.Ramos! I have read the plan
headed towards
wasn’t very good
up while he was still holding it
no call at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly
"It’s okay.
will take Joey
He is actually right.
him to be taken to the bathroom
Roger smiled gently.
"Thank you very much,"
Rachel said to Roger.
those
that Rachel ought to have been
few days, they got
them were always
known to her,
of things, Rachel still
that it
from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside
Joey headed towards
some time, Carson came
"Where is Joey?"
he asked Rachel knowingly.
a quick glance at the phone
through with the
"What?"
followed Rachel’s sight and took a peek at his
smile appeared on his
I am through with
choice! My subordinates are too bad
"Of course they are!"
Rachel narrowed her eyes.
was a fake
very good at
he had pretended to answer the call only
nose and coughed to
you want to go
order to look through the glass panel
ward was
of view, only the living room could be seen, and it
pushed the door open in no time and walked
Victor would lie in the bed for
has to undergo half a year’s
voice came from
is in a stable condition now,
"Get out of here!"
interrupted Carson’s
a man in a suit coming out of
He looked dejected.
was a document in
and Carson
stunned at first,
"Mr.Scott!"
card hung
It was quite noticeable.
the Sullivan Group and the director of the project
was no need asking about what just
expression that the project plan had
driven out! Her attention was
surname was what
She turned to Carson.
back at her, she raised her eyebrows
"Well, this is Troy.
works as a member of the Sullivan
knew exactly what she meant
at a loss for
many surnames in the
he had to choose
who
and mentioned her
"Miss Bennet."
head slightly in
was covered with
life! Nonetheless, he was still holding the document tightly in
Bennet, I’m going
waved his hand and said, "Very well
do that
went out of sight in
at the
to see that Victor was sitting
seem as bad
is well and can work
the door and pushed
against the
didn’t follow
some document when he
didn’t raise his head and say coldly,
her gaze
was in a hospital
pale despite
frowned and looked rather
seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would
entranced that she walked towards the
you to
Victor heard the footsteps, his frown
person who was walking
of speaking in his usual cold and
Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand on my
I figured it wouldn’t bode
"The dance is over.
to
I reminded him.
eyes, but he still loosened
took a few steps back to
for some reason, I could still feel the
face blushed and i felt rather
my heart was
felt like I
the happiest time
those days were long gone and I
feeling conflicted and dispirited
"Happy birthday, Caroline."
guests suddenly approached me
gaze from behind me and began chatting with the guests
raising my glass and taking
it, I’d had a few to drink and was
this time, Elena came
surprise waiting for you on
to go upstairs and
she asked.
"What’s the surprise?"
This "surprise"
piqued my curiosity.
when you get
appeared
followed her to the deck on the
I got there, I saw that there were bright red
numerous balloons
widened
whole scene was picturesque and
my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea
first person that came to mind was Charles, but I quickly
could it possibly be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself for having such
had never spent this much effort on me, and yet
receiving this
stood on the second floor, I stared at the night scene around
was tranquil, and yet my mind was
of the cold sea breeze, I felt
sudden, a fireworks display lit up the sky, forming the
the fireworks shot up to the sky, a deafening sound resonated in
like
I covered my ears
the ground and curled
began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood
at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through
I felt
a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s no need to be
I’m here."
familiar voice came from above
It was Charles.
as tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried
have to be scared ever
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