My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

long time since they last met-too

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

her

thought occurred to

eggs! I forgot all

embrace and ran to the kitchen in

Ethan followed behind her.

stared at Janet, who was extremely flustered, and he couldn’t

I told you to keep an

gently pulled her to the side while he cleaned

stood in the corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean up after

"I’m sorry.

talking to Charis, so I rushed to you and forgot I

Ethan had guessed this.

he raised his

"It’s my fault.

give you

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go out of your way

did earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits and poured

he used a knife to slice

what Shelia asked, his eyes

while, he said, "I have

fact, Victor knew the

to be prepared in case

of time that even under ner protection,

would at least have a better chance to

"Alright."

continued to focus her

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

out a hand

turned to look

eyes, he started to

and explained, "Your

"Is that so?"

nose with the back of

now?

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

than

Can you teach me?"

want

"In order to survive."

came out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come

shelia said casually.

felt sad upon

be flipped? It’s on the verge of

Shelia pointed out.

Shelia, Victor saw a small burn on

was still

.

about whether or not to

was, after all, Shelia’s own

didn’t

asked, "Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she

two dimples, meanwhile, became

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she said,

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

"Orphanage?"

where I

orphanage was taken over and the old woman was unwell and

eyes clouded as

woman was a

younger, she prepared great meals and gave me a lot of

is an orphan…’ Victor pursed

guardian was needed to look after you since the orphanage

you leave with the

at Victor and answered, "I

the only home Shelia had known for

okay with you being outdoors

her head, Shelia

I was desperate to visit

unknown to them, and

spite of the dingy ground, Shelia

of sunshine that had been

placed her hands behind her head, her

disappointment as she gazed up

to

you

people guarding

find me if I go

no idea that I have a name

name when I meet her again

said, blinking her

eyes remained fixed on Shelia and

continued, "If she had the chance to see you, Van, it would be more than

had a soft spot in her

said that I was a

to use this term to describe a

Shelia, Victor concluded that

description of her features, particularly

thinking twice, Victor asked her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how

unable to communicate since she

to us

a poker card

gently removed it from her pocket as if it were a treasure and presented it

each kid was given a

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

at the card–the

I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

card and said, "I am

toasting as

her the meat after he

all set

Eat, please."

her gut

embarrassed, so she put her hand to her stomach

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

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a good

feet, she said, "Let’s keep

was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly

"Come on, get up."

was taken aback, and after a little pause, he took Shelia’s hand in his and

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

of

sun had cooled down

assisted Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank some

not sure how far we’ll

we can get out before the

some water

much walking, and he was coughing up blood

said incoherently, "I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

continued to

murmured, "Van, you look rather

you return, be

gaze to the side of her

was covered in mud after a day and a night in the

What’s

"Plan?"

slow to

plans once we leave the forest? Where will

my travels and explore the world’s finest

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

answered with a

"Shelia."

to have made up his mind after staring at Shelia

"What’s the problem?"

with me after we get

sure my grandma will like you, I will defend you

count on

me to come

it all right with you? If

concerned that

while before

"No, I’m not.

you the best

Victor convinced her.

smiled at Victor, saying,

get out

"Sure."

emerged from the

basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed through the branches and

light glimmered on the bodies of Victor and

since high noon and now, the

assuaged when they saw a relatively

we’re out

meet local villagers if we

We can…"

could finish her sentence,

She was confused.

Victor, wanting to know why he

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect you to come out

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of the

were parked not

looking at them intently

could feel right away that they were Victor’s

who in turn stood

eyes off

only Shelia could hear, Victor said,

even when it

way out of the forest, I put marks all the

you

"And then?"

her eyebrows

looked straight into

"Walk along this road.

borrow a mobile phone

Norton didn’t intend

game with Victor by throwing him into the

escape this predicament, Shelia shouldn’t be

bring her back to see his grandmother, and treat her as

that Victor could not fulfill the promise he made in

Shelia’s hand, Victor wrote a phone number on her palm with

number once you get

he whispered.

is my

and she will pick you up wherever you

down at

didn’t respond, Victor looked at her and

"No."

pulled her hand

eyes were a little

want to remember the number, nor do I

a good

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently as soon

remained adamant and clenched

palm and

Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they

"Tut, tut, tut, this is so

for each other! I’m so

tensed up when saw

pulled Sheila

injured and keeping himself standing

would be hard for him to

walked up to them

Shelia

patience with them, Norton pulled Shelia towards

was too fast for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

a firm grip on Shelia’s

found satisfaction in hearing vexation in

you look

said as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face

pain, Victor rushed over

when something silver flashed through

a knife that Norton

spat out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear what Victor

felt that he had difficulty

clenched his fist and tried to

you want

has nothing to do

So, let her go!"

wow! This is

Norton curled his lips.

want

don’t where she comes from but

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

red eyes,

of the knife pressed against her neck, all

body was tensed

blood and beg for mercy,

that all you

mocking smile plastered

in anger when he

you

said you are a

Shelia swallowed.

feel a sense of

don’t have in you to do what you intend to

So, cut the crap.

kill

"Shelia…"

tried to

she

afraid that Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise and the man

Norton was indeed angry.

he kept his voice in check

you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

turned to his men and

his eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going to

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared at

men did as they were

bound, Shelia was

made to

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

was

making her choke

hands clenched into fists, and the blue

gritted his teeth and

eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia had

actually wanted Victor to run

her mouth, she was

her

expression on Victor’s face, Norton

but he was useless in this

making me laugh,

you think that I’m a good man?

smile, Norton approached the rope, squatted down, and blew

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

good in me, huh? What do you

could just

do whatever it took

in the middle of the river, Norton squinted his eyes and snapped

after, two men behind him appeared and stood

up and looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the

only killed two people, and the one on the

want to save her, right? Knock

two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and took a few

Norton touched its tip with his

two before

you can say goodbye

away, I’m afraid

flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about

rushed up and fought against

mercenary and the most popular

even his weakest subordinates should be strong as

was currently

not even be able to

tall and burly men that

doubt, Victor was at a

the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another,

soon as he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to stand

was hit repeatedly, his strength left him, and he

all over his body, making him feel

time, Victor’s face

tried to stand, not ready

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

his arm to block it, but it

hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and a tooth also fell

Victor’s vision became

his eyes on the rope, which was

didn’t matter how many injuries

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

this trouble, so he was willing to do anything to

as his mind wanted to go

the ground

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

eyes, but his

on the ground,

wonder if he

consciousness hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he thought that he might

every inch of his body

wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t move

move his hands a little bit, grabbing the mud under his hands

the river,

was no trace of

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting out more

unto the soil and opened

expectantly, as if he was waiting for something to

for a

even know how

never found the person

from the river or come out from somewhere and call his

of blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing,

lost consciousness

again,

him near the

him lasted

out that Victor had fractures in

knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice was

woke up was ask

an

was not completely out of danger yet, but all

but she could sense that she must be a very important

people to search for Shelia along

lasted for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t

there was still no news

was a crumpled playing card that got wet from the rain and then dried by the

one could easily recognize that it was

years later, Victor completely

he did after fully recovering

put the King of Hearts card in

the marble tombstone aside from the

wasn’t even Shelia’s

of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on a

him to the hospital, but

was also in that year

years, he finished his studies

small companies under

the shortest time, Victor raised the sales of these companies from a very low level

his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the

this time, Roger entered the ward

sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing Joey to

eat

porridge for about

couldn’t even stand the smell of porridge

no choice

it again when you get

tongue out,

Roger standing at the door, so he politely greeted,

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

kid gradually got acquainted

that Roger

eat too much, he could at least taste

Joey could only

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised

that you wouldn’t come

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

no every time, he would still insist on getting her

night, when Roger asked, he said that he had an important project meeting today,

he could still visit, it

I couldn’t

Roger hesitated for a moment before finally saying,

response, Rachel furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

465 Dark Circles The operation done to Victor lasted

closed for several times as doctors

anything but wait outside until the procedure was

on the fourth day since the operation began, the indicator light

indicated that the surgery

he wasn’t completely out of

he was wheeled

until two days ago that

became eligible to be

still

invited an expert in the field to check Victor’s condition

what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

healed,

his new injuries just

the end, he said that only

at least tell us when he will wake

asked in

I can’t say

frown as he made

be blunt, please

you’re saying there’s a chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become

didn’t say this, it was obvious that

percent, but there was a huge chance that

for Carson and Lukas, Rachel was the

deemed that Rachel had the right to

wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a

and there were dark circles round his

went down to tell

news, her face didn’t

if she had already prepared herself

fact, Carson was a bit

didn’t know when she became this

a

have been

outside the operating room for

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

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses, Carson put out the

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

subject and asked, "Anyway,

"Joey? He’s fine.

said that he has

fact, it’s expected that his plaster will be

and peeped through

sleeping soundly in the

faint smile, he stretched for a

I’m

saying that, Carson turned around

tell Rachel about the doctor’s diagnosis

from that, he had nothing else

of an eye, two

Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend

in Joey’s ward

same time, Carson didn’t show his

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

broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke up

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

long time

she was still judging Roger’s

Rachel… Do you want to go upstairs

This time, Rachel pressed her lips

gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her

I want to see

pleading

failed to hide the fact that Victor was

up in the hospital, he actually

Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in any

out the truth, Rachel didn’t have

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

smiled and made

bad? They say bad

to worry too much

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

few moments, she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

had a good rest

Victor, as if there

of the night from time to time and look at the ceiling with his eyes wide

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

"Okay…"

softened, and

was in

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

him sit in

him, and the

enough, they reached

at the

ward, and there was only one patient at this time,

furrowed his brows and

scene, Carson knew that he would have

the first time

What brings you here?"

the document

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his

you ask that? Do I look like someone who will be beaten easily?

did those dark circles around your eyes come

"Dark circles?"

choked at

a panic, he picked up his phone, opened its front

realized that Joey

haggard, and his eye bags were so big that it

course, this was only to be

good sleep for half

was originally a handsome young man, but even he

"Ha-ha!"

couldn’t help but laugh after seeing

seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by

Carson stepped forward and pinched

"You, brat.

your

face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that

have no opinion regarding

I grew up

We are best friends.

the one

I

his eyebrows and crossed his

if you don’t want

pull Carson’s hand away using his uninjured hand and said,

clicked his tongue as he withdrew his hand

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

a

change your

he stuck out his tongue at

the corner of his

regain his composure and commented,

heard that Mr.Sullivan has woken

Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his composure just

"Oh, I see."

pointed at the room and said, "His ward is

He is resting inside.

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

one knew what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards the

her,

were placed

was lost in

he was about to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at

standing

Joey could see him from the corner of his

eyebrows as if

quick glance at him,

to

what Joey

about I take

"No!"

replied in a very decisive

serious look

I am

ward, so it wasn’t a problem for Rachel to take him to the

they were no longer in

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

Joey’s words, Rachel looked at

was Roger, then

to bother the former, Carson

she wanted him to take Joey to

to pay any attention

his phone and turned

give Joey a thumbs up without Rachel

like he was

have read the

talking, he headed towards the

he wasn’t very good

he was still holding

saw what just happened clearly and

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

embarrassing for a boy like him

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those words,

to have been closer to him than she

few days, they got along

were always

reasons best known to her, she still alienated

look of things,

it

stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside

he and Joey headed towards

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

a quick glance at the

you through with the phone

"What?"

sight and took a

smile appeared on

I am through with

choice! My subordinates

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile

very

he had pretended to answer the call only moments ago,

and coughed to

you want to

to look through

was

only the living room could be seen,

pushed the door open

Victor would lie in the

half a year’s

came from

a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

stopped and saw a man in

He looked dejected.

a document in his

ran into Rachel and Carson

was stunned at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung

It was quite noticeable.

an employee of the Sullivan Group

need asking about what

could tell from the man’s expression that the project plan had

attention was drawn to

surname was what

She turned to Carson.

he looked back at her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

as a member of the

what she meant by just looking at her

at a loss for

were so many

had to

recognized who Rachel

bowed and

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head slightly in

forehead was covered

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

Bennet, I’m going back to the

his hand and

do

went out of sight in a

looked at

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

seem as

is well and

the door

against

follow Rachel

some document

raise his head and say coldly, "Get

her gaze

in

face was pale despite the fact that he lowered his

frowned and looked

waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours

that she

asked you to go

Victor heard the footsteps,

at the person who was walking

his usual cold and stiff tone,

Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept

I figured it wouldn’t bode well if

"The dance is over.

time to

I reminded him.

still loosened his grip on

took a few steps back to distance

could still feel the

and i felt rather

heart

like I had returned to

days with him were the happiest time of my

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

feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached

and began chatting with the guests

raising my glass and

I’d had a few to drink and was starting to get

this time, Elena came

for you on

like to go upstairs and take a look

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you

mysterious smile appeared on Elena’s

confusion, I followed her to the deck on the second

I saw that there were bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard, forming a big

numerous balloons around the

widened

must say, this whole scene was

had no idea who

to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast aside that

on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself

never spent this much effort on me, and

joy of receiving this birthday surprise soon

floor, I stared at the night scene

was tranquil, and yet my mind

sea breeze, I felt

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

the sky, a deafening

like

the noise, I covered

the ground and

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

horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

I was out of breath I felt so dizzy that I

attack, a pair of strong arms held

I’m here."

came from above me,

It was Charles.

his arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and

to