My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

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very first time that Shelia

of your way

earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits and poured

knife

what Shelia asked, his eyes

he said,

fact, Victor knew

that because he wanted to be prepared in case

that even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in

pushed him to learn more skills so that he would at least have a

"Alright."

continued to focus her gaze on the burning

corner of his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s

a hand to

look at

straight into Shelia’s eyes, he

away, and explained, "Your

"Is that so?"

her nose with the back of

now? Is it still

"No,"

said, glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

did you learn other than

Can you teach me?"

want

"In order to survive."

very naturally.Chapter 462

shelia said casually.

felt sad upon hearing

be flipped? It’s

Shelia pointed out.

Victor saw a small burn on the meat’s exposed side

meat over while he was still thinking about

.

second thoughts about whether or not to ask her

was, after all,

didn’t seem to take

you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she broke into

two dimples, meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she

I’ve ever encountered, except for

"Orphanage?"

where

was taken over and the old woman was

as she spoke about

woman was

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

is an orphan…’ Victor

to look after you since the

leave with

at Victor and answered,

Shelia had

they okay with you being outdoors on

head,

I was desperate to visit

remain unknown to them,

of the dingy ground, Shelia

in shards of sunshine that had been scattered by the trees and fallen

hands behind her head,

as she gazed

want to

what keeps you

people

find me if I

had no idea that I have a

her my name when I meet

said, blinking

fixed on Shelia and

see you, Van, it

had a soft spot in her heart for

I was a

seem appropriate to use this term

Shelia, Victor concluded that the adjective

an apt description of

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

since she was deaf,

never referred to us

poker card was in

were a treasure and presented

kid

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

stared at the card–the

Did I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

the card and said, "I am the only one with the King

was toasting as

the meat after he re-applied the

all set to

Eat, please."

gut just after his words

her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with a greedy

than the meat i made myself! Van,

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after

her feet, she said, "Let’s

rise when Shelia abruptly extended her

"Come on, get up."

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

hard way, Shelia used a dart to put marks on

lost track of

sun had cooled down

assisted Victor in sitting down on a stone and

sure how far we’ll

out before

drank some water

exhausted after so much walking, and he was coughing up

"I’m

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

continued

forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you

be sure to

to the

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

you? What’s

"Plan?"

was slow

once we leave

continue my travels and

police station when I can no longer

with

"Shelia."

his mind after staring at Shelia for a long

"What’s the problem?"

after we

my grandma will like you, I will defend you if she doesn’t

count on

want me to come with

If you don’t want to, it doesn’t

concerned that Shelia might

before asking, "Are you

"No, I’m not.

to treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled at

when we get

"Sure."

moment they emerged from the

to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed through the

the bodies

high noon and now,

they saw

out of the

we’ll meet local villagers if we walk a little

We can…"

Shelia could finish her sentence, she

She was confused.

Victor, wanting to know why he

"Van?"

i didn’t expect you

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of the

cars that were parked not

the front, looking at them intently as he played with

feel right away that

to shield Victor, who in

didn’t take his eyes off

Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run

get lost even when it

we were finding our way out of the forest, I

marks and you can get back

"And then?"

asked, her

straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone

knew that Norton didn’t

a game with Victor by throwing him into

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

had promised to give Shelia a family, bring her back

fulfill the promise

phone number on her palm with

call the number once you get hold

he whispered.

is my

and she will pick you

just looked down

Victor looked at her and asked in confusion,

"No."

her

eyes were a

remember the number, nor do I want

be a

Victor frowned.

coughed violently as

adamant and clenched her

want to spread 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 were

he said, "Tut, tut, tut, this

for each other!

when saw Norton

intuitively pulled

himself standing steadily

for him to

walked up to them

Shelia

them, Norton pulled Shelia

fast for Victor to

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip

satisfaction in hearing vexation in

know you

the mud on Shelia’s face with his

this would all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried

in his tracks when something silver flashed through

that Norton

a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

and gave Victor a mocking

that he had difficulty in

and tried to steady

you want is

has nothing to

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

want to let

where she comes from but I find your reaction quite

for you to die alone? I can do something

red eyes, Victor breathed

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

was tensed

out blood and beg for mercy, she scoffed at

you can do? Threaten

smile plastered on

eyes narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s

you

you are

Shelia swallowed.

feel a sense of accomplishment by

in you to do

So, cut the crap.

to kill me,

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to stop

that she was provoking

was afraid that Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise and

Norton was indeed angry.

but he kept his voice in check

like you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and instructed

squinted his eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

did as they were

hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to one of the

made to

his brain thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter

river was flowing

her choke

and the blue veins on his neck became very

and yelled,

to open her eyes because of the

actually wanted Victor

opened her mouth, she was choked by

her eyes

expression on Victor’s face, Norton

strong but he was useless in this

me laugh,

I’m a good man? Why

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

to save her so much, I will give

good in me, huh? What do you

just glare

do whatever it took

was in the middle of the river, Norton squinted

him appeared and stood between

and looked

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest

one on my left has only killed two people,

Norton continued, "You want to save her, right? Knock

men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him

hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and

before the

you can say goodbye to your good

moment she’s washed away, I’m afraid that you

flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about

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

and the most popular

subordinates should be strong as

was currently badly

in his peak state, he might not even be able to defeat

burly men that could easily flip

at a disadvantage from

right in his abdomen one after another, and

he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled

strength left him, and he

all over his

this time, Victor’s face looked black

tried to stand,

even get back on

able to subconsciously use his arm to block it,

again, Victor spat out a mouthful of

point, Victor’s

he still managed to fix his eyes on the rope, which was only a few steps

how

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

trouble, so he was willing to do anything to

much as his mind wanted to go on, his body

fell back to the

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

eyes, but his vision was still

just lay there on the ground, watching

help but wonder if he

yet, so he thought that he might

pain that pierced every inch of his body made

up, but he couldn’t move even an

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

best, he turned his head to look at the river, only to find that there was

no trace

"Ahem!"

spurting

the soil and opened his eyes

river expectantly, as if he was waiting for something

waited for a long

fact, he didn’t even know

he never found the

raise her head from the river

pain he was experiencing,

he lost

again,

him near

him lasted for two days and two

found out that

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

thing Victor did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to

was still wearing an oxygen mask

danger yet,

Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be a very important person due to his concern for

she didn’t dare delay to send people to

days, but Shelia couldn’t

and there was still

playing card that got wet from the rain and then

could easily recognize that

years later,

he did after fully recovering

of Hearts card in a box and buried

the marble tombstone aside from the

wasn’t even Shelia’s name

while Karl was on a business trip, he suffered

still tried to rush him to the

that

he finished his studies

companies

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

his outstanding ability, Carolyn

entered

of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge,

can’t eat

eating porridge for

he couldn’t even stand the smell of

choice but to

"Eat it again when

stuck his tongue out,

the door,

the past half a month, Roger came to

kid gradually got acquainted with

about him was that Roger would bring some snacks when

much, he could

Joey could only eat

Roger, Rachel turned around and was

say that you

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

time, he would

he said that he had an important project meeting today, so he might not

he could still visit, it would probably

initially, I couldn’t

at Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "But I

response, Rachel furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

done to Victor lasted for more than

room opened and closed for several times as doctors

couldn’t do anything but

day since the operation began, the

indicated that the surgery was

was saved, but he wasn’t completely out

wheeled to the

two days ago that his

to be transferred to the

he was still in

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

it wasn’t what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

old wounds had healed, they still had an

his new injuries just made

the end, he said that only a miracle

at least tell us

in a gloomy

can’t say

expert couldn’t help but frown

I may be blunt,

chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become

it was obvious that this was what

percent, but there was a huge chance that this was

Rachel was the first one to know about

Rachel had the right to

Joey’s ward, holding

looked slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles round

just went down to tell Rachel about this

when Rachel heard the tragic news, her face didn’t

already prepared herself for something

fact, Carson was a bit

when she

had been in a coma

have been

the operating room for 70 hours before the indication light turned

the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low voice, "This is the area for children’s

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses,

he didn’t bother

changed the subject and asked, "Anyway,

"Joey? He’s fine.

checked him up yesterday and said that he has

that his plaster will be removed ahead of

head and peeped through

sleeping soundly

smile, he stretched for a bit and

I’m leaving

that, Carson turned around

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

from that, he had nothing else to

of an eye,

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

stayed in Joey’s ward

didn’t show his face to

expert, she was also convinced that Victor would never wake

Roger broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke up from

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

time without being

if she was still judging Roger’s expression if

Do you want to go upstairs and see

asked slowly This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard

someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her

want

pleading in

failed to hide the fact that Victor was

the hospital, he actually had a vague

had always been absent-minded and

out the truth, Rachel didn’t

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

smiled and made a

daddy bad? They say bad people live

to worry too

she felt a lump

few moments, she mustered her courage and

"Yes, of course."

following two weeks, Joey had a

didn’t mention Victor, as if there

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

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

"Okay…"

heart softened,

was in the second inpatient

hadn’t fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk

Rachel simply let him sit in a

the wheelchair for him, and the three of

enough, they

The elevator finally stopped at the floor

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

heard that there were steps approaching, he furrowed his

Carson knew

it’s the first time

What brings you here?"

he quickly set the document he was holding aside

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his

someone who will be

where did those dark circles around your

"Dark circles?"

choked at

up his phone, opened its front camera, and looked at

realized that Joey

haggard, and his eye bags were

of course, this was only

have a good sleep for half a

originally a handsome young man, but even he was susceptible

"Ha-ha!"

couldn’t help but laugh after seeing the upset look on Carson’s

realized that he was fooled by this

his head, Carson stepped forward and pinched

"You, brat.

your godfather? You have guts,

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

have no opinion

and I

We are best friends.

the one who picked

that’s how I became your

crossed his

don’t

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

his tongue as he withdrew his hand from

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

said, it’s a

you’d better change

he

his eye, Carson

commented,

heard that Mr.Sullivan

with Rachel

Roger explained.

to lose his composure just

"Oh, I see."

at the room and

He is resting inside.

can go and see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked

was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards

followed her, pushing Joey’s

placed over

in

about to

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked

standing

him from the corner of

his eyebrows as if

a quick glance at him, Joey turned

need to

overheard what

I take you

"No!"

in a

was a serious look

I am

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

at that moment, they were no longer in the

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

Joey’s words, Rachel looked at

it was Roger, then her gaze

former, Carson soon observed

she wanted him to take Joey to the

coughed and refused to pay any

that, he took out his phone and turned around

Joey a thumbs up

like he was answering

Mr.Ramos! I have read the plan

he headed

very good

up while he

saw what just happened clearly and

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

boy like him to be taken

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those words, they

to have been

past few days, they

them were always in

best known to her, she still alienated

of things, Rachel still didn’t

that it

couldn’t stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing

Joey headed

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

at the phone in his

you through with the phone

"What?"

and took a peek at his

a smile appeared on his

I am through

was left with no choice! My

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile on her

very good

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

of his nose and coughed to ease

want

to look through the glass panel

ward was

view, only the living room could be seen,

door open in

said Victor would lie in the

undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

came from behind

a stable

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

a man in a

He looked dejected.

document in his

into Rachel and Carson as

stunned at first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

employee of the Sullivan Group and

no need asking about what just

from the man’s expression that

Her attention was drawn to the name

what really interested

She turned to Carson.

back at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

a member of

what she meant

a loss

were so many

had

who

and

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head

forehead was covered

life! Nonetheless, he was

Miss Bennet, I’m going back to the

hand and said, "Very well

do

what Carson said, Troy went out of

looked at the door

see that Victor was

condition doesn’t seem as bad as

and can work

the door and pushed

against the

didn’t follow

reading some document

head

her gaze on

in a hospital

was pale despite the fact that he lowered his

frowned and looked rather

outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel

entranced that she

asked you to go out,

the footsteps,

looked up at the person who was walking

his usual cold and stiff tone,

Birthday Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand on my

figured it wouldn’t bode well if

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

eyes, but he still loosened his grip on

few steps back

for some reason, I could still feel the warmth

face blushed and

heart was

like I had returned to the

were the happiest time

I knew that those days were long gone and I could never get

down, feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me

the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with

raising my glass and taking a sip of

had a few to drink and was starting to get

Elena came

surprise waiting for you on the

upstairs and take a look

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you get

appeared on

confusion, I followed her to the deck on the

there, I saw that there were bright red rose

numerous balloons around the

eyes widened in

say, this whole scene was

had no idea who

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

be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my

much effort on me, and yet I

this birthday surprise

I stared at the night

tranquil, and yet my

the cold sea breeze, I felt even

of a sudden, a fireworks display lit up the sky, forming the words "Marry

the fireworks shot up to the sky, a

sounded like

noise, I covered my ears

squatted on the ground

and i

horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

I was out of breath I felt so dizzy that

panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s

I’m here."

came from above me, making me feel

It was Charles.

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

to be scared ever