My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

had been a long time since they

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

her teeth

a thought

shouted, "The eggs! I

Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen

Ethan followed behind her.

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to

gently pulled her to the side while he cleaned up the mess

the corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean up after

"I’m sorry.

were talking to Charis, so I rushed to you and

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washed hands, he raised his eyes to look

"It’s my fault.

didn’t give you enough sense of

that, he spread out his arms and said gently, "Come

her face against his chest,

invitation from Patrick, she murmured, "The Lesters treat you

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definitely could be

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"And what about you?"

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roast some more for myself

meat, Shelia

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This meat isn’t poisonous.

assured and eat

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had thought that Victor

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"I’m not very hungry.

ahead

turned to look away and placed the

roast the

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hand and gently touched the corner of his

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was the very first time that Shelia had ever heard of

out of

also crushed some fruits and

a knife to slice the

Shelia asked, his

said, "I have

fact, Victor knew the reason

that because he wanted to

that even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger one

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

"Alright."

to focus her

eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust

a hand

and turned to look at Victor

Victor looked straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started

and explained, "Your nose has dirt

"Is that so?"

her nose with

what about now? Is it

"No,"

said, glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

did you learn other than roasting meat?

Can you teach me?"

do you want

"In order to survive."

Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad

meat ready to be flipped? It’s on the

Shelia pointed out.

on the meat’s exposed side

he was still thinking about what she

.

about whether or not to

was, after all, Shelia’s

the other hand, didn’t

"Will you

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and she broke

meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she said, "Thanks so much,

I’ve ever encountered,

"Orphanage?"

where I was

years ago, the orphanage was taken over

clouded as she spoke

woman was a

younger, she prepared great meals and

orphan…’ Victor pursed

after

you leave

up at Victor and answered, "I didn’t want to

the only home Shelia had known for so

they okay with you being

her head,

to visit her tomb, so I

them,

spite of the dingy ground,

of sunshine that had been scattered by the trees

behind her head,

with disappointment as she

to visit

you from doing

are people guarding the

if I go

no idea that I have a name

when I meet her again

blinking her

black eyes remained fixed on Shelia and he said

the chance to see you, Van, it would be more than likely that she would like

a soft spot in her heart for adorable

I was a

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

Victor concluded that

apt description of her

for your upbringing, how

was unable to communicate since she

to

card

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

orphanage, each kid

and let us take them as we pleased, but we were

the

I get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only

meat was toasting as they were

gave her the meat after

all set

Eat, please."

gut

her hand to her stomach

than the meat

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a

to her feet, she said, "Let’s

was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended

"Come on, get up."

and after a little pause,

used a dart to put marks

had lost track of time

sun had cooled

sitting down on a stone and drank

how far we’ll have to

can get out before the

drank some

body was perhaps exhausted after so much walking, and he

"I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

have

"Like never before…"

and continued to

forward motion, she murmured,

you return, be sure

his gaze to the side

face was covered in mud after a day

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow to

plans once we leave the forest? Where will

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

when I can no longer walk and beg them to take me

with a

"Shelia."

appeared to have made up his mind

"What’s the problem?"

come with me after we get

like you, I will defend

can count on

want me to come

all right with you? If you don’t

was concerned that Shelia

for a while before

"No, I’m not.

you the

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled at Victor, saying,

when we get out of the

"Sure."

emerged from the

horizon, basking the forest

glimmered on the

high noon and now, the sun was

tiredness was assuaged when they

out of the

meet local villagers if

We can…"

finish her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

Victor, wanting to know

"Van?"

didn’t expect

Shelia looked for the source

saw three cars that were

front, looking at them

feel right away that

shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front of

his eyes off Norton,

Victor said, "Run into

get lost even when it gets

we were finding our way out of the forest, I put

you can get back

"And then?"

asked, her eyebrows

straight into

"Walk along this road.

borrow a mobile phone from them, and

Norton didn’t intend

wanted to play a game with Victor by throwing

felt that if he couldn’t escape this predicament,

her back to see his grandmother,

fulfill the promise he made in the

Victor wrote a phone number on

number once you get hold of

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

will pick

down at

didn’t respond, Victor looked at her and asked

"No."

her hand

were a

to remember the number, nor do I

a

Victor frowned.

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

and

just didn’t want to spread her palm and let Victor write the

about, he could tell

said, "Tut, tut, tut,

strong feelings for each other! I’m so

when saw Norton approaching

pulled Sheila behind

injured and keeping himself standing steadily was

would be hard for him to

deliberately walked up

and Shelia stepped

them, Norton pulled

was too fast for Victor to

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip on

found satisfaction in hearing vexation

know you look

mud on Shelia’s face with

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

tracks when something silver

knife that Norton

a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

a mocking smile, pretending not to

he had difficulty in

fist and tried to steady

you want is my

nothing to

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want to let her

don’t where she comes from but I

think it’s boring for you to die alone? I can do something about that and let

eyes, Victor breathed

pressed against her neck, all

body was

spat out blood and beg

you

mocking smile plastered

eyes narrowed in anger when he

did you

said you are a

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of accomplishment by

have in you to do what

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me,

"Shelia…"

tried to stop

that she

make Norton’s hackles rise and the

Norton was indeed angry.

kept his voice in check as he talked to

Looks like you really want

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed them,

and asked anxiously, "What are you going to

Norton didn’t answer.

glared

did as

bound, Shelia was

was made to ride a

about where Norton was

river was

as the water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke

into fists, and the blue veins on his neck became very

gritted his teeth and yelled, "Let her

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

Victor to

her mouth, she was

her eyes

exasperated expression on Victor’s face,

strong but he

making me laugh,

I’m a good man? Why the

rope, squatted down, and blew

the sake of you wanting to save her so much,

in me, huh? What do

could just glare

do whatever it

Shelia, who was in the middle of the

two men behind him appeared and stood

and looked at Victor with a

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest among my

people, and the one on the right has killed

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

as Norton finished speaking, the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and took

touched its tip with

two before the rope

say goodbye to

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

Victor didn’t

was of essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought

mercenary and the most popular leader the Roaring Tiger

weakest subordinates

Victor was currently

not even be

burly men

at a disadvantage from

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

he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to

left

pain of his bones being broken scattered all over his

face

still tried to stand,

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

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

hit again, Victor spat out a

point, Victor’s

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

how many

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

so he was willing to do anything to

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

the

raining?’ After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened

open his eyes, but his vision

there on the ground, watching the raindrops

couldn’t help but wonder if he was still

recovered yet, so he thought

every inch of his body made Victor realize

stand up, but he couldn’t move even

a little bit, grabbing the mud

best, he turned his head to look at the river, only to

was no trace of

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting

unto the soil and opened his eyes as wide

if he was waiting for something to

waited for a

fact, he didn’t even know how

never found the person he had

raise her head from the river or come out from

the excruciating pain he was

lost

up again, he

subordinates found him near

rescue him lasted for two days and two

was found out that Victor had fractures in eight different body

his right knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically

he woke up was ask

an

danger yet, but all he cared

sense that she must be

delay to send people to search

seven days,

passed and there was still

playing card

surface was mostly covered with mud, but one could easily

later,

first thing he did after fully recovering was buy

put the King of Hearts card in a box and buried

on the marble tombstone aside from the

even Shelia’s name on

recovery, while Karl was on a

the hospital, but he

was also in that year

two more years, he finished his studies

began taking over several small companies under the control of

of these companies from a very low

to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed

entered

her sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and

can’t eat

porridge

couldn’t even stand the smell

no choice

said, "Eat it again when you get

stuck his tongue out,

he saw Roger standing at the door, so he politely greeted,

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

the kid gradually

about him was that Roger would bring some snacks

couldn’t eat too much, he could at least taste

Joey could only

Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised to

that you wouldn’t come

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

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

important project meeting today, so

it would

initially, I

for a moment

Rachel furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

The operation done to Victor lasted for

opened and closed

Carson couldn’t do anything but

the fourth day since the operation began, the indicator light outside the room was

the surgery was successfully

he wasn’t completely

wheeled to the

was not until two days ago that his vital

eligible to be transferred to

he was still in a

invited an expert in the field to check

what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

healed, they still

new injuries

the end, he said that only a miracle

at least tell us when

asked in a

afraid I can’t

help but frown

I may be blunt,

Is he

it was obvious that this was

a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this was it

Rachel was

Carson deemed that Rachel had

wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette

disoriented, and there were

tell

heard the tragic news,

had already prepared

fact, Carson was

she

been in a coma for about half a month after the

might have been even

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

hand and reminded him in a low voice, "This is the area for

You can’t smoke here."

he regained his senses, Carson put out the

indifferent expression, he didn’t bother

subject and asked,

"Joey? He’s fine.

him up yesterday and said that he has

that his plaster will be removed ahead of the

and peeped through the glass panel on

Joey sleeping soundly in the

for a bit and said,

then, I’m

saying that, Carson turned around and left

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

he had nothing else to

eye, two

made aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel

Joey’s ward

time, Carson didn’t show his face

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

Victor had

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

time without

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

want to

time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and remained

sleeve and pulled her back from her

I want to see

pleading in a soft

to hide the fact that Victor was in a coma after

woke up in the hospital, he actually

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

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

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

smiled

daddy bad? They say bad

we don’t have to

at Joey’s bright eyes, she

few moments, she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

had a

if there was nothing wrong

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

inside him, but Rachel was aware that he

"Okay…"

softened, and she

in the

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

Rachel simply let him sit in

the three of them

they

at the floor of the

that the entire floor was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa in

heard that there were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and

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

first time I’ve seen you

What brings you here?"

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

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

I look like someone who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m the one who beats others,

dark circles around

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at

picked up his phone, opened its

realized that Joey was

bags were so big that it

of course, this was

hadn’t have a good sleep for half

handsome young man, but even he was susceptible

"Ha-ha!"

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

laughter, Carson realized that he

stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

tease your godfather?

retorted, "Huh? Who said that you

have no

father and I

We are best friends.

one

how I

his eyebrows and crossed his arms in front of

don’t want it, that fact won’t

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

he

voice, "I also didn’t expect

it’s a fact that

better change your attitude

say anything more, but he stuck out his tongue

corner of his eye,

and commented, "I see

I heard that Mr.Sullivan has

I came here with Rachel and

Roger explained.

plan to lose his composure just because of

"Oh, I see."

Carson pointed at the room and said, "His ward is over

He is resting inside.

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

what was going

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked

followed her,

were placed over his

in

was about to sav something,

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at the

was not standing very far

see him

eyebrows as if he was giving

after taking a quick glance at

to

overheard what Joey

I take

"No!"

a

was a serious look on his

am

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

moment, they were no longer in

Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room,

reaction to Joey’s words,

was Roger, then

Carson soon observed that she was staring

she wanted him to take Joey

and refused to pay any attention to Rachel’s

took out his phone and turned around as if nothing

managed to give Joey a

Carson pretended like he was answering

Mr.Ramos! I have read the plan you sent to

headed towards

he wasn’t very

phone’s screen lit up while he was still holding

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

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

him to be taken to the bathroom

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those words,

ought to have been closer to

few days, they got

them were always in one

to her,

of things, Rachel still didn’t love

that it

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

he and Joey

some time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

quick glance at the

you through with the

"What?"

took a peek

appeared on his

am through

no choice! My subordinates

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile

not very

knew that he had pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the smile on his face

his nose and coughed to ease

you want

her head in order to look through the glass panel

ward was

her point of view, only the living room

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

doctor said Victor would lie in the bed

has to undergo half a year’s

came

in a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted

and saw a man in a suit coming

He looked dejected.

was a document in

ran into Rachel and Carson as soon as

at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

of the Sullivan Group and

was no need asking about what just happened to

expression that

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

was what really interested

She turned to Carson.

her, she raised her eyebrows

"Well, this is Troy.

member of the Sullivan

she meant by just looking

at a loss for

were so many surnames in the

he had to

who

and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

head

forehead was

the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was

Bennet, I’m going back to

hand and said, "Very

do that

went out of sight in a blink of

at the

was sitting against the head

doesn’t seem as bad as

well and can

to the door and

against the door

didn’t follow

was reading some document when he heard

his head and say coldly,

cast her gaze on

in

was pale despite the fact that he lowered his

frowned and looked

more than seventy

was so entranced that she walked

to go

heard the footsteps, his frown

the person who was walking

in his usual cold and stiff tone, he said

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

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

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

he still loosened his grip

took a few steps back

some reason, I could still feel the warmth of his touch on my

blushed and i felt rather

my heart was

it felt like

days with him were the happiest time

days were long gone and I could never get

looked down, feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me

and began chatting with the guests

my glass and taking a sip

a few to drink and was starting to

Elena came

waiting for you on

you like to go upstairs and take

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when

appeared on Elena’s

confusion, I followed her to the deck on

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

also numerous balloons around the

widened

this whole scene was picturesque

had no idea

first person that came to mind was Charles, but I quickly

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

on me, and yet I

receiving this birthday surprise soon died

on the second floor, I stared at the

sea was tranquil, and yet my mind was

cold sea breeze, I felt even

fireworks display lit

fireworks shot up to the sky, a deafening sound resonated in the

like a

noise, I covered my ears

on the ground and curled

began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was

incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through my

breath I felt so dizzy that

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

I’m here."

came from above me, making me feel so

It was Charles.

tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried

to be scared