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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did you go out of your way

what Shelia did earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits and poured the juice

knife to slice the

he heard what Shelia asked, his

while, he said, "I have

Victor knew the

learned that because he wanted to be prepared in case of any

even under ner protection,

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

"Alright."

to focus her gaze on the

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

stretched out a hand

startled and turned to look at

straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel a

and explained, "Your nose has dirt on

"Is that so?"

went ahead to rub her nose with the

what about now?

"No,"

said, glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

learn other than roasting meat? I want to learn

Can you teach me?"

want

"In order to survive."

came out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In

shelia said casually.

felt sad upon hearing

be flipped?

Shelia pointed out.

on the

over while he was still thinking about what

.

about whether or not to ask her

after all, Shelia’s

on the other hand, didn’t seem

"Will you

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and

meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she said,

encountered, except for my

"Orphanage?"

where

ago, the orphanage was taken over and the old woman was

clouded as she spoke about

woman was a wonderful

great meals and

an orphan…’ Victor pursed his

look after

didn’t you leave with

and answered, "I didn’t

the only home Shelia had known for

with you being

head,

visit her tomb,

them, and I don’t

spite of the dingy ground, Shelia lay

of sunshine that had been scattered by

hands behind her

disappointment as she gazed

to visit

what keeps you

are people guarding

find me if I go

idea that

name when I meet her again in the

blinking

fixed on

you, Van, it would be more than likely that she would

soft spot in her

that I was

appropriate to use

Shelia, Victor concluded that the adjective

an apt description of her features, particularly her

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

communicate since she was deaf, mute,

referred to us

poker card

as if it were a treasure and presented it

orphanage, each kid was given a

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

stared at the

I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

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

toasting

her the meat after he

all set

Eat, please."

gut just after his words

she put her hand to her

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

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a

to her feet, she

rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand to

"Come on, get up."

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

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

had lost track of

sun had cooled

in sitting down on a

sure how far we’ll have to travel until

out before the sun

some

exhausted after so much walking, and he was coughing

incoherently, "I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to

motion, she murmured, "Van, you look

be sure to

lowered his gaze to the

mud after a day and a night in

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

slow

remarked, "What are your plans once we leave the forest? Where will

know… I want to continue my travels

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

answered with a

"Shelia."

made up his mind after

"What’s the problem?"

me after we get

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

count

to come

all right with you? If you don’t

that Shelia might

paused for a while before asking, "Are

"No, I’m not.

to treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at

agree when we get out

"Sure."

moment they emerged from

Let Her Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that

the

been walking since high noon and

was assuaged when they saw

we’re out of

local villagers if we walk a little

We can…"

could finish her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting to know why

"Van?"

expect you to

for the source of

cars that were parked not far

at the front, looking at them

feel right away

moved to shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively

eyes off

that only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest when I

lost even

way out of

and you can get

"And then?"

her eyebrows

looked straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

meet villagers, borrow a mobile

knew that Norton didn’t intend to let

a game with Victor by throwing him into

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

back to see his grandmother, and treat her as his

that Victor could not fulfill the promise he made

phone number on her palm

number once you get hold

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

pick you up wherever you

down

looked

"No."

pulled her

eyes were a

the number, nor do I want

be a good

Victor frowned.

anxious that he coughed violently as soon

remained adamant and clenched her

spread her palm and let

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

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

for each other!

when saw Norton

pulled

himself standing steadily was taxing

hard for

up to

Shelia stepped

patience with them, Norton pulled Shelia

for Victor to

"Let her go!"

kept a firm

in hearing vexation in Victor’s

you

said as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with his

all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to take

tracks when something

knife that

out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear what Victor had

felt that he had

clenched his fist and tried to

you want is

has nothing to do

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want to let

but I find your reaction

alone? I can do something about

red eyes, Victor

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

body was tensed

saw Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy,

all you

mocking smile

narrowed in anger when

did you

you

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment by

don’t have in you to do what

So, cut the crap.

want to kill me, then

"Shelia…"

tried

knew that she

make Norton’s hackles rise and

Norton was indeed angry.

he kept his voice in check

really? Looks like you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed them,

asked anxiously, "What are you

Norton didn’t answer.

glared

as

Shelia was taken to one

was made to ride a

brain thinking about where Norton was

was

water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke

fists, and the blue veins on his

gritted his teeth and yelled, "Let her

eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia

actually wanted Victor to

the moment she opened her

enough, her

exasperated expression on

strong but he

making me laugh,

man? Why the hell

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

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

in me, huh? What

just glare at

do whatever it took to save

was in the middle of the river,

appeared and stood

stood up and looked

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the

on my left has only killed two people, and the one on the right has killed

want to save her, right? Knock them

holding Victor’s arms let go

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

before the

goodbye to

she’s washed away, I’m afraid that

at the flickering flame, Victor

essence, so he quickly rushed

and the most popular leader the Roaring Tiger

course, even his weakest subordinates

was currently

not even be able to defeat one of the two weakest subordinates

burly men that could easily flip

was at a disadvantage from

the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and hit his back with their

hit, Victor staggered

was hit repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually knelt on the

his bones being broken scattered all over his body, making him feel somewhat

face looked

stand, not ready to

back on his feet, he saw another

was still able to subconsciously use his arm to

spat out a mouthful of

Victor’s

fix his eyes on the rope,

matter how many injuries he

put out and the

so he was

to go on, his body couldn’t keep

he fell back to the ground and lost his

time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt

to open his eyes, but his vision was

on the ground,

couldn’t help but wonder if he was

consciousness hadn’t fully recovered yet, so

inch of his body made Victor

stand up, but he couldn’t move

move his hands a little bit, grabbing

to look at the river, only to find that there was

no trace of

"Ahem!"

spurting out more

soil and

the river expectantly, as if

for

even know

never found the

raise her head from the river or come out from somewhere and call his

of blood and the excruciating pain he was

lost

Victor woke up again, he

him

rescue him lasted for two days and

was found out that Victor had fractures in eight different body

and lungs

did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people to look

still wearing an

life was not completely out of danger

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

to send people to

days, but

and there was still no news

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

one could easily recognize

later, Victor

thing he did after fully recovering was

in

the marble tombstone

wasn’t even Shelia’s name

the second year of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on

tried to rush him to the hospital, but he was declared

in that

years, he finished

over several small companies under

from a very

Victor was able to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the Sullivan Group to

Roger entered the ward

bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing Joey to

eat any

eating porridge

he couldn’t even stand the smell of

choice

it again when you get

out,

standing at the door, so he politely

to the hospital to

the kid gradually

him was that Roger would bring

too much, he could at least taste something

only eat

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised to see

you say that you wouldn’t

came here, he would send Rachel a message in advance to

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

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

it would probably be very

initially, I couldn’t

moment before finally saying, "But I got a

furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

operation done to

closed for several times as

and Carson couldn’t do anything but wait outside until the

since the operation began, the indicator light outside the room

the surgery was successfully

but he wasn’t

wheeled to

until two days ago that his vital

be transferred to the

was still in

to check Victor’s

wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

healed, they

injuries

that only a miracle

you at least tell us when he will

in

afraid I can’t say

help but frown as he made

if I may be blunt, please consider

wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable for the rest of his

the expert didn’t say this, it was obvious that

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

was the

Rachel had the

the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding

there were dark circles round his

down to tell Rachel about this

news, her face didn’t show much

she had already prepared herself for

fact, Carson was

know when she became this

a coma for about half a month

have

the operating room for 70 hours before the indication light

at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in

You can’t smoke here."

his senses, Carson put

indifferent expression, he didn’t bother

subject and asked, "Anyway, how

"Joey? He’s fine.

said that he has been

will

head and peeped through the glass panel

Joey sleeping soundly in

for a

I’m leaving

around

visited to tell Rachel about

had nothing else to

the blink of an eye,

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

Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours

Carson didn’t show his face

she was also convinced that Victor

Roger broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

at Roger for a long time without being able to speak

judging Roger’s expression

want to go upstairs and see

Rachel pressed her lips hard and remained

of nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her deep

want to

pleading in a soft

Victor was in

up in the hospital, he actually

on, he found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t

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

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

he just smiled and made a

They say bad people live

don’t have to

bright eyes, she felt a lump

few moments, she mustered

"Yes, of course."

two weeks, Joey had

if there was nothing wrong

in the middle of the night

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

"Okay…"

softened, and

in the

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

simply let him

pushed the wheelchair for him, and the three of them went to

they reached

elevator finally stopped at the floor of the ward

there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the

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

scene, Carson knew that he

the first time

What brings you here?"

set the document he was holding aside and raised his

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his innocent

I look like someone who will be beaten easily? Ha!

those dark circles around

"Dark circles?"

almost choked

a panic, he picked up his phone, opened its front camera, and looked at his

realized that Joey

totally haggard, and his eye bags were so big that it

course, this was

good sleep for half a

originally a handsome young man, but even he was susceptible

"Ha-ha!"

seeing the upset look on

innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this

Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

your godfather?

his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I

no opinion regarding

I

We are best friends.

one

that’s how I became

and crossed his arms in front

for you, even if you don’t want it, that fact

said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit it, no one

his tongue as he withdrew his hand

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

it’s a fact that you

change your attitude

say anything more, but he stuck out his tongue

the corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger standing

commented, "I see that you’re

heard that Mr.Sullivan has

I came here with Rachel and Joey

Roger explained.

plan to lose his composure just because of Carson’s

"Oh, I see."

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

He is resting inside.

Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward Carson pointed

knew what was going

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards the

followed her, pushing Joey’s

placed over

was lost in thoughts for a

he was about to

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked

not standing very

him from the corner of his

his eyebrows as if he was giving Carson a

at him, Joey

need to use

overheard what Joey was

about I take you

"No!"

a very

was a serious look

am

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

that moment, they were

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

to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at both

then her gaze fell on

didn’t want to bother the former, Carson soon observed that she

she wanted him to take

refused to pay any

his phone and turned around as if nothing

a thumbs

pretended like he was

Mr.Ramos! I have read the plan

talking, he headed

wasn’t very good

lit up while he was

all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

him

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those words,

ought to have been closer to him

past few days, they got

them were always

best known to her, she still alienated

things, Rachel still didn’t

it

the night Rachel was standing

and Joey headed

time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

a quick glance at the

you through with

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took a

smile appeared

am

with no choice! My subordinates are too

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile on her

not very good

to answer the call only moments ago, the smile on his

touched the tip of his nose and

want to

in order to look through the glass panel

ward was a

her point of view, only the living room could be seen,

Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no time and

Victor would lie in the

undergo half a

voice came

in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

in a suit coming

He looked dejected.

a document in his

into Rachel and Carson

at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around

It was quite noticeable.

was an employee of the Sullivan Group and the director of

about

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

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

what

She turned to Carson.

her, she raised her eyebrows

"Well, this is Troy.

of

meant by just looking

a

so many surnames

he had to

recognized who Rachel

bowed and

"Miss Bennet."

her head

forehead was covered with

given him the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding

going back

and said, "Very well

do that

what Carson said, Troy went out of sight in a blink of an

at the

see that Victor was sitting against

doesn’t seem as bad as you

well and can

to the door

leaned against the

follow

was reading some document when he heard the

didn’t raise his head and say coldly, "Get

cast her gaze on

in a

his face was pale despite the fact

frowned and looked

seventy hours half a month

was so entranced that she walked towards the

you to go

Victor heard the footsteps,

looked up at the person who was walking towards

in his usual cold and stiff tone,

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

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

"The dance is over.

time to

I reminded him.

loosened his grip on my waist

few steps back to distance myself from

I could still feel the warmth of

face blushed and

heart was

felt like I had returned

days with him were the happiest time of

those days were long gone and I could never get them

down, feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached

me and began chatting with the guests with a smile on my face "Thank

raising my glass and

had a few to drink and was starting to

Elena came to

surprise waiting for you on the

upstairs and take a

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when

mysterious smile appeared

I followed her to

I saw that there were bright red rose petals scattered

also numerous balloons around

eyes widened

this whole

had no idea who

that came to mind was Charles,

be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and

had never spent this much effort on me,

joy of receiving this birthday surprise

I stood on the second floor, I stared at the night

was tranquil, and yet my mind was

cold sea

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

shot up to the sky, a

sounded like

noise, I covered my ears

on the ground

and i felt like

the abandoned warehouse

breath I felt so dizzy that I almost

pair of strong

I’m here."

above

It was Charles.

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

have to be scared