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.

been a long time since they last

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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from Ethan’s embrace and ran to

Ethan followed behind her.

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I rushed to

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spread out his arms and said gently, "Come

face against his chest, blushing

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did you go out of your way to

Victor also crushed some fruits and poured

a knife to slice

he heard what Shelia

he said, "I have no

knew the

because he wanted to

ner protection, Victor

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

"Alright."

Shelia continued to focus her

of Shelia’s profile

stretched out a hand to wipe off the

was startled and turned to look at

straight into Shelia’s eyes,

away, and explained,

"Is that so?"

to rub her nose with

what about now? Is it still

"No,"

glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

did you learn other than roasting meat? I

Can you teach me?"

do you want to

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

sad

flipped? It’s on the verge

Shelia pointed out.

Shelia, Victor saw a small burn on the meat’s exposed side when he

while he was

.

had second thoughts about whether or not to ask

all, Shelia’s

the other hand, didn’t seem to take

asked, "Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

after

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and she broke

two dimples, meanwhile, became

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she

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

"Orphanage?"

where I was

years ago, the orphanage was taken over and

clouded as she

was a

prepared great meals and gave me a

orphan…’

guardian was needed to look after you since

didn’t you leave

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

was the only home Shelia had known for so

you being

her head, Shelia

was desperate to visit her tomb, so I

remain unknown to them, and

dingy ground, Shelia lay down

in shards of sunshine that had been scattered by

her hands behind her

with disappointment as she gazed up

to visit

what keeps you

people

find me if I go

idea that I have a

name when I meet

blinking her

on

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

had a soft spot in her heart

said that I was

appropriate to use this term

Shelia, Victor concluded that the adjective

apt description of her features,

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

communicate since

never referred to

card was in my

it were a

the orphanage, each kid

cards and let us take them as we pleased, but

stared at the card–the

get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

the card and said, "I am

was toasting as they were

her the meat after

set to

Eat, please."

growl came from her gut just after his

so she put her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with

than the meat i made myself!

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after

rose to her feet,

and was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand

"Come on, get up."

pause, he took Shelia’s hand in his and

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

had lost track of time as

sun had cooled down

assisted Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank

we’ll

can get out before

some water

and he was coughing up blood for

"I’m

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to

she murmured, "Van, you

return, be sure to eat

his gaze to the side

face was covered in mud after a day and a night

you? What’s

"Plan?"

was slow to

are your plans once we leave the forest?

continue my travels and explore the world’s

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

answered with a

"Shelia."

have made up his mind after staring at Shelia for

"What’s the problem?"

me after

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

can count on

want me to

it all right with you? If you don’t want to,

concerned that Shelia

paused for a while before

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at

get out of

"Sure."

moment they emerged from the woods, though, everything

below the horizon, basking the forest

light glimmered on the bodies

since high noon and now,

tiredness was assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious country

out of

we’ll meet local villagers if we walk

We can…"

sentence, she saw

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting

"Van?"

well, i didn’t expect you to come out

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of the

that were parked not far

them

feel right away that they

Victor, who in turn stood

didn’t take his eyes off Norton, watching his

hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest when

lost even when it

of the forest, I put marks all the

these marks and you

"And then?"

asked, her

straight

"Walk along this road.

borrow a mobile phone from

knew that Norton didn’t intend

with Victor by throwing him into

escape this predicament, Shelia shouldn’t be

Shelia a family, bring her back to see his grandmother, and treat

fulfill the promise he made in

wrote a phone number on her palm

the number once you get hold of a mobile

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

pick you

just looked down at

that Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked at her and asked in confusion,

"No."

her

were a little

the number, nor

a

Victor frowned.

anxious that he coughed violently as soon as

remained adamant and clenched

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

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

"Tut, tut, tut, this is so

strong feelings for each other! I’m so moved by

when saw Norton

pulled

himself standing steadily was taxing for

would be hard for

walked up to

Shelia

patience with them, Norton pulled Shelia towards

too fast for

"Let her go!"

firm grip

in hearing vexation

you

he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with

Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to take Shelia

when

knife that Norton pressed against Shelia’s

a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

tone and gave Victor a

felt that he had difficulty

clenched his fist and tried to steady

you want

has nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want to let

comes from but

do you think it’s boring for you to die alone?

red eyes, Victor

the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could

body was

spat out blood and beg for mercy, she scoffed

all you can

his mocking smile plastered

anger when he

you just

you are

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of accomplishment by

in you to do what you intend to

So, cut the crap.

to kill me,

"Shelia…"

tried

that she was

that Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise and the man would do just what

Norton was indeed angry.

voice in check

like you really want

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

men and

anxiously, "What are

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

did as they

hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to one of

made to

Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke Up "Ahem!

river was

water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how

blue veins

his teeth and yelled, "Let her

open her eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia

wanted Victor to run

she opened her mouth, she was

her eyes

on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed at

that Victor might be strong but he was useless in this kind

making me

that I’m a good man?

cunning smile, Norton approached the rope,

you wanting to save her so much, I

some good in me, huh? What

just glare

would do whatever it

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

men behind him appeared and

stood up and looked

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest among

only killed two people, and the one on the right

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

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

hand, Norton touched its tip with

two before

you can say goodbye

afraid that you

flame, Victor didn’t care

essence, so he quickly rushed

most popular leader the Roaring Tiger

course, even his weakest subordinates

Victor was

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

them were tall and burly men that

at a disadvantage from

punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and hit his back with

as he was hit, Victor

he was hit repeatedly, his strength left him, and he

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

face looked black with

to stand, not ready

even get back on his feet, he saw another punch

to subconsciously use his arm to block it, but it didn’t make

Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and a

point, Victor’s vision became

the rope, which was only a few steps

didn’t matter how many injuries he

fire was put out and the

this trouble, so he was willing to do anything to

much as his mind wanted to go

he fell back to the ground and lost

awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling

his eyes, but his vision was

lay there on the ground, watching the raindrops

but wonder if he was still

so he thought that he might

sharp pain that pierced every inch of his

wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t move

move his hands a little bit, grabbing the

his best, he turned his head to look at the

no

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out

unto the soil and opened his eyes as wide

as if he was

for a long

he didn’t even know

never found the person he had been

raise her head from the river

blood and the excruciating pain

lost

Victor woke up again, he was

found him near

him lasted for two days

diagnosis, it was found out that Victor had fractures in eight different body

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

did after he woke up was ask Carolyn

was still wearing an oxygen mask and struggled

danger yet, but all he cared about

that she must be a very important person due

delay to send people to

days, but

and there was

give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet

covered with mud, but one could easily recognize

years later, Victor completely

did after fully recovering was

in a box and

marble tombstone

even Shelia’s name

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

to rush him to the hospital, but he was

It was also in that year

years, he finished his

began taking over several small companies under the control

of these companies from a

to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn

time, Roger entered

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

eat any

porridge for about

even stand the

sighed and had no choice but

"Eat it again when

tongue out, not

saw Roger standing at the door, so

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

kid gradually got acquainted

him was that Roger would bring

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

only eat them in

Roger, Rachel turned around and was

say that

message in advance to ask her

no every time, he would still insist on getting

night, when Roger asked, he said that he had an important project meeting today, so he might not

it would probably be very

I couldn’t

at Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment before finally saying,

Rachel furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more

operating room opened and closed for several times as doctors went in and

but wait outside

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

that the surgery was successfully

but he wasn’t

wheeled

not until two days ago that his vital

eligible to be transferred to

he was still in a

in the field to check Victor’s condition and

wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

his old wounds had healed, they still had

injuries just made matters

he said that only a miracle could save

tell us when he

in

I can’t say

expert couldn’t help but frown as

fact, if I may be blunt, please consider

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

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

was not a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance

Lukas, Rachel was the first one

that Rachel had the right to

outside Joey’s

slightly disoriented, and there were dark

down to tell Rachel

tragic news, her face

she had already prepared

was a

when she became this

it was when Victor had been in a coma for about

it might have

was also there outside the operating room for 70 hours before the

the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses, Carson put

he didn’t bother continue

the subject and asked, "Anyway, how

"Joey? He’s fine.

doctor checked him up yesterday and said that he has been recovering pretty

plaster will be removed ahead of the initial

turned his head and peeped through the glass panel on the

saw Joey sleeping soundly in

stretched for a bit and said, "Good

I’m

Carson turned around and left without

really just visited to tell Rachel about the

he had nothing else to

eye,

Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t

ward almost twenty-four hours a

didn’t show

an expert, she was also convinced that Victor would

the news that Victor had

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

long time without being able to

was still judging Roger’s expression if he

you want to go upstairs

This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and remained

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

I want to see

pleading in

fact that Victor was

the hospital, he actually had a vague

absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in any of

truth, Rachel didn’t have the

or say anything, nor did he pester Rachel to

just smiled

They say bad people live long

don’t have to worry too much about

she felt a lump in

a few moments, she mustered

"Yes, of course."

two weeks, Joey had

mention Victor, as if there was nothing wrong

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

was a brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel was aware that he missed Victor so

"Okay…"

softened,

ward was in

fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk all the

let him

wheelchair for him, and the three

they reached the

elevator finally stopped at the floor of the ward where Victor

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 eventually saw three people approaching like

Victor had seen this scene, Carson

it’s the first time I’ve seen you

What brings you here?"

he quickly set the document he

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his

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

did those dark circles around your eyes come

"Dark circles?"

choked

his phone, opened its front camera, and looked at

realized that Joey was

bags were so big that it

of course, this was

good sleep for half a

but

"Ha-ha!"

but laugh after seeing the upset

Carson realized that he was fooled by this little guy

head, Carson stepped forward and

"You, brat.

dare you tease your godfather? You have guts,

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

have no opinion

father and I

We are best friends.

one who

how I became your

eyebrows and crossed his arms

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

his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit

his tongue as he withdrew his hand from

"I also didn’t

it’s a fact that you can’t

better change

say anything more, but he

of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

tried to regain his composure and commented, "I see

I heard that Mr.Sullivan has

Rachel

Roger explained.

plan to lose his composure just because

"Oh, I see."

at the room and said, "His ward is

He is resting inside.

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

was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards the

her, pushing Joey’s

arms were placed

in thoughts for a

when he was about to sav something,

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked

not standing very

Joey could see him from the corner of his

raised his eyebrows as if he was giving Carson a

at him, Joey turned his

need to use

what

I take

"No!"

replied in a very

was a serious

I am a

so it wasn’t a problem for Rachel to

were no longer in the

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

to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at both

then her gaze

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

him to take Joey

coughed and refused to pay any

and turned around

managed to give Joey a thumbs up without

like he

Mr.Ramos! I have read the plan

headed towards the nurses’

he wasn’t very good at

while he was

what just happened clearly and understood that it was all a

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

boy like him

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those

that Rachel ought to have been closer

they got along

of them were always in one

for reasons best known to her, she still

the look of things, Rachel still didn’t love

knew that it

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

he and Joey headed towards the

some time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

a quick glance at

with the

"What?"

and took a

smile appeared on

I am through

left with no choice! My subordinates are

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile

very

Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer the

the tip of his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness of

want to

in order to look through the

ward was a

from her point of view, only the living

the door open

lie in the bed for two

half a year’s rehabilitation

voice came from behind

is in a

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

a man in

He looked dejected.

a document in his

and Carson as

stunned at first,

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

Group and

about what just

expression that the project

attention was drawn to

was what really interested

She turned to Carson.

at her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

of the

knew exactly what she meant by just looking at her

was at a loss

were so many surnames

had

recognized who

bowed and mentioned

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head slightly in

was covered with

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

Miss Bennet, I’m going back to

his hand and said,

do

he heard what Carson said, Troy went out

looked at

to see that Victor was sitting against the

condition doesn’t seem as bad

and can work

the door and pushed it

leaned against

follow Rachel

document when he

raise his head

cast her

in

that his face was pale

frowned and

she wasn’t a hundred percent sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that the man

that she

to go out, didn’t

heard the

the person who was

in his usual cold and

we finished the dance,

it wouldn’t

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

flashed through his eyes, but he still loosened his

steps back to distance

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

face blushed and i felt rather

my heart was

moment, it felt like I

him were the

were long gone and I

down, feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached me and

began chatting with the guests with a

and taking a sip of

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

this time, Elena came

surprise waiting for you

like to go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you get

smile appeared

my confusion, I followed her to the

there were bright red rose

also numerous

eyes widened

must say, this whole scene was picturesque

birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who

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

appeared on my lips, and somehow, I

never spent this much effort on me, and yet I still

receiving this

the second floor, I stared

was tranquil, and yet

cold sea breeze, I felt even

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

up to the sky, a deafening sound resonated in

sounded like a

the noise, I covered

on the ground and

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was running

at the abandoned

breath I felt so

was having a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held

I’m here."

familiar voice came from above

It was Charles.

my eyes,

don’t have to