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.

time since they

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

her teeth

a thought occurred

eggs! I

from Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen in a

Ethan followed behind her.

who was extremely flustered, and

silly girl! I told you to keep an eye

his head, he gently pulled her to the side while he cleaned up the mess himself in

the corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean up

"I’m sorry.

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

Ethan had guessed this.

raised his eyes to look

"It’s my fault.

give you enough sense

he spread out his arms and said gently, "Come

her face against

she murmured, "The Lesters treat you badly, especially

hates you and I just

probably has a huge grudge against

happen if we just go there?"Chapter 461 In Order To

the sweat collecting on her forehead in a casual manner, flipped the meat over, and

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being

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a feeling that Shelia didn’t mean him

crushed some fruits and poured the juice over

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more for

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"Don’t worry about it.

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assured and

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to be an easy-going person,

thought that Victor had gotten

after she saw his injuries, she knew she was wrong and he

"I’m not very hungry.

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to look away and placed the meat

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really hard to

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his hand and gently

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her eyes and said, "Van, you’re good at cooking

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first time that Shelia had ever heard of such a

out of your way to learn

crushed some fruits and poured the

knife to

he heard what Shelia asked, his

he said, "I have no

Victor knew

that because he wanted to

under ner protection, Victor would

so that he would at least have a better chance

"Alright."

her gaze

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

a hand to wipe off the

to look at

into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel a

looked away, and explained, "Your nose

"Is that so?"

rub her nose with the back

what about now?

"No,"

said, glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

other than roasting meat? I

Can you teach me?"

want to

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

felt sad upon hearing

ready to be flipped? It’s on the verge of being

Shelia pointed out.

by Shelia, Victor saw a small burn on the meat’s

over while he was still thinking

.

thoughts about whether or not to ask

all,

the other hand, didn’t seem

"Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after a

"Is that a yes?"

and she

meanwhile, became

Victor nodded, "Okay."

broadly as she said, "Thanks so

I’ve ever encountered, except for

"Orphanage?"

where I was

the orphanage was taken over

clouded as she spoke about

elderly woman was a

great meals and gave me a lot of fresh

is an orphan…’ Victor pursed

look after you since the orphanage

you leave

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

home Shelia had known

you being outdoors

head, Shelia

to visit her tomb, so

to them, and I

spite of the dingy ground, Shelia

that had been scattered by the trees

hands behind her head, her lips

as she gazed up

want to

you

people guarding the

if I

had no idea that

her my name when I meet

blinking

remained fixed on

Van, it would be more than likely

spot in her heart

I was a

use this term to describe a

Victor concluded

description of

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

to communicate since she was deaf, mute, and

never referred to us by

a poker card was in

it were a treasure and presented it

kid was given

let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into

the card–the King

I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

and said, "I am the only one with

meat was toasting as

gave her the meat after he

set to

Eat, please."

gut just

her hand to her stomach and ate the meat

better than the meat i made myself! Van,

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a

her feet, she said, "Let’s

when Shelia abruptly extended

"Come on, get up."

was taken aback, and after a little pause,

Shelia used a

had lost track of time as

sun had cooled down

Victor in sitting down on a stone and

far we’ll have to travel until we’re

out before the sun

drank some water as

perhaps exhausted after so much walking, and he was coughing up blood for the

said incoherently, "I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

continued

she murmured, "Van, you look

be

to the

was covered in mud after a day and a night in

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

slow to

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

I want to continue my travels

can no longer walk and beg

answered with a

"Shelia."

mind

"What’s the problem?"

come with me after we get

will like you, I will defend you if

can count

me to come

all right with you? If you don’t

was concerned that Shelia might

while before asking,

"No, I’m not.

you the best

Victor convinced her.

smiled at

we get out of the

"Sure."

they emerged from the

sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the

on the bodies

noon and now, the sun was

when they saw a relatively

out of the

if we walk a

We can…"

finish her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

Victor, wanting to know

"Van?"

well, i didn’t expect you to come

voice came, Shelia looked for the source

saw three cars that were

front, looking at them intently as he played

right away that they were

Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front of

off Norton,

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

lost even

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

and you can get back

"And then?"

her

looked straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

a mobile phone from them, and call

didn’t intend

to play a game with Victor by throwing him into the

escape this predicament,

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

that Victor could not fulfill the promise

Victor wrote a phone number on her

number once you get hold of a mobile

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

her and she will pick you up wherever you

just looked down at her

Victor looked at her and asked in

"No."

her hand

eyes were a

the

be a

Victor frowned.

so anxious that he coughed violently as soon

adamant and clenched

didn’t want to spread her palm and

Norton couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant to leave each

he said, "Tut, tut,

strong feelings for each other!

up when saw Norton approaching

intuitively pulled Sheila behind

injured and keeping himself standing steadily

would be hard for him

deliberately walked up to them

and Shelia

them, Norton

fast for Victor

"Let her go!"

a firm

hearing

know you

he wiped the mud on Shelia’s

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

when something silver flashed through his

that Norton pressed

out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

Victor a mocking

felt that he had

his fist and

you want is

has nothing to do

So, let her go!"

wow! This

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want

but I find your reaction

for you to die alone? I can

red eyes,

knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could do was

body was

she saw Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy, she scoffed

all you can do? Threaten

kept his mocking smile

in anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful

you just

said you are

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of accomplishment by threatening two

in you to do

So, cut the crap.

to kill me, then do

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to

knew that she was

Norton’s hackles rise and the man would do just

Norton was indeed angry.

looked fierce, but he kept his voice in check as he talked to

like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and instructed them, "Tie

anxiously, "What are

Norton didn’t answer.

glared

men did as they

feet bound, Shelia

was made to ride a different

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

was flowing

her

and the blue veins on

and yelled, "Let her

of the gushing water, Shelia had difficulty

wanted Victor to

opened her mouth, she was choked

her eyes

exasperated expression on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed

but he

making me laugh,

you think that I’m a good man? Why the

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

sake of you wanting to save her so much,

in me, huh? What do

could just

would do whatever it took

in the middle of the river, Norton squinted his

after, two men behind him appeared and stood

slowly stood up and looked at Victor with

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest

has only killed two people, and the one

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

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

tip with his thumb and warned, "But of

before

you can say goodbye to

she’s washed away, I’m afraid

Victor

so he quickly rushed up and fought against the two

was a mercenary and the most popular

weakest subordinates should be strong

Victor was currently badly

he might not even be able to defeat one

them were tall and burly men that could easily flip

a doubt, Victor was at

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

was hit, Victor staggered and

left him, and he

broken scattered all over his body, making

this time, Victor’s face

to stand, not

even get back on his feet, he saw

still able to subconsciously use his arm to block

a mouthful of blood, and a tooth also

point, Victor’s vision became

on the rope, which was only

matter how

and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s

into this trouble, so he was

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

back to the ground

it raining?’ After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling on

eyes, but his vision was still

lay there on the ground, watching

couldn’t help but wonder if he was

fully recovered yet, so he

pain that pierced every inch of his

Victor wanted to stand up, but

a little bit, grabbing the mud under his

look at the river, only to find that there

was no trace

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting

grabbed unto the soil and opened his

at the river expectantly, as if he

for a long

didn’t even know how much time

the person

that someone would raise her head from the river or come out

to loss of blood and the excruciating pain

lost

Victor woke up again, he was finally

him near

lasted for two days and

diagnosis, it was found out that

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

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

was still wearing an oxygen mask and struggled

was not completely out of danger yet, but all he cared about was

didn’t even know who Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be a very important person due to his concern for

dare delay to send people

seven days, but Shelia couldn’t be

week passed and there was still

Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet

but one could easily recognize that it

years later, Victor

first thing he did after fully recovering was buy

of Hearts card in a box and buried it under a

on the marble tombstone aside from the

Shelia’s name

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

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

also in that

years, he finished

began taking over several small companies under the control of the

these companies from a very low level to one of

to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn

time, Roger entered the

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

eat

been eating porridge for about

even stand the

sighed and had no choice but to

said, "Eat it again

his tongue out, not intending

he saw Roger standing at the

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

the kid gradually

was that Roger would bring some

he could

could only eat them in

greeted Roger, Rachel turned around

that you

a message in advance to

no every time, he would still insist on getting her

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

he could still visit, it would

I couldn’t

for a moment before finally

Rachel furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more

and closed for several times as doctors went in and

but wait outside until the procedure

began, the indicator

that the surgery was

life was saved, but he

was wheeled to

days ago that his vital signs

be transferred to the

still in a

the field to check Victor’s condition

wasn’t what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

old wounds had healed, they still had an

new injuries just

the end, he said that only a

us when he will wake

in a

can’t say that

expert couldn’t help but frown as he made

may be blunt, please consider preparing for the worst-case

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

expert didn’t say this, it was obvious that

was a huge chance that

Lukas, Rachel was the first one to know

Rachel had the right

Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between

slightly disoriented, and there were dark

to tell Rachel

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

had already prepared

was a bit

know when she became this

had been in a coma for about

it might have been even

room for 70 hours before

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

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson put

her indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing

and asked, "Anyway, how

"Joey? He’s fine.

yesterday and said that he has

it’s expected that his plaster will

peeped through the glass panel

sleeping soundly

a faint smile, he stretched for a bit and said,

then, I’m leaving

saying that, Carson turned around

to tell Rachel about the doctor’s

had nothing else

the blink of an eye, two

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

Joey’s ward

the same time, Carson didn’t show his face

expert, she was also convinced

Victor had miraculously woke up from being

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

for a long time

judging Roger’s expression if he was

to go upstairs

pressed her lips hard and remained

someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back

I want

was Joey, pleading in

fact that Victor was in a

woke up in the hospital,

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

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

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

just smiled and made a

daddy bad? They say bad people live

have to worry

Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a lump in

she

"Yes, of course."

had a good rest

as if

Rachel knew that Joey would actually wake up in the middle of the night from

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

"Okay…"

heart softened,

in the second inpatient

it was inconvenient for him to walk all the way

let him sit in a

the wheelchair for him, and the three of them went to Victor’s ward

they

The elevator finally stopped at the floor of

a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson

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

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

guy, it’s the first time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

Joey as he quickly set the document he was holding aside and raised his

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his innocent

you ask that? Do I look like someone who will

where did those dark circles around your

"Dark circles?"

choked at Joey’s

up his phone, opened its front camera, and looked

that Joey was

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

this was

have a good sleep for half a

originally a handsome young man, but even

"Ha-ha!"

laugh after seeing the upset look

Joey’s seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by

stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

tease your

"Huh? Who said that

no opinion regarding

father and I grew up

We are best friends.

the one

I became

his eyebrows and crossed his

don’t want it, that

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

as he

voice, "I also didn’t expect that

said, it’s a fact that you can’t

you’d better change your attitude

anything more, but he stuck out his tongue at

corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger standing

then tried to regain his composure and commented, "I see that you’re not busy

heard that Mr.Sullivan has woken

I came here with Rachel and

Roger explained.

to lose his composure

"Oh, I see."

the room and said, "His ward is over

He is resting inside.

466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward

knew what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked

her, pushing Joey’s

arms were placed over his

was lost in thoughts for

about to sav something, Joey

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at the

not standing very

result, Joey could see him from the corner of his

his eyebrows as if he was giving

taking a quick glance at him, Joey turned his gaze

need to

overheard what Joey

I

"No!"

replied in a

serious look

am

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

at that moment, they were

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

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked

Roger, then

former, Carson

him to take Joey

to pay any attention to Rachel’s

took out his phone and

managed to give Joey a

like he was answering

read the plan you

he headed towards the nurses’

wasn’t very good

lit up while he was

Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that it

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

is very embarrassing for a boy like him to be taken to the bathroom

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those words, they

ought to have been

past few days, they got along

them were always in

reasons best known to her,

things, Rachel still didn’t love

knew that it couldn’t be achieved

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

he and Joey headed towards

some time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

a quick glance at the

through with

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took

a smile appeared on his

am through with

no choice! My subordinates are too bad at

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake

very good

he had pretended to answer

of his nose and

want to

to look through the glass panel on the

ward was

view, only the living

the door open in

said Victor would lie in the bed

has to undergo half

voice came

a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

stopped and saw a man in a suit coming out of

He looked dejected.

document in his

Carson as

at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

Group and the director of

asking about what just happened to

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

Her attention was drawn to the name on

was what

She turned to Carson.

at her, she raised her eyebrows

"Well, this is Troy.

member of the Sullivan Group’s project

what she meant

at a loss for

many

had

who Rachel

bowed and

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head

was covered

him the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was

Bennet, I’m going

hand and said,

should do that

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

at the

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

as bad as

well and can work

walked to the door and

against the

didn’t follow

was reading some document when he heard the

his head and say coldly,

her gaze on

was in

could still tell that his face was pale despite the fact that he lowered

frowned and looked

a hundred percent sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month

that she

you to go out, didn’t

heard the footsteps,

looked up at the person who

in his usual cold and

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

I figured it wouldn’t

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

still loosened his

back to distance myself from

still feel the warmth of his touch

and i felt

heart was

felt like I had returned

with him were the

those days were

feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached

from behind me and began chatting with the guests with

and

a few to drink and was starting to

Elena came to

surprise waiting for you on

you like to go upstairs

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when

appeared

to the

there, I saw that there were bright red rose

were also numerous balloons around

widened in

this whole

this my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who

came to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast

it possibly be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself for having

effort on me, and yet I

of receiving this birthday surprise soon died

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

and yet my mind

of the cold sea breeze, I felt

a fireworks display lit up the sky, forming

sky,

like

by the noise, I covered my ears at

squatted on the ground and

body began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like

horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

was out of breath I felt so

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

I’m here."

came from above me, making me

It was Charles.

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

to be scared ever