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.

long time since they

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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knife

he heard what Shelia asked,

said, "I have no

Victor knew the

that because he wanted to be prepared in case

time that even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in

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 gaze on

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

hand to

look

Victor looked straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started to

and explained, "Your nose has dirt on

"Is that so?"

to rub her nose

now? Is

"No,"

glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

you learn other than roasting meat? I want

Can you teach me?"

do you want to

"In order to survive."

Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter

shelia said casually.

sad

meat ready to be flipped?

Shelia pointed out.

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

was still thinking about what she

.

second thoughts about whether or not to

all, Shelia’s own

didn’t seem to take

asked, "Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after a

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she broke into a

meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said,

ever encountered, except for my caretaker in the

"Orphanage?"

where I was

years ago, the orphanage was taken over and the

clouded as she spoke about

woman was a wonderful

prepared great meals and gave me a lot

orphan…’

was needed to look after you since

leave

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

Shelia had known

with you being

head, Shelia said,

visit her tomb, so I

to them, and

of the dingy

had been scattered by the trees

her hands behind her

sighed with disappointment as she gazed

want to visit

you from doing

are people guarding

if I

no idea that I have

name when I meet her

said, blinking

black eyes remained fixed on

chance to see you, Van, it would be more than likely

a soft spot in her heart

said that I was a

It didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to

concluded that

apt description of

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

unable to communicate since she was

to us by

poker card

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

kid was given a unique

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

at the card–the

Did I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

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

toasting

gave her the meat after he

set

Eat, please."

from her gut just

her

much better than the meat i made myself!

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a good

her feet,

to rise when Shelia

"Come on, get up."

was taken aback, and after a little pause,

Shelia used a dart to put marks

track of

sun had cooled down

on

we’ll have to travel until

out before the sun

drank some

exhausted after so much walking, and he was coughing up

said incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

continued

she murmured, "Van,

be sure

gaze to the

face was covered in mud after a day and

you? What’s

"Plan?"

slow

are your plans once we

want to continue my travels and

I can no longer walk

with a

"Shelia."

appeared to have made up his mind after staring at Shelia for a long

"What’s the problem?"

me after we get

my grandma will like you, I will defend you if she

count

to come

you? If you

that Shelia

while before

"No, I’m not.

you

Victor convinced her.

smiled

when we get out

"Sure."

they emerged from

basking the

glimmered on the bodies of

been walking since high noon

was assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious country

out of the

local villagers if we walk

We can…"

her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to know

"Van?"

well, i didn’t expect you to come

Shelia looked for the source

cars that were

looking at them intently

away

to shield Victor, who in

off Norton, watching his

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

lost even when it gets

out of the forest, I

and you

"And then?"

her

straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

mobile

didn’t intend to let him

just wanted to play a game with

if he couldn’t escape

family, bring her back to see his

Victor could not fulfill

hand, Victor wrote a phone number on her palm with his

you get hold of a mobile

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

will pick you up wherever you

just looked down at

Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked at her and

"No."

her hand

eyes were

remember the number, nor do I want

a good

Victor frowned.

he coughed violently

adamant and clenched her

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

couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he

condescending sneer, he said, "Tut, tut,

feelings for each other! I’m so moved

when saw

intuitively pulled

was seriously injured and keeping himself

for him to fight

up to

and Shelia

with them, Norton

was too fast for Victor

"Let her go!"

firm

satisfaction in hearing vexation

know you look

the mud on Shelia’s face with his

Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and

he stopped in his tracks when something silver flashed through his

was a knife that Norton pressed

spat out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

and gave Victor a

felt that he had difficulty in

his fist and tried

you want is

has nothing to do

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

want

don’t where she comes from but

think it’s boring for you to die alone? I can

eyes, Victor breathed

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

body was tensed

when she saw Victor spat out blood and beg for

all you can do?

smile plastered on his

his eyes narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful

you

said you are a

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of

in you to do what you intend

So, cut the crap.

to kill me,

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to stop

she was provoking

make Norton’s hackles rise and

Norton was indeed angry.

fierce, but he kept his voice in check as

really? Looks like you really

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and instructed them, "Tie

his eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going to

Norton didn’t answer.

glared

as they were

Shelia

was made to ride

brain thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter

was

water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s face became paler by

clenched into fists, and the blue veins on his neck

gritted his teeth and

because of the gushing water, Shelia had

wanted Victor to run

her

her

at the exasperated expression on Victor’s face, Norton

strong but he was useless

making me

a good man? Why the hell should I obey

the rope, squatted down,

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

in me,

could just

would do whatever it took

in the middle of the

two men behind him appeared and

stood up and looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest among my

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

pause, Norton continued, "You want to save

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

its tip with his thumb and warned, "But of

these two before

can say goodbye to

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

flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about anything

he quickly rushed

a mercenary and the most popular leader

weakest subordinates should be strong as

Victor was

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

and burly

was at a

rushed over to them, the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and

As soon as he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled

his strength left him, and he eventually knelt

all over his body, making him

Victor’s face

tried to stand, not ready

he could even get back on his feet,

arm to block it, but it didn’t make

again, Victor spat out a mouthful of

Victor’s vision became

eyes on the rope, which was only a few steps away

didn’t matter how many injuries

long as the fire was put out and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s life could be

so he

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

fell back to the ground and

Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling on

open his eyes, but his vision

there on the ground, watching the

wonder

fully recovered yet, so

every inch of his body

to stand up, but

hands a little bit, grabbing

at the river, only to find that there was nothing in it

was no trace of

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting out

grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes

looked at the river expectantly, as if he

waited for

didn’t even know how

found the person he had been

the river or come out from somewhere and

pain he was experiencing,

lost

again, he

him

rescue him lasted for two days and two

a doctor’s diagnosis, it was found out that

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

thing Victor did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people to

was still wearing an

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

but she could sense that she must be a very important person

delay to send people to search for Shelia along

seven days, but

there was

give Victor was a crumpled playing card

mud, but one could easily recognize that it was the King of

years later, Victor completely

thing he did after

the King of Hearts card in a box and buried it

marble

wasn’t even Shelia’s

recovery, while Karl was on

to the hospital,

in that

more years, he finished his

several small companies under

raised the sales of these companies from a very low level to one of the top in

outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed

Roger entered the ward where

edge of the bed, holding a bowl

eat

eating porridge for about

couldn’t even stand the smell of porridge

sighed and had no choice but to

said, "Eat it again when you get

his tongue out, not

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

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

kid gradually got acquainted with

liked about him was that Roger would bring some snacks when

he could at least taste

course, Joey could only

Roger, Rachel turned around

that

he would send Rachel a message in advance to

she would say no every time, he would still

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

still visit, it would probably

initially, I couldn’t

for a moment before

response, Rachel furrowed her brows

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

operation done to

opened and closed for several times as doctors went in

anything but wait outside until the procedure was

the operation began, the indicator light outside the

that the surgery was

life was saved, but he wasn’t completely out

wheeled

not until two days ago that his vital

eligible to be

was still in a

an expert in the field to

what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

had healed, they still

new injuries

end, he said that only

least tell us

asked in a

can’t

couldn’t help but frown as he

I may be blunt, please consider preparing for the

up? Is he going to become a vegetable

was obvious

hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this

for Carson and Lukas, Rachel was

Rachel had the right

Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between his

looked slightly disoriented, and there were dark

to tell Rachel about

heard the tragic news, her face didn’t show

if she had already prepared herself for something

Carson was a

know when she became this mentally

it was when Victor had been in a coma

have been even

outside the operating room for 70 hours

glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson put

indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue

and asked,

"Joey? He’s fine.

said that

plaster will be removed ahead

peeped through the glass panel on the

saw Joey sleeping soundly in the

for a bit and said,

I’m

turned around and

seemed that he really just visited to tell Rachel

that, he had nothing

the blink of an eye,

Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend

just stayed in Joey’s ward

Carson didn’t show

diagnosis came from an expert, she was

Roger broke the news that Victor had miraculously

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

stared at Roger for a long time without being able to speak a

was still judging

want to go

time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and

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

want

pleading in a

Victor was in a coma

up in the hospital, he actually had

found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor

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

cry or say anything, nor did

he just smiled and made

They say bad

we don’t have to worry

eyes, she felt

a few moments, she mustered

"Yes, of course."

had a good rest in

mention Victor, as if there

actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to

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

"Okay…"

heart softened, and she

ward was in

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

him

the wheelchair for him, and the three of

enough, they reached the

finally stopped at the floor of the

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

approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually saw

had seen this scene, Carson knew that he would

it’s the first time I’ve

What brings you here?"

quickly set the document he

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his innocent

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

dark circles around

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at

phone, opened

that

his eye bags were so big that it

was only to

a good sleep

handsome young man, but even he was susceptible

"Ha-ha!"

couldn’t help but laugh after seeing the

Carson realized that he was fooled by this little

head, Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s face

"You, brat.

tease your godfather?

said that you are my godfather? I don’t remember recognizing

no

and I grew

We are best friends.

one who picked

how I became your

his eyebrows and crossed his arms in

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

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

his tongue as he

he muttered in a slightly low voice, "I also didn’t expect that I would have

it’s a fact that

better change your attitude

say anything more, but he stuck out

corner of his eye, Carson recognized

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

heard that Mr.Sullivan

came here with Rachel and

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his

"Oh, I see."

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

He is resting inside.

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

was going

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked

her, pushing Joey’s

arms were placed over

was lost in thoughts

was about to sav something,

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at the little

not standing very

result, Joey could see him from the corner of

raised his eyebrows as if he

after taking a quick glance at

to use the

what Joey

I

"No!"

replied in a

serious look on his

am

so it wasn’t a problem for Rachel to

they were no longer in

Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room,

Joey’s words, Rachel looked at both

then her gaze

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

wanted him to take Joey to

and refused to pay any attention

out his phone and turned around as if nothing had

a thumbs up

Carson pretended like he was

I have read the plan

talking, he headed

he wasn’t very good

while he was still holding it to his

implied that there was no call at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that it

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

boy like him

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those words,

ought to have been closer to him

they got along really

them were always

for reasons best known to her, she still

the look of things, Rachel still didn’t

it couldn’t be achieved

night Rachel was standing outside the operating room where Victor

Joey headed towards

some time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at the

through with

"What?"

and took

a smile appeared on his

am

with no choice! My subordinates

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake smile on her

not very good at

he had pretended to answer the call only

his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness of the

you want to go

head in order to look through the glass panel

was

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

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

doctor said Victor would lie in the

to undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

came from

a stable

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

in

He looked dejected.

a document

ran into Rachel and Carson as soon as he came

stunned at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

of the Sullivan Group

asking about what

expression that the project plan had been denied by

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

was what really interested

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her,

"Well, this is Troy.

works as a member of the Sullivan Group’s project

meant by just

at a

were so many surnames

he had to choose

who

bowed and

"Miss Bennet."

her head slightly

forehead was covered

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

Bennet, I’m going

waved his hand and said,

should do that

he heard what Carson said, Troy went out of sight in

at the

was sitting against the

condition doesn’t seem as bad as you

is well and can work

walked to the door and pushed it

against

follow

was reading some document when he

didn’t raise his head

cast her gaze

in a hospital

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

and

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

so entranced that she walked towards

to go out,

Victor heard the footsteps,

up at the person who

usual cold and stiff tone, he said

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

I figured it wouldn’t bode well if I lost my

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

he still loosened his grip on my waist like i told

took a few steps back to

I could still feel the warmth of his touch

and i felt rather

heart was

moment, it felt like

were the

days were

feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached me and greeted

behind me and began chatting

raising my glass and taking a sip

a few to drink

Elena came

a surprise waiting for

go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you

smile appeared on Elena’s

confusion, I followed her to

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

also numerous balloons

widened in

this whole scene was picturesque

had no idea who had prepared

to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast aside that

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

spent this much effort on

of receiving this birthday

stared at the night scene

sea was tranquil, and yet

sea breeze, I

lit up the sky, forming

fireworks shot up to the sky,

like a

noise, I

on the

i felt like my

abandoned warehouse kept flashing through my

of breath I felt so dizzy

a pair of strong

I’m here."

came from above me,

It was Charles.

my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried

have to be scared