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 last

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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shouted, "The eggs! I

embrace and ran to

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was the very first time that Shelia had ever heard of such a

go out of your way to learn

Shelia did earlier, Victor also crushed some

used a knife to slice the

he heard what Shelia

a while, he said, "I have no

knew

wanted to be prepared in case of any

that even under ner protection,

he would at least have a better chance to survive in case of an

"Alright."

Shelia continued to focus her gaze on the burning

Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested

hand

turned to look

straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started to

looked away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt on

"Is that so?"

ahead to rub her nose with the

about now?

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

you learn other than roasting meat? I want to

Can you teach me?"

you want

"In order to survive."

mouth very naturally.Chapter 462

shelia said casually.

sad upon

be flipped? It’s

Shelia pointed out.

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

the meat over while he was still thinking about what

.

thoughts about whether or

after all, Shelia’s own

the other hand, didn’t seem

you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after a

"Is that a yes?"

and she

two dimples, meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said, "Thanks so

kindest individual I’ve ever encountered, except for my

"Orphanage?"

where I

taken over and the old woman

eyes clouded as

elderly woman was

younger, she prepared great meals and gave me a lot of fresh

an orphan…’

was needed to look after you since the

you leave with

looked up at Victor and answered,

only home Shelia had known for so

with you being

head, Shelia

to visit her tomb, so I

them, and

dingy ground, Shelia lay

of sunshine that had been scattered by the trees

placed her hands behind her head, her lips

sighed with disappointment as she gazed

to visit

keeps you from

people guarding the

find me if I

idea that I have a name

I meet her

said, blinking

eyes remained fixed on

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

soft spot in

that I

appropriate to use this term to describe a

Victor concluded that

apt description of her features, particularly

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

since she was deaf, mute,

referred to us by

a poker card was

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

the orphanage, each kid was

she put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which was maybe due to the reference to the pleasant

at the card–the King of

Did I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

"I am the

meat was toasting as they were

gave her the meat after he

all set to

Eat, please."

growl came from her gut

her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with a greedy

better than the meat

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after a good

she rose to her feet,

when Shelia abruptly extended

"Come on, get up."

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

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

of time as

sun had cooled down

assisted Victor in sitting down on a

not sure how far we’ll

can get out before

drank some water

exhausted after so much walking, and he was coughing

"I’m

Let’s move forward."

have

"Like never before…"

continued to hold

forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you look

return, be

his gaze to the side of

mud after a

you? What’s

"Plan?"

slow to

are your plans once we leave the forest? Where

I want to continue my travels and explore

police station when I can no

with a

"Shelia."

made up his mind after staring at Shelia for a

"What’s the problem?"

with me after we get

will like you, I will defend you

count on

me to come

right with you? If you don’t

concerned that Shelia might

paused for a while before asking, "Are you

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the best

Victor convinced her.

and smiled

we get out of the

"Sure."

emerged from

disappear below the horizon, basking

glimmered on the bodies of Victor

high noon and

was assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious

out

if we

We can…"

sentence, she saw Victor stop

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to know

"Van?"

didn’t expect

looked for the source of

three cars that were parked

at the front, looking at them intently as he

away that they were Victor’s

instinctively moved to shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in

eyes off Norton, watching his every

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

even when it gets

way out of

marks and you

"And then?"

asked, her

straight

"Walk along this road.

villagers, borrow a mobile phone from

that Norton didn’t intend

with Victor by throwing him into the

he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia

bring her back

Victor could not fulfill the promise he made in

a phone number on her palm with his

you get hold of

he whispered.

is my

her and she will pick

down

Victor looked at her and asked

"No."

her

were a little

remember the number, nor do I want

a

Victor frowned.

that he coughed

and

palm and let Victor write the phone number

talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant to leave

said, "Tut, tut,

feelings for each other! I’m so moved

up when saw

pulled Sheila behind

and keeping himself standing

be hard for him to fight off

deliberately walked up to them

and Shelia

Norton pulled Shelia towards

fast for Victor to

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip on

satisfaction in hearing vexation in Victor’s

know you look

said as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s

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

when something silver

that Norton

spat out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

contemptuous tone and gave Victor a

felt that he had

his fist and tried

you want is my

has nothing to

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

want to let her

where she comes from but I find your

you to die alone? I can do something about that and let her

eyes, Victor breathed

tip of the knife pressed against her neck,

was tensed

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

all you can do? Threaten

his mocking smile plastered

anger when he heard

did you

said you are a

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment by threatening two

have in you to do what you intend to

So, cut the crap.

to kill me, then do

"Shelia…"

tried

knew that she was provoking

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

Norton was indeed angry.

he kept his voice

like you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and

asked anxiously, "What are you going to

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

men did as they were

feet bound, Shelia

to ride

racked his brain thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter

was flowing

making her choke easily Victor saw

blue veins on

and yelled,

of the gushing water, Shelia had difficulty

Victor to run

her mouth, she was

enough, her eyes

expression on Victor’s face, Norton

but

making me

man? Why the

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

wanting to save her so much, I will give you

me, huh?

could just glare

do whatever it took

was in the middle of the

appeared and stood

slowly stood up and looked at

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the

two people, and

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

holding

his hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and warned, "But of course, you have

two before the rope

you can say goodbye

away, I’m afraid

the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about anything

rushed up

mercenary and the most popular leader the Roaring Tiger

course, even his weakest subordinates should be

Victor was currently

even be able to defeat one of the two weakest subordinates

burly men that could

a doubt, Victor was at a disadvantage from the

men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and

hit, Victor staggered and struggled to stand

hit repeatedly, his strength left him,

being broken scattered all over his body, making him

face looked black

stand, not

on his feet, he saw another

able to subconsciously use his arm to block it, but

Victor spat out a mouthful of

point, Victor’s vision

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

didn’t matter how many injuries

was put out and the rope

got her into this trouble, so he was willing to do anything to rescue

wanted to go

the ground and lost his

awakened when he felt droplets of

struggled to open his eyes, but his

lay there on the ground, watching

wonder if he was still

recovered yet, so he thought that

soon enough, the sharp pain that pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize that he was still

Victor wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t move even

his hands a little bit, grabbing the mud under his hands

his head to look at the river, only to find that there was nothing in

no

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting

grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes

at the river expectantly, as if he was waiting for something to show

waited for a long

he didn’t even know how much

he never found the person

her head from the river or come out from somewhere and

excruciating pain he was experiencing,

lost consciousness

woke up again, he

found him near

operation to rescue him lasted

found out that Victor

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

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

was still wearing an oxygen

out of danger

know who Shelia was, but she could sense that she

she didn’t dare delay to send people to search for

lasted for seven days, but

there was

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

covered with mud, but one could easily recognize that it was

years later,

after

of Hearts card in a box and buried it under a

marble tombstone aside from the

wasn’t even Shelia’s name

of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on a business trip,

to rush him to the hospital,

was also in that year

finished his studies and

several small companies under the control

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

outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over

time, Roger entered the ward where

her sitting on the edge of the bed, holding

can’t eat any

porridge

now, he couldn’t even stand

had no choice but to put

she said, "Eat it again when you

tongue out, not intending to eat

the door, so he politely greeted,

Roger came to the hospital to visit

the kid gradually got

liked about him was that Roger would bring some

he could

only

turned around and was surprised

you say that you

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

time, he would

night, when Roger asked, he said that he had an important project meeting today, so he might

it would probably be very late

initially, I

Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "But I

Rachel furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Circles The operation done to Victor lasted

operating room opened and closed

couldn’t do anything but wait outside until

day since the operation began, the indicator light

indicated that the surgery was

he wasn’t

was wheeled to the

two days ago that his

became eligible to be

he was still

field to check Victor’s condition and

it wasn’t what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

old wounds had healed, they still had an

new injuries just made matters

end, he said that only

you at least tell us when he

asked in a

can’t

but frown as he made things

if I may be blunt, please

Is he going

didn’t say this, it was obvious that

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

Lukas, Rachel was the first one

that Rachel had the

outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette

slightly disoriented, and there were

down to tell Rachel

news, her face didn’t show much

as if she had already prepared herself for something like

fact, Carson was a

didn’t know when she became this mentally

had been in a coma for about half a month after

might have been even

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

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

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses, Carson

indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue

subject and asked,

"Joey? He’s fine.

and said that he has been recovering

that his plaster will be removed

peeped through

sleeping soundly

for a bit and said, "Good

then, I’m leaving

saying that, Carson turned around and

just visited to tell Rachel about the doctor’s

he had

blink of an eye, two days

aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel

Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours

same time, Carson didn’t show

was also convinced that Victor

news that Victor had miraculously woke up from being

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

Roger for a long time without being able to speak a

judging Roger’s expression

Do you want to go upstairs and

This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard

of nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled

I want to

was Joey, pleading in a soft

to hide the fact that Victor was in a

woke up in the hospital, he actually

on, he found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and

finally found out the truth, Rachel didn’t have

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

smiled

bad? They say

have to worry too much

she felt a lump in

a few moments, she

"Yes, of course."

two weeks, Joey had a

didn’t mention Victor, as if there was nothing wrong

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

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

"Okay…"

softened, and

ward was in the

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

simply let him

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

enough, they reached

finally stopped at the floor of the

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

his brows

scene, Carson knew that he would

the first time I’ve seen

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

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

circles around your eyes come

"Dark circles?"

almost choked

up his phone, opened its front

realized that Joey was

were so big that it

course, this was only to

hadn’t have a good

handsome young man, but even he was

"Ha-ha!"

help but laugh after seeing the upset

seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this

head, Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s face

"You, brat.

dare you tease your godfather? You have

a sharp pain on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said

have no

I grew up

We are best friends.

the one who

that’s how I became your

his eyebrows and crossed his arms

if you don’t want it, that

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

his tongue as he

low voice, "I also didn’t expect that I would

I said, it’s a fact that

better change your attitude

didn’t say anything more, but he

of the corner of his

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

I heard that Mr.Sullivan has woken

I came here with Rachel and Joey to see

Roger explained.

to lose his

"Oh, I see."

at the room and said, "His ward is

He is resting inside.

466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward Carson pointed

what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards

her, pushing Joey’s

placed over

lost in thoughts for a

about to

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at

not standing

result, Joey could see him from the corner of

his eyebrows as if he was

quick glance at him,

need to use

what Joey was

about I take you

"No!"

in a very decisive

was a serious look on

am

wasn’t a problem for Rachel to take

at that moment, they were no

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

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel

Roger, then her gaze fell on

didn’t want to bother the former, Carson soon

to take Joey to the

coughed and refused to pay any attention

that, he took out his phone and turned

Joey a thumbs up

like he was answering

read the plan

he headed towards the nurses’

very

screen lit up while he was still holding it to his

at all! Rachel saw what just

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

like him to

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those words, they

to have been closer

past few days, they

them were always in

best known to her, she

of things,

it couldn’t

night Rachel was standing

and Joey headed towards

some time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

at the phone in his

you through with the

"What?"

Rachel’s sight and took a peek at

smile appeared

am through with

choice! My subordinates are too bad at

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake

not very good at

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

and

want

raised her head in order to look

ward was a

point of view, only the living room

see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no

doctor said Victor would lie in the bed

to undergo half a year’s

voice came from behind

in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted

saw a man in a suit coming out of

He looked dejected.

a document

ran into Rachel and Carson

was stunned at first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

the Sullivan Group and the

was no need asking about what just happened to

man’s expression that the project

out! Her attention was drawn to

surname was what really interested

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

member of the

knew exactly what she meant by just

was at a

so many surnames in the

had to

recognized who Rachel

and mentioned

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head

was

Nonetheless, he

going back to

and said, "Very

do

what Carson said, Troy went out of sight in a

at the

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

condition doesn’t seem as

well and can

to the door and pushed it

leaned against

didn’t follow

some document when he heard

his head and say coldly, "Get

cast her

in a

tell that his face was pale

frowned and looked rather

sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that the

so entranced that she walked

you to go out,

heard the footsteps, his frown

person who was

in his usual cold and stiff tone, he said

we finished the dance,

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

"The dance is over.

time to

I reminded him.

but he still loosened his grip on my waist like i told

took a few steps back to distance myself

still feel the warmth of his

and i

my heart

it felt like I had returned to the

the

that those days were long gone and

down, feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached me

began

raising my glass and taking

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

Elena

waiting for you on

upstairs and take a look

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

mysterious smile appeared on Elena’s

to the

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

were also numerous

eyes widened in

whole scene was picturesque

had no idea who had prepared

mind was Charles,

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

never spent this much effort on me, and yet I still couldn’t forget

of receiving this

I stared at the

sea was tranquil, and yet my mind was

the cold sea breeze, I felt even

display lit up the sky, forming the words "Marry

shot up to the sky,

like a

by the noise, I covered

squatted on the ground and

began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt

incident at the abandoned

seconds, I was out of breath I felt so dizzy that I almost

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

I’m here."

voice came from above me, making me feel so

It was Charles.

my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried to comfort

to be scared