My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

Pleasantly surprised, Janet looked up from her phone and sneered at the HR staff.

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

"Miss Lind, please sign on the resignation notice,"

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

She grew angrier when she saw that Janet began to tinker with her phone.

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

"Are you serious, Mr.Larson? What did you find?"

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

She was just about to accept the fact that the Larson Group had given up on her.

Brandon replied with a long message.

"Upon investigating the matter, we found out that Lester Silk Fabric took over the platform recently.

Luna didn’t upload the design drafts a year ago, but a few days ago.

The data was tampered with.

Lester Silk Fabric used their connections and managed to get to your works before the show officially began.

They asked Luna to make a collection based on your works and posted them on the platform.

They tampered with the date and time stamp of the post to frame you for plagiarism."

Janet had already guessed that it was Lester Silk Fabric behind this, but she had no idea how they did it.

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

How could they have let Brandon investigate them? "We have tech guys here.

They were the ones who found evidence of them tampering with the platform’s database.

Even if they had altered the original date of uploading, our tech guys were able to retrieve it.

We also have a video confession of the staff who tampered with the data."

Brandon’s words lifted a weight off of Janet’s heart.

He sent two videos to Janet and said, "We’ve done what we could.

You should be able to take it from here now, right?"

All of a sudden, Janet felt a surge of energy.

She stood up with a confident smile and said to the HR staff member, "I didn’t do anything wrong and I knew that the company won’t fire me because of some groundless accusation!"

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

The staff member gritted her teeth and glared at her angrily.

"Janet Lind, you plagiarized someone else’s work yet you feel no shame?"

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

******* Tiffany looked up in surprise when Janet entered her office.

"What’s up, Lind?"

"Miss Fisher, can I have Ritchie Lester’s number?"

Janet asked politely.

In Tiffany’s eyes, she looked inexplicably relaxed, as though her career wasn’t in danger.

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

"I have his number, but may I ask why you need it?"

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

"Lind, are you crazy? Go back to work.

You didn’t plagiarize anything, so keep a low profile for now.

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

After saying that, she lowered her head and continued to work.

But Janet stayed glued to the spot, staring at her with fierce determination.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Tiffany relented and held up Ritchie’s business card.

She said in a resigned tone, "I don’t know what you’re up to, but I hope you know what you’re doing."

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

That evening, Ritchie received a call from an unknown number.

"Mr.Lester, this is Janet Lind from the Larson Group.

After giving it some thought, I want to apologize in public,"

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

He was under the impression that Ethan’s wife was a stubborn woman, but it turned out he was wrong about her.

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

Chapter 318Press Conference Ritchie had a devious grin on his face when he hung up the phone.

"Call all the designers under Lester Silk Fabric and the people in charge of the fashion week,"

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

He was about to leave when Ritchie stopped him in his tracks.

"Where the hell are you going? I’m not finished yet.

Get your ass back here."

The poor man scurred back, cursing his boss in his mind.

ver "Invite every media outlet in Seacisco, especially the ones that prioritize viewership over anything.

And make sure to tell them to hype up the event as much as they can!"

Ritchie sat back on his chair as his plan began to take shape.

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

Oh, and don’t forget to arrange for a live stream, too.

Contact our usual sponsors and tell them their products will be displayed throughout the feed.

We might as well make some money while we’re at it.

And remember-our main goal is to discredit Janet and end her fashion career for good."

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

He wanted to screw that woman over so badly that she could never get back on her feet again.

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

This time, he made sure that his boss was finished before leaving the office.

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

Just as planned, the press conference was held at the largest meeting hall in Lester Silk Fabric.

Cameras littered all around the room, squeezed in among the throng of people who came to watch the spectacle.

Even as she swept a glance over the crowd, Janet didn’t feel panicked in the slightest.

"It looks like the Lester Silk Fabric really wants to do you in,"

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

"You’re not just going to stand there and let yourself be bullied in public, are you? What’s your plan?"

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

I’m not particularly inclined to suffer any misplaced grievances, either."

With that, she walked onto the stage, all calm and grace.

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

Without wasting her time, she whipped out a flash drive and held it up for all to see.

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

In order to convey my sincerity more properly, I have prepared a couple of videos for today’s press conference."

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

Why was Janet so composed in such a situation? If anything, she should be mortified and humiliated right now, especially in front of all these people.

What was she up to? He leaned over to his secretary and asked in a hushed voice, "Did she find something?"

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

At this point, Janet had already plugged the drive to a computer, and one of the videos was playing on the widescreen Ritchie’s eyes widened like saucers as they watched an employee of Lester Silk Fabric tampering with the time stamp on the website.

The scene changed, and this time, the same man was sobbing hysterically as he divulged what he had done.

n The clips ended, and a deafening silence fell in the room.

Janet took the microphone and said, "As you can see, this is what really happened.

Lester Silk Fabric managed to get hold of my designs prior to the show.

After that, one of their designers, Luna Mccoy, posted my entire portfolio online and edited the details to make it look like she was the original designer.

There is your truth.

Once again, I thank each of you for coming to hear me out today.

If you have further questions, kindly direct them to Mr.Lester.

I’m sure he can give you better answers than I can."

She gave Ritchie a meaningful look, then, and gestured in his direction with a wave of her hand.

2 As soon as she did, the crowd burst into an uproar.Chapter 319 The Ensuing Drama Shocked, Ritchie cursed out loud, "Fuck that bitch!"

His secretary was also scared silly.

Glaring daggers at him, Ritchie was pissed off and kicked him in the ass.

Pointing his finger at the big screen, he cursed again, "What the fuck are you doing standing here for? Turn off the projector right now!"

The secretary stumbled to the stage and proceeded to turn it off.

Ritchie snorted, smoothed over his suit and made his way onto the stage.

This happened to be his territory, not Janet’s.

He lifted his chin and approached her, holding his head up high.

"Janet Lind, you better be careful with what you say.

As far as I can see, you were just making things up so that you can get yourself out of your predicament!"

As he said this, he turned his eyes from her and exclaimed, "Give yourself up.

Apologize right this moment! Don’t waste any more of our time here!"

W "Then why did you turn off the projector if I was, indeed, making things up? That’s a sign of guilt.

If you’re so sure of yourself, you should allow me to show everyone the proof.

I’m sure that everyone here is smart enough to tell if I actually made up the evidence or not,"

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

He clenched his teeth tightly and pointed his finger at the door.

"I thought you came here to apologize.

If you’re not going to do that, why don’t you leave this place immediately?!"

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

Instead, she turned to the audience before her and said word by word, "Everyone should know the truth by now.

I’m going to sue Lester Silk Fabric for slandering my name."

After finishing her speech, she didn’t bother to argue with Ritchie anymore and went ahead to leave the stage.

This scene was live streamed and everyone saw for themselves what had happened.

Everyone in the room and the audience in the live stream room was shocked to say the least.

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

Even though Janet had only played the videos once, the reporters had gone out of their way to record them.

"Mr.Lester, could you please offer an explanation for what happened just now?"

"Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group have been rivals for years now.

Was this why you decided to slander Miss Lind in this way? In order to taint the Larson Group’s name?"

"If your statement about Janet plagiarizing one of your designers’ pieces was true, is there any evidence to back up your statement?"

The reporters all turned to look at Ritchie and kept on asking him and Luna questions.

"Miss Mccoy, are you going to make a statement? After all, weren’t you the one who accused Miss Lind of plagiarism in the first place? What are your thoughts on the current situation?"

"Did Mr.Lester instruct you to do this?"

"Tell us, what’s the nature of the relationship between the two of you?"

Being ambushed by the reporters, Luna’s mind went blank and she felt very embarrassed.

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

Under the dazzling flashing lights of the cameras, Ritchie couldn’t even keep his eyes open.

He kept cursing out loud while pushing the reporters in front of him away and saying, "Get the hell out of my way! Turn off your damn lights! You’re blinding me!"

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

If Ritchie’s father found out about this, he would be very angry.

Having been spoiled by the Lester family since he was a child, Ritchie happened to be very irritable at this moment.

Before he took over the company, his parents had to repeatedly remind him to control that temper of his His secretary cleared the way for him while speaking to the reporters.

"Please, sirs, madams, Mr.Lester can’t answer all of your questions right now.

We’ll announce on our official website if we have any comments."

Finally, Ritchie and the senior executives of Lester Silk Fabric were able to escape the madness of the room.

Chapter 320 Take The Blame When she got home, Janet kicked off her heels and collapsed into bed.

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

After resting for a while, she got up and turned on the computer.

She briskly posted the evidence on the forums Luna had posted to slander her before.

A few hours later, the forums came to life as users discussed this matter heatedly.

The dramatic turning-of-tables that had happened at the press briefing soon made headlines.

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

Have you seen the comments on the post? Everyone’s calling you a warrior.

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

Janet moved her cursor to check the comments Tiffany was talking about.

She had been focused on the media’s reports until now and didn’t know what people were saying in the comments.

When Janet read the comments, she found that the video of her talking on the stage had been spread all over the Internet.

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

She’s so elegant and generous! And a fierce warrior too!"

"She’s a lovely girl.

Such a polite and beautiful goddess plagiarized someone else’s work? I doubt it!"

"She’s so pretty, I’d kiss her all day!"

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

Janet buried her face in her hands, her cheeks blushing furiously.

She had never been praised by so many strangers in her life.

The next day, in the Lester Silk Fabric building… "Nonsense! These reports are all bullshit! How dare they call me rude?"

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

He was in trouble, but there was nothing he could do.

In recent years, Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group had become two very high profile companies.

What with Janet’s fiasco, the media was having a field day.

In the span of just twenty-four hours, the reputation of Lester Silk Fabric was destroyed and its stock price.

plummeted.

"There’s nothing we can do to refute the evidence that Janet posted online.

What we can do now is to try our best to keep the news from spreading.

Mr.Lester, it was your idea to bring in more reporters there…"

the secretary reminded Ritchie in a trembling voice, picking up the documents Ritchie had thrown on the ground.

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

He picked up another stack of papers from the table and threw them at the secretary’s face.

"I’m not an idiot.

You don’t need to remind me what I said."

Things didn’t end there.

Brandon sent people from the Larson Group’s legal department to help Janet file a lawsuit against Lester Silk Fabric.

The second they got the notice of the lawsuit, Lester Silk Fabric responded quickly and held a press conference in the afternoon.

Luna expressionlessly read a script in front of countless reporters, her face pale as a ghost under the limelight.

"I admit that I peeked at Janet Lind’s work before the show started.

Then I bribed an employee to tamper with the upload date on the database.

I falsely accused her of plagiarizing my work, and I did all this to gain fame and attention.

I am responsible for all of this.

My actions have nothing to do with Lester Silk Fabric."

In the Larson Group, Janet stopped the video on her phone and sighed.

"No class! Lester Silk Fabric made an ordinary employee take the fall!"

Chapter 321 Ask Brandon Out For Dinner Gerda clicked her tongue unhappily.

"Everyone knows they’re using Luna as a scapegoat.

She’s just an ordinary employee.

How on earth could she manage to do all of this? Lester Silk Fabric is really heartless."

The other designers had also seen the video circulating the Internet.

They began to discuss in hushed voices, but the general consensus was that Lester Silk Fabric was a cold blooded company.

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

There was no point in dwelling on it now that things had been settled.

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

Now that Luna has taken the blame, we can’t do anything to Lester Silk Fabric."

"And what about those designs? Are they really not gonna put them back on the show?"

Gerda puffed out her chest indignantly Janet smiled at her colleague gently.

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

I have gained considerable fame because of everything that’s happened.

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

When the dust settled, Janet poured all her energy into her work.

She had been so busy with this matter the past few days, so now she could finally focus on other things.

"By the way, Lind, I’ve been meaning to ask you something.

How’d you get the evidence?"

Gerda was talking about the videos that Janet had posted on the Internet, which had amassed more than a million views.

Janet froze.

After a few seconds, she broke into a smile and waved her hand dismissively.

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

Gerda nudged her arm and asked curiously, "What friend? A boyfriend perhaps?"

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

Gerda, is it just me or do you have a lot of time on your hands? Have you finished your design for this month? Don’t come running to me again when the deadline approaches."

"Ah! My God! I still have thirty-four drawings to finish!"

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

Suddenly, she thought of the tall and straight back of Brandon.

Now that she thought about it, she realized that Lester Silk Fabric had gone through all this trouble just to set her up.

It must have cost Brandon a lot to get his hands on the evidence.

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

Brandon had helped her countless times, but she hadn’t really ever met him in person.

She owed Brandon too much and she doubted she could ever repay him.

After thinking about it for a long time, Janet finally plucked up the courage to send a message to Brandon.

"Mr.Larson, would you be willing to let me treat you to dinner? You’ve helped me a lot and I’d like to express my gratitude somehow."

2 After hitting send, Janet put down her phone and wrung her hands nervously.

The chairman of the Larson Group had probably tasted all the splendid dishes this world had to offer.

But it was a token of her appreciation.Chapter 322 A Warning At the CEO’s office of the Larson Group.

The Larson Group’s stock price had fluctuated over the past few days.

Now that the situation was favorable for the Larson Group and its stock price had more than recovered, Ethan decided to seize the opportunity to put more pressure on the Lester Silk Fabric.

Garrett hadn’t slept properly in the past three days, dealing with the bad press: He was yawning sleepily when Ethan’s phone pinged.

"Someone texted you."

When he saw the name on Ethan’s phone’s screen, Garrett snickered.

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

Ethan smacked Garrett on the back of the head and grabbed the phone.

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

"What is it? Why’s your face like that?"

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

"If I refuse, she’ll be very disappointed."

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

You can’t have dinner with Janet without her seeing your face.

Last time, when you and Janet went to the company’s masquerade ball, you almost exposed yourself.

It’d be unwise to take such a risk again.

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

"Thank you, but there’s no need for you to treat me to dinner.

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

I helped you to protect the reputation of the company."

Janet read his message and quickly replied, "But Mr.Larson, you could’ve just dismissed me."

"If I dismiss any employee when something like this comes up, how will we keep the talented ones? Keep up the good work.

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

1 He had deliberately distanced Brandon from her ever since what happened last time.

He didn’t want her to suspect him of anything Reading his reply, Janet had no choice but to give up.

Ethan put down his phone, kicked the sofa Garrett was lying down on, and said, "I want you to relocate the one who had tried to force Janet to resign.

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

Hearing Ethan’s orders, he helplessly peeled his eyes open and stood up from the sofa.

He muttered under his breath, "This job will definitely be the death of me."

Charis had expected that Ethan would want to have a talk with her, but when she received the notice, her heart still skipped a beat.

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

He shoved his hands into the pocket of his slacks, and the light from the window elongated his shadow on the floor.

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

"From now on, I’ll take care of all matters related to Janet.

No one other than me.

Understood?"

Ethan’s cold voice sent a shiver down Charis’s spine.

She winced and smiled bitterly, as though she had been wronged.

"I see how it is.

You don’t trust me now? Brandon, I don’t have any ulterior motives, I swear.

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

He never brought it up before because he didn’t want her to look bad.

She and her family had always valued their image.

"I’m just warning you not to act against Janet.

Otherwise, don’t blame me if I disregard our long term friendship."

Chapter 323 A Long Forgotten Name After a moment’s silence, Charis said in a low voice, "I see."

Charis was a dignified woman.

Before Ethan could say anything more, she turned around and walked out of his office, As soon as the door closed behind her, tears welled up in her eyes..

Ever since they first met, Brandon had never said such harsh words to her before, nor had he looked at her with such cold eyes.

She hadn’t cried in years.

The last time was when she said goodbye to Brandon before going abroad.

She had been reluctant to leave him.

But now, she felt bad about Brandon’s attitude towards her.

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

But all of a sudden, with Janet now in the picture, Brandon suddenly was ruthless towards her.

Tears rolled down Charis’s cheeks as she realized just how important Janet was to Brandon.

The hot tears dripped from her chin to the carpeted floor.

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

Charis didn’t like to be candid with her shrewdness.

The reason why she had tried to fire Janet was to win Brandon’s heart.

In Charis’s eyes, Janet wasn’t good enough for him.

But now that Brandon had taken a liking to her, Charis figured he would deeply fall in love with her and she would eventually lose him for good.

Thinking of this, Charis was more determined than ever to separate Janet and Brandon..

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

Brandon had just warned her not to interfere with Janet’s work ever again.

She had to be more careful now.

On the other side… After Janet got off work, she went home, only to find that Ethan had come home early today.

"Oh, the workaholic is back! I’m surprised you still remember the way home!"

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

Looking at the man who was busy cooking in the kitchen, she was not happy.

After all, she hadn’t seen Ethan for two or three days.

That was because Ethan had been busy dealing with the plagiarism issue the past few days.

But he couldn’t tell her this.

While cracking the eggs into a bowl, he found an excuse.

"When I crossed Ritchie’s path, he made a lot of trouble.

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

I’ve been working part time the past few days while looking for a stable job."

Then, he paused and said sincerely, "I’m sorry that I haven’t been here for you these days."

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

"So, what happened? You didn’t tell me the truth.

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

Ethan had really solved the problem that had been plaguing them the past few days.

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

After transferring the egg into the pan, Ethan turned and his eyes landed on Janet’s earlobe.

His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as he gulped.

"How about having dinner and then a little bit of exercise to unwina: "What kind of exercise?"

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

It was as though God had chiseled his face to perfection.

His eyes stared deep into hers, filled with burning desire.

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

She quickly lowered her head and said shyly, "You’re so naughty!"

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

He could feel that she liked him, but she always pretended to refuse him.

He had to admit it really turned him on.

But the romantic atmosphere was instantly soiled by the sound of the phone ringing.

"Keep an eye on the eggs, okay? Don’t let them burn."

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

Then, he took off his apron and walked to the living room to pick up his phone.

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

He glanced back at the kitchen at Janet, then opened the glass door to step out onto the balcony He was a little surprised to see that Patrick was calling him.

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

Ethan stood on the balcony, letting the wind blow his hair.

"Why on earth are you answering the phone outside? Isn’t it cold out there?"

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

Ethan was lost in his thoughts and didn’t notice when Janet slid the door open and poked her head out.

Narrowing her eyes at him suspiciously, she looked at the phone in Ethan’s hand.

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

Was it Charis calling again? "It’s Patrick Lester."

Amused by the quirky expression on her face, he pulled her into his arms and finally answered the phone.

"Ethan, why the hell did you keep me waiting?"

Patrick’s irritated voice came from the other end of the line.

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

Patrick didn’t give a damn about whatever Ethan was up to.

There was something he needed to talk about with Ethan, so he went straight to the point.

"Your grandma’s birthday is coming up and we’re throwing her a party.

She wants you and your wife here."

Without waiting for Ethan’s response, he hung up abruptly.

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

She looked up at Ethan and asked hesitantly, "So are we going?"

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

There’ll be nothing but trouble if we disobey him.

Besides, I haven’t seen my grandma in a very long time.

It’s only right that I be there on her birthday."

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

It was true that Ethan’s expression softened when he spoke of his grandmother.

Nora Lester, Ethan’s grandma, was a distant relative of the Larson family.

She had known Ethan’s mother when she was a girl.

Although she didn’t approve of what Patrick had done, she couldn’t do anything about her son’s decisions.

She had always felt sorry for Ethan and used to secretly send him money.

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

Thinking of this, Ethan rested his chin on the top of Janet’s head.

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

time since they

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

whined, her teeth

a thought

"The eggs! I forgot all about

broke free from Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen

Ethan followed behind her.

stared at Janet, who was extremely

girl! I told you to keep an eye on the

side while

in the corner, restlessly watching Ethan

"I’m sorry.

thought you were talking to Charis, so I rushed

Ethan had guessed this.

freshly washed hands, he raised his eyes to look at Janet

"It’s my fault.

you enough

spread out his arms and

and leaned her face against his chest, blushing

the invitation from Patrick, she murmured, "The Lesters treat

hates you and I just got him into

has a huge

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

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fruits and poured the

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"Don’t worry about it.

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to be an easy-going person, this didn’t mean that she

thought that

injuries, she knew she was wrong and he

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hard to

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aside, Shelia turned around and spotted Victor’s

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"Survive in the wildness?"

that Shelia had ever heard

you go out of your

also crushed some fruits and poured the juice over the

a knife to slice

what Shelia

while, he said, "I have

fact, Victor knew

because he wanted to

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

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

"Alright."

focus her gaze on the

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

out a hand to wipe off

and turned to look at Victor with

Victor looked straight into Shelia’s eyes,

away, and

"Is that so?"

rub her nose with the back of

about now? Is

"No,"

glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

learn other than roasting meat?

Can you teach me?"

want to

"In order to survive."

naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In

shelia said casually.

sad upon

ready to be flipped? It’s on the verge

Shelia pointed out.

a small burn on the meat’s exposed side when he looked at it

the meat over while he was still

.

second thoughts about whether or not to ask her about

was, after all,

didn’t

asked, "Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

after

"Is that a yes?"

and she

dimples, meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she said, "Thanks so

kindest individual I’ve ever encountered,

"Orphanage?"

where

was taken over and the old woman was

eyes clouded as

elderly woman was a wonderful

meals and gave me a lot

an orphan…’ Victor pursed

after you since the

didn’t you leave with the other

and answered,

only home Shelia had

they okay with you being outdoors

head,

I was desperate to visit her tomb,

remain unknown to them, and I

dingy ground, Shelia lay

had been scattered by

behind her head, her

as she gazed

to

what keeps you from

people guarding the

me if I

idea that I

her my name when I meet her again

said, blinking her

eyes remained fixed on Shelia

she had the chance to see you, Van, it would be more than likely that

in her heart

that I was a

use this term to

Victor concluded

apt description of her features,

she was responsible for your upbringing,

unable to communicate since

to us by

card was

it were a treasure and presented it to

kid was

the fruits, 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

at the

get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

retracted the card and said, "I am the only one with

toasting as they

meat after he re-applied

all set

Eat, please."

gut just after his words

her stomach and ate the meat with a greedy

much better than the meat i made myself!

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a

to her feet,

nodded and was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her

"Come on, get up."

after a little pause, he took

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

track of time

sun had

assisted Victor in sitting down on a stone and

how far we’ll have

can get out before

some water as

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

"I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

and continued to hold

her forward motion, she murmured,

return, be sure to

lowered his gaze to the side

in mud after a

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow

are your plans once we leave the

to continue my travels and explore

station when I can no longer walk and beg them

answered with a

"Shelia."

appeared to have made up his mind after

"What’s the problem?"

with me after we

I

can count on

to come

all right with you? If you don’t want

concerned that Shelia

a while before asking, "Are

"No, I’m not.

to treat you

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at

agree when we get out

"Sure."

emerged from the woods,

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

glimmered on the bodies of Victor and

since high noon and now, the sun

tiredness was assuaged when they

we’re out of the

meet local villagers if we walk

We can…"

her sentence,

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to

"Van?"

didn’t expect you

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of the

saw three cars that were parked not far

them intently

could feel right away that they were Victor’s

shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in

his eyes off

said, "Run into

even

were finding our way out of the forest,

and you can

"And then?"

her eyebrows

straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

you meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from

knew that Norton didn’t intend to let

game with Victor by throwing him into the

that if he couldn’t escape this

family, bring her back to see his grandmother, and

not fulfill the promise he

wrote a phone number on her

call the number once you get hold of a

he whispered.

my

pick you up wherever you

just looked down at her

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

"No."

her hand

were

don’t want to remember the number, nor do

a

Victor frowned.

that he coughed violently as

and clenched

want to spread her palm and let Victor write the

hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant to leave each

condescending sneer, he said, "Tut,

feelings for each other! I’m so moved

up when saw Norton

intuitively pulled Sheila

was seriously injured and keeping himself standing steadily was

be hard for him to

up to

and Shelia stepped

with them, Norton pulled Shelia towards

too fast for Victor to

"Let her go!"

a firm

in hearing vexation in

know you

mud on Shelia’s face

would all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed

his tracks when something silver flashed

was a knife that Norton pressed

spat out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

a mocking smile, pretending not

that he had difficulty in

clenched his fist and

want

to do with

So, let her go!"

wow! This is

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want

don’t where she comes from but

you think it’s boring for you to die alone? I can do something about that and

red eyes, Victor breathed

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

body was

she saw Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy,

you

his mocking smile

his eyes narrowed in anger when

did you

said you

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment

you don’t have in you to do what

So, cut the crap.

kill me,

"Shelia…"

tried to stop

she

would make Norton’s hackles rise and the man would

Norton was indeed angry.

but he kept his voice in

you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

turned to his men and instructed

and asked anxiously, "What are you

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

did as they were

her hands and feet bound, Shelia

was made to

where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke

river was

inundated Shelia, making her choke easily

fists, and the blue veins on his neck became

his teeth and yelled, "Let

her eyes because of the

Victor

her mouth, she was choked

enough, her eyes

expression on

but

me

a good man? Why

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

sake of you wanting to save her so much, I

in me, huh? What do you

could just

would do whatever it

was in the middle of the

appeared and stood between the

slowly stood up and looked at

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest among

people, and the one

want to

Norton finished speaking, the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of

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

before the

goodbye to

away, I’m afraid that you won’t

Victor didn’t

essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against

a mercenary and the most popular

his weakest subordinates

Victor was currently badly

even be able to

and burly men that could easily

Victor was at a disadvantage

them, the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one

as he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to

left

broken scattered all over his body, making

face looked black with

still tried to stand, not ready to

back on his feet, he

still able to subconsciously use his arm

a mouthful of blood,

Victor’s

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

matter how many

and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s life

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

wanted to go

fell back to the ground

some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling on his

eyes, but his vision was still

just lay there on the

wonder

so he thought that

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

but he couldn’t move even an

could only move his hands a little bit, grabbing the mud under his hands

look at the river, only to find that there

no

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting out more

and opened his

expectantly, as if

for a long

didn’t even know how much time passed

found the person he had

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

excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t

he lost

Victor woke up again, he was finally

subordinates found him

to rescue him lasted for two days and

was found out that Victor

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

did after he woke up was ask

wearing an oxygen

not completely out of danger yet, but all he

sense that she

didn’t dare delay to send people to search for Shelia along

for seven days, but Shelia

week passed and there was still no

Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from the rain and then dried

but one could easily recognize

years later, Victor

thing he did after fully

put the King of Hearts card in

was nothing on the marble tombstone aside from the

Shelia’s name on

year of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on a business trip, he suffered a sudden

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

that

years, he finished his studies and finally

began taking over several small companies under

from a very low level to one of the top in the

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

time, Roger entered the ward where

her sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing Joey

can’t eat

porridge for

now, he couldn’t even stand the smell of

sighed and had no choice but to put

"Eat it

out, not intending

the door, so he

Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey from time

the kid gradually got acquainted with

liked about him was that Roger would

too much, he could at least

only

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised

you say that you

he would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she wanted

time, he would still insist on getting

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

it would

initially, I

a moment before finally saying, "But I

response, Rachel furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

The operation done to Victor lasted

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

do anything but wait

on the fourth day since the operation began, the indicator

that the surgery was

saved, but he wasn’t completely out

he was wheeled to the

days ago that his vital signs

became eligible to be transferred to the general

he was still in a

field to

what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

old wounds had healed, they still

his new injuries just made matters

said that only a miracle could

tell us

in a gloomy

can’t say that

frown as he made things

may be blunt, please consider preparing for

there’s a chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable for

was

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

and Lukas, Rachel was the first one

that Rachel had the

the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding

looked slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles round

tell Rachel about

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

as if she had already prepared herself for

Carson was

she

had been in a

might have

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

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

You can’t smoke here."

his senses, Carson put

expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing

asked,

"Joey? He’s fine.

said that he has

expected that his plaster will be removed ahead of the initial

head and peeped through the glass panel

saw Joey sleeping soundly in

he stretched for a

then, I’m leaving

around and left without looking

just visited to tell

had

the blink of an eye, two days eventually passed

aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel

Joey’s ward almost twenty-four

Carson didn’t show his face

the diagnosis came from an expert, she was also

that Victor had miraculously

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

Roger for a long time without being able to speak

judging

want to go upstairs and

time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and remained

of nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve and

want to

pleading in

to hide the fact that Victor was in a coma after obtaining serious

hospital, he actually had

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

out the truth, Rachel

cry or say anything, nor did he pester

smiled

They say

have to worry too much about

Joey’s bright eyes, she felt

she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

Joey had

if there was nothing

the middle of the night from time to time and look

him, but Rachel was aware

"Okay…"

softened,

was in the second inpatient

yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk all the

let him sit in a

him, and the three of

they

the floor of

a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa

he heard that there were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually saw three people approaching

scene, Carson knew that

guy, it’s the first time I’ve

What brings you here?"

the document he was holding aside and raised his

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his

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

circles around

"Dark circles?"

choked at

opened its front camera, and looked at

realized that Joey

were so big that it

course, this was only to be

have a good sleep

but even he was

"Ha-ha!"

couldn’t help but laugh after seeing the upset look on

laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this little guy

Carson stepped forward and

"You, brat.

tease your

felt a sharp pain on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t remember recognizing you as

have no opinion

I grew up

We are best friends.

the one who

that’s how I became your

crossed his arms in front of

you don’t want it,

and said, "Humph! If I

he withdrew his hand from Joey’s

slightly low voice, "I also didn’t expect

a fact that you can’t

you’d better change your

say anything more, but he

corner of his

and commented, "I see that

heard that Mr.Sullivan has

Rachel and

Roger explained.

lose his composure just because of

"Oh, I see."

pointed at the room and said,

He is resting inside.

466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward Carson pointed

knew what was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked towards

followed her,

placed over

was lost in thoughts for a

to sav

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked

standing very

him from the corner of

eyebrows as if he

quick glance at him, Joey

need to use

overheard what Joey

about I take

"No!"

replied in a very decisive

serious look on his

am a

wasn’t a problem for Rachel to take

were no longer in

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

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at both

was Roger, then her

to bother the former, Carson

to take Joey to

to pay any attention to Rachel’s

out his phone and turned around as if

to give Joey a thumbs up without

like he was answering

the plan you sent

he headed towards the

very good at

up while he was still

saw what just happened clearly and understood that it was all

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

him to be taken to the

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those words,

thought that Rachel ought to have been closer to

few days, they

them were always in one another’s

reasons best known to her, she still alienated

things, Rachel still didn’t

that it couldn’t be

the night Rachel was standing outside the operating

and Joey headed towards the

time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

quick glance at

with the

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took

a smile appeared on his

I am

left with no choice! My subordinates are too bad at making

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile on her

not very

he had pretended to answer the call only moments

nose and coughed to

want

head in order to look

was a

living room could be seen, and it was

Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no

lie in the

has to undergo half a year’s

came from

is in a

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

in a suit coming

He looked dejected.

was a document in his

and Carson as soon as he

stunned at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

Sullivan Group and the director

about

that the project plan

was drawn to the

what really

She turned to Carson.

at her, she raised her eyebrows

"Well, this is Troy.

as a member of

knew exactly what she meant by just

at a loss

so many surnames

he had to

recognized who Rachel

and mentioned

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly

was covered with

of his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding the

Miss Bennet, I’m going back to

his hand and said,

do that

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

at the door

was sitting against the head of the

condition doesn’t seem as

is well and

to the door

leaned against the door

follow Rachel

was reading some document

his head and say coldly, "Get

cast her gaze on

was in a

was pale despite the

frowned and looked rather

she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours

that she

asked you to go out, didn’t

Victor heard the footsteps,

at the person who was walking towards

and stiff tone,

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

I figured it wouldn’t bode well if

"The dance is over.

time to let

I reminded him.

loosened his grip on

few steps back

feel the warmth of his touch

and i felt

my heart was

felt like I

him were the happiest time

I knew that those days were long gone and I

looked down, feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached

gaze from behind me and began chatting with the guests with a smile on my

said, raising my glass and taking a sip

it, I’d had a few to drink and was

this time, Elena

a surprise waiting for

like to go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you

appeared on Elena’s

her to the deck on the

there were bright red rose petals scattered across the

numerous balloons around

eyes widened

say, this whole

this my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea

came to mind was

A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began

spent this much effort on me,

receiving this birthday surprise

stared at the night

tranquil, and yet my

sea breeze, I felt

of a sudden, a fireworks display lit up the

shot up to the sky, a deafening sound

like

the noise, I covered my

the ground and

uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was

at the abandoned warehouse kept

seconds, I was out of breath I felt so dizzy

I was having a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly

I’m here."

voice came from above me, making me feel so

It was Charles.

tears burst from my eyes,

to be scared