My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

been a long time since they

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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knife

Shelia asked, his eyes darkened

he said, "I have

knew the

that because he wanted to be prepared in case of

under ner protection, Victor would find himself in

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

"Alright."

to focus her gaze on

Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested

hand to wipe

look at Victor with a

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

retracted his hand, looked away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt on

"Is that so?"

went ahead to rub her nose with the back of her

what about now? Is it still

"No,"

glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

learn other than

Can you teach me?"

want

"In order to survive."

very naturally.Chapter 462

shelia said casually.

sad

flipped? It’s on the verge

Shelia pointed out.

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

the meat over while he was still thinking about

.

or not to ask

all, Shelia’s own

on the other hand, didn’t

"Will you please

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

and she broke into

meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she

the kindest individual I’ve ever encountered, except

"Orphanage?"

where I

years ago, the orphanage was taken over

eyes clouded as

was

she prepared great meals and gave me a lot of fresh

orphan…’ Victor pursed

guardian was needed to look after you since the orphanage

didn’t you leave with the other

up at Victor and

Shelia had

you being

head, Shelia

I was desperate to visit her tomb, so

remain unknown to them, and

dingy

sunshine that had been scattered by the trees and

placed her hands behind

with disappointment as she gazed up at the

to

keeps you from

are people guarding

if I

that I have

her my name when I

blinking her

on Shelia and he said

you, Van, it

soft spot in

said that I

to use this

Shelia, Victor concluded that

description of her features, particularly her

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

was unable to communicate since

to

card was in

pocket as if it were a treasure and presented it to Victor as

kid was given a

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 to the

at the card–the

get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

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

toasting as they were

the meat after he re-applied

set to

Eat, please."

gut just after his words

so she put her hand to her stomach and

the meat i made myself! Van, you’re

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after

feet, she said, "Let’s keep

nodded and was ready to rise when Shelia

"Come on, get up."

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

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

of time as they

had cooled

sitting down on a stone and

far we’ll

get out before the

drank some water as

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

incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

and continued to hold

she murmured, "Van, you

be sure to eat

his gaze to the side

small face was covered in mud after a day and a

What’s

"Plan?"

slow

we leave

know… I want to continue my travels and explore the world’s finest

can no longer walk and beg them

with

"Shelia."

to have made up his mind after staring at

"What’s the problem?"

come with me after we get

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

can count

me to come with

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

concerned that Shelia might

for a while before asking, "Are you

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor,

when we get out of

"Sure."

from the

Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed

glimmered on the bodies of

noon and now, the sun was

they saw a relatively spacious

we’re out of the

if we walk

We can…"

sentence, she saw

She was confused.

Victor, wanting

"Van?"

i didn’t expect you to come out

came, Shelia looked for

saw three cars that were

the front, looking at them intently as he played

feel right away that

to shield Victor, who in turn

eyes off Norton,

a voice that only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into

lost even when

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

you can get

"And then?"

asked, her

looked straight into

"Walk along this road.

villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them,

Norton didn’t intend to

game with Victor by throwing

he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia shouldn’t

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

Victor could not fulfill the promise

wrote a phone number on her palm with his

the number once you get hold of a mobile

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

pick you up wherever

looked down

Victor looked at her and

"No."

her

eyes were a

don’t want to remember the number, nor

a

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently as soon as he finished

remained adamant and clenched

spread her palm and let Victor write the

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

a condescending sneer, he said, "Tut, tut, tut,

for each other!

up when saw Norton approaching

intuitively pulled Sheila behind

keeping himself standing

for him to fight

up to them

Shelia

them, Norton pulled Shelia

for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip on Shelia’s

in hearing vexation in

know you look

mud on Shelia’s face with

Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed

tracks when something

was a knife that Norton pressed against Shelia’s

out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear what Victor had

that he had

clenched his fist and

want

nothing to do

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

want to let her

don’t where she comes from but I find your

die alone? I can do something

red eyes,

her neck, all Shelia could do

was tensed

blood and beg for

all you can

kept his mocking smile plastered on

his eyes narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s

you

you are

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment by threatening

more, you don’t have in you

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me, then

"Shelia…"

desperately tried

knew that she was provoking

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

Norton was indeed angry.

voice in check as he talked to

like you really want

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

and instructed them,

asked anxiously,

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared at

men did as they were

Shelia

made to ride a

where Norton was

river was flowing

making her choke easily Victor

into fists, and the blue veins on his

gritted his teeth and yelled, "Let her

eyes because of the

Victor to run

the moment she opened her mouth, she was choked by

enough, her eyes became

on Victor’s

might be strong but he was useless in

making me laugh,

that I’m a good man? Why the hell should I

rope, squatted down, and blew the unsteady

to save her so much, I will give you

good in me, huh? What do you

just

whatever it took to save

Shelia, who was in the middle of the river, Norton squinted

men behind him appeared

slowly stood up and looked at

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest

people, and the one on the right has killed

want to save her,

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

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

these two before

can say goodbye

moment she’s washed away, I’m afraid

Victor didn’t

essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against the

mercenary and the most popular leader the

his weakest subordinates

Victor was currently badly

his peak state, he might not even be able

tall and burly

at a disadvantage from the very

to them, the two men punched Victor right in his

he was hit,

left him, and he eventually knelt

broken scattered all

face

to stand,

he could even get back on his feet, he

his arm to block

spat out a mouthful of blood, and a tooth

this point, Victor’s vision

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

how many injuries

was put out and

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

as his mind wanted to go on, his body

to the ground and lost

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

his eyes,

just lay there on the ground,

but wonder if he was still

consciousness hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he thought that

that pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize that he was

up, but he couldn’t move

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

at the river, only to find that there

no trace

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out more

unto the soil and opened his eyes as wide as

if he was waiting for

for

fact, he didn’t even know how much time

found the

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

to loss of blood and the excruciating pain

he lost

woke up again, he was

found him near the

him lasted for two days

found out that Victor had fractures in

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

was ask Carolyn to send people to look

an

was not completely out of danger yet, but

that she must be a very important person due to

dare delay to send people to search for Shelia along

search lasted for seven days, but

passed and there was still

playing card that got wet from the rain and

was mostly covered with mud, but one could easily

later, Victor

he did after fully recovering was buy

Hearts card in a box and buried it

on the marble tombstone aside from the

wasn’t even Shelia’s name

recovery, while Karl was on a business

him to the hospital, but he was declared dead on

was also in that year that

finished his

began taking over several small companies under the control of the Sullivan

Victor raised the sales of these companies from a very

to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually

this time, Roger entered the ward where

on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge,

can’t eat any

been eating porridge for about half

stand the smell of

had no choice but to put the

"Eat it again when

stuck his tongue out, not intending to eat

saw Roger standing at the door, so

to the hospital to visit Joey from time to

kid gradually got acquainted

liked about him was that Roger would bring some snacks when

could at least taste something aside

Joey could only eat

Roger, Rachel turned around and

say that you wouldn’t

time Roger came here, he would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she

she would say no every time, he would still insist on

an important project meeting today, so he might not be

visit, it would probably be very late

initially, I

a moment before finally saying, "But I

furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Dark Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for

door of the operating room opened and closed for several times as

anything but wait outside until the

began, the indicator light outside the room was turned

the

he wasn’t completely out of

he was wheeled

not until two days ago that his vital signs

became eligible to be transferred to the

was still in a

invited an expert in the field to check Victor’s condition

wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

old wounds had healed, they still

his new injuries just made

he said that only a miracle

us when

asked in

can’t say

frown as he

be blunt,

never wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable for the

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

there was a huge chance

was the first one to know

that Rachel had the right to

leaned against the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding

slightly disoriented, and there were dark

down to tell Rachel about this

when Rachel heard the tragic news, her face

she had already prepared herself for something like

fact, Carson was a bit

she became this mentally

had been in a coma for about half

it might have been

for 70 hours before the indication light

moment of silence, Rachel glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and

You can’t smoke here."

he regained his senses, Carson put

her indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s grim

asked,

"Joey? He’s fine.

said that he has been recovering

his plaster will be removed ahead of the

and peeped through the glass panel on

Joey sleeping soundly

a faint smile, he stretched for a

then, I’m

saying that, Carson turned around and left

that he really just visited to tell Rachel about the

he had nothing else

eye,

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

Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours

the same time, Carson didn’t show

the diagnosis came from an expert, she was also convinced

the news that Victor had miraculously

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

a long time without being able to

if she was still judging Roger’s expression if he was saying

you want to go upstairs

time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and remained

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

want

was Joey, pleading in

that Victor was in a coma

in the hospital, he actually

been absent-minded and Victor

out the truth, Rachel didn’t

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

he just smiled and made

say bad people

don’t have to worry too

Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a lump

few moments, she mustered her courage

"Yes, of course."

weeks, Joey had a good rest in the

Victor, as if

would actually wake up in the middle of the night from

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

"Okay…"

softened, and

in

hadn’t fully healed yet, it was inconvenient

let him

pushed the wheelchair for him, and the three of them went

enough, they

The elevator finally stopped at the floor of

that the entire floor was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa in the hall, dealing with

he furrowed his brows and eventually saw three people approaching

If Victor had seen this scene, Carson

the first time I’ve seen you

What brings you here?"

as he quickly set the document he was holding aside

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his

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

circles around your eyes come

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at

he picked up his phone, opened its front camera,

that Joey

bags were so big that it seemed

this was only to

hadn’t have a good sleep for

was originally a handsome young man, but even he

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the upset look

laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this little

stepped forward and pinched

"You, brat.

your godfather? You

his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said

no opinion regarding

I grew up

We are best friends.

the one who

how I became your

eyebrows and crossed his arms in front of his

don’t want

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

his tongue as he withdrew his hand

low voice, "I also didn’t

it’s a fact that you

better change your attitude

say anything more, but he stuck out his tongue

of his eye,

to regain his composure and commented,

I heard that Mr.Sullivan has

with Rachel and Joey to see

Roger explained.

to lose his composure

"Oh, I see."

pointed at the room and said, "His

He is resting inside.

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

one knew what was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked

her, pushing Joey’s

were placed

lost in thoughts for

to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at

was not standing very far

result, Joey could see him from the corner of

as if he

at him, Joey turned his

I need to use the

what

about I take

"No!"

a

a serious

am a

a bathroom in Joey’s ward, so it wasn’t a problem for

that moment, they were no longer in

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 the men’s

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at

Roger, then her

to bother the former, Carson soon observed that she was

him to take

coughed and refused to pay any attention to Rachel’s

out his phone and turned

a thumbs up without Rachel

pretended like he was answering the

have read the

headed

wasn’t very good at

up while he was still holding it to his

what just happened

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

like him to be taken to the

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those words, they displeased

to have been closer to him

they got along really

were always in

reasons best known to

of things, Rachel

that it

night Rachel was standing outside the

and Joey

time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

a quick glance at

through with the phone

"What?"

took a

smile appeared on

I am through

left with no choice! My subordinates are too

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake

very good

realized that Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer the

his nose and

you want to go

in order to look through

was a

the living room could be seen,

see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no time

said Victor would lie

to undergo half

voice came from

in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

in a

He looked dejected.

document

into Rachel and Carson

stunned at first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung

It was quite noticeable.

Group

asking about what

expression that the project plan had

attention was drawn to the name on the work

surname was what

She turned to Carson.

her, she raised her

"Well, this is Troy.

of the

exactly what she meant by

was at a

so many surnames in

had to choose

who Rachel

and

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head slightly

was covered

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

Bennet, I’m going back to

hand and

do

said, Troy went out

at

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

as bad as you

is well and

walked to the door

leaned against the door

follow Rachel

document

his head and

her gaze

in

was pale despite the fact that he

and looked

seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel

so entranced that she

you to go

heard the footsteps,

at the person who was

and stiff tone, he said

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

I figured it wouldn’t bode

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

loosened his grip on my waist

took a few steps back to distance

reason, I could still feel the warmth of his touch

face blushed and

heart was

felt like I had

him were the happiest time

knew that those days were long gone and

down, feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached

burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with

my glass and

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

Elena came

for you

you like to go upstairs and

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you

smile appeared on

followed her to

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

numerous balloons around the

widened in

this whole scene was picturesque and

this my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who had

person that came to mind was Charles, but

my lips, and somehow, I began to

much effort on me, and yet I still

joy of receiving this birthday surprise soon

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

sea was tranquil, and yet

sea breeze, I felt

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

fireworks shot up to the sky, a

like a

by the noise, I covered

squatted on the ground and

i felt

at the abandoned

breath I felt so dizzy that

panic attack, a pair of strong arms held

I’m here."

from above me, making me

It was Charles.

burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried to

don’t have to