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.

had been a long time since they last met-too

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

whined, her

thought occurred

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from Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen in

Ethan followed behind her.

Janet, who was extremely

to keep

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

stood in the corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean up

"I’m sorry.

were talking to Charis, so I rushed to you and

Ethan had guessed this.

hands, he raised his

"It’s my fault.

give you enough

saying that, he spread out his arms and said gently, "Come

face

from Patrick, she

you and I just got him

probably has a huge grudge

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

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spoke in a deep

"Survive in the wildness?"

the very first time that Shelia had ever

did you go out of

crushed some fruits and poured the juice over

used a knife to slice

he heard what Shelia

a while, he said, "I

fact, Victor knew

wanted to be prepared in case of

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

him to learn more skills so that he would at least

"Alright."

her gaze

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

stretched out a hand

and turned to look at Victor with a

Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel a little

hand, looked away, and explained, "Your nose

"Is that so?"

to rub her nose with

what about now? Is it

"No,"

glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

else did you learn other than roasting meat? I want to learn

Can you teach me?"

do you want

"In order to survive."

naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In order

shelia said casually.

sad

flipped? It’s

Shelia pointed out.

saw a small burn on the meat’s exposed side when

he was still thinking about what she

.

or not to ask

all, Shelia’s own

other hand, didn’t seem

you please teach

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she

dimples, meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she

encountered,

"Orphanage?"

where

was taken over and the

as she spoke about

elderly woman was a wonderful

meals

is an orphan…’ Victor pursed

needed to look after

leave with the other

Victor and

the only home Shelia had known for so

they okay with you

her head, Shelia

was desperate to visit her tomb, so I

them, and I don’t

spite of the dingy ground, Shelia lay down

was bathed in shards of sunshine that had been scattered by

placed her hands behind her head, her lips

she gazed up at

want to

what keeps you

people guarding

if I

that I have a name

her my name when I meet her again in

said, blinking her

eyes remained fixed on Shelia and he said

"If she had the chance to see you, Van, it

spot in her heart

that I was a

didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to describe a

Victor concluded that the adjective

an apt description of her features,

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

since she was deaf, mute,

referred to us by

poker card

removed it from her pocket as if it were a treasure

orphanage, each kid was

woman split 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

stared at the card–the

Did I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the

was toasting as they

her the meat after he re-applied the

set

Eat, please."

gut just after his

to her stomach and ate the meat with

than the meat i made

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a

to her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

ready to rise when Shelia

"Come on, get up."

pause,

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

lost track of

had

on a stone and drank

how far we’ll have to travel

out

some

much walking, and he was coughing up blood for the second

said incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued

motion, she murmured, "Van, you look

return, be sure to eat

lowered his gaze to the

after a day and a night

you? What’s

"Plan?"

slow

plans once we leave the forest? Where will you be

don’t know… I want to continue my travels and explore the world’s finest

station when I can no longer walk

answered with

"Shelia."

have made up his mind

"What’s the problem?"

me after we get

grandma will like you, I

count on

want me to come

you? If you don’t want to, it

that Shelia

before asking, "Are you

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the

Victor convinced her.

smiled at Victor, saying,

we get out of

"Sure."

moment they emerged from the woods, though, everything

below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red

the

high noon and

they saw a relatively

out of the

local villagers if we walk a little

We can…"

her sentence, she saw Victor stop

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to know

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect you to

Shelia looked for the source of

three cars that were parked not far from

looking at them intently as

right away that

moved to shield Victor, who in

off Norton, watching

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

lost even when it gets

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

marks and you can get

"And then?"

asked, her eyebrows

straight

"Walk along this road.

you meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and call this

Norton didn’t intend to let

just wanted to play a game with Victor by throwing him into

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

to give Shelia a family, bring her back to

that Victor could not fulfill the promise

Shelia’s hand, Victor wrote a phone number on her

once you get

he whispered.

my

and she will pick you up wherever you

just looked down

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

"No."

pulled her

were

want to remember the number, nor do I want

a good

Victor frowned.

coughed violently as soon as he finished

adamant and clenched

want to spread her palm and let Victor write the phone

about, he could tell that they were

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

other! I’m so moved by

tensed up when saw Norton approaching

intuitively pulled

seriously injured and keeping himself standing steadily was taxing

hard for him

up to

and Shelia

with them, Norton pulled Shelia

for Victor

"Let her go!"

a firm

found satisfaction in hearing vexation in Victor’s

know you look

the mud

this would all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and

in his tracks when something silver flashed

that Norton pressed

a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

said in a contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear what Victor

that he had

clenched his fist and tried

want

to

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want to

she comes from but I

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

red eyes, Victor

pressed against her

body was

out blood and beg for mercy, she scoffed at

all you can do?

smile

in anger

you just

said you are

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment by threatening

have in you to

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me, then

"Shelia…"

tried to stop

knew that she was

Norton’s hackles rise

Norton was indeed angry.

fierce, but he kept his voice in check

like you really want

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

and

anxiously, "What are you

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

did as they were

hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to one of the

made to ride a different

his brain thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor

was flowing

water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke

the blue veins on his neck

teeth and yelled, "Let

to open her eyes because of

wanted Victor to run

opened her

her eyes became

the exasperated expression on

be strong but he was useless

making me laugh,

think that I’m a good man?

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

you wanting to save her so much,

some good in me, huh?

could just glare at

it took

of the river,

him appeared and stood between the

and looked at

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest

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

a brief pause, Norton continued, "You want to save her,

had been holding Victor’s arms let

knife in his hand, Norton touched its tip with

before

say goodbye to

I’m afraid that

the flickering flame, Victor

was of essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against the

was a mercenary and the most

course, even his weakest subordinates should

was currently

not even be able to defeat one of the two weakest subordinates of

tall and burly

was at

Victor right in his

he was hit, Victor staggered and

repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually knelt on the

broken scattered all over his

time, Victor’s face looked black

to stand, not ready to

could even get back on his feet,

to subconsciously use his arm to block it, but

hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and

this point, Victor’s vision

managed to fix his eyes on the rope, which was

didn’t matter how many

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

trouble, so he was willing to do anything

to go on, his body couldn’t

to the ground and

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

his eyes, but his vision was

there on the

wonder

yet, so

pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize that

but he couldn’t move even an

only move his hands a little bit, grabbing

head to look at the river, only to

was no trace of

"Ahem!"

spurting

he grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes as wide as he

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

for

know how

he never found the person he had

the river or

of blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor

lost consciousness

woke up again, he was

found him

rescue him lasted for two days and

a doctor’s diagnosis, it was found out that Victor had fractures in

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

first thing Victor did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to

was still wearing an oxygen

of danger yet, but all he cared

sense that she must be a very important person due to his concern for

didn’t dare delay to send people

days, but Shelia

week passed and there was still

card that got wet from the

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

years later, Victor completely

thing he did after fully recovering

in a box and

the marble tombstone

wasn’t even Shelia’s

was on a business trip, he

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

also in that

two more years, he finished his studies and finally

several small companies under the control

raised the sales of these companies from

prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed

this time, Roger entered the ward

saw her sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of

can’t eat

been eating porridge for about

stand the

choice but

she said, "Eat it again

stuck his tongue out, not

Roger standing at the door,

a month, Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey

kid gradually

was that Roger would bring

could

could only eat

turned around and

you say that you wouldn’t come

advance to ask her if she wanted to eat something or

he would still

had an important project

could still visit, it would probably be very late

I

hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "But

Rachel furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

operation done to

closed for several times as doctors went in

but wait outside until

since the operation began, the indicator

the surgery was successfully

life was saved, but he wasn’t completely out

was wheeled to the

not until two days ago that his vital

be transferred to the general

he was still

expert in the field to check Victor’s

what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

wounds had healed,

his new injuries

only a miracle could save Victor’s

least tell us when he

in

afraid I can’t say

but frown as

be blunt, please consider preparing for the worst-case

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

was obvious that this was

percent, but there was a huge chance

Carson and Lukas, Rachel was the

Carson deemed that Rachel had

against the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding

disoriented, and there

just went down to tell

Rachel heard the tragic news,

was as if she had already prepared herself for

was a bit

didn’t know when she became

it was when Victor had been in a coma for about

have

for 70 hours before the indication light

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

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson put

bother continue discussing about

changed the subject and asked, "Anyway, how

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said that he has been

plaster will be

peeped through the glass panel on the

saw Joey sleeping soundly

smile, he stretched for

I’m leaving

turned around and

he really just visited to tell Rachel

that, he had nothing

the blink of an eye, two days

of Victor’s

in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours a

Carson didn’t show his

an expert, she was also convinced

Roger broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke up from being

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

for a long time without being able to

if she was still judging Roger’s

Do you want to

This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and remained

someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her

I want to

pleading in a

hide the fact that Victor was in

woke up in the hospital, he actually

had always been absent-minded and Victor

truth, Rachel didn’t have the

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

smiled and made

daddy bad? They say bad people live long

have to

eyes, she felt

a few moments, she mustered

"Yes, of course."

had a good rest

mention Victor, as if there

knew that Joey would actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to time and look at the

keeping it all inside him, but

"Okay…"

softened,

was in the second inpatient

yet, it was

Rachel simply let him

and the three of them went to Victor’s

they

elevator finally stopped at the floor of

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

he furrowed his brows and eventually saw three people

this scene, Carson knew

time

What brings you here?"

asked Joey as he quickly set the document he was holding

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

Do I look like someone who will

dark circles around your eyes

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at

opened its front camera, and looked

that Joey was

were so big that it seemed

of course, this was only to

have a good sleep

but even he was susceptible

"Ha-ha!"

seeing the upset look on Carson’s

laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled

forward and pinched Joey’s face

"You, brat.

your

pain on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I

no opinion regarding

father and I grew up

We are best friends.

the one who

I became your

crossed his arms

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

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

clicked his tongue as he withdrew his hand from Joey’s

in a slightly low voice, "I also didn’t expect

it’s a fact that

you’d better change your

but he

of the corner of his eye, Carson

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

that

Rachel

Roger explained.

lose his composure just because of Carson’s

"Oh, I see."

room and said, "His ward

He is resting inside.

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

was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked

her, pushing

placed over his

in thoughts

when he was about to sav something, Joey

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at the

not standing very

Joey could see him from the

raised his eyebrows as if

a quick glance at him,

need to use

overheard what Joey was

I take

"No!"

a very decisive

serious look

I am a

wasn’t a problem for Rachel to take him to

at that moment, they were no longer

appropriate for Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room,

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked

then her gaze fell

Carson soon observed that she

to take Joey to the

to pay any attention to

his phone and turned around as

a thumbs up without Rachel

Carson pretended like he was answering

have read the plan

headed

wasn’t very good at

up while he was still

at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

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

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those words, they displeased

to have been closer to him

few days, they got

of them were always in

for reasons best known to her, she still

of things, Rachel still didn’t love

knew that it couldn’t be

about the night Rachel was standing outside the operating

and Joey

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at the phone in

you through with the

"What?"

and took

a smile appeared on

am through with

My

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile

very

he had pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the smile on

touched the tip of his nose and

want to

head in order to look through the glass panel

was a

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

pushed the door open in

lie in the

undergo half a year’s

voice came from

in a

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

saw a man in a suit

He looked dejected.

a document in

into Rachel and Carson as

first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

of the Sullivan Group and the director

no need asking about what just happened to

tell from the man’s expression that the project plan

been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the name

what really

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her, she raised her eyebrows

"Well, this is Troy.

as a member of the Sullivan Group’s

exactly what she meant by just looking

a loss for

were so many surnames in the

he had

who

bowed and mentioned

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head

was covered with

of his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding

I’m going back to

and said, "Very

do

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

at the

for her to see that Victor was sitting

seem as bad as you

is well and can

the door and pushed it

leaned against the door

didn’t follow

some document when

didn’t raise his head and say coldly,

her gaze

in a

face was pale despite the fact that he

and

waited outside the operating room for more than seventy

was so entranced that she

to go

heard the footsteps,

person who

speaking in his usual cold and stiff tone, he

Birthday Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we

around, I figured it wouldn’t bode well if

"The dance is over.

time to

I reminded him.

through his eyes, but he still loosened his grip on my

back to distance myself from

some reason, I could still feel the warmth of his touch on my

face blushed and i felt rather

heart was

it felt like I had

with him were the happiest time of my

knew that those days were long gone and I could never

feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached me

to ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with the

my glass and

few to drink and was starting

time, Elena came

surprise waiting for you on the second

like to go upstairs

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when

smile appeared on

her to the

there were bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard,

were also numerous

eyes widened in

must say, this whole scene was

birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who had

to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast

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

on me,

joy of receiving this birthday surprise soon died

I stared at the night scene

was tranquil, and

sea breeze, I felt

fireworks display lit up the sky, forming the

the fireworks shot up to the sky, a deafening

like a

I

the ground and

uncontrollably, and i felt like my

horrible incident at the abandoned

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

a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s

I’m here."

from above me, making me feel

It was Charles.

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

have to be