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.

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a knife to slice the

he heard what Shelia asked, his

a while, he said, "I have no

knew the

wanted to

under ner protection, Victor

would at least have a better chance to survive in

"Alright."

focus her gaze on

a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and

stretched out a hand to wipe off the

was startled and turned to look at Victor with a

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

away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt

"Is that so?"

nose with

now?

"No,"

said, glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

else did you learn other than roasting

Can you teach me?"

do you want to learn

"In order to survive."

came out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In order to

shelia said casually.

sad upon

ready to be flipped? It’s on the verge of

Shelia pointed out.

small burn on the meat’s exposed side when he

flipped the meat over while he was still thinking about what she just

.

second thoughts about whether or

after all,

on the other hand, didn’t seem

asked, "Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after a

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and she broke into

meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she said, "Thanks so much,

I’ve ever encountered, except for my caretaker in the

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I was

over and the old woman was unwell

clouded as she spoke

was a wonderful

great meals and gave

is an orphan…’ Victor pursed

look after you since the orphanage was taken

you leave

at Victor and answered, "I didn’t

Shelia had

they okay with you being outdoors on

her head,

visit her tomb,

them, and I

the dingy ground, Shelia lay

of sunshine that had been

hands behind her head, her

disappointment as she gazed up at the

want to

you from

people guarding the

find me if

that

tell her my name when I meet her again

said, blinking her

black eyes remained fixed on Shelia

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

had a soft spot in

said that I

appropriate to use

Victor concluded that the

of her features,

"Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how come

communicate since she

never referred to

card was

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

each kid was given a

as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella

stared at the

I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

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

meat was toasting

gave her the meat

set to

Eat, please."

gut just after his

her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with a

than the meat i made myself!

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after a

feet, she said, "Let’s

and was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her

"Come on, get up."

pause,

Shelia used a dart to put marks

lost track of time as they

sun had cooled

assisted Victor in sitting down on

we’ll have to travel until we’re

we can get out

some water as

perhaps exhausted after so much walking, and he

said incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued

her forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you

return, be sure to eat

gaze to the

mud after a

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

slow

once we

know… I want to continue my travels

the police station when I can no longer walk and beg them to take

answered with

"Shelia."

up his mind

"What’s the problem?"

after we get out of

like you, I will

count

me to

all right with you? If you don’t want

concerned that Shelia might

while before asking,

"No, I’m not.

you the best

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at

get

"Sure."

from the woods,

started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed through the branches

glimmered on the

noon and

they saw

out of the

villagers if

We can…"

sentence, she saw Victor stop

She was confused.

wanting to

"Van?"

expect you to come out

Shelia looked for the source of

three cars that were parked not

stood at the front, looking at them intently

away that they

in turn stood protectively

his eyes off

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

lost even

of the

and you can get

"And then?"

her

looked straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

borrow a mobile phone from them, and call

that Norton didn’t intend

just wanted to play a game with Victor by throwing him

felt that if he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia

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

could not fulfill the

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

once you get

he whispered.

is my

pick you up wherever

looked down at her

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

"No."

her hand

eyes were a

don’t want to remember the

a good

Victor frowned.

that he coughed violently as soon as

remained adamant and clenched

palm and let Victor write

were talking about, he could tell

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

each other! I’m

up when saw Norton approaching

intuitively pulled Sheila behind

injured and keeping himself standing

hard for

deliberately walked up to them

Shelia

with them, Norton

was too fast for Victor to

"Let her go!"

a firm

satisfaction in hearing vexation

you look

wiped the mud on Shelia’s

more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor

stopped in his tracks when something silver

knife that

a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear what Victor

felt that he

his fist and tried to steady

you want

has nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want to

comes from but

you to die alone?

red eyes, Victor

against her neck, all

body was

saw Victor spat out blood and

that all you can do? Threaten

mocking smile plastered on his

his eyes narrowed in anger when

you

said you are

Shelia swallowed.

sense of accomplishment by threatening

more, you don’t have in you to do what

So, cut the crap.

kill me, then

"Shelia…"

tried

knew that she

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

Norton was indeed angry.

looked fierce, but he kept his voice

really? Looks like you really

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed them, "Tie her

asked anxiously, "What are

Norton didn’t answer.

glared

did as

feet bound, Shelia was taken to one of

to ride a different

thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter

was flowing

the water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s

and the blue

and yelled, "Let her

open her eyes because of the

actually wanted Victor to

moment she opened her mouth, she was choked

enough, her

on Victor’s

that Victor might be strong but he was useless in this

making me

think that I’m a good man? Why the

approached the rope, squatted down, and

sake of you wanting to save her so much, I will

in me,

just glare at

would do whatever it took

of the river, Norton squinted his eyes and

men behind him appeared

stood up and looked at

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest among

has only killed two people, and the one on

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

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

his hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb

two before the rope

you can say goodbye to your good

moment she’s washed away, I’m afraid that you won’t even find

flickering flame, Victor

quickly rushed up and fought against the two

mercenary and the most popular

even his weakest subordinates should

was

in his peak state, he might not even be able to defeat one of the two weakest subordinates of

of them were tall and burly

Victor was at

Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and

as he was hit,

his strength left him, and he eventually knelt

his bones being broken scattered all over his body,

face looked black with

still tried to stand,

on

to subconsciously use his arm to block

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

Victor’s

the

matter how many

was put out and the rope was

he

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

to the ground and lost his

Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets

to open his eyes, but his vision was still

just lay there on the

but wonder if he

so he thought that he might

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

wanted to stand up, but he

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

his head to look at the

no trace

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting

soil and opened

as if he was

for a

he didn’t even know how much

never found the person he had been

head from the river or come out from somewhere and

pain he

lost consciousness

Victor woke up again, he was

him near the

rescue him lasted for two days and

found out that Victor had fractures in

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

up was ask

still wearing an

completely out of danger yet, but all he cared about

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

delay to send people to

lasted for seven days,

and there was still no

was able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from

could easily recognize that it was

later, Victor completely

after

of Hearts card in

the marble tombstone aside from the

even Shelia’s

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

rush him to the hospital,

that

years, he finished his studies and

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

these companies from a very low level to one of

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

At this time, Roger entered the ward where Rachel

of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing

can’t eat any

been eating porridge for

couldn’t even stand

sighed and had no choice

it

tongue out,

the door, so he politely

Roger came to

kid gradually got acquainted with

Joey liked about him was that Roger

too much, he could

only

greeted Roger, Rachel turned around

that you wouldn’t

to ask her if she wanted

every time, he would still

said that he had an important project meeting today, so

visit, it would probably be very

initially, I

for a moment

Rachel furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

to Victor lasted for more than

opened and closed for several times as doctors went

but wait

began, the indicator light outside

the surgery

he wasn’t completely out of

he was wheeled to

until two days ago that

became eligible to be transferred to

was still

in the field to

it wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

had healed,

injuries

he said that only a miracle could

least tell us when he

asked in

I can’t say that

help but frown as he made things

blunt, please consider preparing for

a chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable for the rest of

say this, it was obvious that this was what he

was

was the first one

that Rachel had

outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between

slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles

went down to tell Rachel

tragic news, her face didn’t

had already prepared

Carson was

when she

Victor had been in a coma for about half a

have been even

there outside the operating room for 70 hours before the

a moment of silence, Rachel glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson put out

bother continue discussing about Victor’s grim

asked, "Anyway,

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said that

it’s expected that his plaster will

peeped through the glass panel on

sleeping

for a

then, I’m

around and left without looking

seemed that he really just visited to tell Rachel

from that, he had nothing

of an eye, two days

aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend

in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours

the same time, Carson didn’t show his face to her

diagnosis came from an expert, she was also convinced that Victor would never

broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke up from

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

long time

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

Rachel… Do you want to go upstairs and see

asked slowly This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and remained

gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her

want

pleading in a soft

that Victor

Joey woke up in the hospital, he actually had

had always been absent-minded and

the truth, Rachel didn’t

truth, Joey didn’t cry or say anything, nor did he pester

just smiled

bad? They say

we don’t have to worry

Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a lump

moments, she

"Yes, of course."

had

if there was nothing wrong going

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

inside him, but Rachel was aware that he missed

"Okay…"

softened,

in the

yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk all

let him sit

the

enough, they reached

The elevator finally stopped at the floor of the

entire floor was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at

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

If Victor had seen this scene, Carson knew that he would

time I’ve seen you

What brings you here?"

quickly set the document he was holding aside and raised his

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

someone who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m the one who

circles

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at

he picked up his phone, opened its

realized that

bags were so big that it

was only to be

good sleep for half a

handsome young man, but even he was susceptible to stress and

"Ha-ha!"

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

that he was fooled by

his head, Carson stepped forward and pinched

"You, brat.

tease your godfather?

face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t remember recognizing

have no opinion

and I

We are best friends.

one

I became

crossed his arms

for you, even if you don’t

hand and said, "Humph! If

tongue as he withdrew his hand from

slightly low voice, "I also didn’t expect

said, it’s a fact that you

change

anything more, but he stuck out his

the corner of his eye, Carson

commented,

that Mr.Sullivan

Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

plan to lose his composure just because

"Oh, I see."

the room and said, "His ward is

He is resting inside.

Rachel looked at the ward Carson pointed at,

one knew what was going

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked

followed her,

placed over

in thoughts

he was about to sav

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at

was not standing very far

result, Joey could see him from the

eyebrows as if

quick glance at him, Joey

need to use the

overheard what Joey was

about I

"No!"

a very

serious

am

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

moment, they were no longer in the

the ladies’ room,

to Joey’s words,

was Roger, then her gaze fell

former, Carson soon

she wanted him to take Joey to the

pay any attention to

took out his phone and turned around as

Joey a thumbs

he was answering the

have read the plan

he headed towards the nurses’

wasn’t very good

screen lit up while he was still

what just

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

very embarrassing for a boy like him to be

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those words, they displeased

Rachel ought to have

past few days, they got along really

of them were always in one

reasons best known to her, she still alienated

look of things, Rachel still didn’t

it

he couldn’t stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside the

he and Joey headed towards the

some time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

quick glance at the phone in his

through with the phone

"What?"

took a

a smile appeared on his

I am through

no choice! My subordinates

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake smile on

not very

had pretended to answer the call

tip of his nose and coughed to ease the

want to go

her head in order to look

ward was

view, only the living room could be seen, and it

Victor, Rachel pushed the door

doctor said Victor would lie in the bed for

has to undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

came from behind

a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

man in

He looked dejected.

was a document

into Rachel and Carson

stunned at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

Group and

need asking about

from the man’s expression that the project plan

was drawn to the

what really interested

She turned to Carson.

her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

works as a member of the Sullivan

exactly what she meant by

was at a loss for

so many surnames in the

had to choose

who

bowed and mentioned

"Miss Bennet."

her head slightly

was covered

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

I’m going back to the

and

do

went out

at the door

to see that Victor was sitting

condition doesn’t seem as bad as

well and can

door and pushed

against the door

follow Rachel

was reading some document when he

didn’t raise his head and say coldly, "Get

her

was in a hospital

that his face was pale despite the fact that

frowned and

for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that the man in

she walked towards the

you to go

the

the person who

of speaking in his usual cold and stiff tone, he said softly, "Rachel, you are

POV: Even after we finished the dance,

it wouldn’t bode

"The dance is over.

time to let

I reminded him.

through his eyes, but he still loosened his grip

a few steps back to distance myself from

still feel the warmth of his touch

blushed and

heart was

it felt like I had returned to the

days with him were the happiest

I knew that those days were long gone and I could never get them

down, feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me

from behind me and began chatting with

raising my glass and

it, I’d had a few to

Elena came

waiting for

you like to go upstairs and

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you get

mysterious smile appeared

confusion, I followed her to the deck on

red rose petals

also numerous balloons

widened

whole scene

surprise?’ I had no idea who had

that came to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast aside

smile appeared on my lips,

on me, and yet I

receiving this birthday surprise soon died

floor, I stared at the night scene around

and yet my mind was

cold sea breeze, I

a fireworks display lit up the sky, forming the words

to the sky, a deafening sound resonated in

sounded like a

noise, I covered

the ground and curled

uncontrollably, and i felt

horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

out of breath I

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

I’m here."

from above me, making

It was Charles.

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

don’t have to