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.

a long time since they last met-too

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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that Shelia

go out of

Shelia did earlier, Victor also crushed some

knife to

he heard what Shelia asked, his eyes darkened

a while, he said, "I have

fact, Victor knew

he wanted to be prepared in case of any

even under ner protection, Victor would find himself

learn more skills so that he would at least have

"Alright."

focus her gaze on

his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s

out a hand

to look at Victor with a

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

and explained, "Your nose has dirt on

"Is that so?"

went ahead to rub her nose with the back

what about now? Is

"No,"

said, glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

you learn other than

Can you teach me?"

you want to

"In order to survive."

out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462

shelia said casually.

felt sad upon hearing

flipped? It’s on the verge of being

Shelia pointed out.

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

flipped the meat over while he was

.

second thoughts about whether or not to

was, after all,

the other hand, didn’t seem to take it

asked, "Will you

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

and she broke

two dimples, meanwhile, became

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she

are the kindest individual I’ve ever encountered, except for my

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I was

taken over and the old woman was unwell and

eyes clouded as

elderly woman was

was younger, she prepared great meals and gave me

an orphan…’

needed to look after

didn’t you leave with the other

looked up at Victor and answered, "I didn’t want to

was the only home Shelia had known

okay with you being

her head, Shelia

I was desperate to visit her tomb, so I

unknown to them, and I don’t intend

the dingy ground, Shelia

shards of sunshine that had been scattered by the trees

her hands behind her

as she gazed

to visit

you

people guarding

me if I go

had no idea that I have a

name when I meet her again in the

said, blinking her

remained fixed on Shelia and he

Van, it would be more than likely that

spot in her heart for

that I was a

It didn’t seem appropriate to use

Victor concluded

of her features, particularly her

twice, Victor asked her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how come you got your name

communicate since she was deaf, mute, and

never referred to us by

poker card was in

if it were a

the orphanage, each kid was given

let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which

at the

I get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

said, "I am the only one with the King of

was toasting as they

gave her the meat after he re-applied

all set to

Eat, please."

from her gut just after his words

was embarrassed, so she put her hand to her stomach

It’s much better than the meat

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a good

feet, she said,

ready to rise when Shelia

"Come on, get up."

was taken aback, and after a little pause, he

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

lost track of time as they

sun had

on a stone

sure how far we’ll have to

out before the sun

drank some water as

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

"I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

and continued to hold

her forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you look

return, be sure to eat

lowered his gaze to the

was covered in mud after a day

What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow to

are your plans once we leave the forest? Where will

my travels and explore the world’s finest

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

with a

"Shelia."

his mind after staring at Shelia for

"What’s the problem?"

me after

grandma will like you, I will

can count on

me to

If you don’t want to, it doesn’t

concerned that Shelia might

for a while before

"No, I’m not.

you the best I

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled at

get out

"Sure."

they emerged from the woods, though, everything

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

the bodies of

high noon and now, the sun

tiredness was assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious

out of the

villagers if we walk

We can…"

her sentence,

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting to know why

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect

voice came, Shelia looked for the source

that were parked

at them intently as he played with a

could feel right away that they were Victor’s

moved to shield Victor, who in turn

didn’t take his eyes off Norton,

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

lost even when

out of the forest,

marks and you can

"And then?"

asked, her

straight into

"Walk along this road.

a mobile phone from them, and call this

Norton didn’t intend to

play a game with

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

give Shelia a family, bring her back to see his

fulfill

Victor wrote a phone number on

once you get hold of a

he whispered.

is my

her and she will pick you up wherever you

down at

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

"No."

her hand

were

the number, nor do I

be a good

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently

remained adamant and

to spread her palm and

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

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

strong feelings for each other! I’m so moved

when saw

pulled Sheila

and keeping himself

for

up to

and Shelia stepped

Norton

was too fast for

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip

hearing vexation in Victor’s

you look

the mud on Shelia’s face

all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to

in his tracks when something

knife that Norton pressed

spat out a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

in a contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending

he had

fist and tried to steady

want is

has nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

want to let her

but I find your reaction quite

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

eyes, Victor

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

body was

blood and

you can do?

his mocking smile

narrowed in anger when

you just

you are a

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of accomplishment

you to

So, cut the crap.

kill me,

"Shelia…"

desperately tried

knew that she was provoking

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

Norton was indeed angry.

his voice in check as he talked

really? Looks like you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

turned to his men and instructed them, "Tie

squinted his eyes and asked anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

as they were

and feet bound, Shelia was taken to one

to ride

racked his brain thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke Up "Ahem!

was flowing

it inundated Shelia, making her choke

the blue veins

his teeth and yelled,

eyes because of the

wanted Victor to run

her mouth, she

her eyes became

the exasperated expression on

strong but he was useless

me laugh,

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

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

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

me, huh? What do

could just glare at

whatever it took to save

the river, Norton squinted his eyes and snapped

two men behind him appeared and stood

and looked at Victor with a

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest among my

one on my left has only killed two people, and

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

speaking, the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and took a few steps

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

two before

can say goodbye to your

she’s washed away, I’m afraid that

at the flickering flame, Victor

so he quickly rushed up

the most popular leader

course, even his weakest subordinates should be

was currently

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

them were tall and burly men that could easily flip Victor

doubt, Victor was at a disadvantage from the

two men punched Victor right in his

as he was hit, Victor staggered and

he was hit repeatedly, his strength left him,

his bones being broken scattered all over his body,

time, Victor’s face looked

tried to stand, not ready to

even get back on

arm to block it, but it didn’t

Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and a tooth also

Victor’s vision became

the rope, which was only

didn’t matter how many injuries

and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s

trouble, so he was

go on, his body couldn’t keep up

fell back to the ground and

time, Victor was somewhat awakened when

to open his eyes, but

there on the ground, watching

wonder if he

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

soon enough, the sharp pain that pierced every inch of his

but he couldn’t move

bit, grabbing the mud under his hands in

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

no

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting

and opened his eyes

looked at the river expectantly, as if he was waiting

for

know how

the person he had been

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

of blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t

lost consciousness

again, he was

subordinates found him near

him lasted for two days and

found out that

his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice

up was ask Carolyn to send people to

was still wearing an

completely out of danger

Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be a very important person due to his concern

delay to send people to search

days, but Shelia couldn’t be

and there was still

card that got

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

years later, Victor completely

after fully recovering was buy

in a box and buried

the marble tombstone aside from

Shelia’s

while Karl was on a business trip, he suffered a sudden

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

that year that

finished his studies and finally

several small companies under the control of the Sullivan

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

was able to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn

time, Roger entered the

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

can’t eat any

eating porridge for about half a

stand the smell of porridge

and had no choice

it again when you get

stuck his tongue out, not

the door,

month, Roger came to the hospital

the kid gradually got acquainted with

Roger would

could at least

could only eat

greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised

say that you wouldn’t come

send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if

would say no every time, he would still insist

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

still visit, it would probably be very

initially, I

moment before finally

Rachel furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

done to

door of the operating room opened and closed for

anything but wait

fourth day since the operation began, the indicator light outside the room was

indicated that the surgery was successfully

he wasn’t completely out

wheeled to the

ago

to be transferred to the general

was still in a

in the field to check Victor’s condition and give

wasn’t what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

his old wounds had healed, they still

his new injuries just made

end, he said that only a miracle

you at least tell us when he will

in a gloomy

can’t say

frown as he made things

I may be blunt, please consider preparing

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

say this, it was obvious that

not a hundred percent, but there was

Rachel was the first one to know

Carson deemed that Rachel had

outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between his

slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles

just went down to tell Rachel about

tragic news,

as if she had already prepared herself for

was a bit

didn’t know when she

it was when Victor had been in a coma for about half a month after the

it might have

the operating room for 70 hours before the

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

You can’t smoke here."

senses, Carson put

he didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s

then changed the subject and asked,

"Joey? He’s fine.

checked him up yesterday and said that he has been

it’s expected that his plaster will be removed ahead of the initial

and peeped through the glass

Joey sleeping soundly

he stretched for a

I’m leaving

around and left without looking

visited to tell Rachel about the doctor’s diagnosis regarding Victor’s

had nothing else

the blink of an eye, two days

was made aware of Victor’s

just stayed in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four

Carson didn’t show his face to

diagnosis came from an expert, she was also convinced

that Victor had

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

Roger for a long time

she was still judging Roger’s expression if he was

you want to

Rachel pressed her lips hard and

sleeve and pulled her

I want

was Joey, pleading in a soft

that Victor was in a coma

Joey woke up in the hospital, he actually had a vague

he found that Rachel had always been absent-minded

truth, Rachel didn’t have the

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

smiled

say bad

don’t have to

eyes, she

moments, she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

following two weeks, Joey had a good rest in

if

the night from time to time and

all inside him, but Rachel was aware

"Okay…"

heart softened,

ward was in

hadn’t fully healed yet, it was

simply let him sit in a

pushed the wheelchair for him, and the

they reached

The elevator finally stopped at the floor of the ward where Victor

only one patient at

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

seen this scene, Carson knew that he

time I’ve

What brings you here?"

as he quickly set the document he was

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his innocent

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

where did those dark circles around your eyes

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at

panic, he picked up his phone, opened its front camera, and looked

that Joey

and his eye bags were so big

course, this was only to be

have a good sleep

originally a handsome young man, but even

"Ha-ha!"

help but laugh after seeing the upset look on

seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he

forward and pinched Joey’s face

"You, brat.

your godfather? You have

Who said that you are my godfather?

no

I

We are best friends.

one who picked

I became

and crossed his arms in front

you don’t want it, that fact won’t

his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit it, no one can make

as he

also didn’t expect that I would

a fact that

better change your attitude towards

anything more, but he stuck

corner of his eye, Carson recognized

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

heard that Mr.Sullivan

Rachel

Roger explained.

his composure just because of Carson’s

"Oh, I see."

and said, "His ward is

He is resting inside.

Rachel looked at the ward

was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked

her, pushing Joey’s

placed over his

was lost in thoughts

when he was about to sav something,

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked

standing

could see him from the corner of his

raised his eyebrows as if

a quick glance at

need to use

overheard what Joey

I take

"No!"

a very

serious look

am a

so it wasn’t

that moment, they were no longer in the

wouldn’t be appropriate for Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room, just

Joey’s words, Rachel looked at both

Roger, then

bother the former, Carson soon observed that

to take Joey

to pay any attention to

out his phone and turned around as if

give Joey a thumbs up without Rachel

Carson pretended like he was answering

read the plan you sent to

talking, he headed towards

he wasn’t very

phone’s screen lit up while he was still

there was no call at all! Rachel saw what

"It’s okay.

take

He is actually right.

a boy like him to be taken

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those words,

ought to have

days, they got along

of them were always in one

best known to

the look of things,

knew that it

himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside the

Joey headed towards

time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at the

with the

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took a peek at

smile appeared on

am through

left with no choice! My subordinates

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile on her

very good

Carson realized that Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer

the tip of his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness

you want to

head in order to look through the

was

only the living room could be seen, and it was

Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no time

doctor said Victor would lie in the bed for

undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

came

a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

stopped and saw a man in

He looked dejected.

was a document in

Carson

at first,

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

Group

was no need asking about what just

expression that the project plan had

must have been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the

what really

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her, she raised her eyebrows

"Well, this is Troy.

a member of

meant

a loss

were so many surnames in the

had

who

bowed and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly in

forehead was covered with

Victor had given him the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding the

going

waved his hand and said, "Very well

do

Troy went out of

at the door

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

as bad as you

well and can

to the door and pushed

against the door

follow Rachel

document when

raise his head and say coldly,

her gaze

was in a

face was pale despite the fact that

and looked

a hundred percent sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that the man in front of her was

she walked towards the

you to go

heard the

up at the person who was walking

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

Caroline’s POV: Even after we

it wouldn’t bode

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

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

a few steps back to

reason, I could still feel

and i felt

my heart

it felt like I

were the happiest time of my

those days were long gone and

feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me and

behind me and began chatting with the guests

glass and taking

I’d had a few to

Elena came

surprise waiting for you

go upstairs

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

mysterious smile appeared

confusion, I followed her to the deck

red

numerous balloons around the

eyes widened

whole scene was picturesque and

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

first person that came to mind was Charles, but I

on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself for

much effort on me, and yet I still

joy of receiving this

stood on the second floor, I stared at the

sea was tranquil, and

cold sea breeze,

sudden, a fireworks display lit up

fireworks shot up to the sky, a

like a

noise, I covered my ears

squatted on the ground and curled

i felt

horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through my

out of breath I felt so dizzy that

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

I’m here."

familiar voice came from above me,

It was Charles.

my eyes, Gently, he brushed my

to be scared ever