My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

time since they

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

her

a thought

shouted, "The eggs! I forgot

Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen in

Ethan followed behind her.

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I told you to keep an

gently pulled her to the side

the corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean

"I’m sorry.

I rushed to you and forgot I

Ethan had guessed this.

raised his eyes

"It’s my fault.

give you enough sense

he spread out his arms and said gently,

obeyed and leaned her face against

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a huge grudge against

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said,

Victor knew the reason

learned that because he wanted to be prepared in case of any

under ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger one

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

"Alright."

to focus her gaze on the

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

out a hand to wipe off

turned to look at

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

looked away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt

"Is that so?"

rub her nose with the back of her

what about now? Is

"No,"

said, glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

you learn other than roasting meat? I

Can you teach me?"

do you want

"In order to survive."

very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In order

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad

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

Shelia pointed out.

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

meat over while he was still

.

or not to

was, after all, Shelia’s

other hand, didn’t

asked, "Will you please

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and

meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she said,

I’ve ever encountered, except for my

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I

the orphanage was taken over and the old woman was

clouded as she spoke

was

prepared great meals and gave me a lot of

an orphan…’

to look after you since the orphanage was

didn’t you leave with

and answered, "I didn’t

Shelia had known

you being outdoors

her head,

I was desperate to visit her tomb, so

whereabouts remain unknown to them, and

spite of the dingy ground, Shelia lay

shards of sunshine that had been

hands behind her head, her

she gazed up at the

to

you

are people

find me if I

no idea that I have a

tell her my name when I meet her again in

blinking her

on

see you, Van, it would

spot in her heart

that I was a lovely

to use this term to describe a

Victor concluded that the adjective

of her features, particularly

her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how come you got your name so

to communicate since she was deaf, mute,

referred to us by

poker card was in

as if it were

orphanage, each kid was

the fruits, she put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we

the

I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

retracted the card and said, "I am the

meat was toasting as

meat after

all set

Eat, please."

growl came from her gut just after his

so she put her hand to her

much better than the meat i made myself! Van, you’re

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a good

her feet, she said,

to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand to

"Come on, get up."

pause, he took Shelia’s hand in

the hard way, Shelia used a

had lost track of time as

sun had

sitting down on

sure how far we’ll have to travel until

we can get out before the sun

drank some

much walking, and he was coughing up

said incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

continued to

her forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you

be

gaze to

in mud after a day and a night in the

What’s

"Plan?"

was slow

remarked, "What are your plans once we leave

don’t know… I want to continue my travels and

can no

with

"Shelia."

have made up his mind after staring at Shelia

"What’s the problem?"

me after we get

grandma will like you, I will

can count on

want me to come with

right with you? If you don’t want to,

concerned that Shelia

while before asking, "Are you

"No, I’m not.

to treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at

we get out

"Sure."

moment they emerged from the woods, though,

Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a

the bodies of

high noon and

assuaged when they

we’re out of the

local villagers if we walk

We can…"

finish her sentence, she saw

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to know

"Van?"

didn’t expect you to

Shelia looked for the source of the

saw three cars that were

stood at the front, looking at them intently as he played with a

away

shield Victor, who in

eyes off Norton, watching his

said, "Run into

get lost even when it gets

of the forest, I put marks all the

these marks and you can get back

"And then?"

her

straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from

knew that Norton didn’t intend to let

a game with Victor by

if he couldn’t escape

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

could not fulfill the promise he made in the

phone number

number once you get hold of a

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

pick you up wherever you

looked down at her

respond, Victor looked at

"No."

her

eyes were a

don’t want to remember the number, nor

a

Victor frowned.

he coughed violently as soon as he

and clenched

just didn’t want to spread her palm and let

if Norton couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant to

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

other! I’m so moved

tensed up when saw Norton approaching

pulled Sheila

seriously injured and keeping himself standing steadily was taxing for

for him

deliberately walked up to

Shelia stepped

with them, Norton pulled Shelia

too fast for

"Let her go!"

firm grip on

found satisfaction in hearing

know you look

mud on

knew this would all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to take Shelia back from

his tracks when something

that Norton pressed against Shelia’s

out a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking smile,

that he had

fist and tried

you want

has nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

wow! This

Norton curled his lips.

want to let her

where she comes from but I find

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

eyes, Victor

of the knife pressed against her

body was tensed

she saw Victor spat out blood and beg for

that all you can do?

his mocking smile plastered

narrowed in anger when he

you just

you are

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of accomplishment by threatening two

more, you don’t have in you

So, cut the crap.

want to kill me, then do

"Shelia…"

tried

that she was

hackles rise and the man would do just what

Norton was indeed angry.

he kept his voice in check as he talked

really? Looks like you really want

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

men and instructed them, "Tie her

asked anxiously, "What are

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

did as they were

Shelia was taken to

was made to ride a

was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke Up

river was

rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s face became paler by the

and the blue veins on his neck became

and yelled, "Let

open her eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia

Victor

opened her mouth, she was choked by

enough, her eyes

the exasperated expression on

Victor might be strong but he was

making me

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

rope, squatted down, and blew the unsteady

save her so

good in me, huh?

could just glare at

it took to

of the river, Norton squinted his eyes

him appeared and stood between the

slowly stood up and looked at

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest

on my left has only killed two people, and the

pause, Norton continued, "You want to

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

touched its tip with his thumb and warned, "But of course, you have

two before the

say goodbye to your good

she’s washed away, I’m afraid that you

flame, Victor

of essence, so he quickly rushed up

mercenary and the most

weakest subordinates should be strong as

was currently

even in his peak state, he might not even be able

and burly men that

Victor was at

over to them, the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and hit his

soon as he was hit, Victor staggered and

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

scattered all over his body, making him feel

face

tried to stand, not

get back on

able to subconsciously use his arm to block

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

point, Victor’s vision became

still managed to fix his eyes on the

didn’t matter how many

fire was put out and the rope was grasped,

so he was

go on, his body

the

some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he

eyes, but his vision

lay there on the ground, watching the raindrops

wonder if he was

fully recovered yet, so he thought

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

but he

bit, grabbing

turned his head to look at the river,

no trace of

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out more

grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes as

looked at the river expectantly, as if he was

waited for

fact, he didn’t even know how much time passed

the person he

from the river

loss of blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing,

lost consciousness

up again, he was finally

found him near

lasted

that Victor had

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

first thing Victor did after he woke up was

an oxygen mask and struggled

life was not completely out of danger

was, but she could sense that she must be a very important

send people

lasted for seven days, but

passed and there was still

card that got wet from the rain and then dried

was mostly covered with mud, but one could easily recognize

later, Victor

first thing he did after fully

card in

the marble tombstone aside

even Shelia’s name

of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was

rush him to the hospital, but he was

also in that year that Carolyn

finished his

over several small companies

of these companies from a very low level to one of the top

able to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually

At this time, Roger entered the

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

eat

had been eating porridge

he couldn’t even stand the smell of

and had no choice but to

"Eat it again

tongue out, not intending

Roger standing at the door, so he

the past half a month, Roger came to the hospital to

gradually

Joey liked about him was that Roger would bring some snacks

much, he could at least

could only

turned around and was surprised

you say that

Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to

he would still insist on getting

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

visit, it would probably be very late

initially, I couldn’t

moment before finally saying, "But I got a

response, Rachel furrowed her brows

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

to Victor

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

do anything but wait outside until the procedure

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

the surgery was successfully

he wasn’t completely

was wheeled

two days ago that his vital signs

be transferred

still

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

wasn’t what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

healed, they still had an

new injuries just made

only a miracle could

you at least tell us when he will

asked in a gloomy

I can’t say that

but frown as he

may be blunt, please consider preparing

never wake up? Is he going

was obvious that this was what

was not a hundred percent, but there was a huge

and Lukas, Rachel was the first one to know

Rachel had the right

outside Joey’s ward, holding a

looked slightly disoriented, and there were

went down to tell Rachel about this important

tragic news, her face

already prepared

fact, Carson was

know when she became this mentally

when Victor had been in a coma for about half a

have been

room for 70 hours before the indication light turned

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

You can’t smoke here."

his senses, Carson put out the

didn’t bother continue discussing about

subject and asked, "Anyway, how is the little

"Joey? He’s fine.

checked him up yesterday and said that he has been recovering

expected that his plaster will be removed ahead of

through the glass panel

saw Joey sleeping soundly in

smile, he stretched for a

I’m

Carson turned around

just visited to tell Rachel about the

he had

of an eye, two days eventually

Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t

in Joey’s ward

time, Carson didn’t show his face

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

now, Roger broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

long time without being able to

she was still judging

want to go upstairs and

This time, Rachel pressed

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

I want to

Joey, pleading

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

the hospital, he actually had

he found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come

the truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart

say anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go to the ICU

he just smiled and made a

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad people

to worry too much

eyes, she felt a lump in her

she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

two weeks, Joey had a good rest in

as if there was

of the night from time to time and look at the ceiling

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

"Okay…"

softened, and

in the

was inconvenient for him to walk all the

him sit in a

the three of them went to Victor’s

enough, they reached

finally stopped at the floor of

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

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

this scene, Carson knew that he would

the first time I’ve seen you

What brings you here?"

the document he

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his innocent

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

dark circles around your eyes

"Dark circles?"

almost choked

a panic, he picked up his phone, opened

that Joey

and his eye bags were so

of course, this was only to be

a good sleep for half a

but even he was

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the

realized that he was fooled

stepped forward and pinched Joey’s face

"You, brat.

tease your godfather? You have

said that you are my godfather? I

have no

and I

We are best friends.

one who picked

I became your

raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms in front of

if you don’t want it, that

to pull Carson’s hand away using his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I

he withdrew his

he muttered in a slightly low voice, "I also didn’t expect that I would have a godson

I said, it’s a fact

change your attitude

more, but he stuck out his tongue at

of the corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

his composure and commented, "I

I heard that

with Rachel and Joey to see

Roger explained.

plan to lose his composure just because of Carson’s

"Oh, I see."

pointed at the room and

He is resting inside.

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

what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked

followed her,

arms were placed over his

was lost in

about to

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked

was not standing

Joey could see him from

if he was giving Carson a

glance at him, Joey turned his

to use the

what Joey

I take you

"No!"

replied in a very decisive

a serious look

am

it wasn’t a problem for

moment, they were no

ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t be right for her

to Joey’s words, Rachel looked

Roger, then her

want to bother the former, Carson soon observed that she was staring

to take Joey

refused to pay any attention to Rachel’s

took out his phone and turned around as if

give Joey a thumbs up

like he

I have read the plan you sent

headed

very

lit up while he

what just happened clearly and understood

"It’s okay.

take

He is actually right.

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

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those

ought to have been closer

they

them were always

known to her, she still

things, Rachel still didn’t

that it couldn’t

about the night Rachel was standing outside the operating room where Victor

and Joey

some time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

a quick glance at the phone

with

"What?"

sight and took a

appeared on his

am through

with no choice! My subordinates are too bad at making

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake smile on

not very

answer the call only moments ago, the smile on his face

touched the tip of his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness of the

you want to

her head in order to look through the glass

ward was

only the living room could be

the door open

Victor would lie

has to undergo half a

came from behind

is in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

a man in a suit

He looked dejected.

was a document in his

and Carson as soon as he

was stunned at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around

It was quite noticeable.

employee of the Sullivan Group

was no need asking about what

expression that

Her attention was drawn to the

what really interested

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her,

"Well, this is Troy.

works as a member of

exactly what she meant by just looking

at a

many surnames in the

he had

who Rachel

and

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly

was

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

I’m going back

hand and said, "Very

should do

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

at the

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

condition doesn’t seem as

and can

to the door and pushed it

leaned against the

follow

was reading some document when

head and

cast her gaze on

was in

was pale despite the fact that he lowered his

frowned and

that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought

that she walked towards

asked you to go out, didn’t

Victor heard the footsteps, his frown

person who was walking towards

and stiff tone, he said softly, "Rachel,

Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished the

guests around, I figured it wouldn’t bode well if I lost my

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

flashed through his eyes, but he still loosened

back to distance myself from

some reason, I could still feel the warmth

face blushed and i felt

my heart was

felt like I

with him were the

I knew that those days were long gone and I

down, feeling conflicted

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached me and greeted

began chatting with the guests with a smile on my face

my glass and taking a sip of

had a few to

this time, Elena

for

upstairs and

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you get

mysterious smile appeared on Elena’s

my confusion, I followed her to the deck on

were bright red rose petals scattered across

numerous

widened

this whole

had no idea

first person that came to mind was Charles, but I

could it possibly be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to

had never spent this much effort on me, and yet I still

this birthday surprise soon

I stood on the second floor, I stared

was tranquil, and

the cold sea

fireworks display lit

shot up to the sky, a deafening

like a

I covered

on the ground and

and i felt like my blood was running

abandoned warehouse

was out of breath I felt

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

I’m here."

familiar voice came from above me, making me feel

It was Charles.

his arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently,

have to be scared