My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

had been a long time

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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knew

wanted to

knew ahead of time that even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger

learn more skills so that he would at least have a

"Alright."

continued to focus her gaze

eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile

out a hand

to look at

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

away, and explained, "Your nose has

"Is that so?"

her nose with the

about now?

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

did you learn other than roasting meat? I

Can you teach me?"

want

"In order to survive."

out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With

shelia said casually.

sad upon

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

Shelia pointed out.

burn on the meat’s exposed

was

.

about whether or not

was, after all, Shelia’s

on the other hand, didn’t seem to

asked, "Will you please

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

and she

dimples, meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she

ever encountered, except for my

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I was

was taken over and the old woman was unwell and

as she spoke about

elderly woman was

great meals and

is an orphan…’ Victor pursed

needed to look after you since the orphanage was

you leave

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

Shelia

okay with you being outdoors on your

her head,

was desperate to visit her

whereabouts remain unknown to them, and I don’t intend to

spite of the dingy ground,

been

placed her hands behind her head,

as she gazed

want to visit

keeps you from doing

people

me if I go

no idea that

tell her my name when I meet

blinking her

black eyes remained fixed on

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

spot in her heart

that I

didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to describe

Victor concluded that the adjective

of her features, particularly her

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

communicate since she

never referred to us

poker card

it from her pocket as if it were a

kid was given

put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’

stared at the card–the King

get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

the card and said, "I am the

toasting

her the meat after he re-applied

all set

Eat, please."

growl came from her gut just after his

she put her hand to her stomach and ate the meat

the meat i made myself!

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after

her feet, she said, "Let’s

to rise when Shelia abruptly

"Come on, get up."

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

Shelia used a dart to put marks on the

track of time as they

sun had

on

far we’ll have

we can get out before the

drank some water

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

said incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

continued to hold

murmured, "Van, you

you return, be

to the side of her

covered in mud after a day and a

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

slow

your plans once we leave the forest?

I want to continue my travels and explore

can no longer walk and beg them to take

with a

"Shelia."

his mind after staring at Shelia for a

"What’s the problem?"

me after

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

count on

to come with

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

was concerned that Shelia might

for a while before asking, "Are you joking

"No, I’m not.

you

Victor convinced her.

smiled at Victor, saying,

we get

"Sure."

emerged from the

below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow

light glimmered on the

noon and

when they

out of the

if

We can…"

sentence,

She was confused.

wanting to know why he

"Van?"

didn’t expect you to come

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of the

were

front, looking at them intently as

feel right away

to shield Victor, who in turn stood

take his eyes off

said, "Run into the forest when I

lost even when

finding our way out of the forest, I

these marks and you can get

"And then?"

asked, her

straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

a mobile phone from them, and

didn’t

a game with Victor by throwing him into the

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

bring her back to see

could not fulfill the promise he made

a phone number

number once you get hold of

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

will pick you up wherever you

down at

that Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked at her

"No."

her hand

eyes were

to remember the

a good

Victor frowned.

so anxious that he coughed violently

adamant and clenched

palm and let Victor write the

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

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

other! I’m so moved by

up when

pulled Sheila behind

injured and keeping himself standing steadily was taxing for

hard for him

walked up to

Shelia

Norton

was too fast for Victor to

"Let her go!"

firm

satisfaction in hearing vexation in

know you

he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with his

the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed

his tracks when

knife that Norton pressed against

spat out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear

felt that he had difficulty in

his fist and

you want is

has nothing to

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want to let

where she comes from but I find your reaction quite

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

red eyes,

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

was tensed

Victor spat out blood and beg for

that all you can do? Threaten

his mocking smile plastered

his eyes narrowed in anger when he

you just

said you are

Shelia swallowed.

feel a sense of accomplishment by threatening two

have in you to

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me,

"Shelia…"

desperately tried

she

hackles rise and the man would do just what

Norton was indeed angry.

fierce, but he kept his voice

like you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

men and instructed them,

his eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going to

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared at

did as

feet bound, Shelia was taken

made to ride a

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

river was flowing

as the water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily

into fists, and the blue veins on his

and yelled, "Let her

because of

Victor to

she opened her mouth, she was choked

her

expression on Victor’s face, Norton

strong but he was useless in

me laugh,

a good man? Why the hell should I obey

the rope, squatted down, and blew the

save her

some good in me, huh? What do

could just glare

would do whatever it

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

appeared and stood between the rope and

stood up and looked

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest

people, and the one on the right has

continued, "You want to save her, right?

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

in his hand, Norton touched its tip with

before the

can say goodbye

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

at the flickering flame, Victor didn’t

essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against the two

most popular leader the Roaring

even his weakest subordinates should be strong as

Victor was currently

be able to defeat one of the two weakest

were tall and burly men that

at a disadvantage from

to them, the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after

hit, Victor staggered and

he was hit repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually

scattered all over

time, Victor’s face looked

to stand, not

even get back on

to subconsciously use his arm

Victor spat out a mouthful

this point, Victor’s vision

on the rope, which was only a few steps

matter how

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

got her into this trouble, so he was willing

to go on, his body couldn’t

to the ground and

awakened

eyes,

on the

help but wonder if he was

fully recovered yet, so he

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

to stand up, but he

hands a little bit,

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

no trace of

"Ahem!"

spurting

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

if he was waiting for

for

didn’t even know how much time passed

never found the person he had been

her head from the river or come out from somewhere

the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t

he lost

Victor woke up again, he was finally

found him near

him lasted

that Victor

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

after he woke up was ask Carolyn

an oxygen mask

life was not completely out of danger yet, but

sense that she must be a very important person

people to search for Shelia along

lasted for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t

passed and there was still no news

card that got wet

mostly covered with mud, but one could easily

later, Victor

after fully recovering was buy a

in a box and buried it

nothing on the marble tombstone aside from the

wasn’t even Shelia’s name on

the second year of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was

tried to rush him to the hospital, but he was

that year that Carolyn

finished

taking over several small companies under the

the sales of these companies from a very low

prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed

this time, Roger entered the

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

can’t eat any

been eating porridge for about

even stand the smell of porridge

no choice but

said, "Eat it again when

stuck his tongue out, not intending to

Roger standing at the door, so he politely greeted,

In the past half a month, Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey from time to

gradually

liked about him was that Roger would

couldn’t eat too much, he could at least taste something aside from

course, Joey could only

Rachel turned around and was

that you

in advance to

say no every time, he

when Roger asked, he said that he had an important project meeting today, so he might

he could still visit, it would probably be

initially, I couldn’t

for a moment before finally saying, "But I got a

Rachel furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Dark Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more than

the operating room opened and closed for several times

and Carson couldn’t do anything but wait outside until the

since the operation began, the indicator light outside the room was turned

that the surgery was successfully

but he wasn’t completely out

was wheeled

was not until two days ago that his vital signs became

eligible to be transferred to

still

in the field to check

what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

had healed, they still

injuries just made

only a miracle could save

at least tell us

in a gloomy

afraid I can’t say

help but frown

may be blunt, please consider preparing

wake up? Is he going to

didn’t say this, it was obvious that this

was not a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this

and Lukas, Rachel was the first one

Carson deemed that Rachel had the

against the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between his

and there were dark

tell Rachel

Rachel heard the tragic news, her face didn’t

had already prepared herself for

Carson was

she

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

have been even

for 70 hours

and reminded him in a low voice, "This is

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses, Carson put

expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing

changed the subject and asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

doctor checked him up yesterday and said that

his plaster will be removed

turned his head and peeped through

sleeping soundly

stretched for a bit

I’m leaving

saying that, Carson turned around and left without

really just visited to tell Rachel about

from that, he had nothing else

of an eye, two days eventually

made aware of Victor’s

Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours a

time, Carson didn’t show his face

she was also convinced

the news that Victor had miraculously woke up from

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

for a long time without being able to speak a

if she was still judging Roger’s expression if he

want to go upstairs and see

slowly This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard

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

want to see

Joey, pleading in a

Victor was

Joey woke up in the hospital,

been absent-minded and Victor

out the truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart to hide it

did he pester Rachel to

just smiled and

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad people live

we don’t have to worry too

at Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a

moments, she mustered

"Yes, of course."

Joey had a good rest

mention Victor, as if

wake up in the middle of the night from time to time and look at the ceiling with his eyes

it all inside him,

"Okay…"

softened, and

ward was in

wound hadn’t fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him

simply let him sit in

the wheelchair for him, and the three

enough, they

elevator finally stopped at the floor of the ward where Victor

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 his

furrowed his brows and eventually

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

it’s the first time I’ve seen

What brings you here?"

set the document

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his innocent

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

those dark circles

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at Joey’s

opened its front camera,

realized that Joey

were so big that it seemed like someone

course, this was

hadn’t have a good sleep

but even he

"Ha-ha!"

couldn’t help but laugh after seeing the upset look

laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by

head, Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s face

"You, brat.

you tease your godfather?

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

have no

father and I grew up

We are best friends.

one

how I became your

raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms

don’t want

away using his uninjured hand and said,

he withdrew his hand from

muttered in a slightly low voice, "I also

as I said, it’s a fact that you can’t

you’d better change your attitude towards

anything more, but he stuck out his

of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

composure and commented, "I

that Mr.Sullivan has

with Rachel and

Roger explained.

to lose his composure

"Oh, I see."

pointed at the room and said, "His ward is

He is resting inside.

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

was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked towards the

her,

arms were placed over his

in

to sav something, Joey spoke

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked

not standing

could see him from the

if he was

after taking a quick glance at him, Joey turned his gaze

need to use the

overheard what Joey was

I

"No!"

a very decisive

a serious look

am

Joey’s ward, so it wasn’t a problem for Rachel to take him

moment, they were no longer

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

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at

then her gaze fell on

bother the former, Carson soon observed that she

him to

and refused to pay any

that, he took out his phone and turned around

give Joey a thumbs

pretended like he was answering the

the plan

talking, he headed towards the

very

up while he was still holding it to

no call at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

boy like him to be taken

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those words, they displeased

ought to have been closer

few days, they got along really

them were always in one another’s

reasons best known to her, she

look of things, Rachel

knew that it

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

and Joey headed towards the

some time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

quick glance at

through with

"What?"

took a peek at

a smile appeared on his

am through with

with no choice! My subordinates are too

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake

very

he had pretended to answer the call

nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness

you want to go

order to look through

was

from her point of view, only the living

see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no time and

doctor said Victor would lie in

undergo half a year’s

voice came from behind

a

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

stopped and saw a man in a suit coming

He looked dejected.

was a document in his

ran into Rachel and Carson as soon as

stunned at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

Group

need asking about what just happened to

could tell from the man’s expression that the project plan had been

driven out! Her attention was

surname was what

She turned to Carson.

he looked back at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

works as a member of the

knew exactly what she meant by just looking at her

a loss

many surnames

had

who Rachel

bowed and

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head slightly

forehead was covered with

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

going back to the

and

should do

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

looked at the door

that Victor was

seem as bad

is well and can

door

against the

follow

reading some document when he heard

head

cast her gaze on

was in a hospital

pale

frowned and looked rather

operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel

she walked

to go

the footsteps, his frown

up at the person who

and stiff tone, he said softly,

after we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand on

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

"The dance is over.

time to let

I reminded him.

but he still loosened his

a few steps back to

still feel the warmth of his touch on my

face blushed and

heart was

it felt like I had returned to

him were the

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

looked down, feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me

me and began chatting with the guests with a

glass and taking a

I’d had a few to drink and was starting to get

this time, Elena came to

surprise waiting for

to go upstairs and

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

appeared on

her to the deck

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

were also numerous balloons around

widened in

whole scene was

this my birthday surprise?’ I had

was

smile appeared on my lips,

had never spent this much effort on me, and yet I still couldn’t forget

of receiving this birthday surprise soon died

second floor, I stared at the night scene

and yet my

of the cold sea breeze, I

fireworks display lit up the sky, forming

the fireworks shot up to the sky, a

sounded like

noise, I covered

squatted on the

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was

incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing

of breath I felt so dizzy that

panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s no need to be

I’m here."

came from above

It was Charles.

from my eyes, Gently,

don’t have to be scared