My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

a long time

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

whined, her teeth

thought occurred

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broke free from Ethan’s embrace and ran to

Ethan followed behind her.

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I told you to keep an

the side while he cleaned up the mess

in the corner, restlessly watching Ethan

"I’m sorry.

you were talking to Charis, so I rushed to you and forgot

Ethan had guessed this.

his freshly washed hands, he raised his eyes

"It’s my fault.

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he used a knife to

what Shelia

while, he said, "I have no

fact, Victor knew

wanted to

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

that he would at least have a better chance to survive in

"Alright."

to focus her gaze on the

of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on

hand to

turned to look at Victor

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

and explained, "Your nose has dirt

"Is that so?"

to rub her nose with the back of

what about now? Is

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

learn other than roasting

Can you teach me?"

do you want

"In order to survive."

naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me

shelia said casually.

sad upon hearing

be flipped? It’s

Shelia pointed out.

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

he was still thinking about

.

about whether or not to ask

all, Shelia’s

didn’t seem to take

asked, "Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

and she broke into

dimples, meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

broadly as she said, "Thanks so much,

ever encountered, except for my caretaker in

"Orphanage?"

That’s where

was taken over

as she spoke

was a wonderful

meals and gave me a lot of

is an orphan…’ Victor

needed to look after you since the orphanage

you leave with

looked up at Victor and

home Shelia had known for so

they okay with you

her head,

to visit

remain unknown to them, and I

the dingy

been

placed her hands behind her

she

want to

keeps you

people guarding

me if

that

my name when I meet her

blinking her

black eyes remained fixed on Shelia

you, Van, it

in her

that I was a lovely

use this

at Shelia, Victor concluded that

description of

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

since she was

to us by

a poker card was in my

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

the orphanage, each kid was given a unique

the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were

the card–the King

I get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

"I am

meat was toasting as they

the meat after

set

Eat, please."

growl came from her gut just

so she put her hand to her stomach

than the meat i made myself!

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after

she rose to her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended

"Come on, get up."

aback, and after a little pause, he took

hard way, Shelia used a

had lost track of

sun had cooled down

Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank

not sure how far we’ll have to travel

out before the sun

drank some water

walking, and he

incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

continued to hold

motion, she murmured, "Van, you

you return, be sure to

gaze to the

small face was covered in mud after a day and a night in the

you? What’s

"Plan?"

was slow to

once we leave the forest? Where will you

want to continue my travels

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

with a

"Shelia."

mind after staring at Shelia for a

"What’s the problem?"

after

sure my grandma will like you, I will defend you

count

me to come

all right with you? If

concerned that

before asking, "Are you joking right

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled

when we get

"Sure."

emerged from

basking the forest in

on the bodies of

noon and now,

when they saw a relatively

we’re out of the

villagers if we walk

We can…"

her sentence, she saw

She was confused.

Victor, wanting to

"Van?"

didn’t expect you to come

looked for the source

three cars that were

at the front, looking at them intently as he

away that they were Victor’s

to shield Victor, who in turn

didn’t take his eyes off Norton, watching

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

won’t get lost even when

were finding our way out of

and you

"And then?"

asked, her eyebrows

straight

"Walk along this road.

borrow a mobile

Norton didn’t

just wanted to play a game with Victor by throwing him

escape

bring her back to see

could not fulfill the promise he

hand, Victor wrote a phone number on her palm with his

call the number once you get

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

she will pick you up wherever

down at her

looked at her and asked in confusion,

"No."

her hand

eyes were a

want to remember the number, nor do I want

be a

Victor frowned.

that he coughed violently as soon as he finished

remained adamant and clenched her

want to spread her palm and let Victor

hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were

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

each other! I’m so moved by

up when saw

intuitively pulled Sheila

injured and keeping himself standing steadily was

would be hard for

deliberately walked up to

and Shelia

with them, Norton

too fast for

"Let her go!"

kept a firm

found satisfaction in hearing vexation in

you

mud

more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and

in his tracks when something silver flashed

a knife that Norton pressed against Shelia’s

spat out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

and gave Victor a

that he had difficulty

clenched his fist and tried to

you want is my

has nothing to do

So, let her go!"

wow! This is so

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want to let

comes from but

boring for you to die alone? I can do something about that

red eyes, Victor

knife pressed against her neck,

was tensed

when she saw Victor spat out blood and

all you can do?

his mocking smile plastered

narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s

you

you

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment

don’t have in you to do what

So, cut the crap.

kill me,

"Shelia…"

tried

that she

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

Norton was indeed angry.

fierce, but he kept his voice in check

you really

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed them,

his eyes and asked anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

did as they were

her hands and feet bound, Shelia

to ride

Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor

was flowing

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

hands clenched into fists, and the blue veins on his neck became

gritted his teeth and yelled,

to open her eyes because of the gushing

Victor to run

opened her mouth,

her

at the exasperated expression on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed

strong but he was

making me

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

rope, squatted down,

to save her so much,

good in me, huh? What

just glare at

whatever it took to save

in the middle of the river, Norton squinted his eyes

him appeared and stood between

up and looked at

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest

my left has only killed two people,

continued, "You want to

the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let

his hand, Norton touched its tip with

these two before the rope

can say goodbye to your

afraid that you won’t even find

the flickering flame, Victor didn’t

of essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against

a mercenary and the most popular leader the Roaring

subordinates should be

was currently badly

peak state, he might not even be

them were tall and burly men that could easily flip Victor

Victor was at a disadvantage from the

men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and

hit, Victor staggered and struggled

because he was hit repeatedly, his strength left him,

his bones being broken scattered all over

time, Victor’s face

still tried to stand, not ready to

on his feet, he

able to subconsciously use his arm to block it, but

again, Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and

this point, Victor’s vision became

the rope, which was

didn’t matter how many

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

he was willing to do anything

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

the ground and lost his

somewhat awakened when he felt droplets

struggled to open his eyes,

there on the ground, watching the raindrops

wonder if he was

recovered yet, so he thought that he might

inch of his body made Victor realize that he was

to stand up, but he couldn’t move even an

little bit, grabbing the mud under his

best, he turned his head to look at the river, only to find that there was

was no trace

"Ahem!"

spurting out

grabbed unto the soil and opened his

river expectantly, as if he

for

didn’t even know how

the

from the river

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

lost consciousness

up again, he

found him near

operation to rescue him lasted for two days and

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

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

he woke up was ask Carolyn to

wearing an oxygen

not completely out of danger yet, but all he cared about

but she could sense that she

dare delay to send people to search

search lasted for seven days,

passed and there was

playing card that got wet from the rain and then

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

years later, Victor completely

he did after fully recovering was buy a

the King of Hearts card in a

the marble tombstone aside from

wasn’t even Shelia’s name

while Karl was on a business

rush him to the

also in that year that Carolyn sent

more years, he finished his studies and

taking over several small companies

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

his outstanding ability, Carolyn

entered the ward where Rachel

the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing Joey to

can’t eat

had been eating porridge

even stand the

sighed and had no choice but to put the

"Eat it again when you get

tongue out, not intending to eat

he saw Roger standing at the door, so he politely

month, Roger came to the hospital to visit

the kid gradually got

that Roger would bring some snacks when

too much, he could at least taste something

could only

turned around and was

you say that you

Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to eat something or

every time, he would

had an important project meeting today, so he

he could still visit, it

initially, I couldn’t

at Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment

Rachel furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

465 Dark Circles The operation done to Victor lasted

opened and closed for several times

but wait outside until the procedure was

day since the operation began, the indicator light

the

life was saved, but he wasn’t completely out

wheeled to the

until two days ago that his vital

eligible to be transferred to the

still in a

invited an expert in the field to

it wasn’t what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

had healed,

his new injuries just made matters

the end, he said that only a

tell us when he

asked in a gloomy

afraid I can’t

but frown

fact, if I may be blunt, please consider preparing for

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

it was obvious that

a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this was it

was the first one

Carson deemed that Rachel had the right

outside Joey’s ward, holding

looked slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles round his

tell Rachel about this

tragic news, her

as if she had already prepared herself for something

Carson was

she became

when Victor had been in a coma for about

it might have been even

operating room for 70 hours before the indication

silence, Rachel glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses, Carson put out the

didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s

subject and asked, "Anyway, how is the

"Joey? He’s fine.

him up yesterday and said

expected that his plaster will be

through the

saw Joey sleeping soundly in the

faint smile, he stretched for a bit and

then, I’m

around and left

to tell Rachel about the doctor’s

he had nothing

blink of an eye, two days eventually

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

Joey’s ward almost twenty-four

time, Carson didn’t show his face to

she was

that Victor had miraculously woke up from being in

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

for a long time without being able

still judging Roger’s expression if he was saying

Do you want to go upstairs and

slowly This time, Rachel pressed her

gently pulled her sleeve and pulled

want to see

Joey, pleading

to hide the fact that Victor was

in the hospital, he

on, he found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and

found out the truth, Rachel didn’t have the

nor did he pester Rachel to

he just smiled and made

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad

have to worry too much

eyes, she felt a lump in

few moments, she

"Yes, of course."

two weeks, Joey had a good rest in the

mention Victor, as if there was nothing wrong

night from time to time and look at the ceiling with his eyes

a brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel was aware

"Okay…"

heart softened, and

in

yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk

let him sit in a

pushed the wheelchair for him, and the three of them went to

they

the floor of the

there was only one patient at

there were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually

wer If Victor had seen this scene, Carson knew that

the first time I’ve

What brings you here?"

asked Joey as he quickly set the document he was holding aside and raised his

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his innocent

would you ask that? Do I look like someone who

dark circles around your

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at

he picked up his phone, opened

realized that

haggard, and his eye bags were so big that it seemed like someone

course, this was only to

good sleep for

was originally a handsome young man, but even he was susceptible

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the

innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled

head, Carson stepped forward

"You, brat.

your

Who said that you are my godfather?

have no opinion regarding

father and I

We are best friends.

the one who

I

raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms in front of his

don’t

hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t

tongue as he withdrew his hand

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

it’s a fact that you

change

anything more, but he stuck out his

the corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

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

heard that Mr.Sullivan has woken

I came here with Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

to lose his composure just because of

"Oh, I see."

pointed at the room and

He is resting inside.

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

one knew what was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked

her, pushing

placed over his

in thoughts for

was about to sav something, Joey

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at the little

not standing

could see him from

eyebrows as if he

glance at him,

I need to

overheard what Joey

I take

"No!"

replied in a very

a serious look on

am

Joey’s ward, so it wasn’t a

that moment, they were no longer in the

boy to the ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t be

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel

Roger, then her gaze

didn’t want to bother the former, Carson

to take Joey to the

pay

his phone and

managed to give Joey a thumbs

pretended like he

have read the plan you sent

talking, he headed towards the nurses’

he wasn’t very good

lit up while he

implied that there was no call at all! Rachel saw what just happened

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

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

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those words, they displeased

ought to have been closer to

they got along

always in one another’s

best known to her, she still alienated

things, Rachel still didn’t love

that it couldn’t be achieved

stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing

he and Joey

time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

quick glance at the phone in

with the phone

"What?"

took a

appeared

am through

with no choice! My subordinates are too bad at

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake

not very good at

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

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

want to go

in order to look through the glass panel on

ward was a

her point of view, only the living room

pushed the door open in no time

said Victor would lie in the

half a year’s rehabilitation

voice came from

in a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

stopped and saw a man in a

He looked dejected.

document

Rachel and Carson as soon

was stunned at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

employee of the Sullivan Group

need asking about what just happened to

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

attention was drawn to the name on the work

what

She turned to Carson.

at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

as a member of the Sullivan Group’s

knew exactly what she meant by

was at a loss

so many

he had to choose

recognized who

bowed and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

her head slightly in

was

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

Bennet, I’m going back

and said,

should do that

Carson said, Troy went out of sight in a blink

at

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

seem as

well and can work

walked to the door and pushed it

leaned against

didn’t follow

was reading some document

he didn’t raise his head and

cast her gaze on

in a hospital

could still tell that his face was pale despite the fact that he lowered his

and

waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month

was so entranced that she

to go out,

heard the

up at the person who

in his usual cold and stiff tone,

we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand

many guests around, I figured it wouldn’t

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

he still loosened his grip on my waist

steps back to distance myself

for some reason, I could still feel the

face blushed and

heart

it felt like I had returned

were the happiest time

as I reminisced, I knew that those days were long

feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached

the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with

raising my glass and taking a sip of

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

time, Elena came to

a surprise waiting for you on the second

to go upstairs

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

smile appeared on

my confusion, I followed her to the

I got there, I saw that there were bright red

were also numerous balloons around the

widened in

this whole

I had

to mind was Charles, but I quickly

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

on me, and yet I still couldn’t

receiving this birthday surprise

the second floor, I stared at the night scene around me

and yet my

sea breeze, I felt

lit

shot up to the sky,

sounded like

noise, I covered my ears at

the ground

body began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was

at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

I felt so dizzy

I was having a panic attack, a pair of strong arms

I’m here."

above me,

It was Charles.

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

to be scared