My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

a long time since

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

whined, her

a thought occurred

"The eggs! I forgot all about

from Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen in a

Ethan followed behind her.

who was extremely flustered, and he

I told you to keep an eye

he gently pulled her to the side while he cleaned up the mess himself in the

Janet stood in the corner, restlessly watching

"I’m sorry.

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

Ethan had guessed this.

drying his freshly washed hands, he raised his

"It’s my fault.

you enough

saying that, he spread out his arms and said

her face against his chest, blushing

from Patrick, she murmured, "The Lesters treat you badly, especially

you and I just got him into

probably has a

461 In Order To

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of your way

earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits and poured the juice over

a knife to slice the

what Shelia asked, his eyes darkened

he said, "I

Victor knew the reason

that because he wanted to be prepared in

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

that he would at least have

"Alright."

Shelia continued to focus her gaze on the burning

a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on the

stretched out a hand to

turned to look at

straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel

away, and explained, "Your nose

"Is that so?"

ahead to rub her nose with the back of

now? Is it

"No,"

glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

learn other than

Can you teach me?"

want to learn

"In order to survive."

very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In order to

shelia said casually.

felt sad upon

ready to be flipped? It’s

Shelia pointed out.

small burn on the meat’s exposed side

meat over while he was still thinking

.

had second thoughts about whether or

was, after all,

the other hand, didn’t seem

"Will you

"Hmm,"

said after a

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and she broke into

two dimples, meanwhile, became

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she said, "Thanks

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

"Orphanage?"

where I

over and the old woman was

clouded as she spoke about

elderly woman was a wonderful

I was younger, she prepared great meals and gave

orphan…’ Victor

look after you since the orphanage was

didn’t you leave with

and answered, "I didn’t

the only home Shelia

they okay with you being outdoors on your

her head,

was desperate to visit her tomb, so

remain unknown to them,

of the dingy

shards of sunshine that had been scattered by the trees and fallen

placed her hands behind

disappointment as she gazed up at

to

what keeps you from doing

are people guarding the

find me if I

that I have a name

my name when I meet her again in

said, blinking

fixed on Shelia and he

chance to see you, Van, it

soft spot in

that I was a

didn’t seem appropriate to use this

Shelia, Victor concluded that

of her

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

unable to communicate since she

never referred to us by

card was

as if it were

orphanage, each kid was given

take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which was maybe due to the

the card–the King

I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

"I am the only one

meat was toasting as they were

her the meat

set to

Eat, please."

from her gut just after his words

hand to her stomach and ate the

much better than the meat i

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after

to her feet, she said, "Let’s

and was ready to rise when Shelia

"Come on, get up."

after a little pause, he took Shelia’s hand in his

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

lost track of time as they

had

Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank some

sure how far we’ll

we can get out

drank some water

and he was coughing up blood for the

"I’m

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to hold

she murmured, "Van,

be sure

gaze to the side

face was covered in mud after a day and

What’s

"Plan?"

was slow to

plans once we leave the forest? Where will you be

I want to continue my travels

police station when I can no longer walk and beg

answered with a

"Shelia."

mind after staring at Shelia

"What’s the problem?"

come with me after we get

will like you, I will defend you

count on

me to come

it all right with you? If you don’t

was concerned that Shelia might

for a while before asking, "Are

"No, I’m not.

treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor, saying,

when we get out

"Sure."

emerged from the woods, though,

Let Her Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed through the branches

glimmered on the bodies of

high noon and now, the

assuaged when they saw a relatively

out of

if we

We can…"

finish her sentence,

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to

"Van?"

didn’t expect you to come out

Shelia looked for the source of

were parked

at them intently as he played

feel right away that

in turn stood

didn’t take his eyes off

Victor said, "Run into the forest when

won’t get lost even when it gets

finding our way out of the forest,

and you can get back

"And then?"

her eyebrows

straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and

knew that Norton didn’t intend to let

game with Victor

he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia shouldn’t be

to give Shelia a family, bring her back to

seemed that Victor could not fulfill the promise he made

wrote a phone number on her palm

you get

he whispered.

my

and she will pick you

looked down at her

respond, Victor looked at her and asked in

"No."

pulled her hand

eyes were

want to remember the number, nor do I

a good

Victor frowned.

that he coughed

and clenched

palm and let Victor write the

couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about,

he said, "Tut, tut, tut, this

other! I’m so moved by

when saw

intuitively pulled Sheila behind

and keeping himself standing steadily was

for

deliberately walked up to

and Shelia

patience with them, Norton

fast for Victor

"Let her go!"

a firm grip on

found satisfaction in hearing vexation

know you

wiped the mud on Shelia’s face

Disregarding body pain, Victor

in his tracks when something silver

a knife that Norton pressed against

a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to

he

clenched his fist and

you want is my

has nothing to do

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want to let her

where she comes from but

think it’s boring for you to die alone?

red eyes, Victor breathed

against her neck, all Shelia could do was

body was

blood and

that all you can do? Threaten

his mocking smile

anger when he heard

did you

you

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment by threatening

in you

So, cut the crap.

want to kill me, then

"Shelia…"

tried to stop

she

was afraid that Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise

Norton was indeed angry.

his voice in check as

Looks like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

turned to his men and instructed them, "Tie her

asked anxiously, "What are

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared at

as they

and feet bound, Shelia was

to ride a different

about where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke Up "Ahem!

was flowing

rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her

into fists, and the blue

gritted his teeth and yelled, "Let

eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia

wanted Victor

the moment she opened her mouth, she was

enough, her eyes

on Victor’s face, Norton

that Victor might be strong but he was useless

making me laugh,

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

smile, Norton approached the rope,

for the sake of you wanting to save her

good in me,

could just glare

would do whatever it took to save

was in the middle of the river, Norton squinted his eyes and snapped his

men behind him appeared and stood

and looked

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest

left has only killed two people, and the one

"You want to save her, right? Knock them

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

playing with the knife in his hand, Norton touched its tip with his

these two before

say goodbye

afraid that you won’t even

at the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care

essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought

the most popular leader

his weakest subordinates should

Victor was currently badly

he might not even be able to

and burly men that could

at a

Victor right in his abdomen one after another,

was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to

left him, and he

all over his body, making him feel somewhat

this time, Victor’s face

tried to stand, not ready to give

even get back on his feet, he saw another

still able to subconsciously use his arm to block it, but it

spat out a mouthful

point, Victor’s vision

still managed to fix his eyes on the rope,

how

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

so he was willing to do anything to rescue

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

to the ground and

was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling on

open his eyes, but

the ground, watching

but wonder if he was still

fully recovered yet, so he

the sharp pain that pierced every inch of his body made

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

could only move his hands a little bit, grabbing the

his best, he turned his head to look at the river, only

no

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out

grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes as wide as

as if he was waiting for something

for a long

even know how much time

he never found the person

from the river or come out from somewhere

the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t keep himself

lost

Victor woke up again, he was

found him near the

to rescue him lasted

it was found out that Victor had fractures in

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

thing Victor did after he woke up was ask

still wearing an oxygen mask

was not completely out of danger

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

didn’t dare delay to send people to search for Shelia along

search lasted for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t be

was still

was able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from the rain and then dried by the

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

years later, Victor completely

he did after fully recovering was

in

was nothing on the marble tombstone aside from the

wasn’t even Shelia’s name on

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

to the hospital, but

was also in that year that Carolyn sent

two more years, he finished his studies

began taking over several small companies under the control

sales of these companies from a very low level

to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the

entered the ward where Rachel

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

eat

been eating porridge for about half a

he couldn’t even stand

choice but to put

she said, "Eat it

tongue out, not intending to eat

standing at the door, so he

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

kid gradually got acquainted with

Joey liked about him was that Roger would bring some snacks

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

Joey could only eat them

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was

say that you wouldn’t

to ask her if she wanted to

every time, he would still insist on

when Roger asked, he said that he had an important project

it would probably be very late

I couldn’t

a moment before finally

furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

done to

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

but wait outside until the

since the operation began,

that the surgery

life was saved, but he wasn’t completely

he was wheeled to the

until two days ago that his

eligible to be

he was still

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

it wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

healed, they still had an

new injuries just made matters

only

you at least tell us when he will wake

asked in a

I can’t

help but frown as he made things

fact, if I may be blunt, please

there’s a chance that he’ll never wake up? Is

was obvious that this was what he

was a huge chance that this was it

Carson and Lukas, Rachel was the

Carson deemed that Rachel had the

Joey’s ward, holding

disoriented, and there were dark circles round his

went down to tell Rachel about this important

the tragic news,

had already prepared

fact, Carson was

know when she became this mentally

a coma for about half a month after

might have

there outside the operating room for 70 hours before the

the cigarette in Carson’s hand and

You can’t smoke here."

his senses, Carson put

didn’t bother continue

the subject and asked,

"Joey? He’s fine.

checked him up yesterday and said

will be removed ahead of the initial

his head and peeped through the glass panel on the

saw Joey sleeping

faint smile, he stretched for a bit and

then, I’m leaving

Carson turned around

he really just visited to tell

that, he had nothing

eye,

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

ward almost twenty-four hours

same time, Carson didn’t show his face to

was also convinced that Victor would never wake

Roger broke the news that Victor had

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

Roger for a long time without being

was as if she was still judging Roger’s

want to go

time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and remained

her sleeve and

I want to

pleading

to hide the fact that Victor was

woke up in the hospital,

had always been absent-minded

truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart

didn’t cry or say anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go to the ICU to

smiled

daddy bad? They say bad people live long

we don’t have to worry too

eyes, she felt a lump in her

few moments, she

"Yes, of course."

Joey had a good rest in

if there was nothing wrong going

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

him, but Rachel

"Okay…"

softened, and she

ward was in the

hadn’t fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk all the

let him sit in

him, and the three of them went to

enough, they

stopped at the

a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa in the

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

scene, Carson knew that he would have been

time

What brings you here?"

asked Joey as he quickly set the document he was

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking

someone who will be beaten easily?

circles around

"Dark circles?"

choked at Joey’s

picked up his phone, opened its front

that

his eye bags were so big

this was only

a good sleep for

man, but

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the upset look on Carson’s

that he was

stepped forward and

"You, brat.

your godfather? You have guts,

on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are

have no opinion regarding

I

We are best friends.

the one who

I became your

raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms

don’t want it, that

hand away using his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit it, no

as he

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

it’s a fact that you can’t

you’d better change your attitude towards

didn’t say anything more, but he stuck out his tongue at

his eye, Carson recognized Roger standing

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

I heard that Mr.Sullivan

with Rachel and Joey

Roger explained.

his composure just because

"Oh, I see."

at the room and said, "His

He is resting inside.

and see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked

knew what was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked

her, pushing Joey’s

placed over his

was lost in

about to sav something, Joey spoke

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at

standing very

see him from the corner of his

eyebrows as if he was giving

a quick glance at

to use

what Joey was

I take

"No!"

replied in a very decisive

a serious look on his

I am a

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

moment, they were no longer

room, just like it wouldn’t be right

to Joey’s words, Rachel looked

was Roger, then her gaze fell on

former, Carson

wanted him to take Joey

coughed and refused to pay any attention

he took out his phone and turned

managed to give Joey a

like he was answering the

Mr.Ramos! I have read the plan

he headed towards the

he wasn’t very good at

lit up while he was still holding it to

what just happened clearly and understood that it was all a

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

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

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those words, they

that Rachel ought to have been

days, they got

always in one another’s

reasons best known to

look of things, Rachel still didn’t

it couldn’t be

night Rachel was standing outside the operating room where Victor was

he and Joey headed towards

time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

quick glance at

through with the

"What?"

sight and took

appeared

am through

was left with no choice! My subordinates are

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile on

very good

that he had pretended to answer the call only

of his nose and coughed to ease the

you want

in order to look

ward was a

her point of view, only the living room could be seen, and it was

Rachel pushed the door open in no time and walked

lie in

undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

came from

is in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

man in a suit coming out

He looked dejected.

document in his

Carson

first,

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around

It was quite noticeable.

an employee of the Sullivan Group and the director

no need asking about what

expression that the project plan

was drawn to the name on the

what really

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

a member of

meant by

at a loss

many

he had to

who Rachel

bowed and

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly in

was covered

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

I’m going back

hand and said,

do that

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

at

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

seem as

is well and can

the door and pushed

against the door

follow

document when he heard

he didn’t raise his head and say

cast her gaze on

was in a

that his face was pale despite the fact that he

frowned and

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

that she walked

to go

heard the footsteps, his frown

looked up at the person

and

Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand on

around, I figured it wouldn’t bode well if

"The dance is over.

time to let

I reminded him.

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

few steps back

reason, I could still feel the warmth

blushed and

my heart was

moment, it felt like I had returned to the

with him were the

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

feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached

burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with the guests with a smile on my face

my glass and taking a sip of

had a few to drink and was starting to get

time, Elena came

waiting for you on the second

to go upstairs and take

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when

appeared on

followed her to the deck

got there, I saw that there were bright red rose petals

were also numerous balloons

widened

say, this whole scene was

had no

first person that came to mind was Charles, but

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

on me,

joy of receiving this birthday surprise soon

on the second floor, I stared at

tranquil, and yet my mind was

of the cold sea breeze, I

a sudden, a fireworks display lit up the sky, forming the words

shot up to the sky, a deafening sound

sounded like

the noise, I

the ground and curled

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my

abandoned warehouse kept

was out of breath I felt so dizzy that

strong arms held me tightly "There’s no need

I’m here."

familiar voice came from above me, making me feel so

It was Charles.

my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and

don’t have to be scared