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!"

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Shelia asked, his eyes darkened

said, "I

fact, Victor knew the reason

because he wanted to be

under ner protection,

more skills so that he would at least have a

"Alright."

to focus her

caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the

out a hand to

and turned to look at Victor

Victor looked straight into Shelia’s eyes,

his hand, looked away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt

"Is that so?"

ahead to rub her nose with the back

now? Is it

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

else did you learn other than roasting meat? I want to

Can you teach me?"

do you want

"In order to survive."

very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me

shelia said casually.

felt sad

be flipped? It’s on the verge of being

Shelia pointed out.

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

he was still thinking about what

.

whether or not to

was, after all, Shelia’s own

hand, didn’t

"Will you please

"Hmm,"

after

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she

meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she said,

encountered,

"Orphanage?"

where I

ago, the orphanage was taken over and the old woman was unwell

eyes clouded as she

was

I was younger, she prepared great meals and gave me a lot of fresh

is an orphan…’ Victor

needed to look after you since the orphanage was taken

you leave

up at Victor and

home Shelia had known for so

okay with you being outdoors on your

her head, Shelia

was desperate to visit her tomb,

them,

of the dingy ground, Shelia lay

bathed in shards of sunshine that had been scattered by the trees

hands behind

sighed with disappointment as she gazed

to visit

keeps you from doing

people guarding the

if I

had no idea that I have

her my name when I meet her again in the

said, blinking

on Shelia

had the chance to see you, Van, it would be

had a soft spot in her heart for adorable

I was

seem appropriate to use this term to describe a

Shelia, Victor concluded

apt description of

thinking twice, Victor asked her, "Since she was responsible for your

communicate since she was

to us by

poker card

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

the orphanage, each kid was given a

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

the card–the

get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

card and said, "I am the only one with

was toasting as they

meat after

all set

Eat, please."

growl came from her gut just after his words

embarrassed, so she put her hand to her stomach and ate

than the meat

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a good

to her feet, she said,

and was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand to

"Come on, get up."

was taken aback, and after a little pause, he took

learning the hard way, Shelia used a dart to put

of time as

sun had cooled

on a stone

we’ll have to travel

get out before

drank some

much walking, and he

"I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

have

"Like never before…"

and continued

her forward motion, she murmured, "Van,

return, be sure to

his gaze to the side of her

covered in mud after a

you? What’s

"Plan?"

was slow

"What are your plans once we leave the

travels and explore the world’s finest rivers

no longer walk and beg them

with

"Shelia."

mind after staring at Shelia for a

"What’s the problem?"

after we get out of

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

can count on

me to

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

was concerned that

while before asking,

"No, I’m not.

you

Victor convinced her.

smiled at Victor,

when we get

"Sure."

from

463 Let Her Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest

on the

walking since high noon

was assuaged when they

we’re out

we’ll meet local villagers if we

We can…"

her sentence,

She was confused.

wanting to know why he

"Van?"

i didn’t expect you to come out

looked for

three cars that were parked

at the front, looking at them

away that they were Victor’s

who in turn stood

his eyes off Norton, watching his every

voice that only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run

lost even

our way out of the forest, I put marks

you can get

"And then?"

asked, her

looked straight into

"Walk along this road.

villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and call

knew that Norton didn’t intend to let

to play a game with Victor by throwing him into the

couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia

her back to see his grandmother, and treat her

could not fulfill the promise he made in the

phone number

the number once you get hold

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

and she will pick

down

respond, Victor looked at her and asked in confusion,

"No."

her hand

eyes were a

want to remember the

a

Victor frowned.

that he coughed

adamant and

want to spread her palm and

about, he could tell

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

other! I’m so moved

up when saw Norton

pulled Sheila behind

himself standing

be hard for him to

up

Shelia

them, Norton pulled Shelia towards

too fast for

"Let her go!"

firm grip

satisfaction in hearing vexation in

know you look

as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s

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

tracks when something silver flashed

knife that

out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

a mocking smile, pretending not

that he had

and

you want is my

nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want to let her

comes from but I find your

it’s boring for you to die alone?

red eyes,

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

was tensed

Victor spat out blood and beg for

that all you can do?

smile plastered

eyes narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful

did you

you are a

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of accomplishment by threatening two

more, you don’t have in you to do what

So, cut the crap.

kill me,

"Shelia…"

tried to stop

she was

hackles rise and the

Norton was indeed angry.

fierce, but he kept his voice in check as he talked

Looks like you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed them, "Tie

squinted his eyes and asked anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

men did as they were

her hands and feet bound, Shelia was

made to

his brain thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter

river was flowing

inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor

blue veins

gritted his teeth and yelled, "Let her

her eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia

wanted Victor to

moment she opened her mouth, she was

her eyes

exasperated expression on

but

me

I’m a good man?

the rope, squatted down, and blew the

for the sake of you wanting to save her so

me, huh? What do you

could just

whatever it

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

after, two men behind him appeared and stood between the

slowly stood up and looked at Victor with a

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest among my

one on my left has only killed two people, and the one

"You want to save her, right?

holding Victor’s arms let

Norton touched its tip with

two before

say goodbye to

away, I’m afraid that you won’t

Victor

of essence, so he quickly rushed up

mercenary and the most popular leader the Roaring

even his weakest subordinates should be strong

Victor was currently badly

even in his peak state, he might not even be able to defeat one of the

them were tall and burly men that could easily

Victor was at a disadvantage from

two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and hit his back with

as he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to stand

left him, and he eventually knelt on

pain of his bones being broken scattered all over his body, making him feel somewhat

Victor’s face looked black with

stand, not ready

before he could even get back on his

use his arm to block it, but

he was hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and a tooth also fell

this point, Victor’s vision became

on the

matter how many

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

got her into this trouble, so he was willing to do anything to rescue

to go on, his body

he fell back to the ground and

time, Victor was somewhat awakened

to open his eyes,

there on the ground,

but wonder if he was

yet, so

inch of his body made Victor realize that

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

a little bit, grabbing the mud under his hands in

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

no trace of

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting out more

the soil and opened his eyes as wide

river expectantly, as if he was waiting for something

waited for

didn’t even know how

he never found the person he had

raise her head from the

to loss of blood and the excruciating pain he was

he lost consciousness

again, he was finally

him near

rescue him lasted for two days

that Victor had fractures in eight different

chest and lungs were inflamed, and the

was ask Carolyn to send people to look for

wearing an oxygen mask

not completely out of danger

could sense that she must be a very important person

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

search lasted for seven days,

week passed and there was

give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet

one could easily recognize that it was the

years later, Victor

after

King of Hearts card in a box and

on the marble tombstone aside

Shelia’s name

Karl was on a business trip, he suffered

to rush him to the hospital, but he was declared dead on

that year that Carolyn sent

he finished his studies and

began taking over several small companies under the control of the Sullivan

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

outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the Sullivan

this time, Roger entered the

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

can’t eat

been eating porridge for about half

now, he couldn’t even stand the

sighed and had no choice but to put the

"Eat it again

his tongue out, not intending

at the door, so

to the hospital to

kid gradually got acquainted

Roger would bring some snacks when

much, he could at least taste

could only

Rachel turned around and was

you say that you wouldn’t

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

she would say no every time, he would still

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

visit, it would probably be

initially, I couldn’t

at Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment before finally

furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Dark Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more than 70

and closed for several times as doctors went in and

but wait outside until the procedure was

operation began, the indicator light outside the room was turned

that the surgery was

was saved, but he wasn’t completely

wheeled

was not until two days ago

eligible to be transferred to the general

was still

to

it wasn’t what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

had healed, they

new injuries

the end, he said that only a miracle could save

you at least tell us when he will wake

in a

can’t say that

frown as he

blunt, please consider preparing for the

you’re 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 this was what

was not a hundred percent, but there was

Rachel was

deemed that Rachel had the right

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

disoriented, and there were dark circles

tell Rachel about this

tragic news, her face

if she had already prepared herself for something

fact, Carson was

she became this

a coma for about half a month after

have been even

was also there outside the operating room for 70 hours

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

You can’t smoke here."

his senses, Carson put

bother continue discussing about Victor’s grim

the subject and asked, "Anyway,

"Joey? He’s fine.

said that he has been recovering

that his plaster will be removed ahead of

through the

Joey sleeping soundly

for a bit

I’m

turned around and

that he really just visited to tell Rachel about

from that, he had nothing

an eye, two days

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

in Joey’s ward

the same time, Carson didn’t show his

came from an expert, she was also

news that Victor

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

at Roger for a long time without being able

judging Roger’s expression if he was saying

Rachel… Do you want to

slowly This time, Rachel pressed

gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her

I want to

was Joey, pleading in

that Victor was

hospital, he actually had

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

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

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

he just smiled and made a

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad people

we don’t have to

at Joey’s bright eyes, she

few moments, she mustered her courage

"Yes, of course."

weeks, Joey had a good rest in the

as if there was

Rachel knew that Joey would actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to time and look at the ceiling with his eyes wide

him, but Rachel was

"Okay…"

softened, and she

was in the

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

simply let him sit in a

for him, and the three

they reached the

the floor

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

were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually saw

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

it’s the first time I’ve seen you

What brings you here?"

document he

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his innocent

would you ask that? Do I look like someone who will

dark circles

"Dark circles?"

choked at

phone, opened its front camera,

realized that

eye bags were

of course, this was only to be

hadn’t have a good sleep

was originally a handsome young man, but even he

"Ha-ha!"

but laugh after seeing the upset look on

innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this little guy

stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

tease your godfather? You

a sharp pain on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you

no opinion regarding

and I grew up

We are best friends.

one who picked

I became your

and crossed his arms in

don’t want it, that

hand away using his uninjured hand and said,

tongue as he withdrew his hand from Joey’s

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

said, it’s a

you’d better change

anything more, but he stuck out his

of the corner of his

and commented, "I see that

I heard that Mr.Sullivan

I came here with Rachel and

Roger explained.

plan to lose his

"Oh, I see."

at the room and

He is resting inside.

Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward Carson pointed at,

what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked

followed her,

placed over his

was lost in thoughts for a

to sav

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at the

not standing very far

Joey could see him from

raised his eyebrows as if he was giving Carson a

quick glance at him,

need to

overheard what Joey

about I take

"No!"

in a

a serious look on

am

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

at that moment, they were

appropriate for Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room, just

words, Rachel

it was Roger, then her gaze fell on

didn’t want to bother the former, Carson soon observed that she was staring

wanted him to

to pay any attention

took out his phone and turned around as

to give Joey a thumbs up without

Carson pretended like he

I have read the

talking, he headed

wasn’t very good

lit up while he was still holding it

Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that it

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

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

to have been

they

were always in one

reasons best known to her, she

the look of things,

that it

couldn’t stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside the operating room

and Joey

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

took a quick glance at the phone

through with

"What?"

Rachel’s sight and took

a smile appeared on

I am

with no choice! My subordinates are

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake

not very

Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the smile on his face

touched the tip of his nose and

you want to

head in order to look through the glass

ward was

the living

couldn’t see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in

would lie in the bed

has to undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

voice came

is in a

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted

man in a suit coming out of

He looked dejected.

a document in

ran into Rachel and Carson as soon

stunned at first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

Group and the director of

about what just happened

tell from the man’s expression that the project plan

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

was what really interested

She turned to Carson.

at her,

"Well, this is Troy.

as a member of the

exactly what she meant by just

at a

many surnames in

he had

recognized who

bowed and

"Miss Bennet."

her head slightly in

was

his life! Nonetheless,

Miss Bennet, I’m going back to

his hand and said, "Very well

do that

Troy went out of

at the door

see that Victor was sitting against the

seem as bad as you

well and can

the door

leaned against the

didn’t follow

reading some document when he heard

raise his head and say coldly, "Get

her gaze on

in

face was pale despite the fact that he

frowned and

the operating room for more than seventy hours half

that she walked towards

you to go out,

the footsteps, his

at the person

and

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

there were many guests around, I figured it wouldn’t bode well

"The dance is over.

time to

I reminded him.

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

few steps back to

could still feel the warmth of his touch on

blushed and i felt rather

heart was

a moment, it felt like I had

him were the

that those days were long gone and I

looked down, feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me and greeted

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

said, raising my glass and taking a sip

few to drink and was starting to

time, Elena came to

a surprise waiting for

you like to go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you

appeared on Elena’s

to the

were bright red rose petals

were also numerous balloons

widened

whole scene

surprise?’ I had

that came to mind was Charles, but I quickly

bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow,

had never spent this much effort on me, and

receiving this birthday surprise

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

sea was tranquil, and yet

cold sea

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

fireworks shot up to the sky, a deafening sound resonated

sounded like a

I

on the ground and curled

began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my

horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept

out of breath I

pair of strong arms held

I’m here."

came from above me, making me feel

It was Charles.

my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried to comfort

have to be