My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire
Chapter 317: Apologize
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.
long time since
"Let’s not talk here.
It’s so cold!"
her teeth
thought occurred to
eggs! I forgot all about
Ethan’s embrace and ran to the
Ethan followed behind her.
was extremely flustered, and he couldn’t help
you to keep an
he gently pulled her to the side while he cleaned up the mess himself in the
her thumbs, Janet stood in the corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean up
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"It’s my fault.
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"Survive in the wildness?"
was the very first time that Shelia had ever heard of such
you go out of your
also crushed some
a knife to
he heard what Shelia asked, his eyes
said, "I
fact, Victor knew the
he wanted to be prepared in
knew ahead of time that even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in
that he would at least have a better chance to survive in case
"Alright."
focus her
of his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested
stretched out a hand to wipe off the
look at Victor with a blank
Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel
retracted his hand, looked away, and explained, "Your
"Is that so?"
rub her nose with the back of her
what about now?
"No,"
glancing over at
"Good."
Shelia smiled.
else did you learn other than roasting meat? I
Can you teach me?"
do you want to
"In order to survive."
came out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come
shelia said casually.
Victor felt sad
meat ready to be flipped? It’s on the verge of
Shelia pointed out.
small burn on the meat’s exposed side
over while he was still
.
thoughts about whether or not to ask
after all, Shelia’s
other hand, didn’t seem
you please
"Hmm,"
after
"Is that a yes?"
and she broke into a
dimples, meanwhile, became
Victor nodded, "Okay."
she said, "Thanks
encountered, except for my caretaker
"Orphanage?"
where
over and the old woman was
clouded as she spoke about
was a
was younger, she prepared great meals and gave me a
an orphan…’ Victor pursed
guardian was needed to look after you since the orphanage was
didn’t you leave with
looked up at Victor and answered, "I didn’t want to
was the only home Shelia had
you being outdoors on your
her head, Shelia
visit her tomb,
them, and I don’t intend
the dingy ground,
in shards of sunshine that had been scattered
placed her hands behind
as she gazed up
want to visit
you from
people guarding
if I
no idea that I have a name
my name when I meet her again in the
blinking her
eyes remained fixed on Shelia and he said
see you, Van, it would be more than likely that she
had a soft spot in her heart for
that I was a lovely
seem appropriate to use this term to describe
Shelia, Victor concluded that the adjective
of her features, particularly her
asked her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how come you got
to communicate since she was deaf, mute,
referred to us by
poker card was
it from her pocket as if it were a treasure and presented it to
orphanage, each kid
and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter,
stared at the card–the
Did I get
Shelia inquired.
"It’s definitely the best."
retracted the card and said, "I am the only one with the King
toasting as they
the meat after
all set
Eat, please."
came from her gut just after his
she put her hand to her stomach
better than the meat i made myself! Van,
Victor’s expression softened somewhat.
after
rose to her feet, she said,
and was ready to rise when
"Come on, get up."
after a little pause, he took Shelia’s hand
learning the hard way, Shelia used a dart to put marks on
of time as they
had
in sitting down on a
not sure how far we’ll have to travel until
can get out before the sun
some water
walking, and
said incoherently, "I’m
Let’s move forward."
have the
"Like never before…"
and continued
she murmured, "Van, you look rather
you return, be sure
his gaze to the side
in mud after
you? What’s
"Plan?"
was slow
we leave the forest?
to continue my travels and explore the world’s finest rivers
go to the police station when I can no longer
with a
"Shelia."
to have made up his mind after staring at
"What’s the problem?"
come with me after we get
my grandma will like you, I will
count on
to come
If you don’t want
that Shelia might
while before asking, "Are you joking
"No, I’m not.
to treat you the
Victor convinced her.
smiled at
get out of the
"Sure."
emerged from the woods, though, everything
the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed
light glimmered on the bodies of Victor and
walking since high noon and now,
assuaged when they
out of the
villagers if we
We can…"
her sentence,
She was confused.
wanting to know why
"Van?"
well, well, i didn’t expect you to come
cars that were parked not far
the front, looking at them intently as he played
could feel right away that they were Victor’s
in turn stood protectively
off Norton, watching
only Shelia could hear, Victor said,
even
out of the forest, I
and you can get back
"And then?"
asked, her eyebrows
looked straight
"Walk along this road.
you meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone
that Norton didn’t intend
game with Victor by throwing him into
felt that if he couldn’t escape this
Shelia a family, bring her back to see his grandmother, and treat her as
it seemed that Victor could not fulfill the promise he
a phone number on
once you get
he whispered.
is my grandmother’s
pick
looked down
looked at her and asked in confusion,
"No."
pulled her hand
eyes were
want to remember the number, nor do I
a
Victor frowned.
he coughed violently as soon
remained adamant and clenched her
didn’t want to spread her palm and let Victor write the phone number
Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant
said, "Tut, tut, tut, this is so
each other! I’m so moved by
tensed up when saw Norton approaching
intuitively pulled Sheila behind
and keeping himself standing steadily
would be hard for him to fight
deliberately walked up to them
and Shelia
with them, Norton pulled
for Victor
"Let her go!"
a firm grip
satisfaction in hearing vexation in
you
he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with his
knew this would all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to take Shelia
his tracks when
knife that Norton pressed against
a mouthful of
"No."
"What are you saying?"
and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear what Victor had
felt that he
clenched his fist and
you want
has nothing to
So, let her go!"
wow! This
Norton curled his lips.
want to let her
from but
to die alone? I can do something about that and
red eyes, Victor breathed
her neck, all Shelia could do was raise
body was
blood and
that all you can
his mocking smile plastered on
narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful
you
you are
Shelia swallowed.
just feel a sense of accomplishment by threatening
you don’t have in you
So, cut the crap.
to kill me, then
"Shelia…"
tried to
that she was provoking
Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise
Norton was indeed angry.
voice in check as he talked
Looks like you really
Shelia rolled her eyes.
can help you with
Norton said, laughing derisively.
men and instructed
squinted his eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going
Norton didn’t answer.
glared
did as they
feet bound, Shelia
to
thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464
was
the water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s face became paler by the
fists, and the blue veins on his neck became
teeth and yelled, "Let
eyes because of the gushing water,
actually wanted Victor
moment she opened her
her eyes became
at the exasperated expression on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed
but he
me
a good man? Why the
smile, Norton approached the rope,
save
good in me, huh? What do you
could just glare
would do whatever it took to save
was in the middle of the
appeared and stood between
stood up and looked at Victor with
"Here’s what I’m thinking.
two are the
only killed two people, and the one
"You want to save
soon as Norton finished speaking, the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go
in his hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and warned, "But of course, you
these two before
you can say goodbye to your good
afraid that you
flickering flame, Victor didn’t care
essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against
a mercenary and the most
weakest subordinates should
Victor was currently
in his peak state, he might not even be able to defeat one of the two
and burly men
a doubt, Victor was at a
right in his abdomen one after another, and hit his back with
soon as he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to stand
his strength left him, and he eventually
being broken scattered all over his body, making him
time, Victor’s face
stand, not
get back on his feet, he saw another
still able to subconsciously use his arm
he was hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and a tooth also fell
Victor’s
on the rope, which was only
didn’t matter how many injuries he
as the fire was put out and the rope was grasped,
so he was willing to do anything to rescue
wanted to go
he fell back to the
some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling
to open his eyes, but his
on the ground, watching
couldn’t help but wonder if he was
hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he thought that he might
enough, the sharp pain that pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize
wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t
a little bit,
he turned his head to look at the river, only to
was no
"Ahem!"
violently, spurting out
the soil and opened his eyes as wide as he
as if he was waiting for something to
waited for a
know how
he never found the person he had been
someone would raise her head from the
of blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor
lost consciousness
again, he
subordinates found him near
to rescue him lasted for two days and
out that Victor had fractures in eight
chest and lungs were inflamed,
after he woke up was ask Carolyn to send
still wearing an oxygen
out of danger yet, but all he cared
but she could sense that she must be a very important person due to his concern
dare delay to send people to search for Shelia
search lasted for seven days, but Shelia
was still no news
able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from
surface was mostly covered with mud, but one could easily recognize that it was the
years later, Victor
he did after fully recovering was buy a
in a box and buried it under a
on the marble tombstone
wasn’t even Shelia’s name on
year of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on a business
to the hospital, but
that year that
he finished his studies and
several small companies under
of these companies from a very low level to
outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the
At this time, Roger entered the ward where Rachel
the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing Joey to
can’t eat
been eating porridge for about half a
he couldn’t even stand the
and had no choice but to put the
she said, "Eat it again when
tongue out, not intending to eat
at the
half a month, Roger came to the
the kid gradually got acquainted
that Roger would bring some snacks
could at least taste something
only eat them in
Rachel turned around and was surprised
that
here, he would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to eat something or if she
every time, he would
an important project
it would probably be very
I
Roger hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "But I got a
furrowed her brows in
"Rachel, Victor woke up."
Roger broke the news.
operation done to Victor lasted for more
room opened and closed for several
anything but wait outside
began, the indicator light outside the room was turned
indicated that the surgery was successfully
was saved, but he wasn’t completely out of
was wheeled to the
two days ago
be transferred to
still in
invited an expert in the field to check Victor’s
wasn’t what
Victor sustained serious injuries.
old wounds had healed, they
his new injuries just made
the end, he said that only
you at least tell us when he will wake
asked in a gloomy
afraid I can’t say
expert couldn’t help but frown
may be blunt, please consider preparing for the worst-case
you’re saying there’s a chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become a
it was
was a huge chance that
Lukas, Rachel was the first
that Rachel had
outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between
and there were
down to tell Rachel
tragic news, her face didn’t
had already prepared herself for something like
was
didn’t know when she
had been in a coma for about half a month after
it might have been even
the operating room for 70 hours before the
glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low voice, "This is the area for children’s
You can’t smoke here."
if he regained his senses, Carson put
expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s grim
changed the subject and asked, "Anyway, how is the
"Joey? He’s fine.
doctor checked him up yesterday and said that he has been recovering
it’s expected that his plaster will be removed ahead of
turned his head and peeped through the glass
sleeping soundly in
for a bit and
then, I’m leaving
turned around and left without looking
just visited to tell Rachel about the doctor’s diagnosis
that, he had nothing else
the blink of an eye,
aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t
just stayed in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four
Carson didn’t
the diagnosis came from an expert, she was also convinced that Victor would never wake
broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke up from
Obviously, Rachel was stunned.
long time without being able to speak
was still judging Roger’s expression if he was saying the
you want to go
slowly This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard
sleeve and pulled her back from her
I want
Joey, pleading
hide the fact that Victor was in
hospital, he actually had
Rachel had always been absent-minded and
the truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart to hide it
didn’t cry or say anything, nor did he pester
he just smiled and made
say bad people live long
have to worry too much about
she felt a lump
moments, she
"Yes, of course."
weeks, Joey had a good
mention Victor, as if
Joey would actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to time and
a brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but
"Okay…"
softened,
in the second
was inconvenient for him to walk all the
simply let him sit in a
and the three of them went
enough, they reached the
the floor of the ward where Victor
the entire floor was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the
he heard that there were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and
seen this scene, Carson knew that he would have been
first time I’ve seen
What brings you here?"
the document he was holding aside
"Have you been beaten?"
asked, blinking his
would you ask that? Do I look like someone who will
did those dark circles around
"Dark circles?"
almost choked at
his phone, opened its front
that
eye bags were so big that it seemed like someone punched
this was only to
a good sleep for half a
handsome young man, but even he was
"Ha-ha!"
couldn’t help but laugh after seeing the upset look on Carson’s
realized that
his head, Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s
"You, brat.
you tease your godfather? You
a sharp pain on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather?
have no
I grew
We are best friends.
the one who picked
how I became
his arms in front of his
you don’t want
to pull Carson’s hand away using his uninjured hand and said,
tongue as he withdrew his hand from
slightly low voice, "I also didn’t expect that I would have
it’s a fact that you can’t
better change your attitude
he stuck out
his eye,
then tried to regain his composure and commented, "I see that you’re
I heard that
here with Rachel and Joey to see
Roger explained.
his composure just
"Oh, I see."
the room and said, "His ward
He is resting inside.
can go and see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked
knew what was
"Let’s go,"
Roger reminded Rachel gently.
"Alright."
nodded and walked towards the
followed her, pushing
placed over
lost in thoughts for a
was about to
"Mr.Jimenez."
"Is anything the matter?"
Roger asked.
and looked at the
not standing
could see him from
raised his eyebrows as if he was giving Carson
glance at him, Joey turned his gaze
need to
overheard what
about I
"No!"
replied in a
serious look on
am a
so it wasn’t a problem for Rachel
were no
room, just
words, Rachel looked
Roger, then her gaze fell on
former, Carson soon observed that she was
him to
refused to pay any
took out his phone and turned around as if
Joey a thumbs up
Carson pretended like he was
have read the plan you sent
talking, he headed towards the
wasn’t very good
he was still holding it to
at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that
"It’s okay.
will take
He is actually right.
very embarrassing for a boy like him to be
Roger smiled gently.
"Thank you very much,"
Rachel said to Roger.
heard those words, they
ought to have been
days, they
them were always in one
reasons best known to her, she still alienated
things, Rachel still didn’t
that it couldn’t be achieved
Rachel was standing outside
he and Joey
some time, Carson
"Where is Joey?"
he asked Rachel knowingly.
quick glance at the phone
through with
"What?"
Rachel’s sight and took a
appeared on his
I am
My
"Of course they are!"
Rachel narrowed her eyes.
was a fake smile
not very
knew that he had pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the smile
of his nose and coughed
you want to
head in order to look through the glass panel
ward was
point of view, only the living room
see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open
doctor said Victor would lie in the
undergo half a year’s
voice came from behind
a stable
"Get out of here!"
interrupted
a man in a suit coming out of
He looked dejected.
document in his
and Carson as soon as he came
first, then his face
"Mr.Scott!"
hung around the
It was quite noticeable.
an employee of the Sullivan Group
need asking about
tell from the man’s expression that the project plan had been denied by
was
surname was what really
She turned to Carson.
back at her, she
"Well, this is Troy.
as a member of the Sullivan
she meant
a loss for
so many surnames in
he had to choose
who
and mentioned
"Miss Bennet."
nodded her head slightly in
forehead was covered with
the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding
going
and
should do
heard what Carson said, Troy went out of sight in a blink of an
at the
enough for her to see that Victor was sitting against the head of the bed at
doesn’t seem as bad as you
well and
to the door and pushed it
against
didn’t follow Rachel
was reading some document when
head
her gaze
in a hospital
still tell that his face was pale despite the
and
that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that
so entranced that she
asked you to
the footsteps,
person who was walking towards
speaking in his usual cold and
Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand on my
I figured it wouldn’t
"The dance is over.
to let
I reminded him.
through his eyes, but he still loosened
steps back to distance myself from
some reason, I could still feel the warmth of
blushed and i
heart was
moment, it felt like I had returned to
days with him were the happiest time of
that those days were long gone and I could
feeling conflicted and dispirited
"Happy birthday, Caroline."
guests suddenly approached me
behind me and began chatting with the guests with a smile on my
raising my glass and taking a sip of
few to drink and was starting
this time, Elena came to
a surprise waiting for you on the second
like to go upstairs and
she asked.
"What’s the surprise?"
This "surprise"
piqued my curiosity.
know when you
appeared
my confusion, I followed her to the deck on the second
were bright red rose petals
also numerous balloons around
widened in
whole scene was picturesque and
had no
that came to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast aside that
could it possibly be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself
effort on me,
this birthday surprise
floor, I stared at the night scene around me in
and yet
of the cold sea breeze, I
fireworks display lit up the sky, forming the words "Marry
to the sky, a deafening sound resonated
I covered
on the ground and curled
and i felt like
horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through my
of breath I felt
attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s no need
I’m here."
familiar voice came from above me, making me
It was Charles.
nestled in his arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently,
to be scared
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