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.

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a while, he said,

knew

to

of time that even under ner

at least have a better chance

"Alright."

her gaze on the burning

the corner of his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on the tip of

out a hand

to look at Victor with a

eyes, he

his hand, looked away, and

"Is that so?"

rub her nose with the back of

about now? Is

"No,"

said, glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

what else did you learn other than

Can you teach me?"

want to learn

"In order to survive."

of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad upon

ready to be flipped? It’s on the

Shelia pointed out.

small burn on the meat’s exposed side when

the meat over while he was still thinking about what she just

.

second thoughts about whether or not to ask

was, after all,

hand, didn’t seem to

you

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she broke into a

two dimples, meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

broadly as she said, "Thanks

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

"Orphanage?"

where I

was taken over

clouded as

woman was a wonderful

prepared great meals and gave me a lot of

orphan…’

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

only home Shelia

they okay with you being outdoors on

her head, Shelia said,

was desperate to visit her tomb,

unknown to them,

spite of the dingy ground,

of sunshine that had been scattered by the trees and fallen

hands behind her

as she gazed up

to visit

keeps you

people

if I go

that I have a name

I meet her

said, blinking her

fixed on

chance to see you, Van, it

soft spot in her heart

that I was

to use this term to describe

concluded that

of her features, particularly

was responsible for your upbringing, how come you

to communicate since she was deaf, mute, and

referred to us

poker card

from her pocket as if it were a treasure and presented it to Victor as she

kid

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

stared at the card–the

get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

and said, "I am the only one with the King of

was toasting as

the meat after

all set

Eat, please."

came from her gut just after his

so she put her hand to her stomach and

It’s much better than the meat i

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a

feet, she said,

was ready to rise when Shelia

"Come on, get up."

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

the hard way, Shelia used a dart to

had lost track of time as

had

down on a

not sure how far we’ll have to travel

get out before

drank some water

much walking, and he was coughing

"I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

continued to hold

murmured, "Van, you

you return, be sure to eat

to the side of

small face was covered in mud after

What’s your

"Plan?"

slow to

once we leave the forest? Where will you

to continue my travels and

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

with a

"Shelia."

have made up his mind after staring

"What’s the problem?"

after we get out of

you, I will defend you if she

can count on

want me to come

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

concerned that

paused for a while before asking,

"No, I’m not.

treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

smiled

we get out of the

"Sure."

emerged from the

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

on the bodies of

high noon and now, the sun

tiredness was assuaged when they

out of the

villagers if we walk

We can…"

finish her sentence, she

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to know why

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect you to come out

Shelia looked for the source of the

were parked not far

looking at them intently as he played with

away that they

who in turn stood protectively in front of

take his eyes off Norton, watching

Victor said, "Run into the forest when

won’t get lost even

we were finding our way out of the

these marks and you can get

"And then?"

her eyebrows

straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and call

didn’t intend to let him

wanted to play a game with Victor

felt that if he couldn’t escape this predicament,

to give Shelia a family, bring her back to see his grandmother, and treat

fulfill the promise he made in

a phone number on her

you get hold of a

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

will pick you up wherever

just looked down at

looked at her and

"No."

her hand

were a

don’t want to remember the number, nor

be a

Victor frowned.

he coughed violently as soon

and

her palm and let Victor write the phone

Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant to

said, "Tut, tut, tut,

strong feelings for each other! I’m so

when saw

pulled Sheila

injured and keeping himself

would be hard for him

up to

Shelia

with them, Norton pulled Shelia towards

was too fast for

"Let her go!"

firm grip

satisfaction in hearing

you

as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with

incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to take Shelia

in his tracks when something silver flashed through

was a knife that

a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

a contemptuous tone and gave Victor a

that he had difficulty

clenched his fist and tried to

want is my

has nothing to do

So, let her go!"

wow! This is so

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want to

from but I find your

alone? I can do something about that and let her

eyes, Victor

pressed against her

body was tensed

saw Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy, she scoffed at

you can

smile plastered on

anger when

did you just

said you are a

Shelia swallowed.

feel a sense of accomplishment by threatening

don’t have in you to do what you intend

So, cut the crap.

to kill me, then do

"Shelia…"

tried

that she was provoking

hackles rise and the

Norton was indeed angry.

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

Looks like you really want

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

men and instructed

eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

did as they were

her hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to one of

was made to ride

thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter

river was

as the water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s face

clenched into fists, and the blue veins on his neck

gritted his teeth and yelled,

to open her eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia had difficulty

wanted Victor

moment she opened her mouth, she was choked by

her eyes

on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed at

thought that Victor might be strong but he was useless

me laugh,

man? Why the hell

cunning smile, Norton approached the rope, squatted down, and

to save her so much, I will give you

me, huh? What

just

whatever it took to

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

after, two men behind him appeared and stood between the rope

looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest among my

two people, and the one on the right has killed

a brief pause, Norton continued, "You want to save her, right? Knock them

men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and

in his hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and warned, "But of course, you

two before the

goodbye

I’m afraid that you won’t

Victor didn’t care about

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

was a mercenary and the most

weakest subordinates should be

Victor was currently

might not even be able

tall and burly men that could easily

at a disadvantage

in his abdomen one after another, and hit his

was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to stand

left him, and he

all over his body, making him feel

this time, Victor’s face looked black

still tried to stand, not ready

even get back on his feet, he saw another

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

was hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful

Victor’s vision

to fix his eyes on the

how many

long as the fire was put out and the

he

much as his mind wanted to go on, his body

fell back to the

it raining?’ After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt

to open his eyes, but

the ground,

wonder if he was still

recovered yet, so he thought that he might be

pain that pierced every inch of his

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

a little bit, grabbing the mud under his hands in

his head to look at the river,

no trace of

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting

himself, he grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes as

at the river expectantly, as if he was waiting for something to show

waited for a long

even know

found the person he had

raise her head from the river or come out from somewhere and call his

of blood and the excruciating pain

lost

up again,

subordinates found him

lasted for two days

out that

and lungs were inflamed,

after he woke up was

was still wearing an oxygen mask and struggled

out of danger yet, but all

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

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

days, but Shelia couldn’t

there was still no news

was a crumpled playing card that got wet from the rain and then dried by

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

years later, Victor completely

first thing he did after fully

King of Hearts card in a box and buried it under a

on the marble tombstone aside from the

even Shelia’s name on

the second year of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on a business trip, he suffered

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

that year

years, he finished his studies and

small companies under the

of these companies from a very low

prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually

Roger entered the ward

bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing

can’t eat any

porridge for about

couldn’t even stand the smell of

no choice but to put

said, "Eat it again when you

his tongue out, not intending to eat

at the door, so he

a month, Roger came to the hospital to

kid gradually got acquainted with

about him was that Roger would bring some

he could at least taste something

Joey could only eat them

around and was

say that you wouldn’t

in advance to ask her if

no every time, he would still insist

he had an important project meeting today, so he might not be able to

visit, it would probably be very late

I

hesitated for a moment before finally saying,

Rachel furrowed her brows

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Dark Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more than

closed for several times as

anything but wait outside

the operation began, the indicator light outside the room

indicated that the

but he wasn’t

wheeled

ago

became eligible to be transferred to the

still

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

it wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

wounds had healed, they still had

new injuries

end, he said that only

you at least tell us when he will

asked in a gloomy

can’t say

couldn’t help but frown as he made

blunt, please consider preparing for

wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable for the

say this, it was obvious that this was what

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

Lukas, Rachel was

Carson deemed that Rachel

wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette

disoriented, and there were dark circles

just went down to tell

when Rachel heard the tragic news, her face didn’t show much

was as if she had already prepared

fact, Carson was

know when she

in a coma for about

it might have

the operating room for

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

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson put

her indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s

and asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

doctor checked him up yesterday and said

will be removed ahead of

turned his head and peeped through the glass panel on

saw Joey sleeping soundly

he stretched for a bit and

I’m

turned around and left without

tell Rachel about the doctor’s diagnosis regarding Victor’s

from that, he had nothing else to

blink of an eye, two

aware of Victor’s condition,

ward almost twenty-four hours

Carson didn’t

was also convinced

news that Victor had

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

Roger for a long time without being able to speak

she was still judging Roger’s expression if he was saying the

Do you want to go upstairs

time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and remained

gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her deep

want to

was Joey, pleading in a

that Victor was

up in the hospital,

found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor

when Joey finally found out the truth, Rachel didn’t have

or say anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go

he just smiled and made

They say bad people live long

we don’t have to worry too

eyes, she felt a

she mustered her courage and

"Yes, of course."

following two weeks, Joey had

if there was nothing wrong

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

him, but Rachel was aware that he missed Victor so

"Okay…"

heart softened, and

in the

wound hadn’t fully healed yet, it was inconvenient

simply let him

wheelchair for him, and the three of them

they reached the

the floor of

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

furrowed his brows and eventually saw three people approaching

this scene, Carson knew that he

first time I’ve seen you

What brings you here?"

document he was holding aside and raised his

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

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

did those dark circles around your

"Dark circles?"

almost choked

picked up his phone, opened its

that Joey was

haggard, and his eye bags were

this was only to be

good sleep for half

handsome young man, but even he was susceptible

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the upset look on

seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he

his head, Carson stepped forward and pinched

"You, brat.

you tease your godfather?

Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t remember recognizing

have no opinion regarding

and I grew

We are best friends.

the one who

I became your

and crossed his arms in front

don’t want it, that fact

hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit it, no one

he withdrew

voice, "I also didn’t expect that I would

said, it’s a

change your attitude towards

anything more, but he stuck out his tongue at

of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

and commented, "I see that you’re

that Mr.Sullivan

here with Rachel and

Roger explained.

his composure just because of Carson’s

"Oh, I see."

Carson pointed at the room and said, "His ward is

He is resting inside.

Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward

one knew what was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked towards the

followed her,

arms were placed over his

lost in thoughts for a

was about to sav something,

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at the little

standing very far

him from the corner

eyebrows as if he was

after taking a quick glance at him, Joey turned

need to

what

I take you

"No!"

a very decisive

serious look

I am a

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

at that moment, they were no longer in

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

words, Rachel looked at

was Roger, then her gaze fell

the former, Carson soon observed that she was staring

to take

coughed and refused to pay

and turned around as if nothing had

a thumbs up

Carson pretended like he was answering the

I have read the plan

he headed

he wasn’t very good

up while he was

what just happened clearly and understood that it

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

a boy like him

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those words,

Rachel ought to have

past few days, they got along

them were always in one another’s

reasons best known to her, she

look of things, Rachel still

it couldn’t be achieved

stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside

Joey

some time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

at the phone in his

you through with the phone

"What?"

sight and took a peek

appeared on

am

was left with no choice! My subordinates are too

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile

very good at

had pretended to answer the call only moments

his nose and coughed

want to go

raised her head in order to look through the glass

ward was a

view, only the living room could be seen,

the door open in no

said Victor would lie in the bed

undergo half

voice came from behind

in a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

saw a man in a suit coming

He looked dejected.

was a document in

Carson as soon as he came

was stunned at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

was an employee of the Sullivan Group and

about what just happened to

man’s expression that the project plan had been denied by

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

what really interested

She turned to Carson.

he looked back at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

of the Sullivan

knew exactly what she meant by just looking at

a loss

many surnames

he had to

who Rachel

and

"Miss Bennet."

her head slightly in

forehead was covered with

the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was still

going back to

and said, "Very well

do that

Troy went out of sight

looked at the

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

seem as bad as

well and can

to the door and

leaned against the door

follow

document when

head and say

her gaze

was in

that his face was pale despite the fact that he lowered

and

seventy hours half a month ago,

she walked towards the bed

to go out, didn’t

heard the footsteps, his

up at the person who was

instead of speaking in his usual cold and stiff tone,

POV: Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand on my

it wouldn’t bode well if

"The dance is over.

time to

I reminded him.

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

steps back to distance myself

could still feel the warmth of his touch

face blushed and

heart was

felt like

were the happiest time of my

as I reminisced, I knew that those days were long

down, feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me and

and began chatting with the guests with a smile on

said, raising my glass and taking a

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

Elena

a surprise waiting for you on the second

go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

appeared on Elena’s

followed her to the deck on the

saw that there were bright red rose

also numerous balloons

widened in

this whole scene was picturesque

birthday surprise?’ I had no

was Charles,

bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to

on me, and yet I

of receiving this birthday

I stared at the night scene around me

sea was tranquil, and

the cold sea

lit up the sky, forming the words

shot up to the sky, a

like

by the noise, I covered

the ground

body began trembling uncontrollably, and i

abandoned warehouse kept flashing

seconds, I was out of breath I felt so dizzy that I

having a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held

I’m here."

from above me, making me feel so

It was Charles.

tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried to

have to be