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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ner protection,

pushed him to learn more skills so that he would at least have a better chance to survive in

"Alright."

focus her gaze on

eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s

hand to wipe off

startled and turned to look at Victor with

Shelia’s eyes, he

looked away, and explained, "Your

"Is that so?"

to rub her nose with the

about now?

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

did you learn other than roasting

Can you teach me?"

you want

"In order to survive."

naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me

shelia said casually.

felt sad

the meat ready to be flipped?

Shelia pointed out.

by Shelia, Victor saw a small burn on the

the meat over while he was still thinking about

.

about whether or not

after all, Shelia’s own

the other hand, didn’t seem to

you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after a

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and she broke into

two dimples, meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said, "Thanks

individual I’ve ever encountered, except for my caretaker

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I was

orphanage was taken over and the old woman was

clouded as she

was a wonderful

great meals and gave me a

is an orphan…’ Victor pursed his

look after you

you leave

looked up at Victor and answered, "I didn’t want

the only home Shelia had

they okay with you being outdoors on

her head, Shelia said,

visit her tomb, so I

whereabouts remain unknown to them, and I

dingy ground,

been scattered by the trees and fallen to

behind her

as she gazed up

to

keeps you from doing

are people

find me if I go

no idea that I have

her my name when I

blinking

fixed on

"If she had the chance to see you, Van, it would be more than likely that she would

in her heart

I was a lovely

use this term to

Shelia, Victor concluded that

description of her features, particularly

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

communicate since she was

referred to

poker card

her pocket as if it were a treasure and

kid was given a unique

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

the card–the King

Did I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only one

was toasting as they

the meat after he re-applied

set

Eat, please."

growl came from her gut

her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with a greedy

than the meat

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after

she rose to her feet, she said,

ready to rise when Shelia

"Come on, get up."

pause, he took Shelia’s

Shelia used a dart to put marks

of time

sun had

in sitting down on a stone

sure how far we’ll have to travel until

we can get out before the sun

some water

perhaps exhausted after so much walking, and he

incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued

motion, she murmured,

be

lowered his gaze to the

was covered in mud after a day and a night in

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow to

remarked, "What are your plans once we leave the forest? Where will

know… I want to continue my travels and explore the world’s finest

go to the police station when I can no longer walk and beg them to take me

answered with a

"Shelia."

to have made up his mind after staring

"What’s the problem?"

with me after we

like you, I will defend

can count

to come

all right with you? If you don’t

was concerned that

a while before asking, "Are you joking

"No, I’m not.

to treat you the

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled

get out

"Sure."

they emerged from the woods,

basking the forest in a pale red

the bodies

since high noon and now, the sun

was assuaged when they

we’re out of

villagers if

We can…"

finish her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to

"Van?"

well, i didn’t expect you to

came, Shelia looked for the source

were

stood at the front, looking at them

away that they

to shield Victor, who in turn

take his eyes off Norton, watching his every

Victor said,

won’t get lost even when it gets

of the

these marks and you

"And then?"

her eyebrows

looked straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

a mobile phone from them, and

didn’t intend to let him

wanted to play a game with Victor by

felt that if he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia

her back to see his grandmother, and treat

fulfill the promise he

hand, Victor wrote a phone number on

once you get hold

he whispered.

is my

and she will pick

looked down at

Victor looked at her

"No."

her

were a

don’t want to remember the number, nor

a

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently as soon

and clenched

just didn’t want to spread her palm

Norton couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant to leave

sneer, he said, "Tut, tut,

for each other! I’m so

up when

intuitively pulled Sheila

and keeping himself standing steadily was taxing

for him to fight

up

Shelia

patience with them, Norton pulled

for Victor

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip

hearing

you

as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face

pain, Victor rushed over and tried

in his tracks when something silver

that

out a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking smile,

that he

clenched his fist and

want is

nothing to

So, let her go!"

wow! This is so

Norton curled his lips.

want to let

from but

do you think it’s boring for you to die alone? I can

red eyes, Victor

her

was tensed

spat out blood and

all you can do? Threaten

kept his mocking smile plastered on his

anger when

you just

you are

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment by threatening

you

So, cut the crap.

to kill

"Shelia…"

tried

that she was

afraid that Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise and the man would do

Norton was indeed angry.

kept his voice in

you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

men and

and asked anxiously, "What are you

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

as they were

feet bound, Shelia was taken to one of

was made to ride a different

about where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor

was

her

clenched into fists, and the blue veins on his

gritted his teeth and yelled, "Let

because of

wanted Victor

opened her mouth, she was

her eyes became

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

that Victor might be strong but he was

making me

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

approached the rope, squatted down, and blew

wanting to save her so much, I will

me, huh? What

could just glare

whatever it took to save

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

appeared and stood

stood up and looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest among

on my left has only killed two people, and the

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

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

its tip with his thumb and warned,

two before the

say goodbye

away, I’m afraid

Victor didn’t care

so he quickly rushed up

a mercenary and the most popular leader

weakest subordinates should

was currently

state, he might not even be able to defeat one of the two weakest

tall and burly men that

at

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

as he was hit, Victor staggered

repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually knelt on the

of his bones being broken scattered all over his body,

face

still tried to stand,

even get back on his feet, he saw another

arm to block it, but it

was hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and a

this point, Victor’s vision became

still managed to fix his eyes on the rope, which

matter how many injuries he

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

trouble, so he was willing to

go on, his body couldn’t

to the ground and

some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt

eyes, but his vision was

lay there on the

couldn’t help but wonder if he

so he thought that he

pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize

wanted to stand up, but he

hands a little bit, grabbing the mud under

best, he turned his head to look at the river, only to find that there was nothing in it

was no trace

"Ahem!"

spurting

the soil and opened his

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

waited for a long

he didn’t even know how

the

head from the river or come out from somewhere and call

loss of blood and the excruciating pain

lost

Victor woke up again, he was finally

subordinates found him

him lasted for two days and

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

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

after he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people to look

still wearing an

not completely out of danger yet, but all

but she could sense that she

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

lasted for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t

week passed and there was still no news about

was able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from the rain

covered with mud, but one could easily recognize

later, Victor

thing he did after fully recovering was

Hearts card in

the marble tombstone

wasn’t even Shelia’s

Karl was on a business trip, he suffered a sudden

to rush him to the hospital, but

also in that year

more years, he finished his

companies under the control

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

to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the Sullivan Group to

this time, Roger entered the ward where Rachel

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

can’t eat any

had been eating porridge for about half a

he couldn’t even stand

sighed and had no choice but to put the

she said, "Eat it again when you get

his tongue out, not intending

Roger standing at the door,

month, Roger came to the hospital

the kid gradually got acquainted with

was that Roger would

couldn’t eat too much, he could at

only eat them

turned around and

you say that you wouldn’t come

to ask her if she wanted to eat something

would say no every time, he would still insist on getting

an important project meeting

he could still visit, it would probably be very late

initially, I

Roger hesitated for a moment

Rachel furrowed her brows

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Circles The operation done to Victor

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

do anything but wait outside until

began, the indicator light outside the

the surgery was

was saved, but he

wheeled

until two days ago that his vital signs

to be transferred to

still in a

the field to check Victor’s condition and

wasn’t what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

had healed,

new injuries just

end, he said that only a

tell us

in a

I can’t say that

but frown as he

may be blunt, please consider

Is he going to become a vegetable for the rest of

it was obvious that this was what he

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

Rachel was

that Rachel

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

disoriented, and there

went down to tell Rachel about

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

was as if she had already prepared herself for

Carson was a bit

know when she

it was when Victor had been in a coma for about half a

have been

there outside the operating room for 70 hours before the

silence, Rachel 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 out

indifferent expression, he didn’t bother

asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

and said that he has been recovering

fact, it’s expected that his plaster will

head and peeped through

saw Joey sleeping

smile, he stretched for

then, I’m

saying that, Carson turned around and left without looking

seemed that he really just visited to tell Rachel about the doctor’s diagnosis regarding Victor’s

had nothing else to

blink of an eye, two days

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

ward almost twenty-four hours a

didn’t show his

diagnosis came from an expert, she was also

news that Victor had

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

a long time without being

was as if she was still judging Roger’s expression if

want to go upstairs and see

This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and

pulled her sleeve

I want to

pleading in

hide the fact that Victor

up in the hospital, he actually had a

absent-minded and

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

did he pester Rachel to go to

smiled and made a

They say bad people

have to worry too

Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a lump

few moments, she mustered

"Yes, of course."

following two weeks, Joey had a

Victor, as if there was

middle of the night from

it all inside him, but

"Okay…"

heart softened, and

in the second

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

Rachel simply let him

wheelchair for him, and the three of them went to Victor’s

enough, they reached

at the floor of the

patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa in the hall, dealing with

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

Victor had seen this scene, Carson knew that he

time I’ve seen you

What brings you here?"

set the document he was holding aside and

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his innocent

someone who will be

circles around your eyes

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at Joey’s

a panic, he picked up his phone, opened

realized that

totally haggard, and his eye bags were so big that

course, this was only

good sleep

young man, but even he

"Ha-ha!"

but laugh after seeing

Joey’s seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this

forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

tease your godfather?

on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said

have no opinion regarding

and I

We are best friends.

the one who picked

how I

and crossed his arms in

you, even if you don’t

his uninjured hand and said, "Humph!

he

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

a fact that you can’t

change your attitude

anything more, but he stuck out his tongue at

his eye,

regain his composure and commented, "I

heard that

here with Rachel and Joey

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his

"Oh, I see."

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

He is resting inside.

go and see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward Carson

was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked

followed her, pushing

placed over his

in thoughts for a

about to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at

standing

him from the corner of

as if he was

quick glance at

need to

overheard what Joey was

I

"No!"

replied in a very

a serious look on

am a

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

that moment, they were no longer in

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

words, Rachel looked at both

it was Roger, then her

the former, Carson soon observed that she was

him to take

and refused to pay

phone and turned around as if nothing

managed to give Joey a

he was answering

read the

talking, he headed towards the

wasn’t very good at

screen lit up while he was still holding it

all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

is very embarrassing for a boy like him

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those words, they

thought that Rachel ought to have been closer to him than she

days, they

always in one another’s

best known to

look of things,

that it

from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside the operating room where

and Joey

time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

took a quick glance at the phone in

with the phone

"What?"

Rachel’s sight and took a peek

a smile appeared

am

My subordinates are too bad at

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile on

not very good

knew that he had pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the smile

his nose and coughed to ease the

you want to

head in order to look through the

was a

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

the door open in no

would lie in the bed for two

half

voice came

in a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted

and saw a man in

He looked dejected.

document in

ran into Rachel and Carson as soon as

first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

employee of the Sullivan Group and the

need asking about what just happened

tell from the man’s expression that the project

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

surname was what

She turned to Carson.

back at her, she raised her

"Well, this is Troy.

member of

exactly what she meant by just looking

a

so many

he had to

who

bowed and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

head

was

his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding the document tightly

Bennet, I’m going back to the

waved his hand and said,

do

went out

at the door

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

as bad as you

and can work

walked to the door and pushed it

against

didn’t follow

was reading some document when he

he didn’t raise his head and

her

in a

his face was pale despite the

and

room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that the man in front

she walked towards

to

the footsteps,

up at the person

his usual cold and stiff tone, he said softly, "Rachel, you

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

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

"The dance is over.

time to

I reminded him.

he still loosened

a few steps back to

I could still feel the warmth of

blushed and i felt rather

my heart was

felt like I had returned to the

were the happiest time

those days were long gone and

feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me and greeted

from behind me and began chatting with

glass and taking a sip of

few to drink and was

time, Elena came

surprise waiting for you on

you like to go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you

appeared on

I followed her to

saw that there were bright red rose petals scattered across the

also numerous

widened in

this whole scene was

this my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who

came to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast aside that

him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips,

much effort on me, and yet I still couldn’t

joy of receiving this birthday surprise soon

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

and yet my mind

the cold sea breeze,

a fireworks display lit up the

to the sky, a deafening sound resonated in

like a

noise, I covered my ears

squatted on the

and i felt like my blood

incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

I felt so dizzy that

strong arms held me tightly "There’s no need to

I’m here."

familiar voice came from above me, making me

It was Charles.

as tears burst from my eyes, Gently,

don’t have to be scared