My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

a long time since

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

her

thought occurred

shouted, "The eggs! I

free from Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen

Ethan followed behind her.

at Janet, who was extremely flustered, and he

to keep an

gently pulled her to the side

in the corner, restlessly

"I’m sorry.

I rushed to you and forgot

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"It’s my fault.

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used a knife

heard what Shelia asked, his eyes darkened

a while, he said, "I have no

Victor knew the reason

because he wanted to be prepared in case of

even under ner

so that he would at least have a better chance to survive in case

"Alright."

to focus her

eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile

out a hand to wipe off

turned to look at Victor with a blank

looked straight into Shelia’s eyes,

retracted his hand, looked away, and explained,

"Is that so?"

ahead to rub her nose with

what about now? Is it

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

learn other than

Can you teach me?"

you want

"In order to survive."

naturally.Chapter 462 Come With

shelia said casually.

sad upon

flipped? It’s

Shelia pointed out.

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

meat over while he was still thinking

.

second thoughts about whether or not to

all, Shelia’s own

hand, didn’t seem to take

"Will you

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and she

dimples, meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she said, "Thanks

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

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I was

orphanage was taken over and the old woman

as

was a

great meals and gave me a lot of

is an orphan…’ Victor

to look after

didn’t you leave with the other

Victor and answered, "I didn’t want

the only home Shelia had known for

okay with you being

head,

I was desperate to visit her

whereabouts remain unknown to them, and I don’t intend

the dingy ground, Shelia lay down

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

her hands behind her head, her

disappointment as she gazed up at

want to

what keeps you from doing

people

find me if

no idea that I have a name

when I meet

said, blinking

eyes remained fixed on Shelia and

see you, Van, it would be more than likely that she would

in her heart for

I was a

appropriate to use this

at Shelia, Victor concluded that

of

responsible for your upbringing, how come you got your name so

to communicate since she was deaf, mute,

referred to us

card was

were a treasure and presented it to Victor as

the orphanage, each kid was given a

cards and let us take them as we

the

Did I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

retracted the card and said, "I am the only

toasting

her the meat

all set to

Eat, please."

came from her gut just after

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

better than the meat i made myself! Van, you’re

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a

to her feet, she said,

rise when Shelia abruptly extended her

"Come on, get up."

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

the hard way, Shelia used a dart

had lost track of time

sun had cooled down

in sitting down on a stone

sure how far we’ll

can get out

some water

after so much walking, and he was coughing

said incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to hold

forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you

return, be sure

his gaze to the

mud after a day

What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow to

once we leave the forest? Where will you be

my travels and explore the world’s finest rivers and

no longer walk and beg them to take

answered with a

"Shelia."

his mind after staring at

"What’s the problem?"

me after we get out

I will defend you if she

count on

me to

it all right with you? If you don’t

concerned that

while before asking, "Are you joking

"No, I’m not.

to treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled at

get out

"Sure."

emerged from the woods,

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

the bodies of Victor

high noon and now, the sun

they saw a relatively

out of

local villagers if we walk a little

We can…"

sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting to know why

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect

voice came, Shelia looked for

three cars that were parked not far from

front, looking at them intently as he played with

right away that

in turn stood

take his eyes off Norton, watching his

could hear, Victor said,

won’t get lost even when it gets

finding our way out of the forest,

you can

"And then?"

asked, her

looked straight

"Walk along this road.

mobile phone from them,

knew that Norton didn’t intend to let him

game with Victor by

if he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia

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

fulfill the promise he made in the

hand, Victor wrote a phone number on her palm

call the number once you get hold of

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

she will pick you

just looked down at her

looked at her and asked in

"No."

pulled her

were a little

the number,

be a

Victor frowned.

anxious that he coughed violently as

adamant and clenched her

want to spread her palm and

talking about, he could tell that

said, "Tut, tut, tut, this is

each other!

when

pulled

was seriously injured and keeping himself standing steadily was

would be hard for him to fight

walked up

and Shelia stepped

with them, Norton pulled

too fast for Victor

"Let her go!"

kept a firm

hearing vexation in

know you

as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with his

Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed

in his tracks when something

was a knife that Norton pressed against

out a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

Victor a mocking smile, pretending

felt that he had difficulty

fist and tried to steady

want is my

nothing to do

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

want to

don’t where she comes from but I find your

boring for you to die alone? I can

eyes, Victor

knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could

body was tensed

she saw Victor spat out blood and beg for

you

mocking smile plastered on his

narrowed in anger

you

you are

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment by

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

So, cut the crap.

to kill me, then do

"Shelia…"

desperately tried

that she was

make Norton’s hackles rise

Norton was indeed angry.

his voice in

really? Looks like you really

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

men and instructed them, "Tie

anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

did as they were

bound, Shelia was taken to one of the

was made to ride a different

where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke

river was

it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor

fists, and the blue veins on his

his teeth and yelled,

of the gushing water, Shelia had

wanted Victor to run

opened her

enough, her eyes

on

that Victor might be strong but he

me laugh,

man? Why the

a cunning smile, Norton approached the rope,

wanting to save her so much, I will give you a

still some good in me, huh? What do you

just glare at

whatever it took to save

the river, Norton squinted his eyes and snapped his

men behind him appeared and

and looked at Victor with a

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest among my

my left has only killed two people, and the one

continued, "You want to save her, right?

speaking, the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him

with his thumb and warned, "But of

these two before the

say goodbye to

she’s washed away, I’m afraid that you won’t even find her

at the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care

he quickly rushed up and fought against the two

the most

subordinates should

Victor was

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

of them were tall and burly men

was at

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

hit, Victor staggered and struggled

strength left him, and he eventually knelt on

bones being broken scattered all over

time, Victor’s face looked black

tried to stand, not ready to give

he could even get back on his feet, he saw another

still able to subconsciously use his arm to

a mouthful of blood, and a tooth also

this point, Victor’s vision became

eyes on the rope, which

didn’t matter how many injuries

and the rope was grasped,

he was willing to

to go

he fell back to the ground and lost his

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

struggled to open his eyes, but his

there on the ground,

wonder if

recovered yet, so he

inch of his body made Victor realize that he

but he couldn’t

bit, grabbing the mud under his hands

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

no trace

"Ahem!"

spurting out

unto the soil and opened his

at the river expectantly, as if he

for a long

even know how

found the person he had been

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

loss of blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor

he lost consciousness

up again, he was

found him

him lasted for two

diagnosis, it was found out that

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

was ask

was still wearing an oxygen mask

life was not completely out of danger yet, but

even know who Shelia was, but she could sense that she must

send people to search

search lasted for seven days, but

passed and there was still

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

could

years later,

he did after

the King of Hearts card in a box and

was nothing on the marble tombstone aside from the

wasn’t even Shelia’s name on

while Karl was on a business trip, he

still tried to rush him to the hospital, but he was

was also in that year

more years, he finished his

began taking over several small companies under the control of the

these companies from a very low

prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the

time, Roger entered the

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

eat

been eating porridge

couldn’t even stand the smell of

and had no choice but to put

it again

stuck his tongue out,

at the door, so he

In the past half a month, Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey from time to

the kid gradually got acquainted

about him was that Roger would bring some snacks

he could at least taste something

only eat them in

greeted Roger, Rachel turned around

you say that you

came here, he would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to

he would still

when Roger asked, he said that he had an important project meeting today, so

he could still visit, it

I couldn’t

Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment before

Rachel furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

operation done to Victor lasted for more

opened and closed

do anything but

day since the operation began, the indicator light outside the room was turned

that the surgery was

saved, but he wasn’t completely

he was wheeled

not until two days ago that his vital

to be transferred to the

was still in a

an expert in the field to check Victor’s condition

it wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

his old wounds had healed, they

new injuries

he said that only a miracle could

least tell us when he will

in

I can’t say

couldn’t help but frown as

fact, if I may be blunt, please consider preparing

chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable

it was

but there was a huge

Carson and Lukas, Rachel was the

Carson deemed that Rachel had the right to

wall outside Joey’s ward, holding

and there were dark circles round

to tell Rachel about

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

if she had already prepared herself for something

fact, Carson was a

know when she became this

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

it might have been even

also there outside the operating room for 70 hours before the indication light

the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low voice,

You can’t smoke here."

he regained his senses, Carson put out

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

subject and asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said that

expected that his plaster will be removed

head and peeped through the glass panel

sleeping soundly in the

smile, he stretched for a bit and said,

I’m leaving

around and left

tell Rachel about the doctor’s

that, he had nothing else

the blink of an eye, two

aware of Victor’s condition,

Joey’s ward almost

Carson didn’t show his face to her

came from an expert, she was also

broke the news that Victor

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

for a long time without being able to speak

still judging Roger’s expression if

Rachel… Do you want to go

This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard

sleeve and pulled her back from her deep

want

Joey, pleading in

Victor was in a coma after obtaining

woke up in the hospital, he actually

Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in any of

truth, Rachel

cry or say anything, nor did he pester

he just smiled and

They say

don’t have to worry

eyes, she

a few moments, she mustered

"Yes, of course."

two weeks, Joey had a good rest in the

as if there was nothing

the middle of the night from time to time and look at the ceiling

all inside him, but

"Okay…"

heart softened, and she

ward was in the second

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

Rachel simply let him sit in a

pushed the wheelchair for him, and the three of them

enough, they

at the floor of the ward where

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

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

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

time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

set the document

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his

would you ask that? Do I look like someone who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m the one who beats others,

dark circles around your

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at

his phone, opened

realized that

looked totally haggard, and his eye bags were so big that it seemed like

was only to

have a good sleep for half

handsome young man, but even he was

"Ha-ha!"

help but laugh after seeing the upset look on Carson’s

Carson realized that he was fooled by this

Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s face

"You, brat.

tease your godfather? You

and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I

have no

and I grew up

We are best friends.

one who picked

how I

raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms in front of his

for you, even if you don’t want

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

he withdrew his

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

said, it’s a

change your

anything more, but he stuck out his

corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

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

heard that Mr.Sullivan has

with Rachel

Roger explained.

plan to lose his

"Oh, I see."

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

He is resting inside.

and see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel

was going

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards

followed her, pushing

were placed over his

in

to

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at

standing

a result, Joey could see him from

eyebrows as if he

at him, Joey

I need to

what Joey

about I take

"No!"

replied in a very

was a serious look

am a

wasn’t a problem for Rachel to take him to the

that moment, they were no longer

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

reaction to Joey’s words,

it was Roger, then her

Carson

she wanted him to take

to pay any attention

he took out his phone and turned around as if

a thumbs up without Rachel

like he

have read the

headed towards the nurses’

wasn’t very good at

up while he was

saw what just happened

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

very embarrassing for a boy like him to be taken

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those words, they displeased

Rachel ought to have been closer to him

days, they got

were always

to her, she still alienated

things, Rachel still

it couldn’t be achieved

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

he and Joey

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

a quick glance at the phone in his

through with

"What?"

sight and took

appeared

am through with

was left with no choice! My subordinates are too

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake

not very good

to answer the call only moments ago,

nose and coughed

you want to go

look through

ward was a

of view, only the living room could be seen, and

door open in

Victor would lie in the bed for two

has to undergo half

voice came from

is in a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

a man in

He looked dejected.

a document

Carson as soon as he

stunned at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

of the Sullivan Group

about what just happened

man’s expression that the project plan had been

have been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the

was what

She turned to Carson.

at her,

"Well, this is Troy.

of

what she meant

at a loss for

many surnames in the

had

recognized who

and mentioned

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly in

forehead was covered

given him the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was

Miss Bennet, I’m going back

waved his hand and said, "Very well

should do that

said, Troy went out

looked at the door

was sitting against the head of

doesn’t seem as

is well and

door and

leaned against the

didn’t follow Rachel

document when he heard the

he didn’t raise his head and say coldly,

her gaze

was in a

his face was pale despite the fact that he

and

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

was so entranced that she

to go out,

heard the footsteps,

up at the person

and stiff tone, he said softly,

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

guests around, I figured it wouldn’t bode well if I lost

"The dance is over.

time to

I reminded him.

flashed through his eyes, but he still loosened

a few steps back to

for some reason, I could still feel the warmth of his

face blushed and i

heart

it felt like I had returned

days with him were the happiest

days were long gone and I could never

down, feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached

from behind me and began chatting with the guests with a smile on my face "Thank

my glass and taking

to drink and was starting

time, Elena came to

waiting for you on the

you like to go upstairs and take

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you get

smile appeared on Elena’s

her to the deck on the

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

also numerous

widened in

whole scene was picturesque

I had no idea who had

came to mind was Charles,

possibly be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself

effort on me,

joy of receiving this

floor, I stared at

tranquil, and yet my mind was

sea breeze, I felt

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

the fireworks shot up to the sky, a deafening

sounded like

the noise, I covered

squatted on the ground

and i felt like my blood

horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through my

I felt so dizzy that I

a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s no need

I’m here."

came from above

It was Charles.

my eyes, Gently, he brushed

don’t have to be scared