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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knew the reason

he wanted to be

knew ahead of time that even under ner protection, Victor

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

"Alright."

focus her gaze on

eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the

a hand to wipe

turned to look at Victor

eyes, he started to feel a little

looked away, and explained, "Your nose

"Is that so?"

her nose with the back of

what about now?

"No,"

glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

other than roasting meat?

Can you teach me?"

want

"In order to survive."

very naturally.Chapter

shelia said casually.

felt sad upon hearing

ready to be flipped? It’s on the verge of being

Shelia pointed out.

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

was still thinking

.

second thoughts about whether or

all, Shelia’s

the other hand, didn’t seem to take it

asked, "Will you

"Hmm,"

said after a

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and

two dimples, meanwhile, became

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said, "Thanks so

encountered, except for my caretaker

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I was

was taken over and the old woman was unwell and

eyes clouded as

elderly woman was a

prepared great meals

an orphan…’ Victor

to look after you since

you leave

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

Shelia had known

okay with you being outdoors

head,

to visit

unknown to them, and I don’t intend to

of the dingy ground, Shelia

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

placed her hands behind her head,

disappointment as she gazed

want to

keeps you from

people guarding the

find me if I

no idea that

her my name when I meet her again in

blinking

on Shelia and he

you, Van, it would be more than

in

I was

appropriate to use this term

Shelia, Victor concluded that the

of

for your upbringing, how come you got your

since

to

card was in my

if it were a treasure and

the orphanage, each kid

we pleased,

at the

I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

card and said, "I am the only one

toasting as they were

her the meat after he

set

Eat, please."

from her gut just after his words

hand to her stomach and ate the meat with a greedy

better than the meat i

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a

to her feet, she said,

rise when Shelia abruptly extended

"Come on, get up."

after a little pause, he took

used a dart to put marks on

track of time as

sun had cooled down

on a stone and drank some

far we’ll have

we can get out before the sun

drank some

much walking, and he was coughing up blood for the

said incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to

her forward motion, she murmured,

return, be sure

to the

after

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

slow

your plans once we leave

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

the police station when I can no longer

answered with a

"Shelia."

to have made up his mind after staring at Shelia for a

"What’s the problem?"

after we get out of

like you, I will defend you if

count on

me to come

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

that Shelia

while before asking, "Are you joking right

"No, I’m not.

to treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

smiled at

when we get

"Sure."

they emerged from the woods,

horizon, basking

glimmered on the bodies of

since high noon and now,

was assuaged when they saw a relatively

we’re out of

villagers if we walk a little

We can…"

Shelia could finish her sentence, she

She was confused.

wanting

"Van?"

expect you to

voice came, Shelia looked for the source

were parked not far from

at them intently as he

feel right away that they were

Victor, who in turn stood protectively

eyes off Norton,

hear, Victor said, "Run into the

won’t get lost even when

our way out of

marks and you can get

"And then?"

her eyebrows

straight

"Walk along this road.

you meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone

Norton didn’t intend

wanted to play a game with Victor by throwing

felt that if he couldn’t escape this

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

fulfill the promise he

phone number on her palm

call the number once you get hold

he whispered.

is my

pick you up

down

Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked at her

"No."

her hand

were

want to remember the number, nor do I want

be a good

Victor frowned.

he coughed violently as soon as

and

to spread her palm and let

hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about,

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

strong feelings for each other! I’m so moved

up when

pulled Sheila

and keeping himself standing

for

deliberately walked up to them

Shelia stepped

Norton pulled

fast for

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip on Shelia’s

satisfaction in hearing

know you

he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with

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

tracks when something silver flashed through

a knife that Norton

out a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

a contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking smile,

he had difficulty

clenched his fist and tried to steady

want is my

has nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want

but I

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

eyes, Victor

the knife pressed against her neck, all

body was tensed

saw Victor spat out blood and

you can

mocking smile plastered on

in anger when he

you just

you are a

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of accomplishment

more, you don’t have in you to do

So, cut the crap.

to kill me, then

"Shelia…"

tried to

that she

Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise and

Norton was indeed angry.

looked fierce, but he kept his voice in

really? Looks like you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed them, "Tie

his eyes and asked anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared at

as they were

hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to one

was made to ride a

brain thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor

river was

it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw

blue veins on

teeth and

eyes because of the gushing

actually wanted Victor to

she opened her

enough, her eyes became

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

thought that Victor might be strong but he was useless in

making me laugh,

good man? Why the hell should I obey

approached the rope, squatted down, and blew the

of you wanting to save her so

still some good in me, huh? What

could just glare at

would do whatever it took

of the river, Norton squinted his eyes and

him appeared and stood between

slowly stood up and looked

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest

people,

"You want to save her, right? Knock them

the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms

its tip with his thumb and warned, "But

two before the rope

goodbye to your good

afraid that you won’t

Victor didn’t care

he quickly rushed up and fought against

most popular

course, even his weakest subordinates should be strong

was currently badly

even be able to defeat one of the

of them were tall and burly men that could easily flip Victor

Victor was at a disadvantage

the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen

he was hit, Victor staggered and

his strength left him,

being broken scattered all over his body, making him feel

Victor’s face

to stand, not

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

subconsciously use his arm to block

out a mouthful

this point, Victor’s vision

to fix his eyes on the rope, which was only a few

how many

was put out and the

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

his mind wanted to go on,

fell back to the ground and

After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling on his

to open his eyes, but his vision

on the ground, watching the

couldn’t help but wonder if he

so he

the sharp pain that pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize that he was still

up, but he couldn’t move

little bit, grabbing the mud under his

best, he turned his head to look at the river, only to find that there was

was no trace of

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting

he grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes as wide as he

if he was

for a long

he didn’t even know how much

found the person he had been

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

the excruciating pain he was experiencing,

he lost consciousness

up again, he was

subordinates found him near

operation to rescue him lasted for two days

was found out that Victor had

his right knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and

Victor did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people

wearing an oxygen

out of danger yet, but all he cared about

she must be a very

dare delay to send people to

for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t

and there was still no news

a crumpled playing card that got wet from the

mud, but one could easily recognize

later, Victor completely

he did after fully

the King of Hearts card in a

the marble tombstone

even Shelia’s

Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on a business trip, he suffered a

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

that year that

finished his studies

several small companies

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

Victor was able to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed

time, Roger entered the

her sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of

eat

eating porridge for about

he couldn’t even stand the smell of

sighed and had no choice but

"Eat it again when you

out, not intending to

standing at the door, so he

In the past half a month, Roger came to the

gradually got acquainted

about him was that Roger would bring some snacks when he

too much, he could at least taste

could only eat them

Rachel turned around and

say that you wouldn’t

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

she would say no every time, he would still insist

he said that he had an important project meeting today, so

still visit, it would

initially, I couldn’t

hesitated for a moment

response, Rachel furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

done to Victor lasted for more

opened and closed

anything but wait outside until the procedure

the operation began, the indicator

indicated that the

life was saved, but he wasn’t completely out

was wheeled to

until two days ago that his vital

to be transferred to

was still in a

an expert in the field to check Victor’s

it wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

had healed, they still

new injuries just made matters

the end, he said that only a miracle could save Victor’s

you at least tell us

in

I can’t

help but frown

fact, if I may be blunt, please consider preparing

he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable for the

was obvious

hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this

was

that Rachel had the

Joey’s ward,

slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles

went down to tell Rachel about this

the tragic news, her face didn’t show

had already prepared herself for

Carson was

she became this mentally

had been in a coma for about

it might have been even

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

of silence, Rachel glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses, Carson put out

her indifferent expression, he didn’t bother

changed the subject and asked, "Anyway, how is the little

"Joey? He’s fine.

said that he has been recovering

fact, it’s expected that his plaster will be removed ahead of the

peeped through the glass panel

Joey sleeping soundly in

faint smile, he stretched for a bit and said,

then, I’m

saying that, Carson turned around and left without

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

had nothing else to

of an eye, two

Victor’s

stayed in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours a

Carson didn’t show his

from an expert, she was also convinced that Victor would never

Roger broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke up

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

for a long time without being able to speak a

she was still judging Roger’s expression if

Do you want to go upstairs and

Rachel pressed

sleeve and

want to

was Joey, pleading in a soft

that Victor was

woke up in the hospital, he actually

on, he found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in any of their

finally found out the truth, Rachel didn’t

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

he just smiled and made

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad

we don’t have to worry too much

she felt a lump

moments, she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

following two weeks, Joey had a good rest in

Victor, as if there was nothing

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

brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel was

"Okay…"

softened, and

ward was in

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

simply let him

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

they reached the

finally stopped at the floor of the ward

ward, and there was only one patient at this time,

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

Carson knew that

time I’ve seen you

What brings you here?"

the document he was

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his

like someone who will be beaten easily? Ha!

where did those dark circles

"Dark circles?"

choked at

panic, he picked up his phone, opened its front camera, and looked

realized that Joey

haggard, and his eye bags were so big that it seemed like someone punched

this was only

have a good sleep for half a

a handsome young man, but

"Ha-ha!"

seeing the upset look on

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

head, Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

tease your godfather? You have

sharp pain on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t remember recognizing you as

no opinion

and I

We are best friends.

the one

how I became

his eyebrows and crossed his arms in front

even if you don’t want it, that fact

and said, "Humph! If I

he

also didn’t

I said, it’s a fact that you

change your

anything more, but he stuck out his

of the corner of his

to regain his composure and commented, "I

heard that Mr.Sullivan has woken

came here with Rachel and

Roger explained.

lose his composure just because of

"Oh, I see."

at the room and said, "His ward is

He is resting inside.

Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward Carson pointed at,

knew what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked towards

followed her,

were placed

in thoughts for

was about to sav something, Joey spoke

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at the little

was not standing very far

a result, Joey could see him from the

eyebrows as if

a quick glance at him, Joey

I need to use the

overheard what

about I take

"No!"

replied in a

serious look on his

I am a

ward, so it wasn’t a problem for Rachel to take

moment, they were

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

words, Rachel looked at

Roger, then her

the former, Carson soon

she wanted him to take Joey to the

to pay

phone and turned around as if nothing had

to give Joey a thumbs up without Rachel

pretended like he was answering

have read the plan

talking, he headed towards the

he wasn’t very good at

phone’s screen lit up while he was still

call at all! Rachel saw what

"It’s okay.

take

He is actually right.

like him to be taken

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those words,

to have been

past few days, they got

always in

known to her, she

the look of things, Rachel

knew that it

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

Joey headed towards the

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

quick glance at the

you through with the phone

"What?"

sight and took a peek at his

smile appeared on his

am through with

choice! My subordinates are too bad

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile on

not very good at

knew that he had pretended to answer

touched the tip of his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness

want

order to look through the glass panel on the

was

only the living room could be

couldn’t see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no time and

said Victor would lie in the bed for two

half a

voice came from

is in a

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

and saw a man in a suit coming out of the

He looked dejected.

a document in

and Carson as soon as

was stunned at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

the Sullivan Group

was no need asking about what just happened

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

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

was what

She turned to Carson.

he looked back at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

of the

knew exactly what she meant by just looking at her

at a loss for

many

he had to

who

and mentioned

"Miss Bennet."

head

forehead was covered with

had given him the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding the document tightly

Bennet, I’m going back

and said, "Very well

should do that

Troy went out of

looked at the

Victor was

condition doesn’t seem as bad as you

and can

to the door and pushed it

leaned against the door

didn’t follow

document when he heard

he didn’t raise his head and say coldly,

her gaze

was in a hospital

that his face was pale despite the fact that he lowered

and looked rather

sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have

that she walked towards the bed

to go

the footsteps, his

the person who

usual cold and stiff

Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept

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

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

but he still loosened his grip on my waist

back to distance

I could still feel the warmth of his touch on

face blushed and i felt rather

heart was

like I had returned to

him were the happiest

those days were long gone

down, feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached me and greeted

myself to ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began

and taking

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

this time, Elena

for you on

like to go upstairs and take

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you

appeared on

her to the deck on

there were bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard, forming a big

also numerous balloons

eyes widened in

must say, this whole scene was

this my birthday surprise?’ I had no

mind was Charles, but I

smile appeared on my

effort on me, and yet

receiving this birthday surprise soon died

stared at the night scene around me

was tranquil, and yet

cold sea breeze,

display lit up the sky, forming the

sky,

like a

I covered

on the ground and

and i felt like my blood was

abandoned

I felt

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

I’m here."

familiar voice came from above me, making

It was Charles.

his arms as tears burst from my

don’t have to be