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.

long time since they

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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Shelia

of your way to

earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits and

used a knife

he heard what Shelia asked,

he said, "I have no

knew the

learned that because he wanted to be prepared in

of time that even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger

would at least have a

"Alright."

to focus her gaze on the

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

a hand to

to look at Victor

straight into Shelia’s eyes,

and explained,

"Is that so?"

her nose with the back

now? Is

"No,"

said, glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

did you learn other than roasting meat? I want

Can you teach me?"

do you want

"In order to survive."

of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad upon

be flipped?

Shelia pointed out.

small burn on the

while he was still

.

thoughts about whether or

all, Shelia’s own

didn’t seem

you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she broke

dimples, meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she said, "Thanks

kindest individual I’ve ever encountered,

"Orphanage?"

where I

years ago, the orphanage was taken over and

clouded as she spoke about

elderly woman was

prepared great meals and gave me a lot

an orphan…’ Victor

guardian was needed to look after you since the orphanage was

leave with the other

and answered, "I didn’t want to

home Shelia had known for

they okay with you

head, Shelia said,

to visit her tomb,

them, and I don’t intend

spite of the dingy ground,

bathed in shards of sunshine that had been

her hands behind her head, her lips

as she gazed up at the

to visit

keeps you from

people

me if

that I have a name

name when I meet her again in

said, blinking

black eyes remained fixed on Shelia and he said

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

in her

I was a lovely

to use this term to describe a

concluded

description of

responsible for your upbringing, how come you got your

was unable to communicate since she was

referred to us by

a poker card was

pocket as if it were a

each kid was given

put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we

the card–the King

get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

and said, "I am the only one

meat was toasting

her the meat after

all set to

Eat, please."

from her gut just

to her stomach and

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

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a good

she rose to her feet, she

nodded and was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand

"Come on, get up."

pause, he took Shelia’s hand in his

the hard way, Shelia used a dart to

of time

had

sitting down on

not sure how far we’ll have to

can get out before the

some

so much walking, and he was coughing up

incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to hold

motion, she murmured, "Van, you

be sure to

lowered his gaze to

in mud after a day and a

What’s

"Plan?"

slow

plans once we leave the forest?

travels

no longer walk and beg them to take

answered with

"Shelia."

to have made up his mind after staring at Shelia for

"What’s the problem?"

me after we

you, I will defend you

can count on

me to come

you? If you don’t want to, it doesn’t

was concerned that Shelia might

for a while before asking, "Are you joking right

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled at Victor,

get out of the

"Sure."

moment they emerged from

the horizon, basking the forest

on the bodies of Victor

high noon and now, the sun

tiredness was assuaged when they saw a

we’re out of

if

We can…"

Shelia could finish her sentence, she

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to

"Van?"

well, i didn’t expect

Shelia looked for the source of

cars that were parked not

at them intently as

away that they were Victor’s

instinctively moved to shield Victor, who in

off Norton, watching his every

only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest when I

lost even when

we were finding our way out of the forest, I put marks all

these marks and you can get

"And then?"

asked, her

looked straight

"Walk along this road.

villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and

knew that Norton didn’t intend to let him

a game with Victor by throwing

that if he couldn’t escape

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

fulfill

a phone number on her palm

call the number once you get hold of a mobile

he whispered.

is my

and she will pick you up

just looked down

that Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked at her and asked in confusion,

"No."

her hand

were

to remember the number, nor

be a good

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently as soon

adamant and

want to spread her palm and let Victor write

couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that

he said, "Tut,

for each other! I’m so

tensed up when saw Norton approaching

pulled Sheila

himself standing steadily was taxing

hard for

up

and Shelia

Norton pulled Shelia towards

was too fast for

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip on Shelia’s

hearing vexation in Victor’s

you look

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

would all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor

stopped in his tracks when something silver flashed through his

was a knife that

a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

said in a contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking

that he had difficulty in

clenched his fist and

you want

has nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

want to

where she comes from but I find your

alone? I can do something about that and let

eyes, Victor breathed

the tip of the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could do was raise

was tensed

saw Victor spat out blood and beg for

that all you can

smile

anger when he heard Shelia’s

you

you

Shelia swallowed.

sense of

in you

So, cut the crap.

kill me, then do

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to stop

she was

would make Norton’s hackles rise and the man would do

Norton was indeed angry.

voice in check as

Looks like you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

and instructed them, "Tie her

squinted his eyes and asked anxiously, "What are

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

did as they

her hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to

made to

his brain thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke Up "Ahem!

was

her choke easily

fists, and the blue veins on his neck

and yelled, "Let her

to open her eyes because of the

actually wanted Victor to run

the moment she opened her mouth, she was choked

her eyes became

on Victor’s face, Norton

might be strong but he was useless in

making me laugh,

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

smile, Norton approached the rope, squatted

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

some good in me, huh? What do you

just

would do whatever it took to

in the middle of the river,

behind him appeared and stood

stood up and looked

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest among

my left has only killed two people, and the one on the right has killed

continued, "You want to save her, right? Knock them

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

Norton touched its tip with his thumb and warned, "But of course, you have to

before the

can say goodbye to your

washed away, I’m afraid that you won’t

the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about anything

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

mercenary and the most popular leader the

course, even his weakest subordinates should be

Victor was

be able to defeat one of the two weakest subordinates

were tall and burly men that could

a doubt, Victor was at a disadvantage

right in his abdomen one after another, and hit

soon as he was hit,

because he was hit repeatedly, his strength left him, and

all over

this time, Victor’s face looked black with

stand, not

could even get back on his feet, he

subconsciously use his arm

Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and a tooth also fell

Victor’s vision became

on the

how

fire was put out and the rope was grasped,

trouble, so he was

to go on, his body

to the

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

to open his eyes, but his vision

just lay there on the ground,

wonder if

recovered yet, so he thought that he might be

the sharp pain that pierced every inch of

up, but

move his hands a little bit, grabbing the mud under his hands in

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

no trace of

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting

unto the soil and opened his

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

waited for a

he didn’t even know

the person

head from the river or come out from

to loss of blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t keep himself

he lost

up again, he was finally

found him

lasted for two days and two

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

bones in his right knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill

thing Victor did after he woke up was ask Carolyn

still wearing an oxygen mask and struggled

danger yet, but all he cared about was

she could sense that she must be a very

delay to send people to search

search lasted for seven days,

passed and there was still no news about

Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from the rain and

covered with mud, but one could easily recognize

years later,

did after

put the King of Hearts card in a box

on the marble tombstone aside

even Shelia’s name on

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

the hospital, but

was also in that

more years, he finished his studies and finally

taking over several small companies under the control of the Sullivan

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

his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the

this time, Roger entered the ward

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

eat any

eating porridge for about

couldn’t even stand

choice but

said, "Eat it again when you

stuck his tongue out, not intending to

at the door, so he politely greeted,

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

kid gradually

him was that Roger would bring some

too much, he could at least taste something

could only eat

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised

say that you

a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to eat something

he

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

visit, it would probably

I

moment before finally saying, "But

furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more than

room opened and closed

Carson couldn’t do anything but wait

the operation began, the indicator light outside the room

indicated that the surgery was successfully

he

he was wheeled to

ago

eligible to be transferred to the

still in a

an expert in the field to

it wasn’t what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

his old wounds had healed, they still had

new injuries

end, he said that only

at least tell us when

in a gloomy

can’t say that

couldn’t help but frown as he made

be blunt, please consider preparing

Is he going to become a vegetable

say this, it was obvious that this was

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

and Lukas, Rachel was the first one to know

deemed that Rachel

wall outside Joey’s

looked slightly disoriented, and there were

just went down to tell Rachel about this important

tragic news, her face

was as if she had already

was

she became this

was when Victor had been in a coma for about

have

for 70 hours before the

Rachel glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low

You can’t smoke here."

senses, Carson put out

didn’t bother

subject and asked, "Anyway, how

"Joey? He’s fine.

said that he has been

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

peeped through

saw Joey sleeping

smile, he stretched for

I’m

around and left without

really just visited to tell Rachel

from that, he had nothing else

an eye, two days eventually

Victor’s

ward

same time, Carson didn’t

she was

broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke up from

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

Roger for a long time without being

if she was still judging

to go upstairs and see

Rachel pressed her lips hard

pulled her sleeve and pulled her back

I want to

pleading in a soft

the fact that Victor was in a coma after

woke up in the hospital, he actually had a

always been absent-minded

Joey finally found out the truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart to hide

cry or say anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go to the ICU to see

just smiled

say bad

we don’t have to worry

eyes, she

a few moments, she

"Yes, of course."

weeks, Joey had a good rest in

mention Victor, as if there was nothing wrong

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 she

was in the second

it was inconvenient for

him sit in a

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

enough, they reached the

The elevator finally stopped at the floor of the ward where Victor

out that the entire floor was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at

furrowed his

wer If Victor had seen this scene, Carson knew that

it’s the first time

What brings you here?"

he quickly set the document

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his innocent

ask that? Do I look like someone who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m

circles around

"Dark circles?"

choked

up his phone, opened its front camera, and

that Joey was

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

was only to

good sleep for half

man, but even he was susceptible

"Ha-ha!"

but laugh after seeing the upset look on Carson’s

innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled

his head, Carson stepped forward and pinched

"You, brat.

tease your godfather?

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

have no

I grew

We are best friends.

the one who

I became

crossed his arms

if you don’t want it,

away using his uninjured hand and said,

clicked his tongue as he

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

I said, it’s a fact that you can’t

you’d better change your attitude

more, but he

corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger standing

regain his composure and commented, "I see that

heard that Mr.Sullivan

with Rachel and Joey

Roger explained.

his composure

"Oh, I see."

the room and said, "His ward

He is resting inside.

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

knew what was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked towards

her, pushing Joey’s

arms were placed over

in thoughts

to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at the little

was not standing very far

Joey could see him from

eyebrows as if he was giving

taking a quick glance at him, Joey turned his

need to use the

what Joey

I take you

"No!"

in a very

was a serious look on

am

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

were no longer

the ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t be right for her to

Joey’s words, Rachel looked at both

then her gaze fell on

former, Carson soon

she wanted him to take Joey to

to pay any attention to

took out his phone and turned around

Joey a thumbs up without Rachel

Carson pretended like he

I have read the plan

talking, he headed towards the nurses’

wasn’t very

phone’s screen lit up while he was

what just happened clearly and understood that it was

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

boy like him

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those words, they

to have been closer to him than she

few days, they got

always in

to her, she

look of things, Rachel still didn’t love

it couldn’t be achieved

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

and Joey

time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

at the phone in his

you through with the phone

"What?"

sight and took a peek at his

appeared on

am

left with no choice! My subordinates are too bad at

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake smile on

very good at

to answer the call only moments ago, the

and

you want to go

look through the glass

was a

view, only the living room could

see Victor, Rachel pushed the door

lie

to undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

voice came from behind

in a

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted

saw a man in a suit coming out

He looked dejected.

a document

Rachel and Carson as

at first,

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung

It was quite noticeable.

employee of the Sullivan Group

need asking about

expression that

out! Her attention was drawn to the name

was what really interested

She turned to Carson.

at her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

of the Sullivan Group’s

what she meant by just looking at her

at a loss

many

had

who Rachel

bowed and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

her head

forehead was covered with

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

Miss Bennet, I’m going back to the

waved his hand and said,

should do

out of sight in a blink of

at the door

that Victor was sitting against the head of the bed at

seem as bad

is well and

to the door and

against the door

follow

some document

his head and say coldly, "Get

her gaze

in a hospital

pale despite the fact that he lowered

frowned and looked

more than seventy hours half a month ago,

that she walked

asked you to go

heard the footsteps, his frown

looked up at the person who was walking

of speaking in his usual cold and stiff tone, he said softly, "Rachel,

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

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

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

still loosened his grip

few steps back to distance myself from

still feel the warmth of his touch on my

blushed and i felt

heart

like I had returned to

days with him were the happiest time of

I reminisced, I knew that those days were

feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me and

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

said, raising my glass and taking

few to drink

this time, Elena

waiting for you on the second

like to go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you

appeared on

confusion, I followed her to the

bright red rose petals

numerous

widened

this whole scene

surprise?’ I had no idea

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

A bitter smile appeared on my

effort on me, and yet I still

of receiving this

floor, I stared at the night

was tranquil, and yet

of the cold sea

sudden, a fireworks display lit up the sky, forming

to the sky, a deafening

like a

I

the

i felt like my blood

horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through my

breath I felt so dizzy that I

I was having a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s no need to be

I’m here."

came from above me, making me

It was Charles.

nestled in his arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my

don’t have to