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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"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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knew

because he wanted to be prepared in case

even under ner protection, Victor would

would at least have a better chance to survive

"Alright."

her gaze on the burning

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

out a hand to wipe off the

to look at

Victor looked straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel

looked away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt on

"Is that so?"

rub her nose with the back

now?

"No,"

said, glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

did you learn other than roasting meat? I want to learn

Can you teach me?"

want to

"In order to survive."

naturally.Chapter 462 Come With

shelia said casually.

felt sad

to be flipped? It’s on the

Shelia pointed out.

on the

was still

.

about whether or

was, after all, Shelia’s own

other hand, didn’t seem

you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after a

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she broke

dimples, meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she said,

encountered, except for my caretaker in the

"Orphanage?"

where

orphanage was taken over and the old woman was unwell and

as she spoke

elderly woman was a

I was younger, she prepared great meals and gave me a lot

is an orphan…’ Victor pursed

to look after you

leave with the other

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

home Shelia had

you being outdoors on your

head, Shelia said,

desperate to visit her

remain unknown to them, and I don’t intend

spite of the dingy ground, Shelia lay

was bathed in shards of sunshine that had been scattered by the

her hands behind her head, her

with disappointment as she gazed up at

want to visit

what keeps you

are people guarding the

find me if I

that I have a

I

said, blinking

remained fixed on Shelia and he said

"If she had the chance to see you, Van, it would be

had a soft spot in her

said that I

It didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to

Victor concluded that

an apt description of her

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

was unable to communicate since she was

to us by

card was

it from her pocket as if it were a treasure

orphanage, each kid

take them as we pleased, but we

stared at the

Did I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

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

toasting as they were

the meat after he re-applied the

set to

Eat, please."

from her gut just after

hand to her stomach

It’s much better than the meat i

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a good

she rose to her feet, she said, "Let’s

to rise when Shelia abruptly extended

"Come on, get up."

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

a

of

sun had cooled

on a stone and drank

how far we’ll

out before

some water as

much walking, and he was coughing up blood for the second

incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

have

"Like never before…"

and continued to hold

her forward motion, she murmured, "Van,

be

to the side

in mud after a day and a night

What’s

"Plan?"

slow

we leave the forest?

my travels and explore the world’s finest rivers

I can no longer walk and

answered with a

"Shelia."

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

"What’s the problem?"

come with me after we get out of

I will defend you if she doesn’t like

count on

me to come

with you? If you don’t

that Shelia might

while before asking,

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the best

Victor convinced her.

smiled

when we get

"Sure."

they emerged from the woods, though, everything

horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed through the branches and

the

been walking since high noon and now, the sun

was assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious country

out of the

meet local villagers if we walk

We can…"

could finish her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

wanting to know why

"Van?"

didn’t expect you to

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of

cars that were

the front, looking at them intently as he played

could feel right away that they were

shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front of

take his eyes off Norton, watching

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

get lost even when

out of the forest, I put marks all

marks and you can get back

"And then?"

asked, her eyebrows

looked straight into

"Walk along this road.

mobile phone from them, and call this

Norton didn’t intend to let him

just wanted to play a game with

if he couldn’t escape this

back to see his grandmother, and treat her as his

Victor could not fulfill

Shelia’s hand, Victor wrote a phone number on her

you get hold

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

pick you up wherever you

down at

didn’t respond, Victor looked at her and

"No."

her

eyes were

want to remember the

a

Victor frowned.

coughed

and clenched

her palm and let Victor write the phone

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

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

other! I’m so moved by

up when

intuitively pulled Sheila behind

seriously injured and keeping himself standing steadily was taxing for

be hard for him to

walked up to

and Shelia

patience with them, Norton

for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

a firm grip on Shelia’s

found satisfaction in hearing vexation in

you

the mud on Shelia’s face with his

all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to

stopped in his tracks when something silver

a knife that Norton pressed against Shelia’s

spat out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

and gave Victor a mocking

that he

clenched his fist and

you want is my

has nothing to

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want to

comes from but

boring for you to die alone?

red eyes, Victor

tip of the knife pressed against her neck,

was

saw Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy,

you can do? Threaten

smile plastered on

anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful

did you just

you are

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment by threatening

you to

So, cut the crap.

want to kill

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to stop

she was provoking

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

Norton was indeed angry.

his voice

really? Looks like you really

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and

and asked anxiously, "What are

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

men did as they

feet bound, Shelia was taken to

to ride a

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

river was

over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s face

the blue veins on his neck became

gritted his teeth and

her eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia had

Victor to run

moment she opened her mouth, she

her

on

but he was useless in this kind

making me laugh,

you think that I’m a good man?

the rope,

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

good in me, huh?

just glare at

whatever it took to save

who was in the middle of the river,

behind him appeared and stood

up and looked at Victor with a

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest among my

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

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

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

touched its tip with his thumb and

these two before the rope

goodbye to

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

at the flickering flame, Victor didn’t

of essence, so he quickly rushed up

most popular leader

subordinates should

Victor was

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

were tall and burly men that could easily

was at a disadvantage from the very

rushed over to them, the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and hit his back

as he was hit,

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

broken scattered all over his body, making him

time, Victor’s face looked black with

to stand, not ready to give

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

his arm

Victor spat out a mouthful of

Victor’s

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

how many injuries

was put out and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s

so he

his mind wanted to go on, his body couldn’t keep up any

back to the ground and

time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain

his eyes,

lay there on the ground, watching the raindrops

couldn’t help but wonder if he

so he thought that

soon enough, the sharp pain that pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize that

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

move his hands a little bit,

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

no

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting out more

the soil and opened his

river expectantly, as if he was waiting for something to

for a long

even know how

never found the person he

the river or come out from somewhere and call his

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

lost

woke up again, he was finally

him near the

him lasted for two days

it was found out that

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

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

wearing an

life was not completely out of danger yet,

didn’t even know who Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be a very important person

to send people to search for Shelia along the

lasted for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t

was still no news about

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

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

later, Victor

thing he did after fully recovering was buy a

King of Hearts card in a box and

was nothing on the marble tombstone aside from the

Shelia’s

was on

him to the hospital, but he was declared dead on

It was also in that

two more years, he finished his studies and

companies under

companies from a very low level

ability,

this time, Roger entered the ward where

on the edge of the bed, holding

can’t eat

porridge for

now, he couldn’t even stand the smell of

sighed and had no choice but to put the

it again when you get

stuck his tongue out, not intending

standing at the door, so he politely

month, Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey from

gradually

that Roger

Joey couldn’t eat too much, he could at least taste

only eat them

greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and

that you wouldn’t come

a message in advance to

he would

asked, he said that he had an important project meeting

visit, it would probably

I

Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "But I got a

response, Rachel furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

to

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

but wait outside until the

since the operation began, the

the surgery was

but he wasn’t

wheeled to

days ago that his vital

be transferred to the general

he was still

expert in the field to check

what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

his old wounds had healed, they

new injuries just

said that only a miracle could save Victor’s

least tell us when he will wake

in

afraid I can’t

couldn’t help but frown as he made things

if I may be blunt, please consider

that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable for the rest of his

the expert didn’t say this, it was

was not a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this was it for

was the first one

Carson deemed that Rachel had the right to

leaned against the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding

and there were dark

tell Rachel about this

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

was as if she had already prepared

was a

she became

had been in a coma

have been even

operating room for 70 hours before

and reminded him in a low voice,

You can’t smoke here."

he regained his senses, Carson put out the

bother continue discussing about Victor’s grim

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

"Joey? He’s fine.

him up yesterday and said that he has

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

head and peeped through the glass panel

sleeping soundly

smile, he stretched for a bit and

I’m leaving

saying that, Carson turned around and left without looking

really just visited to tell

had nothing else to

blink of an eye, two

made aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t

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

time, Carson didn’t show his face to her

an expert, she was

broke the news that Victor

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

Roger for a long time

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

Do you want to go upstairs and see

asked slowly This time, Rachel pressed her lips

pulled her sleeve and pulled her

want to see

pleading

fact that Victor was in

Joey woke up in the hospital, he actually

been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in

truth, Rachel

anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go to the ICU

he just smiled

daddy bad? They say bad people live

have to

Joey’s bright eyes, she felt

a few moments, she mustered her courage and

"Yes, of course."

had a

mention Victor, as if there was nothing wrong

the night from time to time and look at the ceiling with his eyes wide

brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel

"Okay…"

softened, and

in the second

yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk

simply let him sit in

the wheelchair for him, and the three of them went

enough, they

at the floor of

one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the

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

had seen this scene, Carson knew that he

guy, it’s the first time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

as he quickly set the document he was holding aside and raised his

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his

Do I look like someone who

those dark circles around your

"Dark circles?"

choked at Joey’s

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

that Joey

were so

this was only to be

a good sleep for half a

a handsome young man, but

"Ha-ha!"

seeing

laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by

his head, Carson stepped forward

"You, brat.

dare you tease your godfather? You have guts,

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

no

father and I grew up

We are best friends.

the one who picked

that’s how I became

and crossed his

you don’t want it, that fact

uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t

he

also didn’t expect that I would

it’s a fact

change your attitude towards

didn’t say anything more, but he

his eye, Carson

and commented, "I see

I heard that Mr.Sullivan has woken

here with Rachel and

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his

"Oh, I see."

room and

He is resting inside.

him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the

one knew what was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards the

her, pushing

were placed over

was lost in thoughts for a

he was about to

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at the little

standing very far

result, Joey could see him from the corner of

if

taking a quick glance at him, Joey turned

need to use

overheard what Joey was

about I

"No!"

in a

serious look

I am a

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

at that moment, they were no longer in

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

words, Rachel looked

then her gaze fell on

Carson soon observed that she was staring at

him to take Joey

and refused to pay any attention

he took out his phone and turned around as

give Joey a

like he was answering

Mr.Ramos! I have read the plan

headed towards

wasn’t very good

up while he was still holding it

no call at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

him to be taken to the bathroom

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those

that Rachel ought to have been

few days, they got

them were always

known to her,

of things, Rachel still

that it

from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside

Joey headed towards

some time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

a quick glance at the phone

through with the

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took a peek at his

smile appeared on his

I am through with

choice! My subordinates are too bad

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake

very good at

he had pretended to answer the call only

nose and coughed to

you want to go

order to look through the glass panel

ward was

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

pushed the door open in no time and walked

Victor would lie in the bed for

has to undergo half a year’s

voice came from

is in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

a man in a suit coming out of

He looked dejected.

was a document in

and Carson

stunned at first,

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung

It was quite noticeable.

the Sullivan Group and the director of the project

was no need asking about what just

expression that the project plan had

driven out! Her attention was

surname was what

She turned to Carson.

back at her, she raised her eyebrows

"Well, this is Troy.

works as a member of the Sullivan

knew exactly what she meant

at a loss for

many surnames in the

he had to choose

who

and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly in

was covered with

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

Bennet, I’m going

waved his hand and said, "Very well

do that

went out of sight in

at the

to see that Victor was sitting

seem as bad

is well and can work

the door and pushed

against the

didn’t follow

some document when he

didn’t raise his head and say coldly,

her gaze

was in a hospital

pale despite

frowned and looked rather

seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would

entranced that she walked towards the

you to

Victor heard the footsteps, his frown

person who was walking

of speaking in his usual cold and

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

I figured it wouldn’t bode

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

eyes, but he still loosened

took a few steps back to

for some reason, I could still feel the

face blushed and i felt rather

my heart was

felt like I

the happiest time

those days were long gone and I

feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached me

gaze from behind me and began chatting with the guests

raising my glass and taking

it, I’d had a few to drink and was

this time, Elena came

surprise waiting for you on

to go upstairs and

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you get

appeared

followed her to the deck on the

I got there, I saw that there were bright red

numerous balloons

widened

whole scene was picturesque and

my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea

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

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

had never spent this much effort on me, and yet

receiving this

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

was tranquil, and yet my mind was

of the cold sea breeze, I felt

sudden, a fireworks display lit up the sky, forming the

the fireworks shot up to the sky, a deafening sound resonated in

like

I covered my ears

the ground and curled

began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood

at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

I felt

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

I’m here."

familiar voice came from above

It was Charles.

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

have to be scared ever