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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Victor knew the

to be prepared in case of

ner protection, Victor would find himself

would at least have a better chance to

"Alright."

focus her

Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust

a hand to wipe

was startled and turned to look at Victor with a

straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel a little

his hand, looked away, and explained, "Your

"Is that so?"

to rub her nose

about now? Is it

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

did you learn other than

Can you teach me?"

want to learn

"In order to survive."

Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In order to

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad upon hearing

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

Shelia pointed out.

Victor saw a small burn on the meat’s exposed side

meat over while he was still thinking

.

had second thoughts about whether or not to ask her about

after all, Shelia’s own

the other hand, didn’t

"Will you please

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and

two dimples, meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she said, "Thanks so

ever encountered, except for my

"Orphanage?"

where I was

was taken over and the old woman was unwell

clouded as she spoke

was a

prepared great meals and gave me a lot of

is an orphan…’ Victor pursed his

guardian was needed to look after

leave with the

and answered, "I

the only home Shelia had known for

okay with you

head, Shelia said,

was desperate to visit her tomb, so I

whereabouts remain unknown to them, and I don’t

the dingy ground, Shelia

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

placed her hands behind her head,

disappointment as she gazed up at

to visit

keeps you from doing

are people guarding the

if I go

idea that I have

when I meet her again in the

said, blinking

fixed on

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

had a soft spot in her

said that I was

didn’t seem appropriate to use

Shelia, Victor concluded that the adjective

apt description of her

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

was unable to communicate since

never referred to us by

poker card was in

if it were a treasure and presented it to Victor as she

each kid

the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which was maybe due

at the card–the King

Did I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

the card and said, "I am the only one with

meat was toasting as they

her the meat after he re-applied

set to

Eat, please."

gut just

her hand to her stomach and ate

than the meat i made myself!

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a good

to her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

ready to rise when Shelia abruptly

"Come on, get up."

a little pause, he took Shelia’s

way, Shelia used a dart to put marks on the tree

had lost track of time as

sun had cooled

sitting down on a stone

sure how far we’ll have

get out before the sun

some water

so much walking, and he was coughing up

said incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to hold

she murmured, "Van,

return, be sure to

his gaze to the side of her

after a day and a night in the

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow

once we leave the

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

station when I can no longer walk and beg

answered with a

"Shelia."

mind

"What’s the problem?"

with me after

you, I will defend you

count on

me to come with

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

that Shelia

for a while before

"No, I’m not.

to treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

smiled at

we get out of the

"Sure."

they emerged from the woods, though, everything

Chapter 463 Let Her Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale

glimmered on the bodies of Victor

walking since high noon

assuaged when they saw a relatively

out of

meet local villagers if we walk a little

We can…"

her sentence, she

She was confused.

wanting to know why he

"Van?"

didn’t expect you to come

came, Shelia looked for the

saw three cars that were parked

front, looking at them

could feel right away that they

to shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front

take his eyes off Norton,

only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into the

even

out of the forest, I put marks all

and you

"And then?"

asked, her eyebrows

straight

"Walk along this road.

meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them,

Norton didn’t intend to

a game with Victor

felt that if he couldn’t escape this predicament,

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

that Victor could not fulfill the promise

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

number once you get hold of a mobile

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

pick you

down at her

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

"No."

her hand

eyes were

remember the

be a good

Victor frowned.

that he coughed violently as

and clenched

want to spread her palm and let Victor write the phone

were talking about, he could tell that

"Tut, tut, tut, this

feelings for each other! I’m so

when saw Norton

pulled Sheila behind

and keeping himself standing steadily was taxing for

for

deliberately walked up to them

Shelia stepped

patience with them, Norton pulled Shelia

fast for Victor to

"Let her go!"

a firm grip on

found satisfaction in hearing vexation in Victor’s

you look

he wiped the mud

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

stopped in his tracks when

knife that Norton

spat out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

gave Victor a mocking

felt that he

clenched his fist and tried

want

has nothing to do

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want

comes from but

die alone? I can do

red eyes,

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

body was tensed

saw Victor spat out blood and beg for

you can

smile plastered on his

eyes narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful

you just

you are a

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment by threatening two

don’t have in you to do what you

So, cut the crap.

to kill

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to stop

that she was provoking

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

Norton was indeed angry.

he kept his voice in check

like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and

his eyes and asked anxiously, "What are

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

did as

and feet bound, Shelia

made to ride

thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter

river was

making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s face became paler by the

hands clenched into fists, and the blue

teeth and yelled, "Let

her eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia had

actually wanted Victor

the moment she opened her

her

the exasperated expression on Victor’s face, Norton

but

me laugh,

that I’m a good man?

approached the rope, squatted down, and blew

wanting to save her

good in me, huh?

just glare at

it took

of the river, Norton squinted his eyes and snapped his

appeared and stood between the rope

up and looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest among

killed two people, and the one on the right has

brief pause, Norton continued, "You want to save

holding Victor’s

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

these two before the

goodbye to your good

moment she’s washed away, I’m afraid that you won’t

at the flickering flame, Victor didn’t

he quickly rushed up and fought against the

a mercenary and the most popular leader the

subordinates should be strong as

was currently

might not even be able to defeat one of the two weakest subordinates of

of them were tall and burly men that could

doubt, Victor was at a disadvantage from

rushed over to them, the two men punched Victor right in his

as he was hit, Victor

hit repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually knelt

of his bones being broken scattered all over his body, making him feel somewhat

Victor’s face looked black

still tried to stand, not ready to

he could even get back on his

able to subconsciously use his arm

spat out a mouthful of blood, and

this point, Victor’s vision

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

didn’t matter how

as the fire was put out and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s life could

he was willing to do anything to

go

he fell back to the ground

some time, Victor was somewhat awakened

open his eyes,

just lay there on the ground, watching the raindrops

couldn’t help but wonder if he

recovered yet, so he thought

pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize that he was

to stand up, but he

a little bit, grabbing

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

was no

"Ahem!"

spurting out more

unto the soil and opened his eyes as wide as

the river expectantly, as if he

for a

fact, he didn’t even know how much time passed

never found the person he

her head from the river or come out from somewhere

the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t

he lost

Victor woke up again, he was finally

him near

lasted for two days and

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

lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice was

did after he woke up was

an oxygen mask

was not completely out of danger yet, but all

sense that she must be a very important person due to his

people to search

search lasted for seven days, but

there was

was a crumpled playing card that got

was mostly covered with mud, but one could easily recognize

later,

did after fully

the King of Hearts card in a box and buried it

the marble tombstone aside

Shelia’s name on

the second year of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on a business trip,

rush him to the hospital, but he was

was also in that year that

more years, he finished his studies and

taking over several small companies under the control of

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

prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn

Roger entered the ward

her sitting on the edge of the bed, holding

eat

had been eating porridge for

stand the smell

choice but to put

said, "Eat it again when

out, not intending to eat

standing at the door, so

month, Roger came to the hospital to

gradually got acquainted

him was that Roger would bring some snacks when he

much, he could at

Joey could only eat them in

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around

you say that

advance to ask her if she wanted to eat

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

said that he had an important project

still visit, it

I

Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment

furrowed her brows

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Circles The operation done to

door of the operating room opened and closed

but wait

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

that the surgery was

but he wasn’t

wheeled to

days ago that

be transferred

still in a

invited an expert in the field to check Victor’s condition and give a

what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

old wounds had healed,

his new injuries

end, he said that only a miracle could save

least tell us when he will wake

asked in a gloomy

afraid I can’t say that

help but frown as he made

blunt, please consider preparing for

there’s a chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable for the rest

say this, it was obvious that this was what

but there was a huge

and Lukas, Rachel was the first one

Carson deemed that Rachel had

the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding

disoriented, and there were dark

to tell Rachel about this

tragic news, her

had already prepared herself

Carson was a bit

didn’t know when she

Victor had been in a coma for about half a month after

have been

the operating room for 70 hours before the indication

Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low voice, "This is the area

You can’t smoke here."

senses, Carson

bother continue

and asked, "Anyway, how is the

"Joey? He’s fine.

checked him up yesterday and said that

his plaster will be removed ahead

turned his head and peeped through the glass panel

Joey sleeping soundly in

a faint smile, he stretched for a bit and said, "Good for

then, I’m

that, Carson turned around

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

that, he had

the blink of an eye, two

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

Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours a

same time, Carson didn’t show his

she was also convinced that Victor

now, Roger broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke up

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

stared at Roger for a long time without being able

she was still judging Roger’s expression if he

Rachel… Do you want to

time, Rachel pressed her lips hard

of nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled

want to

was Joey, pleading in a soft

to hide the fact that Victor was in

in the hospital,

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

Rachel didn’t have the heart

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

he just smiled and made

bad? They say bad people live long

to worry

eyes, she felt a

moments, she mustered

"Yes, of course."

two weeks, Joey had a good

Victor, as if there was nothing wrong

the night from time to time and

inside him, but Rachel was aware

"Okay…"

softened, and she

ward was in

it was inconvenient for him to walk all

let him sit

the wheelchair for him, and the

enough, they reached the

elevator finally stopped at the floor of the

and there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting

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

wer If Victor had seen this scene, Carson knew that he would have

the first time

What brings you here?"

the document he was holding aside and

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his

that? Do I look like someone who will be

where did those dark circles around

"Dark circles?"

almost choked

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

realized that Joey

totally haggard, and his eye bags were so

this was

a good sleep for half

was originally a handsome young man, but

"Ha-ha!"

couldn’t help but laugh after seeing the upset look on Carson’s

Carson realized that he was

head, Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s face

"You, brat.

your

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

have no opinion regarding

father and I

We are best friends.

one who

how I

raised his eyebrows and crossed his

if you don’t want it, that fact won’t

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

his tongue as he withdrew his hand from Joey’s

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

it’s a fact that you can’t

you’d better change your attitude

more, but he stuck out

corner of his

regain his composure and commented,

heard that Mr.Sullivan

with Rachel and

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his

"Oh, I see."

and said, "His ward is over

He is resting inside.

Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward Carson pointed at, she

knew what was going

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked towards

her, pushing

arms were placed over his

lost in thoughts for a

to sav something, Joey spoke

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at the little

standing very

him from the corner

his eyebrows as if he

quick glance at him, Joey turned his gaze

need to use

what Joey

about I take you

"No!"

a very

was a serious look on his

am a

ward, so it wasn’t

at that moment, they were no longer

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

words, Rachel looked

Roger, then her gaze

to bother the former, Carson soon observed that she was staring at

wanted him to take Joey to

pay any

he took out his phone and turned

managed to give Joey a thumbs up

Carson pretended like he was answering

the

talking, he headed towards

wasn’t very good

phone’s screen lit up while he was still holding it

what just happened clearly

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

a boy like him to be taken to the bathroom

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those words, they

to have been closer to him

they got

of them were always in

best known to

things, Rachel still

that it

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

and Joey headed towards the

some time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

a quick glance at the phone in his

with

"What?"

and took a peek

smile appeared

I am through

choice! My subordinates are too bad at making

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile on

very good

Carson realized that Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the smile on his

nose and coughed to ease the

want to go

head in order to look through the glass panel

was

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

door

lie in the bed for

has to undergo half a year’s

came

in a

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

saw a man in a

He looked dejected.

document in his

Rachel and Carson as

was stunned at first,

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

Group and the

need asking about what just happened to

could tell from the man’s expression that the project

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

what really interested

She turned to Carson.

back at her, she raised her eyebrows

"Well, this is Troy.

a member of

exactly what she meant by

at a loss

many surnames in the

had

who

bowed and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

her head slightly

was

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

Miss Bennet, I’m going back to

waved his hand and said, "Very

should do

he heard what Carson said, Troy went out of sight in a blink

looked at

Victor was sitting against the head of the bed at that

as

is well and can

door

against the door

didn’t follow Rachel

reading some document when he heard

he didn’t raise his head and say

cast her gaze on

in a

his face was pale despite the

and looked rather

sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that the man in front of her was

she walked

to

the

person who was walking towards

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

Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept

figured it

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

through his eyes, but he still loosened his

few steps back to distance myself

feel the warmth of

face blushed and i felt rather

heart was

like I had returned to the

the

reminisced, I knew that those days were long gone and I could

looked down, feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me and

myself to ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with

said, raising my glass and

it, I’d had a few to drink and

this time, Elena

waiting for you on the second

you like to go upstairs and take a look

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you get

appeared on

her to

were bright red rose petals

were also numerous balloons around

eyes widened

must say, this whole scene was

I had

was Charles, but I quickly

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

this much effort on me,

this birthday

the second floor, I stared at the night

was tranquil, and yet

the cold sea breeze, I felt

lit up the sky, forming

sky, a deafening sound resonated in the

like a

by the noise, I covered my

on the ground

uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was running

the abandoned

I was out of breath I felt so dizzy that I almost

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

I’m here."

came from above

It was Charles.

my eyes,

don’t have to be scared ever