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.

had been a long time since they last met-too

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

whined, her teeth

thought occurred

eggs! I

broke free from Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen in

Ethan followed behind her.

stared at Janet, who was extremely flustered, and he

I told you to

the side while he cleaned up the mess himself

Janet stood in the corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean up

"I’m sorry.

talking to Charis, so I rushed to you and forgot I was

Ethan had guessed this.

washed hands, he raised his eyes to look at

"It’s my fault.

didn’t give you enough sense

out his arms and said

and leaned her face against his chest, blushing

she murmured, "The Lesters treat you badly, especially

and I just got him into

probably has a huge grudge against

just go there?"Chapter 461 In Order

sweat collecting on her forehead in a casual manner, flipped the meat over, and went on

really don’t want to tell me,

was just being

said nothing, and silently retracted the knife he was

a feeling that Shelia

and poured the juice

definitely could

Here you go."

"And what about you?"

to look down at the meat Shelia was holding out in

roast some more for myself

going to take the meat, Shelia smiled as

"Don’t worry about it.

This meat isn’t poisonous.

and eat

alert right then, watching Shelia with vigilant and cold

happened to be an easy-going person, this didn’t mean that she

had thought that

she knew she was wrong and he was on guard

"I’m not very hungry.

ahead

look away and placed the meat

the

nodded and said, "Okay, it’s perfectly fine if

took a bite out of the

for some time, she furrowed her brows

really hard to

not

you just now

you tell me? You even

spit the meat out, Victor didn’t say a word and only continued to roast

turned

Van, you did this deliberately, didn’t

Victor never

hand and gently touched the

to roast the meat for

have gone

and get some

tired

sit right

chin, Shelia proceeded to sit down next

meat so skillfully, she blinked her eyes and said, "Van, you’re good at cooking meat, aren’t you? Did you learn this skill

learned how to survive

spoke in a

"Survive in the wildness?"

was the very first time that Shelia had ever heard of such a

did you go out of

earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits and poured

used a knife to slice

heard what Shelia asked, his eyes

a while, he said, "I have no

fact, Victor knew

to be prepared in case of any

time that even under ner protection, Victor would find himself

learn more skills so that he would at least have a better chance to survive in

"Alright."

continued to focus her gaze

a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the

a hand

startled and turned to look at Victor with a blank

looked straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started to

hand, looked away, and explained,

"Is that so?"

nose with the back of her

what about now? Is

"No,"

said, glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

else did you learn other than roasting meat? I

Can you teach me?"

you want

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

sad upon

the meat ready to be flipped? It’s

Shelia pointed out.

small burn on the meat’s exposed side when he

the meat over while he was still

.

about whether or not to

all, Shelia’s

other hand, didn’t seem to take it

"Will you please

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

and

two dimples, meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said, "Thanks so

I’ve ever encountered, except

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I was

orphanage was taken over and the old woman

as she spoke about

elderly woman was a

great meals and gave me a lot

an orphan…’ Victor

was needed to look after you since the

you leave with the other

at Victor and answered,

only home Shelia had known for so

they okay with you being outdoors

head,

I was desperate to visit her

unknown to them, and

of the dingy ground, Shelia

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

her hands behind

she gazed up

want to

what keeps you from doing

are people guarding

me if I go

no idea that I have

my name when I meet her

blinking

on Shelia

Van, it would be more than likely that she would

in

I was a

didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to

Shelia, Victor concluded

an apt description of

responsible for your upbringing, how come you got your

unable to communicate since she was deaf, mute,

referred to us by

card was in

her pocket as if it were a treasure

kid

them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted

at the

I get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

the card and said, "I am the only one

meat was toasting as they

the meat

set

Eat, please."

growl came from her gut just after his

her stomach

meat i made

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a good

to her feet, she

and was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand

"Come on, get up."

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

way, Shelia used a dart to

of time

had cooled

assisted Victor in sitting down on a

not sure how far we’ll

out before the sun

some

perhaps exhausted after so much walking, and he was coughing up blood for the second

incoherently, "I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

have

"Like never before…"

and continued

motion, she murmured, "Van,

you return, be sure

his gaze to the side

face was covered in mud after a day and a night in the

What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow

we leave the forest? Where will you be

know… I want to continue my travels and explore the

the police station when I can no longer walk and beg

with

"Shelia."

up his mind after staring at Shelia for

"What’s the problem?"

me after we

my grandma will like you, I will defend you

can count

to come

you? If you don’t want to,

that

while before asking, "Are you joking

"No, I’m not.

treat you the

Victor convinced her.

smiled at Victor, saying,

when we get out of

"Sure."

moment they emerged from

started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed through

glimmered on the bodies of Victor

since high noon and now,

was assuaged when they saw

out of the

if we walk

We can…"

Shelia could finish her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting to know why

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect you to come

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of the

three cars that were parked not

looking at them intently as he

away that they were Victor’s

in turn

take his eyes off Norton, watching his every

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

even when it

of the forest, I put

these marks and you can

"And then?"

asked, her eyebrows

looked straight

"Walk along this road.

villagers, borrow a mobile phone from

knew that Norton didn’t intend to

game with Victor by throwing him into

escape this predicament, Shelia shouldn’t be

family, bring her back to see his

fulfill the promise he made in the

a phone number

call the number once you get hold

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

her and she will pick you up wherever you

just looked down

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

"No."

her hand

eyes were a

remember the number,

a good

Victor frowned.

so anxious that he coughed violently as

adamant and clenched

to spread her palm and

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

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

each other! I’m so

when

pulled Sheila behind

seriously injured and keeping himself standing steadily

hard for him to fight off

up

and Shelia stepped

patience with them, Norton pulled Shelia

was too fast for Victor

"Let her go!"

a firm grip on

in hearing

know you

the mud on Shelia’s face with his

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

when

a knife that Norton pressed against Shelia’s

a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear what Victor had

he had difficulty

his fist and tried to

you want is

nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want

she comes from but

boring for you to die alone? I can do something about that and let

eyes, Victor breathed

pressed against her neck, all Shelia could do was raise

was

Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy, she scoffed

you can

smile plastered

anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful

did you

you are a

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of accomplishment

you don’t have in you to do what you

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me,

"Shelia…"

desperately tried

knew that she

would make Norton’s hackles rise and the man would do just what she

Norton was indeed angry.

voice

like you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and instructed

eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared at

did as they were

her hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to one of the

made to ride a different

where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke Up "Ahem!

river was

it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how

hands clenched into fists, and the blue veins on his

his teeth and yelled, "Let

her eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia had difficulty

actually wanted Victor to

her mouth, she was choked

enough, her eyes became

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

might be strong but he was

me

good man?

approached the rope, squatted down,

to save her so much,

in me, huh? What do you

could just glare

would do whatever it

middle of the river, Norton squinted his eyes

appeared and stood between the rope

slowly stood up and looked at Victor with

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the

two people, and the one on the right

want to save her, right? Knock them

finished speaking, the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let

touched its tip with his thumb and warned, "But of

these two before the rope

can say goodbye

I’m afraid that you won’t

flame, Victor didn’t care about

he quickly rushed up

most

his weakest subordinates should be strong as

was currently

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

were tall and burly men that could easily flip

was at a disadvantage from the very

two men punched Victor right in his abdomen

soon as he was hit,

his strength left

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

face looked

still tried to stand,

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

was still able to subconsciously use his arm to block

he was hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of

Victor’s vision

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

didn’t matter how many injuries

put out and

so he was willing to do

go on, his body couldn’t keep up

back to the ground and lost his

Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt

to open his eyes, but his vision was

lay there on the

couldn’t help but wonder if he

so he thought that

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

but he couldn’t move even an

his hands a little bit, grabbing the mud under his

at the river, only to find that there was nothing

was no trace of

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out more

grabbed unto the soil and opened his

river expectantly, as if he was waiting

for a

know how

found the person

someone would raise her head from the

the excruciating pain

lost consciousness

again, he was

him

lasted for two days and

was found out that Victor had fractures in eight different

shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill

woke up was ask Carolyn to

an oxygen

life was not completely out of danger yet, but all he cared about was

who Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be a very important person due

send people to search for Shelia along

days, but Shelia couldn’t be

and there was still no news

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

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

later, Victor

first thing he did after fully

put the King of Hearts card in a box and

nothing on the marble

even Shelia’s

recovery, while Karl was on a business trip, he

the hospital, but he was

in that

finished his studies and finally

over several small companies under the control of the Sullivan

the sales of these companies from

ability, Carolyn gradually handed

this time, Roger entered the

he saw her sitting on the edge of the bed,

can’t eat

eating porridge for about half a

couldn’t even stand the smell of

had no choice

"Eat it again

tongue out, not intending to eat

he saw Roger standing at the door, so he

In the past half a month, Roger came to the hospital

gradually

that Roger would bring some

eat too much, he could

could only eat them in

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised

that

he would send Rachel a message in advance to ask

every time, he would still insist on getting her

had an important project meeting today, so he

still visit, it would probably

initially, I couldn’t

a moment before finally saying, "But I got a

Rachel furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

done to Victor lasted for more

operating room opened and closed for several

anything but

operation began, the indicator light outside the room was turned

indicated that the surgery was

but he wasn’t

he was wheeled

days ago

be transferred to the general

still

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

it wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

wounds had healed, they still had

injuries

said that only a miracle could

least tell us when he

asked in a

can’t say that

frown as he made things

if I may be blunt, please consider preparing for the worst-case

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

didn’t say this, it was obvious that

hundred percent, but there was a huge

was the first one to know

that Rachel had the right

leaned against the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between his

looked slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles round his

went down to tell Rachel about this

heard the tragic news, her face didn’t show

as if she had already prepared herself for something

was

she became

it was when Victor had been in a coma for about

have

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

moment of silence, Rachel glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low voice, "This

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson put

didn’t bother continue

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

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said that

plaster will be removed

and peeped through the glass panel on

sleeping soundly

faint smile, he stretched for

I’m

that, Carson turned around

visited to tell Rachel

that, he had nothing

the blink of an eye,

she was made aware of Victor’s condition,

stayed in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four

didn’t

came from an expert, she was also convinced

that Victor had miraculously woke up from

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

a long time without being

judging Roger’s expression if he was

Rachel… Do you want to

time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and

of nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her

I want to see

was Joey, pleading in a

the fact that Victor was in a coma

in the hospital, he

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

the truth, Rachel didn’t have

say anything, nor did he pester Rachel

smiled and made a

say bad people live long

don’t have to

eyes, she felt a lump in her

a few moments, she

"Yes, of course."

two weeks, Joey had a good rest

mention Victor, as if there was nothing

night from time to time and

him,

"Okay…"

softened,

in the second

fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him

Rachel simply let him

pushed the wheelchair for him, and the three of them

enough, they

finally stopped at the floor of the ward

floor was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa in the hall, dealing with

there were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually

had seen this scene, Carson knew that he

the first time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

Joey as he quickly set the document he was holding aside and

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

who

circles around

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at Joey’s

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

that Joey

were so big that it seemed like someone punched

this was only to

hadn’t have a good sleep for

a handsome young man, but even he was

"Ha-ha!"

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

that he was fooled

forward

"You, brat.

tease your godfather? You have

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

have no opinion

father and I

We are best friends.

one who picked

I

crossed his

don’t want it, that fact

pull Carson’s hand away using his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If

tongue as he withdrew his hand from Joey’s

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

a fact that you

change your attitude towards

more, but he stuck out his tongue

the corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger standing

composure and commented, "I see that you’re

that

came here with Rachel and Joey to see

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his composure

"Oh, I see."

room and said, "His ward is

He is resting inside.

Cooperation Rachel looked at the

knew what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked

her, pushing

were placed

lost in

he was about to sav

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at the

not standing

him from the

eyebrows as if he was giving

after taking a quick glance at him, Joey turned

I need to use

what Joey

I take you

"No!"

in a very decisive

serious look on

am a

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

moment, they were no

it wouldn’t be appropriate for Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room, just

to Joey’s words, Rachel

Roger, then her gaze fell on

the former, Carson soon observed that she was staring

to take Joey to

refused to pay

he took out his phone and turned around as if nothing had

managed to give Joey a thumbs

like he was answering

the

headed

wasn’t very

phone’s screen lit up while he was

call at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that it

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

like him to be taken to the bathroom

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those words, they

that Rachel ought to have been closer

they got along

of them were always in one another’s

known to her, she

of things,

it couldn’t be achieved

stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was

and Joey headed towards the

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

took a quick glance at the phone

with the phone

"What?"

and took

smile appeared on his

am through

left with no choice! My subordinates are too bad

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake

very

that he had pretended to answer the call only moments

nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness of

want to

in order to look through the glass

was a

the living room could be seen, and it

the door open in no

Victor would lie in the bed for

has to undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

voice came

in a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

stopped and saw a man in a

He looked dejected.

a document in his

Rachel and Carson as soon as he came

stunned at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

employee of the Sullivan Group and the director

was no need asking about

expression that the project plan had been

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

what really interested

She turned to Carson.

at her, she raised her eyebrows

"Well, this is Troy.

works as a member of the

meant by just looking at

at a loss for

were so many surnames in the

he had

recognized who Rachel

bowed and

"Miss Bennet."

her head slightly

was covered

the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he

Miss Bennet, I’m going

and said,

should do that

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

looked at the door

see that Victor was sitting against the head

seem as

is well and can

walked to the door

leaned against the door

didn’t follow

document when he heard

didn’t raise his head and say

cast her gaze

was in

tell that his face was pale despite

and

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

was so entranced that she walked towards

to go out, didn’t

Victor heard the footsteps,

looked up at the person who

and stiff tone,

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

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

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

but he still loosened his grip on my

few steps back to distance

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

and

my heart

moment, it felt like I had returned

were the happiest

I knew that those days were long

looked down, feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me

and began chatting with the guests with a smile

and

a few to

time, Elena

for

you like to go upstairs and take a look

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

mysterious smile appeared on Elena’s

I followed her to

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

numerous balloons around

widened in

must say, this whole scene was picturesque

this my birthday surprise?’ I had

mind was Charles, but I quickly cast aside that

appeared on my lips,

effort on me, and yet I still

of receiving this birthday

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

sea was tranquil, and yet my mind

sea breeze, I felt

sudden, a fireworks display lit up the

sky, a deafening sound resonated in

sounded like a

I

on the ground

body began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood

at the abandoned

out of breath I felt

panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s

I’m here."

from above me, making me feel so

It was Charles.

tears burst from my eyes,

don’t have to be scared