My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire
Chapter 317: Apologize
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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"Survive in the wildness?"
very first time that Shelia had ever heard of such
you go out of your way
Victor also crushed some
he used a knife to
he heard what Shelia asked, his
he said, "I have no
Victor knew
learned that because he wanted to
even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in
to learn more skills so that he would at least have a better
"Alright."
to focus her gaze on the burning
of the corner of his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on the tip
stretched out a hand to wipe
and turned to look at Victor with
Victor looked straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel
retracted his hand, looked away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt
"Is that so?"
to rub her nose with the
now? Is
"No,"
said, glancing over
"Good."
Shelia smiled.
learn other than roasting meat? I want to
Can you teach me?"
want
"In order to survive."
words came out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come
shelia said casually.
felt sad
be flipped? It’s on the verge
Shelia pointed out.
small burn on the meat’s exposed side when he looked at
was still
.
or not
all,
didn’t seem
you please
"Hmm,"
said after
"Is that a yes?"
glowed, and she broke into a
dimples, meanwhile, became much
Victor nodded, "Okay."
grinned broadly as she said, "Thanks so much,
encountered,
"Orphanage?"
That’s where
taken over and
eyes clouded as
elderly woman was a wonderful
I was younger, she prepared great meals and gave me
an orphan…’ Victor pursed his
after you since
leave
and answered, "I didn’t want
Shelia had known for
okay with you being outdoors on your
her head, Shelia
I was desperate to visit her tomb,
to them, and I don’t intend to
dingy
that had been scattered by
placed her hands behind her
she gazed up
want to visit
you from
are people
me if I go
had no idea that
my name when I meet her again in
said, blinking her
eyes remained fixed on
"If she had the chance to see you, Van, it would be more than likely that she
had a soft spot in her heart
that I
appropriate to use
Shelia, Victor concluded that the adjective
apt description of her features,
for your upbringing, how come you
communicate since she was deaf, mute,
to us
card was
were a treasure and presented it to
kid was given a unique
put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella
stared at the card–the King
I get the
Shelia inquired.
"It’s definitely the best."
the card and said, "I am the only one with
toasting as they
the meat after
set to
Eat, please."
growl came from her gut just after his
she put her hand to her
much better than the meat i made myself! Van,
Victor’s expression softened somewhat.
rejuvenated after a
rose to her feet, she
nodded and was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand to
"Come on, get up."
little pause, he took Shelia’s hand in his and
used a dart to put
had lost track of time as
had cooled
assisted Victor in sitting down on
far we’ll have to travel until
get out before the
some
was perhaps exhausted after so much walking, and he was coughing up blood for
incoherently, "I’m sure we
Let’s move forward."
have the
"Like never before…"
nodded and continued
her forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you
return, be sure to
lowered his gaze to
after a day and a night in the
What’s your
"Plan?"
slow to
are your plans once we leave the forest? Where will you be
travels and explore the world’s finest rivers
I can no longer
with a
"Shelia."
up his mind after staring at
"What’s the problem?"
me after we get out of
will like you, I will defend you if she
count
want me to come with
it all right with you? If
concerned that Shelia might
a while before asking, "Are you
"No, I’m not.
you the
Victor convinced her.
nodded and smiled at Victor, saying,
we get
"Sure."
from the woods,
the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed through the branches
glimmered on the bodies of Victor and
been walking since high noon and now,
when they saw a relatively
out of
villagers if we walk a little
We can…"
Shelia could finish her sentence, she
She was confused.
Victor, wanting
"Van?"
i didn’t expect you to come out
came, Shelia looked for the source
were parked not
front, looking at them
right away that they
instinctively moved to shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in
didn’t take his eyes off Norton,
Victor said, "Run into the forest when I tell you
get lost even when it gets
we were finding our way out of the forest, I put
marks and you can get back
"And then?"
her
straight into
"Walk along this road.
you meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and
Norton didn’t intend
game with Victor by
he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia
Shelia a family, bring her back to
fulfill the promise he made in
Shelia’s hand, Victor wrote a phone number
once you get
he whispered.
my grandmother’s
her and she will pick you up wherever
looked down
that Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked at her and asked in
"No."
her hand
eyes were a little
don’t want to remember the number, nor do I
be a good
Victor frowned.
that he coughed violently as
adamant and clenched
didn’t want to spread her palm and let Victor
if Norton couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant to leave each
condescending sneer, he said, "Tut,
for each other! I’m so
tensed up when saw Norton
pulled Sheila
seriously injured and keeping himself standing steadily was taxing
be hard for him to
walked up to them
Shelia
Norton pulled Shelia
too fast for Victor to stop
"Let her go!"
kept a firm grip on
found satisfaction in hearing
you look
said as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with his
body pain, Victor rushed over
his tracks when
a knife that Norton pressed
spat out a mouthful of
"No."
"What are you saying?"
gave Victor a mocking
he had difficulty in
clenched his fist and tried
want is
to do with
So, let her go!"
This is so
Norton curled his lips.
don’t want to let her
but I find
do you think it’s boring for you to die alone?
eyes, Victor
the tip of the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could do
was tensed
spat out blood and beg
you can
his mocking smile
his eyes narrowed in anger when he
did you
you
Shelia swallowed.
sense of accomplishment by threatening two
have in you to do what
So, cut the crap.
kill me, then do
"Shelia…"
desperately tried
knew that she was
Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise and the man would do just what
Norton was indeed angry.
he kept his voice in check as
really? Looks like you really want
Shelia rolled her eyes.
can help you with
Norton said, laughing derisively.
to his men and instructed them, "Tie her
and asked anxiously, "What
Norton didn’t answer.
just glared
did as they were
Shelia was taken to one of
was made to
Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor
was
Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw
and the blue veins on his
his teeth and yelled, "Let
open her eyes because of
wanted Victor
opened her mouth, she was
her
at the exasperated expression on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed at
that Victor might be strong but he was useless in this
me
a good man? Why the hell should I
a cunning smile, Norton approached the rope, squatted
of you wanting to save her so much, I will give you a
in me, huh? What do
could just glare at
would do whatever it took to
the middle of the
two men behind him appeared and
looked at
"Here’s what I’m thinking.
the weakest among
killed two people, and the one on the
"You want to save
as Norton finished speaking, the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and took a few
in his hand, Norton touched its tip with his
before the rope
you can say goodbye
I’m afraid that
the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about anything
so he quickly rushed up and
mercenary and the most
subordinates should be
Victor was currently badly
not even be able to
and burly men that
was at a disadvantage
men punched Victor right in his abdomen one
he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to
left him, and he eventually knelt on
of his bones being broken scattered all over his
time, Victor’s face looked black with
still tried to stand,
before he could even get back on his feet,
use his arm
out a mouthful of blood, and
this point, Victor’s
eyes on the rope, which was
didn’t matter how
out and the rope was
trouble, so he was willing to
to go on, his body
to the ground and lost
After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of
open his eyes, but his vision was
just lay there on the ground, watching
couldn’t help but wonder if he
yet, so he thought that he might
pierced every inch of
stand up, but he couldn’t move
only move his hands a little bit,
the river, only to find that there was nothing in
no trace of
"Ahem!"
coughed violently, spurting out
he grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes
looked at the river expectantly, as if he was waiting for something to
for
know how
the
her head from the river or come
blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t keep
he lost consciousness
Victor woke up again, he was
subordinates found him near the
him lasted for two days
diagnosis, it was found out that Victor had fractures in
his right knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice was
did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to send
an
out of danger yet, but all he
was, but she could sense that she must be a very
people to search for
search lasted for seven days,
passed and there was still no news
Carolyn was able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from the rain
but one could easily
years later,
did after fully recovering was buy
the King of Hearts card in a box
marble tombstone
wasn’t even Shelia’s
Karl was on
rush him to the hospital, but he was declared
in that year that Carolyn
finished his
small companies under the control of the Sullivan
these companies from a very
ability, Carolyn gradually handed over
time, Roger entered the
saw her sitting on the edge of the bed, holding
eat any
porridge for
he couldn’t even stand the
choice but to
it again when you get
his tongue out, not intending
he saw Roger standing at the
month, Roger came to the hospital to visit
kid gradually
Roger
could
course, Joey could only eat
Rachel turned around and was surprised to
say that you wouldn’t come
time Roger came here, he would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she
he would still insist
he said that he had an important project meeting today, so he might not be able
visit, it would probably be
I couldn’t
hesitated for a moment before
response, Rachel furrowed her brows in
"Rachel, Victor woke up."
Roger broke the news.
done to Victor lasted for more than
operating room opened and closed for several
anything but wait outside
on the fourth day since the operation began, the indicator light outside the
that the surgery was
but he wasn’t completely out of
he was wheeled
until two days ago that his vital signs
be transferred
was still
field to check Victor’s condition and give a
it wasn’t what he
Victor sustained serious injuries.
healed, they still had
new injuries
only
tell us when he will
asked in a
afraid I can’t
expert couldn’t help but frown as he made
be blunt, please consider
up? Is he going
was obvious that this was what he
but there was a huge chance that this was
and Lukas, Rachel was the first one to know
deemed that Rachel had
outside Joey’s
looked slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles round
tell Rachel about this
when Rachel heard the tragic news,
already prepared herself for something like
Carson was
didn’t know when she became this
in a coma for about half a
have been even
room for 70
glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low voice, "This is the area for children’s
You can’t smoke here."
he regained his senses,
her indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s grim
subject and asked, "Anyway, how is the
"Joey? He’s fine.
yesterday and said that
expected that his plaster will be removed ahead
through the
Joey sleeping soundly in
stretched for
then, I’m
turned around and
to tell Rachel about the doctor’s diagnosis
had nothing else to
the blink of an eye,
was made aware of Victor’s
stayed in Joey’s ward almost
the same time, Carson didn’t show his face to her
came from an expert, she was also convinced that Victor would never wake
the news that Victor had
Obviously, Rachel was stunned.
for a long time without being able to speak a
was as if she was still judging
Rachel… Do you want to go upstairs and
This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and remained
nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her deep
I want to see
was Joey, pleading in a
Victor
hospital, he actually had a vague
on, he found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in any
truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart to
did he pester Rachel
just smiled and made
bad? They say bad people live
we don’t have to worry
she felt
few moments, she mustered her courage
"Yes, of course."
had a good
Victor, as if there was nothing wrong
wake up in the middle of the night from time to time and look
brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel was aware that he missed Victor so
"Okay…"
heart softened,
ward was in
healed yet, it was inconvenient
Rachel simply let him sit
pushed the wheelchair for him, and the three
they reached the
The elevator finally stopped at the floor of the ward where Victor
was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the
furrowed his brows and eventually saw
Carson knew that he would have been very
guy, it’s the first time I’ve seen you up
What brings you here?"
Joey as he quickly set the document he was holding aside and raised
"Have you been beaten?"
blinking his innocent
like someone who will be beaten
did those dark circles
"Dark circles?"
choked at Joey’s
a panic, he picked up his phone, opened its front camera,
realized that Joey
looked totally haggard, and his eye bags were so big that it seemed
was only to
good
but even he was susceptible to stress
"Ha-ha!"
couldn’t help but laugh after seeing
laughter, Carson realized that he was
head, Carson stepped forward and pinched
"You, brat.
dare you tease your godfather? You have guts,
pain on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t remember recognizing you as
no opinion
I grew up
We are best friends.
the one who
I became
eyebrows and crossed his arms
even if you don’t want it, that fact won’t
his uninjured hand and said,
as he withdrew his hand
also didn’t expect that I would have
a fact that you
you’d better change
anything more, but he stuck out
of the corner of his
commented, "I see that
heard that Mr.Sullivan
Rachel
Roger explained.
to lose his composure just because of Carson’s
"Oh, I see."
the room and
He is resting inside.
and see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked
one knew what was going through
"Let’s go,"
Roger reminded Rachel gently.
"Alright."
and walked towards the
followed her, pushing
placed over his
was lost in
to sav something, Joey
"Mr.Jimenez."
"Is anything the matter?"
Roger asked.
looked at the little
standing very
see him
his eyebrows as if he was giving
glance at him, Joey turned
to use the
what Joey was
about I take you
"No!"
in a
was a serious look on his
I am
bathroom in Joey’s ward, so it wasn’t a problem for
at that moment, they were no longer
it wouldn’t be appropriate for Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t be right for her to take him to
to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at
Roger, then
to bother the former, Carson soon observed
him to take Joey to
to pay any attention
he took out his phone and turned around
to give Joey a
pretended like he
the plan you
headed towards the nurses’
very good at
up while he was
no call at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and
"It’s okay.
will take
He is actually right.
for a boy like him to be taken to
Roger smiled gently.
"Thank you very much,"
Rachel said to Roger.
when he heard those words, they
Rachel ought to have been closer to him than
past few days, they got along
of them were always in one
for reasons best known to
things,
knew that it couldn’t be achieved
the night Rachel was standing
he and Joey headed towards the
some time, Carson came
"Where is Joey?"
he asked Rachel knowingly.
glance at the
with the phone
"What?"
Rachel’s sight and took a peek at
a smile appeared on
I am through with
no choice! My subordinates are
"Of course they are!"
Rachel narrowed her eyes.
a fake smile on her
not very
Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the smile on his face
and
you want to go
order to look through the glass panel
was
living room could
see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in
Victor would lie in the bed for
half a year’s
voice came
a stable condition now,
"Get out of here!"
voice interrupted
and saw a man in a suit coming out
He looked dejected.
was a document in his
ran into Rachel and Carson as soon as
stunned at first, then his face
"Mr.Scott!"
work card hung around the
It was quite noticeable.
the Sullivan Group and
asking about what just happened to
the man’s expression that the
Her attention was drawn to the name on the
what
She turned to Carson.
back at her, she raised her
"Well, this is Troy.
member of
exactly what she meant by
at a
so many surnames in
had
recognized who Rachel
and
"Miss Bennet."
her head slightly in
forehead was covered
had given him the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding the document tightly in
Miss Bennet, I’m going back
waved his hand and said,
do that
said, Troy went out of
looked at the
enough for her to see that Victor was sitting against
doesn’t seem as
is well and
to the door and pushed
against the door
follow Rachel
was reading some document when he
his head and say
cast her
was in a
pale despite the
frowned and looked
than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that the man in
was so entranced that she
asked you to go out,
heard the footsteps, his
the person
his usual cold and stiff
Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished the dance,
guests around, I figured it wouldn’t bode well if I lost my
"The dance is over.
to let
I reminded him.
Reluctance flashed through his eyes, but he still loosened his grip on
a few steps back to distance myself
I could still feel the warmth of his
and i felt rather
heart
like I had returned
days with him were the happiest time
knew that those days were
feeling
"Happy birthday, Caroline."
approached me
myself to ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with the guests with a smile on my face
my glass and taking a sip of
to
time, Elena came
surprise waiting for you on the
upstairs and take a
she asked.
"What’s the surprise?"
This "surprise"
piqued my curiosity.
when you
smile appeared on Elena’s
my confusion, I followed her to the deck on the
bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard, forming a
also numerous balloons
widened
whole scene was picturesque and
my birthday surprise?’ I had no
was Charles, but
possibly be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself for having
this much effort on me, and yet I still
joy of receiving this birthday surprise
I stood on the second floor, I stared
sea was tranquil, and
cold sea breeze, I felt
of a sudden, a fireworks display lit up the sky, forming the words
sky, a
sounded like a
by the noise, I covered my ears
squatted on the
body began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my
incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through
out of breath I felt so dizzy that I
of strong arms held
I’m here."
above me,
It was Charles.
arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried
to be scared ever
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