My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

Pleasantly surprised, Janet looked up from her phone and sneered at the HR staff.

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

"Miss Lind, please sign on the resignation notice,"

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

She grew angrier when she saw that Janet began to tinker with her phone.

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

"Are you serious, Mr.Larson? What did you find?"

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

She was just about to accept the fact that the Larson Group had given up on her.

Brandon replied with a long message.

"Upon investigating the matter, we found out that Lester Silk Fabric took over the platform recently.

Luna didn’t upload the design drafts a year ago, but a few days ago.

The data was tampered with.

Lester Silk Fabric used their connections and managed to get to your works before the show officially began.

They asked Luna to make a collection based on your works and posted them on the platform.

They tampered with the date and time stamp of the post to frame you for plagiarism."

Janet had already guessed that it was Lester Silk Fabric behind this, but she had no idea how they did it.

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

How could they have let Brandon investigate them? "We have tech guys here.

They were the ones who found evidence of them tampering with the platform’s database.

Even if they had altered the original date of uploading, our tech guys were able to retrieve it.

We also have a video confession of the staff who tampered with the data."

Brandon’s words lifted a weight off of Janet’s heart.

He sent two videos to Janet and said, "We’ve done what we could.

You should be able to take it from here now, right?"

All of a sudden, Janet felt a surge of energy.

She stood up with a confident smile and said to the HR staff member, "I didn’t do anything wrong and I knew that the company won’t fire me because of some groundless accusation!"

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

The staff member gritted her teeth and glared at her angrily.

"Janet Lind, you plagiarized someone else’s work yet you feel no shame?"

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

******* Tiffany looked up in surprise when Janet entered her office.

"What’s up, Lind?"

"Miss Fisher, can I have Ritchie Lester’s number?"

Janet asked politely.

In Tiffany’s eyes, she looked inexplicably relaxed, as though her career wasn’t in danger.

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

"I have his number, but may I ask why you need it?"

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

"Lind, are you crazy? Go back to work.

You didn’t plagiarize anything, so keep a low profile for now.

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

After saying that, she lowered her head and continued to work.

But Janet stayed glued to the spot, staring at her with fierce determination.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Tiffany relented and held up Ritchie’s business card.

She said in a resigned tone, "I don’t know what you’re up to, but I hope you know what you’re doing."

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

That evening, Ritchie received a call from an unknown number.

"Mr.Lester, this is Janet Lind from the Larson Group.

After giving it some thought, I want to apologize in public,"

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

He was under the impression that Ethan’s wife was a stubborn woman, but it turned out he was wrong about her.

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

Chapter 318Press Conference Ritchie had a devious grin on his face when he hung up the phone.

"Call all the designers under Lester Silk Fabric and the people in charge of the fashion week,"

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

He was about to leave when Ritchie stopped him in his tracks.

"Where the hell are you going? I’m not finished yet.

Get your ass back here."

The poor man scurred back, cursing his boss in his mind.

ver "Invite every media outlet in Seacisco, especially the ones that prioritize viewership over anything.

And make sure to tell them to hype up the event as much as they can!"

Ritchie sat back on his chair as his plan began to take shape.

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

Oh, and don’t forget to arrange for a live stream, too.

Contact our usual sponsors and tell them their products will be displayed throughout the feed.

We might as well make some money while we’re at it.

And remember-our main goal is to discredit Janet and end her fashion career for good."

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

He wanted to screw that woman over so badly that she could never get back on her feet again.

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

This time, he made sure that his boss was finished before leaving the office.

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

Just as planned, the press conference was held at the largest meeting hall in Lester Silk Fabric.

Cameras littered all around the room, squeezed in among the throng of people who came to watch the spectacle.

Even as she swept a glance over the crowd, Janet didn’t feel panicked in the slightest.

"It looks like the Lester Silk Fabric really wants to do you in,"

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

"You’re not just going to stand there and let yourself be bullied in public, are you? What’s your plan?"

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

I’m not particularly inclined to suffer any misplaced grievances, either."

With that, she walked onto the stage, all calm and grace.

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

Without wasting her time, she whipped out a flash drive and held it up for all to see.

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

In order to convey my sincerity more properly, I have prepared a couple of videos for today’s press conference."

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

Why was Janet so composed in such a situation? If anything, she should be mortified and humiliated right now, especially in front of all these people.

What was she up to? He leaned over to his secretary and asked in a hushed voice, "Did she find something?"

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

At this point, Janet had already plugged the drive to a computer, and one of the videos was playing on the widescreen Ritchie’s eyes widened like saucers as they watched an employee of Lester Silk Fabric tampering with the time stamp on the website.

The scene changed, and this time, the same man was sobbing hysterically as he divulged what he had done.

n The clips ended, and a deafening silence fell in the room.

Janet took the microphone and said, "As you can see, this is what really happened.

Lester Silk Fabric managed to get hold of my designs prior to the show.

After that, one of their designers, Luna Mccoy, posted my entire portfolio online and edited the details to make it look like she was the original designer.

There is your truth.

Once again, I thank each of you for coming to hear me out today.

If you have further questions, kindly direct them to Mr.Lester.

I’m sure he can give you better answers than I can."

She gave Ritchie a meaningful look, then, and gestured in his direction with a wave of her hand.

2 As soon as she did, the crowd burst into an uproar.Chapter 319 The Ensuing Drama Shocked, Ritchie cursed out loud, "Fuck that bitch!"

His secretary was also scared silly.

Glaring daggers at him, Ritchie was pissed off and kicked him in the ass.

Pointing his finger at the big screen, he cursed again, "What the fuck are you doing standing here for? Turn off the projector right now!"

The secretary stumbled to the stage and proceeded to turn it off.

Ritchie snorted, smoothed over his suit and made his way onto the stage.

This happened to be his territory, not Janet’s.

He lifted his chin and approached her, holding his head up high.

"Janet Lind, you better be careful with what you say.

As far as I can see, you were just making things up so that you can get yourself out of your predicament!"

As he said this, he turned his eyes from her and exclaimed, "Give yourself up.

Apologize right this moment! Don’t waste any more of our time here!"

W "Then why did you turn off the projector if I was, indeed, making things up? That’s a sign of guilt.

If you’re so sure of yourself, you should allow me to show everyone the proof.

I’m sure that everyone here is smart enough to tell if I actually made up the evidence or not,"

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

He clenched his teeth tightly and pointed his finger at the door.

"I thought you came here to apologize.

If you’re not going to do that, why don’t you leave this place immediately?!"

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

Instead, she turned to the audience before her and said word by word, "Everyone should know the truth by now.

I’m going to sue Lester Silk Fabric for slandering my name."

After finishing her speech, she didn’t bother to argue with Ritchie anymore and went ahead to leave the stage.

This scene was live streamed and everyone saw for themselves what had happened.

Everyone in the room and the audience in the live stream room was shocked to say the least.

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

Even though Janet had only played the videos once, the reporters had gone out of their way to record them.

"Mr.Lester, could you please offer an explanation for what happened just now?"

"Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group have been rivals for years now.

Was this why you decided to slander Miss Lind in this way? In order to taint the Larson Group’s name?"

"If your statement about Janet plagiarizing one of your designers’ pieces was true, is there any evidence to back up your statement?"

The reporters all turned to look at Ritchie and kept on asking him and Luna questions.

"Miss Mccoy, are you going to make a statement? After all, weren’t you the one who accused Miss Lind of plagiarism in the first place? What are your thoughts on the current situation?"

"Did Mr.Lester instruct you to do this?"

"Tell us, what’s the nature of the relationship between the two of you?"

Being ambushed by the reporters, Luna’s mind went blank and she felt very embarrassed.

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

Under the dazzling flashing lights of the cameras, Ritchie couldn’t even keep his eyes open.

He kept cursing out loud while pushing the reporters in front of him away and saying, "Get the hell out of my way! Turn off your damn lights! You’re blinding me!"

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

If Ritchie’s father found out about this, he would be very angry.

Having been spoiled by the Lester family since he was a child, Ritchie happened to be very irritable at this moment.

Before he took over the company, his parents had to repeatedly remind him to control that temper of his His secretary cleared the way for him while speaking to the reporters.

"Please, sirs, madams, Mr.Lester can’t answer all of your questions right now.

We’ll announce on our official website if we have any comments."

Finally, Ritchie and the senior executives of Lester Silk Fabric were able to escape the madness of the room.

Chapter 320 Take The Blame When she got home, Janet kicked off her heels and collapsed into bed.

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

After resting for a while, she got up and turned on the computer.

She briskly posted the evidence on the forums Luna had posted to slander her before.

A few hours later, the forums came to life as users discussed this matter heatedly.

The dramatic turning-of-tables that had happened at the press briefing soon made headlines.

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

Have you seen the comments on the post? Everyone’s calling you a warrior.

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

Janet moved her cursor to check the comments Tiffany was talking about.

She had been focused on the media’s reports until now and didn’t know what people were saying in the comments.

When Janet read the comments, she found that the video of her talking on the stage had been spread all over the Internet.

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

She’s so elegant and generous! And a fierce warrior too!"

"She’s a lovely girl.

Such a polite and beautiful goddess plagiarized someone else’s work? I doubt it!"

"She’s so pretty, I’d kiss her all day!"

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

Janet buried her face in her hands, her cheeks blushing furiously.

She had never been praised by so many strangers in her life.

The next day, in the Lester Silk Fabric building… "Nonsense! These reports are all bullshit! How dare they call me rude?"

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

He was in trouble, but there was nothing he could do.

In recent years, Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group had become two very high profile companies.

What with Janet’s fiasco, the media was having a field day.

In the span of just twenty-four hours, the reputation of Lester Silk Fabric was destroyed and its stock price.

plummeted.

"There’s nothing we can do to refute the evidence that Janet posted online.

What we can do now is to try our best to keep the news from spreading.

Mr.Lester, it was your idea to bring in more reporters there…"

the secretary reminded Ritchie in a trembling voice, picking up the documents Ritchie had thrown on the ground.

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

He picked up another stack of papers from the table and threw them at the secretary’s face.

"I’m not an idiot.

You don’t need to remind me what I said."

Things didn’t end there.

Brandon sent people from the Larson Group’s legal department to help Janet file a lawsuit against Lester Silk Fabric.

The second they got the notice of the lawsuit, Lester Silk Fabric responded quickly and held a press conference in the afternoon.

Luna expressionlessly read a script in front of countless reporters, her face pale as a ghost under the limelight.

"I admit that I peeked at Janet Lind’s work before the show started.

Then I bribed an employee to tamper with the upload date on the database.

I falsely accused her of plagiarizing my work, and I did all this to gain fame and attention.

I am responsible for all of this.

My actions have nothing to do with Lester Silk Fabric."

In the Larson Group, Janet stopped the video on her phone and sighed.

"No class! Lester Silk Fabric made an ordinary employee take the fall!"

Chapter 321 Ask Brandon Out For Dinner Gerda clicked her tongue unhappily.

"Everyone knows they’re using Luna as a scapegoat.

She’s just an ordinary employee.

How on earth could she manage to do all of this? Lester Silk Fabric is really heartless."

The other designers had also seen the video circulating the Internet.

They began to discuss in hushed voices, but the general consensus was that Lester Silk Fabric was a cold blooded company.

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

There was no point in dwelling on it now that things had been settled.

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

Now that Luna has taken the blame, we can’t do anything to Lester Silk Fabric."

"And what about those designs? Are they really not gonna put them back on the show?"

Gerda puffed out her chest indignantly Janet smiled at her colleague gently.

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

I have gained considerable fame because of everything that’s happened.

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

When the dust settled, Janet poured all her energy into her work.

She had been so busy with this matter the past few days, so now she could finally focus on other things.

"By the way, Lind, I’ve been meaning to ask you something.

How’d you get the evidence?"

Gerda was talking about the videos that Janet had posted on the Internet, which had amassed more than a million views.

Janet froze.

After a few seconds, she broke into a smile and waved her hand dismissively.

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

Gerda nudged her arm and asked curiously, "What friend? A boyfriend perhaps?"

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

Gerda, is it just me or do you have a lot of time on your hands? Have you finished your design for this month? Don’t come running to me again when the deadline approaches."

"Ah! My God! I still have thirty-four drawings to finish!"

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

Suddenly, she thought of the tall and straight back of Brandon.

Now that she thought about it, she realized that Lester Silk Fabric had gone through all this trouble just to set her up.

It must have cost Brandon a lot to get his hands on the evidence.

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

Brandon had helped her countless times, but she hadn’t really ever met him in person.

She owed Brandon too much and she doubted she could ever repay him.

After thinking about it for a long time, Janet finally plucked up the courage to send a message to Brandon.

"Mr.Larson, would you be willing to let me treat you to dinner? You’ve helped me a lot and I’d like to express my gratitude somehow."

2 After hitting send, Janet put down her phone and wrung her hands nervously.

The chairman of the Larson Group had probably tasted all the splendid dishes this world had to offer.

But it was a token of her appreciation.Chapter 322 A Warning At the CEO’s office of the Larson Group.

The Larson Group’s stock price had fluctuated over the past few days.

Now that the situation was favorable for the Larson Group and its stock price had more than recovered, Ethan decided to seize the opportunity to put more pressure on the Lester Silk Fabric.

Garrett hadn’t slept properly in the past three days, dealing with the bad press: He was yawning sleepily when Ethan’s phone pinged.

"Someone texted you."

When he saw the name on Ethan’s phone’s screen, Garrett snickered.

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

Ethan smacked Garrett on the back of the head and grabbed the phone.

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

"What is it? Why’s your face like that?"

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

"If I refuse, she’ll be very disappointed."

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

You can’t have dinner with Janet without her seeing your face.

Last time, when you and Janet went to the company’s masquerade ball, you almost exposed yourself.

It’d be unwise to take such a risk again.

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

"Thank you, but there’s no need for you to treat me to dinner.

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

I helped you to protect the reputation of the company."

Janet read his message and quickly replied, "But Mr.Larson, you could’ve just dismissed me."

"If I dismiss any employee when something like this comes up, how will we keep the talented ones? Keep up the good work.

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

1 He had deliberately distanced Brandon from her ever since what happened last time.

He didn’t want her to suspect him of anything Reading his reply, Janet had no choice but to give up.

Ethan put down his phone, kicked the sofa Garrett was lying down on, and said, "I want you to relocate the one who had tried to force Janet to resign.

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

Hearing Ethan’s orders, he helplessly peeled his eyes open and stood up from the sofa.

He muttered under his breath, "This job will definitely be the death of me."

Charis had expected that Ethan would want to have a talk with her, but when she received the notice, her heart still skipped a beat.

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

He shoved his hands into the pocket of his slacks, and the light from the window elongated his shadow on the floor.

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

"From now on, I’ll take care of all matters related to Janet.

No one other than me.

Understood?"

Ethan’s cold voice sent a shiver down Charis’s spine.

She winced and smiled bitterly, as though she had been wronged.

"I see how it is.

You don’t trust me now? Brandon, I don’t have any ulterior motives, I swear.

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

He never brought it up before because he didn’t want her to look bad.

She and her family had always valued their image.

"I’m just warning you not to act against Janet.

Otherwise, don’t blame me if I disregard our long term friendship."

Chapter 323 A Long Forgotten Name After a moment’s silence, Charis said in a low voice, "I see."

Charis was a dignified woman.

Before Ethan could say anything more, she turned around and walked out of his office, As soon as the door closed behind her, tears welled up in her eyes..

Ever since they first met, Brandon had never said such harsh words to her before, nor had he looked at her with such cold eyes.

She hadn’t cried in years.

The last time was when she said goodbye to Brandon before going abroad.

She had been reluctant to leave him.

But now, she felt bad about Brandon’s attitude towards her.

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

But all of a sudden, with Janet now in the picture, Brandon suddenly was ruthless towards her.

Tears rolled down Charis’s cheeks as she realized just how important Janet was to Brandon.

The hot tears dripped from her chin to the carpeted floor.

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

Charis didn’t like to be candid with her shrewdness.

The reason why she had tried to fire Janet was to win Brandon’s heart.

In Charis’s eyes, Janet wasn’t good enough for him.

But now that Brandon had taken a liking to her, Charis figured he would deeply fall in love with her and she would eventually lose him for good.

Thinking of this, Charis was more determined than ever to separate Janet and Brandon..

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

Brandon had just warned her not to interfere with Janet’s work ever again.

She had to be more careful now.

On the other side… After Janet got off work, she went home, only to find that Ethan had come home early today.

"Oh, the workaholic is back! I’m surprised you still remember the way home!"

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

Looking at the man who was busy cooking in the kitchen, she was not happy.

After all, she hadn’t seen Ethan for two or three days.

That was because Ethan had been busy dealing with the plagiarism issue the past few days.

But he couldn’t tell her this.

While cracking the eggs into a bowl, he found an excuse.

"When I crossed Ritchie’s path, he made a lot of trouble.

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

I’ve been working part time the past few days while looking for a stable job."

Then, he paused and said sincerely, "I’m sorry that I haven’t been here for you these days."

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

"So, what happened? You didn’t tell me the truth.

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

Ethan had really solved the problem that had been plaguing them the past few days.

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

After transferring the egg into the pan, Ethan turned and his eyes landed on Janet’s earlobe.

His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as he gulped.

"How about having dinner and then a little bit of exercise to unwina: "What kind of exercise?"

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

It was as though God had chiseled his face to perfection.

His eyes stared deep into hers, filled with burning desire.

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

She quickly lowered her head and said shyly, "You’re so naughty!"

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

He could feel that she liked him, but she always pretended to refuse him.

He had to admit it really turned him on.

But the romantic atmosphere was instantly soiled by the sound of the phone ringing.

"Keep an eye on the eggs, okay? Don’t let them burn."

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

Then, he took off his apron and walked to the living room to pick up his phone.

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

He glanced back at the kitchen at Janet, then opened the glass door to step out onto the balcony He was a little surprised to see that Patrick was calling him.

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

Ethan stood on the balcony, letting the wind blow his hair.

"Why on earth are you answering the phone outside? Isn’t it cold out there?"

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

Ethan was lost in his thoughts and didn’t notice when Janet slid the door open and poked her head out.

Narrowing her eyes at him suspiciously, she looked at the phone in Ethan’s hand.

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

Was it Charis calling again? "It’s Patrick Lester."

Amused by the quirky expression on her face, he pulled her into his arms and finally answered the phone.

"Ethan, why the hell did you keep me waiting?"

Patrick’s irritated voice came from the other end of the line.

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

Patrick didn’t give a damn about whatever Ethan was up to.

There was something he needed to talk about with Ethan, so he went straight to the point.

"Your grandma’s birthday is coming up and we’re throwing her a party.

She wants you and your wife here."

Without waiting for Ethan’s response, he hung up abruptly.

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

She looked up at Ethan and asked hesitantly, "So are we going?"

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

There’ll be nothing but trouble if we disobey him.

Besides, I haven’t seen my grandma in a very long time.

It’s only right that I be there on her birthday."

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

It was true that Ethan’s expression softened when he spoke of his grandmother.

Nora Lester, Ethan’s grandma, was a distant relative of the Larson family.

She had known Ethan’s mother when she was a girl.

Although she didn’t approve of what Patrick had done, she couldn’t do anything about her son’s decisions.

She had always felt sorry for Ethan and used to secretly send him money.

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

Thinking of this, Ethan rested his chin on the top of Janet’s head.

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

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"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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knew the reason

to be prepared in case of

that even under ner protection, Victor would find

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

"Alright."

Shelia continued to focus her gaze on

of Shelia’s

a hand to wipe

and turned to look at Victor

Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel a little

away, and explained, "Your nose has

"Is that so?"

went ahead to rub her nose with the back of her

what about now?

"No,"

said, glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

did you learn other than roasting meat? I

Can you teach me?"

you want

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

felt sad

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

Shelia pointed out.

Victor saw a small burn on the meat’s exposed side when he looked at

flipped the meat over while he was still

.

about whether or not

after all,

on the other hand, didn’t seem to take it

"Will you please

"Hmm,"

after

"Is that a yes?"

and she broke into a

meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she said, "Thanks so

ever encountered, except for

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I was

was taken over

as she spoke

was

was younger, she prepared great meals and gave me a

an orphan…’

was needed to look after you since the orphanage

leave

Victor and answered,

home Shelia had known for so

okay with you being

head, Shelia

desperate to visit her tomb,

whereabouts remain unknown to them, and I

spite of the dingy ground,

bathed in shards of sunshine that had been scattered by the

behind her

sighed with disappointment as she gazed up at

to visit

keeps you from doing

are people guarding

me if

idea that I have

when I meet her again in

blinking

remained fixed on Shelia

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

a soft spot in her heart for adorable

said that I was a

didn’t seem appropriate to use this term

concluded that

description of her

she was responsible for your upbringing,

unable to communicate since she was deaf, mute,

to us by

a poker card was in

as if it were a treasure and presented

kid was

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

the card–the King of

get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

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

meat was toasting as

meat

set to

Eat, please."

her gut just

her hand to her stomach and

meat i made myself! Van, you’re

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after

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

rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand to

"Come on, get up."

a little pause, he took Shelia’s hand in his and replied,

learning the hard way, Shelia used a dart

of time as

sun had cooled down

Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank

how far we’ll have to travel

can get out before the sun

some water as

body was perhaps exhausted after so much walking, and he was

incoherently, "I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued

her forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you

be sure to eat

gaze to

was covered in mud after a day and a night

What’s your

"Plan?"

slow

your plans once we leave

to continue my travels and explore the world’s finest

to the police station when I can no longer walk and beg them

answered with a

"Shelia."

to have made up his mind after staring at

"What’s the problem?"

me after

I

count on

want me to

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

was concerned that

paused for a while before asking, "Are you

"No, I’m not.

you

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor, saying,

agree when we get out of

"Sure."

emerged from the woods, though, everything

sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red

glimmered on the bodies of

had been walking since high noon

tiredness was assuaged when they saw a relatively

out of

meet local villagers if we walk a little

We can…"

Shelia could finish her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting

"Van?"

i didn’t expect you

for the

that were parked not far

the front, looking at them intently

right away that they were Victor’s

moved to shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively

off Norton, watching his every

Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run

lost even when

were finding our way out of the forest, I

you can get back

"And then?"

asked, her eyebrows

straight

"Walk along this road.

a mobile phone from them, and call this

Norton didn’t intend to let

play a game with Victor

couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia shouldn’t be

give Shelia a family, bring her back to see

that Victor could not fulfill the promise he made

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

the number once you get hold of

he whispered.

my

and she will pick you up

looked down at her

that Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked at

"No."

pulled her hand

were a

to remember the number, nor do I

a

Victor frowned.

coughed violently as soon as he

remained adamant and

to spread her palm and let Victor write the phone

talking about, he could tell that they

sneer, he said, "Tut,

other! I’m so

up when

intuitively pulled Sheila behind

himself standing steadily was taxing

for

deliberately walked up

Shelia stepped

them, Norton pulled Shelia towards

fast for Victor to

"Let her go!"

a firm

found satisfaction in hearing vexation in

know you look

he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with

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

when something

knife that Norton pressed

a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

tone and gave Victor a mocking smile,

that he had

clenched his fist and tried to steady

you want is

to do

So, let her go!"

This is

Norton curled his lips.

want to let her

she comes from but

for you to die alone? I

eyes, Victor breathed

her neck, all

body was

she saw Victor spat out blood and

you can

mocking smile

narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful

did you just

you

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment by threatening

you to do

So, cut the crap.

want to kill

"Shelia…"

tried to

she

hackles rise and the man would do

Norton was indeed angry.

he kept his voice in check as he

you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

turned to his men and instructed them, "Tie

and asked anxiously,

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

as they were

feet bound, Shelia was taken

made to ride

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

was flowing

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

clenched into fists, and the blue veins on his neck

teeth and yelled,

to open her eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia had difficulty

wanted Victor to

moment she opened her mouth, she

enough, her eyes became

at the exasperated expression on Victor’s face, Norton

might be strong but he was useless in this kind

making me laugh,

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

Norton approached the rope, squatted down, and blew the

you wanting to save her so much, I will

some good in me, huh? What do you

could just glare at

do whatever it

the river, Norton

appeared and stood

stood up and looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest

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

want to save her, right?

who had been holding Victor’s

touched its tip with

these two before the

can say goodbye to your

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

flickering flame, Victor didn’t care

rushed up and fought against the

was a mercenary and the most popular

even his weakest subordinates should be strong

Victor was currently

might not even be able

of them were tall and burly men that could

was at a disadvantage from

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

As soon as he was hit, Victor staggered and

was hit repeatedly, his strength left

pain of his bones being broken scattered all

face

stand, not ready to give

on

arm to block it, but it didn’t

a

point, Victor’s vision became

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

matter how many injuries he

and the rope was grasped,

her into this trouble, so he

as his mind wanted to go on, his

back to the

somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling

eyes, but his vision was still

on the ground, watching

help but wonder if he

yet, so he thought that

of his body made Victor realize that

up, but he couldn’t move

his hands a little bit,

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

was no

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting out more

he grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes as wide as he

expectantly, as if he was

waited for

know how much time

the person he

raise her head from the river or come out from

excruciating pain he was experiencing,

lost consciousness

woke up again, he

him

operation to rescue him lasted for two days and

diagnosis, it was found out that Victor had

knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice was issued six

first thing Victor did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people to look for

wearing an oxygen mask and

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

was, but she could sense that she must be a very

people

seven days, but

was still no

playing card

surface was mostly covered with mud, but one could

years later,

first thing he did after fully recovering

card in a box and buried

marble tombstone

even Shelia’s

Victor’s recovery, while Karl was

to rush him to the hospital, but he was declared dead

also in that year that Carolyn sent Victor

more years, he finished

over several small companies under the control of the Sullivan

these companies from a very low level to one of the top in the

Victor was able to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the

At this time, Roger entered the ward where

he saw her sitting on the edge of the bed,

eat

been eating porridge for

stand

and had no choice but

it again when you get

his tongue out, not intending

saw Roger standing at the

month, Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey from

gradually got acquainted

that Roger would bring some

much, he could at

only eat them in

around and was surprised to

say that you wouldn’t come

in advance to ask

she would say no every time, he would still insist on

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

it would probably be

initially, I couldn’t

moment before finally saying, "But I got a

response, Rachel furrowed her brows

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

465 Dark Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for

opened and closed for several times as doctors went in

anything but wait outside until the

the operation began, the indicator light outside the

that the surgery was

he wasn’t completely out

wheeled

two days ago that

be transferred

was still

the field to check Victor’s condition and give

it wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

healed, they still had

new injuries just

end, he said that only

tell us when he will wake

in a gloomy

can’t say

expert couldn’t help but frown

I may be blunt, please consider

you’re saying there’s a chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable

expert didn’t say this, it was obvious that this

there was a huge chance that this was it for

was the first one to

that Rachel had the

outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between his

there were dark

just went down to tell

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

already prepared herself for something like

fact, Carson was a

didn’t know when she became

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

it might have been even

the operating room for 70 hours before the

in Carson’s hand and reminded

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson

her indifferent expression, he didn’t bother

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

"Joey? He’s fine.

yesterday and said that he

fact, it’s expected that his plaster will be

head and peeped through the glass

saw Joey sleeping

for a bit and

then, I’m

turned around

visited to tell Rachel about

he had

blink of an eye, two

of Victor’s condition, Rachel

Joey’s ward

same time, Carson didn’t show

from an expert, she was also

news that Victor

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

time without being able

if she was still judging

Do you want to

This time, Rachel pressed

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

want to

Joey, pleading in

failed to hide the fact that Victor was in a coma after obtaining serious

woke up in the hospital, he actually had

found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor

out the truth, Rachel

truth, Joey didn’t cry or say anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go to the ICU to see

smiled

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad people

have to worry too

she felt a lump in her

a few moments, she mustered

"Yes, of course."

following two weeks, Joey had a good

didn’t mention Victor, as if there was

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

a brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel was

"Okay…"

heart softened,

in the

healed yet, it was inconvenient

him sit in a

the three of

they reached

finally stopped at the

VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the

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

wer If Victor had seen this scene, Carson

the first time I’ve

What brings you here?"

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

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his innocent

someone who

those dark circles around your eyes

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at

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

that Joey

were so big that it

this was

have a good sleep for half

man, but even he was susceptible

"Ha-ha!"

but laugh after seeing the upset look on Carson’s

realized that he was fooled

head, Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s face

"You, brat.

you tease your godfather?

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

no

father and I grew

We are best friends.

the one who

I became your

crossed his arms in front of

for you, even if you don’t want it, that

his uninjured hand and said, "Humph!

as he withdrew his hand from Joey’s

a slightly low voice, "I also didn’t

it’s a fact that

change your attitude

more, but he stuck out his tongue at

his eye, Carson recognized Roger standing

his composure and commented, "I see

heard that Mr.Sullivan has

I came here with Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

plan to lose his

"Oh, I see."

pointed at the room and said, "His ward

He is resting inside.

Cooperation Rachel looked at

what was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards the

her,

arms were placed over

was lost in thoughts

was about to sav something,

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at the

standing

him from the corner of his

raised his eyebrows as if he was giving

at him, Joey

to use

overheard what Joey was

about I take

"No!"

a very

was a serious

am a

was a bathroom in Joey’s ward, so it wasn’t a problem

that moment, they were no longer

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

to Joey’s words, Rachel looked

was Roger, then her

didn’t want to bother the former, Carson soon observed

him to take Joey to

refused to pay any attention to

his phone and turned

give Joey a thumbs up without

Carson pretended like he was answering

Mr.Ramos! I have read the plan

talking, he headed towards the nurses’

very good at

up while he was still holding it to

what just

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

for a boy like him

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those

that Rachel ought to have been closer to

few days, they

of them were always

known to her, she

the look of things, Rachel

knew that it

Rachel was standing outside the operating

and Joey headed towards the

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

a quick glance at

through with the

"What?"

took a peek at

a smile appeared

am

My subordinates are

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile on her

not very good

that Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer the call only

tip of his nose and coughed to ease the

you want to go

in order to look through the

ward was a

the living room could be

pushed the door open in no

Victor would lie in the

undergo half a year’s

voice came from behind

a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

in a suit coming out of the

He looked dejected.

document in

into Rachel and Carson as soon as he

first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around

It was quite noticeable.

was an employee of the Sullivan Group and the director of the project

need asking about what just

that the

out! Her attention was drawn

was what really

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

a member of the Sullivan Group’s project

exactly what she meant by

a loss for

were so many surnames in

had to choose

who

and

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head

forehead was covered with

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

Bennet, I’m going

and said,

do that

Troy went out of sight

at the

enough for her to see that Victor was sitting

seem as bad

is well and

to the door and pushed it

against

didn’t follow

reading some document when he

he didn’t raise his head and say coldly, "Get

her

in a

could still tell that his face was pale

and looked

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

was so entranced that she walked towards the bed

to go out,

Victor heard the footsteps, his

up at the person who was

usual cold and stiff

after we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand on

it wouldn’t bode well if I lost my

"The dance is over.

time to let

I reminded him.

through his eyes, but he still loosened

a few steps back to

I could still feel the

face blushed and i felt rather

my heart

a moment, it felt like I had

were the

even as I reminisced, I knew that those days were long gone and I could never get

feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached me

gaze from behind me and began

said, raising my glass and taking a sip of

knowing it, I’d had a few to

Elena came

surprise waiting for

like to go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you

smile appeared on Elena’s

confusion, I followed her to

there were bright red rose petals scattered across the

were also numerous balloons around

eyes widened in

this whole scene was picturesque

I had

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

possibly be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I

this much effort on me, and

this

floor, I stared

was tranquil, and yet my

sea

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

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

sounded like

by the noise, I covered

squatted on the

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt

horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through my

of breath I felt

was having a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly

I’m here."

familiar voice came from above

It was Charles.

burst from my

have to be