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.

time since they last

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

her

thought occurred

shouted, "The eggs! I forgot all

from Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen

Ethan followed behind her.

who was extremely flustered, and he couldn’t help

girl! I told you to keep

to the side while he cleaned up the

stood in the corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean up after

"I’m sorry.

Charis, so I rushed to you

Ethan had guessed this.

drying his freshly washed hands, he raised

"It’s my fault.

give you enough sense

that, he spread out his

her face against his chest, blushing

Patrick, she murmured, "The Lesters treat you badly, especially

you and I just got

probably has a huge grudge

there?"Chapter 461 In Order To Survive

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thought that

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took a bite out

time, she furrowed her brows

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was not cooked fully

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to roast the meat

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"Survive in the wildness?"

time that Shelia had ever heard of

out of your way to learn

crushed some fruits and

a knife to slice

heard what Shelia asked, his eyes

he said, "I have no

knew the reason

that because he wanted to

of time that even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger

to learn more skills so that he would at

"Alright."

focus her gaze on

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

stretched out a hand to wipe off

turned to look at Victor with a blank

straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started

retracted his hand, looked away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt on

"Is that so?"

to rub her nose with the back of her

now? Is

"No,"

glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

other than

Can you teach me?"

want to

"In order to survive."

naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In order to

shelia said casually.

felt sad

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

Shelia pointed out.

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

over while he was still thinking about what she

.

whether or not to ask

all, Shelia’s

didn’t seem to take it

you please teach

"Hmm,"

after

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she broke

two dimples, meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

broadly as she said,

individual I’ve ever encountered, except for

"Orphanage?"

where I was

over and the

clouded as she

woman was a

was younger, she prepared great meals and gave me

is an orphan…’

was needed to look after you since

you leave

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

Shelia

with you being outdoors on your

her head, Shelia

to visit her tomb, so I

them, and I

dingy

had been scattered by the trees and

behind her

she gazed up at the

want to visit

what keeps you from

people

if I go

that I have a name

when I meet her again in

blinking

eyes remained fixed on Shelia and he

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

in

I

It didn’t seem appropriate to use

at Shelia, Victor concluded

description of her features, particularly her

for your upbringing,

communicate since

never referred to

a poker card was

from her pocket as if it were

orphanage, each kid was

the elderly woman split the fruits, she put them on the cards and let us take them as we

stared at the card–the

Did I get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only one

meat was toasting as

meat

set to

Eat, please."

growl came from her gut

her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with

better than the meat i made myself!

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after a good

to her feet, she

when Shelia abruptly extended

"Come on, get up."

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

hard way, Shelia used a dart to put

track of time as they

sun had cooled down

down on a stone

far we’ll have to travel until

can get out before

drank some water

and he was coughing up blood

incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

continued to

murmured, "Van, you

be sure to eat

to the side

face was covered in mud after a

What’s your

"Plan?"

slow to

"What are your plans once we leave the forest? Where

my travels

the police station when I can no longer walk and

answered with a

"Shelia."

appeared to have made up his mind

"What’s the problem?"

with me after we get

I will

count on

me to come

all right with you? If you don’t want

concerned that

while before asking,

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the

Victor convinced her.

smiled

get

"Sure."

they emerged from the woods, though,

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

glimmered on the bodies of Victor and

high noon and now,

they

out of the

if we

We can…"

her sentence,

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting to know why

"Van?"

expect you

looked for the source

that were parked not far from

at them intently as he

feel right away that

moved to shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front

his eyes off Norton,

a voice that only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest when I tell you

won’t get lost even when

our way out of the

and you can get

"And then?"

her

looked straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

borrow a mobile phone from them,

that Norton didn’t

wanted to play a game with Victor by throwing him into

that if he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia shouldn’t

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

Victor could not fulfill

hand, Victor wrote a phone number on her palm

once you

he whispered.

is my

will pick you up wherever

down at her

Victor looked at her

"No."

pulled her hand

eyes were a

don’t want to remember the

be a good

Victor frowned.

that he coughed violently as soon as he finished

adamant and

want to spread her palm and

hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about,

said, "Tut,

strong feelings for each other! I’m so moved by

up when saw

pulled

seriously injured and keeping himself

be hard for him to fight off

up to them

Shelia stepped

with them, Norton pulled Shelia

was too fast for Victor

"Let her go!"

firm grip on

found satisfaction in hearing vexation

know you look

he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face

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

his tracks when something silver flashed through

knife that Norton pressed against

a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

said in a contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear

felt that he had difficulty in

his fist and tried

want is

nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

wow! This is so

Norton curled his lips.

want

don’t where she comes from but I find

you think it’s boring for you to die alone? I can

red eyes, Victor

the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia

body was tensed

blood and beg for

that all you

smile plastered on his

in anger when

you just

you

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment by threatening two

in you to do what you

So, cut the crap.

want to kill me, then

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to stop

she was

that Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise and

Norton was indeed angry.

his voice in check

Looks like you really

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and instructed them,

and asked anxiously, "What are you going to

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

as

hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to one

was made to ride a

about where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke Up

river was flowing

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

the blue veins on

teeth and yelled, "Let her

of the gushing

Victor to run

the moment she opened her

enough, her

expression on

but he was useless in this

making me

that I’m a good man?

Norton approached the rope, squatted

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

still some good in me, huh? What do you

just

it took to

who was in the middle of the river, Norton squinted his eyes

appeared and stood between

and looked at Victor with a

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest among my

killed two people, and

"You want to

speaking, the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and

his hand, Norton touched its tip with

before the

goodbye to

I’m afraid that you won’t even find her

flickering flame, Victor didn’t care

he quickly rushed up and fought against the

and the most popular leader the

subordinates should be strong

was currently badly

even be able to defeat one of the two

tall and burly men

at a disadvantage from

punched Victor right in his abdomen one after

he was hit, Victor staggered

strength left him,

being broken scattered all over his

this time, Victor’s face looked

to stand, not ready to give

get back on his feet, he saw

still able to subconsciously use his arm to block it,

again, Victor spat out a

point, Victor’s vision

to fix his eyes on the rope, which was

how many

fire was put out and the rope was

he was willing to do

to go on, his body couldn’t keep

back to the ground

After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of

eyes, but his vision

the ground, watching

wonder if

fully recovered yet, so he thought that he might be

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

stand up, but he couldn’t move even an

could only move his hands a little bit, grabbing the

look at the river, only to find that

was no

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting

soil and opened his

if

waited for

didn’t even know how much

found the person he had been

someone would raise her head from the river or

of blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing,

he lost

Victor woke up again, he was

him

to rescue him lasted for

was found out that Victor

knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the

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

still wearing an oxygen mask and

danger yet, but all he cared

even know who Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be a

people to search for Shelia

lasted for seven days,

there was still no news about

was able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from

could easily recognize that it was the King of

years later, Victor completely

first thing he did after fully recovering

of Hearts card in a box and buried it under a

marble tombstone aside from the

Shelia’s name on

of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on a business trip, he

still tried to rush him to the hospital, but he was declared dead on

in that year that Carolyn sent

years, he finished his studies

several small companies under the

raised the sales of these companies from

able to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the Sullivan Group to

entered the ward where

saw her sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing

can’t eat

porridge for about

couldn’t even stand

sighed and had no choice but to put

it again when you

tongue out, not intending to eat

at the door, so

month, Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey from

kid gradually got acquainted

that Roger would bring some snacks when

could at least taste something aside

could only eat

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised to see

say that you wouldn’t come

a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to eat

she would say no every time, he would still insist

that he had an important project meeting today, so

it would probably be very late

initially, I

for a moment before finally

furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

465 Dark Circles The operation done to Victor

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

and Carson couldn’t do anything but wait

fourth day since the operation began, the indicator

the surgery was

saved, but he

he was wheeled to the

two days ago that his vital

eligible to be transferred to

still in

expert in the field to check Victor’s condition

what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

healed, they still had

injuries

that only a miracle could save Victor’s

at least tell us when he will wake

in a

I can’t say that

frown as he

I may be blunt, please

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

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

was not a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that

was the first one to know about

Carson deemed that Rachel had the right to

leaned against the wall outside Joey’s ward,

looked slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles

to tell Rachel about this

tragic news, her face didn’t

had already prepared herself for something

Carson was a

when she became

Victor had been in a coma

it might have

operating room for 70 hours before

Rachel glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low voice,

You can’t smoke here."

senses,

bother continue discussing about

subject and asked, "Anyway, how

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said that he has been

will be removed ahead

peeped through

saw Joey sleeping soundly

he stretched for a

then, I’m leaving

Carson turned around and left without

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

from that, he had nothing else to

blink of an eye, two days eventually passed

of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t

just stayed in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four

Carson didn’t show

from an expert, she was also convinced

the news that Victor had miraculously woke

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

a long time without being able to speak

she was still judging Roger’s expression if he was

want to go upstairs and

slowly This time, Rachel pressed

pulled her sleeve and pulled

want to see

Joey, pleading in a soft

fact that Victor was in a coma after

woke up in the hospital, he

on, he found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in any of their

when Joey finally found out the truth, Rachel

truth, Joey didn’t cry or say anything, nor did

smiled

They say bad people live long

we don’t have to worry too much

she felt a

few moments, she mustered her courage

"Yes, of course."

weeks, Joey had a good rest in

didn’t mention Victor, as if there was nothing

that Joey would actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to time and look at the ceiling with his eyes

for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel was aware that he

"Okay…"

softened,

ward was in

yet, it was inconvenient for

simply let him sit

for him, and the three of them went to Victor’s ward

they reached the

the floor of the

was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson

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

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

the first time I’ve seen you

What brings you here?"

he quickly set the document he was holding aside and

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking

you ask that? Do I look like someone who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m the one who beats others, you

circles

"Dark circles?"

choked at

he picked up his phone, opened

that Joey

haggard, and his eye bags were so big that

of course, this was only to be

a good sleep

handsome young man, but even he was susceptible

"Ha-ha!"

seeing the

innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this

his head, Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s face

"You, brat.

dare you tease your godfather? You

a sharp pain on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t remember recognizing you as

have no opinion

I grew

We are best friends.

the one who

that’s how I became your

eyebrows and crossed his

you don’t want it,

using his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit

clicked his tongue as he withdrew his hand from Joey’s

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

as I said, it’s a

better change your

anything more, but he

corner of his eye, Carson

commented, "I see that you’re

that Mr.Sullivan

Rachel and

Roger explained.

lose his composure just because

"Oh, I see."

pointed at the room and said, "His ward

He is resting inside.

see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward

knew what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked

followed her, pushing

arms were placed over his

in

when he was about to sav something, Joey spoke

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at the

standing very

see him from the corner

as if he

taking a quick glance at him,

to use

what Joey was

I

"No!"

in a very

was a serious look on his

am a

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

they were no longer in

boy to the ladies’ room,

to Joey’s words, Rachel looked

Roger, then her gaze

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

him to take Joey

to pay any attention

his phone and turned

a

like he was answering the

I have read the

talking, he headed

very

lit up while he was still holding

that there was no call at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

embarrassing for a boy like him to be taken to the bathroom by

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those

have been closer to him

days, they got along

them were always in one

to her, she

look of things, Rachel still

knew that it couldn’t be

about the night Rachel was standing outside the operating room

Joey

time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

took a quick glance at the

with the phone

"What?"

Rachel’s sight and took

appeared

am through with

left with no choice! My subordinates are too bad at

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake

not very good

to answer

tip of his nose and coughed

want to go

head in order to look through the glass panel

was a

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

the door open in no

Victor would lie in the bed for

has to undergo half a

voice came

in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

in a suit

He looked dejected.

document in his

into Rachel and Carson

was stunned at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

Sullivan Group and the director of

no need asking about

the man’s expression that the project plan had

Her attention was drawn to the name on the work

what

She turned to Carson.

at her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

member of the Sullivan

she meant by just looking at

at a loss

were so many surnames

he had to

recognized who

and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly

forehead was covered

Victor had given him the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was

going back to the

hand and said, "Very

should do

Carson said, Troy went out of sight in a blink

looked at

to see that Victor was sitting against the head of the bed

seem as

and

walked to the door and pushed

leaned against the

didn’t follow

some document when he heard the

didn’t raise his head and

her gaze

in

pale despite the fact

and looked rather

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

was so entranced that she walked towards the bed

to go

Victor heard the footsteps, his

the person who was walking towards

in his usual cold and stiff tone, he said softly,

Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand on

around, I figured it wouldn’t bode well if

"The dance is over.

time to let

I reminded him.

his eyes, but he still loosened his grip on my waist

steps back

still feel the

and i

heart was

moment, it felt like

the happiest

reminisced, I knew that those days were long

down, feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached me

myself to ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with the guests with a smile on my face

and taking a sip of

a few to

time, Elena came

surprise waiting for you on the

like to go upstairs and take a

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

mysterious smile appeared

I followed her to the

were bright red rose

also numerous balloons

widened

this whole

my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea

was Charles, but

smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself for having

this much effort on

of receiving this birthday

the second floor, I stared at the night scene

was tranquil, and yet my mind was

the cold sea breeze, I felt

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

to the sky,

like a

I covered my

the ground

uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood

at the abandoned

of breath I felt so dizzy that I

panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly

I’m here."

above

It was Charles.

nestled in his arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and

to