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.

a long time since

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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Shelia

said, "I have no

fact, Victor knew

wanted to be prepared

time that even under ner

would at least

"Alright."

Shelia continued to focus her

of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on the tip of

a hand to wipe off the

to look at Victor with

eyes, he started to feel a

away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt

"Is that so?"

ahead to rub her nose with the back

now? Is it still

"No,"

said, glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

than roasting meat?

Can you teach me?"

want

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

sad

ready to be flipped? It’s on the

Shelia pointed out.

on the meat’s exposed side when he looked

over while he was still thinking about

.

whether or not to ask her about

all,

on the other hand, didn’t seem

you please

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and

two dimples, meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

broadly as she said, "Thanks so

kindest individual I’ve ever encountered, except for my caretaker

"Orphanage?"

where I was

taken over and the old woman was unwell and

eyes clouded as she spoke about

was a wonderful

meals and gave me a lot of

an orphan…’

needed to look after you since the

didn’t you leave with the

looked up at Victor and answered, "I didn’t want

Shelia had known for so

they okay with you being outdoors

head, Shelia said,

to visit her tomb,

to them, and I don’t

of the dingy ground, Shelia lay

sunshine that had been scattered

her hands behind her

as she gazed up

to

you

people guarding the

if

had no idea that I have a name

my name when I meet

blinking her

remained fixed on Shelia and

Van, it would

spot in her heart

said that I

use this term to describe a

Shelia, Victor concluded

apt description of her features, particularly

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

communicate since she was deaf, mute,

referred to us

poker card was

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

the orphanage, each kid was given a

the cards and let us take them as we

at the card–the King of

Did I get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

and said, "I am the only

meat was toasting

her the meat

set to

Eat, please."

came from her gut just after

put her hand to her stomach and ate the meat

meat i made myself! Van, you’re

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after

to her feet,

ready to rise when

"Come on, get up."

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

way, Shelia used a dart to

track of time as

sun had cooled

sitting down on a stone

not sure how far we’ll have to travel until

can get out before

drank some

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

incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to hold

motion, she murmured, "Van, you

be sure

to the

was covered in mud after a day

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow to

are your plans once we leave the forest?

don’t know… I want to continue my travels

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

with a

"Shelia."

to have made up his mind after staring at Shelia for a

"What’s the problem?"

come with me after we

my grandma will like you, I

count

me to come

it all right with you? If you don’t want

was concerned that Shelia

a while before asking, "Are

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the best

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor,

get

"Sure."

moment they emerged from the

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

light glimmered on the bodies of

been walking since high noon and

was assuaged when they

we’re out of

if we walk a

We can…"

finish her sentence, she saw Victor stop

She was confused.

wanting to

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect you

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of

three cars that were parked

the front, looking at them intently as he played with a

could feel right away

who in turn

eyes off Norton, watching

hear, Victor said, "Run into the

even when it gets

were finding our way out of the forest,

and you can get

"And then?"

her

straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

you meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and call

that Norton didn’t intend to

to play a game with Victor by throwing him into the

escape this predicament,

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

seemed that Victor could not fulfill the promise he

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

the number once you get hold of a mobile

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

will pick you up

down at her

Victor looked at her

"No."

pulled her hand

were a

remember the number, nor do I want

be a

Victor frowned.

anxious that he coughed violently as

and clenched her

her palm and let

hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that

sneer, he said, "Tut, tut, tut, this is

each other! I’m

up when saw Norton approaching

pulled

himself standing

would be hard for him to

walked up to them

Shelia stepped

patience with them, Norton

fast for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

a firm grip on

hearing vexation in

you

wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with

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

his tracks when something silver flashed

was a knife that Norton pressed against Shelia’s

a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear

that he had difficulty in

and tried to

you want is

nothing to

So, let her go!"

wow! This

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want to let

comes from but

alone? I can do something about that and

red eyes, Victor

the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia

body was tensed

she saw Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy, she scoffed

you can

his mocking smile

in anger when he heard Shelia’s

you just

you are

Shelia swallowed.

sense of accomplishment by threatening two

don’t have in you

So, cut the crap.

want to kill

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to stop

she was

Norton’s hackles rise

Norton was indeed angry.

voice in check as

really? Looks like you really

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and instructed them, "Tie

eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going

Norton didn’t answer.

glared

did as they

her hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to

made to

Norton was taking them.Chapter

river was flowing

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

the blue

teeth and

of the gushing water, Shelia had difficulty

actually wanted Victor to run

the moment she opened her mouth, she was

her eyes became

expression on

strong but he was useless in this

making me

I’m a good man?

smile, Norton approached the rope,

of you wanting to save her so much, I will give

good in me, huh? What

just

whatever it took to save

was in the middle of the

men behind him appeared and stood between

slowly stood up and looked at Victor with a

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest among

my left has only killed two people, and the one

pause, Norton continued, "You want to save

the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms

tip with his thumb and warned, "But of course,

before the

say goodbye to your good

I’m afraid that

at the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about anything

was of essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought

the most popular leader the

even his weakest subordinates should be strong

Victor was

in his peak state, he might not even be able to defeat one of

them were tall and burly men that could

a doubt, Victor was at

to them, the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after

he was hit, Victor staggered and

was hit repeatedly, his strength left

all over his body, making him feel somewhat

Victor’s face looked black

still tried to stand, not ready to give

get back on his feet, he

still able to subconsciously use his arm to

he was hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and a tooth

this point, Victor’s vision became

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

didn’t matter how many

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

got her into this trouble, so he

much as his mind wanted to go on, his body couldn’t keep

the ground and lost his

some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when

his eyes, but his vision was

there on the ground, watching the raindrops

couldn’t help but wonder

consciousness hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he

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

stand up, but he couldn’t move

move his hands a little bit, grabbing the

best, he turned his head to look at the river, only to find that there was nothing

was no trace of

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting out more

soil and opened his

if he

for

didn’t even know how much time

found the person he

her head from the river or come out from

pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t keep himself

lost consciousness

woke up again,

subordinates found him near the

operation to rescue him lasted for two

that Victor had fractures

in his right knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice was

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

was still wearing an oxygen

danger yet, but all he cared about

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

she didn’t dare delay to send people to search for

for seven days, but Shelia

was

Victor was a crumpled playing card that

with mud, but one could easily recognize that it was the

years later, Victor

after fully recovering was buy a

King of Hearts card in a box and buried it under a

was nothing on the marble tombstone

wasn’t even Shelia’s

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

to rush him to the hospital,

also in that year that

years, he finished his

over several small companies under the control of

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

outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the Sullivan Group to

Roger entered the

edge of the bed,

can’t eat any

been eating porridge for

couldn’t even stand the smell of porridge

and had no choice

she said, "Eat it again when you

stuck his tongue out,

the door, so

to

the kid gradually got acquainted

was that Roger would

couldn’t eat too much, he could at least taste something

could only eat them

Roger, Rachel turned around

you say that

Roger came here, he would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to

would say no every time, he

had an important project meeting today, so he might not be able

he could still visit, it

I couldn’t

Roger hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "But

response, Rachel furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

operation done to Victor lasted for

and closed for

but wait outside until

operation began, the indicator light outside the room

indicated that the surgery was

life was saved, but he wasn’t completely

wheeled to

days ago that his vital signs

became eligible to be transferred to the general

he was still in a

the field to check

what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

healed, they still had an

new injuries just made matters

the end, he said that only a miracle could save

at least tell us when he

asked in a

can’t say

but frown

be blunt,

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

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

hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that

Rachel was

Rachel had the right

leaned against the wall outside Joey’s ward,

looked slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles

down to tell

heard the tragic news, her face didn’t show

as if she had already prepared herself

Carson was a

didn’t know when she

in a coma for about half

it might have been even

there outside the operating room for 70 hours

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

You can’t smoke here."

his senses, Carson put out

indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s

asked, "Anyway, how is the little

"Joey? He’s fine.

and said that he has

plaster will be removed

and peeped through the glass panel on the

sleeping soundly

a faint smile, he stretched for a bit and

then, I’m leaving

around

he really just visited to tell Rachel about

he had nothing else

an eye, two days eventually passed

of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend to visit

in Joey’s ward almost

same time, Carson didn’t show his face

was also convinced

broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke up from being in

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

for a long time without being

still judging Roger’s expression if he was

Rachel… Do you want to

This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and remained

gently pulled her sleeve and

I want

was Joey, pleading in a soft

fact that Victor was in a coma after obtaining serious

in the hospital, he

been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up

finally found out the truth, Rachel didn’t have

nor did he pester Rachel

just smiled and

say bad people live

have to worry too

at Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a lump

moments, she mustered her courage and

"Yes, of course."

had a good rest in the

as if there was

Joey would actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to time and look at

all inside him, but Rachel was aware that he missed Victor

"Okay…"

softened, and she

was in the second

fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him to

let him sit in

and the three of them went to Victor’s ward

they reached

stopped at the floor of the

VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this

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

Carson

the first time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

the document he was

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking

ask that? Do I look like someone who will be beaten

dark circles around your eyes

"Dark circles?"

choked

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

that Joey was

haggard, and his eye bags were so big that it

of course, this was only to

good sleep for

handsome young man, but even he was susceptible to

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the

realized that he was fooled by this little guy

forward and pinched

"You, brat.

you tease your

pain on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are

no opinion

I grew

We are best friends.

one

I

eyebrows and crossed his arms

you, even if you don’t

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

he withdrew

a slightly low voice, "I also didn’t expect that I

a

better change your attitude towards

didn’t say anything more, but he

corner of his eye, Carson

to regain his composure and commented, "I see that you’re not busy

that

here with Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his composure just because

"Oh, I see."

Carson pointed at the room and said,

He is resting inside.

466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel

was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked

followed her, pushing Joey’s

arms were placed over his

was lost in thoughts for

to sav something, Joey spoke

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at

not standing very

Joey could see him from the corner

eyebrows as if he was

at

I need to use the

what

I take you

"No!"

replied in a

serious

I am a

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

they were no

Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room, just like

Joey’s words, Rachel

Roger, then her

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

him to take Joey to

and refused to pay any attention to

took out his phone and turned around

a

Carson pretended like he was answering

read the plan you

headed towards the

he wasn’t very good

lit up while he was still

implied that there was no call at all! Rachel saw what

"It’s okay.

take

He is actually right.

a boy like him to be taken to the bathroom

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those

Rachel ought to have been closer to

few days, they got

always in

to her, she still alienated

look of things,

it couldn’t

Rachel was standing outside the operating room where Victor was

Joey headed towards

time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

at the phone

you through with the

"What?"

Rachel’s sight and took

appeared on

am through with

was left with no choice! My subordinates are too

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake smile

not very good

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

touched the tip of his nose and coughed to

you want

look

ward was a

her point of view, only the living room could be

couldn’t see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no time

said Victor would lie in the bed for

to undergo half a year’s

voice came

is in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

in a suit coming out of the

He looked dejected.

a document in his

Carson as

first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

Group and the director of the

need asking about what just happened

expression that

been driven out! Her attention was drawn to

was what really interested

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

as a member of the

knew exactly what she meant by

a loss

so many surnames

he had to choose

recognized who Rachel

bowed and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

her head slightly in

forehead was covered with

of his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding the

Bennet, I’m going back

and said,

should do

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

looked at the door

space was enough for her to see that Victor was sitting against the head of the

doesn’t seem as

is well and can work

to the door

leaned against

follow

was reading some document when

his head

her gaze on

was in

could still tell that his face was pale despite the

frowned and looked

hundred percent sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have

that she

asked you to

Victor heard the footsteps, his

the person who was walking towards

speaking in his usual cold and stiff tone, he

POV: Even after we finished the dance,

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

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

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

a few steps back to distance myself from

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

and i felt

heart

like I had returned to the

with him were the happiest time of my

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

feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me and greeted

burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with the guests with a

said, raising my glass and

a few to drink

Elena

a surprise waiting for you

you like to go upstairs

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when

mysterious smile appeared on

confusion, I followed her to

I got there, I saw that there were bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard, forming a big

were also numerous balloons around

eyes widened in

say, this whole scene was picturesque and

this my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who had

to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast aside

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

had never spent this much effort on

joy of receiving this

second floor, I stared at the night scene

and

of the cold sea breeze, I felt even

a sudden, a fireworks display lit up the

fireworks shot up to the sky, a deafening sound resonated

sounded like

I covered

on the ground

uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was

incident at the abandoned warehouse kept

I felt so dizzy that

of strong arms held me

I’m here."

came from above

It was Charles.

his arms as tears burst from my eyes,

have to be scared