My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

had been a long time since they

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

whined, her

thought occurred

"The eggs! I

Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen in

Ethan followed behind her.

extremely flustered,

to keep an

pulled her to the side while he

stood in the corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean up after

"I’m sorry.

thought you were talking to Charis, so I rushed to you and forgot

Ethan had guessed this.

he raised his

"It’s my fault.

give you enough sense

he spread out his arms and said gently, "Come

obeyed and leaned her face against

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you and I just got him

probably has a huge grudge against

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happened to be an easy-going person,

that Victor had

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really hard to

not cooked

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and gently touched the corner

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was the very first time that Shelia

of

some fruits and poured the juice

he used a knife

heard what Shelia asked, his eyes

a while, he said, "I have no

knew the

to be prepared in case

ner protection, Victor

at least have a better chance

"Alright."

her gaze

his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on

hand to wipe off

turned to look at Victor with a blank

into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel

away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt on

"Is that so?"

ahead to rub her nose with the

what about now? Is

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

did you learn other than roasting meat? I want to

Can you teach me?"

want to

"In order to survive."

came out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In order

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad

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

Shelia pointed out.

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

over while he was still thinking about

.

or not to ask her

after all,

other hand, didn’t seem

you

"Hmm,"

after

"Is that a yes?"

and she broke into a

dimples, meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

broadly as she said,

ever encountered, except for my caretaker in

"Orphanage?"

where

the orphanage was taken over and the old woman was

eyes clouded as she spoke about

elderly woman was a

prepared great meals and gave

is an orphan…’ Victor

needed to look after you since the

leave with

looked up at Victor and

the only home Shelia had known for so

they okay with you

head, Shelia

I was desperate to visit her tomb, so

remain unknown to them, and

of the dingy ground, Shelia

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

her hands behind her head,

sighed with disappointment as she gazed up at the

to visit

keeps you from doing

people

find me if I go

that

I

said, blinking her

remained fixed on Shelia

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

in her heart for adorable

that I

to use this

concluded that the adjective

apt description of

she was responsible for your upbringing,

was unable to communicate since she was

to

poker card was in my

removed it from her pocket as if it were a treasure and presented

orphanage, each kid was given a unique

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

stared at the card–the King of

get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

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

was toasting as

meat after he re-applied the

all set to

Eat, please."

growl came from her gut just after his words

her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with a

than the meat i made myself!

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after

rose to her feet,

when

"Come on, get up."

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

way, Shelia used a dart

track of time as they

had cooled down

assisted Victor in sitting down on a stone and

we’ll have to travel until we’re

we can get out before the sun

drank some water

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

said incoherently, "I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

and continued

she murmured,

be

lowered his gaze to the side of her

in mud after a day and a

you? What’s

"Plan?"

was slow to

we leave the forest? Where will you be

travels and explore the

no longer

answered with a

"Shelia."

up his mind after staring at Shelia

"What’s the problem?"

with me after we get out of

will like you, I

count

to come

you? If you don’t want to, it

that Shelia

a while before asking, "Are you joking right

"No, I’m not.

treat you the

Victor convinced her.

smiled at Victor, saying,

get out of

"Sure."

from the woods, though,

Her Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking

glimmered on the bodies of

noon and now, the

assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious country

we’re out

meet local villagers if

We can…"

Shelia could finish her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting

"Van?"

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

came, Shelia looked for the source of

cars that were parked not far from

at them intently

right away that

who in turn stood protectively in

take his eyes off

said, "Run

get lost even when it

of the forest, I

you

"And then?"

asked, her

looked straight into

"Walk along this road.

borrow a mobile

didn’t intend to let him

to play a game with Victor by throwing him

if he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia

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

could not fulfill the promise he made in the

hand, Victor wrote a phone

the number once you get hold

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

she will pick you up wherever

down at

respond, Victor looked at her and

"No."

pulled her

were

to remember the number, nor do I want

a good

Victor frowned.

he coughed

adamant and clenched

didn’t want to spread her palm and let Victor write the phone

Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant to leave

he said, "Tut, tut, tut, this

for each other! I’m so moved by

when saw

pulled Sheila

and keeping himself standing steadily was

hard for

deliberately walked up to them

Shelia

with them, Norton pulled Shelia

for

"Let her go!"

kept a firm

found satisfaction in hearing vexation in Victor’s

you

the mud on Shelia’s face with his

body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to take Shelia back from

he stopped in his tracks when something silver flashed

was a knife that

out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

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

felt that he

and tried to

want

has nothing to

So, let her go!"

wow! This is

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want to let

where she comes from but I find your reaction

die alone? I can do something

eyes,

of the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could do

was

spat out blood and beg for mercy,

all you

mocking smile

anger when he

did you just

said you

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment by

don’t have in you to

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me, then

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to stop

knew that she

that Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise and the man would do just

Norton was indeed angry.

voice in

like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

turned to his men and instructed

squinted his eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you

Norton didn’t answer.

glared

as

bound, Shelia was taken

to ride a

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

was

her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s face

fists, and the blue

and yelled, "Let her

of the gushing water, Shelia had

actually wanted Victor to

she opened her mouth,

enough, her eyes became

on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed at

but he was useless

me laugh,

you think that I’m a good man?

cunning smile, Norton approached the rope, squatted down,

wanting to save her so much, I will give

in me,

just glare

whatever it

middle of the river, Norton squinted his

behind him appeared and stood between the rope and

stood up and looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest

has only killed two people, and the

a brief pause, Norton continued, "You want to save

been holding Victor’s arms

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

two before the

you can say goodbye

afraid

flame, Victor didn’t

of essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against

the most popular leader

subordinates should

was

he might not even be able to defeat

burly men that could

Victor was at

Victor rushed over to them, the two men punched Victor right in his

hit, Victor

repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually knelt on

bones being broken scattered all over his body, making him feel

face looked black with

stand, not ready to

get back on his feet, he

able to subconsciously use his arm to block

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

this point, Victor’s vision became

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

how many

and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s

he was

his mind wanted to go on, his

to the ground and lost

some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when

his eyes, but

just lay there on the

help but wonder

so

enough, the sharp pain that pierced every inch of his body made Victor

wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t move even an

little bit, grabbing the mud under his

the river, only to find that there was nothing

was no

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting

grabbed unto the soil and

looked at the river expectantly, as if he was

waited for a long

he didn’t even know

found the person he had been

the river or

of blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t keep himself

he lost consciousness

woke up again,

him

lasted for two days and

found out that Victor had fractures in eight different body

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

did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people

wearing an oxygen mask and struggled

not completely out of danger yet, but

but she could sense that she must be a very important person due to his concern

delay to send people

search lasted for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t

passed and there was

give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got

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

later, Victor completely

after fully recovering was buy a

put the King of Hearts card in a box and buried it

marble tombstone

wasn’t even Shelia’s

while Karl was on a

still tried to rush him to the hospital, but

that year that

finished his

over several small companies under the control of

companies from a very low level

able to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually

entered the ward

bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and

eat

had been eating porridge for about

stand the smell of porridge

had no choice

"Eat it again

tongue out, not intending to

he saw Roger standing at the

the past half a month, Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey from time to

gradually

him was that Roger

he could at least taste something

course, Joey could only eat

Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised

say that you wouldn’t

he would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to eat something

every time, he would still

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

visit, it would probably be very late

initially, I couldn’t

moment before finally saying, "But I got a

Rachel furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

465 Dark Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more than 70

operating room opened and closed for several

do anything but wait outside until the

operation began, the indicator

that the surgery

was saved, but he

was wheeled to the

not until two days ago that

eligible to be transferred to the

still in

invited an expert in the field to check Victor’s

wasn’t what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

old wounds had healed, they still

injuries just

said that only a miracle

you at least tell us when he will wake

in a gloomy

can’t say that

help but frown as he made

if I may be blunt, please consider preparing for the

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

didn’t say this, it was obvious

hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that

was the first one to know

deemed that Rachel

Joey’s

and there were dark circles round his

just went down to tell Rachel about

Rachel heard the tragic news,

she had already prepared herself

Carson was

when she became

a coma for about half a

might have been even

room for 70 hours before the indication

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

You can’t smoke here."

his senses, Carson put out

didn’t bother

asked,

"Joey? He’s fine.

checked him up yesterday and said that

fact, it’s expected that his plaster will be removed ahead of the

through the

sleeping soundly

smile, he stretched for a bit

I’m leaving

Carson turned around and left without

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

had nothing

blink of an eye,

Victor’s

Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours

time, Carson didn’t show

she was also convinced that Victor would never

news that Victor

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

at Roger for a long time without being able to speak a

judging Roger’s expression if

want to go upstairs and

pressed her

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

want to

pleading

that Victor

up in the hospital, he actually had a vague

been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in

truth, Rachel didn’t have the

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

smiled and

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad people live long

don’t have to worry too much

she

few moments, she mustered her courage and

"Yes, of course."

had a good

if there

middle of the night from time to time

it all inside him, but Rachel was aware that

"Okay…"

softened,

was in the second

fully healed yet, it was inconvenient

let him sit in a

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

they reached

elevator finally stopped at the floor of the ward where Victor

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

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

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

it’s the first time I’ve seen

What brings you here?"

document he was holding

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his

Beaten? Why would you ask that? Do I look like someone who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m the one who

did those dark circles around your eyes

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at Joey’s

his phone, opened its front camera, and looked

realized that Joey

and his eye bags were so big

of course, this was only to be

good sleep for

was originally a handsome young man, but even he was susceptible to stress and

"Ha-ha!"

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

Carson realized that he was fooled

his head, Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

you tease your

and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t remember recognizing you as

no

father and I grew

We are best friends.

one

I became your

his eyebrows and crossed his

if you don’t want it, that fact won’t

uninjured hand and said,

he withdrew his hand

voice, "I also didn’t expect that

said, it’s a fact

better change your attitude towards

but he stuck out

corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger standing

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

I heard that Mr.Sullivan has

here with Rachel and

Roger explained.

his composure just because of

"Oh, I see."

pointed at the room and said, "His ward

He is resting inside.

Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked

one knew what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards

followed her, pushing Joey’s

placed over

lost in thoughts for a

he was about to sav something,

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at the

standing very

result, Joey could see him

his eyebrows as if he was giving Carson

glance at him, Joey turned his

need to use

what

about I

"No!"

replied in a very decisive

serious look on

I am

so it wasn’t a

at that moment, they were no

the ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t be

Joey’s words, Rachel looked

was Roger, then her gaze fell

bother the former, Carson soon observed that she was staring

wanted him to take

refused to pay any attention

that, he took out his phone and

a thumbs up without Rachel

Carson pretended like he

the

talking, he headed towards

very

he was still holding

was no call at all! Rachel saw what

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

very embarrassing for a boy like him to

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those

thought that Rachel ought to have been closer to him than

few days, they got along

of them were always

for reasons best known to her,

look of things,

knew that it couldn’t be achieved

from thinking about the night Rachel was standing

he and Joey headed towards the

some time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at the phone in

through with

"What?"

and took

appeared on his

I am through

no choice! My subordinates are too bad

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake

not very good at

answer the call

nose and coughed to

want to go

order to look through the glass

ward was a

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

pushed the door open in no

doctor said Victor would lie in the

has to undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

voice came

a stable

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

saw a man in a

He looked dejected.

document in

Rachel and Carson as soon as he

stunned at first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

of the Sullivan Group and the director of

asking about what just

from the man’s expression that the project plan

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

surname was what really

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

member of the Sullivan

what she meant by

at a loss

so many surnames in the

had to

recognized who

and

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head slightly in

forehead was

him the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he

I’m going

waved his hand and said, "Very well

should do that

he heard what Carson said, Troy went out

looked at the

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

doesn’t seem as

is well and

the door and pushed

leaned against the

follow

reading some document when he heard

raise his head and say coldly, "Get

cast her

was in a

tell that his face was pale despite the fact that he lowered

frowned and looked

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

she walked towards the

to go out,

Victor heard the

person

of speaking in his usual cold and stiff tone, he said softly, "Rachel, you

we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand on

guests around, I figured it wouldn’t bode well if I lost my

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

Reluctance flashed through his eyes, but he still loosened his grip

steps back to

for some reason, I could still feel the

face blushed and

my heart was

moment, it felt like I

him were the happiest time of

those days were long gone

feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached me and greeted

me and began chatting with the guests with a smile on my face

glass and

had a few to drink and was starting to

time, Elena came

waiting for you on

go upstairs and take a

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when

mysterious smile appeared on Elena’s

her to the deck

bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard,

also numerous balloons

widened

say, this whole

birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who

first person that came to mind was

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

much effort on me, and yet I still couldn’t

of receiving this birthday

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

and yet

sea breeze,

of a sudden, a fireworks display lit up

up to the sky, a deafening sound resonated

sounded like a

noise, I covered my ears

squatted on the ground and curled

uncontrollably, and i

horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing

breath I felt so dizzy that I almost

panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me

I’m here."

came from above me, making me

It was Charles.

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

don’t have to be