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.

been a long time since they last

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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what Shelia did earlier, Victor also crushed some

knife to slice

he heard what Shelia asked,

a while, he said, "I have

knew the

because he wanted to be prepared in case

knew ahead of time that even under ner

him to learn more skills so that he would at

"Alright."

to focus her gaze on the

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

stretched out a hand to

to look at

looked straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started

looked away, and explained, "Your nose

"Is that so?"

to rub her nose with the back of her

about now?

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

you learn other than roasting meat? I want to

Can you teach me?"

do you want

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

sad

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

Shelia pointed out.

burn on the meat’s exposed side when

while he was still

.

had second thoughts about whether or not to ask her about

was, after all, Shelia’s own

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

you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

and she broke

meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she

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

"Orphanage?"

where I

the orphanage was taken over and the

eyes clouded as she spoke about

elderly woman was a wonderful

great meals and gave me a lot of

is an orphan…’ Victor pursed

needed to look after you since the orphanage was

leave with

up at Victor and answered,

the only home Shelia

with you being

head, Shelia

was desperate to visit her tomb,

to them,

of the dingy

of sunshine that had been scattered by the

hands behind her head, her lips

disappointment as she gazed up

want to

you

people

if

that

my name when I meet her

blinking

eyes remained fixed on Shelia and he said

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

in her heart for

said that I

use this

at Shelia, Victor concluded

apt description of

Victor asked her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how

unable to communicate since she was deaf,

to

card

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

each kid was given

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

the card–the

Did I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

card and said, "I am the only

was toasting as they

gave her the meat after

set to

Eat, please."

her gut

her hand to her stomach and ate the

the meat i

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a

her feet, she

rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand

"Come on, get up."

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

used a dart

lost track of time as they

had cooled down

assisted Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank some

how far we’ll have

can get out before the sun

some water

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

incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

continued to hold

she murmured,

you return, be sure

to the side of her

in mud after a day and a

you? What’s

"Plan?"

slow

we leave the

want to continue my travels and explore the

police station when I can no

answered with

"Shelia."

up his mind

"What’s the problem?"

with me after we get

will like you, I will defend you if

count

to come with

If you don’t want to,

that Shelia

before

"No, I’m not.

you the

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor, saying,

when we get out

"Sure."

moment they emerged from the woods, though, everything

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

glimmered on the bodies of Victor and

had been walking since high noon and now, the

when they saw a relatively spacious

we’re out of

local villagers if we walk a

We can…"

sentence, she saw

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to

"Van?"

didn’t expect you to come

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of the

cars that were parked not

stood at the front, looking at them intently

feel right away that

shield Victor, who in turn

off

a voice that only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into the

even when it gets

our way out of the forest, I put

and you

"And then?"

asked, her eyebrows

straight into

"Walk along this road.

mobile phone from them, and

Norton didn’t intend

wanted to play a game with Victor by throwing him into

couldn’t escape

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

seemed that Victor could not fulfill the promise he

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

once you get hold

he whispered.

is my

will pick

down at her

looked at her

"No."

her

eyes were a little

remember the

a good

Victor frowned.

that he coughed violently as soon as

remained adamant and

palm and let Victor write the phone

couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could

sneer, he said, "Tut, tut, tut,

for each other! I’m so moved by

when saw Norton

intuitively pulled Sheila behind

injured and keeping himself standing steadily was taxing for

for him to fight off

deliberately walked up

and Shelia

Norton pulled Shelia towards

too fast for Victor

"Let her go!"

a firm grip on Shelia’s

found satisfaction in hearing vexation in Victor’s

know you

said as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with

knew this would all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed

in his tracks when something silver

that Norton pressed

out a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

a

felt that he had difficulty in

his fist and tried to steady

want

nothing to do

So, let her go!"

This is

Norton curled his lips.

want to let her

from but I find your reaction quite

for you to die alone?

eyes, Victor

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

body was

she saw Victor spat out blood

that all you

kept his mocking smile

narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s

you just

said you are a

Shelia swallowed.

sense of accomplishment by threatening

you to do what you intend to

So, cut the crap.

to kill

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to stop

knew that she was

was afraid that Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise and the man

Norton was indeed angry.

voice in check as he

like you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

and

and asked anxiously, "What are you

Norton didn’t answer.

glared

men did as they

feet bound, Shelia

was made to ride a different

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

was flowing

as the water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily

clenched into fists, and the blue veins

gritted his teeth and yelled, "Let her

to open her eyes because of the

actually wanted Victor to

her mouth, she was

her eyes became

expression on Victor’s

strong but

me

good man? Why

rope, squatted down,

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

still some good in me, huh? What do you

could just

whatever it

the middle of the river, Norton squinted his eyes

two men behind him appeared and stood between the rope and

slowly stood up and looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest among

killed two people, and the one on the right has

pause, Norton continued, "You want

as Norton finished speaking, the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of

hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb

two before the rope

you can say goodbye

afraid that you won’t

flame, Victor didn’t care

of essence, so he quickly rushed up and

most popular leader the Roaring

subordinates should

Victor was currently

might not even be able to

were tall and burly men that could easily flip

doubt, Victor was at a disadvantage

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

As soon as he was hit,

hit repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually

bones being broken scattered all over his body, making

time, Victor’s face

still tried to stand, not

get back on his feet, he

use his arm to block it, but it

again, Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and

this point, Victor’s vision

still managed to fix his eyes on the

how many

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

so he was willing to do anything

wanted to go on, his body

the ground

Victor was somewhat awakened when he

to open his eyes, but

just lay there on the ground,

couldn’t help but wonder

consciousness hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he thought that he might

that pierced every inch of his body

wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t

a little bit, grabbing the mud under his hands in

he turned his head to look at the river,

no

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting out more

he grabbed unto the soil and opened

expectantly, as if he was waiting for something to show

for a long

he didn’t even know

the person he had

that someone would raise her head from the river or come out from somewhere and call his

and the excruciating pain he

he lost consciousness

up again,

subordinates found him near the

to rescue him lasted for

that Victor

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

was ask

wearing an oxygen mask

out of danger yet,

that she must be a very important person due to his

send people to search

search lasted for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t be

and there was still no

was able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card

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

years later, Victor completely

after fully recovering was buy a

of Hearts card in a box and buried it

nothing on the marble tombstone aside

Shelia’s name on

Karl was on a business trip, he suffered

to the hospital, but he

in that

he finished his studies and finally

taking over several small companies under

companies from a very low level to

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

Roger entered the

edge of the bed, holding a bowl

eat

had been eating porridge for

couldn’t even stand the

had no choice but to put the

she said, "Eat it again when you get

stuck his tongue out, not intending

the door, so he politely greeted,

In the past half a month, Roger came to the

kid gradually got acquainted

Joey liked about him was that Roger would bring some snacks when

he could at least taste something aside from

course, Joey could only eat them in

Roger, Rachel turned around

that you wouldn’t

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

he would still insist on getting her

an important project meeting today, so he might

he could still visit, it would probably be very late

initially, I

Roger hesitated for a moment before finally

furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Dark Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more than

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

Carson couldn’t do anything but wait

the operation began, the indicator light outside the room

indicated that the surgery

life was saved, but he wasn’t

he was wheeled to the

was not until two days ago

to be transferred to the general

he was still in a

expert in the field to check Victor’s condition and give

it wasn’t what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

healed,

injuries just made matters

that only a miracle could save Victor’s

us

in a gloomy

afraid I can’t

expert couldn’t help but frown as

be blunt, please consider preparing for the

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

it was obvious

percent, but there was a huge

Rachel was

deemed that Rachel

against the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a

looked slightly disoriented, and there were dark

just went down to tell Rachel

news, her face didn’t

was as if she had already prepared herself

fact, Carson was a

when she

Victor had been in a coma for

might have been even

operating room for 70

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

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses, Carson put out

indifferent expression, he didn’t bother

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

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said

it’s expected that his plaster will be removed

peeped through the glass panel

sleeping soundly in the

a faint smile, he stretched for a bit and said,

I’m leaving

around and left without

tell Rachel about the doctor’s

had nothing

the blink of an eye, two

of Victor’s condition,

ward almost twenty-four

Carson didn’t show

she was also convinced that Victor would

the news that Victor had miraculously woke

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

at Roger for a long time without being able to

still judging Roger’s expression

to go

Rachel pressed her lips hard and

gently pulled her sleeve and

want to

pleading in a

fact that Victor was in

hospital, he actually

that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in any

finally found out the truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart

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

he just smiled and

daddy bad? They say bad people live long

don’t have to worry

bright eyes, she felt

a few moments, she

"Yes, of course."

weeks, Joey had

didn’t mention Victor, as if there was nothing wrong

the night from time

brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but

"Okay…"

softened,

ward was in the second

it was inconvenient for him to walk all

Rachel simply let him sit

the three of them went to Victor’s

enough, they reached

The elevator finally stopped at the floor of the

turned out that the entire floor was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa

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

scene, Carson knew that

first time I’ve

What brings you here?"

Joey as he quickly set the document he was holding aside and

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

Beaten? Why would you ask that? Do I look like someone who will

where did those dark circles around your

"Dark circles?"

choked

he picked up his phone, opened its

that

looked totally haggard, and his eye bags were so big

was only to

good sleep for half

young man, but even he

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the upset look

laughter, Carson realized that he

head, Carson stepped forward

"You, brat.

your godfather? You have

Who said that you are

no opinion regarding

and I grew up

We are best friends.

the one who picked

how I

his eyebrows and crossed his

don’t want it, that fact won’t

using his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If

his tongue as he withdrew his hand from Joey’s

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

it’s a

change your

but he stuck out his tongue

of the corner of his eye, Carson recognized

composure and commented, "I see that you’re

I heard that Mr.Sullivan

I came here with Rachel and Joey

Roger explained.

plan to lose his composure just

"Oh, I see."

Carson pointed at the room and said, "His ward

He is resting inside.

him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward Carson pointed at,

one knew what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards

followed her, pushing Joey’s

arms were placed over

lost in

he was about to sav something, Joey

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at the little

standing very far

result, Joey could see him

raised his eyebrows as if he was giving Carson a

after taking a quick glance at him, Joey

I need to use

overheard what

I take you

"No!"

a

serious look on his

I am

so it wasn’t a

they were no

a boy to the ladies’ room, just

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at

then her gaze fell

former, Carson

she wanted him to take Joey to

and refused to pay

out his phone and turned around as if nothing

Joey a thumbs

like he was

have read the plan you sent

he headed towards the nurses’

he wasn’t very

screen lit up while he

call at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

embarrassing for a boy like him to be taken to the

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those words, they

Rachel ought to have been closer to him than

days, they

them were always

reasons best known to her, she

things,

that it couldn’t be achieved

couldn’t stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was

he and Joey headed towards the

some time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

at the phone

with the

"What?"

sight and took a peek at his

appeared on his

I am through with

choice! My subordinates

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake

very good

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

and coughed

want

order to look

ward was

point of view, only the living room

Rachel pushed the door open in no time and

doctor said Victor would lie in the bed for two

half a year’s rehabilitation

voice came from behind

in a stable

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted

a man in a suit coming out

He looked dejected.

was a document

Carson as soon as he

stunned at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around

It was quite noticeable.

of the Sullivan Group

no need asking about what just happened to

man’s expression that the project plan had been denied by

Her attention was drawn to the

was what

She turned to Carson.

her,

"Well, this is Troy.

member of the Sullivan Group’s project

exactly what she meant by just looking at her

at a loss

so many surnames

had

recognized who Rachel

and

"Miss Bennet."

her head

was

him the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding the document

going back to the

hand and said, "Very

should do

said, Troy went out

at the door

Victor was sitting against the head of the bed at that given

seem as bad as you

and

walked to the door

against the door

follow Rachel

reading some document when

didn’t raise his head

her gaze on

was in a hospital

still tell that his face was pale

and

operating room for more than seventy hours half

that she

you to go

Victor heard the

looked up at the person who was walking towards

usual cold and stiff tone,

Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we

around, I figured it wouldn’t bode well

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

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

a few steps back to distance

feel the warmth of

blushed and i

my heart

it felt like I

days with him were the

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

down, feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me and

to ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting

raising my glass and taking a sip

few to drink

time, Elena came to

a surprise waiting for you on the second

go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you

smile appeared on

confusion, I followed her to

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

were also numerous

widened in

say, this whole

my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea

came to mind was Charles, but

possibly be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my

had never spent this much effort on me, and

of receiving this birthday

the second floor, I stared at the night

tranquil, and yet my mind

the cold sea breeze,

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

to the sky, a

sounded like

by the noise, I covered my ears

on the ground

i felt like my blood

incident at the abandoned warehouse kept

of breath I felt so dizzy

pair of strong arms held

I’m here."

from above

It was Charles.

as tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he

to