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

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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some fruits and poured

he used a knife to slice the

he heard what Shelia asked, his

said, "I

fact, Victor knew

that because he wanted to be

of time that even under ner protection, Victor would find

more skills so that he would at least have

"Alright."

continued to focus her gaze on

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

out a hand to wipe

to look at Victor

Shelia’s eyes, he

looked away, and

"Is that so?"

her nose with the back of

about now? Is it

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

else did you learn other than roasting meat? I want

Can you teach me?"

want to

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

sad upon hearing

to be flipped? It’s on the verge of

Shelia pointed out.

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

while he was still thinking

.

whether or not to

was, after all, Shelia’s own

hand, didn’t seem to

asked, "Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and

meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

broadly as she said,

ever encountered,

"Orphanage?"

where

ago, the orphanage was taken over and the old

eyes clouded as

was a wonderful

was younger, she prepared great meals and gave me a lot of

is an orphan…’

look after you since the orphanage

you leave with the

looked up at Victor and answered,

Shelia had known for so

they okay with you being outdoors on

head,

visit her tomb,

whereabouts remain unknown to them, and

the dingy ground, Shelia lay

been scattered by

placed her hands behind her head, her lips

she gazed up at the

want to visit

you from

are people guarding the

find me if I go

idea that

her my name when I meet her

blinking her

on Shelia

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

spot in her heart for

I was a lovely

seem appropriate to use this

Shelia, Victor concluded that the adjective

apt description of her features, particularly

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

communicate since she was deaf,

to us by

poker card was in

as if it were a treasure and presented it to

kid was given a

the elderly woman split the fruits, she put them on the cards and 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

I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

retracted the card and said, "I am the only

meat was toasting

meat after he re-applied

all set

Eat, please."

came from her gut just after his

to her stomach and ate

the meat i made myself! Van,

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after a good

to her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

to 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

way, Shelia used a dart to

had lost track of time as they

sun had cooled down

down on a stone and drank

not sure how far we’ll have

get out

drank some water as

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

incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

continued

she murmured, "Van, you

be sure

to the side

small face was covered in mud after a day and a night in

you? What’s

"Plan?"

was slow to

your plans once we leave the

I want to continue my travels and explore the world’s finest rivers and

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

answered with a

"Shelia."

mind after staring at Shelia

"What’s the problem?"

with me after

I will defend you if she

count on

want me to

all right with you? If you

that

before asking, "Are you

"No, I’m not.

treat you the

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled at

get out

"Sure."

they emerged from

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

light glimmered on the bodies of Victor

noon and now,

assuaged when they saw a

we’re out of

if we walk

We can…"

sentence, she saw

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to

"Van?"

i didn’t expect you to come out

voice came, Shelia looked for the

saw three cars that were

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

feel right away that they were Victor’s

in turn

his eyes off

hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest when I tell

get lost even when it

were finding our way out of the forest, I put marks all

marks and you can

"And then?"

her eyebrows

looked straight into

"Walk along this road.

mobile phone

that Norton didn’t intend to let

game with Victor by throwing

couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia shouldn’t

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

that Victor could not fulfill the promise

Victor wrote a phone number

once you get hold

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

pick

looked down at

looked at her

"No."

her hand

eyes were a

want to remember the number, nor do I want

be a good

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently as

remained adamant and clenched her

her palm and let

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

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

strong feelings for each other! I’m

tensed up when saw Norton

pulled Sheila behind

himself

for him to

walked up

Shelia stepped

them, Norton

too fast for

"Let her go!"

kept a firm

in hearing vexation

you

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

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

when something silver flashed through his

was a knife that

a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

said in a contemptuous tone and gave Victor a

felt that he had difficulty in

fist and tried to

want

nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want to

she comes from but I find your

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

eyes, Victor breathed

her

body was

she saw Victor spat out blood and beg for

that all you can do? Threaten

kept his mocking smile plastered on

his eyes narrowed in anger when

you

you are a

Shelia swallowed.

feel a sense of accomplishment by threatening

you don’t have in you to do what you

So, cut the crap.

want to kill

"Shelia…"

tried to stop

she was provoking

Norton’s hackles rise and the man would do just what she was

Norton was indeed angry.

his voice in check as he talked to

Looks like you really want

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

and instructed

eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

men did as they

feet bound, Shelia was taken to one

made to ride

racked his brain thinking about where Norton was

river was

it inundated Shelia, making her

clenched into fists, and the blue veins on his neck

gritted his teeth and yelled, "Let her

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

wanted Victor to

her

her eyes became

the exasperated expression on Victor’s

that Victor might be strong but he

making me laugh,

good man? Why

Norton approached the rope, squatted down,

sake of you wanting to save her so much, I

me,

just

would do whatever it

the middle of the river, Norton squinted his eyes and snapped

him appeared

stood up and looked at

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest among my

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

want to save her, right?

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

in his hand, Norton touched its tip with

before the rope

goodbye to

I’m afraid that you

Victor didn’t care about anything

rushed

and the most

subordinates should be strong

was currently

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

and burly men that

a doubt, Victor was at a

two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and hit

was hit,

hit repeatedly, his strength left

broken scattered all over his

time, Victor’s face looked

tried to stand, not

before he could even get back on his feet, he saw another punch

his arm to block it,

spat out a mouthful of

this point, Victor’s vision

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

matter how many injuries he

and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s

this trouble, so he was willing

wanted to go on, his body

the ground and lost his

time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets

open his eyes, but his

on the

help but wonder if

recovered yet, so

inch of his body made Victor realize that he

stand up, but he couldn’t move even an

only move his hands a little bit, grabbing

to look at the river, only to find that there was nothing in

no

"Ahem!"

spurting

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

looked at the river expectantly, as if he was waiting for something to show

waited for

he didn’t even know how

he never found the person he had

her head from the river or come out from

blood and the excruciating pain he

lost consciousness

woke up again, he

subordinates found him near the

rescue him lasted for two days and two

was found out that Victor

and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill

up was ask Carolyn to send people to look

wearing an oxygen

out of danger yet,

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

people to search for

seven days,

there was still no

playing card

but one could easily recognize that it was

later,

thing he did after fully recovering

King of Hearts card in a box

nothing on the marble

wasn’t even Shelia’s name

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

rush him to the hospital, but he was

was also in that year that Carolyn sent

finished his studies and

began taking over several small companies under

time, Victor raised the sales of these companies from a very low level to one of

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

this time, Roger entered the ward where Rachel

edge of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing

can’t eat

porridge for about half a

couldn’t even stand the smell of porridge

sighed and had no choice but

"Eat it again

his tongue out,

at the door, so he

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

kid gradually got acquainted

was that Roger would bring

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

course, Joey could only eat

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was

you say that you wouldn’t

in advance to ask her if she wanted to eat something or if she needed

say no every time, he would

night, when Roger asked, he said that he had an important project meeting today, so he might not be

it would probably be very late

I couldn’t

a moment before finally saying, "But I got a

furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

done to Victor lasted for more than

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

couldn’t do anything but wait outside

since the operation began, the indicator light outside the

the surgery was

saved, but he wasn’t completely

wheeled to the

until two days ago that his vital signs

became eligible to be transferred to

still in a

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

it wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

healed, they still

injuries just made matters

only a miracle could save Victor’s

us when he will wake

asked in a

can’t

expert couldn’t help but frown as he made

blunt, please consider preparing for the

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

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

was not a hundred percent, but there was a

Carson and Lukas, Rachel was the first

Carson deemed that Rachel had the right to

the wall outside Joey’s

slightly disoriented, and there

went down to tell

news, her face

as if she had already prepared herself for something like

Carson was a bit

when she became

it was when Victor had been in a coma

might have

operating room for 70 hours before the indication

at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson put

indifferent expression, he didn’t bother

changed the subject and asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said that he has been

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

turned his head and peeped through the

sleeping

he stretched for a bit and

then, I’m leaving

turned around and

to tell Rachel

from that, he had nothing else

of an eye,

Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend

in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four

Carson didn’t show his

diagnosis came from an expert, she was also convinced

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

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

time without being able to speak

was still judging Roger’s expression if he

Do you want to go

Rachel pressed

her sleeve and pulled her back from her

want

Joey, pleading

the fact that Victor was in a coma after

hospital, he actually had a

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

out the truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart to

or say anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go to the

just smiled

They say bad people live

we don’t have to worry too much about

she felt a

a few moments, she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

Joey had a

as if there

wake up in the middle of the night

it all inside him, but Rachel

"Okay…"

softened, and

ward was in the second

hadn’t fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk

Rachel simply let him sit

the wheelchair for him, and the three of them went

enough, they

the floor of the

there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting

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

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

the first time

What brings you here?"

the document he was holding aside

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his

someone who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m the

where did those dark circles around

"Dark circles?"

choked at

his phone, opened its front camera, and looked at

that

looked totally haggard, and his eye bags were so big that it

was only to be

a good sleep

young man, but even he was susceptible to stress and

"Ha-ha!"

help but laugh after seeing the upset look

Joey’s seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he

stepped forward

"You, brat.

you tease your godfather? You have

retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my

have no opinion

I grew

We are best friends.

the one

how I became your

eyebrows and crossed his

you don’t want it, that

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

he withdrew his hand

slightly low voice, "I also didn’t expect

a

you’d better change your attitude towards

anything more, but he stuck

of the corner of his

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

heard that Mr.Sullivan

I came here with Rachel

Roger explained.

lose his composure

"Oh, I see."

Carson pointed at the room and said, "His

He is resting inside.

go and see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward Carson pointed

what was going

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards

her,

were placed

in

was about to sav something, Joey spoke

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked

standing very

Joey could see him from the corner of his

raised his eyebrows as if he was giving

quick glance at him, Joey turned his gaze

I need to use the

overheard what Joey was

I take you

"No!"

a

was a serious look on

I am a

it wasn’t a

at that moment, they were no longer in the

appropriate for Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t be right for her to take him to the

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at

then her

former, Carson soon observed that

wanted him to take Joey to

refused to pay

that, he took out his phone and turned

give Joey a thumbs

Carson pretended like he was

have read the plan you sent

talking, he headed towards the nurses’

very good at

phone’s screen lit up while he was still holding

Rachel saw what

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

is very embarrassing for a boy like him to be taken to the

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those

that Rachel ought to have been closer to him

they got along really

always in one another’s

known to her, she

the look of things, Rachel still didn’t love

it couldn’t be

night Rachel was standing outside the operating room

he and Joey headed

some time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

a quick glance at the

with

"What?"

took a

a smile appeared

I am through

choice! My subordinates are

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake

not very good at

pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the

of his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness

you want to

to look through the

ward was

from her point of view, only the living room could

the door

Victor would lie in

undergo half

came

a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

in a

He looked dejected.

a document in his

and Carson as

was stunned at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

was an employee of the Sullivan Group and the director

need asking about what

from the man’s expression that the

was drawn to

was what really

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

member of the Sullivan Group’s project

what she meant by just looking at

was at a

so many surnames in

had

who Rachel

bowed and

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head slightly

was covered

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

going back to

waved his hand and said, "Very well

should do that

out of sight in a blink of an

looked at the

was sitting

doesn’t seem as bad as you

and can work

walked to the door and pushed

against the

didn’t follow

some document when he heard

head and say

cast her gaze

was in a

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

and looked rather

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

she walked towards the bed

to

Victor heard the footsteps, his frown

person who was walking

speaking in his usual cold and stiff tone, he

Birthday Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his

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

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

still loosened his grip on my

took a few steps back

feel

face blushed and i felt rather

heart

felt like I

him were the happiest time of my

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

looked down, feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me and

behind me and began chatting with the

raising my glass and

had a few to drink and was starting to

time, Elena came

surprise waiting for you on

you like to go upstairs and take

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when

smile appeared on

to the deck

got there, I saw that there were bright red rose petals

also numerous

eyes widened in

whole scene

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

person that came to mind was Charles, but I

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

effort on me, and yet I still couldn’t

this

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

was tranquil, and yet

cold sea breeze, I

lit up the sky, forming the

fireworks shot up to the sky, a deafening

sounded like a

I covered my ears

on the

i

the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through my

I was out of breath I felt so dizzy that

of strong arms held

I’m here."

voice came from above me, making me

It was Charles.

from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried to

have to