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.

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"Alright."

Shelia continued to focus her gaze on the burning

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

stretched out a hand to wipe

was startled and turned to look at Victor with

straight into Shelia’s eyes,

looked away, and explained, "Your nose

"Is that so?"

her nose with

about now? Is

"No,"

glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

did you learn other than roasting meat? I

Can you teach me?"

do you want to learn

"In order to survive."

naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In

shelia said casually.

felt sad upon hearing

to be flipped?

Shelia pointed out.

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

meat over while he was still

.

whether or

after all, Shelia’s

the other hand, didn’t seem to

"Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and she broke into

dimples, meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

broadly as she said,

ever encountered, except for

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I

orphanage was taken over and the old

as she spoke about

woman was

was younger, she prepared great meals and gave me a

is an orphan…’

needed to look after

leave with the other

Victor and answered, "I didn’t

the only home Shelia had known for

okay with you being

her head, Shelia said,

was desperate to visit her tomb, so I

whereabouts remain unknown to them, and I

dingy ground, Shelia lay down

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

hands behind her

she gazed up at the

to

keeps you from

people guarding

me if I go

idea that I

her my name when I meet

said, blinking

eyes remained fixed on Shelia

the chance to see you, Van, it would

a soft spot in her

said that I was a

It didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to describe

concluded that the adjective

of her

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

communicate since she was deaf, mute,

to us by

a poker card was in

her pocket as if it were

the orphanage, each kid

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

Did I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

and said, "I am the only one with

was toasting as they

her the meat after he re-applied the

set to

Eat, please."

her gut just after his words

to her stomach and

meat i made myself! Van, you’re

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a

her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

rise when Shelia abruptly

"Come on, get up."

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

hard way, Shelia used a

lost track of time as

sun had cooled down

Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank some

not sure how far we’ll have to

out before

drank some

walking, and he was coughing up blood for the second

incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

have

"Like never before…"

and continued to

her forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you

be

his gaze to the side of her

face was covered in mud after

What’s

"Plan?"

slow

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

I want to continue my travels and

station when I can no longer walk and beg them to take me

answered with a

"Shelia."

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

"What’s the problem?"

after we get

my grandma will like you, I will defend you if

count on

to come

all right with you? If you don’t want

concerned that

paused for a while before asking, "Are you joking

"No, I’m not.

treat you the best

Victor convinced her.

and smiled

we get out

"Sure."

from

463 Let Her Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed through the

light glimmered on the bodies of Victor and

noon and

when they saw

out of

meet local villagers if

We can…"

finish her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

Victor, wanting to know why

"Van?"

i didn’t expect you to come out

looked for the source

three cars that were parked

the front, looking at them intently as he played

right away that they

shield Victor, who in

didn’t take his eyes off Norton,

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

won’t get lost even when

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

these marks and you can

"And then?"

her eyebrows

looked straight

"Walk along this road.

mobile phone from them, and

Norton didn’t

a game with Victor

he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia shouldn’t be

a family, bring her back to see

not fulfill the promise he made in the

Victor wrote a phone number on her palm with

call the number once you get hold of a mobile

he whispered.

my

will pick you up

just looked down

Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked at her and asked

"No."

pulled her

were

to remember the number, nor do I

a good

Victor frowned.

coughed violently as soon

and

to spread her palm and

couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant to

he said, "Tut, tut, tut, this

other! I’m so moved

when saw

pulled Sheila behind

keeping himself standing steadily was taxing for

be hard for him to fight

walked up to

and Shelia

patience with them, Norton

was too fast for

"Let her go!"

kept a firm

satisfaction in hearing vexation in Victor’s

you look

wiped the mud

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

his tracks when something silver flashed through

was a knife that Norton pressed against

a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

a contemptuous tone and gave Victor a

felt that he had

his fist and tried

you want is

to do with

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want to let her

but I find your

for you to die alone? I

eyes, Victor

her neck, all Shelia could do was raise

body was

blood and beg for mercy, she

you can do?

kept his mocking smile plastered on

in anger when he

you

said you are a

Shelia swallowed.

sense of accomplishment

you

So, cut the crap.

to kill me,

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to stop

she was provoking

Norton’s hackles rise and the

Norton was indeed angry.

his voice in check as

really? Looks like you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed

squinted his eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

did as

feet bound, Shelia was taken to one of

made to ride

racked his brain thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke Up "Ahem!

river was flowing

soon as the water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s face became

into fists, and the blue veins on

and

eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia had difficulty

Victor

the moment she opened her mouth, she was

enough, her eyes became

expression on

but he was

making me

I’m a good man? Why the

Norton approached the rope, squatted

sake of you wanting to save her so much, I

me, huh?

just glare

whatever it

the river, Norton squinted his eyes

behind him appeared and stood between the

up and looked at Victor

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest

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

continued, "You want

been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and took a few steps

the knife in his hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and warned, "But of course, you have to

two before

goodbye to your good

away, I’m afraid that you

flame, Victor didn’t care about

essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against

a mercenary and the most popular leader the Roaring

weakest subordinates should

was currently badly

in his peak state, he might not even be able

them were tall and burly men that could

doubt, Victor was at a

punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and hit his back with their

hit, Victor staggered and struggled to stand

repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually

his bones being broken scattered all over his

this time, Victor’s face looked black with

still tried to stand, not ready to give

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

able to subconsciously use his arm to block it, but it didn’t make

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

point, Victor’s vision

on the rope, which was only a few steps away from

how many

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

he was willing to

his mind wanted to go on, his body couldn’t

the ground and lost

was somewhat awakened when he

struggled to open his eyes, but his vision was still

just lay there on the ground, watching the raindrops

wonder

fully recovered yet, so he

every inch of

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

a little bit, grabbing the mud under his hands in

best, he turned his head to look at the river,

no trace of

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out

he grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes

river expectantly, as if he was waiting

for

fact, he didn’t even know how much

the person he had

someone would raise her head from the river

excruciating pain he was experiencing,

lost consciousness

Victor woke up again, he was

subordinates found him near

operation to rescue him lasted for two

was found out that Victor had fractures

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

first thing Victor did after he woke up was ask

an oxygen mask

not completely out of danger yet,

she must be a very important person due

delay to send people to search for

search lasted for seven days, but

there was still no

to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet

mud, but one could easily recognize that

years later,

after fully

card in a box and buried it under a

nothing on the marble tombstone aside from

Shelia’s

of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on

tried to rush him to the

was also in that year that Carolyn

years, he finished his studies and

small companies under the

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

Victor was able to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually

time, Roger entered the ward

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

can’t eat any

been eating porridge for

even stand the

no choice but to put the

she said, "Eat it

his tongue out, not intending to

the

Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey

kid gradually

him was that Roger would bring some snacks when he

he could at least taste something aside

Joey could only

Roger, Rachel turned around and was

say that you wouldn’t

advance to ask her if

every time, he

night, when Roger asked, he said that he had an important project meeting today, so

still visit, it would probably be

I

hesitated for a moment

furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

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

opened and closed for several times as

and Carson couldn’t do anything but

day since the operation began, the indicator

indicated that the

was saved, but he wasn’t

was wheeled

ago

be

he was still

expert in the field to check Victor’s condition

what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

his old wounds had healed,

his new injuries just made matters

the end, he said that only a miracle could save

you at least tell us

in a

can’t

frown as

blunt, please consider preparing for the

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

expert didn’t say this, it was

percent, but there was

Lukas, Rachel was the first one to know about

Rachel

the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a

slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles

went down to tell Rachel

when Rachel heard the tragic news, her face didn’t

had already prepared herself for something like

Carson was a bit

know when she became this mentally

been in a coma for about half a month after

it might have been

room for 70 hours before the indication

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

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses,

her indifferent expression, he didn’t bother

subject and asked, "Anyway,

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said that he has been

plaster will be removed ahead of

and peeped through the glass panel on

sleeping soundly in

for a bit and said, "Good for

then, I’m leaving

that, Carson turned around and left

really just visited to tell Rachel about the

that, he had nothing

eye, two days eventually passed

aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend

ward almost twenty-four

time, Carson didn’t show his face to

an expert, she was also convinced that Victor

Roger broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke up

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

stared at Roger for a long time

was still judging Roger’s expression

Rachel… Do you want to go upstairs

pressed her lips hard and remained

sleeve and pulled

I want to see

was Joey, pleading

Victor was in a coma after obtaining

Joey woke up in the hospital, he actually had

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

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

nor did he pester Rachel to go to the ICU to see

he just smiled and made

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

we don’t have to worry too much

at Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a lump

she

"Yes, of course."

had a good rest in the

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

actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to

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

"Okay…"

softened, and

was in the second

healed yet, it was inconvenient for

him sit in a

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

they reached

at the

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

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

Carson knew that he would have been very

time I’ve

What brings you here?"

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

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his

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

those dark circles around your eyes come

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at Joey’s

up his phone, opened its

realized that Joey was

his eye bags were so big

of course, this was only to be

a good

handsome young man, but even he was susceptible to

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the

innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this little guy

his head, Carson stepped forward and

"You, brat.

your godfather? You have

said that you are my

have no opinion

and I grew

We are best friends.

one who picked

that’s how I became

his arms

if you don’t want it, that fact

uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t want

as he withdrew his hand from Joey’s

also didn’t

I said, it’s a fact

better change

anything more, but he stuck out

corner of his

tried to regain his composure and commented,

that Mr.Sullivan has woken

with Rachel and

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his composure just because of

"Oh, I see."

Carson pointed at the room and said, "His ward is

He is resting inside.

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

one knew what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards

followed her, pushing

were placed over

in thoughts for a

to sav

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked

was not standing very far

result, Joey could see him from the corner of his

his eyebrows as if he

taking a quick glance at him,

need to use the

overheard what Joey

I

"No!"

a very decisive

was a serious look on

am a

a bathroom in Joey’s ward, so it wasn’t a problem for Rachel to take him to the

were no longer in the

to the ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t be right for her

to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at both

it was Roger, then her gaze fell

want to bother the former, Carson soon observed that

him to take Joey to

to pay any

phone and

Joey a thumbs up

Carson pretended like he was

I have read the plan

headed towards the nurses’

wasn’t very good

he was still holding it

all! Rachel saw what just

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

for a boy like him to be taken to

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those

that Rachel ought to have been

past few days, they

them were always

best known to her, she still alienated

of things, Rachel still didn’t love

that it couldn’t be achieved

stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was

Joey

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

took a quick glance at

you through with the

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took a peek at

a smile appeared

I am through with

My subordinates are

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile on

not very good at

Carson realized that Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer the call

the tip of his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness of

want

order to look through the glass panel on

ward was a

only the living room could

pushed the door open in

said Victor would lie in the bed for two

half a year’s rehabilitation

came

a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

man in a

He looked dejected.

a document

Carson as soon as

was stunned at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

was an employee of the Sullivan Group and

was no need asking about

the man’s expression that the project plan had

was

surname was what really

She turned to Carson.

at her, she raised her

"Well, this is Troy.

works as a member of the Sullivan Group’s

knew exactly what she meant

at a loss for

many surnames in

had to choose

recognized who

bowed and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

her head slightly

was covered with

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

Miss Bennet, I’m going back

his hand and said,

should do

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

looked at the

that Victor was sitting against the

seem as bad as you

is well and can

to the door and pushed

against

follow Rachel

was reading some document when he

raise his head and say coldly,

cast her gaze on

in

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

frowned and

that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours

was so entranced that she walked towards the

asked you to

heard the

at the person who

usual cold and stiff tone, he said softly, "Rachel, you

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

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

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

through his eyes, but he still loosened his

took a few steps back to distance myself

still feel

blushed and i felt

heart

felt like I had returned to the

days with him were the happiest time of

days were long gone and I could never get them

feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me and

from behind me and began

my glass and

it, I’d had a few to drink and was

this time, Elena came

for you on the

to go upstairs and take

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

mysterious smile appeared on Elena’s

confusion, I followed her to the deck

bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard, forming a

also numerous

widened

say, this whole scene was picturesque and

my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who had

to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast

my lips, and somehow, I began to

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

this

the second floor, I stared at the

tranquil, and yet my

cold sea breeze, I

lit up the sky, forming the

the sky, a deafening

like a

by the noise, I covered my ears

on the ground and

began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like

abandoned

seconds, I was out of breath I felt so dizzy that

strong arms held me tightly "There’s no need to

I’m here."

from above

It was Charles.

tears burst from my eyes, Gently,

to be scared ever