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.

time since

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

her teeth

a thought

shouted, "The eggs! I

free from Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen

Ethan followed behind her.

Janet, who was extremely flustered, and he

I told you to keep

pulled her to the side while he cleaned up the mess himself in

the corner,

"I’m sorry.

so I rushed to you and forgot I was

Ethan had guessed this.

freshly washed hands, he raised his eyes to look at

"It’s my fault.

didn’t give you enough

he spread out his arms and said gently,

leaned her face against his chest,

thinking about the invitation from Patrick, she murmured, "The Lesters treat you badly,

and I just got him into

has a huge grudge

something bad happen if we just go there?"Chapter 461 In Order To Survive

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being

at her, Victor said nothing, and silently retracted the knife

Shelia didn’t mean him

and poured the

definitely could be

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"And what about you?"

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"Don’t worry about it.

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assured and eat

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happened to be an easy-going person,

that Victor had gotten

after she saw his injuries, she knew she was wrong and he

"I’m not very hungry.

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away and

roast the rest

nodded and said, "Okay, it’s perfectly fine if

bite out of the

furrowed her brows and stuck out her

really hard to

not

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out, Victor didn’t say a word and

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smiling? Van, you

smiling?’ Victor never even realized that

gently touched

me to roast the meat for

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and get some

tired at

sit

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learned how to survive

in a

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was the very first time that Shelia had ever heard of such

out of your way

did earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits and poured the juice

a knife to slice the

he heard what Shelia asked, his eyes darkened

he said, "I

fact, Victor knew the reason

to be prepared in

time that even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger

he would at least have a better chance to survive in case of an

"Alright."

Shelia continued to focus her

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

out a hand to wipe off

and turned to look at

Shelia’s eyes, he started to

looked away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt on

"Is that so?"

ahead to rub her nose with the back

now?

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

you learn other than roasting meat?

Can you teach me?"

do you want

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

felt sad upon hearing

be flipped? It’s on the verge of

Shelia pointed out.

Shelia, Victor saw a small burn on the meat’s

while he was still thinking

.

had second thoughts about whether or not to ask her about

all,

the other hand, didn’t seem to take it

you please

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

and

dimples, meanwhile, became

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said, "Thanks so much,

I’ve ever encountered,

"Orphanage?"

That’s where

taken over and the

as

was

I was younger, she prepared great meals and gave

is an orphan…’ Victor pursed his

needed to look after

leave with

at Victor and answered, "I

the only home Shelia had known

they okay with you being outdoors on

her head, Shelia said,

I was desperate to visit her tomb, so

unknown to them, and I don’t

the dingy

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

placed her hands behind her head, her

she gazed up at the

to

keeps you from doing

are people guarding the

find me if I

idea that

her my name when I meet her again in the

said, blinking her

fixed on Shelia and

she had the chance to see you, Van,

had a soft spot in

I was a lovely

to use this term to describe a

at Shelia, Victor concluded that the

description of

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

communicate since she was

never referred to us

a poker card was in my

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

kid

we pleased, but

at the card–the King

Did I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

the card and said, "I am the only one

was toasting as they

her the meat after he

all set

Eat, please."

growl came from her gut

put her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with a greedy

much better than the meat i made myself! Van, you’re

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after

to her feet, she said,

when Shelia abruptly extended her hand

"Come on, get up."

was taken aback, and after a little pause, he

Shelia used a dart to put marks on the

lost track of time as they

had cooled

down on a stone and

not sure how far we’ll

we can get out before

some

so much walking, and he was coughing up

said incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to hold

motion, she murmured, "Van, you look rather

you return, be sure

gaze to

was covered in mud after a day

you? What’s

"Plan?"

slow to

plans once we leave the forest? Where will you

continue my travels and explore the

I can no longer walk and beg them to take

with

"Shelia."

have made up his mind after staring at Shelia

"What’s the problem?"

me after we

will like you, I will defend you if she doesn’t like

count

me to come with

If you don’t want

concerned that Shelia might

a while before asking,

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the best

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled at Victor,

get

"Sure."

moment they emerged from the

The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed

on the

had been walking since high noon

was assuaged when they saw

out of

villagers if we walk a little

We can…"

sentence, she

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting to know

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect you

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of

cars that were parked not far from

front, looking at them intently as he

could feel right away that they were

instinctively moved to shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front of

his eyes off Norton, watching his

Victor said, "Run

even when it gets

out of the forest, I put marks all

these marks and you can get back

"And then?"

her

looked straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

you meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from

Norton didn’t

wanted to play a game with Victor by throwing him into

that if he couldn’t escape

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

Victor could not fulfill the promise he

wrote a phone number

number once you get

he whispered.

is my

pick you up wherever you

just looked down at her

respond, Victor looked at her

"No."

pulled her hand

were a little

to remember the number,

a good

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently as soon as he finished

and clenched her

her palm and let Victor write the phone

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

"Tut, tut,

other! I’m

when saw Norton

pulled Sheila behind

keeping himself standing steadily was taxing

be hard for him

walked up

and Shelia stepped

them, Norton pulled

fast for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip on Shelia’s

hearing

you look

he wiped the mud on

pain, Victor rushed over and tried to take Shelia back

stopped in his tracks when something silver

knife that Norton pressed against

out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

a contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not

he

clenched his fist and tried to

want is my

has nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This is

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want

don’t where she comes from but I find your reaction

boring for you to die alone? I can do something about that and let her accompany

red eyes, Victor

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

body was tensed

spat out blood and beg for mercy, she scoffed at

you can

smile

in anger

you just

said you

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment

in you to do what you intend to

So, cut the crap.

kill me, then

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to

she

Norton’s hackles rise and the man would do just

Norton was indeed angry.

looked fierce, but he kept his voice in check

Looks like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and

anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

men did as

hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to one

to ride

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

was flowing

making her choke easily Victor saw how

hands clenched into fists, and the blue veins on his neck became

his teeth and yelled,

to open her eyes because of the gushing water,

wanted Victor

she opened her mouth, she was

enough, her eyes became

expression on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed at

Victor might be strong but he was useless

me

good man? Why the hell should

cunning smile, Norton approached the rope, squatted

of you wanting to save her so

me, huh?

could just glare

whatever it took to save

in the middle of the river, Norton squinted his eyes

after, two men behind him appeared and stood between the rope and

and looked at Victor

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest among

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

continued, "You want to save her, right?

as Norton finished speaking, the two men who had been holding

Norton touched its tip with

two before the rope

goodbye to

afraid that you won’t

flame, Victor didn’t care about anything

so he quickly rushed up and fought against the

a mercenary and the most popular leader the Roaring

his weakest subordinates should be

was

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

were tall and burly men that could easily flip

Victor was at a disadvantage from

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

he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to stand

was hit repeatedly, his strength left

all

this time, Victor’s face

still tried to stand,

even get back on his feet, he

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

a mouthful of blood, and a tooth

Victor’s vision

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

how many

long as the fire was put out and the rope

her into this trouble, so he was willing to do anything to

much as his mind wanted to go on, his body

to the ground and lost his

After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets

to open his eyes, but his vision

lay there on the

wonder if

recovered yet, so he thought that he might

sharp pain that pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize that he

wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t

only move his hands a little bit, grabbing

at the river, only to

was no trace of

"Ahem!"

spurting out more

and opened his eyes as wide

if he was

waited for

even know how much time

found the person he

from the river

of blood and the excruciating pain

he lost

Victor woke up again, he

him near

to rescue him lasted for

it was found out that Victor

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

first thing Victor did after he woke up was

was still wearing an

out of danger yet,

but she could sense that she must be a very important

dare delay to send people to search for Shelia along

lasted for seven days, but

week passed and there was

Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from the rain and then

with mud, but one could easily recognize that

years later, Victor

he did after fully recovering was

of Hearts card in a box and buried it under a

marble

even Shelia’s

while Karl was on a business trip, he

to rush him to the hospital, but he was

in that year that Carolyn

two more years, he finished his studies and finally

taking over several small companies under the control of

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

prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually

At this time, Roger entered the ward

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

eat

had been eating porridge for about half a

he couldn’t even stand the smell of porridge

no choice but to put the bowl

it again when you get

tongue out,

he saw Roger standing at the door, so he

to the hospital to visit Joey

the kid gradually got acquainted with

was that Roger would bring some snacks when he

Joey couldn’t eat too much, he could

only

around

that you

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

say no every time, he would

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

he could still visit, it

I couldn’t

a moment before finally saying,

Rachel furrowed her brows

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for

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

and Carson couldn’t do anything but wait outside until the procedure was

on the fourth day since the operation began, the

indicated that the

life was saved, but he wasn’t completely out of

he was wheeled to

was not until two days ago that his vital signs became

eligible to be

was still in

to check Victor’s condition

what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

old wounds had healed,

injuries just made

he said that only a miracle could save Victor’s

us when

in a

can’t say

help but frown as

may be blunt, please consider

Is he going to become a vegetable for the rest of his

say this, it was obvious that

not a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this

Carson and Lukas, Rachel was

deemed that Rachel

Joey’s ward,

disoriented, and there

down to tell Rachel about

heard the tragic news, her face didn’t

had already prepared

Carson was a

when she

it was when Victor had been in a coma for about half a month after

might have been

room for 70 hours before

in Carson’s hand and reminded him in

You can’t smoke here."

he regained his senses, Carson put out

didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s

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

"Joey? He’s fine.

and said that he has been recovering

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

peeped through

saw Joey sleeping

stretched for a bit and said, "Good for

I’m

Carson turned around

seemed that he really just visited to tell

from that, he had

blink of an eye, two days

Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend

in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours a

the same time, Carson didn’t show his face to

from an expert, she was also convinced that Victor

that Victor had miraculously woke up from

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

Roger for a long time without

she was still judging

want to

Rachel pressed her

nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her

I want to

was Joey, pleading in a

the fact that Victor was in a coma after obtaining serious

hospital, he actually had a vague

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

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

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

smiled and

They say bad people

don’t have to worry too

Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a lump in her

she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

had a good rest in the

if there was nothing

the night from time to time and look at the

it all inside him, but Rachel was aware that

"Okay…"

softened,

ward was in the second inpatient

Joey’s wound hadn’t fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk all the

Rachel simply let him sit in

and the three of them

they

finally stopped at the floor of the

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

furrowed his brows and

scene, Carson

guy, it’s the first time I’ve seen you

What brings you here?"

he quickly set the document

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his innocent

you ask that? Do I look like someone who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m

where did those dark circles around your eyes come

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at

opened its front camera, and looked

realized that

and his eye bags were so big that it seemed like

course, this was only to be

hadn’t have a good

man, but even he was

"Ha-ha!"

but laugh after seeing the upset

realized that he was fooled

forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

dare you tease your godfather?

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

have no

and I grew

We are best friends.

one who

how I became your

his arms in

you, even if you don’t want it, that fact won’t

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

he withdrew his hand

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

said, it’s a fact

change

more, but he stuck out

his eye,

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

I heard that Mr.Sullivan

here with Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

lose his composure just

"Oh, I see."

the room and said, "His ward

He is resting inside.

Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward

one knew what was going

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked

her,

placed

lost in

about to

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at

not standing very far

could see him from the corner of his

if he was giving Carson a

a quick glance at him, Joey turned his gaze

to use

overheard what

about I

"No!"

replied in a very decisive

serious

am

wasn’t a problem for Rachel

that moment, they were no longer in the

for Rachel to take a boy 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

Carson

she wanted him to take

coughed and refused to pay any attention

and

managed to give Joey a thumbs up without Rachel

pretended like he

the plan

he headed towards

wasn’t very

screen lit up while he was still holding it

all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

boy like him to be taken to the bathroom by

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those words, they displeased

Rachel ought to have been closer

few days, they got

them were always in one

to her,

things, Rachel

that it couldn’t

the night Rachel was standing outside the

Joey headed towards the

time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

at the phone

through with the phone

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took a peek at

smile appeared

am

no choice! My subordinates are too bad

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile

not very good at

had pretended to answer the call

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

you want

raised her head in order to look

ward was a

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

the door open in no time

said Victor would lie in

half a year’s rehabilitation

came from

a

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

in a

He looked dejected.

was a document in

and Carson

stunned at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

the Sullivan Group and the director of the project

no need asking about

expression that

attention was drawn

surname was what really

She turned to Carson.

at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

a member of the Sullivan Group’s

knew exactly what she meant by just looking at

was at a loss

so many

he had to

recognized who

bowed and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

her head

was

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

I’m going back

waved his hand and said, "Very

do that

Troy went out of sight

looked at the door

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

as bad as

and can work

walked to the door and pushed

leaned against the door

didn’t follow

was reading some document when he heard the

raise his head and say

cast her gaze

was in a hospital

still tell that his face was pale despite the fact that

frowned and looked

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

that she

to go out,

Victor heard the footsteps, his frown

looked up at the person who

instead of speaking in his usual cold and stiff tone, he said softly,

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

guests around, I figured it wouldn’t bode well

"The dance is over.

time to let

I reminded him.

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

steps back to

could still feel the warmth of his touch on

and i

my heart

like I had returned to

him were the

even as I reminisced, I knew that those days were long gone and

down, feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me and greeted

began chatting with the guests with a smile on my

glass and taking

knowing it, I’d had a few to drink and was starting to

time, Elena came

for you

like to go upstairs and take a

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you get

smile appeared

to the deck on the

got there, I saw that there were bright red rose

also numerous balloons

widened in

this whole scene

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

that came to mind was Charles,

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

had never spent this much effort on

of receiving this birthday surprise soon

stared at the night scene around me in

sea was tranquil, and

sea breeze, I

lit up the

to the sky, a deafening sound resonated

like

by the noise, I

on the ground

began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was

at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

of breath I felt so

having a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me

I’m here."

above me, making me

It was Charles.

my eyes, Gently,

have to be scared