My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

had been a long time since

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

her

thought occurred

shouted, "The eggs! I forgot

broke free from Ethan’s embrace and ran

Ethan followed behind her.

was extremely flustered, and he couldn’t help

to keep an eye on the

to the side while he cleaned up the mess himself

her thumbs, Janet stood in the corner, restlessly

"I’m sorry.

you were talking to Charis, so I rushed to you

Ethan had guessed this.

his freshly washed hands, he raised his eyes to look at

"It’s my fault.

give you enough sense of

his arms and said

obeyed and leaned her face against his chest, blushing

thinking about the invitation from Patrick, she murmured,

and I just got him into

a huge grudge

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he used a knife to slice the

what Shelia

he said, "I have no

fact, Victor knew the reason

learned that because he wanted to

even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger

pushed him to learn more skills so that he would at

"Alright."

Shelia continued to focus her gaze

of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on

out a hand to wipe

was startled and turned to look at Victor

into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel a little

looked away, and explained, "Your nose has

"Is that so?"

her nose

what about now? Is it still

"No,"

glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

other than roasting meat? I

Can you teach me?"

you want

"In order to survive."

naturally.Chapter 462

shelia said casually.

felt sad

to be flipped? It’s on the verge of

Shelia pointed out.

burn on the meat’s exposed side when he

over while he was still thinking about what she just

.

thoughts about whether or not to ask her about

was, after all,

didn’t seem to take it

you please

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and

two dimples, meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

broadly as she said, "Thanks so

individual I’ve ever encountered,

"Orphanage?"

where I was

the orphanage was taken over and the

eyes clouded as

was

great meals and gave me a

an orphan…’ Victor pursed

to look after you since the

you leave with the other

at Victor and answered, "I

was the only home Shelia had known

okay with you being outdoors

head, Shelia

I was desperate to visit

whereabouts remain unknown to them, and I

the dingy

had been scattered by the trees and

placed her hands behind her head, her

with disappointment as she

want to

keeps you from doing

are people guarding

if I

no idea that I

her my name when I meet

blinking

remained fixed on Shelia and

the chance to see you, Van, it would be more

spot in her

I was

It didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to

Shelia, Victor concluded that

apt description of her features, particularly

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

was unable to communicate since

never referred to us

card was

were a treasure and

each kid was given a

as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which was maybe due

stared at the

I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

retracted the card and said, "I am the only

toasting as they were

the meat after

set to

Eat, please."

gut just after his

put her hand to her stomach and ate the meat

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

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a

to her feet, she said,

to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand

"Come on, get up."

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

Shelia used a dart to put marks on

lost track of

had

Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank some

far we’ll have to travel until we’re

out before the

some water

walking, and he was coughing up blood for the second

incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued

forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you look

be sure to eat

gaze to

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

you? What’s

"Plan?"

was slow

remarked, "What are your plans once we leave

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

no

with

"Shelia."

his mind after staring at Shelia

"What’s the problem?"

after we get

I will

can count

want me to

you? If you don’t want to, it doesn’t

concerned that Shelia

paused for a while before

"No, I’m not.

you

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor,

we get out

"Sure."

they emerged from the

below the horizon, basking the

the bodies of Victor and

noon and now, the

assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious country

we’re out of the

villagers if we walk

We can…"

sentence, she saw Victor stop

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting to know why

"Van?"

i didn’t expect you to come out

looked for

three cars that were parked not far from

front, looking at them intently as he played with

feel right away that they

shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in

off Norton, watching his

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

get lost even

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

marks and you

"And then?"

asked, her

straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

a mobile phone from them, and call this

that Norton didn’t

just wanted to play a game with Victor by throwing

he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia

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

Victor could not fulfill

a phone number

you get hold of a

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

will pick you up wherever you

down at

that Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked

"No."

her hand

were a little

remember the number,

a

Victor frowned.

so anxious that he coughed violently

adamant and clenched

palm and let Victor

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

condescending sneer, he said, "Tut,

for each other! I’m so moved

tensed up when saw Norton approaching

pulled

injured and keeping himself standing steadily was taxing

for

deliberately walked up

and Shelia stepped

patience with them, Norton pulled Shelia

was too fast for

"Let her go!"

a firm

found satisfaction in hearing vexation in Victor’s

know you look

mud on Shelia’s face with

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

stopped in his tracks when something silver

knife that Norton

out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending

felt that he had

clenched his fist and

you want

nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want to

don’t where she comes from but I find

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

eyes,

her neck, all Shelia could

body was

Victor spat out blood and beg for

all you can do?

his mocking smile plastered

anger

you

you

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment by threatening two

have in you

So, cut the crap.

kill me,

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to

she was provoking

hackles rise and the man would do

Norton was indeed angry.

fierce, but he kept his voice in check as he talked

Looks like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and instructed them, "Tie her

squinted his eyes and asked anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

as they

hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to

was made to ride a different

where Norton was taking

river was flowing

it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s

blue veins on

and

because of the gushing water,

Victor to run

opened her mouth, she

enough, her eyes

on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed

Victor might be strong but he was useless

me laugh,

you think that I’m a good man? Why

Norton approached the rope, squatted down,

the sake of you wanting to save her so

some good in me, huh?

just glare

would do whatever it took to

in the middle of the

him appeared and stood between

and looked at Victor

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest

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

brief pause, Norton continued, "You want to save

been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and

with his thumb and warned, "But of course, you have

before the rope

you can say goodbye to your

washed away, I’m afraid that you won’t

flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about

was of essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against

was a mercenary and the most

subordinates should be strong

Victor was currently

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

of them were tall and burly men

a doubt, Victor was at a disadvantage

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

he was hit, Victor staggered

strength left him, and

pain of his bones being broken scattered all over his body,

face looked black with

tried to stand, not

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

subconsciously use his arm

Victor spat out a

this point, Victor’s vision became

on the rope, which was only

didn’t matter how many injuries he

the fire was put out and the rope was grasped,

her into this trouble, so he was willing to

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

the

After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling on

struggled to open his eyes,

just lay there on the

but wonder if

hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he thought

inch of his body made

to stand up, but he

his hands a little bit,

he turned his head to look at the river, only to find that there

no trace of

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting out more

unto the soil and

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

waited for a long

fact, he didn’t even know how much time passed

he never found the person he

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

loss of blood and the excruciating pain he was

he lost consciousness

again, he was finally

subordinates found him near

rescue him lasted for two days and two

found out that Victor had

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

first thing Victor did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people to look

was still wearing an oxygen mask

was not completely out of danger

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

to send people to search for Shelia along

days, but

passed and there was still

card that got wet from the rain and then dried

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

years later,

after fully

card in a box

was nothing on the marble

wasn’t even Shelia’s name

while Karl was on a business trip, he suffered a sudden heart

tried to rush him to the hospital, but he was declared

that

two more years, he finished his studies and finally

several small companies under the

raised the sales of these companies from a very

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

time, Roger entered the ward

her sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of

can’t eat

had been eating porridge for about half a

even stand the smell of

and had no choice but to

it again

tongue out, not intending to

he saw Roger standing at the

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

gradually got acquainted

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

too much, he could at

course, Joey could only eat them in

Roger, Rachel turned around and

you say that you wouldn’t

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

she would say no every time, he would still insist on getting

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

he could still visit, it would probably

I

Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment

furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more than 70

the operating room opened and closed for several times as

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

day since the operation began, the indicator light outside the

indicated that the

saved, but he wasn’t completely out

wheeled

until two days ago that his vital signs became

eligible to be

he was still

expert in the field to check Victor’s

it wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

his old wounds had healed, they still

new injuries just made

said that only a miracle could save

us when he

in

afraid I can’t

couldn’t help but frown as he made

be blunt, please consider preparing for the worst-case

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

the expert didn’t say this, it was

hundred percent, but there was a huge

Lukas, Rachel was the first one to

Rachel had the

leaned against the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a

looked slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles

just went down to tell

Rachel heard the tragic news, her face didn’t

she had already prepared herself for

Carson was a bit

know when she became this

Victor had been in a coma for about half a

have been

outside the operating room for 70

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

You can’t smoke here."

he regained his senses, Carson put out

indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s

the subject and asked,

"Joey? He’s fine.

doctor checked him up yesterday and said that he has

will be removed ahead of

through the glass panel on the

Joey sleeping soundly in

smile, he stretched for a

I’m leaving

around and

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

from that, he had nothing else to

eye, two

was made aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t

Joey’s ward

same time, Carson didn’t show

the diagnosis came from an expert, she was

news that Victor had

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

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

if she was still judging Roger’s

Do you want to go upstairs

Rachel pressed her lips hard and remained

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

want

Joey, pleading

the fact that Victor was

Joey woke up in the hospital, he actually

he found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come

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

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

smiled

They say bad people live long

have to worry too

eyes, she felt

she mustered her courage

"Yes, of course."

weeks, Joey had a good rest in

if there was nothing wrong

knew that Joey would actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to

him,

"Okay…"

softened,

ward was in the

yet, it was inconvenient

him

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

enough, they reached the

the

turned out that the entire floor was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient

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

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

guy, it’s the first time

What brings you here?"

asked Joey as he quickly set the document he was holding

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

like someone who

circles around your

"Dark circles?"

choked at

phone, opened its front camera,

realized that

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

course, this was only

a good sleep for

originally a handsome young man, but even he

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the

laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this

his head, Carson stepped forward and pinched

"You, brat.

you tease your godfather? You have

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

no opinion

and I

We are best friends.

one

that’s how I became your

raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms in front

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

tried to pull Carson’s hand away using his uninjured hand and said,

his tongue as he withdrew his hand from Joey’s

also didn’t expect that

it’s a fact that you

change your

didn’t say anything more, but he stuck out his tongue at

corner of his eye, Carson

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

heard that

with Rachel and Joey to see

Roger explained.

to lose his composure just because

"Oh, I see."

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

He is resting inside.

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

one knew what was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked

her, pushing

arms were placed

lost in thoughts for a

he was about to sav something, Joey

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at the

standing very

Joey could see him from the corner of his

if he

at him, Joey turned his gaze

to use the

overheard what Joey was

about I

"No!"

a very

a serious look on his

am

so it wasn’t a problem for Rachel to take him to

moment, they were no

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

words, Rachel looked at both

Roger, then her gaze fell on

didn’t want to bother the former, Carson soon observed that she was staring at

she wanted him to take Joey to

coughed and refused to pay any attention to Rachel’s

he took out his phone and

Joey a thumbs up without

he was

have read the plan you

he headed towards the

wasn’t very good

screen lit up while he was still holding it to

that there was no call at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that it was

"It’s okay.

take

He is actually right.

for a boy like him

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those words,

have been closer to him than

days, they

them were always in one another’s

known to

the look of things, Rachel still didn’t

it couldn’t be achieved

about the night Rachel was standing outside the operating room

Joey headed towards the

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

took a quick glance at the phone in

through with the phone

"What?"

sight and took a

a smile appeared on

I am through

no choice! My subordinates are too bad at

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile on her

very good

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

nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness of

want to

head in order to look

was a

view, only the living room could be seen,

see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no time

would lie in the bed for two

undergo half

voice came from

is in a stable

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

saw a man in a suit coming

He looked dejected.

document

and Carson

was stunned at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

the Sullivan Group and

was no need asking about what just happened to

man’s expression that the project plan had been denied

been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the name

was what really interested

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

a member of the Sullivan

knew exactly what she meant by just

was at a loss for

so many surnames in the

he had

recognized who Rachel

and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head slightly in

was covered with

his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding

going back to the

waved his hand and said, "Very well

do

he heard what Carson said, Troy went out of sight

looked at the door

enough for her to see that Victor was sitting against

doesn’t seem as bad

well and can work

walked to the door

against the door

follow

reading some document when he heard the

head and

her

was in a hospital

was pale despite the fact that he lowered

and

a hundred percent sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours

that she walked towards

you to

the footsteps,

the person who was walking towards

in his usual cold and stiff tone, he said

POV: Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand on

I figured it wouldn’t bode well if I lost my

"The dance is over.

time to

I reminded him.

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

a few steps back

still feel the warmth of his touch on

face blushed and i

heart was

it felt like I

were the happiest time of

those days were

down, feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached

and began chatting

my glass and taking a sip of

few to drink and was

time, Elena came

surprise waiting for you on

go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when

appeared on

to the deck on the second

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

were also numerous balloons around the

widened in

say, this whole scene

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

to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast aside that

bitter smile appeared on my

never spent this much effort on me,

joy of receiving this

second floor, I stared at the

was tranquil, and yet my mind was

sea

lit up the sky,

up to the sky, a deafening sound resonated in the

like a

noise, I covered

squatted on the ground

and i felt like my blood was running

at the abandoned warehouse kept

breath I felt so dizzy

of strong arms held me tightly "There’s

I’m here."

voice came from above me,

It was Charles.

his arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my

have to