My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

been a long time since

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

whined, her

thought

eggs! I forgot all

from Ethan’s embrace and ran

Ethan followed behind her.

extremely flustered, and he couldn’t

to keep an eye

head, he gently pulled her to the side while he cleaned up the

thumbs, Janet stood in the corner, restlessly watching Ethan

"I’m sorry.

talking to Charis, so I rushed to you and

Ethan had guessed this.

washed hands, he raised his eyes to look at Janet

"It’s my fault.

you enough sense of

he spread out his arms and said

leaned her face against his chest,

from Patrick, she murmured,

you and I just got him

has a huge grudge

if we just go there?"Chapter 461 In Order To Survive Shelia didn’t notice what was

wiped off the sweat collecting on her forehead in a casual manner, flipped

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"Don’t worry about it.

This meat isn’t poisonous.

can rest assured and eat it

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had thought that Victor had

knew she was wrong and he was

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go ahead

look away and

roast the rest

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took a bite

some time, she furrowed her brows

really hard

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her chin, Shelia proceeded to sit down

her eyes and said, "Van, you’re good at cooking meat, aren’t you? Did you learn this skill

how to survive in the

in

"Survive in the wildness?"

the very first time that Shelia had ever heard of

did you go out of your

Shelia did earlier, Victor also crushed some

he used a knife to slice the

what Shelia asked,

said, "I have no

knew the

that because he wanted to be prepared in case of any

ner

him to learn more skills so that he would at least have a better chance to survive in case of an

"Alright."

her gaze on the burning

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

stretched out a hand

and turned to look at Victor

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

and explained, "Your nose has dirt

"Is that so?"

rub her nose

about now? Is

"No,"

glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

than roasting meat? I want to learn

Can you teach me?"

you want

"In order to survive."

very naturally.Chapter 462 Come

shelia said casually.

sad upon

flipped? It’s on the verge of

Shelia pointed out.

saw a small burn on

flipped the meat over while he was still thinking about what

.

or

all, Shelia’s own

didn’t

you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

and she broke

two dimples, meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she said, "Thanks so much,

the kindest individual I’ve ever encountered, except

"Orphanage?"

where I

orphanage was taken over and the old

as she

woman was

younger, she prepared great meals and gave me

orphan…’ Victor pursed

to look after you since the orphanage was taken

leave

and answered, "I didn’t want

the only home Shelia

you

her head,

visit her tomb, so I

unknown to them,

dingy

had been scattered by the trees and fallen to

placed her hands behind her head, her lips

as she gazed up

to visit

keeps you from doing

are people guarding the

me if

had no idea that I have a name

tell her my name when I

blinking

black eyes remained fixed on Shelia and he

to see you, Van, it would be

spot in her heart for

said that I was

appropriate to use

Victor concluded

apt description of her features,

responsible for your upbringing, how come you got

to communicate since she was deaf,

referred to us

card was in

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

orphanage, each kid was

the fruits, she put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter,

stared at the card–the

get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

and said, "I am the

was toasting as they were

meat after he re-applied the

all set to

Eat, please."

her gut

embarrassed, so she put her hand to her stomach and ate the

than the meat i

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a good

she rose to her feet, she said, "Let’s

to rise when Shelia abruptly

"Come on, get up."

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

used a dart to put marks on

of time

sun had cooled

in sitting down on a stone and drank

sure how far we’ll have to travel

get out before the

drank some water

after so much walking, and he

incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

continued to hold

motion, she murmured,

you return, be sure to

to

was covered in mud after a

What’s

"Plan?"

slow

your plans once we leave the forest? Where will you

to continue my travels and explore the

can no longer walk and beg them to take

with

"Shelia."

appeared to have made up his mind after staring

"What’s the problem?"

with me after we get out

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

can count

want me to come

with you? If you don’t want to, it

concerned that

while before asking, "Are you joking

"No, I’m not.

treat you the best

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled at Victor, saying,

get out of the

"Sure."

moment they emerged from the woods,

disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed through the branches and

the

noon and now,

was assuaged when they saw

we’re out of the

villagers if we walk

We can…"

her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to know

"Van?"

i didn’t expect

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of

saw three cars that were parked not far

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

away that they were Victor’s

shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front

off

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

even when it gets

finding our way out of the forest, I put

these marks and you

"And then?"

asked, her

looked straight into

"Walk along this road.

villagers, borrow a mobile phone

knew that Norton didn’t intend to

to play a game with Victor by throwing him

felt that if he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia

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

Victor could not fulfill the promise

Victor wrote a phone number on

call the number once you get hold of a mobile

he whispered.

my

her and she will pick you up wherever

down

Victor looked at her and

"No."

her

eyes were

the number,

a

Victor frowned.

anxious that he coughed violently as soon as he finished

and clenched her

just didn’t want to spread her palm and let Victor write the phone

talking about, he could

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

other! I’m so moved by

up when saw Norton

pulled Sheila behind

keeping himself standing steadily

be hard for him to fight off

deliberately walked up

Shelia stepped

Norton pulled Shelia

too fast for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

a firm grip

satisfaction in hearing vexation in Victor’s

you

mud on Shelia’s face

Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over

in his tracks when something silver flashed through his

a knife that

a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

tone and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to

felt that he had difficulty in

clenched his fist and tried to

you want is

has nothing to

So, let her go!"

This is

Norton curled his lips.

want to let her

she comes from but I find

die alone? I can do something about that

red eyes, Victor breathed

the knife pressed against her

was

blood and beg for

all you can

mocking smile

narrowed in anger when he

you just

you are a

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment by threatening two

you don’t have in you to do what you intend

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me, then

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to stop

knew that she

rise and the man would do

Norton was indeed angry.

but he kept his voice in check as he talked

like you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and instructed them,

eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

men did as

Shelia was taken to one of

was made to ride

was

was flowing

Shelia, making her choke easily

into fists, and the blue veins

his teeth and

open her eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia had

actually wanted Victor to run

moment she opened her

enough, her eyes became

on Victor’s face, Norton

that Victor might be strong but

me laugh,

good man? Why the hell should I obey

approached the rope, squatted down, and blew

the sake of you wanting to save her so

me,

could just glare at

it took to

who was in the middle of the river, Norton squinted his eyes

two men behind him appeared and stood

slowly stood up and looked at

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest among

has only killed two people, and

brief pause, Norton continued, "You want to save

holding Victor’s arms let go of him and took

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

these two before the

say goodbye to your good

she’s washed away, I’m afraid that

flame, Victor didn’t

essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against

most popular

subordinates

Victor was currently badly

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

and burly men

Victor was at a disadvantage

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

as he was hit, Victor

repeatedly, his strength left him, and

of his bones being broken scattered all over his body,

time, Victor’s face looked black with

still tried to stand, not ready to give

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

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

was hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of blood,

Victor’s vision

his eyes on the rope, which was only

didn’t matter how

put out and the rope was

her into this trouble, so he was willing to

as his mind wanted to go on,

to the ground and

awakened

struggled to open his eyes, but his vision was

lay there on the

couldn’t help but wonder if he

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

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

to stand up, but he couldn’t move even

only move his hands a little bit,

the river, only

no trace of

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting out more

himself, he grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes

as if he was waiting for something to show

for a

even know how much

never found the person

that someone would raise her head from the river or come

the excruciating pain he was

he lost

Victor woke up again, he was

him near the

him lasted for

found out that Victor had fractures in eight

his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice

did after he woke up was ask Carolyn

an oxygen mask and

was not completely out of danger yet, but all he cared about was

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

dare delay to send people to

for seven days,

was still no news about

crumpled playing card that

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

years later, Victor completely

did after

Hearts card in a box and buried it under a

on the marble tombstone

wasn’t even Shelia’s name

Karl was on a business trip, he suffered

to rush him to the

also in that year

he finished his studies and finally

over several small companies under the control of the Sullivan

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

outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the Sullivan

time, Roger entered

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

can’t eat any

been eating porridge

stand the smell of porridge

choice

it again when you get

his tongue out, not intending to eat

the door, so he

to the hospital

gradually got

that Roger would bring some snacks when

eat too much, he could

course, Joey could only eat them in

around and was

you say that you wouldn’t come

would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she wanted

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

said that he had an important project meeting today, so he might not be able

he could still visit, it would

I couldn’t

moment

Rachel furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

done to Victor lasted for more than 70

operating room opened and closed

do anything but wait outside

the fourth day since the operation began, the indicator light outside the room was

the surgery was

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

was wheeled to

two days ago

to be transferred

still in a

to check Victor’s condition and give a

what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

wounds had healed, they still had

his new injuries just made

he said that only

us when he will wake

in a gloomy

I can’t

but frown as he

fact, if I may be blunt, please

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

was obvious that

hundred percent, but there was a

and Lukas, Rachel was the first one to

Carson deemed that Rachel had

outside Joey’s ward, holding

and there were dark

down to tell Rachel about

the tragic news, her

had already prepared

Carson was

she became this mentally

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

it might have

also there outside the operating room for 70 hours before the indication light turned

Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses, Carson put out the

her indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing

and asked, "Anyway,

"Joey? He’s fine.

and said that he has been

will be removed ahead of the initial

head and peeped through the

saw Joey sleeping soundly in

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

then, I’m

turned around and left

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

had

eye, two days eventually passed

of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t

stayed in Joey’s ward almost

same time, Carson didn’t show

diagnosis came from an expert, she was also convinced that

Victor had miraculously woke up from

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

a long time without being able

was still judging Roger’s expression if he was saying the

you want to go upstairs and

slowly This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and remained

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

I want to see

pleading

fact that Victor

in the hospital, he actually had

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

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

nor did he pester Rachel to go

he just smiled and

say bad people live

we don’t have to worry too much about

eyes, she felt a lump in

few moments, she

"Yes, of course."

had

didn’t mention Victor, as if there was

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

all inside him, but Rachel was aware that

"Okay…"

softened,

ward was in the second

yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk all

Rachel simply let him sit in

and the three of

enough, they reached

elevator finally stopped at the floor of

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

he furrowed his brows and eventually saw three people approaching like a

Carson knew that he would have been very

first time I’ve seen

What brings you here?"

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

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his

Do I look like someone who will be

circles around your

"Dark circles?"

choked at Joey’s

a panic, he picked up his phone, opened

realized that Joey

his eye bags were so big that it seemed

this was only to be

a good sleep for

a handsome young man, but even he was

"Ha-ha!"

laugh after seeing the upset look on

laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled

his head, Carson stepped forward

"You, brat.

tease your godfather? You have guts,

and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my

have no

and I

We are best friends.

the one who

how I

eyebrows and crossed his arms in front

don’t want it, that fact

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

as he

low voice, "I also didn’t expect

it’s a fact that you can’t

you’d better change your

anything more, but he

the corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

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

heard that Mr.Sullivan

here with Rachel

Roger explained.

to lose his composure just

"Oh, I see."

pointed at the room and

He is resting inside.

Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward Carson pointed

knew what was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked

her,

were placed over his

lost in thoughts

was about to

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked

not standing very far

him from the corner of his

as if

at him, Joey

to use the

overheard what

I take you

"No!"

in a

a serious

I am

it wasn’t a problem for Rachel

that moment, they were

take a boy to the ladies’ room,

words, Rachel looked at both

then

to bother the former, Carson soon observed that she was staring

to take

coughed and refused to pay any attention to Rachel’s

and turned around as

managed to give Joey a thumbs

Carson pretended like he was

the plan

headed

very good at

screen lit up while he was still holding

Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

for a boy like him to be taken to the bathroom

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those

Rachel ought to have been

days, they got

were always

to her,

of things, Rachel still

it

the night Rachel was

and Joey headed towards the

time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

took a quick glance at the

you through with the phone

"What?"

and took a peek

appeared

am through with

with no choice! My subordinates

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake

not very good

answer the call

nose and coughed to

want to go

look through the

was

only the living room could be seen, and it

see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no time and walked

doctor said Victor would lie in the bed for

undergo half

came from behind

is in a

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

and saw a man in a suit coming out

He looked dejected.

was a document in

Rachel and Carson

first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

the Sullivan Group and the

need asking about what

that the project plan had been denied by

must have been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the name

what really interested

She turned to Carson.

he looked back at her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

a member of the Sullivan

meant by just

a

so many surnames in the

he had to choose

who Rachel

bowed and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly

forehead was covered with

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

going back

waved his hand and said, "Very

should do that

Carson said, Troy went out of sight in

looked at

was sitting against the head of the bed

condition doesn’t seem as bad

is well and can

door and pushed it

leaned against

didn’t follow Rachel

was reading some document when he heard the

his head and say

her gaze

was in a hospital

tell that his face was pale

frowned and

sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that the

was so entranced that she walked towards the

to go out, didn’t

Victor heard the footsteps,

looked up at the person who was

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

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

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

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

he still loosened his grip on my waist like i told

few steps back to distance myself from

could still feel the warmth of

face blushed and

my heart

it felt like I had returned to

with him were the happiest

were long gone and I could

feeling conflicted

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me and

me and began chatting with the

said, raising my glass and

a few to drink and

this time, Elena

for you

go upstairs and take

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you

appeared on

followed her to

bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard, forming a

also numerous

widened in

must say, this whole scene was

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

was

bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow,

much effort on me,

of receiving this birthday surprise soon

I stared at the night

and yet my

cold sea breeze,

lit up the sky, forming the

shot up to the sky, a

like a

I covered my

the ground and

i felt

abandoned warehouse kept flashing through my

I felt so

I was having a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s no

I’m here."

above me, making me

It was Charles.

arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and

don’t have to be scared