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.

long time since they

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

whined, her

thought occurred

eggs! I forgot

broke free from Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen

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girl! I told you to keep

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

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some fruits and poured the juice

a knife to slice

heard what Shelia asked, his

said,

Victor knew the reason

wanted to be prepared in case of

ahead of time that even under ner protection, Victor would find

skills so that he would at least have a better chance to

"Alright."

focus her

Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on the tip of her

hand to wipe

was startled and turned to look at Victor

straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel

and explained, "Your

"Is that so?"

her nose with the back of

now? Is it

"No,"

said, glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

what else did you learn other than roasting meat? I

Can you teach me?"

do you want to

"In order to survive."

out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad upon

to be flipped? It’s

Shelia pointed out.

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

he was still thinking about what she

.

thoughts about whether or not to ask

all, Shelia’s own

the other hand, didn’t seem to take

"Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

after

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and she

two dimples, meanwhile, became

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she

are the kindest individual I’ve ever encountered, except for

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I was

ago, the orphanage was taken over and the

as she

was

younger, she prepared great meals and gave me a lot

an orphan…’ Victor

was needed to look after you since the orphanage was

didn’t you leave

up at Victor and answered, "I didn’t want to

was the only home Shelia had known

okay with you being outdoors

head, Shelia

I was desperate to visit her

remain unknown to them, and I don’t

dingy

been scattered by the trees and fallen to

hands behind her head, her

disappointment as she

to

what keeps you from

people guarding the

find me if I

had no idea that I

my name when I meet her again in

said, blinking

fixed on Shelia and

the chance to see you, Van, it would

spot in her heart for

said that I was a lovely

appropriate to use this term to describe

concluded that the

description of her features,

responsible for your upbringing, how come

unable to communicate since

referred to us by

poker card was in my

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

the orphanage, each kid was

let us take them as we

the

get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

said, "I am the only one

meat was toasting as they were

meat after he

all set

Eat, please."

from her gut just after his

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

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

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after a

to her feet, she said, "Let’s

when Shelia abruptly extended her

"Come on, get up."

was taken aback, and after a little pause, he took Shelia’s

used a dart to

had lost track of time as they

had

down on a stone and drank some

not sure how far we’ll have to travel

get out before the sun

drank some water as

so much walking, and he was coughing up blood for

said incoherently, "I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

continued

motion, she murmured, "Van, you look rather

you return, be sure

his gaze to the

mud after a day and a

What’s your

"Plan?"

slow to

we leave the forest? Where will

don’t know… I want to continue my travels and explore

the police station when I can no

answered with a

"Shelia."

up his mind after staring at Shelia for

"What’s the problem?"

me after

sure my grandma will like you, I will defend you if she

count on

to come with

If you don’t want to,

was concerned that Shelia

paused for a while before

"No, I’m not.

you the

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled at Victor, saying,

when we get out of

"Sure."

emerged from the woods, though,

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

the

high noon and

assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious

we’re out of

if

We can…"

her sentence, she

She was confused.

wanting to

"Van?"

didn’t expect you to

looked for the source of the

cars that were parked not

looking at them intently

away that

to shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front

off Norton, watching his

a voice that only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest

won’t get lost even when it

finding our way out of the forest, I put

and you can get back

"And then?"

her

straight into

"Walk along this road.

a mobile

knew that Norton didn’t intend to

to play a game with Victor by throwing

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

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

could not fulfill

wrote a phone number on her

you get hold of

he whispered.

my

her and she will pick you up wherever

just looked down at

Victor looked at her and

"No."

pulled her hand

were a little

don’t want to remember the number, nor do

a

Victor frowned.

so anxious that he coughed

and clenched

want to spread her palm and let Victor write the phone number

about, he could tell that they were reluctant to

he said, "Tut, tut, tut, this

for each other! I’m

tensed up when

pulled Sheila behind

injured and keeping himself standing steadily

for him to

walked up

and Shelia

them, Norton pulled Shelia

fast for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip

in hearing

know you

said as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face

body pain, Victor

tracks when something

that Norton

out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

a contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear what Victor

felt that he had

and tried

want is

has nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want

she comes from but I

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

eyes,

her neck,

body was

blood and beg for mercy, she

all you can do?

smile plastered on

his eyes narrowed in anger when he heard

you

said you

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment by threatening

you don’t have in you to

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me, then do

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to stop

knew that she

would make Norton’s hackles rise and the man would do

Norton was indeed angry.

he kept his voice

Looks like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and instructed them,

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

Norton didn’t answer.

glared

as

her hands and feet bound, Shelia was

to ride a different

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

river was

rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke

blue

and yelled, "Let her

of the gushing water, Shelia had

Victor to

her mouth, she was choked

her eyes

on

might be strong but he was useless in this kind

me laugh,

that I’m a good man? Why the hell should I obey

smile, Norton approached the rope, squatted down, and blew

of you wanting to save her so much,

some good in me, huh?

could just glare at

do whatever it

who was in the middle of the river, Norton squinted

appeared and stood

up and looked at Victor with

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest among my

has only killed two people, and the

brief pause, Norton continued, "You want to save her, right? Knock them

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

the knife in his hand, Norton touched its tip with his

two before the rope

you can say goodbye to your

afraid that

at the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care

of essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against

was a mercenary and the most popular

his weakest subordinates should be strong

Victor was currently

he might not even be able to defeat one

tall and burly men that could

Victor was at a disadvantage from

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

as he was hit, Victor

strength left him,

being broken scattered all over his

this time, Victor’s face looked black

stand, not ready

could even get back on his feet, he saw another

arm to block it, but it didn’t make much

out a

point, Victor’s vision became

managed to fix his eyes on the rope,

didn’t matter how many

was put out and

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

to go

fell back to the ground and lost

it raining?’ After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling on his

struggled to open his eyes, but his

the ground, watching the

help but wonder if he was still

hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he thought

enough, the sharp pain that pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize that he was still

wanted to stand up, but he

move his hands a little bit, grabbing the mud

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

was no trace

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out

he grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes as wide

if he was waiting

for

fact, he didn’t even know how much

he never found the person

hoped that someone would raise her head from the river or come out

the excruciating pain he was experiencing,

lost

Victor woke up again, he

subordinates found him near

him lasted for two days

doctor’s diagnosis, it was found out that Victor had fractures

chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice

he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people

still wearing an oxygen

danger yet, but all he cared

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

dare delay to send people to search for Shelia along the

lasted for seven days, but

passed and there was still no news about

was able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from the rain and

mud, but one could easily

later,

thing he did after fully recovering was buy

of Hearts card in a

marble tombstone

wasn’t even Shelia’s

while Karl was on

tried to rush him to the

It was also in that year that Carolyn sent

more years, he finished

over several small companies under the control

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

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

Roger entered the ward

of the bed, holding a bowl

can’t eat

had been eating porridge for about half a

now, he couldn’t even stand the smell of

no choice but to put the

she said, "Eat it again when you

stuck his tongue out,

saw Roger standing at the door, so he

Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey from

the kid gradually

about him was that Roger would bring

Joey couldn’t eat too much, he could

Joey could only eat them

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and

that you wouldn’t

Rachel a message in advance to ask

no every time, he would still insist on getting her

that he had an important project meeting today, so

still visit, it would probably be

initially, I couldn’t

Roger hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "But

furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Circles The operation done to

of the operating room opened and closed for several times as doctors

Carson couldn’t do anything but

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

the surgery was successfully

was saved, but he wasn’t completely

wheeled to the

not until two days ago that

eligible to be

he was still in a

in the field to

what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

his old wounds had healed, they

his new injuries

he said that only a miracle could save Victor’s

tell us

asked in a gloomy

can’t say

expert couldn’t help but frown as he made

fact, if I may be blunt, please

up? Is

it was obvious that

was a huge chance that this was it for

was the first one to know about

deemed that Rachel had

Joey’s ward, holding a

disoriented, and there were

to tell Rachel about this

the tragic news,

already prepared herself for something

Carson was a

didn’t know when she became this

been in a coma for about half

have been even

for 70 hours before the indication light

cigarette in Carson’s hand and

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson put out

indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing about

and asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said that

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

his head and peeped through

saw Joey sleeping soundly

smile, he stretched for

I’m leaving

Carson turned around

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

had nothing

of an eye, two days eventually

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

ward almost twenty-four

Carson didn’t

diagnosis came from an expert, she was also convinced

that Victor had miraculously woke up from being

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

long time without being able

still judging

you want to

Rachel pressed her lips hard and remained

someone gently pulled her sleeve and

I want to see

Joey, pleading

the fact that Victor was

Joey woke up in the hospital,

always been absent-minded and

the truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart to

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

smiled and

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad people

we don’t have to worry too much

at Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a lump

a few moments, she

"Yes, of course."

two weeks, Joey had a good rest in the

as if there

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

was a brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel was aware that

"Okay…"

heart softened,

in the

was inconvenient for him to walk all

him sit

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

they reached

elevator finally stopped at the floor of the ward where Victor

and there was only one patient at

approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually saw three

this scene, Carson knew that

time I’ve seen

What brings you here?"

Joey as he quickly set the document he was

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his innocent

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

circles around your eyes come

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at Joey’s

panic, he picked up his phone, opened

realized that Joey was

eye bags were so big that it seemed like someone punched

of course, this was only to

good sleep for half a

handsome young man, but even he was susceptible to stress

"Ha-ha!"

help but laugh after seeing

laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this little

Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

tease your godfather? You

"Huh? Who said

no opinion regarding

and I grew up

We are best friends.

the one

that’s how I

his eyebrows and crossed his arms in front

even if you don’t want it,

said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit it, no one can

his tongue as he

also didn’t expect

I said, it’s a fact that you

you’d better change

more, but he stuck out his tongue at

the corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

composure and commented, "I see that

heard that Mr.Sullivan has woken

here with Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his

"Oh, I see."

the room and said, "His ward is

He is resting inside.

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

what was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards

her,

arms were placed

was lost in

when he was about to sav

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at the little

not standing very far

Joey could see him from the corner

his eyebrows as if he was

quick glance at him,

I need to use the

overheard what Joey was

about I take you

"No!"

a very decisive

was a serious

I am a

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

at that moment, they were no longer in

ladies’ room, just like

words, Rachel looked at

was Roger, then her gaze fell on

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

to

refused to pay

his phone and turned around as if nothing

give Joey a thumbs

like he

have read the plan you sent to

he headed

he wasn’t very

lit up while he was still holding it to

saw what just happened clearly and understood that it was

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

like him to be taken to the bathroom

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those words,

ought to have been

past few days, they got

of them were always in one

for reasons best known to her, she

the look of things, Rachel still didn’t love

that it

the night Rachel was standing outside the

Joey

time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

at

through with the phone

"What?"

took a peek

a smile appeared

I am through

no choice! My subordinates are too

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile on her

not very good

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

the tip of his nose and coughed

you want to

her head in order to look through the glass panel on the

ward was

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

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

Victor would lie

half a year’s rehabilitation

voice came from

a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

saw a man in a suit coming

He looked dejected.

a document in his

Rachel and Carson

stunned at first,

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

Sullivan Group and the

need asking about what just happened

expression that the project plan had been

was drawn to the

was what really interested

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

member of the Sullivan Group’s project

she meant by just looking at her

at a loss for

so many

had to choose

who

bowed and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head

was

Nonetheless, he

I’m going back to

his hand and

do that

what Carson said, Troy went out

looked at the

that Victor was sitting against the head of the bed at that

as bad

is well and can

to the door and pushed it

against the

follow Rachel

reading some document when he

didn’t raise his head and

her

in a

tell that his face was pale

and

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

was so entranced that she

you to

Victor heard the

looked up at the person who was walking towards

and stiff

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

many guests around, I figured it wouldn’t

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

but he still loosened his grip on my waist like i told

took a few steps back to

feel the warmth

and i felt rather

my heart

moment, it felt like I had returned to

days with him were the happiest

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

down, feeling conflicted

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me and

behind me and began chatting with the guests with a smile on

my glass and taking a sip of

had a few to drink and was starting to get

this time, Elena came to

surprise waiting for you on

to go upstairs and take

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you get

smile appeared on Elena’s

confusion, I followed her to the deck

were bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard, forming

also numerous balloons

eyes widened

whole scene was picturesque

birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who had prepared

was Charles, but I quickly cast

appeared on my lips, and somehow,

had never spent this much effort on me, and

joy of receiving this birthday

the second floor, I stared at the

sea was tranquil, and yet

the cold sea breeze,

fireworks display lit up the sky, forming the

the fireworks shot up to the sky, a deafening

sounded like a

noise, I covered

squatted on the ground

i felt

the abandoned warehouse

I was out of breath I felt so dizzy

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

I’m here."

came from above me, making me feel

It was Charles.

in his arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried to

don’t have to be scared