My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

had been a long time since they last

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

her teeth

thought occurred

I forgot

from Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen in

Ethan followed behind her.

at Janet, who was extremely

told you to keep an eye on

he gently pulled her to the side while

her thumbs, Janet stood in the corner, restlessly watching

"I’m sorry.

I rushed

Ethan had guessed this.

drying his freshly washed hands, he raised his

"It’s my fault.

give you enough sense

saying that, he spread out his

leaned her face against his chest, blushing

about the invitation from Patrick, she

and I

a huge

just go there?"Chapter 461 In Order To Survive

collecting on her forehead in a casual

don’t want to tell me, then

was just being

her, Victor said nothing, and silently retracted the knife he was hiding behind

feeling that Shelia didn’t mean

fruits and poured

this definitely could

Here you go."

"And what about you?"

at the meat Shelia was holding out in her hand and didn’t make a move to

roast some more for

Victor wasn’t going to take the meat, Shelia smiled as if she had

"Don’t worry about it.

This meat isn’t poisonous.

rest assured and eat it with

high alert right then, watching Shelia

though Shelia happened to be an easy-going

that Victor had

injuries, she knew she was wrong

"I’m not very hungry.

ahead

turned to look away and

roast the rest

help, Shelia nodded and said, "Okay, it’s perfectly fine if you don’t

took a bite out of the

furrowed her brows and stuck out

really hard to

was not cooked fully

gave you just now must be

didn’t you tell me? You even finished

didn’t say

turned around and spotted Victor’s smiling

Van, you did this deliberately,

Victor never even realized that he

hand and gently touched the

to roast the meat for

gone

and get some

not tired at

sit

propped under her chin, Shelia proceeded to

eyes and said, "Van, you’re good at

how to survive in

in

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first time that Shelia had ever heard of such a

did you go out of your way to

also crushed some fruits and poured the juice

a knife to slice

what Shelia asked, his

he said, "I

knew the

to be

that even under ner

him to learn more skills so that he would at

"Alright."

Shelia continued to focus her

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

hand to wipe

to look at Victor

into Shelia’s eyes, he started

his hand, looked away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt

"Is that so?"

to rub her nose with the back of her

now? Is it

"No,"

said, glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

did you learn other than roasting meat? I want to learn

Can you teach me?"

do you want to learn

"In order to survive."

out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462

shelia said casually.

felt sad upon

the meat ready to be flipped? It’s on the

Shelia pointed out.

recall by Shelia, Victor saw a small burn on the meat’s exposed side

was still thinking about what she

.

about whether or not

was, after all,

didn’t seem

"Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and she

two dimples, meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said,

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

"Orphanage?"

That’s where

taken over and the old woman was unwell

clouded as she spoke about

was

I was younger, she prepared great meals

orphan…’ Victor

was needed to look after you since the

leave with the other

at Victor and answered, "I didn’t want

Shelia had known

with you being outdoors on

her head, Shelia said,

I was desperate to visit

to them, and I

dingy

sunshine that had been scattered by the trees and fallen to the

behind her head,

sighed with disappointment as she gazed up

want to visit

what keeps you from doing

are people

me if I go

had no idea that I have

tell her my name when I meet her

said, blinking

on

to see you, Van, it would be more than

in her heart

I was a

seem appropriate to use this term to describe

Shelia, Victor concluded

description of her features,

her, "Since she was responsible for

was unable to communicate since she

to us

a poker card was in my

her pocket as if it were

the orphanage, each kid was given a unique

put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which was maybe due to the reference to

stared at the

I get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only one with the King of

was toasting as they were

gave her the meat after he re-applied

set to

Eat, please."

her gut just after

her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with a

much better than the meat i made myself!

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a good

her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

when

"Come on, get up."

pause, he took

the hard way, Shelia used a dart to put marks

lost track of time as

had cooled down

down on a stone and drank some

far we’ll

we can get out before the

some water

walking, and he was coughing up blood for

incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to hold

motion, she murmured,

you return, be sure to eat

gaze to

face was covered in mud after a day and

What’s

"Plan?"

was slow to

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

travels and explore the

go to the police station when I can no longer walk and beg them to take

answered with a

"Shelia."

have made up his mind after staring at Shelia for a

"What’s the problem?"

with me after

I will defend you if

count

to come with

it all right with you? If you

concerned that Shelia

for a while before asking, "Are you joking right

"No, I’m not.

to treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor, saying,

get

"Sure."

moment they emerged from

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

light glimmered on the bodies of Victor

since high noon and now,

assuaged when they saw a relatively

we’re out

villagers if we

We can…"

finish her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting to

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect you to

voice came, Shelia looked for the source

were parked not far from

looking at them intently as he played with

right away

in turn stood protectively in front of

eyes off

voice that only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run

lost even when it gets

were finding our way out of the forest, I put

you can get back

"And then?"

her

straight

"Walk along this road.

villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and call this

Norton didn’t intend to

just wanted to play a game with Victor by throwing him into the

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

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

seemed that Victor could not fulfill the

Victor wrote a phone number

number once you get

he whispered.

is my

pick you up wherever

down

Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked

"No."

pulled her hand

were a little

the number, nor do

be a

Victor frowned.

so anxious that he coughed

and

didn’t want to spread her palm and

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

"Tut,

other!

when

pulled

keeping himself standing steadily was taxing for

for

walked up to

Shelia stepped

them, Norton pulled

for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

a firm grip

hearing

know you look

he wiped the mud on

Victor, Disregarding body pain,

when something silver

was a knife that Norton

out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

a

felt that he

his fist and tried to

want is my

to do with

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want to let

don’t where she comes from but I

do you think it’s boring for you to die alone? I can do something about that and

eyes,

the knife pressed against her

body was tensed

saw Victor spat out blood and

that all you can

kept his mocking smile

eyes narrowed in anger

you just

said you

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment

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

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill

"Shelia…"

tried

knew that she

would make Norton’s hackles rise and the man would do just what she was

Norton was indeed angry.

fierce, but he kept his voice in check

Looks like you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

and instructed them, "Tie her

squinted his eyes and asked anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared at

as

her hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to

was made to

about where Norton was

was flowing

the water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how

blue veins on

his teeth and yelled, "Let

eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia had

wanted Victor

moment she opened her mouth, she

her

on Victor’s face, Norton

strong but he

making me

good man? Why the

approached the rope, squatted down, and blew the unsteady

save her so much,

in me, huh? What

just glare

whatever it took to

in the middle of the river, Norton squinted his eyes and

two men behind him appeared and stood between the rope

stood up and looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest among my

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

continued, "You want to save

been holding

hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and warned, "But

two before the

goodbye to

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

at the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about anything

quickly rushed up and fought

and the most popular

his weakest subordinates should be

Victor was currently badly

even be able to defeat one of

and burly men

a doubt, Victor was at a disadvantage

in

As soon as he was hit, Victor staggered and

repeatedly, his strength left

his bones being broken scattered all over his body, making

this time, Victor’s face looked black with

to stand, not

could even get back on

able to subconsciously use his arm to block

spat out a mouthful of blood, and a tooth also

Victor’s

his eyes on the

how many injuries he

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

trouble, so he was willing to do anything to

go on, his body couldn’t keep

he fell back to the ground

raining?’ After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt

to open his eyes, but his vision was

just lay there on the ground, watching the

help but wonder if

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

that pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize that

stand up, but he

little bit, grabbing

his head to look at the river,

no trace

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out

the soil and opened his eyes

if he was waiting for something to

for a long

even know

never found the person he

the river or come out from somewhere and call

and the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t keep himself

lost

up again, he was finally

found him near the

operation to rescue him lasted for two days and two

diagnosis, it was found out that Victor had fractures

lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill

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

an

was not completely out of danger yet, but all

she must be a very important person due

delay to send people to search for Shelia along the

seven days, but Shelia

there was

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

one could easily recognize

later, Victor

first thing he did after

of Hearts card in a box and

was nothing on the marble tombstone aside

wasn’t even Shelia’s name

of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on a business trip, he suffered a sudden heart

him to the hospital, but

in that

years, he finished his studies

companies under

the sales of these companies from a very low

outstanding ability,

time, Roger entered the ward where Rachel

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

eat any

porridge for about half a

now, he couldn’t even stand the smell

and had no choice but

said, "Eat it again when you get

stuck his tongue out, not

standing at the door, so he

to the hospital to visit Joey

gradually got

about him was that Roger would bring

couldn’t eat too much, he could at

Joey could only eat them in

around and was

you say that you wouldn’t

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

every time, he would

when Roger asked, he said that he had an important

could still visit, it would probably

initially, I

for a moment before finally saying,

furrowed her brows

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more than

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

anything but wait outside until the procedure was

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

the surgery was successfully

saved, but he wasn’t

he was wheeled to

ago that his vital signs

became eligible to be

was still in a

invited an expert in the field to

it wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

his old wounds had healed, they

his new injuries just

the end, he said that only

least tell us

in

afraid I can’t say that

couldn’t help but frown as he

be blunt, please consider preparing for the worst-case

wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable for the rest of

the expert didn’t say this, it was obvious that this was

percent, but there was a huge

and Lukas, Rachel was the first one to know

that Rachel

wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between

slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles round his

tell Rachel about

news, her

as if she had already

Carson was

when she became this mentally

in a coma for

have been

operating room for 70 hours before

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

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson

indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue

and asked, "Anyway, how is the little

"Joey? He’s fine.

checked him up yesterday and said that he has been recovering

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

through

sleeping soundly in

stretched for

then, I’m

Carson turned around and left without

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

from that, he had

an eye, two days

of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend to visit

in Joey’s ward

Carson didn’t

from an expert, she was also convinced that Victor

news that Victor had miraculously woke up from being in

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

a long time without

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

you want to go upstairs and

pressed

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

I want to see

pleading in a

fact that Victor was in a coma after obtaining serious

the hospital, he actually had a

always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up

the truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart

cry or say anything, nor did he pester Rachel

smiled and

They say bad people

don’t have to

bright eyes, she felt a lump in

few moments, she mustered her courage and

"Yes, of course."

had a good

mention Victor, as if there was nothing

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

all inside him, but Rachel was

"Okay…"

heart softened, and she

in the second

fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him

let him sit in a

and the three of them went

they

finally stopped at the floor of the

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

furrowed his brows and

If Victor had seen this scene, Carson knew that he

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

What brings you here?"

Joey as he quickly set the document he was holding aside

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

Why would you ask that? Do I look like someone who will be

those dark circles around

"Dark circles?"

almost choked

phone, opened its front camera, and looked

that Joey was

his eye bags were so big that it seemed like

course, this was only to

a good sleep for

originally a handsome young man, but even he was susceptible

"Ha-ha!"

couldn’t help but laugh after seeing the upset look on Carson’s

realized that he was

his head, Carson stepped forward and

"You, brat.

dare you tease your godfather? You have

and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are

no

and I grew

We are best friends.

the one

I became your

crossed his

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

using his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit it, no one

he withdrew his

voice, "I also didn’t expect that I

as I said, it’s a

better change your

more, but he stuck

corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

composure and commented, "I

that Mr.Sullivan has woken

I came here with Rachel and Joey

Roger explained.

his composure

"Oh, I see."

at the room and said, "His ward is over

He is resting inside.

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

one knew what was going

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked

her, pushing

were placed

lost in thoughts

when he was about to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at the

not standing

could see him from the

as if he was giving Carson

at him, Joey turned his

to use

overheard what Joey

I take you

"No!"

replied in a

was a serious look

am

Joey’s ward, so it wasn’t a problem

moment, they were

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

words, Rachel looked

it was Roger, then her

didn’t want to bother the former, Carson soon

to take

pay any attention to Rachel’s

that, he took out his phone and turned

Joey a thumbs

like he was

have read the plan you sent

talking, he headed towards the

wasn’t very good

lit up while he was still holding it

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

"It’s okay.

take

He is actually right.

is very embarrassing for a boy like him to

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those words,

have been closer to him than

few days, they got along

were always in one

known to her,

things, Rachel still didn’t love

it couldn’t be achieved

night Rachel was standing outside the operating room where Victor

and Joey headed towards

some time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at the phone in his

through with the phone

"What?"

sight and took

smile appeared

am through

choice! My subordinates are too bad at

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake

very good

to answer the call only moments ago, the smile

and coughed

you want to go

in order to look through the glass panel on

ward was a

view, only the living

Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no time and

said Victor would lie in

half a year’s

came from

a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

man in a suit coming out of the

He looked dejected.

a document in his

into Rachel and Carson as soon as he came

at first,

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

was an employee of the Sullivan Group and the director

was no need asking about what just

expression that the

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

was what really

She turned to Carson.

he looked back at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

member of the

knew exactly what she meant by just looking at

was at a

many

he had

who Rachel

and

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head slightly in

was

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

Miss Bennet, I’m going

his hand and said,

should do that

went out of sight in a blink

looked at

her to see that Victor was sitting

seem as bad as you

and can

the door and pushed

leaned against the door

didn’t follow

document when

he didn’t raise his head and

cast her

in

pale despite the fact that

and looked

wasn’t a hundred percent sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel

that she walked towards

to go out,

the footsteps, his

at the person who was walking towards

and stiff tone, he

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

figured it wouldn’t bode well if

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

still loosened his grip

took a few steps back

for some reason, I could still feel the warmth of his

face blushed and i felt rather

heart was

moment, it felt like I had returned to the

with him were the happiest time of

I reminisced, I knew that those days were long gone

looked down, feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached

the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting

my glass and taking a

I’d had a few to drink

time, Elena

waiting for you on the second

upstairs

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you

appeared on

my confusion, I followed her to

red rose petals scattered across

numerous balloons

eyes widened in

must say, this whole scene was picturesque and

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

that came to mind was Charles, but I quickly

smile appeared on my lips, and somehow,

effort on me, and yet I

joy of receiving this birthday surprise soon died

stood on the second floor, I stared at the night scene around

was tranquil, and yet my mind

sea

of a sudden, a fireworks display lit up the

to the sky, a deafening sound resonated

like a

the noise, I covered

the

and i felt like my blood

at the abandoned warehouse

of breath I felt so dizzy that

of strong arms held me tightly "There’s no

I’m here."

above me, making me

It was Charles.

burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my

don’t have to be scared ever