My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

been a long time

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

her teeth

thought

"The eggs! I forgot

Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen in

Ethan followed behind her.

who was extremely

to keep

to the side while

stood in the corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean up

"I’m sorry.

you were talking to Charis, so I rushed to you and forgot I

Ethan had guessed this.

drying his freshly washed hands, he raised his

"It’s my fault.

you enough

he spread out his arms

obeyed and leaned her face against his chest,

about the invitation from Patrick, she

and I just got

probably has a huge grudge against

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

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and said,

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really hard

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her meat aside, Shelia turned around and spotted

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heard what Shelia asked,

he said, "I have

fact, Victor knew

to be prepared in

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

would at least

"Alright."

focus her

his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s

stretched out a hand

startled and turned to look at

Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel

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

"Is that so?"

ahead to rub her nose with the back of

now? Is it still

"No,"

said, glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

what else did you learn other than roasting meat? I

Can you teach me?"

you want

"In order to survive."

very naturally.Chapter

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad upon

be flipped? It’s on the verge

Shelia pointed out.

on the meat’s exposed side when he

over while he was still thinking about what she just

.

or not to ask

all, Shelia’s

on the other hand, didn’t

asked, "Will you

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and she broke

dimples, meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said,

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

"Orphanage?"

where

years ago, the orphanage was taken over and the old woman was unwell and

clouded as she spoke about

woman was a

she prepared great meals and gave me a lot of fresh

orphan…’ Victor

needed to look after you since the

leave

Victor and answered, "I didn’t want to

the only home Shelia had known for

with you being outdoors

her head, Shelia

was desperate to visit

to them, and

dingy ground,

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

behind her head, her

with disappointment as she gazed

to visit

what keeps you from doing

people guarding the

if

had no idea that I have

her my name when I meet her again

blinking her

black eyes remained fixed on Shelia and he said

had the chance to see you, Van, it would be more than likely that she would

in her heart for

said that I was a lovely

seem appropriate to use this term to describe

Shelia, Victor concluded that

of her features, particularly

for your upbringing,

unable to communicate since she was deaf, mute,

to

poker card was in

as if it were a treasure and presented it to

kid was

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

stared at the card–the King

I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

card and said, "I am the only one with the

meat was toasting

her the meat after

set

Eat, please."

her gut just after

her stomach and ate

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

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a good

rose to her feet, she

and was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended

"Come on, get up."

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

hard way, Shelia used a dart to put marks on the tree

had lost track of time

sun had cooled

assisted Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank some

not sure how far we’ll have to travel until

out

some

so much walking, and he was coughing up blood for the second

incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to

motion, she murmured,

be

lowered his gaze to the side of her

was covered in mud after a day and

What’s your

"Plan?"

slow to

"What are your plans once we leave the forest? Where

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

police station when I can no longer walk and beg them

with

"Shelia."

his mind

"What’s the problem?"

come with me after we get out of

grandma will like you, I will defend you

count on

want me to

right with you? If

concerned that

before asking, "Are you joking right

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor,

get

"Sure."

from the woods, though,

463 Let Her Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that

glimmered on the bodies of

since high noon and now, the sun was

assuaged when they saw a

we’re out of the

if

We can…"

could finish her sentence,

She was confused.

Victor, wanting to know why

"Van?"

well, i didn’t expect you to come

looked for

that were parked not far

looking at them

feel right away that they were Victor’s

in turn stood protectively in

take his eyes off Norton,

Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest when I

even

way out of

marks and you can get

"And then?"

asked, her

straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

you meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and call

didn’t

to play a game with

couldn’t escape

a family, bring her back to see his grandmother,

it seemed that Victor could not fulfill the

hand, Victor wrote a phone number on her palm

number once you get hold of a

he whispered.

is my

pick you

looked down at her

Victor looked at

"No."

pulled her

eyes were a

to remember the number, nor do

a good

Victor frowned.

anxious that he coughed violently

and clenched

want to spread her palm and let Victor

what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant to leave

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

for each other! I’m so

when saw

pulled Sheila

himself standing steadily

for

walked up

and Shelia stepped

patience with them, Norton pulled Shelia

was too fast for Victor

"Let her go!"

a firm grip on

in hearing

know you

said as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with his

Victor, Disregarding body pain,

in his tracks when something silver flashed through

a knife that Norton

spat out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

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

that he had difficulty

clenched his fist and tried

you want is my

to

So, let her go!"

This is

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want to let her

she comes from but I find your

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

red eyes, Victor

tip of the knife pressed against her neck, all

was tensed

blood and beg for mercy,

you can

smile plastered on his

anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful

did you just

you are

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment by threatening two

you to do what you intend to

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me,

"Shelia…"

desperately tried

knew that she was

make Norton’s hackles rise and the man

Norton was indeed angry.

but he kept his voice

like you really want

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

turned to his men and instructed them, "Tie her

squinted his eyes and asked anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

glared

did as they

her hands and feet bound, Shelia was

made to ride a

where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464

river was flowing

it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily

clenched into fists, and the blue veins on his

teeth and yelled, "Let her

her eyes because of the gushing

actually wanted Victor to run

the moment she opened her mouth, she

enough, her eyes

at the exasperated expression on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed at

Victor might be strong but he was useless in this kind

me laugh,

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

a cunning smile, Norton approached the rope, squatted down, and blew the unsteady

save her so

some good in me, huh? What

could just glare at

would do whatever it took to

middle of the river, Norton squinted his eyes

two men behind him appeared and stood between

and looked at Victor

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the

has only killed two people, and the one

want to

who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and took a few

its tip with his

two before the

goodbye to

away, I’m afraid that

flickering flame, Victor

of essence, so he quickly rushed up and

mercenary and the most popular leader the

his weakest subordinates should

Victor was

be able to defeat

were tall and burly men that

doubt, Victor was at a disadvantage from

in his abdomen one after another, and hit

as he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to stand

strength left him,

pain of his bones being broken scattered all over his body, making him feel

this time, Victor’s face looked

stand, not ready

could even get back on his feet, he saw another

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

hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and a tooth also

this point, Victor’s vision became

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

how many injuries

long as the fire was put out and the rope was

into this trouble, so he

as his mind wanted to go

fell back to the ground and lost his

After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt

open his eyes,

lay there on the ground, watching the raindrops

but wonder if he was

so he thought that he might be

the sharp pain that pierced every inch of his

wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t move even

hands a little bit,

at the river, only to find that there was nothing in it

was no trace of

"Ahem!"

spurting out more

soil and opened his eyes as

river expectantly, as if he was waiting for something to

waited for

didn’t even know how much time

never found the person he had been

raise her head from the river or come

blood and the excruciating pain he

lost consciousness

woke up again, he

subordinates found him

to rescue him lasted for

found out that Victor had fractures in eight different body

lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice

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

an

of danger yet, but all he cared about was

Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be

didn’t dare delay to send people to search for Shelia

lasted for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t

was still

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

but one could easily recognize that it was

years later, Victor completely

he did after fully recovering was buy a

card in a box and buried

the marble tombstone

even Shelia’s name on

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

to rush him to the hospital, but he was declared dead on

was also in that year that

two more years, he finished his

began taking over several small companies under the control

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

ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the

this time, Roger entered

of the bed, holding a

can’t eat any

had been eating porridge for about half

couldn’t even stand

choice but

"Eat it again when you

tongue out, not intending

Roger standing at the door, so he politely greeted,

past half a month, Roger came to

the kid gradually got

him was that Roger would bring

he could at

Joey could only eat

greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised to see

that you

to ask

would say no every time, he would still

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

still visit, it would probably be very

initially, I

at Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "But I got

response, Rachel furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Dark Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more than 70

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

Carson couldn’t do anything but wait outside

operation began, the indicator light outside the room was turned

that the surgery was successfully

saved, but he wasn’t completely out of

he was wheeled

ago that his

be transferred to the general

was still

expert in the field to

wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

had healed, they still had

injuries just made matters

he said that only a miracle could save

us

asked in a gloomy

I can’t

couldn’t help but frown

if I may be blunt, please consider preparing for the

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

this, it was obvious that this was

hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this was it

for Carson and Lukas, Rachel was the first one to know

Rachel had

outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between his

disoriented, and there

went down to tell Rachel about this

the tragic news, her face

she had already

Carson was a bit

know when she became

had been in a

it might have been

also there outside the operating room for 70 hours before

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

You can’t smoke here."

senses, Carson put out the

indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing about

subject and asked, "Anyway, how is the

"Joey? He’s fine.

yesterday and said that he has been

expected that his plaster will be removed ahead of the initial

peeped through the glass panel on

saw Joey sleeping soundly in

he stretched for a

then, I’m leaving

around and left

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

had

the blink of an eye, two

was made aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel

Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours

Carson didn’t

she was also convinced

news that Victor had miraculously

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

for a long time without being able to

still judging

you want to go

slowly This time, Rachel pressed her lips

pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her

I want to

pleading in a soft

to hide the fact that Victor was in a coma after obtaining

in the hospital,

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

the truth, Rachel didn’t have the

did

he just smiled and made a

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad people live long

to worry

she felt a lump

she mustered her courage

"Yes, of course."

two weeks, Joey had a

Victor, as if there was

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

inside him, but Rachel was aware that he

"Okay…"

softened, and she

in

healed yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk all the way

let him sit in

the wheelchair for him, and the three of them

enough, they

elevator finally stopped at the floor of the

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

furrowed his brows and eventually saw three people

Carson knew that

guy, it’s the first time I’ve seen

What brings you here?"

Joey as he quickly set the document he was

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

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

those dark circles

"Dark circles?"

choked at Joey’s

a panic, he picked up his phone, opened its front camera,

that

bags were so big that it seemed like someone punched

of course, this was only

a good

man, but even he was susceptible

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the upset look on

seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he

head, Carson stepped forward

"You, brat.

tease your

on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you

no opinion

father and I

We are best friends.

the one who

that’s how I

and crossed his arms in

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

his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit

clicked his tongue as he withdrew his hand from

"I also

it’s a fact that you

you’d better change your attitude towards

say anything more, but he stuck out his tongue at

corner of his

then tried to regain his composure and commented, "I

I heard that Mr.Sullivan has woken

Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

plan to lose his composure just

"Oh, I see."

at the room and

He is resting inside.

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

was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked

followed her,

placed over

in thoughts for a

about to sav

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked

not standing very far

result, Joey could see him from

his eyebrows as if he was giving Carson

taking a quick glance at him,

need to use

what

I

"No!"

replied in a

a serious look on

am a

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

that moment, they were no longer

to the ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t be

reaction to Joey’s words,

Roger, then her gaze fell

didn’t want to bother the former, Carson

wanted him to take Joey to

and refused to pay any attention

and turned around as if nothing had

to give Joey a thumbs up without

like he was answering

Mr.Ramos! I have read the plan

headed towards

wasn’t very

up while he was still holding it

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

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

a boy like him to be taken to the

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those words,

Rachel ought to have been closer to him than

they got along really

them were always in

reasons best known to her, she still

the look of things, Rachel

it couldn’t be achieved

he couldn’t stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was

Joey

some time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

at the

you through with

"What?"

Rachel’s sight and took a peek at

a smile appeared on

am

no choice! My subordinates are too bad at

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile

not very good

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

his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness of the

want to

her head in order to look through the

ward was a

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

Rachel pushed the door open in no

Victor would lie in the

undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

voice came from

is in a

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted

a man in a suit coming out of the

He looked dejected.

a document in

into Rachel and Carson as soon as he

at first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

of the Sullivan Group and the

was no need asking about what just

man’s expression that the project plan had been denied by

been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the name

what

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her,

"Well, this is Troy.

works as a member of the Sullivan Group’s

meant

was at a loss for

many surnames

had to

who

and

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly

was covered with

the scare of his life! Nonetheless,

Bennet, I’m going

hand and

do that

out of

looked at the

that Victor was sitting against the head of the bed at

as bad as you

is well and can work

the door and pushed it

leaned against the

didn’t follow Rachel

some document when he heard the

head and say coldly,

cast her gaze on

was in a hospital

tell that his face was pale despite the

frowned and looked rather

operating room for more than seventy hours half a

was so entranced that she walked

asked you to go out,

heard the footsteps,

looked up at the person

cold and stiff tone, he said softly, "Rachel,

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

it

"The dance is over.

time to let

I reminded him.

eyes, but he still loosened his grip

a few steps back to distance myself

reason, I could still feel the warmth of his touch on

blushed and i

heart was

it felt like I

the happiest time of

I knew that those days were long gone

looked down, feeling conflicted

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached

behind me and began chatting with the guests with

my glass and taking a sip of

few to drink and was starting

this time, Elena came to

for you on

to go upstairs and take a

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

smile appeared on Elena’s

I followed her to the deck

saw that there were bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard, forming a big

numerous balloons around the

widened in

whole

my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea

to mind was

possibly be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow,

on me, and yet I still

receiving this birthday surprise soon died

I stood on the second floor, I stared at

tranquil, and

of the cold sea

lit up the sky, forming the

to the sky, a deafening

like

by the noise, I covered my ears at

on the ground and

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like

abandoned

breath I felt so dizzy

I was having a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly

I’m here."

above me, making

It was Charles.

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

don’t have to be scared