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.

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"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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broke free from Ethan’s embrace and ran to

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stood in the corner, restlessly watching Ethan

"I’m sorry.

you were talking to Charis, so I rushed to you

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"It’s my fault.

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very first time that Shelia

out of your

Shelia did earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits and poured the

knife to slice the

Shelia

said, "I have no

knew

learned that because he wanted to be

ahead of time that even under ner protection,

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

"Alright."

Shelia continued to focus her gaze on the burning

Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on the tip

stretched out a hand to wipe off

look at Victor with

Shelia’s eyes, he

his hand, looked away, and

"Is that so?"

ahead to rub her nose with the back of her

what about now? Is it still

"No,"

glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

you learn other than roasting meat? I want to learn

Can you teach me?"

do you want

"In order to survive."

mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad upon

to be flipped? It’s on

Shelia pointed out.

on the meat’s exposed side when

meat over while he was still thinking about

.

second thoughts about whether or not to ask

all, Shelia’s own

the other hand, didn’t seem to take it

asked, "Will you please

"Hmm,"

after

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and

meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said, "Thanks so

encountered, except for my caretaker

"Orphanage?"

where I

taken over and

eyes clouded as she spoke

woman was a wonderful

was younger, she prepared great meals and gave me a

orphan…’ Victor pursed his

to look after you since the orphanage

you leave with the

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

was the only home Shelia had known

they okay with you being outdoors

her head, Shelia

visit her tomb, so

remain unknown to them, and I don’t

of the dingy ground, Shelia

in shards of sunshine that had been

behind

as she gazed up at the

to

you

people guarding the

if

no idea that I have a name

name when I meet

blinking

eyes remained fixed on Shelia and

Van, it

spot in her

I was

appropriate to use this term to

at Shelia, Victor concluded that the adjective

description of her features, particularly her

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

to communicate since

to

poker card was in

her pocket as if it were a treasure and presented it

orphanage, each kid

the fruits, she put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we

the card–the

Did I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only

meat was toasting

her the meat after

all set

Eat, please."

came from her gut just after his words

her stomach and ate the meat with a

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

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after

feet,

was ready to rise when Shelia

"Come on, get up."

pause, he took Shelia’s hand in his and replied,

used a dart to put marks on the

lost track of time as they

had cooled

down on a stone and drank

we’ll have to travel until

can get out

some water as

and he was coughing

"I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

and continued to

motion, she murmured, "Van, you look rather

be

his gaze to the side

in mud after a day and a night

you? What’s

"Plan?"

slow to

once we leave the forest? Where will you be

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

I can no longer walk and

answered with a

"Shelia."

have made up his mind after staring at Shelia

"What’s the problem?"

me after we get out of

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

count

me to come

all right with you? If you don’t want to, it

that Shelia might

paused for a while before asking,

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled

we get

"Sure."

emerged from the woods, though, everything

to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red

light glimmered on the

high noon and now,

assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious

out of the

if we walk a

We can…"

could finish her sentence,

She was confused.

Victor, wanting to know

"Van?"

well, i didn’t expect you to come out

Shelia looked for the source of the

that were parked not far from

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

feel right away that they were

moved to shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front

off

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

won’t get lost even when

of the forest, I put marks

you

"And then?"

her

looked straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone

Norton didn’t

play a game with Victor by

if he couldn’t escape this predicament,

promised to give Shelia a family, bring her back

not fulfill the promise he made in

hand, Victor wrote a phone number

once you get hold

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

and she will pick you up

looked down at

respond, Victor looked at her and asked in confusion,

"No."

her hand

were a little

don’t want to remember the number, nor do

a good

Victor frowned.

anxious that he coughed violently as soon

remained adamant and clenched

to spread her palm and let Victor write the phone number

Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant to leave each

he said, "Tut, tut, tut, this

other! I’m

up when saw Norton approaching

intuitively pulled Sheila behind

keeping himself standing steadily was taxing

for him to

deliberately walked up to

and Shelia

with them, Norton pulled Shelia towards

too fast for Victor to

"Let her go!"

firm grip on

satisfaction in hearing vexation in Victor’s

know you

the mud

incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over

stopped in his tracks when something silver

that Norton pressed

spat out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

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

he

clenched his fist and

you want is my

has nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

want to

from but

alone? I can do something about

red eyes, Victor breathed

against her neck, all Shelia could do was raise

was tensed

out blood and beg for mercy, she scoffed at

that all you can do? Threaten

mocking smile plastered on

in anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful

you

said you are a

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of accomplishment by

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

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill

"Shelia…"

tried to

knew that she

Norton’s hackles rise and the man would

Norton was indeed angry.

kept his voice in check as he talked to

Looks like you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

men and instructed them, "Tie her

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

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared at

men did as they were

her hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken

was made to

Norton was taking them.Chapter

was flowing

as the water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s face became paler

hands clenched into fists, and the blue veins on

gritted his teeth and yelled, "Let

to open her eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia had difficulty

Victor to run

the moment she opened her mouth, she

enough, her

at the exasperated expression on

but he was useless in

me laugh,

a good man?

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

sake of you wanting to save her so much, I will give you

some good in me,

just glare

do whatever it took to save

the

two men behind him appeared and stood between the rope

slowly stood up and looked at

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest

only killed two people, and the one on the

brief pause, Norton continued, "You want

finished speaking, the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and took a few steps

with his thumb and warned,

before

goodbye to

away, I’m afraid

the flickering flame, Victor

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

was a mercenary and the most

weakest subordinates should be strong as

Victor was currently badly

not even be able to defeat one

burly men that could easily flip Victor

Victor was at a disadvantage

the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and

as he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to stand

was hit repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually

all over his

Victor’s face looked black

stand, not ready to

he could even get back on his feet, he

subconsciously use his arm to block it, but it

was hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of

Victor’s vision

eyes on the

how many

as the fire was put out and the rope was grasped,

trouble, so he was willing to do

mind wanted to go on, his body

he fell back to the

was somewhat awakened when he

his eyes, but

there on the ground, watching the

help but wonder if he was still

hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he thought that

soon enough, the sharp pain that pierced every inch of

stand up, but he couldn’t move

hands a little bit, grabbing the

to look at the river, only to

was no trace of

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting

unto the soil and opened his eyes as wide as

looked at the river expectantly, as if he

for

even know

he never found the person he had been

would raise her head from the river or come out from somewhere and

blood and the excruciating pain he was

he lost consciousness

woke up again, he

him near the

him lasted for two days

found out that Victor had fractures in eight

in his right knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed,

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

still wearing an oxygen mask and struggled

out of danger yet, but all he cared about was

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

she didn’t dare delay to send people to search

seven days, but Shelia

week passed and there was still

was able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card

with mud, but one could easily

later,

did after

Hearts card in a box and buried it under

marble tombstone aside from

even Shelia’s name

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

rush him to the

in that year that Carolyn sent

years, he finished his studies

taking over several small companies under

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

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

entered the ward where

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

can’t eat

had been eating porridge for about half a

even stand the

choice but to put

"Eat it again when

tongue out, not intending to eat

standing at the door, so he politely greeted,

came to the hospital

kid gradually got acquainted with

that Roger would bring some snacks

much, he could at least taste something

Joey could only eat

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised

say that you wouldn’t

came here, he would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her

she would say no every time, he would still

when Roger asked, he said that he had an important

visit, it would probably

I

moment before finally saying, "But I

furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

465 Dark Circles The operation done to

closed for several times as doctors went in

do anything but wait outside until

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

indicated that the

he wasn’t completely out of

he was wheeled

two days ago that his

became eligible to be transferred

he was still in a

the field to check Victor’s

what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

his old wounds had healed, they

new injuries just made matters

said that only a miracle could save Victor’s

us when he

asked in

can’t say

expert couldn’t help but frown as he made things

fact, if I may be blunt, please

chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable for the

this, it was obvious that this was what he

percent, but there was a

was

Carson deemed that Rachel had the right to

wall outside Joey’s ward,

disoriented, and there were dark

tell Rachel about this

news, her face

had already prepared herself for something like

was a

didn’t know when she

had been in a coma for about half a month

it might have

also there outside the operating room for 70 hours before

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

You can’t smoke here."

senses,

bother continue

the subject and asked, "Anyway,

"Joey? He’s fine.

checked him up yesterday and said that he has been recovering

plaster will be removed ahead of

his head and peeped through the

Joey sleeping soundly in the

he stretched for a bit and

then, I’m leaving

that, Carson turned around and left without looking

visited to tell Rachel about

he had nothing else to

an eye, two days

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

Joey’s ward

same time, Carson didn’t show his face to her

came from an expert, she was also

the news that Victor had miraculously woke

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

for a long time

as if she was still judging Roger’s expression if he was

you want to go upstairs

time, Rachel pressed

gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her deep

want

pleading

that Victor was in a coma

woke up in the hospital, he actually had

on, he found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in any of their

found out the truth, Rachel

anything, nor did he pester Rachel

just smiled and

They say bad people live

to worry too

Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a lump

moments, she mustered

"Yes, of course."

following two weeks, Joey had a

if there was

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

it all inside him, but Rachel was aware that he

"Okay…"

heart softened, and

ward was in the second inpatient

yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk all the

Rachel simply let him sit

wheelchair for him, and the three of them went

they reached

stopped at the floor

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

were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually

scene, Carson knew that he would have been

time I’ve

What brings you here?"

as he quickly set the document he was holding

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his innocent

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

dark circles around your eyes come

"Dark circles?"

choked at Joey’s

he picked up his phone, opened its front

realized that Joey

eye bags were so big that it seemed like someone punched

was only to

a good sleep

man, but even he was susceptible to stress

"Ha-ha!"

laugh after seeing

Carson realized that he

forward and pinched Joey’s face

"You, brat.

your godfather?

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

have no opinion regarding

and I grew

We are best friends.

one who picked

I

crossed his arms in front of

if you don’t want it, that

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

tongue as he withdrew his hand from Joey’s

slightly low voice, "I also didn’t expect that I would have a

said, it’s a fact

better change

he

of the corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

then tried to regain his composure and commented, "I see that you’re

I heard that

I came here with Rachel and

Roger explained.

lose his composure just because of

"Oh, I see."

the room and said, "His

He is resting inside.

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

one knew what was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards the

her, pushing

placed over

in thoughts

about to sav something, Joey spoke

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked

was not standing very

him from the corner

eyebrows as if he was giving Carson

a quick glance at

need to use

overheard what Joey

I take

"No!"

in a

was a serious look on his

I am

a bathroom in Joey’s ward, so it wasn’t a problem for

they were

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

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel

it was Roger, then her gaze fell

former, Carson soon observed that she was

she wanted him to take Joey to

to pay

that, he took out his phone and turned around

Joey a thumbs up without Rachel

Carson pretended like he was answering

have read the

he headed towards the nurses’

wasn’t very good

he was

was no call at all! Rachel saw what

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

is very embarrassing for a boy like him to be taken to the bathroom by

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those

Rachel ought to have been closer to him than she

days, they got along really

of them were always in

to her,

of things, Rachel

it couldn’t be achieved

about the night Rachel was standing

and Joey headed

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

quick glance at the phone in his

with the phone

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took a peek

smile appeared

am through

with no choice! My subordinates are

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile on her

not very good

knew that he had pretended to answer the call only moments

his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness of

want to

in order to look through the glass

ward was

the living room could

couldn’t see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no

Victor would lie in the bed

undergo half a

voice came

is in a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

in a suit coming out

He looked dejected.

document in

Rachel and Carson as soon

at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

was an employee of the Sullivan Group and the director of the

need asking about

the man’s expression that the project plan had been

been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the

surname was what really

She turned to Carson.

at her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

member of the Sullivan

knew exactly what she meant by

a

were so many surnames

had

who

and mentioned

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head slightly

was

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

Bennet, I’m going

his hand and

should do that

what Carson said, Troy went out of sight in a blink of an

looked at the

for her to see that Victor was sitting against the head of the bed at

condition doesn’t seem as

and

door and pushed

leaned against the

didn’t follow

was reading some document when he heard

he didn’t raise his head and say coldly, "Get

cast her

in

tell that his face was pale despite the fact that he lowered his

frowned and looked rather

she wasn’t a hundred percent sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that the man in front of her was

that she

you to

the

looked up at the person

his usual cold and stiff tone, he

Even after we finished the dance,

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

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

still loosened his grip on my waist like

a few steps back to distance myself from

still feel the warmth of his touch on

and i felt

heart

felt like I had

the happiest

knew that those days were long gone and I could never get

feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached

forced myself to ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with the guests with a

said, raising my glass and taking a sip of

it, I’d had a few to

this time, Elena came

waiting for

upstairs and

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

smile appeared

I followed her to the deck

that there were bright red rose petals

also numerous balloons around

eyes widened in

say, this whole scene was picturesque and

this my birthday surprise?’ I had no

was Charles, but I quickly cast aside

possibly be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise

much effort on

this birthday surprise

I stood on the second floor, I stared at

sea was tranquil, and yet my

cold sea breeze, I

a sudden, a fireworks display lit up the sky,

fireworks shot up to the sky,

sounded like

by the noise, I covered my ears

the ground

began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like

at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

out of breath I felt so dizzy that I almost

of strong arms held me tightly "There’s

I’m here."

familiar voice came from above me, making me

It was Charles.

in his arms as tears burst from my eyes,

don’t have to be scared