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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first time that Shelia

you go out of your

earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits

he used a knife

he heard what Shelia asked, his eyes

while, he said,

Victor knew the

wanted to be prepared in case

ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger

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

"Alright."

her gaze

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

a hand to

was startled and turned to look at Victor with a

Shelia’s eyes, he started

away, and explained, "Your nose has

"Is that so?"

her nose

what about now? Is it

"No,"

said, glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

you learn other than roasting meat? I want to learn

Can you teach me?"

do you want to learn

"In order to survive."

came out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In order to

shelia said casually.

sad upon

flipped? It’s

Shelia pointed out.

recall by Shelia, Victor saw a small burn on the meat’s exposed side when he looked at it

flipped the meat over while he was still thinking about what

.

thoughts about whether or not to ask her about

was, after all, Shelia’s

the other hand, didn’t

you

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and

two dimples, meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she said, "Thanks so

are the kindest individual I’ve ever encountered, except

"Orphanage?"

where I

over and the old

as she

woman was a

she prepared great meals and gave me a lot

orphan…’ Victor pursed his

after you since

you leave with

and answered, "I didn’t want

only home Shelia had known for so

with you being outdoors

her head,

visit her

to them, and I

dingy ground, Shelia lay

was bathed in shards of sunshine that had been scattered by the trees and fallen to

placed her hands behind her head, her

she gazed up

want to

you from

are people guarding

me if I

idea that I have a

tell her my name when I meet her again in

said, blinking her

remained fixed on Shelia and he said

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

had a soft spot in her heart for adorable

I was a

It didn’t seem appropriate to use

at Shelia, Victor concluded that the

an apt description of her features,

she was responsible for your upbringing, how

since she was deaf, mute,

never referred to us by

card

were a treasure and presented

each kid was

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

at the card–the King

Did I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only one

was toasting as

gave her the meat after he re-applied the

set to

Eat, please."

from her gut

she put her hand to her stomach and ate the

It’s much better than the meat

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a good

to her feet,

was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand

"Come on, get up."

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

hard way, Shelia used a dart

had lost track of time as

sun had cooled down

on a stone and

far we’ll

can get out

drank some

body was perhaps exhausted after so much walking, and he

"I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

continued

forward motion, she murmured, "Van,

return, be

his gaze to the side of

small face was covered in mud after a

What’s your

"Plan?"

slow

your plans once we leave the forest? Where will you be

travels and explore the world’s finest rivers

no longer walk

with a

"Shelia."

made up his mind after staring at Shelia

"What’s the problem?"

me after

like you, I will defend you if she

can count

to come

If you don’t want to, it

was concerned that Shelia

a while before asking, "Are you

"No, I’m not.

to treat you the best

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at

when we get out of

"Sure."

moment they emerged from the woods,

started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a

glimmered on the bodies of Victor and

high noon and

they saw a relatively spacious country

we’re out of

local villagers if we walk a little

We can…"

could finish her sentence, she saw

She was confused.

Victor, wanting to know why he

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect

looked for the source of the

that were

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

could feel right away that they were

instinctively moved to shield Victor, who in

eyes off

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

even when it gets

way out of the forest, I put marks all

and you

"And then?"

her

straight into

"Walk along this road.

a mobile

Norton didn’t

a game with Victor by throwing him

that if he couldn’t escape this predicament,

family, bring her back to see his grandmother,

could not fulfill

phone number on her palm

you get

he whispered.

my

pick you

just looked down at

looked

"No."

pulled her hand

eyes were a little

remember the number,

a good

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently as soon as he finished

and clenched

spread her palm and let Victor

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

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

other! I’m so moved by

when

pulled

keeping himself standing steadily was

hard for him

walked up to

Shelia

with them, Norton

was too fast for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

kept a firm

found satisfaction in hearing vexation in Victor’s

know you

as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s

more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried

in his tracks when something silver flashed through his

a knife that

a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to

he

and tried to steady

you want is my

has nothing to

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

want to

where she comes from but I find your reaction

think it’s boring for you to die alone? I can do

red eyes, Victor

tip of the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could do was raise

was tensed

spat out blood

you can do?

smile

his eyes narrowed in anger

did you

you are

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of accomplishment by

have in you to do what you intend

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill

"Shelia…"

desperately tried

knew that she was

afraid that Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise

Norton was indeed angry.

fierce, but he kept his voice in check as

you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

and instructed them, "Tie her

anxiously, "What are you going to

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared at

men did as

her hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken

was made to ride

thinking about where Norton was

was flowing

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

and the blue veins on his neck

and yelled,

because of

wanted Victor to

moment she opened her mouth, she was

her eyes became

exasperated expression on Victor’s

Victor might be strong but he

me

good man? Why the hell should

approached the rope, squatted down, and

wanting to save her so much, I will give you a

in me, huh? What do you

just glare at

whatever it

of the river, Norton squinted his eyes and snapped his

him appeared and

and looked at Victor with a

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest among my

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

pause, Norton continued, "You want to

been holding Victor’s arms let go

hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and warned, "But of course, you have to hurry

two before the rope

say goodbye to

I’m afraid that you won’t even

Victor didn’t

he quickly rushed up and fought against

and the most popular

even his weakest subordinates should

Victor was

he might not even be able to defeat one of the two weakest subordinates

them were tall and burly men that could easily flip

a doubt, Victor was at a

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

was hit, Victor staggered and

repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually knelt on the

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

Victor’s face looked

to stand, not

get back on

subconsciously use his arm

Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and a tooth also fell

Victor’s vision

on the rope, which was only a

didn’t matter how

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

so he was willing to do anything to rescue

much as his mind wanted to go

the ground

Victor was somewhat awakened

open his eyes, but

the ground, watching

couldn’t help but wonder

so he thought that

pain that pierced every inch of his body

stand up, but he couldn’t

only move his hands a little bit, grabbing the

look at the river, only to

was no trace of

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting

and

river expectantly, as if he

for a

even know

found the person he had been

her head from the river

to loss of blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t

he lost consciousness

up again, he

found him near the

to rescue him lasted for two days and

that

his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice was issued six

up was ask Carolyn to

an oxygen

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

that she must be a very important

she didn’t dare delay to send people to search

lasted for seven days, but

there was

a crumpled playing card that got wet from the rain

mostly covered with mud, but one could easily recognize

later, Victor

first thing he did after fully recovering was

card in a box and

on the marble

wasn’t even Shelia’s

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

still tried to rush him to the hospital,

in that

two more years, he finished his studies

small companies

from a very

his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually

Roger entered the ward

bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing Joey

eat any

had been eating porridge for about half a

now, he couldn’t even stand the smell of porridge

no choice but to put the

she said, "Eat it again

tongue out, not

saw Roger standing at the door, so he politely greeted,

to the hospital to visit Joey

the kid gradually

that Roger

much, he could at least taste something aside

course, Joey could only eat

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised to see

you say that you

a message in advance to ask her if she

time, he would still

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

he could still visit, it

initially, I

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

Rachel furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

done to Victor lasted for

room opened and closed for several times

do anything but wait

day since the operation began, the

indicated that the

saved, but he wasn’t completely out

wheeled

ago that his

to be transferred to

he was still in a

an expert in the field to

what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

his old wounds had healed, they still

new injuries just

end, he said that only a

least tell us when

asked in

can’t

frown as he

fact, if I may be blunt,

chance that he’ll never wake up? Is

it was obvious that

hundred percent, but there was a huge

Rachel was

deemed that Rachel had the right to

wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between his

slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles

tell Rachel about this important

the tragic news, her face didn’t show much

already prepared herself for something like

was

know when she became this mentally

when Victor had been in a coma for about

might have

room for 70 hours before the

Carson’s hand and

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson

didn’t bother continue discussing

asked, "Anyway, how is the

"Joey? He’s fine.

doctor checked him up yesterday and said that he

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

and peeped through the glass panel on

saw Joey sleeping soundly in the

smile, he stretched for a

then, I’m

that, Carson turned around and

visited to tell Rachel about the doctor’s diagnosis

he had

blink of an eye, two

Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend

ward

didn’t show his face to

she was also convinced that Victor would never

news that Victor had

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

a long time without being able to speak a

if she was still judging Roger’s

Rachel… Do you want to go upstairs

pressed her lips hard

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

want to

was Joey, pleading in

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

the hospital, he actually had

absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in

Rachel didn’t

the full truth, Joey didn’t cry or say anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go to the

smiled

bad? They say bad people live

have to

Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a

few moments, she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

Joey had a good rest in

Victor, as if there

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

was a brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel was aware that he missed Victor so

"Okay…"

softened,

ward was in the second inpatient

Joey’s wound hadn’t fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for

him sit in

the three of them

enough, they reached the

finally stopped at the floor of

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

heard that there were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually saw

Carson knew that he would have been very

first time I’ve

What brings you here?"

asked Joey as he quickly set the document he was holding

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his innocent

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

did those dark circles

"Dark circles?"

choked at

picked up his phone, opened its front camera, and looked

that Joey was

bags were so big

was only

good

young man, but even he was susceptible to

"Ha-ha!"

but laugh after seeing

Carson realized that

forward and pinched Joey’s face

"You, brat.

tease your godfather?

sharp pain on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t remember recognizing you

have no

I grew up

We are best friends.

one who

that’s how I became your

and crossed his

you don’t want

using his uninjured hand and said,

his tongue as he withdrew his hand from

he muttered in a slightly low voice, "I also didn’t expect

I said, it’s a

change

anything more, but he stuck out his tongue

of his

and commented, "I see

I heard that

here with Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

plan to lose his composure just because of Carson’s

"Oh, I see."

room and said, "His

He is resting inside.

466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the

was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards

followed her, pushing

were placed

was lost in thoughts for a

he was about to

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked

standing very

him

if he was giving

taking a quick glance at him, Joey

need to use

overheard what

I take

"No!"

a

was a serious look

am a

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

were no longer in the

for Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room, just like

Joey’s words, Rachel looked at

Roger, then her gaze fell on

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

she wanted him to take Joey to the

coughed and refused to pay any attention

phone and

managed to give Joey a thumbs up

Carson pretended like he was answering the

have read the plan you sent to

headed towards the

wasn’t very good

he

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

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

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 words,

have been

they

of them were always in one

best known to her, she still

the look of things, Rachel still

that it couldn’t be achieved

stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was

he and Joey

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

quick glance at the phone in his

through with the

"What?"

and took

a smile appeared

I am through with

My

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake smile on her

very good

Carson realized that Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer the

of his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness

want

in order to look through the glass panel

ward was

only the living

the door

would lie

half a

voice came

is in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

man in a suit coming

He looked dejected.

a document

Rachel and Carson

stunned at first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

was an employee of the Sullivan Group

need asking about

that the project

out! Her attention was drawn to the name on the work

what really

She turned to Carson.

at her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

as a member of the

what she meant by just looking

was at a

so many surnames in

had to choose

who

bowed and mentioned

"Miss Bennet."

her head slightly

forehead was

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

I’m going back to the

and said,

should do that

Troy went out

at the door

Victor was sitting against the head of the bed at

condition doesn’t seem as bad as you

and can work

door and

against the door

didn’t follow Rachel

some document when

didn’t raise his head and say coldly,

her

in

tell that his face was pale despite the

frowned and

seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have

she walked towards

you to go out, didn’t

the

person who was walking

and stiff tone, he said softly, "Rachel,

Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his

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

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

eyes, but he still loosened his grip

a few steps back to distance

feel

face blushed and i felt

heart

moment, it felt like I had returned

were the happiest

days were long gone and I could never get them back

down, feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached

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

said, raising my glass and

a few to drink and

time, Elena came to

waiting for you

go upstairs and

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when

smile appeared on Elena’s

to the deck on the

bright red rose petals scattered across the

also numerous balloons around

widened in

whole scene was picturesque

birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who

first person that came to mind was Charles, but I quickly

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

spent this much effort on me, and yet I

joy of receiving this birthday surprise soon died

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

sea was tranquil, and yet

cold sea breeze, I felt even

display lit up the sky, forming the words "Marry

shot up to the sky, a deafening sound resonated in

sounded like a

noise, I covered

squatted on the ground and

and i

incident at the abandoned warehouse kept

I felt so dizzy

strong arms held me

I’m here."

voice came from above

It was Charles.

his arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my

to be scared