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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in

"Survive in the wildness?"

the very first time that Shelia had ever heard of such

go out of your way to

Victor also crushed some fruits and poured

he used a knife to

he heard what Shelia asked, his eyes

said,

Victor knew the

wanted to be

time that even under ner protection,

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

"Alright."

her

of the corner of his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile

a hand

look at Victor with a blank

straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started to

and explained, "Your nose has dirt on

"Is that so?"

her nose

now?

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

other than roasting meat?

Can you teach me?"

do you want to

"In order to survive."

very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me

shelia said casually.

sad upon hearing

ready to be flipped? It’s on the verge of being

Shelia pointed out.

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

flipped the meat over while he was still thinking about what she

.

had second thoughts about whether or not to ask her

was, after all,

the other hand, didn’t seem to

"Will you please

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and she broke into a

dimples, meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she said, "Thanks

encountered, except for

"Orphanage?"

That’s where

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

eyes clouded as she spoke

was

I was younger, she prepared great meals and gave me a lot of fresh

an orphan…’ Victor

to look after you since the orphanage

leave with the other

at Victor and

only home Shelia had known for so

okay with you being

head, Shelia

to visit her tomb,

them, and I don’t

dingy

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

hands behind

with disappointment as she gazed up

to visit

what keeps you from

are people guarding the

if I

had no idea that I

her my name when I

blinking

on Shelia and

to see you, Van,

spot in her heart for

that I was a lovely

to use this term to describe

at Shelia, Victor concluded that

an apt description of her features, particularly

Victor asked her, "Since she was responsible for your

since she was

referred to us

poker card

gently removed it from her pocket as if it were a treasure and presented it to

the orphanage, each kid was given

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

stared at the card–the King of

Did I get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

the card and said, "I am the

toasting as

gave her the meat after he re-applied

set

Eat, please."

from her gut just

her stomach and ate the

the meat i

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a good

rose to her feet, she

to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her

"Come on, get up."

pause,

Shelia used a dart to put marks on the

of

had cooled

down on a stone and drank

not sure how far we’ll have to travel

out

some

walking, and he was coughing

said incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

and continued to hold

forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you look rather

you return, be sure to

lowered his gaze to the

in mud after a day and a night in

What’s your

"Plan?"

slow

plans once we leave the forest? Where

travels and explore the world’s

go to the police station when I can no longer walk

with

"Shelia."

appeared to have made up his mind after staring at Shelia for

"What’s the problem?"

after we get out

will like you, I will

can count on

want me to

If you don’t want

was concerned that Shelia

a while before asking, "Are you joking

"No, I’m not.

treat you the

Victor convinced her.

smiled

get out of the

"Sure."

they emerged from the woods, though,

below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow

on the bodies

had been walking since high noon and now, the sun was

when they saw a relatively

out of

local villagers if we walk a

We can…"

finish her sentence, she

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting to know why

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect

for the source

that were

them intently as he

feel right away that they were Victor’s

who in

take his eyes off Norton, watching

could hear, Victor said, "Run

get lost even

were finding our way out of the

marks and you can get back

"And then?"

her eyebrows

looked straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and

knew that Norton didn’t

play a game with Victor by throwing

couldn’t escape this

had promised to give Shelia a family, bring her back to see his grandmother, and treat

it seemed that Victor could not fulfill

Victor wrote a phone number on her palm with

you get hold

he whispered.

is my

pick you

looked down at her

respond, Victor looked at her and asked in confusion,

"No."

pulled her hand

were

to remember the

a

Victor frowned.

he coughed violently as soon as he

adamant and clenched

her palm and let Victor write

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

"Tut,

feelings for each other!

when saw

intuitively pulled Sheila

himself standing steadily was

hard for him to fight off

deliberately walked up

Shelia stepped

patience with them, Norton pulled

was too fast for Victor

"Let her go!"

a firm grip on Shelia’s

hearing

you look

wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with

Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over

stopped in his tracks when

was a knife that

a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

in a contemptuous tone and gave Victor a

he had

fist and tried to steady

you want is

to do with

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

want

comes from but I find

boring for you to die alone?

red eyes, Victor

of the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia

was tensed

blood and beg for mercy, she scoffed at

all you

kept his mocking smile plastered on his

in anger

you just

said you are

Shelia swallowed.

sense of accomplishment by threatening two

you to do what

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me, then

"Shelia…"

tried to stop

that she was

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

Norton was indeed angry.

voice in

you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

turned to his men and instructed them, "Tie

his eyes and asked anxiously,

Norton didn’t answer.

glared

men did as they

hands and feet bound, Shelia

to ride a different

was

was flowing

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

into fists, and the blue

his teeth and yelled,

open her eyes because of the

actually wanted Victor to run

she opened her mouth, she

enough, her eyes

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

be strong but he was

me

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

smile, Norton approached the rope, squatted down,

to save her so much, I

me, huh? What do you

just

it took

the

behind him appeared and stood

slowly stood up and looked at Victor with

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest

killed two people, and the one on the right

continued, "You want to save her,

men who had been holding

tip with his thumb and warned, "But of

these two before

say goodbye to your good

away, I’m afraid that you won’t even

the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care

essence, so he quickly rushed

a mercenary and the most popular leader the Roaring Tiger

course, even his weakest subordinates

Victor was currently badly

even in his peak state, he might not even be able to defeat

were tall and burly

a doubt, Victor was at

men punched Victor right in

soon as he was hit, Victor

his strength left him, and he eventually

pain of his bones being broken scattered all

this time, Victor’s face

still tried to stand, not

back on his feet, he

subconsciously use his arm

Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and

this point, Victor’s vision became

on the rope, which

how many

out and the rope

so he was willing

as his mind wanted to go on, his body

he fell back to the ground and

After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling

open his eyes,

the

wonder

so he

enough, the sharp pain that pierced every inch of his body

wanted to stand up, but he

his hands a little bit, grabbing the mud under his

look at the river, only

was no trace

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting

unto the soil and opened his eyes as wide as he

river expectantly, as if he was

waited for a

fact, he didn’t even know

never found the

someone would raise her head from the river or come out

loss of blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing,

lost consciousness

Victor woke up again, he was finally

subordinates found him near

him lasted for two days and

it was found out that

and lungs were inflamed, and

woke up was ask

still wearing an oxygen mask

of danger

Shelia was, but she could sense that she

delay to send people to search

for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t be

was still no news

crumpled playing card that got

mud, but one could easily recognize that it was the

later, Victor

after fully recovering was

in a box and buried it

was nothing on the marble tombstone aside

Shelia’s name

of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was

him to the hospital, but he was

also in that year

years, he finished his

taking over several small companies under the control of

shortest time, Victor raised the sales of these companies from a very low level

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

time, Roger entered

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

eat

eating porridge

even stand the smell

had no choice but to put

it again

stuck his tongue out, not intending to eat

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

to

gradually got acquainted

Roger

he could at least taste something

only

turned around and was

that you wouldn’t

would send Rachel a message in advance to ask

every time, he would still insist on

an important project meeting today, so he might not be

he could still visit, it

initially, I couldn’t

a moment before

response, Rachel furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

done to Victor lasted

door of the operating room opened and closed

anything but

the operation began, the indicator light outside the room

indicated that the

but he wasn’t

wheeled to

until two days ago that his vital

to be transferred to

was still

in the field to check Victor’s

wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

old wounds had healed, they

injuries just made

he said that only a

us when

asked in a

I can’t say that

expert couldn’t help but frown

be blunt, please consider

he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become

this, it was obvious that

not a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this was

and Lukas, Rachel was the first one to

deemed that Rachel had the right to

leaned against the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between

slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles round

went down to tell Rachel about this important

when Rachel heard the tragic news, her face didn’t show

was as if she had already prepared herself for something

was a bit

she

in a coma for about half a

it might have been

the operating room for 70 hours before the indication

at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses, Carson put out

bother

and asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said that he has been recovering

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

head and peeped through the glass panel on

saw Joey sleeping

faint smile, he stretched for a bit and said,

I’m

Carson turned around and left without looking

just visited to tell Rachel about

had nothing else

the blink of an eye, two days eventually

aware of Victor’s

ward almost

Carson didn’t

expert, she was also convinced that Victor would never wake

Roger broke the news that Victor

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

Roger for a long time without being

if she was still judging

Do you want to go

This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and remained

nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve

want

pleading in

to hide the fact that Victor was

the hospital, he actually had

that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in any

found out the truth, Rachel

nor did

he just smiled and made

say bad

don’t have to worry too much about

she felt

few moments, she mustered her courage

"Yes, of course."

had a

if there was nothing wrong

the middle of the night from time to time

inside him, but

"Okay…"

heart softened,

ward was in the second inpatient

yet, it was inconvenient for him to

him sit in

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

enough, they

the floor of the ward where

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

were steps approaching, he furrowed his

If Victor had seen this scene, Carson knew that

time I’ve seen you

What brings you here?"

Joey as he quickly set the document he

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking

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

did those dark circles around

"Dark circles?"

choked at

panic, he picked up his phone, opened its front

realized that Joey was

and his eye bags were so

of course, this was only to be

have a good sleep

was originally a handsome young man, but even

"Ha-ha!"

laugh after seeing the upset look

Joey’s seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that

his head, Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

you tease your godfather? You have guts,

Who said

have no opinion regarding

I grew up

We are best friends.

the one

I became

and crossed his arms in

you, even if you don’t want it, that

said, "Humph! If I

he withdrew his hand

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

as I said, it’s a

better change your attitude

say anything more, but he stuck out his tongue at

the corner of his eye,

then tried to regain his composure and commented, "I

I heard that

here with Rachel

Roger explained.

plan to lose his composure just because

"Oh, I see."

at the room and said, "His

He is resting inside.

and see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel

what was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards the

her, pushing Joey’s

placed over

in thoughts for

to sav

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at the

was not standing very

a result, Joey could see him from the corner

if he was giving

glance at him,

need to

overheard what Joey was

about I take you

"No!"

a very decisive

a serious look on

am

wasn’t a problem

that moment, they were no

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

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at both

then her gaze fell on

didn’t want to bother the former, Carson soon observed that she

to

coughed and refused to pay

and turned

managed to give Joey a thumbs

Carson pretended like he

have read the plan

headed

very

lit up while he

all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that it was

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

embarrassing for a boy like him to

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those words,

that Rachel ought to have been closer to

few days, they got

of them were always in one

reasons best known to her, she still

of things, Rachel

knew that it couldn’t be achieved

Rachel was

and Joey

time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at the phone in his

you through with the

"What?"

and took a peek

smile appeared

I am through

My

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile on

very good at

answer the call only moments ago, the smile

nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness of

want

to look through

was a

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

Rachel pushed the door open in no time and

lie in

undergo half a

came

is in a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

a man in a

He looked dejected.

was a document

Rachel and Carson as soon as

first,

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around

It was quite noticeable.

employee of the Sullivan Group and the director of the project

was no need asking about what just happened

tell from the man’s expression that the project plan had

been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the

what really

She turned to Carson.

he looked back at her,

"Well, this is Troy.

as a member of the Sullivan Group’s

she meant by

was at a loss

so many

had to

who Rachel

and

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly

forehead was

him the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was

Bennet, I’m going back

and said, "Very

do

what Carson said, Troy went out

looked at the door

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

as bad as

well and can

walked to the door

against the

follow Rachel

was reading some document when he heard the

his head and say coldly,

cast her gaze

in

was pale despite the fact that he lowered his

frowned and looked

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

that she walked

to go out, didn’t

heard the

the person who

of speaking in his usual cold and stiff tone, he said

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

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

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

flashed through his eyes, but he still loosened

took a few steps back to distance myself from

feel the warmth of

blushed and i

my heart was

like I had returned

days with him were the happiest time of

days were long gone and

feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me and

to ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with the guests with a smile on my face "Thank

and

few to drink and was starting to

Elena came

surprise waiting for

go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when

mysterious smile appeared on Elena’s

to the deck on the

saw that there were bright red rose

also numerous balloons around the

eyes widened

say, this whole scene was picturesque and

birthday surprise?’ I had

was Charles, but I quickly cast aside

A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began

on me, and yet I still couldn’t forget

joy of receiving this birthday surprise

stared

tranquil, and yet my mind

sea breeze, I

display lit up the sky,

to the sky, a deafening sound resonated in

like a

by the noise, I

on the ground and

and i felt like my blood was

incident at the abandoned warehouse

out of breath I felt so dizzy that

was having a panic attack, a pair of strong

I’m here."

above me, making me feel

It was Charles.

tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my

have to be