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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Victor also crushed some fruits

he used a knife to slice the

he heard what Shelia asked,

a while, he said, "I have no

Victor knew the

wanted to be

of time that even under ner protection, Victor would find

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

"Alright."

to focus her gaze

eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s

out a hand

was startled and turned to look at Victor with a

straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel a

looked away, and explained,

"Is that so?"

went ahead to rub her nose with

what about now? Is

"No,"

said, glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

other than roasting meat? I

Can you teach me?"

you want

"In order to survive."

very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In order

shelia said casually.

sad

be flipped? It’s on

Shelia pointed out.

burn on the meat’s exposed side

while he was still thinking about

.

or not to ask her about

all,

on the other hand, didn’t seem to take

you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after a

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and she broke

two dimples, meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

broadly as she said, "Thanks so

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

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I

the orphanage was taken over

eyes clouded as

elderly woman was a wonderful

she prepared great meals and gave me a lot

is an orphan…’ Victor pursed his

needed to look after you since

you leave with

and

home Shelia

with you being outdoors on

her head, Shelia

I was desperate to visit her tomb, so

to them,

of the dingy

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

her hands behind her

sighed with disappointment as she

want to visit

you

are people guarding the

if I

that

I meet her

blinking her

on Shelia and he

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

in her heart

I was a

seem appropriate to use

Shelia, Victor concluded that the

description of

Victor asked her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing,

communicate since she was deaf, mute,

never referred to us by

poker card was in my

as if it were a treasure and presented it to Victor

orphanage, each kid was given a unique

us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which was maybe due to the

at the

I get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

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

meat was toasting

meat

all set to

Eat, please."

from her gut just after his

was embarrassed, so she put her hand to her stomach and ate the meat

the meat i made myself! Van, you’re

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after

rose to her feet, she

ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended

"Come on, get up."

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

way, Shelia used a dart to

of time

sun had cooled

assisted Victor in sitting down on

we’ll have to travel

get out

some water

was perhaps exhausted after so much walking, and he

incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

continued to hold

her forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you

you return, be sure

gaze to the side of her

face was covered in mud after a day and a

you? What’s

"Plan?"

was slow to

we leave the forest? Where will

to continue my travels and explore the world’s

when I can no longer walk and

answered with

"Shelia."

mind after staring at Shelia

"What’s the problem?"

after we

my grandma will like you, I

count

me to come

right with you? If you don’t want to,

concerned that

a while before asking, "Are you joking right

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the

Victor convinced her.

smiled at Victor, saying,

we get

"Sure."

they emerged from the woods, though, everything

Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking

the

been walking since high noon and

was assuaged when they saw

we’re out

local villagers if we walk a

We can…"

her sentence, she saw Victor stop

She was confused.

wanting to know why

"Van?"

well, i didn’t expect you to

came, Shelia looked for the source of

three cars that were parked not far

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

feel right away that they were

who in turn stood protectively

his eyes off

said, "Run into

even when it

our way out of the forest, I

these marks and you can get back

"And then?"

asked, her eyebrows

looked straight into

"Walk along this road.

mobile phone from

knew that Norton didn’t intend to

just wanted to play a game with Victor

couldn’t escape this

family, bring her back to see his grandmother, and treat her as his

could not fulfill

wrote a phone number

number once you get hold of a mobile

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

and she will pick you up wherever you

looked down at

respond, Victor looked at her and

"No."

her hand

eyes were a little

the number, nor do I

be a

Victor frowned.

coughed violently as soon

remained adamant and

her palm

if Norton couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant to leave each

condescending sneer, he said, "Tut, tut, tut,

for each other! I’m so moved by

tensed up when

pulled Sheila behind

injured and keeping himself standing

would be hard for him to fight

deliberately walked up

and Shelia

with them, Norton

for Victor

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip on Shelia’s

found satisfaction in hearing

you

mud

Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over

in his tracks when something silver flashed

a knife that Norton pressed against

out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

a

he had

his fist and tried

want

to do with

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

want to

where she comes from but I find

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

red eyes, Victor breathed

against her neck,

body was tensed

she saw Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy, she scoffed at

you can do? Threaten

smile plastered

his eyes narrowed in anger when he heard

did you just

said you

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment

don’t have in you to do what you intend

So, cut the crap.

kill me, then

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to

that she

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

Norton was indeed angry.

he kept his voice in

Looks like you really

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed them, "Tie her

and asked anxiously, "What are

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

men did as they were

feet bound, Shelia was

made to ride a different

brain thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter

river was

soon as the water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor

into fists, and the blue veins on his

and

of the gushing

wanted Victor to run

her

enough, her eyes

on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed

strong but he was useless in this kind of

me

think that I’m a good man? Why the

approached the rope, squatted down, and blew the unsteady

save

me,

could just glare

would do whatever it took to save

the river, Norton squinted his eyes and

behind him appeared and stood between the rope

stood up and looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest among

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

pause, Norton continued, "You want to save her, right? Knock

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

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

two before the rope

say goodbye to your

washed away, I’m afraid that

Victor didn’t care about

essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought

mercenary and the most popular

his weakest subordinates should be strong as

Victor was currently

state, he might not even be

of them were tall and burly men

a doubt, Victor was at a

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

as he was hit, Victor staggered and

strength left him, and he

being broken scattered all over his body, making him feel

face looked black

stand,

back on

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

a mouthful of blood,

this point, Victor’s

he still managed to fix his eyes on the rope,

how

the fire was put out and the rope was

so he was willing to

much as his mind wanted to go on, his body

to the ground

time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of

his eyes, but his vision was still

the ground,

couldn’t help but wonder if he was

so he

inch of his body made

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

little bit,

head to look at the river, only to find that

was no

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out

grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes

river expectantly, as if he was waiting

for

even know how much time passed

found the person he had been

the river or come

excruciating pain

he lost consciousness

again,

subordinates found him near the

operation to rescue him lasted for two

doctor’s diagnosis, it was found out that Victor had fractures in eight different

chest and lungs

woke up was ask Carolyn to

was still wearing an oxygen

was not completely out of danger yet, but

Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be a very important person due to his concern

to send people

seven days, but Shelia couldn’t

and there was still no news about

able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that

one could easily recognize that it was

later,

he did after fully recovering was

put the King of Hearts card in a

was nothing on the marble tombstone

even Shelia’s

was on a business trip,

rush him to the hospital,

was also in that year that Carolyn sent Victor

two more years, he finished his

taking over several small companies

companies from a very low level to one of

Victor was able to prove his outstanding ability,

Roger entered the ward where Rachel

sitting on the edge of the bed, holding

can’t eat any

eating porridge for

now, he couldn’t even stand the

sighed and had no choice but to put the bowl

it again

out, not

standing at the door, so

Roger came to the

gradually got acquainted with

liked about him was that Roger would bring some snacks when he

eat too much, he could at least taste something aside

Joey could only

around and was

you say that you wouldn’t come

he would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to eat something or if

every time, he

Roger asked, he said that he had an important project meeting today, so he might not be

he could still visit, it would

I

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

Rachel furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

The operation done to

closed for

anything but

the fourth day since the operation began, the

that the

life was saved, but he wasn’t

was wheeled to

ago that his vital signs

eligible to be transferred to

still in

the field to check Victor’s

what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

old wounds had healed, they still

new injuries just made

the end, he said that only a miracle

you at least tell us when he will wake

in

can’t say

expert couldn’t help but frown

be blunt, please consider preparing for the

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

was

there was a huge chance that this was it

Carson and Lukas, Rachel was the first one

deemed that Rachel had the

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

disoriented, and there were dark circles round

just went down to tell Rachel about

tragic news, her face didn’t show

if she had already prepared

Carson was a

know when she became

Victor had been in a coma for about half a month after

have been

room for 70 hours before the indication light

and reminded him in a low voice, "This is the area

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson put out

he didn’t bother

the subject and asked, "Anyway,

"Joey? He’s fine.

doctor checked him up yesterday and said that he has been recovering

expected that his plaster will be removed ahead of the

peeped through

saw Joey sleeping soundly in

a faint smile, he stretched for a bit and said,

then, I’m

around and left without

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

had

of an eye, two

made aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel

ward

Carson didn’t show

expert, she was also convinced that

that Victor had miraculously woke up from

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

long time without being able to speak a

if she was still judging Roger’s expression if he

you want to go upstairs and see

slowly This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and

her sleeve and pulled her back from her deep

want

Joey, pleading in a

to hide the fact that Victor was

up in the hospital, he

absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up

truth, Rachel didn’t

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

he just smiled and made

say bad people live

don’t have to worry too much

at Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a lump

moments, she mustered her courage and

"Yes, of course."

had a

as if there

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

it all inside him, but

"Okay…"

softened, and she

ward was in the second

wound hadn’t fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk all

him sit in a

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

they reached the

the floor of

ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting

that there were steps approaching, he furrowed his

this scene, Carson knew that he would have

time I’ve

What brings you here?"

the document he was holding

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his

Do I look like someone who will

did those dark circles around your

"Dark circles?"

choked at

his phone, opened

that

looked totally haggard, and his eye bags were so big

this was only

a good sleep

was originally a handsome young man, but even

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the

Carson realized that he was

stepped forward and

"You, brat.

tease your

face and retorted, "Huh? Who said

have no opinion

and I grew up

We are best friends.

the one who picked

that’s how I became your

and crossed his arms

for you, even if you don’t want it,

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

his tongue as he withdrew his

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

I said, it’s a fact that

you’d better change your attitude

but he stuck out his tongue

of his eye,

composure and commented, "I see

heard that Mr.Sullivan has

I came here with Rachel and Joey to see

Roger explained.

plan to lose his composure

"Oh, I see."

Carson pointed at the room and said, "His ward

He is resting inside.

go and see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at

one knew what was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards the

followed her,

placed

lost in

when he was about to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at

was not standing

a result, Joey could see him from the corner

as if

quick glance at

to

overheard what Joey

I take

"No!"

replied in a very decisive

was a serious

am a

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

were no longer in

room, just like it wouldn’t be right for her

Joey’s words, Rachel looked at

then her gaze

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

to take Joey

refused to pay any

his phone and turned around as if nothing had

a thumbs up without Rachel

Carson pretended like he was answering the

the plan

he headed towards

he wasn’t very good

lit up while he was still holding

call at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that

"It’s okay.

take

He is actually right.

like him to be

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those words,

have been closer

they got

them were always in

best known to

the look of things,

knew that it couldn’t be

the night Rachel was standing outside

and Joey headed

time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

quick glance at the phone in

through with the phone

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took a

appeared on his

am through

no choice! My subordinates are too bad at

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile

very good at

to answer the call only moments ago, the smile on his

nose and coughed to ease

you want to go

in order to look

was

the living room could be seen, and it was

the door open in

doctor said Victor would lie in the bed for

undergo half a year’s

voice came

in a stable

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted

a man in a suit

He looked dejected.

a document in his

Carson as soon as he

was stunned at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

of the Sullivan Group and the director of the

asking about what just happened

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

been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the

was what really

She turned to Carson.

back at her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

a member of the Sullivan

knew exactly what she meant by just

a loss

were so many surnames in the

he had to choose

recognized who Rachel

and

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head slightly

forehead was

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

Miss Bennet, I’m going back

his hand and said, "Very

should do that

heard what Carson said, Troy went out of sight

at the door

Victor was sitting against the head of the bed at

doesn’t seem as

and

walked to the door and

leaned against the door

didn’t follow Rachel

document when he heard the

raise his head

cast her gaze on

in a

that his face was pale despite

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

entranced that she walked towards

you to

Victor heard the footsteps, his frown

up at the person who was walking

and stiff tone, he said softly, "Rachel, you are

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

I figured it wouldn’t

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

still loosened

few steps back

reason, I could still feel the warmth of his

face blushed and

heart was

a moment, it felt like

him were the happiest time of

even as I reminisced, I knew that those days were

feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me and

from behind me and began chatting with

said, raising my glass and

I’d had a few to drink and was starting

this time, Elena

waiting for you on the

you like to go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when

mysterious smile appeared on

followed her to

there were bright red

also numerous balloons around

eyes widened in

must say, this whole scene was picturesque

my birthday surprise?’ I had no

person that came to mind was Charles, but I

smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise

this much effort on me, and yet I

of receiving this birthday

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

and yet my mind was

cold sea breeze, I

sudden, a fireworks display lit up the

the fireworks shot up to the sky, a deafening sound resonated

like

I covered

squatted on the ground and

i felt

the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

of breath I felt so dizzy that

pair of strong arms held

I’m here."

came from above

It was Charles.

burst from my eyes, Gently,

don’t have to be