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.

had been a long time since

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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he used a knife

what Shelia asked, his eyes darkened

while, he said, "I

Victor knew

wanted to be prepared in case of any

that even under ner protection, Victor would

learn more skills so that he would at least

"Alright."

her gaze on

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

hand to wipe

look at Victor with a

looked straight into Shelia’s eyes,

hand, looked away, and

"Is that so?"

rub her nose

now? Is it

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

you learn other than roasting meat? I want

Can you teach me?"

want

"In order to survive."

words came out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad upon

flipped? It’s on the verge of

Shelia pointed out.

a small burn on the meat’s

flipped the meat over while he was still thinking about

.

had second thoughts about whether or not

all, Shelia’s own

on the other hand, didn’t seem to take

asked, "Will you

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and

two dimples, meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said, "Thanks

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

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I was

orphanage was taken over

eyes clouded as

woman was

great meals

is an orphan…’

after

didn’t you leave

Victor and answered, "I

Shelia had

okay with you being

head,

visit her tomb,

unknown to them, and

dingy ground, Shelia

that had been scattered by the trees and fallen

placed her hands behind

with disappointment as she gazed up

want to visit

you

are people guarding

me if I

had no idea that I have a name

tell her my name when I meet her again in the

said, blinking

remained fixed on Shelia

chance to see you, Van, it

had a soft spot in her heart for

that I was a lovely

seem appropriate to use

at Shelia, Victor concluded that the adjective

apt description of her features, particularly her

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

was unable to communicate since she was deaf, mute,

to

poker card was in my

it from her pocket as if it were a treasure and presented it to Victor as she

kid

the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but

stared at the card–the King

I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only one

was toasting

gave her the meat after he

set to

Eat, please."

gut

her hand to her stomach and

than the meat i made

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after

rose to her feet, she

to rise when Shelia abruptly

"Come on, get up."

little pause,

way, Shelia used a dart to put marks on

of time as they

sun had cooled down

on a stone and drank

how far we’ll have to travel until

we can get out before

some water

perhaps exhausted after so much walking, and he was coughing up blood

said incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

and continued

murmured, "Van,

return, be sure to

lowered his gaze to the side

small face was covered in mud after a day and a night

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow to

once we leave

want to continue my travels and explore the

go to the police station when I can no

with

"Shelia."

up his mind after staring at

"What’s the problem?"

come with me after we

my grandma will like you, I

can count

me to come with

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

that Shelia

a while before

"No, I’m not.

treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor, saying,

get out of

"Sure."

they emerged from the woods,

Let Her Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a

glimmered on the bodies of Victor

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

was assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious country

we’re out

villagers if we

We can…"

Shelia could finish her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting

"Van?"

didn’t expect you to

voice came, Shelia looked for the source

that were parked not far from

front, looking at them intently as he played

feel right away that they were

who in turn

take his eyes off Norton, watching his every

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

get lost even when

out of the forest, I put

and you can get

"And then?"

her eyebrows

looked straight

"Walk along this road.

mobile phone

didn’t intend

with Victor by throwing him into the

felt that if he couldn’t escape this

a family, bring her back to see his grandmother,

fulfill the

a phone number on

once you get

he whispered.

my

she will pick you up

just looked down

looked at

"No."

her hand

eyes were a little

to remember the

a

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently as soon as he

and clenched her

spread her palm and let Victor write the phone

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

he said, "Tut, tut, tut, this

strong feelings for each other! I’m

tensed up when saw

intuitively pulled

injured and keeping himself standing steadily

for

deliberately walked up

and Shelia

Norton pulled

for

"Let her go!"

firm

hearing vexation in

you look

mud

this would all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to take Shelia back

in his tracks when something silver flashed through

that Norton pressed

spat out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

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

that he

clenched his fist and tried

you want is

has nothing to

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want to let her

don’t where she comes from but I find your

alone? I can do something about that and

red eyes, Victor

against her neck,

was

when she saw Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy, she

that all you can do?

his mocking smile plastered on his

anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful

did you just

you are

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of accomplishment by threatening two

have in you to do what

So, cut the crap.

kill me, then

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to stop

knew that she

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

Norton was indeed angry.

fierce, but he kept his voice in check as

really? Looks like you really want

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and instructed

and asked anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

did as they were

hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to one

made to ride a

was

river was flowing

her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s

fists, and the blue veins on his neck became very

gritted his teeth and

open her eyes because of the gushing

wanted Victor to run

moment she opened her mouth, she was choked

enough, her

expression on Victor’s

that Victor might be strong but he was useless in

me laugh,

a good man?

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

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

still some good in me,

could just glare

whatever it took to

of the river, Norton squinted his eyes and

him appeared and

looked at Victor

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest among my

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

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

the two men who had been holding Victor’s

touched its tip with his thumb and warned, "But of course, you have

two before

goodbye to your good

moment she’s washed away, I’m afraid that you won’t even find her

Victor didn’t

of essence, so he quickly rushed up

mercenary and the most popular leader the

subordinates

was

not even be able

them were tall and burly men that could easily flip Victor

Victor was at a

rushed over to them, the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and

soon as he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to

repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually knelt

broken scattered all over his body, making

time, Victor’s face looked black with

still tried to stand, not ready

back on

subconsciously use his arm to

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

point, Victor’s

to fix his eyes on the rope, which was only a

matter how many injuries

out and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s life could

trouble, so he was willing to do anything

much as his mind wanted to go

back to the ground and lost

Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets

eyes, but his vision was still

on the ground, watching the raindrops

wonder if he was

yet, so

every inch of his body made

to stand up, but he couldn’t move even

bit, grabbing the mud under

his best, he turned his head to look at the river, only to find that there was

no

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting

and

looked at the river expectantly, as if he was

waited for

didn’t even know how

found the person he had

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

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

lost

up again,

subordinates found him

operation to rescue him lasted for two days and

diagnosis, it was found out that Victor had fractures in eight different body

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

thing Victor did after he woke up was ask Carolyn

was still wearing an

was not completely out of danger yet,

she could sense that she must

dare delay to send people

lasted for seven days,

week passed and there was still

was a crumpled playing card that got wet from the rain and then dried

surface was mostly covered with mud, but one could easily recognize that it was the King

later, Victor completely

did after fully recovering

card in a box and buried

nothing on the marble tombstone aside

even Shelia’s name

of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on

to the

was also in that year

he finished

over several small companies

of these companies from a very low level to

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

time, Roger entered the ward where

he saw her sitting on the edge of the bed,

eat

eating porridge for about

stand the

and had no choice but to

said, "Eat it

out,

at the door, so he politely

came to the hospital to visit

kid gradually

Roger would bring some snacks when

Joey couldn’t eat too much, he could at least taste something

only

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

say that you wouldn’t

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

she would say no every time, he would still

that he had an important project meeting today, so

still visit, it would probably be very

I couldn’t

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

furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more than

closed for several times

do anything but wait

began, the indicator

the surgery

he

wheeled to the

not until two days ago that his

became eligible to be

he was still in

expert in the field to check Victor’s condition and

it wasn’t what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

his old wounds had healed, they

his new injuries just

the end, he said that only a miracle could

us when

in a gloomy

I can’t say

expert couldn’t help but frown as he

be blunt,

chance that he’ll never wake up? Is

say this, it was obvious that this was

but there was

for Carson and Lukas, Rachel was the first one to

Carson deemed that Rachel

outside Joey’s ward, holding

and there

down to tell Rachel about this

news, her face didn’t show

she had already

was a

she became

a coma

it might have been

there outside the operating room for 70 hours before the indication

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

You can’t smoke here."

he regained his senses,

he didn’t bother continue discussing

asked,

"Joey? He’s fine.

said

his plaster will be removed ahead of

his head and peeped through the glass panel

Joey sleeping soundly in the

for a bit and said,

then, I’m leaving

turned around and left without

seemed that he really just visited to tell Rachel about the doctor’s diagnosis regarding Victor’s

had

an eye, two

she was made aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t

ward almost

didn’t show

was also convinced that Victor

broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke up from being in

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

long time without being able to speak a

was as if she was still judging Roger’s

to go upstairs

This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard

nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back

want

was Joey, pleading in a soft

fact that Victor was

woke up in the hospital, he actually had a

Rachel had always been absent-minded

Rachel

anything, nor did he pester Rachel

smiled and made

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad

to worry too much

bright eyes, she felt a lump in

moments, she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

weeks, Joey had

if there

that Joey would actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to time and look at the ceiling with

keeping it all inside him, but Rachel was aware that he missed

"Okay…"

softened, and

in the second inpatient

fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him to

him

wheelchair for him, and the three of them went

enough, they reached

finally stopped at the floor

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

that there were steps approaching, he furrowed his

seen this scene, Carson

it’s the first time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

as he quickly set the document

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

I look like someone who will be

did those dark circles around

"Dark circles?"

choked

picked up his phone, opened its

that Joey was

totally haggard, and his eye bags were so big that it

of course, this was only

have a good

young man, but even he was susceptible

"Ha-ha!"

laugh after seeing the

Joey’s seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by

Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

your godfather?

felt a sharp pain on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather?

no opinion

and I

We are best friends.

the one who

that’s how I became

eyebrows and crossed his arms in front

don’t

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

his tongue as he

low voice, "I also didn’t expect that

said, it’s a fact that you

you’d better change

anything more, but he stuck

the corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

to regain his composure and commented, "I see that you’re not

heard that Mr.Sullivan has

with Rachel

Roger explained.

his composure just because of

"Oh, I see."

room and said, "His

He is resting inside.

him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel

what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards

her, pushing Joey’s

arms were placed over

was lost in thoughts for

he was about to sav something,

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at the

was not standing very

see him from the corner of his

as if he

taking a quick glance at him, Joey turned

I need to use

overheard what Joey was

I take you

"No!"

a very

was a serious look

I am

ward, so it wasn’t a

that moment, they were no longer

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

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at

it was Roger, then her gaze

want to bother the former, Carson soon

wanted him to take

and refused to pay any attention to Rachel’s

out his phone and turned around as if nothing

give Joey a thumbs up

pretended like he

Mr.Ramos! I have read the

he headed

he wasn’t very good at

screen lit up while he was still holding it to

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

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

him to be taken to the

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those words, they

that Rachel ought to have been closer to him

past few days, they

were always in one another’s

reasons best known to her,

things,

it couldn’t be achieved

Rachel was standing outside the

Joey

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at the phone

you through with

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took a

smile appeared on his

am through with

My subordinates are too

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile on

not very

pretended to answer the call

touched the tip of his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness of the

want to go

in order to look through the glass panel on the

was a

the living room could be seen,

the door

would lie

half

voice came

in a stable

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted

stopped and saw a man in a suit coming out of

He looked dejected.

document

Carson as

stunned at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

the Sullivan Group

asking about what

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

have been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the name on

was what really interested

She turned to Carson.

at her, she raised her eyebrows

"Well, this is Troy.

of

she meant by just looking at

at a

were so many surnames

he had

who

bowed and

"Miss Bennet."

head

was covered with

Nonetheless, he was still holding the document tightly in his

I’m going back

waved his hand and said, "Very

do

Troy went out of sight in a blink of

looked at the

was

as bad

and can work

walked to the door and pushed

leaned against the door

follow Rachel

document when

didn’t raise his head and say

her gaze on

was in a

tell that his face was pale despite

frowned and

than seventy hours half a month ago,

she walked towards the

you to go

Victor heard the footsteps, his frown

up at the person who was walking towards

speaking in his usual cold and stiff tone, he said

after we

there were many guests around, I figured it wouldn’t bode

"The dance is over.

time to let

I reminded him.

he still loosened his

few steps back to distance

still feel the warmth of his touch on my

blushed and i felt rather

my heart

like I had returned

with him were the

knew that those days were

looked down, feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me and greeted

burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with the guests with a smile

glass and taking

few to drink and was starting to get

Elena came

for you on

to go upstairs and

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you

smile appeared on

I followed her to the deck on the second

bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard, forming a

numerous balloons around

widened

say, this whole

I had

mind was

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

on me, and yet

of receiving this

stared at

and yet

cold sea breeze, I felt even

display lit up the sky, forming the words

to the sky,

like

the noise, I covered my ears at

on the

and i felt like my blood

at the abandoned warehouse

I felt so dizzy that I almost

was having a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held

I’m here."

above me, making me

It was Charles.

nestled in his arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently,

to be