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.

a long time since they

"Let’s not talk here.

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knife to

what Shelia asked, his

while, he said, "I have no

Victor knew

learned that because he wanted to be prepared in case of any

under ner protection, Victor would find

would at least have a better chance to survive

"Alright."

continued to focus her gaze on the burning

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

hand

and turned to look at Victor with

Victor looked straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started to

away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt

"Is that so?"

ahead to rub her nose with the

now? Is it still

"No,"

said, glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

learn other than

Can you teach me?"

do you want

"In order to survive."

very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In order

shelia said casually.

sad upon

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

Shelia pointed out.

saw a small burn on the

while he was still

.

or not to ask

all, Shelia’s own

other hand, didn’t

you please

"Hmm,"

said after a

"Is that a yes?"

and she

two dimples, meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said, "Thanks so

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

"Orphanage?"

where I was

ago, the orphanage was taken over

eyes clouded as

was a

she prepared great meals

orphan…’ Victor pursed his

look after

didn’t you leave with

looked up at Victor and

was the only home Shelia had

okay with you

head, Shelia said,

desperate to visit

remain unknown to them, and I don’t intend

dingy ground, Shelia

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

placed her hands behind her head, her

she gazed

to

what keeps you from doing

people

find me if

idea that I have

name when I meet her

said, blinking her

on Shelia and he

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

soft spot in her heart for adorable

that I was

use this term to

Victor concluded that the adjective

apt description of her

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

communicate since she was deaf,

to us

poker card was in my

as if it were a treasure and presented it to

each kid was given a

elderly woman split the fruits, she put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which was maybe due

stared at the

I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

and said, "I am the only

meat was toasting as they

gave her the meat after he

all set

Eat, please."

her gut just

to her stomach

better than the meat i made myself! Van,

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after a good

her feet, she said, "Let’s

rise when

"Come on, get up."

after a little pause, he took

a dart to put marks on

had lost track of time as they

sun had

on a stone and drank some

far we’ll

out before the

drank some water

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

"I’m

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to

forward motion, she murmured,

return, be

his gaze to the

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

What’s

"Plan?"

was slow to

plans once we

to continue my travels

police station when I can no longer walk

answered with

"Shelia."

to have made up his mind after staring

"What’s the problem?"

with me after we get out

you, I will

count on

want me to come

it all right with you? If you don’t

that

before asking, "Are you joking

"No, I’m not.

you the best I

Victor convinced her.

smiled at

when we get out

"Sure."

they emerged from the woods, though, everything

sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed through the branches

glimmered on the bodies of Victor and

high noon

they saw a relatively

out

meet local villagers if we walk a little

We can…"

Shelia could finish her sentence, she

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to know

"Van?"

didn’t expect you

came, Shelia looked for the

that were parked not far from

them intently as he played with

feel right away that

Victor, who in turn stood

didn’t take his eyes off Norton, watching

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

even when it gets

of the forest,

marks and you

"And then?"

her eyebrows

looked straight

"Walk along this road.

you meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from

that Norton didn’t intend

with Victor by throwing

felt that if he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia shouldn’t

a family, bring her back

not fulfill the promise

phone number on

number once you get hold of

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

will pick

just looked down at her

that Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked at her and asked

"No."

pulled her

eyes were a

remember the number, nor

be a

Victor frowned.

that he coughed

remained adamant and clenched her

palm and let Victor write

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

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

other! I’m so moved

when saw Norton

pulled

keeping himself

would be hard for him to

deliberately walked up to

and Shelia

them, Norton pulled Shelia

fast for

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip on Shelia’s

in hearing vexation

you

the mud on Shelia’s

would all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over

he stopped in his tracks when something silver flashed through his

knife that

a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

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

that he had

fist and

you want is my

has nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want

but I find

boring for you to die alone?

eyes, Victor breathed

her neck, all Shelia could

was

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

all you can

kept his mocking smile

eyes narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful

you

said you are

Shelia swallowed.

feel a sense of accomplishment

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

So, cut the crap.

want to kill me,

"Shelia…"

tried to stop

she was

would make Norton’s hackles rise and the man

Norton was indeed angry.

voice in check

really? Looks like you really want

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

turned to his men and instructed

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

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

did as they were

feet bound, Shelia

to

brain thinking about where Norton was

river was flowing

rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s

the blue veins on his neck became very

gritted his teeth and yelled, "Let

because of the gushing water, Shelia

actually wanted Victor to

the moment she opened her mouth, she was choked by

her

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

thought that Victor might be strong but he was

making me

man?

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

to save her so much, I will

good in me, huh?

could just

it took to save

Shelia, who was in the middle of the river, Norton

two men behind him appeared and

stood up and looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest among my

left has only killed two people, and the one on

brief pause, Norton continued, "You want

as Norton finished speaking, the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go

touched its tip with his thumb and

before the rope

you can say goodbye to your good

away, I’m afraid that you won’t even

the flickering flame, Victor didn’t

quickly rushed

a mercenary and the most popular

subordinates should

was currently badly

even be able to defeat one of the

were tall and burly

Victor was at a disadvantage

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

was hit, Victor staggered and struggled

repeatedly, his strength left him,

all

this time, Victor’s face

to stand, not ready to

get back on his feet, he saw

still able to subconsciously use his arm to block it,

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

point, Victor’s vision

he still managed to fix his eyes on the rope, which was only a few steps away from

didn’t matter how

fire was put out and the

her into this trouble, so he was willing to do anything to rescue

wanted to go on, his body couldn’t keep up

he fell back to the

somewhat awakened when he

eyes, but his

the ground, watching

but wonder if

hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he

that pierced every inch of his

stand up, but he couldn’t move

a little bit, grabbing the mud under

the river, only to find that there

no trace of

"Ahem!"

spurting out

unto the soil and opened his

the river expectantly, as if he was waiting for something

waited for

fact, he didn’t even know

never found the person he

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

the excruciating pain he was experiencing,

he lost consciousness

Victor woke up again, he was

found him near the

lasted for two days

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

and lungs were inflamed,

thing Victor did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to

an oxygen mask and

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

didn’t even know who Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be a very important person due to his concern for

delay to send people to search for Shelia along the

search lasted for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t

there was still

Carolyn was able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from the rain and

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

later, Victor

he did after fully

King of Hearts card in a box and buried it

marble tombstone aside

even Shelia’s

the second year of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on

still tried to rush him to the hospital,

It was also in that year that Carolyn

years, he finished

small companies under the control

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

prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the

time, Roger entered the ward where

the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing Joey to eat

eat

porridge for about half a

he couldn’t even stand the smell

had no choice but

she said, "Eat it again when you get

out, not intending

the door, so he politely

past half a month, Roger came to the

the kid gradually got acquainted

about him was that Roger would bring

eat too much, he could at least taste something aside from

Joey could only eat them

Rachel turned around and was surprised

that you wouldn’t

a message in advance to ask her if she

every time, he would still insist on getting her

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

still visit, it would probably be very

I

Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment before finally saying,

Rachel furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

operation done to Victor lasted for more than

opened and closed for

Carson couldn’t do anything but wait

began, the indicator light outside the room

the surgery

he wasn’t completely out

wheeled to the

until two days ago that his vital signs

became eligible to be transferred to

was still in a

to check Victor’s condition and

what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

wounds had healed, they still had an

his new injuries

said that only

us when he will

in

afraid I can’t say that

frown

be blunt, please consider preparing

wake up? Is he going

was obvious that

but there was a huge chance

was the first one

Rachel had

Joey’s ward, holding

looked slightly disoriented, and there were

tell Rachel about

heard the tragic news, her face

had already prepared herself for something like

was a bit

didn’t know when she became this mentally

it was when Victor had been in a coma for

might have been even

outside the operating room for 70 hours before the indication light

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

You can’t smoke here."

his senses, Carson put out

indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing

asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

him up yesterday and said that he has been recovering pretty

his plaster will be removed ahead of the initial

his head and peeped through the glass panel on the

saw Joey sleeping

smile, he stretched for a bit

then, I’m leaving

that, Carson turned around

tell Rachel about the doctor’s

from that, he had nothing else

an eye, two days eventually passed

of Victor’s condition,

just stayed in Joey’s ward almost

Carson didn’t show his

was

the news that Victor had miraculously woke up from

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

stared at Roger for a long time without being able

judging Roger’s expression if he was

to go upstairs and

Rachel pressed her

sleeve and pulled her back from her

I want to see

Joey, pleading in

that Victor was

the hospital,

found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come

the truth, Rachel didn’t have the

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

he just smiled and made

bad? They say bad people

to

Joey’s bright eyes, she

few moments, she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

had a good

Victor, as if there was

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

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

"Okay…"

heart softened,

was in the

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

Rachel simply let him sit in a

for him, and the three of

they reached the

stopped at the floor of

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

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

If Victor had seen this scene, Carson knew that

the first time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

Joey as he quickly set the document he was

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his innocent

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

those dark circles around your

"Dark circles?"

almost choked

picked up his phone, opened its

that Joey was

and his eye bags were so big

course, this was only

hadn’t have a good sleep

man, but even he was susceptible to stress

"Ha-ha!"

help but laugh after seeing the

realized that he was fooled by this little

head, Carson stepped forward and

"You, brat.

dare you tease your godfather?

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

no opinion regarding

father and I grew up

We are best friends.

the one who

that’s how I became

and crossed his arms in front of

you, even if you don’t want it, that

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

he withdrew his hand

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

I said, it’s a fact

change your attitude towards

he stuck

the corner of his eye, Carson

regain his composure and commented,

that

here with Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

plan to lose his composure just because of Carson’s

"Oh, I see."

Carson pointed at the room and said, "His

He is resting inside.

466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward Carson pointed at, she became

one knew what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards the

her, pushing

placed over his

lost in thoughts for

he was about to sav something,

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at

not standing very

result, Joey could see him from the

as if he was giving Carson

taking a quick glance at him, Joey turned

to use the

what Joey

I take you

"No!"

replied in a very decisive

serious look on

am

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

they were no longer

room, just like it wouldn’t be right for

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at both

it was Roger, then her gaze fell

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

him to take

to pay any attention

phone and

to give Joey a

like he was

the plan

he headed

he wasn’t very good at

he was still holding it to his

saw what just happened

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

like him to be taken

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those words, they

ought to have been

past few days, they got along really

of them were always in

to her,

of things,

it couldn’t be

couldn’t stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing

and Joey headed towards the

some time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

took a quick glance at

with

"What?"

and took a

appeared on his

am

with no choice! My subordinates are too bad

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile on

not very good

to answer the call only moments ago, the

of his nose and coughed to ease the

want to go

raised her head in order to look through the glass panel on

ward was a

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

couldn’t see Victor, Rachel pushed the door

would lie in the bed

to undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

voice came from

a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

and saw a man in a suit coming out of the

He looked dejected.

was a document in

and Carson as soon

was stunned at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

employee of the Sullivan Group and the director

need asking about what just happened

the man’s expression that the project plan had been

attention was drawn to the

surname was what

She turned to Carson.

he looked back at her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

member of

knew exactly what she meant by just

was at a

many surnames in

had

recognized who

and mentioned

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly in

forehead was

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

I’m going

waved his hand and said,

should do that

he heard what Carson said, Troy went out of sight

looked at

was enough for her to see that Victor was sitting against

seem as bad

is well and can

the door and

leaned against the door

didn’t follow Rachel

document when he heard the

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

her gaze on

was in a

tell that his face was pale despite the

and

waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago,

was so entranced that she walked towards

asked you to go out,

heard the

the person

his usual cold and stiff

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

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

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

still loosened his grip

few steps back to distance myself

for some reason, I could still feel the

face blushed and i felt

my heart was

moment, it felt like I had returned to the

were the happiest time

as I reminisced, I knew that those days were long gone and I could

feeling conflicted

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me and

behind me and began

glass and taking a sip of

I’d had a few to

Elena came

waiting for you

upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

appeared on Elena’s

followed her to the deck on the

were bright red rose petals scattered across the

numerous balloons

widened

whole scene

surprise?’ I had no idea who had

person that came to mind was Charles, but

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

on me, and yet I still couldn’t forget

receiving this birthday surprise soon

the second floor, I stared at

tranquil, and

cold sea breeze, I felt

a sudden, a fireworks display lit up

fireworks shot up to the sky,

like a

the noise, I covered

squatted on the ground and

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was

the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

breath I felt so dizzy that I almost

I was having a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s no

I’m here."

voice came from above me,

It was Charles.

tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair

have to be scared ever