My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

Pleasantly surprised, Janet looked up from her phone and sneered at the HR staff.

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

"Miss Lind, please sign on the resignation notice,"

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

She grew angrier when she saw that Janet began to tinker with her phone.

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

"Are you serious, Mr.Larson? What did you find?"

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

She was just about to accept the fact that the Larson Group had given up on her.

Brandon replied with a long message.

"Upon investigating the matter, we found out that Lester Silk Fabric took over the platform recently.

Luna didn’t upload the design drafts a year ago, but a few days ago.

The data was tampered with.

Lester Silk Fabric used their connections and managed to get to your works before the show officially began.

They asked Luna to make a collection based on your works and posted them on the platform.

They tampered with the date and time stamp of the post to frame you for plagiarism."

Janet had already guessed that it was Lester Silk Fabric behind this, but she had no idea how they did it.

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

How could they have let Brandon investigate them? "We have tech guys here.

They were the ones who found evidence of them tampering with the platform’s database.

Even if they had altered the original date of uploading, our tech guys were able to retrieve it.

We also have a video confession of the staff who tampered with the data."

Brandon’s words lifted a weight off of Janet’s heart.

He sent two videos to Janet and said, "We’ve done what we could.

You should be able to take it from here now, right?"

All of a sudden, Janet felt a surge of energy.

She stood up with a confident smile and said to the HR staff member, "I didn’t do anything wrong and I knew that the company won’t fire me because of some groundless accusation!"

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

The staff member gritted her teeth and glared at her angrily.

"Janet Lind, you plagiarized someone else’s work yet you feel no shame?"

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

******* Tiffany looked up in surprise when Janet entered her office.

"What’s up, Lind?"

"Miss Fisher, can I have Ritchie Lester’s number?"

Janet asked politely.

In Tiffany’s eyes, she looked inexplicably relaxed, as though her career wasn’t in danger.

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

"I have his number, but may I ask why you need it?"

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

"Lind, are you crazy? Go back to work.

You didn’t plagiarize anything, so keep a low profile for now.

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

After saying that, she lowered her head and continued to work.

But Janet stayed glued to the spot, staring at her with fierce determination.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Tiffany relented and held up Ritchie’s business card.

She said in a resigned tone, "I don’t know what you’re up to, but I hope you know what you’re doing."

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

That evening, Ritchie received a call from an unknown number.

"Mr.Lester, this is Janet Lind from the Larson Group.

After giving it some thought, I want to apologize in public,"

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

He was under the impression that Ethan’s wife was a stubborn woman, but it turned out he was wrong about her.

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

Chapter 318Press Conference Ritchie had a devious grin on his face when he hung up the phone.

"Call all the designers under Lester Silk Fabric and the people in charge of the fashion week,"

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

He was about to leave when Ritchie stopped him in his tracks.

"Where the hell are you going? I’m not finished yet.

Get your ass back here."

The poor man scurred back, cursing his boss in his mind.

ver "Invite every media outlet in Seacisco, especially the ones that prioritize viewership over anything.

And make sure to tell them to hype up the event as much as they can!"

Ritchie sat back on his chair as his plan began to take shape.

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

Oh, and don’t forget to arrange for a live stream, too.

Contact our usual sponsors and tell them their products will be displayed throughout the feed.

We might as well make some money while we’re at it.

And remember-our main goal is to discredit Janet and end her fashion career for good."

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

He wanted to screw that woman over so badly that she could never get back on her feet again.

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

This time, he made sure that his boss was finished before leaving the office.

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

Just as planned, the press conference was held at the largest meeting hall in Lester Silk Fabric.

Cameras littered all around the room, squeezed in among the throng of people who came to watch the spectacle.

Even as she swept a glance over the crowd, Janet didn’t feel panicked in the slightest.

"It looks like the Lester Silk Fabric really wants to do you in,"

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

"You’re not just going to stand there and let yourself be bullied in public, are you? What’s your plan?"

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

I’m not particularly inclined to suffer any misplaced grievances, either."

With that, she walked onto the stage, all calm and grace.

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

Without wasting her time, she whipped out a flash drive and held it up for all to see.

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

In order to convey my sincerity more properly, I have prepared a couple of videos for today’s press conference."

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

Why was Janet so composed in such a situation? If anything, she should be mortified and humiliated right now, especially in front of all these people.

What was she up to? He leaned over to his secretary and asked in a hushed voice, "Did she find something?"

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

At this point, Janet had already plugged the drive to a computer, and one of the videos was playing on the widescreen Ritchie’s eyes widened like saucers as they watched an employee of Lester Silk Fabric tampering with the time stamp on the website.

The scene changed, and this time, the same man was sobbing hysterically as he divulged what he had done.

n The clips ended, and a deafening silence fell in the room.

Janet took the microphone and said, "As you can see, this is what really happened.

Lester Silk Fabric managed to get hold of my designs prior to the show.

After that, one of their designers, Luna Mccoy, posted my entire portfolio online and edited the details to make it look like she was the original designer.

There is your truth.

Once again, I thank each of you for coming to hear me out today.

If you have further questions, kindly direct them to Mr.Lester.

I’m sure he can give you better answers than I can."

She gave Ritchie a meaningful look, then, and gestured in his direction with a wave of her hand.

2 As soon as she did, the crowd burst into an uproar.Chapter 319 The Ensuing Drama Shocked, Ritchie cursed out loud, "Fuck that bitch!"

His secretary was also scared silly.

Glaring daggers at him, Ritchie was pissed off and kicked him in the ass.

Pointing his finger at the big screen, he cursed again, "What the fuck are you doing standing here for? Turn off the projector right now!"

The secretary stumbled to the stage and proceeded to turn it off.

Ritchie snorted, smoothed over his suit and made his way onto the stage.

This happened to be his territory, not Janet’s.

He lifted his chin and approached her, holding his head up high.

"Janet Lind, you better be careful with what you say.

As far as I can see, you were just making things up so that you can get yourself out of your predicament!"

As he said this, he turned his eyes from her and exclaimed, "Give yourself up.

Apologize right this moment! Don’t waste any more of our time here!"

W "Then why did you turn off the projector if I was, indeed, making things up? That’s a sign of guilt.

If you’re so sure of yourself, you should allow me to show everyone the proof.

I’m sure that everyone here is smart enough to tell if I actually made up the evidence or not,"

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

He clenched his teeth tightly and pointed his finger at the door.

"I thought you came here to apologize.

If you’re not going to do that, why don’t you leave this place immediately?!"

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

Instead, she turned to the audience before her and said word by word, "Everyone should know the truth by now.

I’m going to sue Lester Silk Fabric for slandering my name."

After finishing her speech, she didn’t bother to argue with Ritchie anymore and went ahead to leave the stage.

This scene was live streamed and everyone saw for themselves what had happened.

Everyone in the room and the audience in the live stream room was shocked to say the least.

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

Even though Janet had only played the videos once, the reporters had gone out of their way to record them.

"Mr.Lester, could you please offer an explanation for what happened just now?"

"Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group have been rivals for years now.

Was this why you decided to slander Miss Lind in this way? In order to taint the Larson Group’s name?"

"If your statement about Janet plagiarizing one of your designers’ pieces was true, is there any evidence to back up your statement?"

The reporters all turned to look at Ritchie and kept on asking him and Luna questions.

"Miss Mccoy, are you going to make a statement? After all, weren’t you the one who accused Miss Lind of plagiarism in the first place? What are your thoughts on the current situation?"

"Did Mr.Lester instruct you to do this?"

"Tell us, what’s the nature of the relationship between the two of you?"

Being ambushed by the reporters, Luna’s mind went blank and she felt very embarrassed.

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

Under the dazzling flashing lights of the cameras, Ritchie couldn’t even keep his eyes open.

He kept cursing out loud while pushing the reporters in front of him away and saying, "Get the hell out of my way! Turn off your damn lights! You’re blinding me!"

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

If Ritchie’s father found out about this, he would be very angry.

Having been spoiled by the Lester family since he was a child, Ritchie happened to be very irritable at this moment.

Before he took over the company, his parents had to repeatedly remind him to control that temper of his His secretary cleared the way for him while speaking to the reporters.

"Please, sirs, madams, Mr.Lester can’t answer all of your questions right now.

We’ll announce on our official website if we have any comments."

Finally, Ritchie and the senior executives of Lester Silk Fabric were able to escape the madness of the room.

Chapter 320 Take The Blame When she got home, Janet kicked off her heels and collapsed into bed.

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

After resting for a while, she got up and turned on the computer.

She briskly posted the evidence on the forums Luna had posted to slander her before.

A few hours later, the forums came to life as users discussed this matter heatedly.

The dramatic turning-of-tables that had happened at the press briefing soon made headlines.

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

Have you seen the comments on the post? Everyone’s calling you a warrior.

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

Janet moved her cursor to check the comments Tiffany was talking about.

She had been focused on the media’s reports until now and didn’t know what people were saying in the comments.

When Janet read the comments, she found that the video of her talking on the stage had been spread all over the Internet.

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

She’s so elegant and generous! And a fierce warrior too!"

"She’s a lovely girl.

Such a polite and beautiful goddess plagiarized someone else’s work? I doubt it!"

"She’s so pretty, I’d kiss her all day!"

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

Janet buried her face in her hands, her cheeks blushing furiously.

She had never been praised by so many strangers in her life.

The next day, in the Lester Silk Fabric building… "Nonsense! These reports are all bullshit! How dare they call me rude?"

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

He was in trouble, but there was nothing he could do.

In recent years, Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group had become two very high profile companies.

What with Janet’s fiasco, the media was having a field day.

In the span of just twenty-four hours, the reputation of Lester Silk Fabric was destroyed and its stock price.

plummeted.

"There’s nothing we can do to refute the evidence that Janet posted online.

What we can do now is to try our best to keep the news from spreading.

Mr.Lester, it was your idea to bring in more reporters there…"

the secretary reminded Ritchie in a trembling voice, picking up the documents Ritchie had thrown on the ground.

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

He picked up another stack of papers from the table and threw them at the secretary’s face.

"I’m not an idiot.

You don’t need to remind me what I said."

Things didn’t end there.

Brandon sent people from the Larson Group’s legal department to help Janet file a lawsuit against Lester Silk Fabric.

The second they got the notice of the lawsuit, Lester Silk Fabric responded quickly and held a press conference in the afternoon.

Luna expressionlessly read a script in front of countless reporters, her face pale as a ghost under the limelight.

"I admit that I peeked at Janet Lind’s work before the show started.

Then I bribed an employee to tamper with the upload date on the database.

I falsely accused her of plagiarizing my work, and I did all this to gain fame and attention.

I am responsible for all of this.

My actions have nothing to do with Lester Silk Fabric."

In the Larson Group, Janet stopped the video on her phone and sighed.

"No class! Lester Silk Fabric made an ordinary employee take the fall!"

Chapter 321 Ask Brandon Out For Dinner Gerda clicked her tongue unhappily.

"Everyone knows they’re using Luna as a scapegoat.

She’s just an ordinary employee.

How on earth could she manage to do all of this? Lester Silk Fabric is really heartless."

The other designers had also seen the video circulating the Internet.

They began to discuss in hushed voices, but the general consensus was that Lester Silk Fabric was a cold blooded company.

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

There was no point in dwelling on it now that things had been settled.

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

Now that Luna has taken the blame, we can’t do anything to Lester Silk Fabric."

"And what about those designs? Are they really not gonna put them back on the show?"

Gerda puffed out her chest indignantly Janet smiled at her colleague gently.

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

I have gained considerable fame because of everything that’s happened.

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

When the dust settled, Janet poured all her energy into her work.

She had been so busy with this matter the past few days, so now she could finally focus on other things.

"By the way, Lind, I’ve been meaning to ask you something.

How’d you get the evidence?"

Gerda was talking about the videos that Janet had posted on the Internet, which had amassed more than a million views.

Janet froze.

After a few seconds, she broke into a smile and waved her hand dismissively.

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

Gerda nudged her arm and asked curiously, "What friend? A boyfriend perhaps?"

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

Gerda, is it just me or do you have a lot of time on your hands? Have you finished your design for this month? Don’t come running to me again when the deadline approaches."

"Ah! My God! I still have thirty-four drawings to finish!"

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

Suddenly, she thought of the tall and straight back of Brandon.

Now that she thought about it, she realized that Lester Silk Fabric had gone through all this trouble just to set her up.

It must have cost Brandon a lot to get his hands on the evidence.

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

Brandon had helped her countless times, but she hadn’t really ever met him in person.

She owed Brandon too much and she doubted she could ever repay him.

After thinking about it for a long time, Janet finally plucked up the courage to send a message to Brandon.

"Mr.Larson, would you be willing to let me treat you to dinner? You’ve helped me a lot and I’d like to express my gratitude somehow."

2 After hitting send, Janet put down her phone and wrung her hands nervously.

The chairman of the Larson Group had probably tasted all the splendid dishes this world had to offer.

But it was a token of her appreciation.Chapter 322 A Warning At the CEO’s office of the Larson Group.

The Larson Group’s stock price had fluctuated over the past few days.

Now that the situation was favorable for the Larson Group and its stock price had more than recovered, Ethan decided to seize the opportunity to put more pressure on the Lester Silk Fabric.

Garrett hadn’t slept properly in the past three days, dealing with the bad press: He was yawning sleepily when Ethan’s phone pinged.

"Someone texted you."

When he saw the name on Ethan’s phone’s screen, Garrett snickered.

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

Ethan smacked Garrett on the back of the head and grabbed the phone.

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

"What is it? Why’s your face like that?"

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

"If I refuse, she’ll be very disappointed."

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

You can’t have dinner with Janet without her seeing your face.

Last time, when you and Janet went to the company’s masquerade ball, you almost exposed yourself.

It’d be unwise to take such a risk again.

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

"Thank you, but there’s no need for you to treat me to dinner.

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

I helped you to protect the reputation of the company."

Janet read his message and quickly replied, "But Mr.Larson, you could’ve just dismissed me."

"If I dismiss any employee when something like this comes up, how will we keep the talented ones? Keep up the good work.

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

1 He had deliberately distanced Brandon from her ever since what happened last time.

He didn’t want her to suspect him of anything Reading his reply, Janet had no choice but to give up.

Ethan put down his phone, kicked the sofa Garrett was lying down on, and said, "I want you to relocate the one who had tried to force Janet to resign.

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

Hearing Ethan’s orders, he helplessly peeled his eyes open and stood up from the sofa.

He muttered under his breath, "This job will definitely be the death of me."

Charis had expected that Ethan would want to have a talk with her, but when she received the notice, her heart still skipped a beat.

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

He shoved his hands into the pocket of his slacks, and the light from the window elongated his shadow on the floor.

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

"From now on, I’ll take care of all matters related to Janet.

No one other than me.

Understood?"

Ethan’s cold voice sent a shiver down Charis’s spine.

She winced and smiled bitterly, as though she had been wronged.

"I see how it is.

You don’t trust me now? Brandon, I don’t have any ulterior motives, I swear.

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

He never brought it up before because he didn’t want her to look bad.

She and her family had always valued their image.

"I’m just warning you not to act against Janet.

Otherwise, don’t blame me if I disregard our long term friendship."

Chapter 323 A Long Forgotten Name After a moment’s silence, Charis said in a low voice, "I see."

Charis was a dignified woman.

Before Ethan could say anything more, she turned around and walked out of his office, As soon as the door closed behind her, tears welled up in her eyes..

Ever since they first met, Brandon had never said such harsh words to her before, nor had he looked at her with such cold eyes.

She hadn’t cried in years.

The last time was when she said goodbye to Brandon before going abroad.

She had been reluctant to leave him.

But now, she felt bad about Brandon’s attitude towards her.

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

But all of a sudden, with Janet now in the picture, Brandon suddenly was ruthless towards her.

Tears rolled down Charis’s cheeks as she realized just how important Janet was to Brandon.

The hot tears dripped from her chin to the carpeted floor.

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

Charis didn’t like to be candid with her shrewdness.

The reason why she had tried to fire Janet was to win Brandon’s heart.

In Charis’s eyes, Janet wasn’t good enough for him.

But now that Brandon had taken a liking to her, Charis figured he would deeply fall in love with her and she would eventually lose him for good.

Thinking of this, Charis was more determined than ever to separate Janet and Brandon..

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

Brandon had just warned her not to interfere with Janet’s work ever again.

She had to be more careful now.

On the other side… After Janet got off work, she went home, only to find that Ethan had come home early today.

"Oh, the workaholic is back! I’m surprised you still remember the way home!"

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

Looking at the man who was busy cooking in the kitchen, she was not happy.

After all, she hadn’t seen Ethan for two or three days.

That was because Ethan had been busy dealing with the plagiarism issue the past few days.

But he couldn’t tell her this.

While cracking the eggs into a bowl, he found an excuse.

"When I crossed Ritchie’s path, he made a lot of trouble.

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

I’ve been working part time the past few days while looking for a stable job."

Then, he paused and said sincerely, "I’m sorry that I haven’t been here for you these days."

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

"So, what happened? You didn’t tell me the truth.

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

Ethan had really solved the problem that had been plaguing them the past few days.

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

After transferring the egg into the pan, Ethan turned and his eyes landed on Janet’s earlobe.

His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as he gulped.

"How about having dinner and then a little bit of exercise to unwina: "What kind of exercise?"

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

It was as though God had chiseled his face to perfection.

His eyes stared deep into hers, filled with burning desire.

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

She quickly lowered her head and said shyly, "You’re so naughty!"

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

He could feel that she liked him, but she always pretended to refuse him.

He had to admit it really turned him on.

But the romantic atmosphere was instantly soiled by the sound of the phone ringing.

"Keep an eye on the eggs, okay? Don’t let them burn."

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

Then, he took off his apron and walked to the living room to pick up his phone.

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

He glanced back at the kitchen at Janet, then opened the glass door to step out onto the balcony He was a little surprised to see that Patrick was calling him.

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

Ethan stood on the balcony, letting the wind blow his hair.

"Why on earth are you answering the phone outside? Isn’t it cold out there?"

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

Ethan was lost in his thoughts and didn’t notice when Janet slid the door open and poked her head out.

Narrowing her eyes at him suspiciously, she looked at the phone in Ethan’s hand.

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

Was it Charis calling again? "It’s Patrick Lester."

Amused by the quirky expression on her face, he pulled her into his arms and finally answered the phone.

"Ethan, why the hell did you keep me waiting?"

Patrick’s irritated voice came from the other end of the line.

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

Patrick didn’t give a damn about whatever Ethan was up to.

There was something he needed to talk about with Ethan, so he went straight to the point.

"Your grandma’s birthday is coming up and we’re throwing her a party.

She wants you and your wife here."

Without waiting for Ethan’s response, he hung up abruptly.

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

She looked up at Ethan and asked hesitantly, "So are we going?"

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

There’ll be nothing but trouble if we disobey him.

Besides, I haven’t seen my grandma in a very long time.

It’s only right that I be there on her birthday."

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

It was true that Ethan’s expression softened when he spoke of his grandmother.

Nora Lester, Ethan’s grandma, was a distant relative of the Larson family.

She had known Ethan’s mother when she was a girl.

Although she didn’t approve of what Patrick had done, she couldn’t do anything about her son’s decisions.

She had always felt sorry for Ethan and used to secretly send him money.

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

Thinking of this, Ethan rested his chin on the top of Janet’s head.

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

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"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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thought

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go out of your way

crushed some fruits

used a knife to slice the

Shelia asked,

a while, he said, "I

knew the reason

that because he wanted to be prepared in case

ahead of time that even under ner protection,

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

"Alright."

focus her gaze

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

hand to

startled and turned to look

Shelia’s eyes, he

retracted his hand, looked away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt on

"Is that so?"

nose

about now? Is it

"No,"

glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

other than roasting

Can you teach me?"

do you want to learn

"In order to survive."

mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me

shelia said casually.

felt sad upon hearing

meat ready to be flipped? It’s

Shelia pointed out.

small burn on the meat’s exposed side when

while he was still thinking about

.

about whether or not to ask her

all, Shelia’s own

didn’t seem to take

you please teach

"Hmm,"

after

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and she broke into

dimples, meanwhile, became

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she said, "Thanks

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

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I was

taken over and the old

as she spoke about

woman was a wonderful

prepared great meals and gave me a

is an orphan…’ Victor pursed his

guardian was needed to look after

leave with the other

Victor and answered, "I didn’t

was the only home Shelia

you

her head, Shelia

to visit her tomb, so I

to them, and I

the dingy

been

hands behind

she gazed up

to

what keeps you

are people guarding

if I go

idea that I have

my name when I meet her again in the

blinking

fixed on Shelia

continued, "If she had the chance to see you, Van, it

soft spot in her

I was a lovely

didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to describe a

at Shelia, Victor concluded that the

description of her features,

"Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how come you got your name so

communicate since she was deaf, mute,

referred to us

poker card was in my

as if it were a treasure and presented it to Victor as

each kid was given a unique

we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which

at the card–the King

I get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

"I am the only one

was toasting as they

her the meat after he re-applied the

all set

Eat, please."

her gut just after his

her stomach and ate the meat with a

much better than the meat

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after

feet, she said,

nodded and was ready to rise when Shelia

"Come on, get up."

after a little pause, he took Shelia’s hand in his and replied,

hard way, Shelia used a dart to put marks on the

had lost track of time as they

sun had cooled

Victor in sitting down on

sure how far we’ll have to travel

we can get out before

drank some

walking, and he was coughing up

"I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

continued to hold

murmured,

you return, be sure to

to the

after a day and a

What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow

we leave the

to continue my travels and explore the world’s

go to the police station when I can no longer walk and beg

with a

"Shelia."

have made up his mind after staring

"What’s the problem?"

come with me after we

my grandma will like you, I will defend you if

count

want me to

it all right with you? If

concerned that Shelia might

for a while before

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at

get out

"Sure."

from the woods,

The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the

the bodies of Victor and

noon and now, the sun was

was assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious country

out of

villagers if we walk a

We can…"

finish her sentence, she saw

She was confused.

wanting to

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect you to come

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of

were parked not far from

at the front, looking at them intently

feel right away

in

his eyes off Norton, watching his

a voice that only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run

won’t get lost even when it gets

we were finding our way out of the forest, I put marks

you can

"And then?"

asked, her

straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

mobile phone

didn’t intend to let him

a game with Victor by throwing

felt that if he couldn’t escape this predicament,

her back to see his grandmother, and treat

it seemed that Victor could not fulfill

wrote a phone number on her palm with his

number once you get hold of a mobile

he whispered.

is my

her and she will pick you up wherever you

down at her

respond, Victor looked at her and asked

"No."

pulled her hand

were a

want to remember the number, nor do I want

be a

Victor frowned.

that he coughed violently

and clenched her

didn’t want to spread her palm and let

talking about, he could

he said, "Tut, tut, tut,

other!

when

pulled Sheila behind

injured and keeping himself

would be hard for him to

up to

Shelia

them, Norton pulled Shelia towards

was too fast for Victor to

"Let her go!"

a firm

hearing vexation in

know you look

mud

body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to take Shelia

in his tracks when

knife that

out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear

that he

his fist and tried to steady

want is

has nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want to let

from but

for you to die alone? I can do something

red eyes, Victor breathed

pressed against her neck, all Shelia could do was raise her

was tensed

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

all you can

smile plastered on

his eyes narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s

did you

you

Shelia swallowed.

sense of accomplishment by threatening two

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

So, cut the crap.

kill me,

"Shelia…"

tried to

knew that she was provoking

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

Norton was indeed angry.

but he kept his voice in check as he talked to

Looks like you really want

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and

squinted his eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

men did as they were

Shelia was taken

was made to ride a different

brain thinking about where Norton was taking

was

rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke

hands clenched into fists, and the blue veins on

and yelled, "Let her

of the gushing water,

Victor to

she opened her mouth, she

her

on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed at

might be strong but he was useless in this kind of

making me

good man? Why

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

wanting to save her so much, I will give you

still some good in me, huh?

just glare

whatever it took to

the middle of the

men behind him appeared and stood between

looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the

two people, and

brief pause, Norton continued, "You want to save

men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and took a

knife in his hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and

before the

say goodbye to your

I’m afraid

the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about

he quickly rushed up

a mercenary and the most popular

weakest subordinates should be strong

was

even in his peak state, he might not even be able to defeat one of the two weakest subordinates

them were tall and burly men that could easily

at a

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

he was hit, Victor staggered and

strength left him, and he

broken scattered all over his body, making him feel

face looked

still tried to stand, not

he could even get back on his feet,

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

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

this point, Victor’s

eyes on the rope, which was only a few steps away

how

the fire was put out and the

he was willing to do

much as his mind wanted to go on, his body

he fell back to the ground and lost his

was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain

eyes, but his vision was still

the ground, watching the raindrops

couldn’t help but wonder if he was still

recovered yet, so he thought that he

every inch of his body made Victor

but he

little bit, grabbing the mud under

the river, only to find that there was nothing in it

no trace

"Ahem!"

spurting out

the soil and

expectantly, as if he was waiting for

for a long

even know how much time

never found the person

would raise her head from the river or come

excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t

he lost

woke up again, he was

found him

operation to rescue him lasted

found out that Victor had fractures in eight

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

after he woke up was ask Carolyn

an oxygen mask and struggled

of danger yet, but all he cared

but she could sense that she must be a very important person due to

didn’t dare delay to send people to

lasted for seven days, but Shelia

passed and there was

card

could easily

years later,

after fully recovering was buy a

in

the marble tombstone aside from the

even Shelia’s name

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

the hospital, but he was

was also in that year that Carolyn sent Victor

more years, he finished his

over several small companies under

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

outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed

time, Roger entered the ward

edge of the bed,

can’t eat

been eating porridge for about half a

even stand

and had no choice but to put the bowl

it again when

stuck his tongue out, not intending to eat

Roger standing at the door, so he

half a month, Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey from time to

kid gradually got acquainted

liked about him was that Roger would bring some

could

Joey could only

greeted Roger, Rachel turned around

say that you

would send Rachel a message in advance to

would say no every time, he would

important project meeting today, so he might not be able

he could still visit, it

initially, I

at Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment before finally

Rachel furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Dark Circles The operation done to Victor

of the operating room opened and closed for several times as doctors went in

but wait outside

fourth day since the operation began, the indicator light outside the room was

indicated that the surgery was

he

was wheeled to

was not until two days ago that his

eligible to be transferred to

was still

the field to check Victor’s condition and give a

it wasn’t what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

old wounds had healed, they still had

injuries just made

said that only a miracle could

least tell us when

in a gloomy

I can’t say that

frown as he

I may be blunt,

wake up? Is he going to

expert didn’t say this, it was obvious that this

hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this was it

Lukas, Rachel was the first

Rachel

Joey’s ward,

there were

to tell Rachel about this important

tragic news,

was as if she had already prepared

Carson was

didn’t know when she

a coma for about half a

have

also there outside the operating room for 70 hours

and reminded him in

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses, Carson put

her indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing about

then changed the subject and asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said that he has been recovering

that his plaster will be removed ahead

turned his head and peeped through the glass panel on the

sleeping soundly in

for a bit and

I’m leaving

saying that, Carson turned around and

seemed that he really just visited to tell Rachel about the

had

blink of an eye, two days eventually passed

Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t

ward almost twenty-four hours a

same time, Carson didn’t show his face to her

from an expert, she was also convinced that Victor would

news that Victor

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

for a long time without being able

judging Roger’s expression if

to go

Rachel pressed her lips hard

someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back

want to

was Joey, pleading in a

Victor

in the hospital, he actually

had always been absent-minded and

Joey finally found out the truth, Rachel

anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go to the ICU

he just smiled

bad? They say

to worry

Joey’s bright eyes, she

she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

two weeks, Joey had a

didn’t mention Victor, as if there was nothing wrong going

up in the middle of the night from time to time and look at the ceiling with

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

"Okay…"

softened, and

was in the

yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk all the way

simply let him sit in a

the wheelchair for him, and the three of them

enough, they reached the

the floor of the ward where

and there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa in the hall, dealing with

approaching, he furrowed his

Victor had seen this scene, Carson

it’s the first time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

the document he was holding aside and raised his

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking

like someone who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m the one

those dark circles

"Dark circles?"

choked at Joey’s

panic, he picked up his phone, opened its

that Joey

bags were so big that it seemed like

this was only to be

hadn’t have a good sleep

a handsome young man, but even he was

"Ha-ha!"

laugh after seeing the

laughter, Carson realized that

his head, Carson stepped forward

"You, brat.

tease your

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

have no opinion regarding

I grew

We are best friends.

the one who picked

that’s how I became

his eyebrows and crossed his arms in front of

for you, even if you don’t want it, that

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

tongue as he withdrew his hand

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

a fact that you can’t

better change your attitude

didn’t say anything more, but he stuck out

corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger standing

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

heard that Mr.Sullivan has

I came here with Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his composure just because of

"Oh, I see."

room and said,

He is resting inside.

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

one knew what was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked towards the

followed her,

were placed over

in

he was about to sav something, Joey spoke

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked

not standing

see him

raised his eyebrows as if he was

after taking a quick glance at

to

overheard what Joey was

about I

"No!"

replied in a very decisive

was a serious look on

am a

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

that moment, they were

wouldn’t be appropriate for Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t be right for her to take him to

Joey’s words, Rachel looked at both

was Roger, then her

want to bother the former, Carson soon observed

she wanted him to take Joey to

and refused to pay any attention

and

a thumbs up without Rachel

pretended like he was answering the

the

headed towards the

wasn’t very good at

lit up while he was still holding it

call at all! Rachel saw what

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

embarrassing for a boy like him to be taken to

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those words,

thought that Rachel ought to have been closer to

past few days, they got along

were always in

to her, she still

look of things, Rachel still didn’t love

knew that it couldn’t be

himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside

and Joey headed towards the

time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

took a quick glance at the phone in

with the

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took

appeared

am through with

choice! My subordinates are too bad at making

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile on her

very good

he had pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the

his nose and

you want

in order to look through the glass panel on

was

her point of view, only the living room

couldn’t see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no time

would lie in

has to undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

came from behind

is in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

saw a man in a suit coming out of the

He looked dejected.

document in his

ran into Rachel and Carson as soon

was stunned at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

an employee of the Sullivan Group and the director of the project

was no need asking about what just happened to

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

must have been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the

what

She turned to Carson.

at her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

as a member of the Sullivan Group’s

meant by just looking

at a loss for

many surnames

he had to choose

recognized who

and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

her head slightly

forehead was

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

going back to the

and said, "Very

do

Troy went out of sight in a blink

looked at

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

condition doesn’t seem as bad

is well and can

to the door and pushed

against the

follow

some document

head

her

in a

his face was pale despite the fact that he lowered

frowned and looked

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

that she walked

asked you to go

Victor heard the footsteps, his frown

looked up at the person who was

in his usual cold and stiff tone, he

Even after we finished the

it wouldn’t bode well if

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

he still loosened

back to

could still feel the

and i felt rather

heart

it felt like I had returned to the

with him were the happiest time of my

reminisced, I knew that those days were long gone and I could never get them back

feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached

me and began chatting with the

raising my glass and taking a sip of

I’d had a few to drink and was starting to

time, Elena came

a surprise waiting for you on the

to go upstairs and take a

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you get

mysterious smile appeared

her to the

that there were bright red rose petals scattered across the

were also numerous balloons

widened

say, this whole scene

I had

person that came to mind was Charles, but I

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

on me, and yet I

joy of receiving this birthday surprise soon

I stared at the night scene around me in

and yet my mind was

the cold sea breeze,

a fireworks display lit up

shot up to the sky, a deafening

like a

by the noise, I covered

on the ground and

began trembling uncontrollably, and i

abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

breath I felt

of strong

I’m here."

above me, making me

It was Charles.

nestled in his arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and

to be