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.

long time since they last met-too

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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he heard what Shelia asked, his eyes darkened

said, "I have

Victor knew the reason

because he wanted to be

ahead of time that even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger

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

"Alright."

to focus her gaze

his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on the

hand to wipe

turned to look at Victor with a

into Shelia’s eyes, he started to

his hand, looked away, and explained, "Your nose

"Is that so?"

went ahead to rub her nose with the back

what about now? Is

"No,"

glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

you learn other than roasting meat?

Can you teach me?"

want to

"In order to survive."

came out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad

be flipped? It’s on the verge

Shelia pointed out.

saw a small burn on the meat’s

over while he was still thinking about

.

whether or

after all, Shelia’s own

other hand, didn’t

asked, "Will you

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and she

meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she said, "Thanks so

I’ve ever encountered, except

"Orphanage?"

where I was

taken over and the

eyes clouded as she spoke about

elderly woman was a

meals and gave me a

an orphan…’ Victor pursed

was needed to look after you since the

you leave with the

up at Victor and answered, "I

was the only home Shelia had known for so

you being outdoors

her head, Shelia said,

visit her tomb, so I

whereabouts remain unknown to them, and I don’t intend to

dingy ground, Shelia lay down

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

her hands behind her head, her lips

disappointment as she gazed

want to

you from

people guarding the

if I

that I have

tell her my name when I meet her again in the

blinking

fixed on Shelia and he

the chance to see you, Van, it would be more

spot in her heart for adorable

said that I was

use this term

concluded that the

of her features, particularly

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

since she was deaf, mute, and

to

card

from her pocket as if it were a treasure and presented

orphanage, each kid

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

at the card–the King of

Did I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

said, "I am the only one with the King

toasting as

the meat

set to

Eat, please."

her gut just after

to her stomach

meat i made myself! Van, you’re

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after a

to her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

and was ready to rise when

"Come on, get up."

after a little pause, he took Shelia’s

learning the hard way, Shelia used a

of

sun had cooled down

on a stone

sure how far we’ll have to travel until

out before the sun

drank some water

so much walking, and he

said incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued

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

return, be sure to eat

lowered his gaze to

after a day and a night in

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow to

your plans once we leave the

my travels and explore the world’s

can no longer walk and beg them to take me

with

"Shelia."

have made up his mind after staring at

"What’s the problem?"

me after

I will defend you if

can count

to

with you? If you don’t want to,

concerned that

a while before

"No, I’m not.

treat you the

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled at

we get out of the

"Sure."

they emerged from

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

light glimmered on the

noon and now,

they saw a relatively

out

local villagers if we walk a little

We can…"

could finish her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

wanting

"Van?"

i didn’t expect you to

came, Shelia looked for the source of

three cars that were parked not far

at the front, looking at them intently as he

away that they were

in turn stood protectively in

his eyes off Norton, watching his

only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into

lost even when it

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

marks and you can get

"And then?"

asked, her eyebrows

straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and call this

knew that Norton didn’t intend to let

with Victor

that if he couldn’t escape this

had promised to give Shelia a family, bring her back to

fulfill the promise he made in

phone number on her palm with his

call the number once you get

he whispered.

is my

pick you up wherever you

down at

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

"No."

pulled her

were a

remember the number,

a

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently as soon as he finished

adamant and

her palm and let Victor write the phone number

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

he said, "Tut, tut,

strong feelings for each other!

when

pulled Sheila behind

injured and keeping himself standing steadily

would be hard for him

deliberately walked up

Shelia

Norton pulled Shelia towards

fast for Victor

"Let her go!"

firm grip on

hearing

you

he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with

pain, Victor rushed

he stopped in his tracks when something

was a knife that Norton

spat out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

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

that he had

clenched his fist and

you want

has nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

wow! This

Norton curled his lips.

want

but I

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

red eyes, Victor breathed

pressed against her

was

she saw Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy,

all you can do?

his mocking smile

anger when he

you just

said you are a

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment

you don’t have in you to

So, cut the crap.

kill

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to stop

knew that she

Norton’s hackles rise and the man would do just

Norton was indeed angry.

he kept his voice in check as he talked

Looks like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed them,

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

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

as they were

bound, Shelia was taken to one of the

made to ride a different

brain thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke

was flowing

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

and the blue

teeth and yelled, "Let

eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia had difficulty

actually wanted Victor

her mouth,

her

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

but he was useless in this kind of

making me

good man? Why the hell should

rope, squatted down, and blew the

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

some good in me, huh?

just

it took to save

who was in the middle of the river, Norton squinted his

appeared and stood

up and looked at Victor

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest among my

two people, and the one on the right has killed

"You want to save her, right? Knock

speaking, the two men who had been holding Victor’s

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

these two before the rope

can say goodbye to your

I’m afraid that you won’t even find

the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about

rushed up and

and the most popular leader the

his weakest subordinates should be strong as

Victor was currently

not even be able

of them were tall and burly men that could easily

a doubt, Victor was at

them, the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after

as he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to stand

left him, and he eventually

his bones being broken scattered all over his body, making

Victor’s face looked black with

stand, not ready to give

could even get back on his feet, he saw another

use his arm to

a mouthful of blood, and a tooth also

point, Victor’s vision

eyes on the rope, which was only a few steps

matter how

the fire was put out and the rope

trouble, so he was willing to do anything

mind wanted to go on, his body

back to the ground and lost

time, Victor was somewhat awakened

his eyes, but his vision was still

there on the ground,

help but wonder if he was still

yet, so

sharp pain that pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize that he was still

to stand up, but

little bit, grabbing the mud under his hands

the

no trace

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out more

himself, he grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes

river expectantly, as if

for a

know how much time

the person he

hoped that someone would raise her head from the

loss of blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing,

he lost consciousness

again, he

found him near the

operation to rescue him lasted

it was found out that Victor had fractures

and lungs were inflamed, and the

was

an

out of danger yet, but

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

didn’t dare delay to send people to

for seven days, but Shelia

and there was still no

crumpled playing card that got wet from the

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

years later, Victor completely

thing he did after

the King of Hearts card in a box and buried it under

nothing on the marble tombstone aside

Shelia’s name on

while Karl was on a business trip, he suffered a sudden

the hospital, but he

It was also in that

finished his studies and

over several small companies under the control of

sales of these companies from a very

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

this time, Roger entered the ward

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

eat any

been eating porridge for about

couldn’t even stand the smell

and had no choice but

said, "Eat it again when

tongue out, not

saw Roger standing at the door, so

month, Roger came to the hospital

the kid gradually got

about him was that Roger would

Joey couldn’t eat too much, he could at

could only eat

turned around and was surprised

say that you

a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to eat something or if she needed

would say no every time, he

he had an important project meeting today, so

could still visit, it

initially, I couldn’t

for a moment before finally saying,

response, Rachel furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

465 Dark Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more than 70

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

do anything but wait outside until the procedure

on the fourth day since the operation began, the indicator light outside

indicated that the

he wasn’t completely out

he was wheeled to

was not until two days ago that

to be

was still

field to check Victor’s condition and give

it wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

had healed, they

new injuries

the end, he said that only a miracle could save

tell us when he will

asked in a gloomy

can’t

frown as

blunt, please consider preparing for

Is he going to become

it was obvious that this was what he

not a hundred percent, but there was a

Lukas, Rachel was the first one to know

that Rachel had the right to

wall outside Joey’s

there were dark

went down to tell Rachel about this

heard the tragic news, her face didn’t show

was as if she had already prepared herself for something

fact, Carson was a bit

know when she became

had been in a coma for about

it might have

room for 70 hours before the indication light

moment of silence, Rachel glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low voice, "This is the area for children’s

You can’t smoke here."

he regained his senses, Carson put out

indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue

changed the subject and asked,

"Joey? He’s fine.

him up yesterday and said

it’s expected that his plaster will be removed ahead of the initial

his head and peeped through the glass panel on

saw Joey sleeping soundly in the

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

then, I’m

around and

tell Rachel

had

eye,

aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend to visit

Joey’s ward almost twenty-four

Carson didn’t

was also

Victor had miraculously

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

a long time without being able

as if she was still judging Roger’s expression

to go upstairs

Rachel pressed her

pulled her sleeve and

want to see

was Joey, pleading in a

Victor

up in the hospital,

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

finally found out the truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart

did he pester Rachel to go to the

smiled

daddy bad? They say bad people

don’t have to

eyes, she felt a lump in

she mustered

"Yes, of course."

following two weeks, Joey had a good rest in the

mention Victor, as if there was

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

him, but Rachel was aware that he missed Victor

"Okay…"

heart softened, and

in the second

fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk

Rachel simply let him sit

the three

enough, they

the floor of

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

he furrowed his brows

scene, Carson knew that he

the first time

What brings you here?"

quickly set the document he was holding aside and raised

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

someone who

where did those dark circles around your

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at

his phone, opened its front camera, and

that

totally haggard, and his eye bags were so

course, this was

hadn’t have a good sleep

a handsome young man, but even he was susceptible to

"Ha-ha!"

but laugh after seeing

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

head, Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

you tease your godfather?

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

no opinion

I

We are best friends.

the one who

I

eyebrows and crossed his arms in

you don’t want it, that

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

as he withdrew his hand from

in a slightly low voice, "I also didn’t expect

a fact

change your

he

the corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger standing

to regain his composure and commented, "I see that you’re

that Mr.Sullivan has woken

came here with Rachel and Joey

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his

"Oh, I see."

pointed at the room and said, "His

He is resting inside.

him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the

what was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked

followed her, pushing Joey’s

placed over his

in thoughts for

about to sav something,

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at the little

standing

result, Joey could see him from

as if he was giving

quick glance at

need to

what Joey was

about I

"No!"

replied in a very

a serious look on

I am

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

that moment, they were no

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

to Joey’s words,

it was Roger, then

bother the former, Carson

to take Joey to

refused to pay any attention to Rachel’s

that, he took out his phone and turned

a thumbs up

he was

I have read the plan you sent

he headed towards the nurses’

wasn’t very

he was still

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

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

boy like him to be taken to the bathroom by

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those words, they displeased

that Rachel ought to have been closer to him than

days, they got

were always in one

known to her,

the look of things, Rachel still didn’t love

it couldn’t be achieved

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

he and Joey

time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at the

you through with the phone

"What?"

Rachel’s sight and took a peek at

a smile appeared on his

am through with

My subordinates are too bad at

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile on her

very good at

knew that he had pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the smile on his face

nose and coughed

want to

order to look through the glass panel on the

was

only the living room could

see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no time and

would lie in the bed

undergo half a

came

a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

and saw a man in a

He looked dejected.

a document

Carson as soon as

was stunned at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

was an employee of the Sullivan Group and

about what just

man’s expression that the project plan had been

been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the

what really

She turned to Carson.

her, she raised her eyebrows

"Well, this is Troy.

member of the Sullivan Group’s

meant

a

were so many surnames in

he had

recognized who

bowed and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head

was covered with

Victor had given him the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding the document tightly in

going back to

hand and said, "Very

should do that

Troy went out of sight

at

enough for her to see that Victor was sitting against the

seem as bad as

is well and

door

leaned against the

follow

reading some document when he heard the

raise his head and say coldly, "Get

cast her gaze on

was in

his face was pale despite the fact that he lowered his

frowned and looked

waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half

that she walked towards

asked you to

the footsteps, his frown

the person who was walking towards

cold and stiff tone,

we finished the

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

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

but he still loosened his

a few steps back to distance

feel the warmth

blushed and i felt rather

heart

moment, it felt like I had returned to the

with him were the

knew that those days were long gone

looked down, feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me and

began chatting with the guests with a smile on my

glass and taking a sip of

it, I’d had a few to drink and was

time, Elena came

surprise waiting for

you like to go upstairs and take a

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you

appeared on

to the deck on the

bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard, forming a big

also numerous balloons around

widened in

must say, this whole

had no idea who

came to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast aside that

bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself for having

effort on me, and yet I

joy of receiving this birthday surprise soon

stared at the night scene

tranquil, and yet my

of the cold sea breeze,

a fireworks display lit up the sky,

fireworks shot up to the sky,

sounded like a

I covered

on the ground and

and i felt like my blood

horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

was out of breath I felt so dizzy that I

strong arms held

I’m here."

voice came from above

It was Charles.

my

have to