My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

had been a long time since they

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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fact, Victor knew

that because he wanted to be prepared in case

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

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

"Alright."

Shelia continued to focus her

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

hand to wipe off

turned to look

eyes, he started to feel a

away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt on

"Is that so?"

rub her nose with the

what about now? Is

"No,"

said, glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

other than roasting meat? I want to

Can you teach me?"

do you want to

"In order to survive."

came out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad

to be flipped? It’s on the verge of

Shelia pointed out.

Shelia, Victor saw a small burn on the

he was still thinking about what

.

had second thoughts about whether or not to ask her

all, Shelia’s

on the other hand, didn’t seem to take it

you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after a

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and she broke into a

two dimples, meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she

I’ve ever encountered, except for my caretaker

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I was

the orphanage was taken over and the old woman was

clouded as

woman was a wonderful

I was younger, she prepared great meals

an orphan…’ Victor pursed

after you since the orphanage was

leave with

and answered, "I didn’t want

only home Shelia had

okay with you being outdoors on

head, Shelia

visit

unknown to them, and I don’t intend

dingy ground,

had been scattered by

behind her

sighed with disappointment as she

want to

what keeps you

people

if I

no idea that

my name when I meet her again in the

blinking her

fixed on Shelia and he

chance to see you, Van, it would be more

in her heart for

said that I was

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

Shelia, Victor concluded that the adjective

an apt description of her features,

responsible for your upbringing,

since she was deaf, mute, and

never referred to

poker card

were a treasure and

orphanage, each kid was

us take them as we pleased, but we

the card–the

Did I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only one with the King of

toasting as they were

gave her the meat after he re-applied the

set

Eat, please."

her gut just after his words

so she put her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with

meat i made myself!

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after a

she rose to her feet,

rise when Shelia abruptly extended

"Come on, get up."

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

Shelia used a dart to put marks

of time

had cooled down

on a stone and drank

we’ll have to travel until

can get out

drank some water

perhaps exhausted after so much walking, and he

"I’m

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

and continued

motion, she murmured, "Van, you look rather

you return, be

to the side

was covered in mud after

you? What’s

"Plan?"

slow

we leave the

travels and explore the world’s finest rivers and

station when I can no longer walk and beg them to take

with a

"Shelia."

mind after

"What’s the problem?"

me after we

I will defend you if she doesn’t

count

want me to come with

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

that

while before asking, "Are you joking right

"No, I’m not.

you the

Victor convinced her.

and smiled

get

"Sure."

emerged from the

started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest

light glimmered on the bodies

had been walking since high noon and now, the sun

was assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious country

out of

villagers if we walk a little

We can…"

sentence, she saw Victor stop

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting

"Van?"

well, i didn’t expect you to come out

came, Shelia looked for the source

saw three cars that were

stood at the front, looking at them

away that they were

to shield Victor, who in turn stood

didn’t take his eyes off Norton,

Shelia could hear, Victor said,

won’t get lost even when it gets

of the forest, I put

you can get

"And then?"

her

straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

a mobile phone from them, and call

knew that Norton didn’t intend to let him

to play a game with Victor by throwing him

he couldn’t escape

a family, bring her back to see his grandmother, and

Victor could not fulfill the promise he made in the

wrote a phone

call the number once you get hold of a

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

she will pick you up

just looked down at

Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked

"No."

pulled her hand

eyes were a

remember the number,

a good

Victor frowned.

so anxious that he coughed violently as soon as he

and

her palm and let Victor write the phone

were talking about, he could tell that they were

"Tut, tut,

other! I’m so moved by

tensed up when

pulled Sheila

keeping himself standing steadily was taxing for

be hard for him to

walked up to them

and Shelia stepped

patience with them, Norton

for Victor to

"Let her go!"

a firm grip on

satisfaction in hearing vexation

know you

mud on Shelia’s

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

his tracks when something

a knife that

spat out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending

felt that he had

fist and tried to steady

you want is

nothing to

So, let her go!"

wow! This is

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want to let her

she comes from but I find

boring for you to die alone? I can do something

eyes, Victor breathed

the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could

body was tensed

she saw Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy,

all you

his mocking smile plastered on his

his eyes narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful

you just

you are a

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of accomplishment by threatening

don’t have in you to do

So, cut the crap.

kill

"Shelia…"

tried to

knew that she

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

Norton was indeed angry.

looked fierce, but he kept his voice in check as he talked

you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

and instructed them, "Tie

eyes and asked anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

men did as they were

and feet bound, Shelia was taken

to ride a

was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke Up "Ahem!

was

inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw

clenched into fists, and the blue veins on

and yelled,

eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia

actually wanted Victor to

the moment she opened her

enough, her eyes became

expression on Victor’s

but he

me

a good man? Why the

cunning smile, Norton approached the rope, squatted down,

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

some good in me, huh? What do you

could just glare at

would do whatever it

Shelia, who was in the middle of the

him appeared

looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest among my

two people, and the one on the right has killed

"You want to save her,

finished speaking, the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and took

the knife in his hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and warned, "But of course, you have to hurry

these two before the rope

say goodbye to

afraid that you won’t even find

flame, Victor

was of essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against

a mercenary and the most popular leader the Roaring Tiger

weakest subordinates should be strong

Victor was currently

might not even be able

them were tall and burly men that could easily flip Victor

doubt, Victor was at a disadvantage

in his abdomen one after another, and

soon as he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to stand

his strength left him,

pain of his bones being broken scattered all over his body, making

Victor’s face looked black with

tried to stand, not ready to give

he could even get back on his feet, he

to subconsciously use his arm to block it,

he was hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of

Victor’s

managed to fix his eyes on the rope,

matter how

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

trouble, so he was

go on, his body

he fell back to the ground and lost

some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling

his eyes, but his vision

the ground, watching the raindrops

help but wonder if he

consciousness hadn’t fully recovered yet, so

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

Victor wanted to stand up, but he

a little bit,

the river,

was no trace

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out more

grabbed unto the soil and

looked at the river expectantly, as if he was waiting for something to

waited for a long

didn’t even know

never found the person he had

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

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

he lost consciousness

Victor woke up again, he

him near the

lasted for two days and

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

lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice

first thing Victor did after he woke up was ask

an oxygen mask and struggled

out of danger yet, but

Shelia was, but she could sense that she must

send people to search for Shelia along

search lasted for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t be

passed and there was still no news

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

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

years later, Victor

thing he did after fully recovering was buy

card in a box

was nothing on the marble tombstone aside from

wasn’t even Shelia’s name

was on a business

still tried to rush him to the hospital,

It was also in that year that Carolyn sent Victor

finished his studies and finally

small companies under

from a very low level

outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed

Roger entered the

sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a

can’t eat any

been eating porridge for about

now, he couldn’t even stand the

had no choice but

said, "Eat it again when

his tongue out, not intending

he saw Roger standing at the door,

came to the hospital to visit Joey from

kid gradually got acquainted with

Roger would bring some snacks when he

eat too much, he could at least taste something

could only eat

Rachel turned around and was surprised

that you wouldn’t come

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

no every time, he would still insist on getting her

he had an important project meeting today, so he

it would probably

I

Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment

Rachel furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

done to

operating room opened and closed for several

do anything but wait

the operation began, the indicator light outside the room was

indicated that the surgery

life was saved, but he wasn’t completely out of

wheeled to

was not until two days ago that his vital

to be transferred

still in

expert in the field to check Victor’s condition

what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

healed, they still had an

injuries just made matters

said that only a

you at least tell us when he will wake

asked in a

afraid I can’t

couldn’t help but frown as he made

blunt, please consider preparing for the worst-case

saying there’s a chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to

was obvious that this was what he

not a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that

for Carson and Lukas, Rachel was the first one

Rachel had the

the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette

disoriented, and there were

just went down to tell Rachel about this

when Rachel heard the tragic news, her face didn’t

was as if she had already prepared herself for something like

fact, Carson was a

didn’t know when she

Victor had been in a coma for about half a

it might have

outside the operating room for 70 hours

Carson’s hand and reminded him

You can’t smoke here."

senses, Carson put out

he didn’t bother continue discussing about

changed the subject and asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

and said that he has been recovering

his plaster will be

head and peeped through the glass panel on

Joey sleeping soundly

he stretched for

then, I’m leaving

turned around and left without looking

he really just visited to tell Rachel

from that, he had

eye, two days

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

just stayed in Joey’s ward almost

didn’t show his face to her

came from an expert, she was also convinced that Victor

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

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

for a long time without being

as if she was still judging Roger’s expression if he was saying the

to go upstairs and

asked slowly This time, Rachel pressed her lips

nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her deep

I want to see

was Joey, pleading in a soft

failed to hide the fact that Victor was in a coma

up in the hospital, he actually

been absent-minded

the truth, Rachel

cry or say anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go to the

just smiled and made a

bad? They say bad people

to

Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a lump in

a few moments, she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

weeks, Joey had a good

Victor, as if

of the night from time to time and look at the ceiling

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

"Okay…"

heart softened,

in the second

wound hadn’t fully healed yet, it was inconvenient

simply let him sit in

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

enough, they reached the

The elevator finally stopped at the floor of the ward

was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa in the

furrowed his brows and eventually saw

scene, Carson knew that he

guy, it’s the first time I’ve seen

What brings you here?"

the document he was holding aside and

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his innocent

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

did those dark circles around your eyes

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at Joey’s

panic, he picked up his phone, opened its front camera,

realized that Joey

his eye bags were so big that it

of course, this was only to be

a good

a handsome young man, but even he was susceptible to

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the upset look on Carson’s

innocent laughter, Carson realized that he

Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

tease your godfather? You

said that you are my godfather?

no opinion

I grew up

We are best friends.

the one

how I became your

eyebrows and crossed his arms in front of

you, even if you don’t want it,

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

tongue as he

also didn’t expect that

it’s a fact that you

change your attitude towards

didn’t say anything more, but he stuck out his tongue

corner of his eye,

commented, "I see that you’re

heard that

came here with Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

lose his composure just because of

"Oh, I see."

room and said,

He is resting inside.

him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward

knew what was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards

her, pushing Joey’s

arms were placed over his

in

to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at

not standing very far

Joey could see him from the corner of

raised his eyebrows as if he was giving

glance at him, Joey turned

need to use the

overheard what Joey was

about I take

"No!"

in a very decisive

serious look on

am a

it wasn’t a problem

at that moment, they were no longer in

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

words, Rachel

Roger, then her gaze

want to bother the former, Carson

him to take Joey to the

to pay any

phone and turned

managed to give Joey a thumbs up without Rachel

like he was answering the

Mr.Ramos! I have read the plan you sent

talking, he headed towards

wasn’t very good at

while he was still

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

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

embarrassing for a boy like him to be

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those

have been

they got

always

known to

things, Rachel still didn’t

it couldn’t be

Rachel was standing

he and Joey headed towards

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at

with

"What?"

took

appeared

I am through

no choice! My subordinates are too bad

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake

very good

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

and coughed to

you want to go

order to look through the glass panel

was

the living room

couldn’t see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open

lie in

has to undergo half a year’s

came

is in a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted

stopped and saw a man in a suit coming out of the

He looked dejected.

was a document in his

and Carson as

at first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

employee of the Sullivan Group and the director of the project

no need asking about what just

tell from the man’s expression that

been driven out! Her attention was

what

She turned to Carson.

he looked back at her,

"Well, this is Troy.

of the Sullivan

meant by just looking at

a loss

many

he had to choose

who Rachel

and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

her head

forehead was covered with

the scare of his life! Nonetheless,

Bennet, I’m going back to the

his hand and said,

should do that

heard what Carson said, Troy went out of sight in a blink

looked at

that Victor was sitting

as bad

and

walked to the door and pushed it

leaned against the door

follow Rachel

document when he

raise his head and say

her gaze

was in

was pale despite the fact that

and looked

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

entranced that she walked towards

you to go out, didn’t

Victor heard the footsteps, his

the person who was

usual cold and stiff tone, he said softly, "Rachel,

we finished the

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

"The dance is over.

time to

I reminded him.

but he still loosened his grip on my waist like i told

few steps back to

still feel the warmth of his touch

and i

my heart

like I had returned to

days with him were the happiest

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

feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me

to ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with the guests with a smile on my face "Thank

my glass and taking a sip

had a few to drink and was

Elena

for you

you like to go upstairs

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when

smile appeared on Elena’s

to the deck

got there, I saw that there were bright red rose petals scattered across

also numerous balloons

eyes widened

say, this whole scene was picturesque and

surprise?’ I had no idea

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

on my lips, and

this much effort on me, and

this birthday surprise soon died

second floor, I stared

sea was tranquil, and yet

of the cold sea breeze,

a sudden, a fireworks display lit up the sky, forming the words "Marry

the sky, a deafening sound

like a

by the noise, I covered my ears at

on the

began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt

the abandoned warehouse

breath I felt so dizzy that I almost

a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held

I’m here."

voice came from above me, making

It was Charles.

from my eyes, Gently, he brushed

to