My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

a long time

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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"Survive in the wildness?"

was the very first time that Shelia had ever heard of such a

did you go out of your

earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits and poured the juice over the

a knife to slice

he heard what Shelia asked, his eyes darkened

while, he said, "I have no

fact, Victor knew the

learned that because he wanted to be

of time that even under ner protection, Victor would find

him to learn more skills so that he would at least have

"Alright."

Shelia continued to focus her gaze on the

eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s

stretched out a hand to wipe

turned to look at Victor with

eyes, he started

and

"Is that so?"

her nose with the back

about now? Is it

"No,"

glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

than roasting meat? I want to

Can you teach me?"

want

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

sad upon

the meat ready to be flipped? It’s

Shelia pointed out.

a small burn on the meat’s exposed side when he looked

meat over while he was still thinking

.

whether or not

after all,

didn’t seem to take

asked, "Will you

"Hmm,"

after

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and she broke

two dimples, meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said, "Thanks so much,

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

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I

the orphanage was taken over and the

as

elderly woman was

she prepared great meals and gave me a lot

is an orphan…’

guardian was needed to look after you

leave with the other

Victor and answered, "I didn’t want to

the only home Shelia had known

you being outdoors on your

head, Shelia said,

was desperate to visit her tomb, so I

unknown to them, and I don’t intend to

dingy ground,

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

her hands behind

she gazed up

want to visit

what keeps you from

people guarding

if I

had no idea that I have a name

I meet her again in

said, blinking

fixed on Shelia

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

in her heart for

said that I was a

appropriate to use this term to describe a

Shelia, Victor concluded that the

of her features, particularly

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

to communicate since she

referred to us

poker card was

it were a treasure and

orphanage, each kid

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

at the

get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

retracted the card and said, "I am the only one with the King of

meat was toasting as they

gave her the meat after he re-applied

set

Eat, please."

came from her gut just after his

to her stomach and ate

than the meat i

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a

to her feet, she said, "Let’s

rise when

"Come on, get up."

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

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

lost track of time as they

had

assisted Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank some

sure how far we’ll have to travel

can get out before the sun

drank some water as

exhausted after so much walking, and he

said incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

and continued

murmured, "Van,

return, be

lowered his gaze to

covered in mud after

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow

are your plans once we leave the forest? Where will you be

don’t know… I want to continue my travels and explore the world’s finest rivers and

no longer walk and beg them to

answered with

"Shelia."

up his mind after staring at

"What’s the problem?"

me after we get

sure my grandma will like you, I will defend you if she doesn’t like

can count on

want me to

If you don’t want to, it doesn’t

that

while before

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the best

Victor convinced her.

and smiled

when we get out of the

"Sure."

emerged from the woods,

disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed

glimmered on the bodies

walking since high noon and now, the sun

assuaged when they saw a

we’re out

we’ll meet local villagers if we walk

We can…"

her sentence, she saw Victor stop

She was confused.

Victor, wanting to know why he

"Van?"

didn’t expect you

looked for the

saw three cars that were

them intently as

right away that they were Victor’s

instinctively moved to shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front

eyes off Norton, watching his

that only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run

get lost even when it gets

way out of

and you can get

"And then?"

her

straight

"Walk along this road.

villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and

Norton didn’t

game with

if he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia

give Shelia a family, bring her back to see

could not fulfill

Victor wrote a phone number on her palm

once you get hold of a

he whispered.

my

her and she will pick

looked down at her

looked at her and asked in

"No."

her hand

were a

to remember the number,

a good

Victor frowned.

he coughed violently as

remained adamant and clenched her

palm

couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant to

"Tut, tut, tut, this

strong feelings for each other! I’m so

tensed up when saw

pulled Sheila behind

injured and keeping himself standing steadily was

be hard for him to fight off

up

Shelia stepped

patience with them, Norton pulled Shelia towards

was too fast for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

a firm grip on

found satisfaction in hearing vexation in

know you

the mud on Shelia’s

more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to

in his tracks when

was a knife that Norton pressed

a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

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

felt that he had difficulty in

fist and tried to

you want is

nothing to

So, let her go!"

wow! This is so

Norton curled his lips.

want

she comes from but I find your reaction

to die alone? I can do

red eyes, Victor

the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could do

body was tensed

spat out blood and beg for mercy, she scoffed

that all you can

mocking smile plastered on his

anger when he

did you

you

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment by

have in you to

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me, then do

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to

she

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

Norton was indeed angry.

but he kept his voice in check as he

you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed them, "Tie

anxiously, "What are

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

did as they

Shelia was taken to

made to ride a different

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

river was

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

fists, and the blue veins

gritted his teeth and

of the

actually wanted Victor to run

moment she opened her mouth,

her

at the exasperated expression on

that Victor might be strong but

me

I’m a good man? Why the hell should I

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

you wanting to save her so much, I will give you a

still some good in me, huh? What

could just glare

it took to save

the river, Norton squinted his eyes and snapped his

appeared and stood between the

looked

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest

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

"You want

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

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

before

goodbye to

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

flame, Victor didn’t care about anything

rushed up and

and the most popular leader the Roaring

course, even his weakest subordinates should be strong

Victor was currently badly

be able to defeat one of the two weakest

burly men that could easily flip

at a disadvantage

them, the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and hit his back

he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to

strength left him, and he eventually knelt on

being broken scattered all over his body, making him

this time, Victor’s face looked

stand, not ready to

before he could even get back on his

his arm to

was hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of

this point, Victor’s vision became

still managed to fix his eyes on the rope, which

how many

fire was put out and the

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

his mind wanted to go on, his body

back to the ground and lost his

awakened when he felt

eyes,

there on the ground,

wonder if he was

recovered yet, so he thought that

inch of his body made Victor realize that he was still

Victor wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t move even an

only move his hands a little bit, grabbing the

the river, only to

was no

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting out

soil and opened his eyes

looked at the river expectantly, as if he was

waited for

fact, he didn’t even know how much time

he never found the person

the river

blood and the excruciating pain

lost

woke up again, he was finally

found him

operation to rescue him lasted for two days and

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

his right knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were

woke up was

was still wearing an

of danger

who Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be a very important person

to send people to search

days, but Shelia couldn’t

there was still no

to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet

could easily recognize that it was the King

later,

he did after fully recovering was buy a

put the King of Hearts card in a box and

on the marble tombstone

Shelia’s name

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

him to the hospital, but he was

that year that Carolyn sent

he finished his

began taking over several small companies under the control of the Sullivan

companies from a

ability,

entered

of the bed, holding

can’t eat

had been eating porridge for about half a

even stand the

sighed and had no choice

she said, "Eat it again

stuck his tongue out, not intending

Roger standing at the door, so he politely

month, Roger came to the hospital to visit

gradually

liked about him was that Roger would bring

much, he could at least taste something aside

Joey could only eat them

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised to

say that you wouldn’t

Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she

she would say no every time, he would still insist on

asked, he said that he had an important

could still visit, it would probably be very

initially, I couldn’t

a moment before finally saying, "But I got

response, Rachel furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

The operation done to Victor

closed for several

do anything but wait outside until the

began, the indicator light

the surgery

saved, but he wasn’t completely out of

he was wheeled

not until two days ago that his vital signs

became eligible to be transferred to the general

was still in a

to check

it wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

healed,

his new injuries just made matters

end, he said that only a miracle could

least tell us when he will wake

in a

can’t say

help but frown as

be blunt, please consider preparing for the worst-case

Is

say this, it was obvious that this was what he

not a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance

was the first one to know about

deemed that Rachel had the

outside Joey’s ward, holding a

looked slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles

down to tell

the tragic news, her face didn’t show much

if she had already prepared herself

fact, Carson was a

didn’t know when she became this

was when Victor had been in a coma for about half a month after

have been even

the operating room for

hand and reminded him in a low

You can’t smoke here."

senses, Carson put out

didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s grim

then changed the subject and asked, "Anyway, how

"Joey? He’s fine.

yesterday and said

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

through the glass

saw Joey sleeping soundly in the

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

then, I’m leaving

Carson turned around and left without

tell Rachel about the doctor’s diagnosis regarding

he had nothing

the blink of an eye,

Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t

Joey’s ward almost

time, Carson didn’t show his

from an expert, she was also convinced that Victor would never wake

that Victor

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

at Roger for a long time without being

she was still judging Roger’s expression

you want to go upstairs and

time, Rachel pressed her lips

her sleeve

I want to see

pleading in a

to hide the fact that Victor was

Joey woke up in the hospital,

always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up

finally found out the truth, Rachel

nor did he pester Rachel to go to the

smiled and made

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad people live long

we don’t have to worry

bright eyes, she felt a

she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

two weeks, Joey had a good rest

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

wake up in the middle of the night from time to

inside him, but Rachel was aware that

"Okay…"

softened,

was in

was inconvenient for him to

let him

the wheelchair for him, and the three of them went to Victor’s ward

they reached the

the

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

approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually saw

scene, Carson knew that he

it’s the first time I’ve

What brings you here?"

quickly set the document he was

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

look like someone who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m the one who beats others, you

circles around your

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at

picked up his phone, opened its front camera, and looked

realized that

and his eye bags were so big that

course, this was only

a good sleep

but

"Ha-ha!"

couldn’t help but laugh after seeing the upset

that he was

head, Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

your godfather?

face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t

have no opinion

and I grew up

We are best friends.

one

how I became

crossed his arms

don’t want it, that

Carson’s hand away using his uninjured hand and said,

he

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

a fact that you

you’d better change your

but he stuck out his tongue at

of the corner of his

to regain his composure and commented,

heard that Mr.Sullivan has

came here with Rachel and Joey to see

Roger explained.

plan to lose his composure just because

"Oh, I see."

pointed at the room and said,

He is resting inside.

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

knew what was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked towards the

followed her,

placed over his

was lost in thoughts for

to

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at

not standing very far

a result, Joey could see him from the corner

if

at him, Joey

I need to use the

what

about I take you

"No!"

in a very decisive

was a serious look on

am a

so it wasn’t a problem for

that moment, they were no

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

Joey’s words,

it was Roger, then her gaze fell on

the former, Carson soon

him to

pay

took out his phone and

a

he

have read the plan

he headed

very

lit up while he

was no call at all! Rachel saw what

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

very embarrassing for a boy like him to be taken to the

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those words, they

ought to have been closer to

they got

them were always in one another’s

best known to her,

look of things, Rachel still

knew that it couldn’t be achieved

thinking about the night Rachel

and Joey headed

time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

quick glance at the phone in

through with the phone

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took

a smile appeared on

am through with

left with no choice! My subordinates are

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake

very

that Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer

his nose and coughed

you want to go

to look through the glass panel

ward was a

the living room

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

said Victor would lie

half a year’s rehabilitation

came from behind

a

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

man in a suit coming out

He looked dejected.

document

ran into Rachel and Carson

was stunned at first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

an employee of the Sullivan Group and

need asking about what

could tell from the man’s expression that the

have been driven out! Her attention was drawn to

was what

She turned to Carson.

he looked back at her, she raised her eyebrows

"Well, this is Troy.

works as a member of the Sullivan Group’s

exactly what she meant

at a

many surnames

had to choose

recognized who Rachel

and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head

forehead was covered

scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was still

I’m going back to

hand and said, "Very

do that

Carson said, Troy went out of sight in a blink

at the door

her to see that Victor was sitting against the head of the bed at that

seem as bad as

well and can

the door

leaned against

didn’t follow

reading some document when he heard

raise his head and say

her gaze

was in a

face was pale despite the fact that

and looked rather

sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours

entranced that she walked towards

to

the footsteps,

the person who was

cold and stiff tone,

we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand on my

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

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

eyes, but he still loosened his grip on my waist like

steps back to distance myself

still feel the warmth of his touch on

and

my heart was

felt like I had returned

him were the happiest time of my

days were long gone and I

looked down, feeling

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached me

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

glass and taking a

had a few to drink and was starting

Elena

a surprise waiting for you on the second

to go upstairs and take a look

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

smile appeared

confusion, I followed her to the

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

also numerous balloons

eyes widened in

say, this whole scene

I had no

came to mind was Charles, but

it possibly be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself for

much effort on

this

floor, I stared at the night scene

sea was tranquil, and yet my mind was

of the cold sea breeze,

display lit up the sky, forming the words "Marry

shot up to the sky, a

like

the noise, I covered my

on the

uncontrollably, and i felt like

horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept

out of breath I felt

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

I’m here."

came from above me, making me feel so

It was Charles.

as tears burst from my

have to be