My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

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knew the

he wanted to

ahead of time that even under ner protection, Victor would

to learn more skills so that he would at least

"Alright."

to focus her gaze on the burning

glimpse of Shelia’s profile and

a hand to wipe

startled and turned to look at

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

away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt

"Is that so?"

her nose with the

about now? Is

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

did you learn other than roasting meat? I

Can you teach me?"

do you want

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

sad

the meat ready to be flipped? It’s

Shelia pointed out.

burn on the meat’s

meat over while he was still

.

or not to ask her about

all, Shelia’s

on the other hand, didn’t

asked, "Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after a

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and she broke

two dimples, meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she said, "Thanks so much,

individual I’ve ever encountered, except

"Orphanage?"

That’s where

orphanage was taken over and the old

clouded as she

woman was a

prepared great meals and gave me a lot

is an orphan…’ Victor pursed his

was needed to look after you since the orphanage was taken

leave with

Victor and answered, "I didn’t want to

home Shelia had known for

okay with you being outdoors

head, Shelia

was desperate to visit her tomb, so

unknown to them, and

dingy ground,

had been scattered by

behind her head, her

sighed with disappointment as she

want to visit

keeps you

people guarding the

if I go

no idea that I have a

name when I

blinking

eyes remained fixed on Shelia and he said

Van, it would be more than likely

in her heart

I

seem appropriate to use this term to describe

Shelia, Victor concluded that the

an apt description of

asked her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how come you got

since she was deaf, mute,

to

card was in

removed it from her pocket as if it were a treasure and presented it to Victor as she

orphanage, each kid was given a

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

at the card–the

Did I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only

meat was toasting as they were

her the meat after he

set to

Eat, please."

growl came from her gut

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

It’s much better than the meat i

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a good

to her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her

"Come on, get up."

pause, he took Shelia’s

learning the hard way, Shelia used a

track of time as they

had cooled

sitting down on a stone and drank

not sure how far we’ll have to travel until

out

some water

after so much walking, and

incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to

forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you look

return, be sure to

his gaze to the side of her

mud after a day and a night in

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

slow

we

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

can no longer walk and beg them to

answered with

"Shelia."

have made up his mind after staring at Shelia for a

"What’s the problem?"

after we get out

sure my grandma will like you, I

can count on

to come

If you don’t want

concerned that Shelia might

paused for a while before asking, "Are you

"No, I’m not.

to treat you the best

Victor convinced her.

smiled at Victor,

when we get out of

"Sure."

emerged from the

Let Her Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed

glimmered on the

had been walking since high noon and now, the sun was

when they

out of the

if we walk a

We can…"

finish her sentence, she saw Victor stop

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting to

"Van?"

well, i didn’t expect you

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of the

cars that were parked

the front, looking at them intently as he

right away that

to shield Victor, who in

eyes off Norton,

could hear, Victor said, "Run into the

lost even

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

marks and you can get

"And then?"

her

straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them,

knew that Norton didn’t intend

with Victor by throwing him into the

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

give Shelia a family, bring her back to see his grandmother, and treat

fulfill

a phone number on her palm

the number once you get hold of

he whispered.

my

and she will pick

down at

Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked

"No."

her hand

eyes were a little

want to remember the number, nor do I

a good

Victor frowned.

anxious that he coughed violently as soon as

adamant and

spread her palm and let Victor write the

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

he said, "Tut,

each other! I’m so moved

up when

intuitively pulled Sheila

himself standing steadily

would be hard for him to fight off

walked up to

and Shelia

with them, Norton pulled Shelia

was too fast for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

firm

hearing vexation

know you look

as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with

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

he stopped in his tracks when something

that Norton pressed against

a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

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

he had difficulty

fist and tried

want is

nothing to do

So, let her go!"

wow! This

Norton curled his lips.

want to let

comes from but

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

red eyes, Victor

tip of the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could do

was

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

you can do?

his mocking smile plastered on his

eyes narrowed in anger when he heard

you just

said you are a

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of accomplishment by threatening

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

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me,

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to

knew that she was

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

Norton was indeed angry.

he kept his voice in check

you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

turned to his men and instructed them, "Tie

squinted his eyes and asked anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

men did as they

bound, Shelia was taken

was made to ride

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

river was flowing

her choke easily Victor saw

the blue veins on his neck became

teeth and yelled, "Let

open her eyes because of the gushing

Victor to

her mouth, she was

her eyes became

on Victor’s face, Norton

thought that Victor might be strong but he was useless in this kind of

me

man? Why the hell

approached the rope, squatted down, and blew

of you wanting to save her so much, I will

still some good in me,

could just

whatever it

middle of the river, Norton squinted his eyes and

two men behind him appeared and stood

slowly stood up and looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest among

only killed two people, and the one on the

Norton continued, "You want to save her, right? Knock

as Norton finished speaking, the two men who had been holding

Norton touched its tip with his thumb and

two before the rope

goodbye to

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

flame, Victor didn’t care

was of essence, so he quickly rushed up and

most

weakest subordinates should be

was

might not even be able to defeat

were tall and burly men that could easily flip

was at a disadvantage from the very

punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another,

he was hit, Victor staggered

left

all over his body, making

face looked black with

to stand, not ready to give

on his feet, he saw another punch

was still able to subconsciously use his arm to block it, but it didn’t make much

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

point, Victor’s

he still managed to fix his eyes on the rope, which was

how many injuries he

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

into this trouble, so he was willing to do anything

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

fell back to the ground

somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling on

struggled to open his eyes, but his vision

lay there on the ground, watching the

help but wonder if

hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he

the sharp pain that pierced every inch of

wanted to stand up, but he

bit, grabbing the mud

the

no trace

"Ahem!"

spurting out

he grabbed unto the soil and opened

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

waited for a long

didn’t even know

found the person he had been

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

excruciating pain

he lost

Victor woke up again, he was finally

him near

to rescue him lasted for

was found out that Victor had fractures

lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice was

woke up was ask Carolyn

wearing an oxygen mask and

out of danger yet, but all he cared

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

send people to search for Shelia

for seven days, but Shelia

and there was still no news

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

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

later,

thing he did after

Hearts card in a box and

the marble tombstone aside

wasn’t even Shelia’s name

of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was

to rush him to the

was also in that year that Carolyn sent Victor

two more years, he finished his studies

taking over several small companies under the control of the

these companies from a very low level to one

outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the

At this time, Roger entered the ward where Rachel

the edge of the bed, holding a

eat

had been eating porridge for about half a

now, he couldn’t even stand the smell

had no choice but to put the

"Eat it again when you get

out, not intending to eat

Roger standing at the door, so he politely

Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey from time

the kid gradually got acquainted with

that Roger

much, he could at least taste

Joey could only eat

turned around and was

that you wouldn’t come

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

she would say no every time, he would still insist

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

he could still visit, it would probably be very

I couldn’t

Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "But I

Rachel furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

to Victor lasted for more

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

do anything but wait outside until

on the fourth day since the operation began, the indicator

that the surgery

but he wasn’t completely out of

he was wheeled

days ago that his vital signs

be transferred

still

in the field to check Victor’s condition and

wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

wounds had healed,

his new injuries just made

he said that only a miracle could

tell us when

in a

I can’t say

couldn’t help but frown as he made

I may be blunt, please consider preparing

wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable for the rest of his

expert didn’t say this, it was obvious that

hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that

Rachel was the first one to know about

Carson deemed that Rachel had

wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between his

and there were dark

down to tell Rachel

tragic news, her face didn’t

as if she had already prepared

was a

know when she became

Victor had been in a coma for about

it might have

there outside the operating room for 70 hours before the indication light turned

and reminded him in a low voice,

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses, Carson put

expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing about

the subject and asked,

"Joey? He’s fine.

doctor checked him up yesterday and said that

expected that his plaster will be

head and peeped through the glass panel

Joey sleeping soundly in

for a bit and said, "Good for

I’m leaving

turned around and left without

just visited to tell Rachel about

that, he had nothing else to

blink of an eye, two days eventually

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

ward almost twenty-four

same time, Carson didn’t show his face

an expert, she was also convinced that Victor would

news that Victor had miraculously woke up

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

Roger for a long time without being able to speak

as if she was still judging Roger’s expression

want to go

time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and

someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her

I want

pleading in a

the fact that Victor

hospital, he actually

Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor

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

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

just smiled

bad? They say

have to worry too

at Joey’s bright eyes, she felt

moments, she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

weeks, Joey had a good

mention Victor, as if there was nothing wrong going

would actually wake up in the middle of the night from time

him, but Rachel was aware that he

"Okay…"

heart softened,

was in the second

Joey’s wound hadn’t fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him

Rachel simply let him sit

wheelchair for him, and the three of them went to

they reached the

the floor of the

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

furrowed his

seen this scene, Carson knew that he would have been

the first time I’ve

What brings you here?"

as he quickly set the document he was holding

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his

look like someone who

did those dark circles around

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at

up his phone, opened its front camera,

realized that Joey was

and his eye bags were so big that it seemed like someone punched

of course, this was only to

good sleep

a handsome young man, but even he was

"Ha-ha!"

couldn’t help but laugh after seeing

Joey’s seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was

Carson stepped forward and

"You, brat.

your godfather? You have guts,

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

no

I grew

We are best friends.

the one

that’s how I

and crossed his arms in front of

you, even if you don’t want it, that fact won’t

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

clicked his tongue as he

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

a fact that you can’t

you’d better change your attitude

didn’t say anything more, but he

corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

commented, "I see that you’re not busy

I heard that

here with Rachel

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his composure

"Oh, I see."

room and said,

He is resting inside.

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

one knew what was going

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked

followed her, pushing

placed over his

lost in thoughts

was about to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at

standing

result, Joey could see him from the corner of

his eyebrows as if he was giving

quick glance at him, Joey turned his

need to

overheard what Joey was

about I

"No!"

in a

was a serious look

am

in Joey’s ward, so it wasn’t a problem for Rachel to take

were no longer

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

reaction to Joey’s words,

then

former, Carson soon

to take Joey to the

to pay any attention to

out his phone and turned

managed to give Joey a thumbs up

like he was answering the

I have read the plan you

he headed towards the nurses’

he wasn’t very

up while he was still holding it to

no call at all! Rachel saw what just

"It’s okay.

take

He is actually right.

a boy like him to be taken to the bathroom by

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those words, they displeased

have been closer to him

they got along really

of them were always

known to her, she still

things, Rachel still didn’t love

that it couldn’t be

about the night Rachel was

he and Joey

some time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at the

through with the

"What?"

and took a peek at

appeared on his

am through with

choice! My subordinates are too bad at

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake

not very good at

to answer the call only moments ago, the smile

his nose and coughed to ease

want

look through the glass panel on

was

point of view, only the living room could

Victor, Rachel pushed the door open

would lie in

half

voice came

is in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

a man in a suit coming

He looked dejected.

was a document in his

and Carson as soon as

at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

Group and the director of the

need asking about what just happened to

could tell from the man’s expression that the project

was drawn to the name

surname was what really

She turned to Carson.

her, she raised her

"Well, this is Troy.

works as a member of the Sullivan Group’s

meant by

was at a loss

were so many surnames

he had

recognized who Rachel

and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

her head slightly in

forehead was covered

his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding the document

Miss Bennet, I’m going back to

hand and said, "Very

do

went out of sight in a blink

at

was

as bad as

and can work

door

leaned against

didn’t follow Rachel

was reading some document when

raise his head and say

cast her gaze on

in

his face was pale despite the

and

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

that she

you to go

the

looked up at the person who was

in his usual cold and stiff tone, he said softly, "Rachel, you

Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand on my

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

"The dance is over.

time to

I reminded him.

still loosened his grip on my waist like i told

a few steps back to distance myself

for some reason, I could still feel the warmth of his touch on

face blushed and i

my heart was

like I had returned to the

him were the happiest

were long gone and I could never get them

feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me and

me and began chatting with the guests with a smile on my

and taking a sip

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

this time, Elena came

surprise waiting for you on the

to go upstairs and take

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when

smile appeared on Elena’s

confusion, I followed her to the deck on the

got there, I saw that there were bright red rose

numerous balloons

widened

say, this whole scene was

birthday surprise?’ I had no idea

first person that came to mind was Charles,

my

this much effort on me, and yet I still couldn’t forget

of receiving this birthday

on the second floor, I stared at the night scene around me

and yet my mind was

cold sea

display lit up the

the fireworks shot up to the sky, a deafening sound resonated

sounded like a

the noise, I

squatted on the ground

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood

at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

I was out of breath I felt so dizzy that I

a pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s no need

I’m here."

above me, making me feel so

It was Charles.

my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried

don’t have to be