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.

been a long time since they

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

whined, her

thought occurred to

"The eggs! I forgot all about

free from Ethan’s embrace and ran to

Ethan followed behind her.

stared at Janet, who was extremely flustered, and he couldn’t help but

girl! I told you to keep an

gently pulled her to the side while he cleaned up the mess himself

her thumbs, Janet stood in the corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean up after

"I’m sorry.

you were talking to Charis, so I rushed

Ethan had guessed this.

he raised his

"It’s my fault.

you

out his

obeyed and leaned her face against his

Patrick, she murmured,

hates you and I just got him

probably has a

461 In Order To Survive Shelia didn’t notice what was going on at

wiped off the sweat collecting on her forehead in a casual manner, flipped the meat over, and went on to roast

you really don’t want to

just being a little

Victor said nothing, and silently

had a feeling that Shelia didn’t

fruits and poured the juice

definitely

Here you go."

"And what about you?"

down at the meat Shelia was holding out in

more for myself

wasn’t going to take the meat, Shelia smiled as if she

"Don’t worry about it.

This meat isn’t poisonous.

can rest assured and

right then, watching Shelia

be an easy-going person, this

that Victor

after she saw his injuries, she knew she

"I’m not very hungry.

ahead

turned to look away and placed the meat

roast the rest

nodded and said, "Okay, it’s perfectly fine if

bite

furrowed her brows and stuck

really hard

was not cooked

you just now must be the

tell me? You even

Victor didn’t say a word and only continued to roast the

meat aside, Shelia turned around and spotted Victor’s smiling

you smiling? Van, you did

never even

hand and gently touched the corner

me to roast the meat

have gone a long

get some

tired at

just sit

under her chin, Shelia

her eyes and said, "Van, you’re good at cooking meat, aren’t you? Did you learn this skill all by

how to survive

in a

"Survive in the wildness?"

first time that Shelia had ever heard of

you go out of your

some

he used a knife to slice the

Shelia asked, his eyes

said, "I have no

Victor knew the reason

wanted to be prepared

under ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger one

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

"Alright."

to focus her gaze on

caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on the tip of

out a hand to

startled and turned to look

into Shelia’s eyes, he started

his hand, looked away, and explained, "Your

"Is that so?"

nose with the back

about now? Is it still

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

other than roasting meat? I want to

Can you teach me?"

want

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

sad

be flipped?

Shelia pointed out.

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

he was still thinking about

.

whether or not to ask

after all, Shelia’s

didn’t seem to take

asked, "Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she broke into a

two dimples, meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said, "Thanks

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

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I

orphanage was taken over and the old woman was

as she

elderly woman was a

great meals and gave me a lot of fresh

is an orphan…’

needed to look after you since the orphanage was taken

you leave

up at Victor and answered,

home Shelia had

okay with you

head, Shelia

was desperate to visit her

unknown to them, and

of the dingy

that had been scattered by the trees and fallen to the

placed her hands behind her

she

want to

you from

people guarding

me if

no idea that I have a name

her my name when I meet

said, blinking

black eyes remained fixed on Shelia

Van, it would be more

had a soft spot in

I was a

seem appropriate to use

concluded that the

description of her features, particularly

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

unable to communicate since she was deaf, mute, and

never referred to

poker card

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

kid was

them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which was maybe due to the

the card–the King

get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

"I am the only one with the

was toasting as they were

meat after he re-applied the

set

Eat, please."

gut just after his

her hand to her stomach

than the meat i made

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a good

rose to her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand

"Come on, get up."

little pause, he took Shelia’s hand in

hard way, Shelia used a

of time

had cooled

assisted Victor in sitting down on a

sure how far we’ll have

out

some water as

exhausted after so much walking, and he was coughing up blood

"I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued

she murmured,

you return, be sure to eat

to

after a day and a

you? What’s

"Plan?"

was slow

your plans once we leave the forest?

know… I want to continue my travels and explore the

when I can no longer walk and beg them to take

answered with a

"Shelia."

made up his mind after staring

"What’s the problem?"

with me after

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

can count on

to come with

right with you? If

that Shelia

a while before asking, "Are you joking

"No, I’m not.

treat you

Victor convinced her.

smiled at Victor,

when we get

"Sure."

they emerged from

sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the

light glimmered on the bodies of

walking since high noon and now,

when they saw a

we’re out of the

we’ll meet local villagers if we

We can…"

sentence,

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting to

"Van?"

expect you to

Shelia looked for

saw three cars that were parked not far from

the front, looking at them

right away that they were Victor’s

moved to shield Victor, who in turn stood

eyes off Norton,

could hear, Victor said, "Run into

get lost even when it

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

you can

"And then?"

her

looked straight into

"Walk along this road.

meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and

Norton didn’t intend to

a game with Victor by throwing him into the

if he couldn’t escape

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

seemed that Victor could not fulfill

hand, Victor wrote a phone

number once you

he whispered.

my

pick you up wherever

looked down

didn’t respond, Victor looked

"No."

pulled her hand

were a little

don’t want to remember the number, nor do I

a

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently as

and clenched her

palm and

hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant to leave

condescending sneer, he said, "Tut, tut,

for each other! I’m so

when saw Norton approaching

intuitively pulled Sheila

was seriously injured and keeping himself standing steadily

would be hard for

up to

and Shelia

Norton pulled

too fast for

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip

hearing vexation

know you look

he wiped the mud on

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

he stopped in his tracks when something silver

a knife that Norton pressed against Shelia’s

a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not

he

his fist and tried

you want is my

has nothing to do

So, let her go!"

This is

Norton curled his lips.

want to let her

don’t where she comes from but I find your reaction

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

eyes,

her neck,

body was

out blood and beg for

you can

mocking smile plastered on his

eyes narrowed in anger when

did you

said you

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment by

you to

So, cut the crap.

want to kill me, then do

"Shelia…"

tried to

she was

hackles rise and the man would do just what

Norton was indeed angry.

he kept his voice in check

Looks like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and instructed them,

eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

as they were

hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to one of the

to ride a

was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke

was

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

hands clenched into fists, and the blue veins on his

teeth and

because of

actually wanted Victor

her

enough, her eyes

at the exasperated expression on Victor’s

Victor might be strong but he was useless in

making me laugh,

you think that I’m a good man? Why the

rope, squatted down, and blew

to save her so much, I will

me, huh? What do you

could just glare

would do whatever it took

the middle of the river, Norton squinted his eyes and snapped

behind him appeared and stood

looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the

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

Norton continued, "You want to save her,

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

playing with the knife in his hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and warned, "But of

before

say goodbye to your

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

the flickering flame, Victor didn’t

he quickly rushed up and

a mercenary and the most popular leader

even his weakest subordinates should be

was currently

even be

tall and burly men that could easily flip Victor

doubt, Victor was at a disadvantage

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

As soon as he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled

left him, and he eventually knelt

broken scattered all over his body, making him feel

Victor’s face looked black with

tried to stand, not ready to

on his feet, he saw

able to subconsciously use his arm

Victor spat out a mouthful of blood,

point, Victor’s vision

fix his eyes on the rope, which was only

how many injuries

put out and the rope was grasped,

into this trouble, so he was willing to do anything to

go on, his body couldn’t keep

back to the ground and lost

it raining?’ After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened

eyes, but his vision was still

just lay there on the

but wonder if he was

recovered yet, so

of his body made Victor realize that he was still

stand up, but he couldn’t move even

a little bit, grabbing the mud

his head to look at the river, only to find that there was nothing

was no trace of

"Ahem!"

spurting

the soil and opened his eyes as

if he was waiting for something

for

fact, he didn’t even know how much

never found the person he

someone would raise her head from the river or come

to loss of blood and the excruciating pain

he lost

Victor woke up again, he was

found him

lasted

was found out that Victor had fractures in

chest and lungs were

woke up was ask Carolyn to send people to

wearing an

life was not completely out of danger yet,

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

she didn’t dare delay to send people to search

seven days, but Shelia couldn’t

there was still

able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got

was mostly covered with mud, but one could easily recognize

later, Victor completely

did after fully recovering was buy

card in

the marble

wasn’t even Shelia’s

Karl was on a business trip, he suffered a

tried to rush him to the hospital, but he

that year that

finished his studies

began taking over several small companies under

companies from a very low level to

to prove his outstanding ability,

At this time, Roger entered the ward where

her sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing

can’t eat

eating porridge for

stand the smell of porridge

choice but

said, "Eat it again when

his tongue out,

saw Roger standing at the door,

to the hospital to visit Joey

kid gradually got

liked about him was that Roger would bring some snacks when

too much, he could at

Joey could only eat

turned around

you say that

send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she

he would still insist on getting her

asked, he said that he had an important project meeting today, so he might not

visit, it would probably be very

initially, I couldn’t

Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment

Rachel furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

done to Victor

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

but wait outside until the

began, the indicator light

that the surgery

life was saved, but he wasn’t

he was wheeled to the

until two days ago that his vital signs became

be transferred

still in

in the field to

wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

old wounds had healed, they still

new injuries

that only a miracle could save Victor’s

least tell us when he will

asked in a

can’t say that

couldn’t help but frown as

may be blunt, please consider preparing

up? Is he going to

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

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

for Carson and Lukas, Rachel was the

deemed that Rachel had the

wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette

and there were dark circles

tell Rachel about this important

the tragic news, her

had already prepared herself

fact, Carson was a bit

she became this mentally

in a coma for about half a

might have been even

for 70

hand and reminded him in a low voice, "This is the area for

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses, Carson put out the

bother continue

asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

doctor checked him up yesterday and said that

will be removed

head and peeped through the glass panel on

Joey sleeping soundly

for a bit and

then, I’m

saying that, Carson turned around

seemed that he really just visited to tell Rachel about the doctor’s

from that, he had nothing else to

the blink of an eye, two days eventually

Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend

ward almost

same time, Carson didn’t show his face

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

now, Roger broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

time without being able to

was still judging

Do you want to go

Rachel pressed her lips

her sleeve and pulled her back

I want to see

pleading in a soft

that Victor was in a coma after obtaining serious

in the hospital,

had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t

the truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart

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

he just smiled and made

say bad people live long

we don’t have to

she felt a lump in her

a few moments, she mustered

"Yes, of course."

two weeks, Joey had a good rest in

didn’t mention Victor, as if there was

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

all inside him, but Rachel was aware

"Okay…"

softened,

in the

it was inconvenient for

Rachel simply let him sit in a

wheelchair for him, and the three

they reached

the floor of

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

furrowed his brows and eventually saw three

this scene, Carson knew

time I’ve

What brings you here?"

document he was holding aside and raised his

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his innocent

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

circles around your

"Dark circles?"

choked at Joey’s

up his phone, opened its

realized that Joey was

haggard, and his eye bags were

course, this was only to be

a good sleep for half a

a handsome young man, but even he was susceptible to

"Ha-ha!"

couldn’t help but laugh after seeing the upset look on Carson’s

seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was

Carson stepped forward and

"You, brat.

your

said that you are my godfather?

no opinion

father and I grew up

We are best friends.

one who picked

that’s how I

his arms in front of his

for you, even if you don’t

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

as he withdrew

low voice, "I also didn’t expect

I said, it’s a

better change your attitude

more, but he stuck out his tongue at

corner of his

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

heard that Mr.Sullivan

came here with Rachel and Joey

Roger explained.

plan to lose his composure just

"Oh, I see."

at the room and said,

He is resting inside.

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

one knew what was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked towards

followed her, pushing

were placed over

was lost in thoughts for a

to sav something,

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at

not standing very far

Joey could see him from

if he was giving Carson

glance at

to

what Joey

about I take you

"No!"

a

serious

I am

so it wasn’t a problem for

were no

Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room, just

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at

it was Roger, then her

the former, Carson soon observed

him to take Joey to

pay any attention to

phone and

to give Joey a thumbs up without

Carson pretended like he was answering

have read the

talking, he headed

very good

he was still holding

all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and

"It’s okay.

take

He is actually right.

boy like him to

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those words, they displeased

Rachel ought to have been closer to him than she

they got

of them were always in one another’s

for reasons best known to

the look of things, Rachel still didn’t love

it couldn’t

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

he and Joey

time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

at the phone

you through with the

"What?"

sight and took a

appeared on

am through with

no choice! My subordinates

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile on

not very

to answer

his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness of the

want to

her head in order to look through

was

of view, only the living room

the door open in no time

would lie in the bed for two

to undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

came

a stable

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

and saw a man in a suit coming out of

He looked dejected.

document in

and Carson as soon as he

first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around

It was quite noticeable.

was an employee of the Sullivan Group and

no need asking about

man’s expression that the

have been driven out! Her attention was

what really

She turned to Carson.

her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

of the Sullivan

meant

at a

many surnames in

he had to choose

recognized who

and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly

forehead was covered

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

going back to the

waved his hand and said, "Very

do that

said, Troy went out of

at the door

to see that Victor was sitting against

doesn’t seem as bad as you

well and

the door and pushed

against the door

didn’t follow Rachel

some document when he

didn’t raise his head and say coldly, "Get

her gaze on

in a hospital

was pale despite the fact that he lowered

frowned and

wasn’t a hundred percent sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would

so entranced that she walked towards

you to go out,

heard the

at the person who

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

POV: Even after we

were many guests around, I figured it wouldn’t

"The dance is over.

time to let

I reminded him.

still loosened his grip on

back to distance

I could still feel the warmth of

and i felt rather

my heart was

felt like I

him were the happiest

I knew that those days were long gone and I could never get

feeling conflicted

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached

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

my glass and taking a

few to drink and was

this time, Elena

for you on the

like to go upstairs and take a

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you

mysterious smile appeared on Elena’s

confusion, I followed her to

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

also numerous balloons

widened

must say, this whole

this my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who

was Charles, but I quickly cast

smile appeared on my lips, and somehow,

never spent this much effort on me, and yet

of receiving this birthday surprise soon died

I stared at the night scene around

and yet my mind

the cold sea breeze, I

lit

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

sounded like a

the noise, I covered my

squatted on the

i felt like

abandoned warehouse

I was out of breath I felt so dizzy that I almost

was having a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me

I’m here."

came from above me, making me feel so

It was Charles.

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

to be scared