My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire
Chapter 317: Apologize
Pleasantly surprised, Janet looked up from her phone and sneered at the HR staff.
Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.
"Miss Lind, please sign on the resignation notice,"
the staff member said through gritted teeth.
She grew angrier when she saw that Janet began to tinker with her phone.
Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.
"Are you serious, Mr.Larson? What did you find?"
The message from Brandon was a godsend.
She was just about to accept the fact that the Larson Group had given up on her.
Brandon replied with a long message.
"Upon investigating the matter, we found out that Lester Silk Fabric took over the platform recently.
Luna didn’t upload the design drafts a year ago, but a few days ago.
The data was tampered with.
Lester Silk Fabric used their connections and managed to get to your works before the show officially began.
They asked Luna to make a collection based on your works and posted them on the platform.
They tampered with the date and time stamp of the post to frame you for plagiarism."
Janet had already guessed that it was Lester Silk Fabric behind this, but she had no idea how they did it.
"How did you find that out?"
The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.
How could they have let Brandon investigate them? "We have tech guys here.
They were the ones who found evidence of them tampering with the platform’s database.
Even if they had altered the original date of uploading, our tech guys were able to retrieve it.
We also have a video confession of the staff who tampered with the data."
Brandon’s words lifted a weight off of Janet’s heart.
He sent two videos to Janet and said, "We’ve done what we could.
You should be able to take it from here now, right?"
All of a sudden, Janet felt a surge of energy.
She stood up with a confident smile and said to the HR staff member, "I didn’t do anything wrong and I knew that the company won’t fire me because of some groundless accusation!"
As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.
The staff member gritted her teeth and glared at her angrily.
"Janet Lind, you plagiarized someone else’s work yet you feel no shame?"
Janet ignored her.
She turned around and left without looking back.
******* Tiffany looked up in surprise when Janet entered her office.
"What’s up, Lind?"
"Miss Fisher, can I have Ritchie Lester’s number?"
Janet asked politely.
In Tiffany’s eyes, she looked inexplicably relaxed, as though her career wasn’t in danger.
Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.
"I have his number, but may I ask why you need it?"
"I want to call him and apologize,"
Janet answered simply.
"Lind, are you crazy? Go back to work.
You didn’t plagiarize anything, so keep a low profile for now.
There are enough discussions about you already,"
Tiffany scolded.
After saying that, she lowered her head and continued to work.
But Janet stayed glued to the spot, staring at her with fierce determination.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Tiffany relented and held up Ritchie’s business card.
She said in a resigned tone, "I don’t know what you’re up to, but I hope you know what you’re doing."
Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.
Of course she knew what she was doing.
That evening, Ritchie received a call from an unknown number.
"Mr.Lester, this is Janet Lind from the Larson Group.
After giving it some thought, I want to apologize in public,"
Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.
When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.
Then, he sneered.
He was under the impression that Ethan’s wife was a stubborn woman, but it turned out he was wrong about her.
Janet had given up so soon.
"You’re scared, aren’t you?"
With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.
"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.
You can apologize there in person."
Chapter 318Press Conference Ritchie had a devious grin on his face when he hung up the phone.
"Call all the designers under Lester Silk Fabric and the people in charge of the fashion week,"
he barked at his secretary.
"I want them here tomorrow.
Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.
We need people in authority for the event."
The secretary nodded respectfully.
He was about to leave when Ritchie stopped him in his tracks.
"Where the hell are you going? I’m not finished yet.
Get your ass back here."
The poor man scurred back, cursing his boss in his mind.
ver "Invite every media outlet in Seacisco, especially the ones that prioritize viewership over anything.
And make sure to tell them to hype up the event as much as they can!"
Ritchie sat back on his chair as his plan began to take shape.
"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.
I want hundreds of people to be there.
Oh, and don’t forget to arrange for a live stream, too.
Contact our usual sponsors and tell them their products will be displayed throughout the feed.
We might as well make some money while we’re at it.
And remember-our main goal is to discredit Janet and end her fashion career for good."
1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.
He wanted to screw that woman over so badly that she could never get back on her feet again.
The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.
This time, he made sure that his boss was finished before leaving the office.
The sun shone bright and early the next day.
Just as planned, the press conference was held at the largest meeting hall in Lester Silk Fabric.
Cameras littered all around the room, squeezed in among the throng of people who came to watch the spectacle.
Even as she swept a glance over the crowd, Janet didn’t feel panicked in the slightest.
"It looks like the Lester Silk Fabric really wants to do you in,"
Tiffany remarked from beside her.
She turned to look Janet in the eye.
"You’re not just going to stand there and let yourself be bullied in public, are you? What’s your plan?"
A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.
"You’ll find out soon enough.
Don’t worry.
I’m not particularly inclined to suffer any misplaced grievances, either."
With that, she walked onto the stage, all calm and grace.
The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.
Without wasting her time, she whipped out a flash drive and held it up for all to see.
"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.
In order to convey my sincerity more properly, I have prepared a couple of videos for today’s press conference."
From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.
He could sense that something wasn’t right.
Why was Janet so composed in such a situation? If anything, she should be mortified and humiliated right now, especially in front of all these people.
What was she up to? He leaned over to his secretary and asked in a hushed voice, "Did she find something?"
"She can’t have,"
the other man replied confidently.
"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.
All the evidence has been locked away.
I think she’s just bluffing."
At this point, Janet had already plugged the drive to a computer, and one of the videos was playing on the widescreen Ritchie’s eyes widened like saucers as they watched an employee of Lester Silk Fabric tampering with the time stamp on the website.
The scene changed, and this time, the same man was sobbing hysterically as he divulged what he had done.
n The clips ended, and a deafening silence fell in the room.
Janet took the microphone and said, "As you can see, this is what really happened.
Lester Silk Fabric managed to get hold of my designs prior to the show.
After that, one of their designers, Luna Mccoy, posted my entire portfolio online and edited the details to make it look like she was the original designer.
There is your truth.
Once again, I thank each of you for coming to hear me out today.
If you have further questions, kindly direct them to Mr.Lester.
I’m sure he can give you better answers than I can."
She gave Ritchie a meaningful look, then, and gestured in his direction with a wave of her hand.
2 As soon as she did, the crowd burst into an uproar.Chapter 319 The Ensuing Drama Shocked, Ritchie cursed out loud, "Fuck that bitch!"
His secretary was also scared silly.
Glaring daggers at him, Ritchie was pissed off and kicked him in the ass.
Pointing his finger at the big screen, he cursed again, "What the fuck are you doing standing here for? Turn off the projector right now!"
The secretary stumbled to the stage and proceeded to turn it off.
Ritchie snorted, smoothed over his suit and made his way onto the stage.
This happened to be his territory, not Janet’s.
He lifted his chin and approached her, holding his head up high.
"Janet Lind, you better be careful with what you say.
As far as I can see, you were just making things up so that you can get yourself out of your predicament!"
As he said this, he turned his eyes from her and exclaimed, "Give yourself up.
Apologize right this moment! Don’t waste any more of our time here!"
W "Then why did you turn off the projector if I was, indeed, making things up? That’s a sign of guilt.
If you’re so sure of yourself, you should allow me to show everyone the proof.
I’m sure that everyone here is smart enough to tell if I actually made up the evidence or not,"
Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.
Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.
He clenched his teeth tightly and pointed his finger at the door.
"I thought you came here to apologize.
If you’re not going to do that, why don’t you leave this place immediately?!"
While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.
Instead, she turned to the audience before her and said word by word, "Everyone should know the truth by now.
I’m going to sue Lester Silk Fabric for slandering my name."
After finishing her speech, she didn’t bother to argue with Ritchie anymore and went ahead to leave the stage.
This scene was live streamed and everyone saw for themselves what had happened.
Everyone in the room and the audience in the live stream room was shocked to say the least.
The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.
Even though Janet had only played the videos once, the reporters had gone out of their way to record them.
"Mr.Lester, could you please offer an explanation for what happened just now?"
"Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group have been rivals for years now.
Was this why you decided to slander Miss Lind in this way? In order to taint the Larson Group’s name?"
"If your statement about Janet plagiarizing one of your designers’ pieces was true, is there any evidence to back up your statement?"
The reporters all turned to look at Ritchie and kept on asking him and Luna questions.
"Miss Mccoy, are you going to make a statement? After all, weren’t you the one who accused Miss Lind of plagiarism in the first place? What are your thoughts on the current situation?"
"Did Mr.Lester instruct you to do this?"
"Tell us, what’s the nature of the relationship between the two of you?"
Being ambushed by the reporters, Luna’s mind went blank and she felt very embarrassed.
She said frantically, "I have no idea.
Don’t ask me…"
Under the dazzling flashing lights of the cameras, Ritchie couldn’t even keep his eyes open.
He kept cursing out loud while pushing the reporters in front of him away and saying, "Get the hell out of my way! Turn off your damn lights! You’re blinding me!"
His secretary hurried to stop his curses.
If Ritchie’s father found out about this, he would be very angry.
Having been spoiled by the Lester family since he was a child, Ritchie happened to be very irritable at this moment.
Before he took over the company, his parents had to repeatedly remind him to control that temper of his His secretary cleared the way for him while speaking to the reporters.
"Please, sirs, madams, Mr.Lester can’t answer all of your questions right now.
We’ll announce on our official website if we have any comments."
Finally, Ritchie and the senior executives of Lester Silk Fabric were able to escape the madness of the room.
Chapter 320 Take The Blame When she got home, Janet kicked off her heels and collapsed into bed.
Now, she felt much better.
"It’s finally over!"
After resting for a while, she got up and turned on the computer.
She briskly posted the evidence on the forums Luna had posted to slander her before.
A few hours later, the forums came to life as users discussed this matter heatedly.
The dramatic turning-of-tables that had happened at the press briefing soon made headlines.
Related videos went viral on the Internet.
Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.
It was Tiffany.
"Lind, I’m impressed.
Have you seen the comments on the post? Everyone’s calling you a warrior.
You really knocked them dead!"
"Oh, my God! Seriously?"
Janet moved her cursor to check the comments Tiffany was talking about.
She had been focused on the media’s reports until now and didn’t know what people were saying in the comments.
When Janet read the comments, she found that the video of her talking on the stage had been spread all over the Internet.
There was a lot of positive feedback.
"Wow.
Heart.
Heart.
She’s so elegant and generous! And a fierce warrior too!"
"She’s a lovely girl.
Such a polite and beautiful goddess plagiarized someone else’s work? I doubt it!"
"She’s so pretty, I’d kiss her all day!"
"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"
Janet buried her face in her hands, her cheeks blushing furiously.
She had never been praised by so many strangers in her life.
The next day, in the Lester Silk Fabric building… "Nonsense! These reports are all bullshit! How dare they call me rude?"
Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.
He was in trouble, but there was nothing he could do.
In recent years, Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group had become two very high profile companies.
What with Janet’s fiasco, the media was having a field day.
In the span of just twenty-four hours, the reputation of Lester Silk Fabric was destroyed and its stock price.
plummeted.
"There’s nothing we can do to refute the evidence that Janet posted online.
What we can do now is to try our best to keep the news from spreading.
Mr.Lester, it was your idea to bring in more reporters there…"
the secretary reminded Ritchie in a trembling voice, picking up the documents Ritchie had thrown on the ground.
Ritchie glared at him, speechless.
He picked up another stack of papers from the table and threw them at the secretary’s face.
"I’m not an idiot.
You don’t need to remind me what I said."
Things didn’t end there.
Brandon sent people from the Larson Group’s legal department to help Janet file a lawsuit against Lester Silk Fabric.
The second they got the notice of the lawsuit, Lester Silk Fabric responded quickly and held a press conference in the afternoon.
Luna expressionlessly read a script in front of countless reporters, her face pale as a ghost under the limelight.
"I admit that I peeked at Janet Lind’s work before the show started.
Then I bribed an employee to tamper with the upload date on the database.
I falsely accused her of plagiarizing my work, and I did all this to gain fame and attention.
I am responsible for all of this.
My actions have nothing to do with Lester Silk Fabric."
In the Larson Group, Janet stopped the video on her phone and sighed.
"No class! Lester Silk Fabric made an ordinary employee take the fall!"
Chapter 321 Ask Brandon Out For Dinner Gerda clicked her tongue unhappily.
"Everyone knows they’re using Luna as a scapegoat.
She’s just an ordinary employee.
How on earth could she manage to do all of this? Lester Silk Fabric is really heartless."
The other designers had also seen the video circulating the Internet.
They began to discuss in hushed voices, but the general consensus was that Lester Silk Fabric was a cold blooded company.
Janet pulled her chair and sat down.
There was no point in dwelling on it now that things had been settled.
"I can’t say I’m surprised.
Now that Luna has taken the blame, we can’t do anything to Lester Silk Fabric."
"And what about those designs? Are they really not gonna put them back on the show?"
Gerda puffed out her chest indignantly Janet smiled at her colleague gently.
"It doesn’t matter.
Look on the bright side.
I have gained considerable fame because of everything that’s happened.
Now, all eyes are on my work."
In the end, Luna was put behind bars.
And Janet had become an online celebrity.
Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.
Some even paid for it.
When the dust settled, Janet poured all her energy into her work.
She had been so busy with this matter the past few days, so now she could finally focus on other things.
"By the way, Lind, I’ve been meaning to ask you something.
How’d you get the evidence?"
Gerda was talking about the videos that Janet had posted on the Internet, which had amassed more than a million views.
Janet froze.
After a few seconds, she broke into a smile and waved her hand dismissively.
"A very capable friend helped me get them."
Gerda nudged her arm and asked curiously, "What friend? A boyfriend perhaps?"
Janet’s eyes twinkled.
"It’s a secret.
Gerda, is it just me or do you have a lot of time on your hands? Have you finished your design for this month? Don’t come running to me again when the deadline approaches."
"Ah! My God! I still have thirty-four drawings to finish!"
Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.
Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.
Suddenly, she thought of the tall and straight back of Brandon.
Now that she thought about it, she realized that Lester Silk Fabric had gone through all this trouble just to set her up.
It must have cost Brandon a lot to get his hands on the evidence.
Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.
Brandon had helped her countless times, but she hadn’t really ever met him in person.
She owed Brandon too much and she doubted she could ever repay him.
After thinking about it for a long time, Janet finally plucked up the courage to send a message to Brandon.
"Mr.Larson, would you be willing to let me treat you to dinner? You’ve helped me a lot and I’d like to express my gratitude somehow."
2 After hitting send, Janet put down her phone and wrung her hands nervously.
The chairman of the Larson Group had probably tasted all the splendid dishes this world had to offer.
But it was a token of her appreciation.Chapter 322 A Warning At the CEO’s office of the Larson Group.
The Larson Group’s stock price had fluctuated over the past few days.
Now that the situation was favorable for the Larson Group and its stock price had more than recovered, Ethan decided to seize the opportunity to put more pressure on the Lester Silk Fabric.
Garrett hadn’t slept properly in the past three days, dealing with the bad press: He was yawning sleepily when Ethan’s phone pinged.
"Someone texted you."
When he saw the name on Ethan’s phone’s screen, Garrett snickered.
"It seems your wife’s missing you."
Ethan smacked Garrett on the back of the head and grabbed the phone.
Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.
"What is it? Why’s your face like that?"
Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.
"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."
Ethan put his phone down and sighed.
"If I refuse, she’ll be very disappointed."
Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.
"Yeah.
You can’t have dinner with Janet without her seeing your face.
Last time, when you and Janet went to the company’s masquerade ball, you almost exposed yourself.
It’d be unwise to take such a risk again.
It’s not good for my heart either,"
he sighed.
Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.
"Thank you, but there’s no need for you to treat me to dinner.
You’re an employee of the Larson Group.
I helped you to protect the reputation of the company."
Janet read his message and quickly replied, "But Mr.Larson, you could’ve just dismissed me."
"If I dismiss any employee when something like this comes up, how will we keep the talented ones? Keep up the good work.
That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"
Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.
1 He had deliberately distanced Brandon from her ever since what happened last time.
He didn’t want her to suspect him of anything Reading his reply, Janet had no choice but to give up.
Ethan put down his phone, kicked the sofa Garrett was lying down on, and said, "I want you to relocate the one who had tried to force Janet to resign.
Transfer her to a subsidiary company.
Then, bring Charis here."
Garrett was just about to take a nap.
Hearing Ethan’s orders, he helplessly peeled his eyes open and stood up from the sofa.
He muttered under his breath, "This job will definitely be the death of me."
Charis had expected that Ethan would want to have a talk with her, but when she received the notice, her heart still skipped a beat.
"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"
Ethan asked in a low voice.
He shoved his hands into the pocket of his slacks, and the light from the window elongated his shadow on the floor.
"I just wanted to protect the company name,"
Charis answered defensively.
Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.
"From now on, I’ll take care of all matters related to Janet.
No one other than me.
Understood?"
Ethan’s cold voice sent a shiver down Charis’s spine.
She winced and smiled bitterly, as though she had been wronged.
"I see how it is.
You don’t trust me now? Brandon, I don’t have any ulterior motives, I swear.
Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.
He never brought it up before because he didn’t want her to look bad.
She and her family had always valued their image.
"I’m just warning you not to act against Janet.
Otherwise, don’t blame me if I disregard our long term friendship."
Chapter 323 A Long Forgotten Name After a moment’s silence, Charis said in a low voice, "I see."
Charis was a dignified woman.
Before Ethan could say anything more, she turned around and walked out of his office, As soon as the door closed behind her, tears welled up in her eyes..
Ever since they first met, Brandon had never said such harsh words to her before, nor had he looked at her with such cold eyes.
She hadn’t cried in years.
The last time was when she said goodbye to Brandon before going abroad.
She had been reluctant to leave him.
But now, she felt bad about Brandon’s attitude towards her.
She and Brandon had worked together for years.
They had shared the company’s ups and downs.
But all of a sudden, with Janet now in the picture, Brandon suddenly was ruthless towards her.
Tears rolled down Charis’s cheeks as she realized just how important Janet was to Brandon.
The hot tears dripped from her chin to the carpeted floor.
"I met Brandon first,"
Charis muttered through gritted teeth.
Charis didn’t like to be candid with her shrewdness.
The reason why she had tried to fire Janet was to win Brandon’s heart.
In Charis’s eyes, Janet wasn’t good enough for him.
But now that Brandon had taken a liking to her, Charis figured he would deeply fall in love with her and she would eventually lose him for good.
Thinking of this, Charis was more determined than ever to separate Janet and Brandon..
But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.
Brandon had just warned her not to interfere with Janet’s work ever again.
She had to be more careful now.
On the other side… After Janet got off work, she went home, only to find that Ethan had come home early today.
"Oh, the workaholic is back! I’m surprised you still remember the way home!"
Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.
Looking at the man who was busy cooking in the kitchen, she was not happy.
After all, she hadn’t seen Ethan for two or three days.
That was because Ethan had been busy dealing with the plagiarism issue the past few days.
But he couldn’t tell her this.
While cracking the eggs into a bowl, he found an excuse.
"When I crossed Ritchie’s path, he made a lot of trouble.
The manager of the shop at work fired me.
I’ve been working part time the past few days while looking for a stable job."
Then, he paused and said sincerely, "I’m sorry that I haven’t been here for you these days."
In fact, there was some truth to his story.
Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.
Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.
She walked over to help him with the vegetables.
"So, what happened? You didn’t tell me the truth.
I was worried something bad happened to you."
"The problem’s been solved.
Don’t worry,"
Ethan said with a reassuring smile.
That much was true.
Ethan had really solved the problem that had been plaguing them the past few days.
"Your brother is really hard to deal with."
Janet pouted like a child.
After transferring the egg into the pan, Ethan turned and his eyes landed on Janet’s earlobe.
His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as he gulped.
"How about having dinner and then a little bit of exercise to unwina: "What kind of exercise?"
Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.
Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.
His face was so beautiful.
It was as though God had chiseled his face to perfection.
His eyes stared deep into hers, filled with burning desire.
Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.
She quickly lowered her head and said shyly, "You’re so naughty!"
Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.
Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.
He really liked it when she blushed.
He could feel that she liked him, but she always pretended to refuse him.
He had to admit it really turned him on.
But the romantic atmosphere was instantly soiled by the sound of the phone ringing.
"Keep an eye on the eggs, okay? Don’t let them burn."
Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.
Then, he took off his apron and walked to the living room to pick up his phone.
A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.
It was Patrick Lester.
Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.
He glanced back at the kitchen at Janet, then opened the glass door to step out onto the balcony He was a little surprised to see that Patrick was calling him.
It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.
Ethan stood on the balcony, letting the wind blow his hair.
"Why on earth are you answering the phone outside? Isn’t it cold out there?"
Janet’s voice broke the silence.
Ethan was lost in his thoughts and didn’t notice when Janet slid the door open and poked her head out.
Narrowing her eyes at him suspiciously, she looked at the phone in Ethan’s hand.
He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.
Was it Charis calling again? "It’s Patrick Lester."
Amused by the quirky expression on her face, he pulled her into his arms and finally answered the phone.
"Ethan, why the hell did you keep me waiting?"
Patrick’s irritated voice came from the other end of the line.
"I was busy just now,"
Ethan simply replied.
Patrick didn’t give a damn about whatever Ethan was up to.
There was something he needed to talk about with Ethan, so he went straight to the point.
"Your grandma’s birthday is coming up and we’re throwing her a party.
She wants you and your wife here."
Without waiting for Ethan’s response, he hung up abruptly.
— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.
She looked up at Ethan and asked hesitantly, "So are we going?"
Ethan held her tighter and sighed.
"We are.
Patrick seldom summons me.
There’ll be nothing but trouble if we disobey him.
Besides, I haven’t seen my grandma in a very long time.
It’s only right that I be there on her birthday."
Janet smiled at him sweetly.
"I can tell that you’re fond of her."
It was true that Ethan’s expression softened when he spoke of his grandmother.
Nora Lester, Ethan’s grandma, was a distant relative of the Larson family.
She had known Ethan’s mother when she was a girl.
Although she didn’t approve of what Patrick had done, she couldn’t do anything about her son’s decisions.
She had always felt sorry for Ethan and used to secretly send him money.
She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.
Thinking of this, Ethan rested his chin on the top of Janet’s head.
"She’s a kind lady,"
he said calmly.
had been a long time since
"Let’s not talk here.
It’s so cold!"
her
thought occurred
shouted, "The eggs! I forgot
broke free from Ethan’s embrace and ran
Ethan followed behind her.
was extremely flustered, and he couldn’t help
to keep an eye on the
to the side while he cleaned up the mess himself
her thumbs, Janet stood in the corner, restlessly
"I’m sorry.
you were talking to Charis, so I rushed to you
Ethan had guessed this.
his freshly washed hands, he raised his eyes to look at
"It’s my fault.
give you enough sense of
his arms and said
obeyed and leaned her face against his chest, blushing
thinking about the invitation from Patrick, she murmured,
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a huge grudge
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did earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits and poured the juice
he used a knife to slice the
what Shelia
he said, "I have no
fact, Victor knew the reason
learned that because he wanted to
even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger
pushed him to learn more skills so that he would at
"Alright."
Shelia continued to focus her gaze
of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on
out a hand to wipe
was startled and turned to look at Victor
into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel a little
looked away, and explained, "Your nose has
"Is that so?"
her nose
what about now? Is it still
"No,"
glancing over at
"Good."
Shelia smiled.
other than roasting meat? I
Can you teach me?"
you want
"In order to survive."
naturally.Chapter 462
shelia said casually.
felt sad
to be flipped? It’s on the verge of
Shelia pointed out.
burn on the meat’s exposed side when he
over while he was still thinking about what she just
.
thoughts about whether or not to ask her about
was, after all,
didn’t seem to take it
you please
"Hmm,"
after a
"Is that a yes?"
Shelia’s eyes glowed, and
two dimples, meanwhile, became much
Victor nodded, "Okay."
broadly as she said, "Thanks so
individual I’ve ever encountered,
"Orphanage?"
where I was
the orphanage was taken over and the
eyes clouded as
was
great meals and gave me a
an orphan…’ Victor pursed
to look after you since the
you leave with the other
at Victor and answered, "I
was the only home Shelia had known
okay with you being outdoors
head, Shelia
I was desperate to visit
whereabouts remain unknown to them, and I
the dingy
had been scattered by the trees and
placed her hands behind her head, her
with disappointment as she
want to
keeps you from doing
are people guarding
if I
no idea that I
her my name when I meet
blinking
remained fixed on Shelia and
the chance to see you, Van, it would be more
spot in her
I was
It didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to
Shelia, Victor concluded that
apt description of her features, particularly
Victor asked her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how come
was unable to communicate since
never referred to us
card was
were a treasure and
each kid was given a
as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which was maybe due
stared at the
I get the
Shelia inquired.
"It’s definitely the best."
retracted the card and said, "I am the only
toasting as they were
the meat after
set to
Eat, please."
gut just after his
put her hand to her stomach and ate the meat
much better than the meat i made myself! Van, you’re
Victor’s expression softened somewhat.
felt rejuvenated after a
to her feet, she said,
to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand
"Come on, get up."
taken aback, and after a little pause, he took Shelia’s hand in his and replied,
Shelia used a dart to put marks on
lost track of
had
Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank some
far we’ll have to travel until we’re
out before the
some water
walking, and he was coughing up blood for the second
incoherently, "I’m sure
Let’s move forward."
have the
"Like never before…"
nodded and continued
forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you look
be sure to eat
gaze to
small face was covered in mud after a day and a night in
you? What’s
"Plan?"
was slow
remarked, "What are your plans once we leave
want to continue my travels and explore the world’s finest rivers and
no
with
"Shelia."
his mind after staring at Shelia
"What’s the problem?"
after we get
I will
can count
want me to
you? If you don’t want to, it doesn’t
concerned that Shelia
paused for a while before
"No, I’m not.
you
Victor convinced her.
and smiled at Victor,
we get out
"Sure."
they emerged from the
below the horizon, basking the
the bodies of Victor and
noon and now, the
assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious country
we’re out of the
villagers if we walk
We can…"
sentence, she saw Victor stop
She was confused.
looked at Victor, wanting to know why
"Van?"
i didn’t expect you to come out
looked for
three cars that were parked not far from
front, looking at them intently as he played with
feel right away that they
shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in
off Norton, watching his
that only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest when I tell you
get lost even
finding our way out of the forest, I put marks all the
marks and you
"And then?"
asked, her
straight into Shelia’s
"Walk along this road.
a mobile phone from them, and call this
that Norton didn’t
just wanted to play a game with Victor by throwing
he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia
had promised to give Shelia a family, bring her back to see his grandmother, and treat her as his own
Victor could not fulfill
a phone number
you get hold of a
he whispered.
my grandmother’s
will pick you up wherever you
down at
that Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked
"No."
her hand
were a little
remember the number,
a
Victor frowned.
so anxious that he coughed violently
adamant and clenched
palm and let Victor
Norton couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he
condescending sneer, he said, "Tut,
for each other! I’m so moved
tensed up when saw Norton approaching
pulled
injured and keeping himself standing steadily was taxing
for
deliberately walked up
and Shelia stepped
patience with them, Norton pulled Shelia
was too fast for
"Let her go!"
a firm
found satisfaction in hearing vexation in Victor’s
know you look
mud on Shelia’s face with
would all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to
stopped in his tracks when something silver
knife that Norton
out a mouthful
"No."
"What are you saying?"
gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending
felt that he had
clenched his fist and
you want
nothing to do with
So, let her go!"
This
Norton curled his lips.
don’t want to
don’t where she comes from but I find
for you to die alone? I can do something about that and let her
eyes,
her neck, all Shelia could
body was
Victor spat out blood and beg for
all you can do?
his mocking smile plastered
anger
you
you
Shelia swallowed.
a sense of accomplishment by threatening two
have in you
So, cut the crap.
kill me,
"Shelia…"
desperately tried to
she was provoking
hackles rise and the man would do
Norton was indeed angry.
fierce, but he kept his voice in check as he talked
Looks like you
Shelia rolled her eyes.
can help you with
Norton said, laughing derisively.
to his men and instructed them, "Tie her
squinted his eyes and asked anxiously, "What
Norton didn’t answer.
just glared
as they
hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to
was made to ride a different
where Norton was taking
river was flowing
it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s
blue veins on
and
because of the gushing water,
Victor to run
opened her mouth, she
enough, her eyes
on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed
Victor might be strong but he was useless
me laugh,
you think that I’m a good man? Why
Norton approached the rope, squatted down,
the sake of you wanting to save her so
some good in me, huh?
just glare
would do whatever it took to
in the middle of the
him appeared and stood between
and looked at Victor
"Here’s what I’m thinking.
two are the weakest
my left has only killed two people, and the one on
brief pause, Norton continued, "You want to save
been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and
with his thumb and warned, "But of course, you have
before the rope
you can say goodbye to your
washed away, I’m afraid that you won’t
flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about
was of essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against
was a mercenary and the most
subordinates should be strong
Victor was currently
peak state, he might not even be able to defeat one of the two weakest
of them were tall and burly men
a doubt, Victor was at a disadvantage
two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and hit his back with their
he was hit, Victor staggered
strength left him, and
pain of his bones being broken scattered all over his body,
face looked black with
tried to stand, not
before he could even get back on his feet, he saw another punch
subconsciously use his arm
Victor spat out a
this point, Victor’s vision became
on the rope, which was only
didn’t matter how many injuries he
the fire was put out and the rope was grasped,
her into this trouble, so he was willing to
as his mind wanted to go on, his body couldn’t keep
the
After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling on
struggled to open his eyes,
just lay there on the
but wonder if
hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he thought
inch of his body made
to stand up, but he
his hands a little bit,
he turned his head to look at the river, only to find that there
no trace of
"Ahem!"
coughed violently, spurting out more
unto the soil and
looked at the river expectantly, as if he was waiting for
waited for a long
fact, he didn’t even know how much time passed
he never found the person he
that someone would raise her head from the river or come out from somewhere and call his
loss of blood and the excruciating pain he was
he lost consciousness
again, he was finally
subordinates found him near
rescue him lasted for two days and two
found out that Victor had
his right knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice was issued six
first thing Victor did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people to look
was still wearing an oxygen mask
was not completely out of danger
that she must be a very important person due to his concern
to send people to search for Shelia along
days, but
passed and there was still
card that got wet from the rain and then dried
surface was mostly covered with mud, but one could easily recognize that it
years later,
after fully
card in a box
was nothing on the marble
wasn’t even Shelia’s name
while Karl was on a business trip, he suffered a sudden heart
tried to rush him to the hospital, but he was declared
that
two more years, he finished his studies and finally
several small companies under the
raised the sales of these companies from a very
to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the Sullivan Group to
time, Roger entered the ward
her sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of
can’t eat
had been eating porridge for about half a
even stand the smell of
and had no choice but to
it again
tongue out, not intending to
he saw Roger standing at the
the past half a month, Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey from
gradually got acquainted
Joey liked about him was that Roger would bring some snacks when
too much, he could at
course, Joey could only eat them in
Roger, Rachel turned around and
you say that you wouldn’t
time Roger came here, he would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to eat something or if
she would say no every time, he would still insist on getting
Roger asked, he said that he had an important project meeting today,
he could still visit, it would probably
I
Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment
furrowed
"Rachel, Victor woke up."
Roger broke the news.
Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more than 70
the operating room opened and closed for several times as
and Carson couldn’t do anything but wait outside until the
day since the operation began, the indicator light outside the
indicated that the
saved, but he wasn’t completely out
wheeled
until two days ago that his vital signs became
eligible to be
he was still
expert in the field to check Victor’s
it wasn’t what
Victor sustained serious injuries.
his old wounds had healed, they still
new injuries just made
said that only a miracle could save
us when he
in
afraid I can’t
couldn’t help but frown as he made
be blunt, please consider preparing for the worst-case
there’s a chance that he’ll never wake up? Is
the expert didn’t say this, it was
hundred percent, but there was a huge
Lukas, Rachel was the first one to
Rachel had the
leaned against the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a
looked slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles
just went down to tell
Rachel heard the tragic news, her face didn’t
she had already prepared herself for
Carson was a bit
know when she became this
Victor had been in a coma for about half a
have been
outside the operating room for 70
at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low voice, "This is the area for children’s
You can’t smoke here."
he regained his senses, Carson put out
indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s
the subject and asked,
"Joey? He’s fine.
doctor checked him up yesterday and said that he has
will be removed ahead of
through the glass panel on the
Joey sleeping soundly in
smile, he stretched for a
I’m leaving
around and
he really just visited to tell Rachel about the doctor’s diagnosis
from that, he had nothing else to
eye, two
was made aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t
Joey’s ward
same time, Carson didn’t show
the diagnosis came from an expert, she was
news that Victor had
Obviously, Rachel was stunned.
stared at Roger for a long time without being able to speak a
if she was still judging Roger’s
Do you want to go upstairs
Rachel pressed her lips hard and remained
of nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her deep
want
Joey, pleading
the fact that Victor was
Joey woke up in the hospital, he actually
he found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come
Joey finally found out the truth, Rachel didn’t have
didn’t cry or say anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go to
smiled
They say bad people live long
have to worry too
eyes, she felt
she mustered her courage
"Yes, of course."
weeks, Joey had a good rest in
if there was nothing wrong
knew that Joey would actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to
him,
"Okay…"
softened,
ward was in the
yet, it was inconvenient
him
him, and the three of them went to Victor’s
enough, they reached the
the
turned out that the entire floor was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient
heard that there were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually saw three
wer If Victor had seen this scene, Carson knew that he would have been
guy, it’s the first time
What brings you here?"
asked Joey as he quickly set the document he was holding
"Have you been beaten?"
asked, blinking
like someone who
circles around your
"Dark circles?"
choked at
phone, opened its front camera,
realized that
looked totally haggard, and his eye bags were so big that it seemed like
course, this was only
a good sleep for
originally a handsome young man, but even he
"Ha-ha!"
after seeing the
laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this
his head, Carson stepped forward and pinched
"You, brat.
you tease your godfather? You have
his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t remember recognizing you as
no opinion
and I
We are best friends.
one
that’s how I became your
raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms in front
for you, even if you don’t want it, that fact
tried to pull Carson’s hand away using his uninjured hand and said,
his tongue as he withdrew his hand from Joey’s
also didn’t expect that
it’s a fact that you
change your
didn’t say anything more, but he stuck out his tongue at
corner of his eye, Carson
composure and commented, "I see that you’re not busy
heard that
with Rachel and Joey to see
Roger explained.
to lose his composure just because
"Oh, I see."
Carson pointed at the room and said, "His ward is over
He is resting inside.
go and see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward
one knew what was going through
"Let’s go,"
Roger reminded Rachel gently.
"Alright."
nodded and walked
her, pushing
arms were placed
lost in thoughts for a
he was about to sav something, Joey
"Mr.Jimenez."
"Is anything the matter?"
Roger asked.
stopped and looked at the
standing very
Joey could see him from the corner of his
if he
at him, Joey turned his gaze
to use the
overheard what Joey was
about I
"No!"
a very
a serious look on his
am
so it wasn’t a problem for Rachel to take him to
moment, they were no
take a boy to the ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t be right for her to take
words, Rachel looked at both
Roger, then her gaze fell on
didn’t want to bother the former, Carson soon observed that she was staring at
she wanted him to take Joey to
coughed and refused to pay any attention to Rachel’s
he took out his phone and
Joey a thumbs up without
he was
have read the plan you
he headed towards the
wasn’t very good
screen lit up while he was still holding it to
that there was no call at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that it was
"It’s okay.
take
He is actually right.
for a boy like him
Roger smiled gently.
"Thank you very much,"
Rachel said to Roger.
those words,
have been closer to him than
days, they
them were always in one another’s
known to
the look of things, Rachel still didn’t
it couldn’t be achieved
about the night Rachel was standing outside the operating room
Joey headed towards the
some time, Carson
"Where is Joey?"
he asked Rachel knowingly.
took a quick glance at the phone in
through with the phone
"What?"
sight and took a
a smile appeared on
I am through
no choice! My subordinates are too bad at
"Of course they are!"
Rachel narrowed her eyes.
was a fake smile on her
very good
that he had pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the smile on
nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness of
want to
head in order to look
was a
view, only the living room could be seen,
see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no time
would lie in the bed for two
undergo half
voice came from
is in a stable
"Get out of here!"
interrupted Carson’s
saw a man in a suit coming
He looked dejected.
document
and Carson
was stunned at first, then his
"Mr.Scott!"
card hung around the
It was quite noticeable.
the Sullivan Group and
was no need asking about what just happened to
man’s expression that the project plan had been denied
been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the name
was what really interested
She turned to Carson.
looked back at her, she raised
"Well, this is Troy.
a member of the Sullivan
knew exactly what she meant by just
was at a loss for
so many surnames in the
he had
recognized who Rachel
and mentioned her
"Miss Bennet."
nodded her head slightly in
was covered with
his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding
going back to the
waved his hand and said, "Very well
do
he heard what Carson said, Troy went out of sight
looked at the door
enough for her to see that Victor was sitting against
doesn’t seem as bad
well and can work
walked to the door
against the door
follow
reading some document when he heard the
head and
her
was in a hospital
was pale despite the fact that he lowered
and
a hundred percent sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours
that she walked towards
you to
the footsteps,
the person who was walking towards
in his usual cold and stiff tone, he said
POV: Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand on
I figured it wouldn’t bode well if I lost my
"The dance is over.
time to
I reminded him.
flashed through his eyes, but he still loosened his grip on my
a few steps back
still feel the warmth of his touch on
face blushed and i
heart was
it felt like I
were the happiest time of
those days were
down, feeling conflicted and
"Happy birthday, Caroline."
approached
and began chatting
my glass and taking a sip of
few to drink and was
time, Elena came
surprise waiting for you on
go upstairs and take a look at
she asked.
"What’s the surprise?"
This "surprise"
piqued my curiosity.
when
appeared on
to the deck on the second
got there, I saw that there were bright red rose petals scattered across
were also numerous balloons around the
widened in
say, this whole scene
this my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who had
to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast aside that
bitter smile appeared on my
never spent this much effort on me,
joy of receiving this
second floor, I stared at the
was tranquil, and yet my mind was
sea
lit up the sky,
up to the sky, a deafening sound resonated in the
like a
noise, I covered
squatted on the ground
and i felt like my blood was running
at the abandoned warehouse kept
breath I felt so dizzy
of strong arms held me tightly "There’s
I’m here."
voice came from above me,
It was Charles.
have to
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