My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

had been a long time since they last met-too

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

her teeth

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shouted, "The eggs! I forgot all about

Ethan’s embrace and ran

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corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean up

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

you go out of

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

a knife to slice the

he heard what Shelia asked,

a while, he said, "I have no

Victor knew

learned that because he wanted to be

knew ahead of time that even under ner protection, Victor

at least have a better chance

"Alright."

to focus her gaze on the

his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on the tip

hand to wipe off

look at Victor with a blank

eyes, he started to feel a little

his hand, looked away, and explained, "Your nose

"Is that so?"

ahead to rub her nose

what about now?

"No,"

glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

other than roasting meat? I want to learn

Can you teach me?"

do you want

"In order to survive."

naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me

shelia said casually.

sad upon hearing

flipped? It’s on the

Shelia pointed out.

burn on the meat’s exposed side when he

flipped the meat over while he was still thinking about what she just

.

whether or not to ask

after all, Shelia’s own

the other hand, didn’t

asked, "Will you please

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she

meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she said,

kindest individual I’ve ever encountered, except for my

"Orphanage?"

where I was

over and the old

eyes clouded as she spoke about

was

she prepared great meals and gave me a lot of

is an orphan…’ Victor

needed to look after you since the orphanage was taken

didn’t you leave with the

up at Victor and answered,

the only home Shelia had known

they okay with you being outdoors on

her head, Shelia said,

was desperate to visit her

whereabouts remain unknown to them, and I don’t

spite of the dingy ground, Shelia lay

had been scattered by the trees and fallen

hands behind

as she gazed up at the

to visit

you

people guarding

if I go

idea that I have a

name when I meet

said, blinking

black eyes remained fixed on Shelia and

see you, Van, it would be more than likely that she would like

in her heart for

said that I

seem appropriate to use this term

Victor concluded that the adjective

description of her features, particularly her

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

was unable to communicate since she

to us

a poker card was in my

it were a

each kid

cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which was maybe due to the reference to

at the card–the King of

Did I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

the card and said, "I am the only one with

toasting as they were

her the meat after he re-applied

set to

Eat, please."

her gut just after his

her stomach and ate the meat with

the meat

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after

her feet, she

rise when Shelia

"Come on, get up."

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

a dart to put marks on the tree

track of time as

sun had cooled

down on a stone

sure how far we’ll have to travel until we’re

get out before

some water

and he was coughing up blood for

incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

continued to

murmured, "Van, you look

be sure to eat

gaze to the side of

in mud after a day and a night in the

you? What’s

"Plan?"

was slow to

we leave the forest? Where will

continue my travels

no longer walk and beg them to take me

answered with

"Shelia."

to have made up his mind after staring at

"What’s the problem?"

me after

sure my grandma will like you, I will defend you if she

count on

want me to come

If you don’t want to, it doesn’t

concerned that Shelia might

a while before asking,

"No, I’m not.

treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor, saying,

agree when we get

"Sure."

they emerged from the

to disappear below the horizon, basking

the bodies

noon

assuaged when they

we’re out of

local villagers if

We can…"

her sentence, she saw Victor stop

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect you

came, Shelia looked for the source of

that were

at the front, looking at them intently as he

feel right away that they were Victor’s

shield Victor, who in turn stood

eyes off

hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest when I tell

get lost even when it

we were finding our way out of the forest, I put

these marks and you can

"And then?"

her eyebrows

straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

a mobile phone from them, and call this

knew that Norton didn’t intend to let

with Victor by throwing him into

he couldn’t escape this

back to see his grandmother, and

could not fulfill the promise he

Shelia’s hand, Victor wrote a phone number on her palm with his

once you

he whispered.

is my

pick

down at

respond, Victor looked at her

"No."

pulled her

eyes were a little

the number,

a

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently as soon as

adamant and

just didn’t want to spread her palm and let Victor write the

hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that

sneer, he said, "Tut, tut, tut, this is

strong feelings for each other! I’m so moved by

tensed up when saw

pulled Sheila behind

was seriously injured and keeping himself standing steadily was taxing

hard for

walked up to

and Shelia

them, Norton pulled Shelia

too fast for Victor

"Let her go!"

firm grip

satisfaction in hearing vexation

know you look

he wiped the mud on

knew this would all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain,

stopped in his tracks when something silver flashed through his

was a knife that Norton pressed against Shelia’s

a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

in a contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking

that he had

his fist and

want is

to

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

want

but I find your reaction

for you to die alone? I

eyes, Victor

against her neck, all Shelia

body was

when she saw Victor spat out blood and beg

all you can do? Threaten

smile plastered

narrowed in anger when

did you just

said you are

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment

more, you don’t have in you to do what

So, cut the crap.

want to kill me, then

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to stop

that she

rise and

Norton was indeed angry.

voice in check as he

Looks like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and instructed them, "Tie her

eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared at

did as they

Shelia was taken to one of

made to ride a different

where Norton was taking

was

it inundated Shelia, making her

hands clenched into fists, and the blue veins on his neck

teeth and

of the gushing water, Shelia had difficulty

actually wanted Victor to run

opened her mouth, she was choked by

her

expression on Victor’s

Victor might be strong but he was useless in this kind

me

that I’m a good man? Why the hell should I

Norton approached the rope, squatted

of you wanting to save her so much, I

good in me, huh? What do

could just glare at

it

who was in the middle of the river, Norton squinted

after, two men behind him appeared

slowly stood up and looked at Victor with

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest among my

people, and the one on the right has

want to

holding Victor’s arms let go of him

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

two before the rope

can say goodbye to your good

away, I’m afraid that you

at the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care

was of essence, so he quickly rushed up

the most popular leader the

course, even his weakest subordinates should be strong as

Victor was currently

peak state, he might not even be able to defeat one of the two weakest subordinates of

and burly men

Victor was at a disadvantage from the very

rushed over to them, the two men punched Victor right in

as he was hit,

left him, and he eventually

being broken scattered all over his

face looked black with

still tried to stand, not ready to

could even get back on his feet, he

to subconsciously use his arm

a mouthful of blood, and

this point, Victor’s vision became

the rope, which

matter how many

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

her into this trouble, so he

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

back to the ground and lost his

was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling on his

open his eyes, but his vision was

lay there on the ground, watching the raindrops

couldn’t help but wonder if

recovered yet, so he

pain that pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize that he was still

stand up, but he couldn’t move even

only move his hands a little bit, grabbing the mud under his hands

the river, only to find that

no

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out

unto the soil and opened his

looked at the river expectantly, as if he was

waited for a

didn’t even know how much time

the person he

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

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

lost

woke up again,

subordinates found him near

lasted for two days and two

was found out that Victor had fractures

lungs were inflamed, and the

did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people to

wearing an

of danger yet, but

but she could sense that she

she didn’t dare delay to send people to search for Shelia along

for seven days, but

and there was still no news about

crumpled playing card that got

with mud, but one could easily recognize that it

later, Victor

first thing he did after fully recovering was buy a

of Hearts card in

was nothing on the marble tombstone aside from the

even Shelia’s name

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

still tried to rush him to the hospital, but he

that year that Carolyn sent

finished

small companies under the control of the Sullivan

of these companies from a very low level to one

outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the Sullivan

entered the ward where

sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of

eat

porridge for

he couldn’t even stand the smell of porridge

and had no choice

said, "Eat it again

his tongue out, not intending

Roger standing at the door, so he politely

the past half a month, Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey from time

the kid gradually got acquainted

Joey liked about him was that Roger

much, he could at least taste something

Joey could only

turned around and was surprised to see

that you wouldn’t come

would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to eat something or if

he would still insist on getting her

when Roger asked, he said that he had an important project meeting today, so he

could still visit, it would probably be

initially, I

for a moment before

furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

done to

of the operating room opened and closed for several

but wait outside until the

day since the operation began, the

that the surgery was successfully

but he wasn’t completely out

was wheeled

days ago that his vital signs

eligible to be transferred to the general

he was still in

the field to check Victor’s condition and

what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

healed, they still had an

his new injuries

the end, he said that only a miracle could save Victor’s

us when he

in

I can’t

but frown

blunt, please

Is he going to become a vegetable for

it was obvious that this

there was a huge chance that this

Rachel was the first one to know about

deemed that Rachel

outside Joey’s

disoriented, and there were dark circles round his

down to tell Rachel about

Rachel heard the tragic news, her face didn’t

was as if she had already prepared herself for something

fact, Carson was a

didn’t know when she became

a coma for about half a month

might have

the operating room for 70 hours

a moment of silence, Rachel glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low voice, "This is the

You can’t smoke here."

senses, Carson

bother

asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

doctor checked him up yesterday and said

fact, it’s expected that his plaster will be

and peeped through the glass panel

sleeping soundly in

stretched for a bit and said, "Good

then, I’m

saying that, Carson turned around and left without looking

tell Rachel about the doctor’s diagnosis regarding Victor’s

that, he had nothing

of an eye,

made aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel

just stayed in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours a

the same time, Carson didn’t show

came from an expert, she was also

news that Victor had miraculously woke up

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

for a long time without being

as if she was still judging

Rachel… Do you want to go upstairs and

time, Rachel pressed her lips

sleeve and pulled her back from her

I want

was Joey, pleading

Victor was

the hospital, he

that Rachel had always been absent-minded

when Joey finally found out the truth, Rachel

truth, Joey didn’t cry or say anything, nor did

just smiled and

say

to worry too much about

Joey’s bright eyes, she felt

a few moments, she mustered her courage

"Yes, of course."

Joey had a good rest in

as if there was nothing

night

a brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel was aware that he missed Victor

"Okay…"

heart softened,

was in the second

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

him sit in

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

enough, they reached

the floor of

the entire floor was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the

there were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually saw three people

had seen this scene, Carson knew that he

time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

asked Joey as he quickly set the document he was

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking

who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m the one who beats

where did those dark circles around

"Dark circles?"

choked

picked up his phone, opened its

that

his eye bags were so

this was

a good sleep

handsome young man, but even he was susceptible to stress

"Ha-ha!"

laugh after seeing the

seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled

stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

you tease your godfather? You

retorted, "Huh? Who said

no opinion regarding

father and I

We are best friends.

the one

how I

his eyebrows and crossed his arms in

if you don’t want

using his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I

as he withdrew his hand from

also didn’t expect

a fact that you

better change your

but he stuck out

corner of his eye, Carson

to regain his composure and commented, "I see that you’re not busy today,

heard that

Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

his

"Oh, I see."

and said, "His ward

He is resting inside.

Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward Carson

what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked

her, pushing

arms were placed over

was lost in thoughts for

he was about to sav

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked

standing very

Joey could see him from the corner

eyebrows as if he was giving Carson a

at

to use the

overheard what

about I

"No!"

replied in a very

a serious look on his

I am

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

at that moment, they were no longer

ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t be right for

to Joey’s words, Rachel

was Roger, then her gaze fell on

former, Carson

wanted him to take Joey to the

coughed and refused to pay any attention

took out his phone and turned

managed to give Joey a thumbs up without Rachel

pretended like he

Mr.Ramos! I have read the

he headed towards the

he wasn’t very good at

he

at all! Rachel saw what

"It’s okay.

take

He is actually right.

is very embarrassing for a boy like him to be taken to the bathroom by

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those words, they

have

days, they

were always in one

reasons best known to her, she still

of things,

it

stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside the operating room where Victor

he and Joey

time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

took a quick glance at the phone in his

with the phone

"What?"

and took a peek

appeared on his

I am through

left with no choice! My subordinates

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile

not very good at

answer the call only moments ago, the

of his nose and coughed to ease the

you want to

order to look through the glass panel on the

ward was

point of view, only the living room could be seen, and

Rachel pushed the door open in no

said Victor would lie in the bed

half a year’s rehabilitation

voice came

a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

and saw a man in a suit

He looked dejected.

was a document

and Carson

stunned at first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

was an employee of the Sullivan Group and the

was no need asking about

could tell from the man’s expression that the project plan

must have been driven out! Her attention was drawn to

was what

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

member of the

knew exactly what she meant by just looking at her

was at a loss

so many

had to choose

recognized who

bowed and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head slightly

forehead was covered with

had given him the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding

I’m going back

and said, "Very

do that

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

looked at

was sitting

doesn’t seem as

is well and can work

to the door

against

didn’t follow Rachel

reading some document

his head and say coldly,

cast her gaze on

in a

that his face was pale despite the fact

and looked rather

room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that the man in front

was so entranced that she walked

asked you to

the footsteps, his

up at the person who

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

Birthday Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished the dance, Charles

many guests around, I figured it wouldn’t

"The dance is over.

time to

I reminded him.

Reluctance flashed through his eyes, but he still loosened

a few steps back to distance

some reason, I could still feel

and i

my heart

it felt like I had returned

were the happiest time of my

reminisced, I knew that those days were

looked down, feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached me and greeted

burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with the guests

and taking

it, I’d had a few to drink and

Elena came to

waiting for

upstairs

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you get

appeared on

to

got there, I saw that there were bright red

also numerous balloons around

eyes widened

must say, this whole

had no idea

came to mind was Charles, but I quickly

smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself for having such

much effort on me, and yet I still

receiving this birthday surprise

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

sea was tranquil, and

the cold sea breeze, I felt

of a sudden, a fireworks display lit

the sky, a deafening sound resonated in the

like

I covered my

squatted on the ground and curled

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was

at the abandoned warehouse kept

I was out of breath I felt so dizzy

strong arms

I’m here."

above me,

It was Charles.

tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried to comfort

to be scared