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.
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"Let’s not talk here.
It’s so cold!"
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learned how to
in a deep
"Survive in the wildness?"
time that Shelia had ever heard of
did you go out of your way to
some
he used a knife to
what Shelia asked, his
said, "I have no
knew the
to be prepared in case
ahead of time that even under ner protection, Victor would find himself
that he would at
"Alright."
to focus her gaze on
eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on the
hand to wipe off the
and turned to look at Victor
Victor looked straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel a little
hand, looked away, and explained, "Your
"Is that so?"
ahead to rub her nose with the back
now? Is it
"No,"
said, glancing
"Good."
Shelia smiled.
what else did you learn other than
Can you teach me?"
do you want to
"In order to survive."
came out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With
shelia said casually.
felt sad
ready to be flipped? It’s on
Shelia pointed out.
a small burn on the meat’s exposed
he was
.
second thoughts about whether or not to
all,
didn’t seem to take
"Will you please teach
"Hmm,"
said after
"Is that a yes?"
and she
two dimples, meanwhile, became much more
Victor nodded, "Okay."
she said, "Thanks
ever encountered, except for my caretaker
"Orphanage?"
where I
years ago, the orphanage was taken over
as
was a wonderful
prepared great meals and gave me a lot
is an orphan…’ Victor pursed
guardian was needed to look after
you leave
Victor and answered, "I
Shelia had
you being outdoors on
head,
was desperate to visit
unknown to them, and I
the dingy
shards of sunshine that had been
placed her hands behind her head,
disappointment as she gazed up at
to visit
what keeps you
are people
if I go
that I have
when I meet her again in
said, blinking
remained fixed on Shelia and
Van, it would be more than likely that she would
spot in her heart for
that I was a lovely
didn’t seem appropriate to use
concluded that the
an apt description of her features, particularly
responsible for your upbringing, how come you got your name
was unable to communicate since she
referred to
poker card was in my
removed it from her pocket as if it were a treasure and
orphanage, each kid was given a unique
and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which was maybe due to the reference
at the card–the King of
get the best
Shelia inquired.
"It’s definitely the best."
am
was toasting as
meat after
set to
Eat, please."
her gut just
hand to her stomach and ate
It’s much better than the meat i made
Victor’s expression softened somewhat.
rejuvenated after
feet,
was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her
"Come on, get up."
pause, he
a dart to put marks
had lost track of time as they
sun had cooled
in sitting down on
how far we’ll have to travel until we’re
out
drank some
walking, and he
said incoherently, "I’m sure we
Let’s move forward."
have
"Like never before…"
nodded and continued
murmured,
you return, be sure to
to the
mud after a day and a night in
What’s
"Plan?"
was slow to
your plans once we leave the forest? Where will
to continue my travels and explore the world’s finest rivers and
station when I can no longer walk and beg them
with a
"Shelia."
have made up his mind after staring at Shelia for a
"What’s the problem?"
me after we
my grandma will like you, I will defend
count
me to
with you? If you don’t want
concerned that
a while before asking,
"No, I’m not.
to treat you
Victor convinced her.
and smiled at Victor, saying,
get out of
"Sure."
they emerged from the woods, though,
Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed through the branches and
on the bodies
walking since high noon and now, the sun was
assuaged when they saw a relatively
we’re out
we’ll meet local villagers if we
We can…"
her sentence, she saw
She was confused.
wanting to know why
"Van?"
expect you
voice came, Shelia looked for the source of
that were parked not
at the front, looking at them intently as
could feel right away that they
Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front
off Norton, watching his
that only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into
won’t get lost even when it
we were finding our way out of the forest, I put
marks and you can get
"And then?"
asked, her
looked straight into
"Walk along this road.
meet villagers, borrow a mobile
didn’t intend to let him
wanted to play a game with Victor by throwing him into the
felt that if he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia
back to see his grandmother, and treat her as
not fulfill the promise he
wrote a phone
call the number once you get
he whispered.
is my
she will pick you up
just looked down at
Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked at her
"No."
pulled her
eyes were a little
want to remember the number, nor do I want
a good
Victor frowned.
was so anxious that he coughed violently as soon
remained adamant and clenched her
didn’t want to spread her palm and
were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant
said, "Tut, tut, tut, this
for each other! I’m so
tensed up when saw
intuitively pulled
himself standing steadily was taxing
would be hard for him to fight
deliberately walked up to
and Shelia
them, Norton pulled
was too fast for Victor
"Let her go!"
kept a firm grip on
found satisfaction in hearing vexation
you look
as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s
incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor
in his tracks when something silver
knife that
spat out a mouthful of
"No."
"What are you saying?"
a contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear what Victor
felt that he had
fist and tried to
you want is my
to
So, let her go!"
This is
Norton curled his lips.
I don’t want
but I find your
for you to die alone? I can do
eyes, Victor
the tip of the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could do was raise her
was
spat out blood and beg for mercy,
that all you
mocking smile plastered on
in anger when he
did you
said you
Shelia swallowed.
of accomplishment
don’t have in you
So, cut the crap.
kill me,
"Shelia…"
tried
that she was provoking
Norton’s hackles rise and the
Norton was indeed angry.
looked fierce, but he kept his voice in check as he talked
really? Looks like you really want to
Shelia rolled her eyes.
can help you
Norton said, laughing derisively.
and
asked anxiously, "What are
Norton didn’t answer.
just glared
did as
bound, Shelia was taken
was made to ride
where Norton was taking them.Chapter
was
Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s face became
fists, and the blue
teeth and
eyes because of the
wanted Victor to
her mouth, she was choked
her eyes
at the exasperated expression on
but
making me laugh,
that I’m a good man?
a cunning smile, Norton approached the rope,
save her so much, I will
still some good in me, huh? What
could just glare
it took to save
in the middle of the river, Norton squinted his
two men behind him appeared and stood between the
and looked at Victor with a wry
"Here’s what I’m thinking.
the
my left has only killed two people, and the one
pause, Norton continued, "You want
two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and took a
in his hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and warned, "But of course, you have to hurry
before the
can say goodbye to
I’m afraid
at the flickering flame, Victor
of essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against
was a mercenary and the most popular
even his weakest subordinates
Victor was currently
state, he might not even be able to defeat one of the two weakest
were tall and burly men that could
a doubt, Victor was at a disadvantage from
two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one
was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to
repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually knelt on
broken scattered all over his body, making him
Victor’s face looked black with
to stand,
before he could even get back on his
his arm to block
hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful
Victor’s vision
fix his eyes on the rope, which was only
didn’t matter how many injuries
as the fire was put out and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s
got her into this trouble, so he was willing to do anything
much as his mind wanted to go on, his body couldn’t keep up
back to the ground and
some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling
eyes, but
on the
help but wonder
consciousness hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he thought
sharp pain that pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize that he
but he couldn’t
move his hands a little bit, grabbing the mud
the river, only to find that there was nothing in
no trace of
"Ahem!"
spurting out
unto the soil and opened his eyes as
if he was waiting for something to
waited for
fact, he didn’t even know how much time passed
he never found the
the
and the excruciating pain he was experiencing,
he lost consciousness
Victor woke up again, he
subordinates found him near
operation to rescue him lasted for two days and
that Victor had fractures in eight different
were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the
first thing Victor did after he woke up was
wearing an
was not completely out of danger yet,
even know who Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be a
to send people to search for Shelia along the
search lasted for seven days,
passed and there was still no news about
playing card that got wet from the rain and then dried by
one could easily recognize that it was
years later, Victor completely
first thing he did after fully recovering
the King of Hearts card in
the marble tombstone aside
wasn’t even Shelia’s name
second year of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on a business trip, he suffered a
rush him to the hospital, but
also in that year that
years, he finished his studies
companies under the control of the Sullivan
Victor raised the sales of these companies from a very
outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over
At this time, Roger entered
sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing Joey
can’t eat any
been eating porridge for about half
now, he couldn’t even stand the smell of
no choice but
it again when
stuck his tongue out,
standing at the door, so he politely greeted,
to the hospital to visit Joey
gradually got acquainted
was that Roger would bring some snacks when
too much, he could at least taste something aside from
course, Joey could only eat them
Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around
you say that you wouldn’t
a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to eat
he would still insist on
night, when Roger asked, he said that he had an important project meeting today, so
visit, it would probably be
I
moment before finally saying, "But
furrowed her brows in
"Rachel, Victor woke up."
Roger broke the news.
to Victor lasted
closed for several times as doctors went in and
but
day since the operation began, the indicator light outside
the surgery
life was saved, but he wasn’t completely
was wheeled to
days ago that his vital signs
eligible to be transferred to
still in
field to check Victor’s condition
wasn’t what he was
Victor sustained serious injuries.
wounds had healed, they
his new injuries just
he said that only a miracle could
you at least tell us when
in a gloomy
help but frown as he made things
be blunt, please consider preparing for
Is he going to become a vegetable for the rest of
was obvious that
a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this was
was the first one to
that Rachel
outside Joey’s
and there were
just went down to tell Rachel
news, her face
had already prepared herself for
Carson was a bit
didn’t know when she became this mentally
been in a coma for about half
have been
outside the operating room for 70 hours before the
in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low
You can’t smoke here."
regained his senses, Carson put out
he didn’t bother
then changed the subject and asked, "Anyway, how is
"Joey? He’s fine.
said that he has been recovering pretty
it’s expected that his plaster will
peeped through the glass
saw Joey sleeping
stretched for a
then, I’m
Carson turned around and left without looking
that he really just visited to tell Rachel about the doctor’s diagnosis regarding Victor’s
that, he had
eye, two days eventually passed
was made aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend to
just stayed in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four
time, Carson didn’t show his face to
she was
that Victor had miraculously woke up from
Obviously, Rachel was stunned.
long time
was still judging Roger’s expression if he was
want to go
Rachel pressed her lips hard and
of nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her deep
I want
was Joey, pleading in a
the fact that Victor
Joey woke up in the hospital, he actually had a
on, he found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in
the truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart to hide it
did he
just smiled
say bad people live long
to worry too much about
she felt a lump in
she mustered her
"Yes, of course."
Joey had
as if
knew that Joey would actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to time and look at the ceiling with his eyes wide
all inside him, but Rachel was aware that he missed Victor
"Okay…"
heart softened, and
was in
healed yet, it was inconvenient for him
Rachel simply let him sit in
the wheelchair for him, and the three of them went to
they reached
The elevator finally stopped at the floor of the ward where Victor
entire floor was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa in the hall,
steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually saw
scene, Carson knew that he would have been very
it’s the first time I’ve seen you
What brings you here?"
set the document
"Have you been beaten?"
asked, blinking his innocent
someone who will be beaten easily?
did those dark circles around
"Dark circles?"
almost choked at
opened its front camera, and
realized that
his eye bags were so big that it
course, this was only to be
good sleep for half
a handsome young man, but even
"Ha-ha!"
laugh after seeing the upset look on
seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this little
head, Carson stepped forward and pinched
"You, brat.
tease your godfather? You
"Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t
have no opinion regarding
and I grew
We are best friends.
the one who
how I became your
eyebrows and crossed his arms in front of his
you don’t want it, that
hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit it,
his tongue as he withdrew his hand from
muttered in a slightly low voice, "I also didn’t expect that I would have a godson
said, it’s a fact that
change your attitude
but he stuck out his
corner of his eye,
commented, "I
I heard that
came here with Rachel and Joey
Roger explained.
lose his composure just because of Carson’s
"Oh, I see."
the room and said, "His ward is
He is resting inside.
Rachel
knew what was
"Let’s go,"
Roger reminded Rachel gently.
"Alright."
nodded and walked
her,
arms were placed over his
lost in thoughts for a
was about to sav something, Joey
"Mr.Jimenez."
"Is anything the matter?"
Roger asked.
stopped and looked at the
was not standing very
result, Joey could see him from the corner of his
eyebrows as if
taking a quick glance at him,
I need to use
overheard what Joey was
I take you
"No!"
in a very decisive
a serious look on
am
was a bathroom in Joey’s ward, so it wasn’t a problem for Rachel to take
that moment, they were no longer in
room, just like it wouldn’t be
words, Rachel looked at
it was Roger, then her gaze fell
didn’t want to bother the former, Carson soon
him to take Joey to the
and refused to pay
that, he took out his phone and turned
managed to give Joey a
pretended like he
Mr.Ramos! I have read the plan
talking, he headed
very good at
up while he was still holding it to
all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that it was
"It’s okay.
will take
He is actually right.
boy like him to be taken to the bathroom by
Roger smiled gently.
"Thank you very much,"
Rachel said to Roger.
heard those
ought to have
few days, they got along really
were always in one another’s
to
of things, Rachel
that it couldn’t be
the night Rachel was standing outside the operating room where Victor was
Joey
some time,
"Where is Joey?"
he asked Rachel knowingly.
glance at the
you through with the phone
"What?"
followed Rachel’s sight and took a peek at
smile appeared
I am
My
"Of course they are!"
Rachel narrowed her eyes.
was a fake smile on her
not very
Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer the call only
touched the tip of his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness of the
want to go
order to look through the glass panel
ward was
point of view, only the living
Rachel pushed the door open in
Victor would lie in the bed for two
half a year’s rehabilitation
voice came
a
"Get out of here!"
voice interrupted Carson’s
a man in a suit coming out
He looked dejected.
document in
Carson
was stunned at first,
"Mr.Scott!"
card hung
It was quite noticeable.
employee of the Sullivan Group and the
no need asking about what just happened to
the man’s expression that the project plan had been denied
been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the name
surname was what
She turned to Carson.
at her, she raised her
"Well, this is Troy.
works as a member of the Sullivan
what she meant by just looking at her
at a
many surnames in
had to
recognized who
and
"Miss Bennet."
nodded her head
was
had given him the scare of his life! Nonetheless,
Bennet, I’m going
hand and
should do that
he heard what Carson said, Troy went out of sight in a
looked at the door
was sitting against the head
as bad as
well and can
door and
against the door
didn’t follow
was reading some document when he heard the
he didn’t raise his head
her gaze
was in a hospital
could still tell that his face was pale despite the fact that he
frowned and
hundred percent sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month
was so entranced that she walked towards
you to go out,
Victor heard the footsteps, his frown
at the person who
instead of speaking in his usual cold and stiff
Birthday Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished the dance,
were many guests around, I figured it wouldn’t bode well if I lost
"The dance is over.
time to
I reminded him.
his eyes, but he still loosened his grip
back to distance myself from
I could still feel the warmth of his touch on my
and i felt
my heart
a moment, it felt like I had returned
the happiest
I knew that those days were long gone and I could never get them
looked down, feeling conflicted and
"Happy birthday, Caroline."
guests suddenly approached me and greeted
gaze from behind me and began chatting with the guests with a smile on my face
and taking a sip of
few to drink and was
this time, Elena
waiting for you
go upstairs and take a look
she asked.
"What’s the surprise?"
This "surprise"
piqued my curiosity.
when
smile appeared on
her to the deck on the second
were bright red rose petals scattered across
were also numerous balloons around the
widened
must say, this whole scene was
birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who had
that came to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast
be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I
much effort on me, and yet I still couldn’t forget
of receiving this birthday surprise soon died
stared at the night scene
tranquil, and
cold sea
a fireworks display lit
sky, a deafening sound resonated in
sounded like a
I covered my
the
trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood
abandoned warehouse kept flashing through
out of breath I felt
I was having a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s no need to be
I’m here."
came from above me, making me feel so
It was Charles.
in his arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and
have to
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