My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

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

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

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

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

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

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

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

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

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

Brandon replied with a long message.

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

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

The data was tampered with.

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

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

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

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

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

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

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

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

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

"What’s up, Lind?"

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

Janet asked politely.

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

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

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

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

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

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

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

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

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

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

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

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

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

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

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

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

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

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

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

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

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

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

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

Get your ass back here."

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

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

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

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

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

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

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

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

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

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

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

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

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

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

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

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

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

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

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

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

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

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

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

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

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

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

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

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

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

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

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is your truth.

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

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

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

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

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

His secretary was also scared silly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

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

"I thought you came here to apologize.

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

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

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

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

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

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

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

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

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

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

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

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

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

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

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

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

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

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

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

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

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

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

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

"She’s a lovely girl.

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

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

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

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

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

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

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

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

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

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

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

plummeted.

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

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

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

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

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

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

"I’m not an idiot.

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

Things didn’t end there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am responsible for all of this.

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

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

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

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

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

She’s just an ordinary employee.

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

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

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

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

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

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

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

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

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

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

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

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

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

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

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

How’d you get the evidence?"

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

Janet froze.

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

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

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

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

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

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

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

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

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

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

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Someone texted you."

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

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

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

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

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

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

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

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

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

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

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

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

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

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

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

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

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

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

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

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

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

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

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

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

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

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

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

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

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

No one other than me.

Understood?"

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

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

"I see how it is.

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

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

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

She and her family had always valued their image.

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

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

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

Charis was a dignified woman.

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

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

She hadn’t cried in years.

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

She had been reluctant to leave him.

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

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

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

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

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

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

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

She had to be more careful now.

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

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

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

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

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

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

But he couldn’t tell her this.

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

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

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

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

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

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

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

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

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

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

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

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

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

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

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

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

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

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

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

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

He had to admit it really turned him on.

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

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

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

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

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

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

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

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

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

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

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

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

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

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

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

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

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

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

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

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

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

She wants you and your wife here."

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

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

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

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

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

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

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

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

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

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

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

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

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

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

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

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

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said, "I

fact, Victor knew the reason

he wanted to be prepared in case of

under ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger

pushed him to learn more skills so that he would at least

"Alright."

focus her gaze on the burning

caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the

stretched out a hand to

turned to look at Victor with a

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

retracted his hand, looked away, and

"Is that so?"

nose

now? Is

"No,"

said, glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

what else did you learn other than

Can you teach me?"

you want

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

felt sad upon

to be flipped?

Shelia pointed out.

by Shelia, Victor saw a small burn on the meat’s exposed side when he looked at

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

.

had second thoughts about whether or not

after all, Shelia’s

on the other hand, didn’t seem to take

you please teach

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

and she

dimples, meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said, "Thanks so much,

encountered, except for

"Orphanage?"

where

was taken over and the old woman was unwell

clouded as

elderly woman was a

she prepared great meals and gave me a

an orphan…’ Victor pursed

was needed to look after

you leave with

up at Victor and answered, "I

Shelia had known for so

you

head,

desperate to visit her

unknown to them, and

spite of the dingy ground, Shelia lay

shards of sunshine that had been scattered by the trees

placed her hands behind her

she gazed up at the

want to visit

you

people guarding

me if I

that I

name when I meet her again

said, blinking

fixed on Shelia and he said

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

spot in

I was

didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to

concluded that the

of her

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

was unable to communicate since she

referred to us by

card

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

the orphanage, each kid was given a unique

cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’

stared at the

get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

retracted the card and said, "I am

toasting as

meat after he re-applied

set

Eat, please."

from her gut just after his words

put her hand to her

much better than the meat i made myself! Van,

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after

her feet, she

was ready to rise when Shelia

"Come on, get up."

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

a dart to

lost track of

had cooled

Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank some

sure how far we’ll

get out

some water

perhaps exhausted after so much walking, and he was coughing

said incoherently, "I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

continued

her forward motion, she murmured, "Van,

be sure to eat

gaze to the side of

was covered in mud after a day and

What’s

"Plan?"

was slow

remarked, "What are your plans once we leave the forest? Where will

I want to continue my travels and explore the world’s finest

can no longer walk

with

"Shelia."

to have made up his mind

"What’s the problem?"

come with me after we get out of

sure my grandma will like you, I

count

to come with

all right with you? If you

was concerned that Shelia might

paused for a while before asking, "Are

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the best

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled at Victor, saying,

get out of

"Sure."

from the woods, though, everything

basking the forest in a

glimmered on the bodies of Victor and

since high noon and now,

tiredness was assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious

out of the

if we walk a little

We can…"

could finish her sentence, she saw Victor stop

She was confused.

wanting to know

"Van?"

i didn’t expect

voice came, Shelia looked for the source of

that were parked

front, looking at them

away that

who in turn stood

take his eyes off Norton, watching his

said, "Run into the forest when I

get lost even when

of the forest, I put marks all

you

"And then?"

asked, her eyebrows

looked straight into

"Walk along this road.

villagers, borrow a mobile phone

Norton didn’t intend to let him

play a game with Victor by

escape

bring her back to see his

it seemed that Victor could not fulfill the promise he made in the

a phone number on her palm with

once you get

he whispered.

my

will pick

down at

didn’t respond, Victor looked at her and asked in

"No."

pulled her hand

eyes were

the number,

a good

Victor frowned.

he coughed

and

palm and let Victor write the phone

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

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

each other! I’m so

tensed up when

pulled

was seriously injured and keeping himself

would be hard for him to fight

walked up to them

and Shelia

Norton

for Victor to

"Let her go!"

firm grip on

in hearing vexation in

know you look

the mud on Shelia’s face with

pain, Victor rushed over and tried to take

his tracks when something

was a knife that Norton pressed against Shelia’s

a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

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

felt that he had difficulty in

fist and tried to steady

want is my

has nothing to do

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want to let

but I

for you to die alone? I can do something about that and let

red eyes,

the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could do was raise her

was

she saw Victor spat out blood

all you can do?

kept his mocking smile plastered on his

his eyes narrowed in anger

you just

you are

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment by

you to

So, cut the crap.

kill me, then

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to

she was provoking

hackles rise and the man would

Norton was indeed angry.

kept his voice in check as he

Looks like you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

and instructed them, "Tie her

and asked anxiously, "What are you going

Norton didn’t answer.

glared

did as they were

hands and feet bound, Shelia

to

thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor

river was

soon as the water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how

the blue veins on his neck

teeth and

because of the

Victor to

she opened her mouth,

enough, her eyes

exasperated expression on

that Victor might be strong but he was

me

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

cunning smile, Norton approached the rope, squatted down, and blew the

for the sake of you wanting to save her so much, I will give

some good in me,

just glare at

do whatever it took to

Shelia, who was in the middle of the river,

after, two men behind him appeared and stood between the

and looked

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest

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

continued, "You want to save her,

two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and took

his hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and warned, "But

two before the

you can say goodbye

I’m afraid that you won’t

Victor

rushed up and fought

the most popular leader the Roaring

weakest subordinates should

was currently

even be able to

and burly men that

Victor was at a

over to them, the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another,

was hit, Victor staggered and struggled

strength left him, and he eventually knelt

being broken scattered all over his body,

Victor’s face looked

to stand, not ready

he could even get back on his feet,

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

hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and a

this point, Victor’s

still managed to fix his eyes on the rope,

didn’t matter how many injuries he

and the rope was

into this trouble, so he was willing to do anything

to go on,

to the ground and lost his

time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling

his eyes, but his vision

the ground, watching the raindrops

help but wonder if

yet, so he

inch of his body made Victor realize that he

but he couldn’t move

move his hands a little bit, grabbing the mud

head to look at the river, only to find

no

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting out more

himself, he grabbed unto the soil and opened

if he was

for a

didn’t even know how

found the person he had been

her head from the river or come out from somewhere and

blood and the excruciating pain he

lost

again, he was

him near the

to rescue him lasted for two days

out that

and lungs were inflamed, and the

woke up was ask Carolyn to send people to

wearing an oxygen mask and struggled

completely out of danger yet, but all he cared

she must be a very important

people to search for Shelia

seven days, but Shelia

week passed and there was still no

Victor was a crumpled playing card that

but one could easily recognize that it was the King

later, Victor completely

first thing he did after fully recovering was buy a

in

on the marble

wasn’t even Shelia’s name on

of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on a business trip, he suffered a sudden

the hospital, but he was declared dead

in that year that Carolyn sent

more years, he finished his studies and

over several small companies under the control of the Sullivan

raised the sales of these companies from a very low level to one

outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the Sullivan

entered the

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

can’t eat any

eating porridge for about half a

even stand the smell of porridge

had no choice but to put the

it again when

tongue out,

standing at the door, so he politely

to the hospital to

the kid gradually got acquainted

Roger would bring some snacks

he could at least taste

could only eat

greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was

say that you

in advance to ask her if she wanted to

say no every time, he would still

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

visit, it would probably be very

initially, I

hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "But I

Rachel furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

done to Victor lasted for more than

operating room opened and closed for several times

do anything but wait outside until the

began, the indicator light outside the room was turned

that the

but he

wheeled

days ago that his vital signs

to be transferred to the

still

expert in the field to check Victor’s condition

wasn’t what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

healed, they still had an

injuries just made

only a miracle could save

you at least tell us

in a

can’t

help but frown as he

blunt, please consider preparing

up? Is he going to become a vegetable for the

this, it was obvious that this was what he

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

Rachel was the

Rachel had the

against the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a

and there were dark circles round

went down to tell Rachel about this important

the tragic news, her face didn’t

was as if she had already prepared

Carson was

she became

in a coma

might have been even

operating room for

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

You can’t smoke here."

he regained his senses, Carson put out the

her indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing about

asked, "Anyway, how is the little

"Joey? He’s fine.

checked him up yesterday and said that

that his plaster will be removed ahead of the initial

through

Joey sleeping

faint smile, he stretched for a bit and said, "Good

I’m

turned around and

really just visited to tell Rachel about the doctor’s diagnosis

from that, he had nothing else to

blink of an eye,

Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t

stayed in Joey’s ward almost

the same time, Carson didn’t show his face to her

an expert, she was also convinced

news that Victor had miraculously woke up from

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

time without being able

as if she was still judging Roger’s expression if he

to

asked slowly This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and remained

gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from

I want to see

Joey, pleading in a soft

failed to hide the fact that Victor was in a coma after obtaining serious

woke up in the hospital, he actually had a

that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in any of

found out the truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart to hide it

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

just smiled and

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad

have to worry too much

bright eyes, she felt a lump in

moments, she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

Joey had

didn’t mention Victor, as if there was nothing

in the middle of the night from time to time and look at the ceiling

him, but Rachel was aware that he missed Victor

"Okay…"

softened, and she

ward was in the second inpatient

yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk

him sit

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

they

elevator finally stopped at the floor of the

was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this

steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually

Victor had seen this scene, Carson knew that

guy, it’s the first time I’ve

What brings you here?"

asked Joey as he quickly set the document he was

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

you ask that? Do I look like someone who

those dark circles around

"Dark circles?"

choked at

his phone, opened its front camera, and looked at

that

were so big that it seemed

this was

good sleep for half

man, but even

"Ha-ha!"

laugh after seeing the upset

seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was

his head, Carson stepped forward

"You, brat.

dare you tease your godfather? You

Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t

no opinion

father and I grew up

We are best friends.

the one who

I became your

his eyebrows and crossed his arms in front of

even if you don’t want

uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit it,

clicked his tongue as he withdrew his hand from Joey’s

low voice, "I also didn’t expect that

said, it’s a fact that you

change

say anything more, but he

the corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

then tried to regain his composure and commented,

heard that Mr.Sullivan has

with Rachel and Joey

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his composure just because of Carson’s

"Oh, I see."

Carson pointed at the room and said, "His ward is

He is resting inside.

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

knew what was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked

followed her, pushing

arms were placed over his

was lost in thoughts for a

about to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at the

not standing very

him

eyebrows as if he

taking a quick glance at

to use

what Joey

I take you

"No!"

replied in a very decisive

was a serious

I am

so it wasn’t a problem for Rachel

that moment, they were

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

words, Rachel looked

it was Roger, then her

didn’t want to bother the former, Carson soon observed that she was staring at

to take Joey to the

and refused to pay any attention to

his phone and turned

give Joey a thumbs up without Rachel

Carson pretended like he was answering the

the plan you sent

talking, he headed towards the

he wasn’t very good

while he was still holding it to

implied that there was no call at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

boy like him to be taken to the

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those words,

ought to have

past few days, they got along really

of them were always

reasons best known to

look of things, Rachel

knew that it couldn’t be

the night Rachel was standing outside

he and Joey

time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at the phone in his

through with

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took a peek at

smile appeared on his

am through with

with no choice! My subordinates are

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile on

not very

to answer the call only moments ago,

the tip of his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness

want to go

order to look through the glass panel

was a

from her point of view, only the living room could be

pushed the door open

would lie

half a

voice came from

is in a

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

stopped and saw a man in a suit coming

He looked dejected.

a document in his

Rachel and Carson as

first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

Sullivan Group

asking about what just happened

the man’s expression that the project plan

driven out! Her attention was drawn to

was what really

She turned to Carson.

at her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

member of the Sullivan

she meant by just looking at her

a loss for

so many surnames in

he had to

recognized who

and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head slightly in

forehead was covered with

of his life! Nonetheless,

Bennet, I’m going back to the

his hand and

do

said, Troy went out of sight in a blink of an

at the door

for her to see that Victor was sitting against the head of the bed at that

seem as bad as you

well and can

door

leaned against

follow Rachel

document when he heard the

he didn’t raise his head

cast her gaze on

was in a hospital

still tell that his face was pale despite the fact that he lowered his

frowned and looked

percent sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that the man in front of her was

was so entranced that she walked towards the

asked you to go out,

Victor heard the footsteps,

at the person who

usual cold and stiff tone, he said softly,

Birthday Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished

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

"The dance is over.

time to let

I reminded him.

his eyes, but he still loosened his grip on

steps back

for some reason, I could still feel

blushed and

heart

like I had returned to the

with him were the happiest time of

days were long gone and I could never get

feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached

to ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with the guests with a smile

raising my glass and taking a

had a few to drink and

Elena came to

for you on the

like to go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when

appeared on

I followed her to

saw that there were bright red

also numerous balloons

widened in

say, this whole scene was

surprise?’ I had no idea who had prepared

was Charles, but

on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise

spent this much effort on me, and yet I

of receiving this birthday surprise soon

on the second floor, I stared at the night

tranquil, and yet

of the cold sea breeze, I felt

fireworks display lit up the sky, forming

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

like a

I covered

squatted on the ground and

body began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was

horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through my

of breath I felt

pair of strong arms held me

I’m here."

voice came from above me, making

It was Charles.

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

to be