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.

long time

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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broke free from Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen in a

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pulled her to the side while he cleaned up the

the corner, restlessly

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freshly washed hands, he raised his eyes to look

"It’s my fault.

give you enough sense

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out of

what Shelia did earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits

he used a knife to slice

Shelia

said, "I have no

fact, Victor knew

that because he wanted to be prepared in

knew ahead of time that even under ner protection, Victor would

more skills so that he would at least have a better chance to survive in

"Alright."

her

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

a hand to

startled and turned to look

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

hand, looked away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt

"Is that so?"

nose with the

about now?

"No,"

said, glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

what else did you learn other than roasting meat? I

Can you teach me?"

want to learn

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

sad

meat ready to be flipped? It’s on

Shelia pointed out.

Victor saw a small burn on the

flipped the meat over while he was still thinking about what

.

had second thoughts about whether or not to ask her about

all,

other hand, didn’t seem to take it

asked, "Will you please

"Hmm,"

after

"Is that a yes?"

and she

meanwhile, became

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she said, "Thanks so much,

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

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I

taken over and the old

eyes clouded as

elderly woman was

I was younger, she prepared great meals and gave

is an orphan…’

was needed to look after

didn’t you leave

up at Victor and answered, "I

the only home Shelia

they okay with you being outdoors on

head,

to visit her tomb,

to them, and I

the dingy ground,

sunshine that had been scattered by the

placed her hands behind her

with disappointment as she gazed up at

to

you from doing

people guarding the

if I go

no idea that I have a

tell her my name when I

said, blinking her

on Shelia and he

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

in her heart for

I was a lovely

seem appropriate to use this term to describe a

at Shelia, Victor concluded

description of her features,

for your upbringing, how come

since

never referred to us

card was in my

as if it were a treasure and presented it to Victor

each kid was given a

elderly woman split the fruits, she put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but

stared at the card–the

get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the

was toasting as

her the meat after he re-applied

set to

Eat, please."

gut just after his words

was embarrassed, so she put her hand to her

meat i

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a

rose to her feet, she

when Shelia abruptly

"Come on, get up."

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

hard way, Shelia used a dart to put marks on

had lost track of time as

had cooled

down on a stone and drank some

how far we’ll have to travel until

we can get out

some water as

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

incoherently, "I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to hold

murmured, "Van, you look rather

return, be sure to

lowered his gaze to the side of

after a day

What’s

"Plan?"

slow

plans once we leave the

travels and explore the world’s

station when I can no longer walk and beg them

with a

"Shelia."

up his mind after staring at Shelia for a long

"What’s the problem?"

me after we

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

count

me to come with

you? If you don’t want to, it doesn’t

concerned that Shelia

while before asking, "Are you

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor,

we get out of

"Sure."

from

the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed through the branches and

on the

noon and now, the sun

they saw a relatively spacious

out of the

villagers if we walk a

We can…"

Shelia could finish her sentence,

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to know why he

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect

for the source of the

that were parked

them intently

right away that they were Victor’s

who in turn stood protectively in front

his eyes off Norton, watching his

voice that only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest when I tell you

get lost even when it

out of the forest, I

these marks and you can

"And then?"

her

looked straight

"Walk along this road.

meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and

that Norton didn’t intend to

with Victor by throwing

if he couldn’t escape

promised to give Shelia a family, bring her back

Victor could not fulfill the promise he made in

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

number once you get

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

her and she will pick

just looked down at her

that Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked at

"No."

pulled her hand

eyes were a

remember the number, nor do

a

Victor frowned.

so anxious that he coughed violently as

remained adamant and clenched

palm

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

sneer, he said, "Tut,

for each other! I’m so moved by

when

pulled Sheila

injured and keeping himself standing

hard for him to fight off

up

and Shelia stepped

them, Norton pulled

too fast for Victor to

"Let her go!"

firm grip on Shelia’s

hearing

know you look

he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with

more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to

stopped in his tracks when something silver flashed through his

a knife that Norton

spat out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

a contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking

that he had difficulty in

his fist and

want is my

nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This is

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want

comes from but I find your

do you think it’s boring for you to die alone? I can do something about that and let

red eyes, Victor

her neck, all Shelia could do was

body was

she saw Victor spat out blood and beg for

all you can

his mocking smile plastered on his

narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s

did you

you are

Shelia swallowed.

sense of accomplishment by

you to do what

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill

"Shelia…"

tried to stop

she was

hackles rise and the man would do

Norton was indeed angry.

looked fierce, but he kept his voice in check

really? Looks like you really

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed them,

squinted his eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared at

did as they were

feet bound, Shelia was taken to one of the

to

where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke Up "Ahem!

river was flowing

making her

and the blue veins

his teeth and yelled, "Let

to open her eyes because of the gushing water,

wanted Victor to

she opened her mouth, she was

her

exasperated expression on Victor’s

be strong but he was useless in this kind

making me

good man? Why

rope,

sake of you wanting to save her so much,

some good in me, huh?

could just glare

do whatever it took to save

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

men behind him appeared and

looked at Victor with a

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest

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

a brief pause, Norton continued, "You want to save her,

been holding Victor’s arms let go of him

its tip with his thumb

two before

you can say goodbye to

afraid that you won’t

Victor didn’t care about

he quickly rushed up and

mercenary and the most popular leader the Roaring Tiger

weakest subordinates should be strong as

Victor was

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

and burly men that could easily flip

Victor was at a disadvantage from the

right in his abdomen one after

soon as he was hit, Victor

he was hit repeatedly, his strength left

of his bones being broken scattered all over his body,

this time, Victor’s face looked black with

to stand,

he could even get back on his feet, he

still able to subconsciously use his arm to block it, but

a mouthful of blood, and a tooth

Victor’s

to fix his eyes on the rope, which was only a

didn’t matter how

long as the fire was put out and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s life could be

this trouble, so he was willing to

mind wanted to go on, his body couldn’t

to the ground

raining?’ After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling

struggled to open his eyes, but his vision

the ground, watching the

couldn’t help but wonder if he

consciousness hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he thought

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

up, but

a little bit, grabbing the mud

his head to look at the river, only to find that there

no

"Ahem!"

spurting out more

he grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes

as if he was waiting

for a long

fact, he didn’t even know

never found the person he had

raise her head from the

the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t

he lost

up again, he was

subordinates found him near

rescue him lasted for two days and

it was found out that Victor had fractures in eight

his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice was

Victor did after he woke up was

still wearing an

life was not completely out of danger yet, but all he cared about

who Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be a

send people to search

lasted for seven days,

passed and there was still

able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card

was mostly covered with mud, but one could easily recognize that

later, Victor completely

did after fully recovering was

in a box

marble tombstone aside

wasn’t even Shelia’s

Karl was

him to the hospital, but he was declared dead

was also in that

finished his studies

companies under the control of

time, Victor raised the sales of these companies from a very low level to one of the top in the

prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over

time, Roger entered the ward where

of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing Joey to eat

eat any

been eating porridge

he couldn’t even stand the smell of porridge

had no choice but to

said, "Eat it again

stuck his tongue out, not

standing at the door, so

Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey from time

the kid gradually got acquainted

was that Roger

too much, he could at least taste something aside from

could only eat

Roger, Rachel turned around and was

you say that you

in advance to

every time, he

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

could still visit, it would probably

initially, I

for a moment before finally saying, "But

Rachel furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

to Victor lasted for more than

operating room opened and closed

anything but wait outside until the procedure

the operation began, the indicator light outside the room was turned

indicated that the

was saved, but he wasn’t

was wheeled to the

not until two days ago that his

be transferred to the

still in

in the field to check Victor’s condition and give

it wasn’t what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

had healed, they still

his new injuries just made

the end, he said that only a miracle

us

in a

can’t say

frown

fact, if I may be blunt, please consider

you’re saying there’s a chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become

it was obvious that this was what he

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

and Lukas, Rachel was the first one to know about

deemed that Rachel

outside Joey’s ward, holding a

disoriented, and there were dark circles round his

down to tell

tragic news, her face didn’t show much

if she had already prepared herself for something

Carson was

didn’t know when she became this mentally

had been in a coma for about half a

it might have been

there outside the operating room for 70 hours before the indication light turned

Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low voice, "This is

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses, Carson put out

expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s

then changed the subject and asked, "Anyway,

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said that he

fact, it’s expected that his plaster will be removed ahead of

peeped through the glass panel on the

Joey sleeping soundly

stretched for a bit and said, "Good

I’m leaving

that, Carson turned around and left without

visited to tell Rachel about the doctor’s

from that, he had nothing

blink of an eye,

Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend

Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours a

didn’t show

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

the news that Victor had miraculously woke

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

long time without being able

as if she was still judging Roger’s expression

want to go upstairs and

asked slowly This time, Rachel pressed

sleeve and pulled her back from

I want to

was Joey, pleading

Victor was in a coma after obtaining

up in the hospital, he actually had a

he found that Rachel had always been absent-minded

truth, Rachel didn’t have

did he pester Rachel to

he just smiled and made

They say bad people live

don’t have to worry too much

she felt a lump

moments, she

"Yes, of course."

Joey had a good rest in

Victor, as if there was nothing

the night from time to time and look at the

for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel was aware that he

"Okay…"

heart softened, and

in the

it was inconvenient for him to

him

him, and the

they reached

stopped at the floor of the

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

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

seen this scene, Carson knew that he would have

first time I’ve seen you

What brings you here?"

quickly set the document he was holding aside and raised his

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

Beaten? Why would you ask that? Do I look like someone who will be beaten easily?

circles around your eyes

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at

his phone, opened its front camera, and looked

realized that Joey was

and his eye bags were so big

this was only to be

hadn’t have a good

handsome young man, but even

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the

realized that he was

his head, Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s face

"You, brat.

tease your godfather? You

face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that

have no

and I

We are best friends.

the one who

that’s how I

and crossed his

you, even if you don’t want it,

away using his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit it, no

his tongue as he withdrew

he muttered in a slightly low voice, "I also didn’t expect that I would have a

as I said, it’s a fact

change your

but he stuck out his

corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger standing

commented, "I see that you’re

heard that Mr.Sullivan

here with Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

his composure just because of

"Oh, I see."

and said, "His ward

He is resting inside.

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

one knew what was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards

her, pushing

were placed over

in thoughts for

about to sav something, Joey spoke

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at

was not standing very

see him from

eyebrows as if he was giving

glance at him, Joey

I need to use

what

I

"No!"

replied in a very

serious

I am a

it wasn’t a problem for

at that moment, they were no

a boy to the ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t be right for her to take him

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel

Roger, then her gaze fell

former, Carson soon observed that

wanted him to take

pay any attention to Rachel’s

that, he took out his phone and turned around as if nothing

to give Joey a thumbs up without

Carson pretended like he was

I have read the plan

he headed

very good

phone’s screen lit up while he was still holding it to

all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

embarrassing for a boy like him

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those

Rachel ought to have been closer to him than she

they got

of them were always

best known to

of things, Rachel

it couldn’t be

himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside

he and Joey headed towards

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

at the

through with the phone

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took a peek at

a smile appeared on his

I am through with

was left with no choice! My

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake

very

that Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the

and coughed to ease the awkwardness of

want to go

in order to look through the

was

her point of view, only the living room

door open in

Victor would lie in the

has to undergo half a year’s

voice came from

in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

stopped and saw a man in a suit coming out of

He looked dejected.

a document in

Carson as soon as he

at first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

an employee of the Sullivan Group and the director of the project

asking about

that

out! Her attention was drawn to the name on the work

was what

She turned to Carson.

at her, she raised her

"Well, this is Troy.

a member of the Sullivan

exactly what she meant by just looking

was at a loss for

many surnames in

he had

recognized who Rachel

bowed and

"Miss Bennet."

her head slightly

was

Nonetheless, he was still holding the

Miss Bennet, I’m going back to the

and said, "Very well

should do that

went out of sight in

at the

see that Victor was sitting against

seem as bad as

well and

to the door and pushed it

against

didn’t follow Rachel

some document when he

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

cast her gaze

was in a

his face was pale despite the fact that

and

a hundred 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

she

you to go

heard the footsteps, his frown

the person who was

cold and

Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand on

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

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

Reluctance flashed through his eyes, but he still loosened his grip

few steps back to distance myself from

feel the warmth

blushed and

my heart

a moment, it felt like I had returned to the

days with him were the happiest

reminisced, I knew that those days were long gone and I could

feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me and greeted

ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting

said, raising my glass and taking a sip of

to drink

this time, Elena

for you on the second

like to go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you

appeared

my confusion, I followed her to the deck on the

red rose petals scattered across

numerous

widened

must say, this whole scene was picturesque

I had no

that came to mind was

possibly be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow,

never spent this much effort on

of receiving this birthday surprise soon

I stood on the second floor, I stared at the night

and yet my mind was

of the cold sea

a fireworks display lit up the sky, forming the

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

sounded like a

by the noise, I covered my

on the

began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt

at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing

seconds, I was out of breath I felt so dizzy

attack, a pair of strong arms

I’m here."

from above me, making me

It was Charles.

from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried

to