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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Victor knew the

he wanted to be

even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger one

at least have

"Alright."

focus her gaze on the burning

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

stretched out a hand

and turned to look at

Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel

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

"Is that so?"

rub her nose with the

what about now? Is it

"No,"

said, glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

you learn other than roasting meat?

Can you teach me?"

do you want to learn

"In order to survive."

of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter

shelia said casually.

sad upon

flipped? It’s on the verge of

Shelia pointed out.

on the meat’s exposed side

flipped the meat over while he was still

.

about whether or not to ask her about

after all,

on the other hand, didn’t seem to take it

asked, "Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and she broke

meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said, "Thanks

are the kindest individual I’ve ever encountered, except for my

"Orphanage?"

That’s where

years ago, the orphanage was taken over and the old woman was

clouded as

elderly woman was a

she prepared great meals

an orphan…’ Victor

after you since

you leave with

up at Victor and answered,

was the only home Shelia had known for

you being outdoors on your

her head,

was desperate to visit

remain unknown to them, and I don’t intend to

spite of the dingy ground, Shelia lay down

bathed in shards of sunshine that had been scattered by the trees and fallen to the

hands behind her head,

disappointment as she gazed

want to

what keeps you

people

if I

idea that I have

my name when I meet her again in the

said, blinking her

on Shelia

the chance to see you, Van, it would be more

a soft spot in her

that I was a lovely

appropriate to use

concluded that

apt description of her features,

was responsible for your upbringing, how

was unable to communicate since

to us by

a poker card was in my

pocket as if it were a treasure

the orphanage, each kid

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

stared at the card–the King

Did I get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

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

meat was toasting

the meat after he

all set

Eat, please."

gut

her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with a

better than the meat i made myself! Van,

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after a good

her feet,

ready to rise when Shelia

"Come on, get up."

and after a little pause, he took

Shelia used a dart to put marks

of time as they

sun had

on a stone

not sure how far we’ll have to travel

can get out before

drank some

after so much walking, and he was coughing

said incoherently, "I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

continued to hold

motion, she murmured, "Van, you look

be sure to eat

to the

after a day and

What’s

"Plan?"

was slow

plans once we leave

continue my travels and explore

station when I can no longer walk and beg them

answered with a

"Shelia."

to have made up his mind after staring at Shelia for a

"What’s the problem?"

me after we get

you, I will defend you if she doesn’t like

can count on

want me to come

with you? If

concerned that Shelia might

a while before

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor,

get out

"Sure."

emerged from the woods, though,

to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed

glimmered on the bodies of Victor

since high noon

when they saw a

out

local villagers if we

We can…"

sentence, she saw Victor stop

She was confused.

wanting to know why he

"Van?"

i didn’t expect you to come out

for the

cars that were parked not far

at the front, looking at them intently

feel right away

to shield Victor, who in

eyes off Norton,

a voice that only Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into the

even when it gets

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

marks and you can

"And then?"

her eyebrows

looked straight

"Walk along this road.

mobile phone from them,

knew that Norton didn’t

a game with Victor

that if he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia shouldn’t

bring her back to see his grandmother, and treat her as his own

Victor could not fulfill the promise he made in the

a phone number on her palm with his

once you get hold of a mobile

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

will pick you up

looked down at her

looked at her and asked in

"No."

pulled her

were a

remember the number, nor

a

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently as soon as

remained adamant and clenched

her palm and let Victor

couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant to leave each

condescending sneer, he said, "Tut, tut, tut,

for each other! I’m so

tensed up when saw Norton approaching

intuitively pulled Sheila

seriously injured and keeping himself

for him to

deliberately walked up to

Shelia stepped

with them, Norton pulled Shelia towards

fast for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

a firm grip

hearing vexation in

know you

wiped the mud on Shelia’s

Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to

tracks when something silver flashed through

that Norton pressed against Shelia’s

spat out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

tone and gave Victor a

he had

clenched his fist and tried to

want is my

has nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

wow! This

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want

but I find your

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

eyes, Victor

her neck,

body was tensed

she saw Victor spat out blood and beg for

that all you can do? Threaten

kept his mocking smile plastered

in anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful

you just

you are a

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment by threatening two

in you to do what you intend

So, cut the crap.

kill me, then

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to

that she was provoking

was afraid that Shelia would make Norton’s hackles rise and the man would

Norton was indeed angry.

kept his voice in check

really? Looks like you really

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

men and instructed

eyes and asked anxiously, "What are

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared at

did as

hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to one of

made to ride a different

about where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke

river was flowing

as the water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her

blue veins

his teeth and yelled, "Let

her eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia had

actually wanted Victor to run

moment she opened her mouth, she was choked

her

on Victor’s face,

strong but he was useless

me

good man? Why

Norton approached the rope, squatted down, and

sake of you wanting to save her so much, I

still some good in me, huh?

just

it took to save

of the

appeared and stood between the rope and

stood up and looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the

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

want

finished speaking, the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and took a few steps

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

before the rope

you can say goodbye to

I’m afraid that you won’t even find

Victor

he quickly rushed up and fought against the

was a mercenary and the most popular leader the

weakest subordinates should be strong

Victor was currently badly

state, he might not even be able to

tall and burly men that

Victor was at a disadvantage from the

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

As soon as he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled

his strength left him, and he eventually

scattered all over his body, making him feel

this time, Victor’s face looked black

to stand, not

on his feet, he saw another punch

able to subconsciously use his arm to block it, but

again, Victor spat out a mouthful of

this point, Victor’s vision became

the rope, which was only a few steps away from

didn’t matter how many injuries

out and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s

trouble, so he was willing to do anything to rescue

to go on, his body couldn’t

to the ground and

awakened when he felt droplets of

his eyes,

on the ground, watching the

but wonder

recovered yet, so he thought that he

pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize

wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t

little bit, grabbing the mud under his hands in

to look at the river, only to find that there was nothing in

was no

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out more

grabbed unto the soil and opened

if

for a long

he didn’t even know how

found the

from the river or come out from somewhere and call his

blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing,

he lost consciousness

again,

him near the

him lasted

was found out that

right knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were

up was ask Carolyn to send

still wearing an

completely out of danger yet,

she must be a very

send people to search for Shelia

days, but Shelia couldn’t be

week passed and there was still no

Victor was a crumpled playing card

one could easily recognize that it was the

years later,

did after fully recovering

the King of Hearts card in a box and buried it under

nothing on the marble tombstone

even Shelia’s name

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

tried to rush him to the hospital, but he was declared

also in that year that Carolyn sent

more years, he finished his studies and

small companies under the control

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

Victor was able to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn

Roger entered the

saw her sitting on the edge of the bed, holding

eat

been eating porridge for about

he couldn’t even stand the smell

no choice but to put the

she said, "Eat it again

tongue out, not intending to

he saw Roger standing at the door, so he

month, Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey

kid gradually got

about him was that Roger

could at least taste something aside from

Joey could only eat them

greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised

say that you wouldn’t

Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she

every time, he would

Roger asked, he said that he had an important project meeting today, so he might not be able

could still visit, it would probably be very late

I couldn’t

hesitated for a moment

response, Rachel furrowed her brows

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

done to Victor lasted

of the operating room opened and closed for several times

do anything but wait outside until the

operation began, the indicator light outside the room

indicated that the surgery

he wasn’t completely

wheeled to

until two days ago that his vital

to be transferred to

still in

to check Victor’s condition and give

what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

had healed, they still

his new injuries just made matters

that only a miracle

least tell us when he will

asked in a

can’t

couldn’t help but frown as

may be blunt,

that he’ll never wake up? Is

say this, it was obvious that this was

not a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that

Lukas, Rachel was the first

deemed that Rachel had the

wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a

looked slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles

down to tell Rachel about

heard the tragic news, her face

had already prepared herself

Carson was a

she

a

it might have been even

room for 70 hours before the indication light turned

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

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson

her indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing

changed the subject and asked, "Anyway, how

"Joey? He’s fine.

yesterday and said that he has been recovering

it’s expected that his plaster will be removed

his head and peeped through the glass panel on

saw Joey sleeping soundly

smile, he stretched for a bit and said,

then, I’m

Carson turned around and left

tell Rachel about the doctor’s diagnosis regarding

that, he had nothing

the blink of an eye, two days eventually passed

aware of Victor’s

stayed in Joey’s ward

didn’t show his face

from an expert, she was

news that Victor had miraculously

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

long time without being able to speak

she was still judging Roger’s expression if

Do you want to go upstairs and

asked slowly This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard

sleeve and

want to see

Joey, pleading in

hide the fact that Victor was in a coma

hospital, he actually had a vague

that Rachel had always been absent-minded and

out the truth, Rachel didn’t have

or say anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go to the ICU to see

smiled and

Isn’t daddy bad? They say

to worry

at Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a

moments, she

"Yes, of course."

weeks, Joey had a good rest in the

if

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

him, but Rachel was aware

"Okay…"

heart softened, and

in the

it was inconvenient for him to walk

simply let him

for him, and the three of

enough, they reached the

elevator finally stopped at the floor

one patient at this time, Carson was sitting

his brows and eventually saw

Victor had seen this scene, Carson knew that he would have been

it’s the first time I’ve seen you

What brings you here?"

quickly set the document he was holding

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his

that? Do I look like someone who

dark circles around your eyes

"Dark circles?"

choked at Joey’s

picked up his phone, opened its front camera, and

that

bags were so big that

of course, this was only to

hadn’t have a good sleep

was originally a handsome young man, but even

"Ha-ha!"

but laugh after seeing the upset look on Carson’s

that he

stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

tease your godfather? You have

Who said that

have no

father and I

We are best friends.

the one who picked

I became your

raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms

don’t want it, that

tried to pull Carson’s hand away using his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit it, no one can

he withdrew his hand from

in a slightly low voice, "I also

said, it’s a fact that

change

he stuck out his tongue

the corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger standing

composure and commented, "I see that you’re not busy

I heard that Mr.Sullivan has woken

with Rachel and Joey

Roger explained.

plan to lose his composure

"Oh, I see."

at the room and said,

He is resting inside.

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

what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards the

followed her, pushing

placed over

was lost in

to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked at the

standing

a result, Joey could see him

raised his eyebrows as if

taking a quick glance at him, Joey

to use the

overheard what Joey

I take

"No!"

in a very decisive

a serious look on

am

it wasn’t a problem for Rachel to

they were no longer in the

be appropriate for Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room, just like it

reaction to Joey’s words,

was Roger, then her gaze fell on

want to bother the former, Carson soon observed that she was staring at

wanted him to take

coughed and refused to pay any attention

his phone and turned around as if nothing had

to give Joey a thumbs

pretended like he was answering the

I have read the plan

talking, he headed

he wasn’t very

up while he was

saw what just happened clearly and understood that it was all

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

for a boy like him to be taken to the bathroom

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those words, they

ought to have been closer to him than she

few days, they got along really

were always

best known to her, she still

of things, Rachel still

it couldn’t be

Rachel was standing outside the operating room where Victor was

Joey headed towards

time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

took a quick glance at the phone in

with the phone

"What?"

and took a

a smile appeared on his

I am through with

with no choice! My subordinates are too bad at

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake smile on

very

pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the smile

tip of his nose and coughed to ease the

you want

look through

was

point of view, only the living

couldn’t see Victor, Rachel pushed the door

would lie

has to undergo half

came from

a

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted

and saw a man in a suit coming

He looked dejected.

a document in his

Rachel and Carson as soon as he came

at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

Group and

no need asking about what just happened to

could tell from the man’s expression that

out! Her attention was drawn to the name

surname was what really interested

She turned to Carson.

at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

member of the Sullivan Group’s

meant by just

a loss for

were so many surnames in the

had to

recognized who Rachel

bowed and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head slightly in

was

life! Nonetheless, he was still holding the document tightly

going back

and

do that

went out of sight in

at the

that Victor was sitting against

as bad

and can work

door

against

didn’t follow Rachel

document when he heard

didn’t raise his head and

cast her

in

could still tell that his face was pale despite the

frowned and looked rather

room for more than seventy

she

asked you to go out, didn’t

the

up at the person who was walking towards

instead of speaking in his usual cold and stiff tone,

we finished the dance, Charles

I figured it wouldn’t bode well if

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

flashed through his eyes, but he still loosened his grip

took a few steps back to distance myself

could still feel the warmth of his touch on my

face blushed and i felt rather

my heart was

it felt like I had

were the happiest time of my

days were long gone and I

down, feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me

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

glass and taking a sip

to drink and was

time, Elena came

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 Elena’s

followed her to the deck

saw that there were bright red rose petals scattered across

also numerous balloons around the

widened

whole scene was picturesque

my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea

first person that came to mind was Charles, but I quickly

bitter smile appeared on my lips, and

spent this much effort on me, and yet

of receiving this birthday

on the second floor, I stared at

sea was tranquil, and yet

of the cold sea breeze, I

fireworks display lit

shot up to the sky, a deafening sound resonated

sounded like a

noise, I covered

squatted on the ground and

and i felt like my blood was

the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through my

out of breath I felt so dizzy that

having a panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me

I’m here."

familiar voice came from above me, making me

It was Charles.

my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried to comfort

don’t have to be scared ever