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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"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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to be prepared in case of any

under ner protection, Victor would find

more skills so that he would at least have a better

"Alright."

focus her

his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s

out a hand

to look at Victor with

into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel

looked away, and explained, "Your

"Is that so?"

went ahead to rub her nose with the

about now? Is it

"No,"

said, glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

what else did you learn other than roasting meat? I want to learn

Can you teach me?"

do you want to

"In order to survive."

came out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me

shelia said casually.

sad upon hearing

meat ready to be flipped? It’s on the verge of being

Shelia pointed out.

recall by Shelia, Victor saw a small burn on the meat’s

the meat over while he was still thinking about what she

.

whether or not to ask her

after all, Shelia’s

the other hand, didn’t seem

you

"Hmm,"

after

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she

meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she said, "Thanks so much,

are the kindest individual I’ve ever encountered,

"Orphanage?"

where

ago, the orphanage was taken over and the old woman

as she spoke about

was

prepared great meals and gave

orphan…’ Victor

look after you since

leave with the other

up at Victor and

the only home Shelia had known

they okay with you

her head, Shelia said,

desperate to visit her

them, and I don’t intend to

spite of the dingy ground, Shelia

was bathed in shards of sunshine that had been scattered

her hands behind her head,

sighed with disappointment as she gazed

want to

keeps you from doing

people guarding the

me if I go

idea that I

name when I meet her again in the

blinking her

eyes remained fixed on Shelia and he said

she had the chance to see you, Van, it would be more than likely that she

a soft spot in her

I

appropriate to use this term

Victor concluded

description of her features, particularly

twice, Victor asked her, "Since she was responsible for

communicate since she was

never referred to us

card was

it from her pocket as if it were a treasure and

orphanage, each kid was given a

put them on the cards and let us take them as we

at the card–the King

get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only one with

meat was toasting

gave her the meat after he

set to

Eat, please."

from her gut just

so she put her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with a greedy

the meat i made

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after

to her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand to

"Come on, get up."

aback, and after a little pause, he

hard way, Shelia used a dart to put marks on the

had lost track of

sun had

down on a stone and drank

far we’ll

can get out before the sun

some water as

and he was coughing up

said incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued

motion, she murmured, "Van, you

you return, be

his gaze to the side

mud after a day

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

slow to

we leave the

I want to continue my travels and explore

the police station when I can no longer walk and beg them to take

with

"Shelia."

appeared to have made up his mind after staring

"What’s the problem?"

me after

my grandma will like you, I will defend you if

count

me to come with

all right with you? If you don’t want to, it

concerned that Shelia might

while before

"No, I’m not.

to treat you the best

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor, saying,

agree when we get out of the

"Sure."

they emerged from the woods, though,

Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed

glimmered on the bodies of Victor and

since high noon and now, the sun was

tiredness was assuaged when they saw a relatively

we’re out

villagers if we walk a

We can…"

could finish her sentence, she saw

She was confused.

Victor, wanting

"Van?"

i didn’t expect you

Shelia looked for the source

three cars that were parked not far from

at them intently as

could feel right away that

to shield Victor, who in

off Norton, watching his every

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

lost even when it gets

our way out of the forest, I put marks all the

and you

"And then?"

asked, her

straight

"Walk along this road.

a mobile phone from them,

Norton didn’t intend to

a game with Victor by throwing him into the

that if he couldn’t escape

back to see his grandmother,

could not fulfill the promise he

wrote a phone number on her

you get

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

she will pick you

down at her

respond, Victor looked at her

"No."

pulled her hand

were

to remember the number, nor do I

a good

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently as

and clenched her

her palm and let Victor write the phone

Shelia were talking about, he

a condescending sneer, he said, "Tut,

strong feelings for each other!

when saw Norton

pulled Sheila

injured and keeping himself standing steadily was

hard for him to fight off

walked up

Shelia

them, Norton pulled Shelia

was too fast for Victor to

"Let her go!"

a firm grip on

satisfaction in hearing vexation in Victor’s

know you look

he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with

the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed

when something silver flashed through

was a knife that

out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

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

that he had difficulty

fist and tried to steady

you want

nothing to

So, let her go!"

This is

Norton curled his lips.

want to let

comes from but I

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

eyes,

her

was

blood and beg for mercy,

you can do?

kept his mocking smile

anger when he heard Shelia’s

you just

said you

Shelia swallowed.

feel a sense of accomplishment

more, you don’t have in you

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me,

"Shelia…"

tried to stop

that she was

would make Norton’s hackles rise and the man would do just what she

Norton was indeed angry.

looked fierce, but he kept his voice in check as he talked

you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

and instructed them, "Tie her

eyes and asked anxiously,

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

as

Shelia was

made to

Norton was

was

over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw

into fists, and the blue veins on

teeth and yelled,

of the gushing water, Shelia had

Victor to

moment she opened her mouth, she was choked by

enough, her

at the exasperated expression on

strong but he was useless in this kind of

me

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

rope, squatted down, and blew

of you wanting to save her so much, I will

good in me, huh?

just glare

it took

of the river, Norton squinted his eyes and

behind him appeared and stood between the rope

looked at Victor

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest among my

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

"You want to

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

the knife in his hand, Norton touched its tip with his thumb and warned,

two before the rope

goodbye to your

she’s washed away, I’m afraid that you won’t

the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care

so he quickly rushed up and fought

mercenary and the most

subordinates should be strong

was currently badly

state, he might not even be able to defeat one of

them were tall and burly men that could easily flip Victor

Victor was at

Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and hit his back

hit, Victor staggered and

hit repeatedly, his strength left him, and he

being broken scattered all over his

face

to stand, not

on his

his arm to

was hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of

Victor’s

to fix his eyes on the rope, which was only a few steps away from

how many injuries

out and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s life

he was willing to do anything to

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

back to the ground

awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling

eyes, but his

the ground, watching

couldn’t help but wonder if he was still

so he

the sharp pain that pierced every inch of his body made

wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t

his hands a little bit,

the river, only to find that there was nothing

was no

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting out more

and opened his

river expectantly, as if he was

for

didn’t even know how much time

the person he had

that someone would raise her head from the river or come out from somewhere and call

to loss of blood and the excruciating pain he

he lost consciousness

Victor woke up again,

subordinates found him

lasted for two days and two

found out that Victor had fractures in eight different

shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the

was ask Carolyn

was still wearing an oxygen mask and

completely out of danger yet, but all he cared

but she could sense that she

send people to search for Shelia along

seven days,

there was still no news

Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from

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

years later, Victor completely

thing he did after fully recovering

Hearts card in a box

nothing on the marble tombstone

even Shelia’s name

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

to the hospital, but

in that

finished his studies and finally

began taking over several small companies under the control

the shortest time, Victor raised the sales of these companies from a very low

to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over

At this time, Roger entered the ward

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

can’t eat

eating porridge for about

now, he couldn’t even stand the

sighed and had no choice

it again when you

out, not

Roger standing at the door,

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

kid gradually got

him was that Roger would bring some snacks

couldn’t eat too much, he could at least taste

course, Joey could only

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised to see

you say that

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

he would still

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

still visit, it

I

a moment before finally saying, "But I got

response, Rachel furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

to Victor lasted for more than 70

closed for several times

and Carson couldn’t do anything but wait

began, the indicator light outside

that the surgery was successfully

he

was wheeled to

days ago that

to be transferred

he was still in

the field to check Victor’s condition

it wasn’t what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

wounds had healed, they

his new injuries just made matters

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

us when he will wake

in a

I can’t say that

frown as

may be blunt, please consider preparing for

that he’ll never wake up? Is he going

was obvious that

hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that

Lukas, Rachel was the first one to know about

deemed that Rachel had the right to

the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between his

slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles round his

tell

when Rachel heard the tragic news, her face didn’t show much

was as if she had already

fact, Carson was

know when she became this

in a coma for about

it might have

there outside the operating room for 70 hours before the

hand and reminded

You can’t smoke here."

senses,

her indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue

changed the subject and asked, "Anyway,

"Joey? He’s fine.

checked him up yesterday and said that he has

that his plaster will

his head and peeped through the glass panel on

sleeping soundly

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

I’m

saying that, Carson turned around and left without

visited to tell Rachel about

he had nothing else

an eye, two

Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend to

in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours

Carson didn’t show his face to her

expert, she was also convinced that Victor would never

news that Victor had miraculously woke up from

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

Roger for a long time without being

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

to go upstairs and see

pressed her lips hard and

nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from

want

pleading in

failed to hide the fact that Victor was in a

woke up in the hospital, he

Rachel had always been absent-minded and

out the truth, Rachel didn’t have

Joey didn’t cry or say anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go

smiled and made

say

have to worry too much

she felt a lump in

few moments, she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

Joey had

mention Victor, as if there was nothing

Joey would actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to time and look at the ceiling with his eyes wide

him, but

"Okay…"

softened,

ward was in the second

Joey’s wound hadn’t fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for

simply let him sit

him, and the three of them

they reached

the floor of the ward

only one patient

he heard that there were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and

If Victor had seen this scene, Carson

time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

set the document

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his

look like someone who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m the one

did those dark circles around your

"Dark circles?"

choked at

opened

that Joey

eye bags were

of course, this was only to be

hadn’t have a good sleep for half

handsome young man, but

"Ha-ha!"

laugh after seeing the upset look

Joey’s seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that

head, Carson stepped forward

"You, brat.

dare you tease your

retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather?

no opinion regarding

I

We are best friends.

the one

that’s how I became your

eyebrows and crossed his arms in front of

for you, even if you don’t want it, that

his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I

as he

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

I said, it’s a fact

change your

but he stuck out

his eye, Carson recognized

to regain his composure and commented, "I see that

that Mr.Sullivan has woken

with Rachel and Joey

Roger explained.

his composure just

"Oh, I see."

at the room and said, "His ward is over

He is resting inside.

Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward Carson pointed at, she

what was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked towards the

followed her, pushing Joey’s

arms were placed over

in thoughts for a

he was about to sav something, Joey spoke

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked

standing very far

could see him from the corner of his

as if

taking a quick glance at him, Joey turned

need to use

what Joey

about I

"No!"

in a very decisive

a serious look on

am a

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

moment, they were no longer

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

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at both

Roger, then her gaze

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

wanted him to take Joey

pay

his phone and turned around as if nothing had

managed to give Joey a thumbs up without Rachel

like he

have read the plan

talking, he headed towards the

very good at

while he was still

no call at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that it was all a

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

him

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those words, they

have been closer

they got along

were always in one

reasons best known to her, she still

things, Rachel still didn’t

knew that it couldn’t

thinking about the night Rachel was

Joey headed towards the

time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

took a quick glance at

with the phone

"What?"

Rachel’s sight and took a peek

a smile appeared on his

I am

was left with no choice! My subordinates are

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake smile

very good

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

his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness

want to go

look through the

ward was

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

Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no time

doctor said Victor would lie in the bed

undergo half

came from

a

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

in a suit coming out of the

He looked dejected.

was a document

Rachel and Carson as soon as he

at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

Sullivan Group and

was no need asking about what just happened

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

Her attention was drawn to the name on the work

was what really

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her,

"Well, this is Troy.

a member of

knew exactly what she meant

a loss

were so many surnames in the

he had to choose

recognized who

and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

her head slightly

was covered

life! Nonetheless, he was still holding

going back to the

hand and said, "Very well

should do

Troy went out of sight

looked at the door

that Victor was sitting against the head of

as bad as you

and can work

the door and pushed it

leaned against the door

follow Rachel

document when

raise his head and say coldly, "Get

her gaze

in

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

frowned and looked rather

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

was so entranced that she walked towards

you to

the footsteps, his frown

looked up at the person who was walking towards

usual cold and

we finished the dance, Charles kept

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

"The dance is over.

time to

I reminded him.

his eyes, but he still loosened his grip on my waist

few steps back

reason, I could still feel the warmth of his

face blushed and

my heart was

moment, it felt like I had returned

him were the happiest time of

I reminisced, I knew that those days were long gone and I could never

feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me

me and began chatting with the guests with

and taking a

knowing it, I’d had a few to drink and was starting to

time, Elena

a surprise waiting for

to go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

appeared on

followed her to the deck on the

I saw that there were bright red rose petals scattered

numerous balloons around

eyes widened in

must say, this whole scene

I had no idea who had

that came to mind was Charles, but I quickly

bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow,

had never spent this much effort on me, and yet I still couldn’t

this

stood on the second floor, I stared at

and

cold sea

fireworks display lit

the sky,

like

noise, I covered my

on the ground

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my

the abandoned warehouse kept flashing

of breath I felt so dizzy that I

attack, a pair of strong arms held me

I’m here."

from above me, making me feel

It was Charles.

burst from my

to be scared