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.

been a long time since they last

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

whined, her teeth

a thought occurred to

shouted, "The eggs! I forgot all about

Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen in

Ethan followed behind her.

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gently pulled her to the side while he

thumbs, Janet stood in the corner, restlessly

"I’m sorry.

thought you were talking to Charis, so I rushed to you and

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"It’s my fault.

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learned how to survive

spoke in

"Survive in the wildness?"

was the very first time that Shelia

did you go out of your

Shelia did earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits and poured the juice over the

a knife to slice

heard what Shelia asked,

he said, "I have no

knew the

learned that because he wanted to be

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

that he would at least have a better chance to survive in case of

"Alright."

Shelia continued to focus her

corner of his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on the tip of

out a hand to wipe

turned to look at Victor with

Shelia’s eyes, he started

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

"Is that so?"

nose with the

about now? Is

"No,"

said, glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

than roasting meat? I want

Can you teach me?"

do you want to learn

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

felt sad

flipped? It’s on the verge of being

Shelia pointed out.

a small burn on the

was

.

whether or not to ask

was, after all,

the other hand, didn’t seem to

"Will you please

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

and she broke into a

dimples, meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said, "Thanks so

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

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I

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

eyes clouded as

woman was a wonderful

great meals

orphan…’

was needed to look after you since the orphanage was

leave with the

looked up at Victor and answered, "I

the only home Shelia

okay with you being outdoors on

head, Shelia

was desperate to visit

to them, and I don’t intend

dingy ground, Shelia lay

that had been scattered by the trees and fallen

hands behind

with disappointment as she gazed up

to visit

you from doing

people guarding

me if I go

that I have a

I meet her again

said, blinking

fixed on Shelia and he said

chance to see you, Van,

soft spot in her heart for adorable

that I was a

use this

concluded

description of her features, particularly her

for your upbringing, how come

was unable to communicate since she was deaf,

to us

card was in

pocket as if it were a treasure

the orphanage, each kid

fruits, she put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which was maybe due to the reference to the pleasant

the card–the

get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

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

was toasting as they

her the meat after he re-applied the

all set

Eat, please."

gut

to her stomach and ate the meat with a greedy

than the meat i made

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a

she rose to her feet,

nodded and was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand to

"Come on, get up."

a little pause, he took Shelia’s hand in his and replied,

used a dart to put marks on

lost track of time

had

sitting down on a stone and drank some

not sure how far we’ll have to travel until we’re

out before

some water as

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

incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

continued

motion, she murmured, "Van, you

return, be sure

to the side

in mud after a day and a night in the

What’s

"Plan?"

was slow

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

travels and explore the world’s finest rivers and

station when I can no longer walk and beg

with a

"Shelia."

have made up his mind after staring at Shelia

"What’s the problem?"

with me after we get

sure my grandma will like you, I will defend you

count

to come with

you? If you don’t want

concerned that Shelia

before asking, "Are you

"No, I’m not.

you

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled at Victor,

we get out of the

"Sure."

moment they emerged from the

Let Her Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale

light glimmered on the bodies of Victor

been walking since high noon and now, the sun was

they saw a relatively spacious

out

we’ll meet local villagers if

We can…"

her sentence, she saw

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting

"Van?"

expect you to come out

Shelia looked for the

were parked not far

stood at the front, looking at them intently as he played with

away that they

shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front of

didn’t take his eyes off Norton, watching his every

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

won’t get lost even

our way out of the

you can get

"And then?"

her

looked straight into

"Walk along this road.

a mobile phone from

that Norton didn’t intend to let

to play a game with Victor by throwing him into the

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

give Shelia a family, bring her back to see his grandmother, and treat her as his own

seemed that Victor could not fulfill the

wrote a phone

number once you get hold of

he whispered.

my

her and she will pick you up wherever you

down at

Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked

"No."

her hand

eyes were a little

don’t want to remember the number, nor do

be a good

Victor frowned.

was so anxious that he coughed violently

and clenched

to spread her palm and let Victor

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

a condescending sneer, he said, "Tut, tut, tut, this is so

each other! I’m

tensed up when

pulled Sheila

himself standing steadily

for him to fight

deliberately walked up to

Shelia stepped

them, Norton pulled Shelia

for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

a firm grip on

found satisfaction in hearing vexation

you look

the mud on Shelia’s

more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed

when something

that Norton pressed

spat out a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

a mocking smile, pretending not to hear what Victor

that he had difficulty in

his fist and tried to

want

nothing to do

So, let her go!"

This is

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want to

from but I find your

you to die alone? I can do

eyes,

of the knife pressed against her neck, all

was

spat out blood and beg for mercy, she scoffed at

all you can

his mocking smile plastered on

narrowed in anger when

you just

said you are a

Shelia swallowed.

sense of accomplishment by threatening two

you to do what you intend to

So, cut the crap.

want to kill

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to

she was provoking

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

Norton was indeed angry.

looked fierce, but he kept his voice in check as

like you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

turned to his men and instructed them,

asked anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared at

as they

feet bound, Shelia

to

brain thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter

river was

rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s face became paler

and the blue veins on his neck became

teeth and yelled, "Let

to open her eyes because of the gushing

wanted Victor to run

the moment she opened her mouth,

enough, her

at the exasperated expression on

thought that Victor might be strong but

making me laugh,

I’m a good man? Why the

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

to save her so

me,

just glare

it took to save

the middle of the river, Norton squinted his

him appeared and stood

slowly stood up and looked at Victor with a wry

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest

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

continued, "You want to save her,

had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and

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

these two before the rope

say goodbye to your

I’m afraid that you won’t even find

flickering flame, Victor didn’t care

rushed up and fought against

was a mercenary and the most popular leader

even his weakest subordinates should

Victor was

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

tall and burly

at a disadvantage from the very

in his abdomen one

was hit, Victor

he was hit repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually knelt

bones being broken scattered all over

Victor’s face looked black

still tried to stand, not

before he could even get back on his feet, he

his arm to block

again, Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and a tooth also fell

Victor’s vision

eyes on the rope, which

didn’t matter how many

put out and the rope was

so he was willing to do anything to

wanted to go on, his

to the ground and lost his

Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling on his

open his eyes, but his

just lay there on the ground, watching the raindrops

wonder if he was

so he thought that he might be

enough, the sharp pain that pierced every inch of his body made Victor realize that he

Victor wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t

move his hands a little bit, grabbing the mud under his hands in

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

was no

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting out

grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes as wide

river expectantly, as if he was waiting

waited for a long

didn’t even know how

found the person he had

her head from the river or come out

of blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor couldn’t keep himself

he lost

woke up again,

found him near

rescue him lasted for two days and

that Victor had fractures in eight

shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill

first thing Victor did after he woke up was

was still wearing an oxygen mask

of danger yet, but all he

sense that she must

she didn’t dare delay to send people

days, but

week passed and there was still no news

Carolyn was able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from the rain and then dried by

surface was mostly covered with mud, but one could

later,

first thing he did after fully recovering

King of Hearts card in a box and buried

marble tombstone

Shelia’s

recovery, while Karl was on a business trip, he

the hospital, but he was

in that year that Carolyn sent Victor

he finished his

began taking over several small companies under the control of

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

his outstanding ability,

At this time, Roger entered the ward where Rachel

bed,

can’t eat

eating porridge for about

couldn’t even stand the smell

had no choice but

said, "Eat it again when you get

stuck his tongue out, not intending to

standing at the door, so he politely

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

kid gradually got acquainted with

liked about him was that Roger would bring some snacks when he

could at

only

around and

that

send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she

say no every time, he would still insist on getting her

said that he had an important project meeting today, so he might

visit, it would probably

initially, I

hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "But

Rachel furrowed her brows

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

465 Dark Circles The operation done to Victor lasted

of the operating room opened and closed for several

anything but wait

fourth day since the operation began, the indicator light outside the room was turned

the surgery was

life was saved, but he wasn’t completely out of

was wheeled to the

ago that his

eligible to be transferred

still in a

an expert in the field to check Victor’s condition and

it wasn’t what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

his old wounds had healed, they still

new injuries just made

said that only a miracle could

you at least tell us

asked in

can’t say

help but frown as he made

be blunt, please consider preparing for

saying there’s a chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable for the rest of his

say this, it was obvious

there was

Rachel was the first

that Rachel had the

the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a

there were

to tell Rachel about

the tragic news, her face didn’t

as if she had already prepared herself for something

was a bit

when she became this

a coma for

it might have been

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

moment of silence, Rachel glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him

You can’t smoke here."

he regained his senses, Carson

her indifferent expression, he didn’t bother

subject and asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said that

it’s expected that his plaster will be removed ahead

head and peeped through the glass panel on the

Joey sleeping soundly in

stretched for a

I’m

that, Carson turned around and left without

just visited to tell Rachel about the

from that, he had nothing else

of an eye, two days eventually passed

made aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend

ward

the same time, Carson didn’t show his

she was also convinced that

broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke up from being

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

time without being

she was still judging Roger’s expression if he

Rachel… Do you want to

pressed her lips

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

I want to

pleading in a soft

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

hospital, he actually had a vague

that Rachel had always been absent-minded and

the truth, Rachel

didn’t cry or say anything, nor did he pester

smiled and

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad

have to worry too

she felt

she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

following two weeks, Joey had a good rest in

if there was nothing wrong

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

inside him, but Rachel

"Okay…"

softened, and she

in the second

fully healed yet, it was

let him sit in a

the three of them went to

enough, they reached the

elevator finally stopped at the floor

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

furrowed his

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

guy, it’s the first time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

asked Joey as he quickly set the document he was holding

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

you ask that? Do I look like someone who will be

where did those dark circles around your eyes

"Dark circles?"

choked

a panic, he picked up his phone, opened its front camera, and

that Joey was

were

of course, this was only to be

a good sleep for half

handsome young man, but even he was susceptible to stress

"Ha-ha!"

help but laugh after seeing

seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled

forward and pinched Joey’s face

"You, brat.

tease your godfather? You have guts,

on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my

no

I grew up

We are best friends.

one who

I became your

and crossed his arms in front of

you don’t want it,

his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit it, no one can make

his tongue as he

"I also didn’t

it’s a fact

change your attitude

more, but he

of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

his composure and commented,

heard that Mr.Sullivan has woken

here with Rachel and

Roger explained.

lose his composure just because

"Oh, I see."

at the room and said, "His

He is resting inside.

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

one knew what was going

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards

followed her, pushing

were placed over his

lost in thoughts for a

was about to sav something,

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at the

not standing very

result, Joey could see him from the corner of his

as if he was giving

glance at him, Joey turned his gaze

need to use

what Joey was

about I

"No!"

a very

a serious look on

I am

ward, so it wasn’t

moment, they were no longer in the

room, just like it wouldn’t be right for her to take him to

words,

was Roger, then her gaze

to bother the former, Carson soon observed that she

she wanted him to take Joey

coughed and refused to pay any attention

and turned around

give Joey a

he was answering the

read the plan you sent

talking, he headed towards

very good

screen lit up while he was still holding it

that there was no call at all! Rachel saw what

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

is very embarrassing for a boy like him to be taken

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those words,

thought that Rachel ought to have

they

them were always in

reasons best known to her, she still alienated

of things, Rachel still didn’t love

it

night Rachel was standing outside the

he and Joey headed

time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

quick glance at the phone

you through with

"What?"

Rachel’s sight and took

a smile appeared on

I am

was left with no choice! My subordinates are too

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake

very good

to answer the call only moments ago, the

and coughed

you want to

to look through the glass panel on the

was

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

see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in

would lie in the bed for

undergo half a year’s

voice came from

is in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

in a suit coming out of the

He looked dejected.

document in

Carson as soon as he

was stunned at first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

Sullivan Group and the director

asking about what

man’s expression that the project plan had been denied by

Her attention was drawn to the name on

what really interested

She turned to Carson.

at her, she raised her

"Well, this is Troy.

of the

meant

a

so many surnames in

had to choose

who

bowed and

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head slightly in

forehead was

had given him the scare of his life! Nonetheless, he was

Miss Bennet, I’m going

waved his hand and said, "Very well

should do

what Carson said, Troy went out of

looked at

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

seem as

and can work

door

against

didn’t follow Rachel

some document when he heard

didn’t raise his head

cast her gaze on

in a

that his face was pale despite the fact that he lowered

and looked rather

than seventy hours half a

she walked towards the

to go out,

Victor heard the footsteps, his

up at the person who was walking

his usual cold and stiff tone, he said softly,

POV: Even after we

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

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

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

few steps back to distance myself

some reason, I could still feel the warmth of his touch on my

and

heart was

it felt like I had returned to the

with him were the happiest

as I reminisced, I knew that those days were

feeling conflicted

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached

began chatting

glass and

few to drink and was starting to

time, Elena came to

a surprise waiting for you on

to go upstairs

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

mysterious smile appeared

to the

I got there, I saw that there were bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard, forming a big

numerous balloons

widened

must say, this whole scene was picturesque and

surprise?’ I had no idea

that came to mind was Charles, but

on my lips, and

effort on me,

joy of receiving this

I stood on the second floor, I stared at the

was tranquil, and yet my

sea breeze, I felt even

lit up the sky, forming the words

up to the sky, a

like

noise, I

the

uncontrollably, and i felt

at the abandoned

I was out of breath I felt so dizzy that

pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s

I’m here."

above me, making me

It was Charles.

in his arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried

have to