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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first time that Shelia had

out of your

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

a knife to slice the

heard what Shelia asked, his

while, he said, "I

Victor knew the

that because he wanted to be prepared in case of any

even under ner protection, Victor would find

at least have a better chance to survive in case of

"Alright."

her

caught a glimpse of Shelia’s

hand to wipe off

was startled and turned to look at Victor with a

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

and explained, "Your nose has dirt

"Is that so?"

nose with the back of

now? Is it

"No,"

said, glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

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

Can you teach me?"

do you want to

"In order to survive."

very naturally.Chapter 462 Come

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad upon hearing

be flipped? It’s on

Shelia pointed out.

Victor saw a small burn on

was still thinking about what she

.

had second thoughts about whether or

after all, Shelia’s own

on the other hand, didn’t seem to take

you please teach

"Hmm,"

after

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and she broke into

two dimples, meanwhile, became

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she said, "Thanks so

ever encountered, except for

"Orphanage?"

where

ago, the orphanage was taken over and the

eyes clouded as she spoke

woman was

younger, she prepared great meals and gave me a lot

orphan…’

guardian was needed to look after you since

you leave with the

Victor and answered,

Shelia

you being outdoors on your

her head, Shelia

I was desperate to visit

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

dingy ground, Shelia lay down

of sunshine that had been

placed her hands behind her

disappointment as she

to visit

what keeps you

people

find me if I

had no idea that

when I meet her

blinking her

on Shelia and

Van,

soft spot in

that I was a lovely

didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to describe a

concluded that the

description of her features, particularly

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

unable to communicate since she was deaf, mute,

to us

card was in my

it from her pocket as if it were a

each kid was

them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we

the card–the

get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only one with the King of

toasting as

gave her the meat after

all set to

Eat, please."

her gut just after

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

better than the meat i made myself! Van,

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a good

feet, she said,

ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her

"Come on, get up."

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

way, Shelia used a

track of time as they

sun had

assisted Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank

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

out before the

some water

so much walking, and he

"I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

continued to hold

her forward motion, she murmured, "Van,

you return, be sure

lowered his gaze to the side of her

covered in mud after

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

slow

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

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

go to the police station when I can no longer walk and

answered with

"Shelia."

up his mind

"What’s the problem?"

me after we get

I will defend you if she

can count on

want me to come with

right with you? If

was concerned that

paused for a while before asking,

"No, I’m not.

you the best

Victor convinced her.

smiled

get out of the

"Sure."

moment they emerged from the woods, though,

the horizon, basking the

glimmered on the

high noon and now, the sun

tiredness was assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious

we’re out of

villagers if we walk a

We can…"

finish her sentence, she saw

She was confused.

wanting to

"Van?"

i didn’t expect you to come out

Shelia looked for the source

saw three cars that were parked not far from

stood at the front, looking at them intently

right away that they

to shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front of

take his eyes off

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

even

out of

and you can

"And then?"

asked, her

looked straight

"Walk along this road.

meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone

knew that Norton didn’t

to play a game with Victor

escape this predicament, Shelia shouldn’t

back to see his grandmother, and treat her

fulfill

wrote a phone number

you get hold of a mobile

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

she will pick you up

down at her

looked at

"No."

pulled her hand

eyes were a

remember the number,

a good

Victor frowned.

so anxious that he coughed

adamant and clenched

to spread her palm and let Victor write the phone

Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were

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

strong feelings for each other! I’m so moved

tensed up when

intuitively pulled

injured and keeping himself standing

hard for him to fight off

up

Shelia

Norton pulled Shelia

for Victor to

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip

in hearing vexation in

know you

wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with his

Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to take Shelia

he stopped in his tracks when something silver flashed through

that Norton pressed

spat out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

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

felt that he

and tried

you want is

has nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

wow! This is so

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want

from but I find

alone? I can do

eyes,

the tip of the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could

body was tensed

Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy, she

all you can do? Threaten

smile plastered on

narrowed in anger when he

did you just

said you

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment by threatening

more, you don’t have in you to do what you intend to

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill

"Shelia…"

tried

she was

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

Norton was indeed angry.

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

you really

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed them, "Tie her

and asked anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

as they were

bound, Shelia was taken to

to ride

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

was flowing

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

clenched into fists, and the blue veins on his neck became

and yelled, "Let

to open her eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia

wanted Victor to

she opened her

her eyes became

on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed

that Victor might be strong but he was

making me

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

the rope, squatted down,

you wanting to save her so

in me, huh? What do

could just

would do whatever it

of the river, Norton squinted his

two men behind him appeared

up and looked at Victor with

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest among

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

pause, Norton continued, "You want to

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

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

before

can say goodbye to your

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

flickering flame, Victor

so he quickly rushed up and fought against the

most

course, even his weakest subordinates

was currently

not even be

them were tall and burly men that could

at a disadvantage

punched Victor right in his abdomen one after

As soon as he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled

his strength left him, and he eventually

scattered all over his body,

Victor’s face looked

to stand, not

on his feet, he saw another punch

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

again, Victor spat out a mouthful of

Victor’s

on the rope, which was only

matter how many

long as the fire was put out and the

so he

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

to the ground and lost

awakened when he

to open his eyes, but his vision was

on the ground, watching

help but wonder if he was still

yet, so

inch of

stand up, but he couldn’t move even

a little bit, grabbing the mud

at the

was no trace

"Ahem!"

coughed violently, spurting out

and opened

if he was waiting for something to show

waited for a long

fact, he didn’t even know how much time passed

never found the person

the river or come out from somewhere and call

excruciating pain he

he lost consciousness

up again,

him near

rescue him lasted for

found out that Victor had fractures

lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice

thing Victor did after he woke up was ask Carolyn

was still wearing an oxygen mask and

of danger

know who Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be a very important person due to his concern for

dare delay to send people to

search lasted for seven days, but Shelia

there was still no

was a crumpled playing card that got

one could easily recognize that it was the

years later, Victor completely

after fully recovering

of Hearts card in a box

the marble tombstone aside

even Shelia’s name

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

the hospital, but he was

was also in that year

more years, he finished

taking over several small companies under the control

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

was able to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the Sullivan Group to

At this time, Roger entered

he saw her sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing Joey to eat

eat

had been eating porridge for

even stand the smell of

and had no choice

she said, "Eat it again when

stuck his tongue out, not

standing at the door, so he politely

half a month, Roger came to

gradually

Roger would bring some snacks when he

he could at least taste something

course, Joey could only eat them

around and was surprised to

that you wouldn’t

he would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to eat something or

she would say no every time, he would

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

it would probably be

I

for a moment before finally saying, "But

furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Dark Circles The operation done to

opened and closed for several times as doctors went in and

couldn’t do anything but wait

on the fourth day since the operation began, the indicator light outside

the surgery was

saved, but he wasn’t completely out

wheeled to the

two days ago

eligible to be transferred

still

the field to check Victor’s condition

what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

wounds had healed,

injuries just made matters

he said that only a miracle could save

us when

in a

I can’t

frown

if I may be blunt, please

never wake up? Is he going

this, it was obvious that this was what he

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

was the first

Carson deemed that Rachel

wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between

and there were dark circles

tell Rachel about this important

the tragic news, her face didn’t show

as if she had already prepared herself for

was a bit

know when she

in a coma for about half a

it might have been even

outside the operating room for 70

hand and reminded him in a low voice, "This is the area

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses, Carson put out the

bother continue discussing about Victor’s

the subject and asked, "Anyway, how is the little

"Joey? He’s fine.

him up yesterday and said

it’s expected that his plaster will be removed ahead

head and peeped through the

saw Joey sleeping soundly in the

smile, he stretched for a bit

I’m leaving

turned around and left without

just visited to tell

that, he had

blink of an eye, two days eventually passed

she was made aware of Victor’s

ward

Carson didn’t show his face to

an expert, she was also convinced

broke the news that Victor had miraculously

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

a long time without being able to

as if she was still judging Roger’s

want to go

This time, Rachel pressed

pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her deep

I want to see

Joey, pleading in a

the fact that Victor was in a

in the hospital,

always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in

found out the truth, Rachel didn’t have the

didn’t cry or say anything, nor did he

smiled and made a

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad people

we don’t have to worry too much about

at Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a

she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

Joey had a good rest in

Victor, as if

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

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

"Okay…"

heart softened,

ward was in the second inpatient

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

him

for him, and the three of

enough, they reached

the floor of

only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa

he furrowed his brows

had seen this scene, Carson knew that

first time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

the document he was holding aside and

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking

who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m

those dark circles

"Dark circles?"

choked at

phone, opened its front camera, and looked at

that Joey was

looked totally haggard, and his eye bags were so big

of course, this was only

good sleep for half a

a handsome young man, but even he was susceptible

"Ha-ha!"

laugh after seeing

innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this little guy

head, Carson stepped forward and

"You, brat.

you tease your godfather?

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

no

I grew

We are best friends.

the one

that’s how I became your

his arms in front

you don’t want it, that fact

using his uninjured hand and said,

his tongue as he withdrew his

muttered in a slightly low voice, "I also didn’t expect

a fact that

better change your attitude towards

but he stuck out

of his eye,

his composure and commented, "I see

that

came here with Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

to lose his composure just

"Oh, I see."

at the room and said, "His ward is over

He is resting inside.

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

what was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked

her, pushing Joey’s

arms were placed

lost in thoughts for

he was about to sav something, Joey spoke

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked

standing very far

result, Joey could see him

raised his eyebrows as if he was giving Carson

taking a quick glance at him, Joey turned

to use the

what Joey

about I

"No!"

replied in a very decisive

a serious look

I am

a bathroom in Joey’s ward, so it wasn’t a problem

at that moment, they were

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

words, Rachel looked at both

then her gaze

former, Carson soon observed that she was staring

him to take Joey

and refused to pay

out his phone and

to give Joey a thumbs up without

like he was answering

read the plan you

he headed towards

wasn’t very

while he was

Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that it was all a

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

a boy like him to be

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those words,

thought that Rachel ought to have

few days, they got along

of them were always

to

look of things,

that it

Rachel was standing outside the operating room

and Joey headed towards the

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at

you through with the

"What?"

and took

a smile appeared on

I am through with

was left with no choice! My subordinates

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile

not very good at

knew that he had pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the smile on his face

his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness

you want

raised her head in order to look

ward was

only the living room could be seen, and it

Rachel pushed the door open in no

would lie in the

to undergo half a

came

in a

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

saw a man in

He looked dejected.

a document in

Carson

stunned at first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

Sullivan Group and

no need asking about

that the project plan had

out! Her attention was drawn to the name

was what

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her, she raised her eyebrows

"Well, this is Troy.

of

she meant

at a loss

were so many surnames in

he had to

recognized who

bowed and mentioned

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly in

forehead was covered with

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

Miss Bennet, I’m going back to the

his hand and

should do

went out of sight

looked at the door

to see that Victor was sitting against the head of the

as bad as you

and can

to the door

against

follow

was reading some document when he heard the

his head and say

her

was in a

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

and

than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that the man in front of

entranced that she

asked you to go

the footsteps,

the person

in his usual cold and stiff tone, he said softly, "Rachel, you are

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

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

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

still loosened his grip on my waist like i told

a few steps back

could still feel the warmth of his touch on my

face blushed and i

my heart was

like I had

days with him were the

I knew that those days were long gone and I could never get

down, feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me and greeted

ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting

and taking a

had a few to

this time, Elena came

a surprise waiting for

go upstairs and take a look

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you get

smile appeared

to the deck on the second

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

also numerous balloons around the

eyes widened

say, this whole scene was picturesque and

birthday surprise?’ I had no idea

was

him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself for

this much effort on me,

joy of receiving this birthday surprise soon

second floor, I stared at the night scene around me

sea was tranquil, and yet my mind

of the cold sea

lit up the sky, forming

sky, a deafening sound resonated in

sounded like a

the noise, I covered my ears

squatted on the ground and

i felt like

at the abandoned warehouse

seconds, I was out of breath I felt so dizzy that I

panic attack, a pair of strong arms held me tightly "There’s no need to be

I’m here."

voice came from above me, making me feel

It was Charles.

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

have to