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.

a long time

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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a thought occurred to

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her thumbs, Janet stood in the corner,

"I’m sorry.

I rushed to you and

Ethan had guessed this.

his freshly washed hands, he raised his eyes

"It’s my fault.

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some

a knife to slice

heard what Shelia asked, his

he said,

fact, Victor knew the reason

wanted to be prepared in case of any

that even under ner

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

"Alright."

focus her gaze on the

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

out a hand to wipe off

look at Victor

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

away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt on

"Is that so?"

rub her nose with the

now?

"No,"

said, glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

learn other than roasting meat?

Can you teach me?"

want to learn

"In order to survive."

words came out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In order to

shelia said casually.

felt sad upon

be flipped? It’s

Shelia pointed out.

Victor saw a small burn on the meat’s exposed side when he looked at

he was still thinking about what she just

.

had second thoughts about whether or not to

after all, Shelia’s own

the other hand, didn’t seem to take it

"Will you

"Hmm,"

said after a

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she broke

two dimples, meanwhile, became much more

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she said, "Thanks so

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

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I was

the orphanage was taken over and the old woman was unwell

as she

elderly woman was a wonderful

great meals and gave me

is an orphan…’ Victor

after you since the orphanage

didn’t you leave with

looked up at Victor and

Shelia had known

okay with you being outdoors on

her head, Shelia said,

desperate to visit her

them, and

the dingy ground,

sunshine that had been scattered by the trees and fallen

hands behind

as she

want to visit

you from

people guarding

find me if I

no idea that I have a name

name when I

said, blinking her

on Shelia

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

soft spot in

that I was a lovely

to use this term to describe

Shelia, Victor concluded that the adjective

of her features, particularly

for your upbringing, how come

was unable to communicate since she was deaf,

to

card was in my

were a treasure and presented it to Victor as

kid was given a unique

as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella

at the card–the King

get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

the card and said, "I am the only

was toasting as they were

meat after he re-applied

set

Eat, please."

came from her gut

put her hand to her stomach and

much better than the meat i made

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a

her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

to rise when

"Come on, get up."

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

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

track of time

sun had

down on a stone

not sure how far we’ll have

out before

drank some water as

exhausted after so much walking, and he was coughing

"I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

and continued

murmured, "Van, you look rather

return, be sure

his gaze to the side of

was covered in mud after a day and a night in the

you? What’s

"Plan?"

was slow

plans once we leave the forest? Where will

I want to continue my travels and explore

when I can no longer walk and beg them

with a

"Shelia."

up his mind after staring

"What’s the problem?"

me after we get

I

can count

want me to come with

you? If

was concerned that

while before asking, "Are

"No, I’m not.

treat you

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor, saying,

we get out of the

"Sure."

moment they emerged from the woods,

sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking

glimmered on the bodies of

walking since high noon

they saw a relatively spacious

out of the

villagers if we walk a

We can…"

finish her sentence, she saw Victor

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect you to come

looked for the source of

saw three cars that were parked not far from

front, looking at them intently as he played with

right away that they

moved to shield Victor, who in turn stood

his eyes off Norton, watching his

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

lost even when it gets

of the forest, I

and you

"And then?"

asked, her eyebrows

looked straight into Shelia’s

"Walk along this road.

a mobile phone from them, and call

that Norton didn’t intend

game with Victor by throwing him into

escape this

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

fulfill the promise

Shelia’s hand, Victor wrote a phone number

once you get hold of

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

will pick you up wherever you

just looked down

Victor looked at

"No."

her

were a little

remember the number, nor do I want

be a good

Victor frowned.

that he coughed violently as soon

and

her palm

talking about, he could tell that they were

"Tut, tut, tut, this

each other! I’m

up when saw

pulled Sheila behind

seriously injured and keeping himself standing

hard for him to fight

deliberately walked up to them

Shelia

patience with them, Norton pulled Shelia towards

fast for

"Let her go!"

kept a firm

satisfaction in hearing vexation in

you look

mud

body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to take Shelia

stopped in his tracks when something

knife that Norton

out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

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

felt that he had difficulty

fist and tried to

want

nothing to

So, let her go!"

wow! This is so

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want

she comes from but I find your reaction quite

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

red eyes, Victor

knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could

was tensed

saw Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy, she scoffed

all you can do?

smile

eyes narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s

did you

you are

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of

in you

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me, then do

"Shelia…"

desperately tried

knew that she was provoking

Norton’s hackles rise and the man would do

Norton was indeed angry.

his voice in

really? Looks like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and

anxiously, "What are you going to

Norton didn’t answer.

glared

did as they

feet bound, Shelia was taken

was made to ride

thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke Up

was flowing

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

and the blue veins on his neck became

his teeth and

open her eyes because of the gushing water,

wanted Victor to run

her mouth, she was choked by

enough, her eyes became

exasperated expression on Victor’s face,

but

me laugh,

I’m a good man? Why the

cunning smile, Norton approached the rope, squatted down, and

sake of you wanting to save her

still some good in me, huh? What do

just glare at

would do whatever it took

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

two men behind him appeared and stood between the rope and

and looked at Victor with

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest among

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

want to save her,

speaking, the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go

playing with the knife in his hand, Norton touched its tip with

two before the

can say goodbye to

afraid that you won’t even

flame, Victor didn’t care about

essence, so he quickly rushed up and

most popular leader the Roaring

subordinates should be strong as

Victor was currently

peak state, he might not even be

and burly men that

Victor was at a disadvantage

Victor right in his abdomen one after another,

was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to

left him, and he eventually

broken scattered all over

this time, Victor’s face looked black with

to stand, not ready to

back on his feet, he saw another

arm to block it, but it didn’t make much

out a mouthful of blood,

Victor’s vision became

on the

how many injuries he

as the fire was put out and the rope was

got her into this trouble, so he was willing

to go on, his body couldn’t keep

back to the ground and

some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he

open his eyes, but

the

couldn’t help but wonder if he

hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he thought that he

pain that pierced every inch of

but he couldn’t

his hands a little bit, grabbing the

at the river, only to find that

was no

"Ahem!"

spurting out more

himself, he grabbed unto the soil and

at the river expectantly, as if he was waiting for

waited for a long

didn’t even know how much

the person he had

that someone would raise her head from the river

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

he lost

Victor woke up again, he was

subordinates found him near the

lasted

it was found out that Victor had fractures in

bones in his right knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice was

Victor did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people

still wearing an oxygen mask

danger yet, but all he cared about was

didn’t even know who Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be a very important person due to

dare delay to send people to search for

search lasted for seven days,

week passed and there was still no news

Carolyn was able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that

mud, but one could

later,

first thing he did after fully recovering was

of Hearts card in a box and buried it under a

nothing on the marble tombstone

Shelia’s name

was

to rush him to the hospital, but he was

also in that year that Carolyn sent

two more years, he finished his studies and finally

began taking over several small companies

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

outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the Sullivan

entered the ward where Rachel

on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing Joey

eat any

eating porridge for about half a

even stand

and had no choice but to

said, "Eat it again

stuck his tongue out, not intending to

the door, so he politely greeted,

half a month, Roger came to the

gradually got acquainted

was that Roger would

Joey couldn’t eat too much, he could at least taste something aside from

Joey could only eat them

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and

say that you

in advance to ask her if she wanted to eat something or if

she would say no every time, he would still insist

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

still visit, it

initially, I

a moment before finally saying, "But I

Rachel furrowed her brows

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

operation done to Victor lasted for more than 70

closed for several times

and Carson couldn’t do anything but wait outside until the procedure

the operation began, the indicator light outside the

the

he wasn’t completely

was wheeled to

not until two days ago that his vital

eligible to be transferred to the

he was still

expert in the field to check Victor’s condition and give a

it wasn’t what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

had healed, they still had an

his new injuries just made matters

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

at least tell us

asked in a gloomy

afraid I can’t

frown

may be blunt, please consider preparing

that he’ll never wake up? Is he going

it was obvious that this

but there was a

Carson and Lukas, Rachel was the

Rachel had

Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between his

disoriented, and there were dark

down to tell

tragic news, her face didn’t

was as if she had already

was a

she became

in a coma for about half a

might have been

there outside the operating room for

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

You can’t smoke here."

if he regained his senses, Carson put out the

he didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s grim

subject and asked, "Anyway, how is the

"Joey? He’s fine.

said that he has

that his plaster will be

turned his head and peeped through

saw Joey sleeping soundly

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

I’m leaving

that, Carson turned around

tell Rachel about the doctor’s

he had

blink of an eye,

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

just stayed in Joey’s ward

didn’t show his face to

an expert, she was also convinced that Victor

Roger broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke up

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

Roger for a long time

as if she was still judging

Rachel… Do you want to go

slowly This time, Rachel pressed her

sleeve and

want

pleading

hide the fact that Victor was in a coma

hospital, he actually had

absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in any of

Joey finally found out the truth, Rachel

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

he just smiled

say

we don’t have to worry too

at Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a lump in

she mustered her courage and

"Yes, of course."

Joey had

if

knew that Joey would actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to time and look

keeping it all inside him, but

"Okay…"

heart softened, and she

in the second inpatient

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

Rachel simply let him sit

him, and the three of them

enough, they

finally stopped at the floor of the ward where Victor

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

there were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows

this scene, Carson knew that he

guy, it’s the first time

What brings you here?"

quickly set the document he was holding aside

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

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

where did those dark circles around your

"Dark circles?"

choked

he picked up his phone, opened its front camera, and looked

realized that Joey

and his eye bags were so big that it seemed

was

hadn’t have a good sleep for half a

but even he was susceptible to

"Ha-ha!"

but laugh after seeing the upset look on Carson’s

Joey’s seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this little guy

stepped forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

your godfather?

"Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I

no

father and I grew

We are best friends.

the one who picked

that’s how I became

crossed his arms in front of his

if you don’t want it, that

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

as he withdrew his hand

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

as I said, it’s a fact that you can’t

you’d better change your

anything more, but he stuck out his tongue at

corner of his eye, Carson

then tried to regain his composure and commented, "I see that you’re not busy today,

that Mr.Sullivan

here with Rachel and Joey to

Roger explained.

plan to lose his composure just because of

"Oh, I see."

pointed at the room and said, "His ward is

He is resting inside.

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

knew what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards

her,

were placed over

was lost in thoughts for a

when he was about to sav something,

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at

not standing very far

Joey could see him from the corner

eyebrows as if he was giving Carson a

taking a quick glance at him, Joey turned his gaze

need to

overheard what Joey was

about I take you

"No!"

replied in a

a serious look on

am

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

were no longer in

boy to the ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t be

Joey’s words, Rachel looked at

then her gaze

want to bother the former, Carson soon

wanted him to take

to pay any attention

he took out his phone and turned around as if

managed to give Joey a thumbs

pretended like he was answering

read the

he headed towards

wasn’t very

lit up while he was still holding it

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

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

embarrassing for a boy like him to be taken to the

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those words, they

have been closer

past few days, they got along really

were always in

best known to her, she

look of things,

knew that it couldn’t be

stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing

he and Joey

some time,

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

took a quick glance at the phone

you through with the

"What?"

took a

a smile appeared

am

no choice! My subordinates

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake

not very good at

had pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the smile on his

of his nose and coughed

want to

her head in order to look through

ward was

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

Rachel pushed the door open in no time and walked

doctor said Victor would lie in the

undergo half a

voice came

is in a stable

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

in a suit coming out

He looked dejected.

was a document in his

Carson as soon as he came

first,

"Mr.Scott!"

hung

It was quite noticeable.

of the Sullivan Group

was no need asking about what just happened

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

was

was what really interested

She turned to Carson.

he looked back at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

of the Sullivan

she meant by just

at a loss for

so many surnames in

he had to

recognized who

and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly

forehead was

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

I’m going back to the

waved his hand and said, "Very

should do that

Carson said, Troy went out of sight in

at the door

Victor was sitting against

condition doesn’t seem as bad

well and can

to the door and pushed

against

follow

document when

raise his head

her

was in a hospital

face was pale despite the fact that he lowered his

and

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

so entranced that she

to

heard the

at the person

cold and stiff tone, he said softly,

Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his

guests around, I figured it

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

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

back to distance myself

some reason, I could still feel

face blushed and i

my heart was

like I had returned to

days with him were the happiest time of

those days were long gone and I could

down, feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me and

to ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting

said, raising my glass and taking a sip of

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

time, Elena came

a surprise waiting for you on the

like to go upstairs and take a look at

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you get

mysterious smile appeared on Elena’s

followed her to the deck on the second

there were bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard, forming a

also numerous balloons

widened

this whole scene was picturesque and

had no idea who

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

smile appeared on my lips, and somehow,

effort on me, and yet I still couldn’t forget

joy of receiving this birthday surprise

second floor, I stared at the night scene

sea was tranquil, and yet my

sea breeze, I felt

a fireworks display lit up the sky, forming the

to the sky, a deafening sound resonated in

like a

the noise, I covered

on the ground and curled

began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt

abandoned

of breath I felt

strong

I’m here."

familiar voice came from above me,

It was Charles.

burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my

to