My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

Pleasantly surprised, Janet looked up from her phone and sneered at the HR staff.

Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.

"Miss Lind, please sign on the resignation notice,"

the staff member said through gritted teeth.

She grew angrier when she saw that Janet began to tinker with her phone.

Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.

"Are you serious, Mr.Larson? What did you find?"

The message from Brandon was a godsend.

She was just about to accept the fact that the Larson Group had given up on her.

Brandon replied with a long message.

"Upon investigating the matter, we found out that Lester Silk Fabric took over the platform recently.

Luna didn’t upload the design drafts a year ago, but a few days ago.

The data was tampered with.

Lester Silk Fabric used their connections and managed to get to your works before the show officially began.

They asked Luna to make a collection based on your works and posted them on the platform.

They tampered with the date and time stamp of the post to frame you for plagiarism."

Janet had already guessed that it was Lester Silk Fabric behind this, but she had no idea how they did it.

"How did you find that out?"

The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.

How could they have let Brandon investigate them? "We have tech guys here.

They were the ones who found evidence of them tampering with the platform’s database.

Even if they had altered the original date of uploading, our tech guys were able to retrieve it.

We also have a video confession of the staff who tampered with the data."

Brandon’s words lifted a weight off of Janet’s heart.

He sent two videos to Janet and said, "We’ve done what we could.

You should be able to take it from here now, right?"

All of a sudden, Janet felt a surge of energy.

She stood up with a confident smile and said to the HR staff member, "I didn’t do anything wrong and I knew that the company won’t fire me because of some groundless accusation!"

As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.

The staff member gritted her teeth and glared at her angrily.

"Janet Lind, you plagiarized someone else’s work yet you feel no shame?"

Janet ignored her.

She turned around and left without looking back.

******* Tiffany looked up in surprise when Janet entered her office.

"What’s up, Lind?"

"Miss Fisher, can I have Ritchie Lester’s number?"

Janet asked politely.

In Tiffany’s eyes, she looked inexplicably relaxed, as though her career wasn’t in danger.

Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.

"I have his number, but may I ask why you need it?"

"I want to call him and apologize,"

Janet answered simply.

"Lind, are you crazy? Go back to work.

You didn’t plagiarize anything, so keep a low profile for now.

There are enough discussions about you already,"

Tiffany scolded.

After saying that, she lowered her head and continued to work.

But Janet stayed glued to the spot, staring at her with fierce determination.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Tiffany relented and held up Ritchie’s business card.

She said in a resigned tone, "I don’t know what you’re up to, but I hope you know what you’re doing."

Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.

Of course she knew what she was doing.

That evening, Ritchie received a call from an unknown number.

"Mr.Lester, this is Janet Lind from the Larson Group.

After giving it some thought, I want to apologize in public,"

Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.

When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.

Then, he sneered.

He was under the impression that Ethan’s wife was a stubborn woman, but it turned out he was wrong about her.

Janet had given up so soon.

"You’re scared, aren’t you?"

With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.

"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.

You can apologize there in person."

Chapter 318Press Conference Ritchie had a devious grin on his face when he hung up the phone.

"Call all the designers under Lester Silk Fabric and the people in charge of the fashion week,"

he barked at his secretary.

"I want them here tomorrow.

Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.

We need people in authority for the event."

The secretary nodded respectfully.

He was about to leave when Ritchie stopped him in his tracks.

"Where the hell are you going? I’m not finished yet.

Get your ass back here."

The poor man scurred back, cursing his boss in his mind.

ver "Invite every media outlet in Seacisco, especially the ones that prioritize viewership over anything.

And make sure to tell them to hype up the event as much as they can!"

Ritchie sat back on his chair as his plan began to take shape.

"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.

I want hundreds of people to be there.

Oh, and don’t forget to arrange for a live stream, too.

Contact our usual sponsors and tell them their products will be displayed throughout the feed.

We might as well make some money while we’re at it.

And remember-our main goal is to discredit Janet and end her fashion career for good."

1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.

He wanted to screw that woman over so badly that she could never get back on her feet again.

The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.

This time, he made sure that his boss was finished before leaving the office.

The sun shone bright and early the next day.

Just as planned, the press conference was held at the largest meeting hall in Lester Silk Fabric.

Cameras littered all around the room, squeezed in among the throng of people who came to watch the spectacle.

Even as she swept a glance over the crowd, Janet didn’t feel panicked in the slightest.

"It looks like the Lester Silk Fabric really wants to do you in,"

Tiffany remarked from beside her.

She turned to look Janet in the eye.

"You’re not just going to stand there and let yourself be bullied in public, are you? What’s your plan?"

A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.

"You’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t worry.

I’m not particularly inclined to suffer any misplaced grievances, either."

With that, she walked onto the stage, all calm and grace.

The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.

Without wasting her time, she whipped out a flash drive and held it up for all to see.

"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.

In order to convey my sincerity more properly, I have prepared a couple of videos for today’s press conference."

From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.

He could sense that something wasn’t right.

Why was Janet so composed in such a situation? If anything, she should be mortified and humiliated right now, especially in front of all these people.

What was she up to? He leaned over to his secretary and asked in a hushed voice, "Did she find something?"

"She can’t have,"

the other man replied confidently.

"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.

All the evidence has been locked away.

I think she’s just bluffing."

At this point, Janet had already plugged the drive to a computer, and one of the videos was playing on the widescreen Ritchie’s eyes widened like saucers as they watched an employee of Lester Silk Fabric tampering with the time stamp on the website.

The scene changed, and this time, the same man was sobbing hysterically as he divulged what he had done.

n The clips ended, and a deafening silence fell in the room.

Janet took the microphone and said, "As you can see, this is what really happened.

Lester Silk Fabric managed to get hold of my designs prior to the show.

After that, one of their designers, Luna Mccoy, posted my entire portfolio online and edited the details to make it look like she was the original designer.

There is your truth.

Once again, I thank each of you for coming to hear me out today.

If you have further questions, kindly direct them to Mr.Lester.

I’m sure he can give you better answers than I can."

She gave Ritchie a meaningful look, then, and gestured in his direction with a wave of her hand.

2 As soon as she did, the crowd burst into an uproar.Chapter 319 The Ensuing Drama Shocked, Ritchie cursed out loud, "Fuck that bitch!"

His secretary was also scared silly.

Glaring daggers at him, Ritchie was pissed off and kicked him in the ass.

Pointing his finger at the big screen, he cursed again, "What the fuck are you doing standing here for? Turn off the projector right now!"

The secretary stumbled to the stage and proceeded to turn it off.

Ritchie snorted, smoothed over his suit and made his way onto the stage.

This happened to be his territory, not Janet’s.

He lifted his chin and approached her, holding his head up high.

"Janet Lind, you better be careful with what you say.

As far as I can see, you were just making things up so that you can get yourself out of your predicament!"

As he said this, he turned his eyes from her and exclaimed, "Give yourself up.

Apologize right this moment! Don’t waste any more of our time here!"

W "Then why did you turn off the projector if I was, indeed, making things up? That’s a sign of guilt.

If you’re so sure of yourself, you should allow me to show everyone the proof.

I’m sure that everyone here is smart enough to tell if I actually made up the evidence or not,"

Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.

Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.

He clenched his teeth tightly and pointed his finger at the door.

"I thought you came here to apologize.

If you’re not going to do that, why don’t you leave this place immediately?!"

While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.

Instead, she turned to the audience before her and said word by word, "Everyone should know the truth by now.

I’m going to sue Lester Silk Fabric for slandering my name."

After finishing her speech, she didn’t bother to argue with Ritchie anymore and went ahead to leave the stage.

This scene was live streamed and everyone saw for themselves what had happened.

Everyone in the room and the audience in the live stream room was shocked to say the least.

The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.

Even though Janet had only played the videos once, the reporters had gone out of their way to record them.

"Mr.Lester, could you please offer an explanation for what happened just now?"

"Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group have been rivals for years now.

Was this why you decided to slander Miss Lind in this way? In order to taint the Larson Group’s name?"

"If your statement about Janet plagiarizing one of your designers’ pieces was true, is there any evidence to back up your statement?"

The reporters all turned to look at Ritchie and kept on asking him and Luna questions.

"Miss Mccoy, are you going to make a statement? After all, weren’t you the one who accused Miss Lind of plagiarism in the first place? What are your thoughts on the current situation?"

"Did Mr.Lester instruct you to do this?"

"Tell us, what’s the nature of the relationship between the two of you?"

Being ambushed by the reporters, Luna’s mind went blank and she felt very embarrassed.

She said frantically, "I have no idea.

Don’t ask me…"

Under the dazzling flashing lights of the cameras, Ritchie couldn’t even keep his eyes open.

He kept cursing out loud while pushing the reporters in front of him away and saying, "Get the hell out of my way! Turn off your damn lights! You’re blinding me!"

His secretary hurried to stop his curses.

If Ritchie’s father found out about this, he would be very angry.

Having been spoiled by the Lester family since he was a child, Ritchie happened to be very irritable at this moment.

Before he took over the company, his parents had to repeatedly remind him to control that temper of his His secretary cleared the way for him while speaking to the reporters.

"Please, sirs, madams, Mr.Lester can’t answer all of your questions right now.

We’ll announce on our official website if we have any comments."

Finally, Ritchie and the senior executives of Lester Silk Fabric were able to escape the madness of the room.

Chapter 320 Take The Blame When she got home, Janet kicked off her heels and collapsed into bed.

Now, she felt much better.

"It’s finally over!"

After resting for a while, she got up and turned on the computer.

She briskly posted the evidence on the forums Luna had posted to slander her before.

A few hours later, the forums came to life as users discussed this matter heatedly.

The dramatic turning-of-tables that had happened at the press briefing soon made headlines.

Related videos went viral on the Internet.

Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.

It was Tiffany.

"Lind, I’m impressed.

Have you seen the comments on the post? Everyone’s calling you a warrior.

You really knocked them dead!"

"Oh, my God! Seriously?"

Janet moved her cursor to check the comments Tiffany was talking about.

She had been focused on the media’s reports until now and didn’t know what people were saying in the comments.

When Janet read the comments, she found that the video of her talking on the stage had been spread all over the Internet.

There was a lot of positive feedback.

"Wow.

Heart.

Heart.

She’s so elegant and generous! And a fierce warrior too!"

"She’s a lovely girl.

Such a polite and beautiful goddess plagiarized someone else’s work? I doubt it!"

"She’s so pretty, I’d kiss her all day!"

"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"

Janet buried her face in her hands, her cheeks blushing furiously.

She had never been praised by so many strangers in her life.

The next day, in the Lester Silk Fabric building… "Nonsense! These reports are all bullshit! How dare they call me rude?"

Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.

He was in trouble, but there was nothing he could do.

In recent years, Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group had become two very high profile companies.

What with Janet’s fiasco, the media was having a field day.

In the span of just twenty-four hours, the reputation of Lester Silk Fabric was destroyed and its stock price.

plummeted.

"There’s nothing we can do to refute the evidence that Janet posted online.

What we can do now is to try our best to keep the news from spreading.

Mr.Lester, it was your idea to bring in more reporters there…"

the secretary reminded Ritchie in a trembling voice, picking up the documents Ritchie had thrown on the ground.

Ritchie glared at him, speechless.

He picked up another stack of papers from the table and threw them at the secretary’s face.

"I’m not an idiot.

You don’t need to remind me what I said."

Things didn’t end there.

Brandon sent people from the Larson Group’s legal department to help Janet file a lawsuit against Lester Silk Fabric.

The second they got the notice of the lawsuit, Lester Silk Fabric responded quickly and held a press conference in the afternoon.

Luna expressionlessly read a script in front of countless reporters, her face pale as a ghost under the limelight.

"I admit that I peeked at Janet Lind’s work before the show started.

Then I bribed an employee to tamper with the upload date on the database.

I falsely accused her of plagiarizing my work, and I did all this to gain fame and attention.

I am responsible for all of this.

My actions have nothing to do with Lester Silk Fabric."

In the Larson Group, Janet stopped the video on her phone and sighed.

"No class! Lester Silk Fabric made an ordinary employee take the fall!"

Chapter 321 Ask Brandon Out For Dinner Gerda clicked her tongue unhappily.

"Everyone knows they’re using Luna as a scapegoat.

She’s just an ordinary employee.

How on earth could she manage to do all of this? Lester Silk Fabric is really heartless."

The other designers had also seen the video circulating the Internet.

They began to discuss in hushed voices, but the general consensus was that Lester Silk Fabric was a cold blooded company.

Janet pulled her chair and sat down.

There was no point in dwelling on it now that things had been settled.

"I can’t say I’m surprised.

Now that Luna has taken the blame, we can’t do anything to Lester Silk Fabric."

"And what about those designs? Are they really not gonna put them back on the show?"

Gerda puffed out her chest indignantly Janet smiled at her colleague gently.

"It doesn’t matter.

Look on the bright side.

I have gained considerable fame because of everything that’s happened.

Now, all eyes are on my work."

In the end, Luna was put behind bars.

And Janet had become an online celebrity.

Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.

Some even paid for it.

When the dust settled, Janet poured all her energy into her work.

She had been so busy with this matter the past few days, so now she could finally focus on other things.

"By the way, Lind, I’ve been meaning to ask you something.

How’d you get the evidence?"

Gerda was talking about the videos that Janet had posted on the Internet, which had amassed more than a million views.

Janet froze.

After a few seconds, she broke into a smile and waved her hand dismissively.

"A very capable friend helped me get them."

Gerda nudged her arm and asked curiously, "What friend? A boyfriend perhaps?"

Janet’s eyes twinkled.

"It’s a secret.

Gerda, is it just me or do you have a lot of time on your hands? Have you finished your design for this month? Don’t come running to me again when the deadline approaches."

"Ah! My God! I still have thirty-four drawings to finish!"

Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.

Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.

Suddenly, she thought of the tall and straight back of Brandon.

Now that she thought about it, she realized that Lester Silk Fabric had gone through all this trouble just to set her up.

It must have cost Brandon a lot to get his hands on the evidence.

Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.

Brandon had helped her countless times, but she hadn’t really ever met him in person.

She owed Brandon too much and she doubted she could ever repay him.

After thinking about it for a long time, Janet finally plucked up the courage to send a message to Brandon.

"Mr.Larson, would you be willing to let me treat you to dinner? You’ve helped me a lot and I’d like to express my gratitude somehow."

2 After hitting send, Janet put down her phone and wrung her hands nervously.

The chairman of the Larson Group had probably tasted all the splendid dishes this world had to offer.

But it was a token of her appreciation.Chapter 322 A Warning At the CEO’s office of the Larson Group.

The Larson Group’s stock price had fluctuated over the past few days.

Now that the situation was favorable for the Larson Group and its stock price had more than recovered, Ethan decided to seize the opportunity to put more pressure on the Lester Silk Fabric.

Garrett hadn’t slept properly in the past three days, dealing with the bad press: He was yawning sleepily when Ethan’s phone pinged.

"Someone texted you."

When he saw the name on Ethan’s phone’s screen, Garrett snickered.

"It seems your wife’s missing you."

Ethan smacked Garrett on the back of the head and grabbed the phone.

Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.

"What is it? Why’s your face like that?"

Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.

"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."

Ethan put his phone down and sighed.

"If I refuse, she’ll be very disappointed."

Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Yeah.

You can’t have dinner with Janet without her seeing your face.

Last time, when you and Janet went to the company’s masquerade ball, you almost exposed yourself.

It’d be unwise to take such a risk again.

It’s not good for my heart either,"

he sighed.

Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.

"Thank you, but there’s no need for you to treat me to dinner.

You’re an employee of the Larson Group.

I helped you to protect the reputation of the company."

Janet read his message and quickly replied, "But Mr.Larson, you could’ve just dismissed me."

"If I dismiss any employee when something like this comes up, how will we keep the talented ones? Keep up the good work.

That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"

Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.

1 He had deliberately distanced Brandon from her ever since what happened last time.

He didn’t want her to suspect him of anything Reading his reply, Janet had no choice but to give up.

Ethan put down his phone, kicked the sofa Garrett was lying down on, and said, "I want you to relocate the one who had tried to force Janet to resign.

Transfer her to a subsidiary company.

Then, bring Charis here."

Garrett was just about to take a nap.

Hearing Ethan’s orders, he helplessly peeled his eyes open and stood up from the sofa.

He muttered under his breath, "This job will definitely be the death of me."

Charis had expected that Ethan would want to have a talk with her, but when she received the notice, her heart still skipped a beat.

"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"

Ethan asked in a low voice.

He shoved his hands into the pocket of his slacks, and the light from the window elongated his shadow on the floor.

"I just wanted to protect the company name,"

Charis answered defensively.

Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.

"From now on, I’ll take care of all matters related to Janet.

No one other than me.

Understood?"

Ethan’s cold voice sent a shiver down Charis’s spine.

She winced and smiled bitterly, as though she had been wronged.

"I see how it is.

You don’t trust me now? Brandon, I don’t have any ulterior motives, I swear.

Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.

He never brought it up before because he didn’t want her to look bad.

She and her family had always valued their image.

"I’m just warning you not to act against Janet.

Otherwise, don’t blame me if I disregard our long term friendship."

Chapter 323 A Long Forgotten Name After a moment’s silence, Charis said in a low voice, "I see."

Charis was a dignified woman.

Before Ethan could say anything more, she turned around and walked out of his office, As soon as the door closed behind her, tears welled up in her eyes..

Ever since they first met, Brandon had never said such harsh words to her before, nor had he looked at her with such cold eyes.

She hadn’t cried in years.

The last time was when she said goodbye to Brandon before going abroad.

She had been reluctant to leave him.

But now, she felt bad about Brandon’s attitude towards her.

She and Brandon had worked together for years.

They had shared the company’s ups and downs.

But all of a sudden, with Janet now in the picture, Brandon suddenly was ruthless towards her.

Tears rolled down Charis’s cheeks as she realized just how important Janet was to Brandon.

The hot tears dripped from her chin to the carpeted floor.

"I met Brandon first,"

Charis muttered through gritted teeth.

Charis didn’t like to be candid with her shrewdness.

The reason why she had tried to fire Janet was to win Brandon’s heart.

In Charis’s eyes, Janet wasn’t good enough for him.

But now that Brandon had taken a liking to her, Charis figured he would deeply fall in love with her and she would eventually lose him for good.

Thinking of this, Charis was more determined than ever to separate Janet and Brandon..

But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.

Brandon had just warned her not to interfere with Janet’s work ever again.

She had to be more careful now.

On the other side… After Janet got off work, she went home, only to find that Ethan had come home early today.

"Oh, the workaholic is back! I’m surprised you still remember the way home!"

Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

Looking at the man who was busy cooking in the kitchen, she was not happy.

After all, she hadn’t seen Ethan for two or three days.

That was because Ethan had been busy dealing with the plagiarism issue the past few days.

But he couldn’t tell her this.

While cracking the eggs into a bowl, he found an excuse.

"When I crossed Ritchie’s path, he made a lot of trouble.

The manager of the shop at work fired me.

I’ve been working part time the past few days while looking for a stable job."

Then, he paused and said sincerely, "I’m sorry that I haven’t been here for you these days."

In fact, there was some truth to his story.

Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.

Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.

She walked over to help him with the vegetables.

"So, what happened? You didn’t tell me the truth.

I was worried something bad happened to you."

"The problem’s been solved.

Don’t worry,"

Ethan said with a reassuring smile.

That much was true.

Ethan had really solved the problem that had been plaguing them the past few days.

"Your brother is really hard to deal with."

Janet pouted like a child.

After transferring the egg into the pan, Ethan turned and his eyes landed on Janet’s earlobe.

His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as he gulped.

"How about having dinner and then a little bit of exercise to unwina: "What kind of exercise?"

Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.

Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.

His face was so beautiful.

It was as though God had chiseled his face to perfection.

His eyes stared deep into hers, filled with burning desire.

Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.

She quickly lowered her head and said shyly, "You’re so naughty!"

Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.

Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.

He really liked it when she blushed.

He could feel that she liked him, but she always pretended to refuse him.

He had to admit it really turned him on.

But the romantic atmosphere was instantly soiled by the sound of the phone ringing.

"Keep an eye on the eggs, okay? Don’t let them burn."

Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.

Then, he took off his apron and walked to the living room to pick up his phone.

A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.

It was Patrick Lester.

Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.

He glanced back at the kitchen at Janet, then opened the glass door to step out onto the balcony He was a little surprised to see that Patrick was calling him.

It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.

Ethan stood on the balcony, letting the wind blow his hair.

"Why on earth are you answering the phone outside? Isn’t it cold out there?"

Janet’s voice broke the silence.

Ethan was lost in his thoughts and didn’t notice when Janet slid the door open and poked her head out.

Narrowing her eyes at him suspiciously, she looked at the phone in Ethan’s hand.

He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.

Was it Charis calling again? "It’s Patrick Lester."

Amused by the quirky expression on her face, he pulled her into his arms and finally answered the phone.

"Ethan, why the hell did you keep me waiting?"

Patrick’s irritated voice came from the other end of the line.

"I was busy just now,"

Ethan simply replied.

Patrick didn’t give a damn about whatever Ethan was up to.

There was something he needed to talk about with Ethan, so he went straight to the point.

"Your grandma’s birthday is coming up and we’re throwing her a party.

She wants you and your wife here."

Without waiting for Ethan’s response, he hung up abruptly.

— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.

She looked up at Ethan and asked hesitantly, "So are we going?"

Ethan held her tighter and sighed.

"We are.

Patrick seldom summons me.

There’ll be nothing but trouble if we disobey him.

Besides, I haven’t seen my grandma in a very long time.

It’s only right that I be there on her birthday."

Janet smiled at him sweetly.

"I can tell that you’re fond of her."

It was true that Ethan’s expression softened when he spoke of his grandmother.

Nora Lester, Ethan’s grandma, was a distant relative of the Larson family.

She had known Ethan’s mother when she was a girl.

Although she didn’t approve of what Patrick had done, she couldn’t do anything about her son’s decisions.

She had always felt sorry for Ethan and used to secretly send him money.

She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.

Thinking of this, Ethan rested his chin on the top of Janet’s head.

"She’s a kind lady,"

he said calmly.

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"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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knife to slice the

what Shelia asked, his eyes darkened

he said, "I

Victor knew the reason

learned that because he wanted to be prepared in case of any

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

that he would at

"Alright."

her

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

out a hand

and turned to look at

into Shelia’s eyes, he

looked away, and explained, "Your nose has

"Is that so?"

rub her nose

what about now? Is

"No,"

glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

than roasting

Can you teach me?"

do you want to learn

"In order to survive."

naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad

flipped? It’s on the

Shelia pointed out.

saw a small burn on the meat’s exposed side when

flipped the meat over while he was still thinking about what

.

thoughts about whether or not to ask

was, after all, Shelia’s own

the other hand, didn’t seem to

asked, "Will you please

"Hmm,"

after

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and

dimples, meanwhile, became

Victor nodded, "Okay."

broadly as she said, "Thanks

kindest individual I’ve ever encountered,

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I was

two years ago, the orphanage was taken over

as she spoke about

elderly woman was

meals

an orphan…’

was needed to look after you

didn’t you leave with the

at Victor and answered, "I

was the only home Shelia

with you being outdoors on

head,

desperate to visit

them, and I don’t intend to

the dingy ground, Shelia lay down

sunshine that had been scattered by the trees

behind

with disappointment as she gazed

want to

what keeps you from

are people guarding the

me if

had no idea that I have

my name when I meet

said, blinking

fixed on

the chance to see you, Van, it would

had a soft spot in her

that I was a lovely

appropriate to use this term to describe

concluded

description of

she was responsible for your upbringing,

unable to communicate since she was

never referred to

card

gently removed it from her pocket as if it were a

orphanage, each kid was given

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

at the card–the

get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

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

was toasting as they

meat after he

set

Eat, please."

her gut just

to her

than the meat i

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a good

rose to her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

nodded and was ready to rise when Shelia

"Come on, get up."

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

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

lost track of time as

had cooled

sitting down on

far we’ll have to travel

can get out

drank some water

after so much walking, and he was coughing up blood for

incoherently, "I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued

motion, she murmured, "Van, you look

you return, be sure to

gaze to

small face was covered in mud after a day and a night

What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow

are your plans once we

know… I want to continue my travels and explore

go to the police station when I can no longer

with

"Shelia."

have made up his mind

"What’s the problem?"

with me after we get out

I will defend

count

me to

you? If you don’t want to, it

concerned that

before asking, "Are you

"No, I’m not.

you the

Victor convinced her.

smiled at Victor, saying,

get out of the

"Sure."

emerged from

sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow that passed through the branches and

glimmered on the

walking since high noon and now, the sun was

tiredness was assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious country

out of

meet local villagers if we walk a little

We can…"

Shelia could finish her sentence, she

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting to know

"Van?"

didn’t expect you to come

for

were parked not far from

stood at the front, looking at them intently as

feel right away that they

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

eyes off Norton, watching his every

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

lost even

were finding our way out of the forest, I

these marks and you can get

"And then?"

asked, her eyebrows

looked straight into

"Walk along this road.

meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from

Norton didn’t intend

wanted to play a game with Victor by throwing him into

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

Shelia a family, bring her back to see his

it seemed that Victor could not fulfill the

phone

call the number once you get hold of a

he whispered.

my

will pick you up wherever

down

Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked at

"No."

pulled her hand

eyes were

don’t want to remember the number, nor do I want

a good

Victor frowned.

that he coughed violently as

and

her palm and let Victor write

were talking about, he could

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

each other! I’m so moved by

up when saw

pulled Sheila

seriously injured and keeping himself standing

be hard for him to fight

deliberately walked up to

and Shelia

patience with them, Norton pulled Shelia towards

fast for Victor to

"Let her go!"

kept a firm

in hearing vexation in Victor’s

you

the mud on Shelia’s

the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and

in his tracks when something silver

a knife that Norton pressed

out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear what

felt that he

clenched his fist and tried to steady

want

to do with

So, let her go!"

This

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want to

comes from but I find your reaction quite

for you to die alone? I

eyes, Victor

her neck, all Shelia could do was raise

was tensed

Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy, she

all you can do?

his mocking smile plastered on

narrowed in anger when he

you

said you are a

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment by threatening

you don’t have in you to do

So, cut the crap.

want to kill me,

"Shelia…"

tried

knew that she was provoking

rise and the man would

Norton was indeed angry.

his voice in check as he

you really want to

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed them,

eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going to

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared at

as they were

and feet bound, Shelia was

was made to ride

brain thinking about where Norton was taking

river was flowing

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

fists, and the blue veins on his neck became

and yelled,

her eyes because of

Victor to run

moment she opened her mouth,

enough, her

expression on Victor’s

Victor might be strong but he was useless in this kind

me laugh,

that I’m a good man?

Norton approached the rope, squatted down,

you wanting to save her so much,

me, huh?

could just

whatever it took to save

the middle of the river, Norton squinted his

after, two men behind him appeared and stood

stood up and looked

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the weakest

people, and

"You want to save her, right? Knock

been holding Victor’s arms let go of him

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

before

say goodbye to your

washed away, I’m afraid that you

flickering flame, Victor didn’t care

he quickly rushed up and

most popular leader the Roaring Tiger

even his weakest subordinates should be strong

was

be able to

were tall and burly men that could easily flip Victor

Victor was at a

punched Victor right in

he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to stand

repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually knelt

being broken scattered all over his body, making him

time, Victor’s face

stand, not ready to give

on his feet, he saw another

able to subconsciously use his arm to block

a mouthful of blood, and a tooth also fell

Victor’s vision became

still managed to fix his eyes on the rope, which was only a few steps

matter how many injuries he

as the fire was put out and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s life could

her into this trouble, so he was willing to do

as his mind wanted to go

back to the ground and lost

was somewhat awakened when he felt

his eyes, but

the ground,

help but wonder if he was

hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he thought that

of

up, but

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

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

was no trace of

"Ahem!"

spurting

himself, he grabbed unto the soil and opened his

the river expectantly, as if he

for a long

know

never found the person he had

her head from the river or come out from somewhere

of blood and the excruciating pain

lost consciousness

again,

subordinates found him near

lasted

a doctor’s diagnosis, it was found out that Victor

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

up was ask Carolyn to send

an

was not completely out of danger yet,

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

people

search lasted for seven days, but

and there was still

card that got wet from

could easily recognize that it

years later, Victor

thing he did after fully recovering

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

the marble tombstone aside

wasn’t even Shelia’s name

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

to rush him to the hospital, but he

was also in that

he finished his

began taking over several small companies under

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

prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed

this time, Roger entered the ward

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

can’t eat

eating porridge

now, he couldn’t even stand the smell of porridge

had no choice but to

she said, "Eat it again

stuck his tongue out, not intending

the door,

past half a month, Roger came to the hospital

gradually got acquainted with

was that Roger would bring

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

only eat

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was

that you wouldn’t come

Roger came here, he would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if

time, he would

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

it would probably be very

initially, I

Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment before finally saying,

response, Rachel furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Circles The operation done to Victor

the operating room opened and closed for several times as doctors went in and

couldn’t do anything but

operation began, the indicator light outside the room was turned

the surgery was successfully

but he wasn’t completely

he was wheeled to the

not until two days ago

to be

he was still in

field to

wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

had healed, they still had an

injuries just

he said that only a miracle

you at least tell us when he will

in

I can’t

expert couldn’t help but frown as he made

blunt, please consider

up? Is he

this, it was

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

for Carson and Lukas, Rachel was the

deemed that Rachel had the right

Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between his

and there were

down to tell

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

she had already prepared herself for something

was a bit

know when she became this

in a coma for about

might have

for 70 hours before

glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low voice,

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses,

didn’t bother continue discussing

asked, "Anyway,

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said that he has been recovering

expected that his plaster will be removed ahead of the initial

head and peeped through the

saw Joey sleeping soundly

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

I’m

turned around and left without

visited to tell Rachel about the

from that, he had nothing

of an eye, two days

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

in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours

time, Carson didn’t show his face

diagnosis came from an expert, she was also convinced that Victor would never wake

the news that Victor had miraculously woke up from being in

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

time without being

if she was still judging Roger’s expression if

you want to go upstairs and see

time, Rachel pressed

gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from

I want

was Joey, pleading in a soft

that Victor was in a coma after

woke up in the hospital, he actually had

on, he found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come

Rachel

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

he just smiled and made

daddy bad? They say bad

we don’t have to worry too much about

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

few moments, she mustered her courage and

"Yes, of course."

following two weeks, Joey had a

didn’t mention Victor, as if there

actually wake up in the middle of the night

was a brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel was aware that he missed Victor

"Okay…"

softened,

was in

was inconvenient for him to walk all

let him sit in

the wheelchair for him, and the three of

they

the floor of the ward where

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

there were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually saw three

this scene, Carson knew that he

first time I’ve

What brings you here?"

quickly set the document he was holding

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his innocent

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

those dark circles around your

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at Joey’s

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

that Joey was

were so

course, this was only to

a good sleep for half

originally a handsome young man, but even he was susceptible to stress

"Ha-ha!"

laugh after seeing the upset look on Carson’s

seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this

head, Carson stepped forward and

"You, brat.

tease your godfather? You have

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

have no opinion regarding

I

We are best friends.

one who picked

that’s how I

crossed his arms

if you don’t want it, that

pull Carson’s hand away using his uninjured hand and said, "Humph!

tongue as he withdrew

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

as I said, it’s a fact that you can’t

you’d better change your attitude towards

anything more, but he stuck

the corner of his eye, Carson recognized

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

I heard that Mr.Sullivan

with Rachel and

Roger explained.

his composure just

"Oh, I see."

room and said, "His ward

He is resting inside.

and see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel

one knew what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards the

her, pushing

were placed over

lost in

to

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at the little

was not standing very

a result, Joey could see him

if he was giving Carson

after taking a quick glance at him,

need to use the

overheard what Joey was

about I take

"No!"

a

a serious look

am a

so it wasn’t a problem

they were no longer in the

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

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at both

it was Roger, then her gaze

to bother the former, Carson soon observed that

him to take

refused to pay any

that, he took out his phone and turned around as if nothing

Joey a thumbs up without Rachel

like he was answering

I have read the plan you

talking, he headed towards the nurses’

wasn’t very

he was still

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

"It’s okay.

take

He is actually right.

a boy like him to be

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those words,

thought that Rachel ought to have been closer to him than she

few days, they got along

of them were always in

to

things,

that it

about the night Rachel was standing outside the

Joey headed towards

some time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at the phone in

through with the

"What?"

Rachel’s sight and took a peek at

appeared on

am

My subordinates are too bad at making

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile

not very good at

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

his nose and coughed

you want to go

to look through the glass panel

ward was a

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

see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in

lie in the bed for

to undergo half a year’s

voice came from

a

"Get out of here!"

interrupted

saw a man in a suit coming

He looked dejected.

a document in

Carson as soon as he

first, then his face

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

employee of the Sullivan Group and

about what just

that

out! Her attention was drawn to

what

She turned to Carson.

her,

"Well, this is Troy.

as a member of the

she meant by

was at a loss for

many surnames in

had to

recognized who Rachel

bowed and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

her head slightly

was covered

of his life! Nonetheless, he was

I’m going back

and

do

out of sight in a blink of

looked at the

that Victor was sitting against the head of the bed at

seem as bad as

well and can work

walked to the door and

leaned against

follow

document when he heard

his head and

cast her

was in a hospital

was pale despite the

frowned and looked

operating room for more than seventy hours half

she walked towards the

you to

the footsteps,

the person who was

usual cold and stiff tone, he said softly, "Rachel,

Even after we

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

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

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

steps back to distance myself

I could still feel the warmth of his touch on my

blushed and i felt

my heart

moment, it felt like

were the happiest time

that those days were long gone and I could never get

feeling conflicted

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me and greeted

ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with the

glass and taking a sip

to drink and was

this time, Elena came

waiting for

upstairs and take a look

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when

appeared on Elena’s

confusion, I followed her to the deck

there, I saw that there were bright red rose

numerous balloons around

widened in

this whole

had no idea who had prepared

was Charles, but I quickly

it possibly be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow,

spent this much effort on me, and

joy of receiving this

second floor, I stared

and yet

cold sea breeze, I felt even

fireworks display lit

sky, a deafening sound resonated in

sounded like a

by the noise, I covered

on the

began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was running

horrible incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing

I felt so

strong arms held me tightly "There’s

I’m here."

above me, making

It was Charles.

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

don’t have to be scared