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 since they

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

whined, her teeth

thought

"The eggs! I forgot

broke free from Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen in

Ethan followed behind her.

who was extremely

I told you to

to the side while he cleaned up

thumbs, Janet stood in the corner, restlessly

"I’m sorry.

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

Ethan had guessed this.

freshly washed hands, he raised his eyes

"It’s my fault.

didn’t give you enough sense

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knife to slice

he heard what Shelia asked,

said,

knew the reason

wanted to be

ner

he would at least have a better

"Alright."

to focus her gaze

Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and

out a hand to

was startled and turned to look

straight into Shelia’s eyes, he

looked away, and explained, "Your

"Is that so?"

her nose with the back of her

what about now?

"No,"

said, glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

did you learn other than

Can you teach me?"

do you want

"In order to survive."

very naturally.Chapter 462

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad upon hearing

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

Shelia pointed out.

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

was still

.

had second thoughts about whether or not to ask her about

was, after all, Shelia’s

didn’t seem to take it

"Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she broke into a

two dimples, meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

as she said, "Thanks so much,

encountered, except for my caretaker in the

"Orphanage?"

That’s where

two years ago, the orphanage was taken over and

as

was

prepared great meals

an orphan…’ Victor pursed

was needed to look after you since the orphanage was

you leave with

up at Victor and answered,

home Shelia had

okay with you being outdoors

head,

I was desperate to visit her

whereabouts remain unknown to them,

spite of the dingy

of sunshine that had been

hands behind

with disappointment as she gazed

to

keeps you from

people guarding

me if I

that I have a name

name when I meet her again

blinking

eyes remained fixed on Shelia and he

chance to see you, Van,

had a soft spot in her heart for adorable

that I was

use this term

Shelia, Victor concluded that the adjective

description of

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

to communicate since she

referred to

card was

it were a treasure and presented it to

each kid was given

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

at the card–the King of

I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

said, "I am the only one with

was toasting as they were

the meat

all set

Eat, please."

growl came from her gut

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

than the meat i

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a

rose to her feet, she said,

to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand to

"Come on, get up."

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

Shelia used a dart to put marks

lost track of time

had cooled down

in sitting down on a stone

how far we’ll

out before the sun

some

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

"I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to

motion, she murmured, "Van, you

return, be sure

to the

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

What’s your

"Plan?"

was slow to

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

I want to continue my travels and

the police station when I can no longer walk and

with

"Shelia."

mind after staring at Shelia for a long

"What’s the problem?"

after we

like you, I will defend you

can count

want me to come with

If you don’t want to, it

that Shelia might

paused for a while before

"No, I’m not.

promise to treat you the

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled at Victor,

agree when we get out of

"Sure."

emerged from the woods, though,

horizon, basking the forest

light glimmered on the bodies of Victor

had been walking since high noon and now, the

was assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious

we’re out of the

local villagers if

We can…"

finish her sentence, she saw

She was confused.

at Victor, wanting to know

"Van?"

i didn’t expect you to come

looked for the source

cars that were parked not

looking at them intently as he played

could feel right away that they

moved to shield Victor, who in turn

his eyes off Norton, watching his every

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

even when it

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

marks and you can get

"And then?"

her

straight into

"Walk along this road.

you meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them, and call

knew that Norton didn’t intend to let him

wanted to play a game with Victor by throwing him

escape this

back to see

not fulfill

Shelia’s hand, Victor wrote a phone number

the number once you get

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

and she will pick you up

down at

didn’t respond, Victor looked at her and asked in confusion,

"No."

her hand

eyes were

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

a

Victor frowned.

that he coughed violently

adamant and

spread her palm and let Victor

Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were reluctant to

"Tut, tut, tut, this is so

for each other! I’m so moved by

tensed up when saw Norton approaching

intuitively pulled Sheila

and keeping himself standing steadily was taxing

for him to

walked up

and Shelia stepped

patience with them, Norton pulled

fast for Victor

"Let her go!"

firm

found satisfaction in hearing vexation in

know you look

mud on Shelia’s face with his

more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to

tracks when something silver flashed through his

a knife that Norton pressed against Shelia’s

a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear what Victor

that he had difficulty in

and

you want

nothing to

So, let her go!"

wow! This

Norton curled his lips.

want to let

from but I find

it’s boring for you to die alone? I

eyes, Victor

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

body was

spat out blood and beg for mercy,

that all you can do?

kept his mocking smile plastered

his eyes narrowed in anger when he heard

did you

you

Shelia swallowed.

of accomplishment by threatening

you to do

So, cut the crap.

to kill me, then do

"Shelia…"

tried to

that she was provoking

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

Norton was indeed angry.

voice in check as he talked

you really

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

turned to his men and instructed them,

and asked anxiously, "What are you going to

Norton didn’t answer.

glared

as they were

and feet bound, Shelia was

was made to ride

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

river was

her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s

fists, and the blue veins

and yelled,

her eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia had

Victor

the moment she opened her mouth,

her eyes

exasperated expression on Victor’s

but

making me

that I’m a good man? Why

cunning smile, Norton approached the rope, squatted

sake of you wanting to save

me, huh? What do you

just glare at

would do whatever it took to save

the middle of the river, Norton squinted

after, two men behind him appeared and stood

up and looked at Victor with

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

two are the

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

brief pause, Norton continued, "You want to

been holding

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

two before the

you can say goodbye to your good

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

the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about anything

of essence, so he quickly rushed up and fought against the

most popular leader the

his weakest subordinates should

was

his peak state, he might not even be able to

of them were tall and burly men that could easily flip

at a

over to them, the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and hit his

was hit, Victor staggered

hit repeatedly, his strength left him, and he eventually knelt on the

scattered all over his body, making him feel somewhat

face looked black

stand, not ready to give

even get back on his feet, he saw another

use his arm to

again, Victor spat out a

this point, Victor’s

managed to fix his eyes on the

matter how many

and

this trouble, so he was willing to

go on, his body couldn’t keep

the ground and

After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets

his eyes,

there on the ground,

wonder if

recovered yet, so he thought that

inch of his

wanted to stand up, but he couldn’t move even an

little bit,

head to look at the river, only to find

no

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting

himself, he grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes as wide as

at the river expectantly, as if he was waiting for something

for a long

he didn’t even know how much time passed

he never found the person

hoped that someone would raise her head from the river

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

lost

up again,

him near

him lasted for

was found out that

shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice was issued

first thing Victor did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people to look for

an oxygen mask and struggled

life was not completely out of danger yet, but all he

but she could sense that she must be a very important

send people to search

search lasted for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t be

was still no news

to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got

mud, but one could easily recognize that it was the

years later, Victor

after fully recovering was buy a

of Hearts card in a box

marble tombstone aside from

even Shelia’s name on

year of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was

to the hospital, but he was

in that year that Carolyn sent Victor

more years, he finished his studies and finally

small companies under the control of

sales of these companies from a very low level to one

ability, Carolyn gradually handed over

entered the ward where Rachel

sitting on the edge of the bed,

eat any

been eating porridge

he couldn’t even stand the smell of

choice but to

she said, "Eat it again when you

his tongue out, not intending to

Roger standing at the door, so he

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

kid gradually

Joey liked about him was that Roger would bring some

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

only

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised to

say that you

advance to ask her if

he would still insist on getting

he had an important

still visit, it would probably be very

I couldn’t

Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "But

furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Dark Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for more than 70

of the operating room opened and closed for several times

couldn’t do anything but wait outside until

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

that the surgery

was saved, but he

he was wheeled to

until two days ago that his vital signs became

became eligible to be transferred to

was still in a

expert in the field to check Victor’s condition

wasn’t what

Victor sustained serious injuries.

had healed, they

new injuries just

he said that only a miracle could save Victor’s

us when he will

in a gloomy

afraid I can’t say

couldn’t help but frown as he

if I may be blunt, please consider preparing for the

saying there’s a chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable

say this, it was obvious that this

but there was a huge chance that this was it

Carson and Lukas, Rachel was the first one to know about

Carson deemed that Rachel

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

there were dark circles round

went down to tell Rachel

the tragic news, her face didn’t show much

as if she had already prepared herself for

Carson was a

know when she became this mentally

in a coma for about half

have been

for 70 hours before the indication light turned

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

You can’t smoke here."

he regained his senses, Carson put out the

her indifferent expression, he didn’t bother

changed the subject and asked, "Anyway, how

"Joey? He’s fine.

said that he has been recovering pretty

expected that his plaster will be removed

peeped through

sleeping soundly in the

faint smile, he stretched for a bit and said,

I’m leaving

that, Carson turned around

seemed that he really just visited to tell Rachel about the doctor’s diagnosis regarding

he had nothing

blink of an eye, two days eventually

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

Joey’s ward almost twenty-four

same time, Carson didn’t show

the diagnosis came from an expert, she was

Victor had miraculously woke up from being

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

at Roger for a long time without being able to

was still judging Roger’s expression if he was saying

Rachel… Do you want to go upstairs

asked slowly This time, Rachel pressed

sleeve and pulled

I want to

pleading in

hide the fact that Victor was in a coma after obtaining

up in the hospital, he actually had a vague

found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up

when Joey finally found out the truth, Rachel didn’t have the heart to hide

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

just smiled

say bad people

to

Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a lump

moments, she mustered her courage

"Yes, of course."

two weeks, Joey had a good rest

if there

the middle of the night from time to

it all inside him, but Rachel

"Okay…"

heart softened,

in the second

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

simply let him sit in a

wheelchair for him, and the three of them

enough, they

elevator finally stopped at the floor

that the entire floor was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa in the hall, dealing with

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

this scene, Carson knew that he

the first time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

as he quickly set the document he was holding aside and raised

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

like someone who will be beaten

did those dark circles around your eyes come

"Dark circles?"

choked at

up his phone, opened its front camera, and looked

realized that Joey was

bags were so big that it seemed

was only to be

a good sleep for half

handsome young man, but even he

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the upset look on

innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled

Carson stepped forward and pinched

"You, brat.

dare you tease your godfather?

on his face and retorted, "Huh? Who said that you are my godfather? I don’t remember recognizing you

have no

father and I grew

We are best friends.

one

that’s how I became your

his eyebrows and crossed his arms

even if you don’t want it, that fact

hand and said, "Humph! If I

clicked his tongue as he withdrew

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

I said, it’s a fact that

you’d better change your attitude

he stuck out

of the corner of his

then tried to regain his composure and commented, "I see that you’re

heard that

with Rachel

Roger explained.

his composure just because of

"Oh, I see."

and said, "His ward is over

He is resting inside.

see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward Carson

one knew what was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked towards the

followed her,

placed over his

lost in

to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at the little

not standing very

result, Joey could see him from the corner of his

his eyebrows as if he was giving Carson

at him, Joey turned his gaze

I need to use the

what

I

"No!"

in a very decisive

was a serious look on his

am a

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

that moment, they were no

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

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked

it was Roger, then her

didn’t want to bother the former, Carson soon observed that

to take

refused to pay any attention to

he took out his phone and turned around as if nothing

managed to give Joey a thumbs up without

he was answering

Mr.Ramos! I have read the plan you

talking, he headed

wasn’t very

up while he was

there was no call at all! Rachel saw what just happened

"It’s okay.

take

He is actually right.

a boy like him

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

those

that Rachel ought to have been closer to him than she

few days, they got along really

of them were always in one

reasons best known to her, she still alienated

the look of things, Rachel still didn’t love

it couldn’t be

the night Rachel

he and Joey

some time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

quick glance at the phone in

with the phone

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took a

a smile appeared on

I am

My subordinates are

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake smile on her

not very

answer the call only moments ago, the smile on his face

the tip of his nose and coughed to ease the

want to

head in order to look

ward was a

point of view, only the living room could be seen,

couldn’t see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no time and

would lie

to undergo half a year’s

came from

a stable

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

stopped and saw a man in a suit

He looked dejected.

document in his

ran into Rachel and Carson as soon as he came

first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

Sullivan Group and the director of the

asking about what just happened to

the man’s expression that the project plan had

must have been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the name on

what really

She turned to Carson.

back at her, she raised

"Well, this is Troy.

as a member of the Sullivan Group’s project

meant by just looking

a

so many

he had to choose

recognized who

and

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head slightly

was

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

Miss Bennet, I’m going back

and said, "Very well

do

Carson said, Troy went out of sight

at

Victor was sitting against the

doesn’t seem as bad as

and

door and pushed it

leaned against the door

didn’t follow

reading some document when

raise his head and say coldly, "Get

her

was in a

still tell that his face was pale despite the fact

frowned and looked

operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that the man in front of her

so entranced that she walked towards the bed

to

the

at the person who was walking towards

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

Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his

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

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

Reluctance flashed through his eyes, but he still loosened his grip on my waist

took a few steps back to distance

for some reason, I could still feel the warmth

and i felt

my heart was

felt like I had returned to the

were the happiest time

that those days were long gone and I could never get

looked down, feeling conflicted

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me and

behind me and began chatting with the guests with a smile on my

my glass and

few to drink and was starting to get

this time, Elena

for you on the second

upstairs

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you

smile appeared on Elena’s

my confusion, I followed her to the deck on

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

were also numerous balloons around the

eyes widened

this whole scene was picturesque

birthday surprise?’ I had

mind was Charles, but I

appeared on my lips, and

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

of receiving this birthday

on the second floor, I stared at the night scene around

sea was tranquil, and yet my

cold sea breeze, I felt even

a sudden, a fireworks display lit up

sky,

sounded like a

by the noise, I covered

squatted on the ground

body began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like

at the abandoned warehouse

breath I felt

was having a panic attack, a pair of strong

I’m here."

from above me,

It was Charles.

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

have to be