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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free from Ethan’s embrace and ran to the kitchen

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he said, "I have no

fact, Victor knew

he wanted to be prepared

that even under ner protection, Victor would find himself

so that he would at least

"Alright."

her gaze on the

eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust

out a hand to wipe

look at Victor

eyes, he started to feel a little

and explained, "Your nose

"Is that so?"

ahead to rub her nose with

about now? Is

"No,"

said, glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

you learn other than roasting meat? I want to learn

Can you teach me?"

do you want to learn

"In order to survive."

mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me "In order to

shelia said casually.

felt sad upon hearing

meat ready to be flipped? It’s

Shelia pointed out.

small burn on the

meat over while he was still

.

whether or not

after all, Shelia’s

hand, didn’t seem

asked, "Will you please

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and

two dimples, meanwhile, became

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she said, "Thanks so

I’ve ever encountered, except for my

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I

orphanage was taken over and the old woman

eyes clouded as

woman was a

younger, she prepared great meals and gave me

an orphan…’ Victor

after you since the orphanage was taken

leave

up at Victor and answered, "I didn’t want

only home Shelia

you being outdoors

her head, Shelia

I was desperate to visit her tomb, so

unknown to them, and I

the dingy ground, Shelia

sunshine that had been scattered

her hands behind her

as she gazed

to visit

you

are people guarding the

me if I go

had no idea that I have a name

name when I meet

said, blinking her

remained fixed on Shelia and he

Van, it would be

had a soft spot in her heart for adorable

I was a

didn’t seem appropriate to use this term

concluded that the

an apt description of

"Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how

unable to communicate since she was deaf, mute,

referred to

card

it from her pocket as if it were a treasure and presented it to Victor

the orphanage, each kid was given a unique

them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which was maybe due to the reference to the pleasant

the

get

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

said, "I am the only one with

toasting

her the meat after he re-applied

set to

Eat, please."

came from her gut just after

her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with a

It’s much better than the meat i made myself! Van, you’re

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after

she rose to her feet, she said,

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

"Come on, get up."

pause, he

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

lost track of

sun had

Victor in sitting down on a stone

we’ll

get out before the sun

drank some

body was perhaps exhausted after so much walking, and he was coughing up blood

"I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

continued to hold

her forward motion, she murmured,

return, be sure to

gaze to the side of her

after a day and a night in the

you? What’s your

"Plan?"

slow

once we

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

no

with a

"Shelia."

to have made up his mind

"What’s the problem?"

after we get

like you, I will defend you if she doesn’t like

can count on

to come with

you? If you don’t

that Shelia

paused for a while before

"No, I’m not.

treat you the best I

Victor convinced her.

and smiled at Victor,

get out of the

"Sure."

from the woods, though, everything

basking the forest in a pale red

light glimmered on the bodies of

been walking since high noon

was assuaged when they saw a

we’re out of

villagers if

We can…"

finish her sentence, she saw

She was confused.

Victor, wanting to know

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect you

for the

three cars that were parked not far from

them intently as he played

right away that they were Victor’s

shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front of

eyes off Norton, watching

Victor said, "Run into the forest when I

get lost even

out of the forest, I

and you can get back

"And then?"

asked, her

straight

"Walk along this road.

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

knew that Norton didn’t

game with Victor by throwing him into the

felt that if he couldn’t escape this predicament, Shelia

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

Victor could not fulfill the promise

phone number on her palm with his

once you get hold of a mobile

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

pick you up wherever you

down at her

Victor looked at her and asked

"No."

her

were a

don’t want to remember the number, nor

a good

Victor frowned.

so anxious that he coughed violently as soon

and clenched her

palm and let Victor write the phone

Shelia were talking about,

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

other! I’m so moved by

when saw Norton

pulled Sheila behind

injured and keeping himself standing steadily was taxing for

for him

walked up to

Shelia

with them, Norton pulled Shelia towards

for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip

in hearing vexation

you look

mud on Shelia’s face with his

body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to take Shelia

he stopped in his tracks when something silver

knife that Norton

out a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

tone and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to

that he had difficulty

fist and tried

you want is my

has nothing to do

So, let her go!"

This is so

Norton curled his lips.

want to let her

from but

it’s boring for you to die alone? I can do something about that and let her

red eyes, Victor breathed

her neck, all Shelia could do was raise

body was tensed

spat out blood and beg

all you can do? Threaten

smile plastered

his eyes narrowed in anger when

you

said you are

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment by threatening

in you to do what you intend

So, cut the crap.

kill me, then

"Shelia…"

desperately tried to

knew that she

hackles rise and the man would do

Norton was indeed angry.

his voice in check as he talked

really? Looks like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and

and asked anxiously, "What are you going to

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared at

men did as they were

Shelia was

to ride a

where Norton was taking

river was

her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s face became paler by the

the blue veins on

and

of the gushing water, Shelia had difficulty

actually wanted Victor

moment she opened her mouth, she was choked by

enough, her eyes

exasperated expression on Victor’s face, Norton scoffed at

Victor might be strong but he was useless

me laugh,

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

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

wanting to save

still some good in me,

could just

it took

middle of the river, Norton squinted his eyes

men behind him appeared and stood between the rope

slowly stood up and looked at Victor with

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest among

left has only killed two people, and

want to

soon as Norton finished speaking, the two men who had been holding

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

two before

can say goodbye to your

afraid that you won’t even find her

Victor didn’t care about

so he quickly rushed up and fought against the two

and the most popular leader the

even his weakest subordinates should be

Victor was

not even be able to defeat one

were tall and burly men that could easily flip Victor

a doubt, Victor was at

over to them, the two men punched Victor right in

As soon as he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to stand

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

of his bones being broken scattered all over his body,

Victor’s face looked black

stand,

he could even get back on his feet, he

subconsciously use his arm to block it, but

Victor spat out a mouthful of blood, and a

point, Victor’s vision

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

didn’t matter how many

was put out and the rope

so he was willing

wanted to go on, his body

back to the

time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling

to open his eyes, but his

on the ground,

but wonder

hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he

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

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

could only move his hands a little bit, grabbing

the river, only to find that there was nothing in

no trace of

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting out

grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes as wide as

the river expectantly, as if he was waiting

waited for a long

know how much

he never found the person he

from the

pain

he lost

woke up again,

him near

to rescue him lasted

doctor’s diagnosis, it was found out that Victor had fractures in eight different body

knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were

did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to

still wearing an

out of danger yet, but all he

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

dare delay to send people to

lasted for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t

was still no

playing card that got wet from the rain and then dried by the

mud, but one could easily recognize that it

years later, Victor completely

he did after

card in a

marble tombstone

even Shelia’s name on

recovery, while Karl was on a business

him to the hospital,

in that year that Carolyn sent Victor

two more years, he finished his studies and finally

taking over several small companies under the control of

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

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

entered the ward

on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl

can’t eat

eating porridge for about

couldn’t even stand the smell of

no choice but to put the bowl

said, "Eat it again when

tongue out, not intending to eat

the door, so he politely

the past half a month, Roger came to the

gradually got

liked about him was that Roger

eat too much, he could at least taste

could only eat them

Rachel turned around

say that you wouldn’t come

time Roger came here, he would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to eat something or if she needed

every time, he

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

still visit, it would probably be very late

I couldn’t

for a moment before finally saying, "But

Rachel furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

operation done to Victor

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

but wait outside until the procedure

on the fourth day since the operation began,

that the surgery

was saved, but he wasn’t completely

was wheeled to the

until two days ago that his

be transferred

was still in a

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

what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

healed, they still had

injuries just

only a miracle could save

you at least tell us

in

I can’t say that

frown as he made things

fact, if I may be blunt,

he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable for the rest of his

this, it was obvious that this was

but there was a huge chance that this was it

was

Carson deemed that Rachel had the

wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between

disoriented, and there were dark

tell

heard the tragic news, her face didn’t show

already

was a

didn’t know when she became this

it was when Victor had been in a coma

it might have been even

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

Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low voice,

You can’t smoke here."

he regained his senses, Carson put out the

bother continue discussing about Victor’s

asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

checked him up yesterday and said

expected that his plaster will be removed

peeped through the

sleeping soundly in the

for a bit

I’m

around

visited to tell Rachel about

he had nothing else to

of an eye, two days eventually

of Victor’s

Joey’s ward almost twenty-four

time, Carson didn’t

was

the news that Victor had miraculously woke up from

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

a long time without being able

was as if she was still judging Roger’s

you want to go upstairs and

This time, Rachel pressed

gently pulled her sleeve and pulled

want to

Joey, pleading in a soft

fact that Victor was

up in the hospital, he actually had a vague

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

out the truth, Rachel didn’t have the

or say anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go to the ICU to see

just smiled and made a

say bad people

don’t have to worry too much about

she felt a lump

few moments, she mustered her courage and

"Yes, of course."

Joey had a good

Victor, as if there

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

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

"Okay…"

heart softened, and she

was in the

was inconvenient for him to walk all the

simply let him sit in a

the wheelchair for him, and the three of them went to

they reached

stopped at the

ward, and there was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa in the hall, dealing

steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually saw

scene, Carson knew that

guy, it’s the first time I’ve seen

What brings you here?"

Joey as he quickly set the document he was holding aside

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking

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

circles

"Dark circles?"

choked at

opened its front camera, and looked

that

totally haggard, and his eye bags were so big that it seemed

course, this was

a good sleep for half

but even

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the upset look on

realized that he

Carson stepped forward

"You, brat.

your

Who said that you are my godfather?

have no opinion regarding

father and I

We are best friends.

the one

I became

his eyebrows and crossed his arms in front of

you don’t

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

he withdrew his hand from

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

said, it’s a fact

change

anything more, but he stuck out his tongue at

the corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger standing

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

heard that

here with Rachel and Joey

Roger explained.

lose his composure

"Oh, I see."

at the room and said, "His ward is over

He is resting inside.

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

what was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

and walked

followed her, pushing Joey’s

were placed over his

lost in thoughts for

when he was about to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

and looked

standing very far

could see him from the corner of his

raised his eyebrows as if he was giving

glance at him, Joey turned his

I need to use

what

about I take

"No!"

in a very

was a serious look on

I am a

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

that moment, they were no longer in the

Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room, just like it wouldn’t

reaction to Joey’s words, Rachel looked

then

want to bother the former, Carson

him to take

and refused to pay any attention to

took out his phone and turned around as

give Joey a thumbs up without Rachel

like he

the plan you sent to

headed

he wasn’t very

screen lit up while he was still

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

"It’s okay.

take

He is actually right.

embarrassing for a boy like him to be taken to the bathroom

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those words, they

ought to have been closer

they

always in one

for reasons best known to her, she

of things, Rachel still didn’t love

that it

about the night Rachel was standing outside the

and Joey headed towards the

some time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

took a quick glance at the

through with the

"What?"

and took a peek at

smile appeared on his

I am through with

My subordinates

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile

not very

Carson realized that Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer the

touched the tip of his nose and coughed to ease the

want to

order to look

ward was a

point of view, only the living room could

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

would lie in the bed

to undergo half a year’s rehabilitation

voice came from

in a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

in a suit

He looked dejected.

was a document in

and Carson as soon

was stunned at first, then his

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around the

It was quite noticeable.

of the Sullivan Group and the director

about what just happened to

the man’s expression that the project

was drawn to the

surname was what really interested

She turned to Carson.

her, she raised her eyebrows

"Well, this is Troy.

member of the Sullivan Group’s project

meant by just looking

a loss for

many surnames in

he had to

recognized who

bowed and mentioned

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly

was covered with

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

I’m going

and said, "Very well

do

Troy went out of sight

looked at the door

her to see that Victor was sitting against the head of the

as bad

and

the door and pushed it

against

follow Rachel

some document when he

didn’t raise his head

her gaze on

was in

pale

frowned and looked rather

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

so entranced that she

you to go out, didn’t

the footsteps,

at the person who was

in his usual cold and

461 The Birthday Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished

were many guests around, I figured it

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

Reluctance flashed through his eyes, but he still loosened

steps back to distance myself from

for some reason, I could still feel the warmth of

and i felt rather

heart

a moment, it felt like I

the happiest

knew that those days were long gone and I

feeling conflicted

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached

myself to ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with the guests with

and taking a

had a few to drink and

Elena came to

for

like to go upstairs and

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when

mysterious smile appeared

confusion, I followed her to the deck on the

bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard,

were also numerous balloons around the

widened

whole scene

birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who

person that came to mind was Charles, but I quickly

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

had never spent this much effort on

this birthday surprise soon

second floor, I stared at

tranquil, and yet my mind was

sea

of a sudden, a fireworks display lit up the sky, forming the words "Marry

up to the sky,

like a

the noise, I covered my ears

the ground and

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my

the abandoned warehouse kept flashing through

was out of breath I

of strong

I’m here."

familiar voice came from above me, making

It was Charles.

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

to