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.

time since they

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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free from Ethan’s embrace and ran to the

Ethan followed behind her.

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to keep an eye

head, he gently pulled her to the side while he cleaned up the mess

stood in the corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean up

"I’m sorry.

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Shelia had ever heard of such

go out of your way to

what Shelia did earlier, Victor also crushed some

a knife to slice the

Shelia asked,

a while, he said, "I have

Victor knew the reason

he wanted to be prepared in case

ahead of time that even under ner protection, Victor would

would at least have a better chance to survive in

"Alright."

focus her gaze on the burning

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

out a hand to wipe off

and turned to look at Victor

Shelia’s eyes, he started

his hand, looked away, and

"Is that so?"

rub her nose with the back of her

what about now? Is it

"No,"

said, glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

than roasting meat? I want

Can you teach me?"

do you want to

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad

be flipped? It’s on the

Shelia pointed out.

on the meat’s exposed

over while he was still thinking about what she

.

whether or not to

all,

didn’t seem to

you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after a

"Is that a yes?"

eyes glowed, and she broke

meanwhile, became

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she said, "Thanks so much,

I’ve ever encountered, except for my

"Orphanage?"

where

two years ago, the orphanage was taken over and the

as she spoke about

was a

she prepared great meals

orphan…’ Victor pursed his

guardian was needed to look after you

didn’t you leave with

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

Shelia had known for so

okay with you being outdoors on

her head, Shelia said,

to visit her tomb,

unknown to them, and I don’t intend

dingy ground,

was bathed in shards of sunshine that had been

placed her hands behind her head,

disappointment as she gazed up at

want to

keeps you

are people guarding the

find me if I go

no idea that I

my name when I meet her again in the

blinking her

black eyes remained fixed on Shelia and he

to see you, Van, it would be more than likely

had a soft spot in

said that I was a

to use this

Shelia, Victor concluded that the

an apt description of her features,

she was responsible for your upbringing, how come

unable to communicate since

to us by

card was

were a treasure and presented it to

kid was given a

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

stared at the card–the

I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

card and said, "I am the only one with

meat was toasting as they

the meat after he re-applied the

all set

Eat, please."

from her gut just after his words

was embarrassed, so she put her hand to her stomach and ate

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

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a

feet, she said,

to rise when Shelia abruptly

"Come on, get up."

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

a

of time as they

sun had cooled down

assisted Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank some

we’ll have to

can get out

drank some

perhaps exhausted after so much walking, and he was

said incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

have

"Like never before…"

and continued to hold

forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you look

return, be sure

his gaze to

in mud after

you? What’s

"Plan?"

slow to

are your plans once we leave the forest? Where

don’t know… I want to continue my travels and explore the world’s

police station when I can no longer walk and beg them to take

with

"Shelia."

have made up his mind after staring at

"What’s the problem?"

come with me after we get

I will defend

count

me to

right with you? If you don’t want to,

concerned that Shelia might

while before

"No, I’m not.

treat you the best

Victor convinced her.

nodded and smiled at

agree when we get

"Sure."

from the woods, though, everything

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

on the bodies of Victor

high noon and now, the sun was

they

out

local villagers if we walk

We can…"

Shelia could finish her sentence, she saw Victor stop

She was confused.

wanting

"Van?"

expect you to

looked for

saw three cars that were parked not far from

them intently

feel right away that they

to shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front

didn’t take his eyes off Norton, watching his

Shelia could hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest

lost even when it gets

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

marks and you can get

"And then?"

her

looked straight into

"Walk along this road.

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

that Norton didn’t intend

play a game with Victor by throwing

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

had promised to give Shelia a family, bring her back to see his grandmother, and treat her as his

fulfill

Shelia’s hand, Victor wrote a phone number on her palm with

call the number once you get

he whispered.

my

will pick you up wherever

just looked down at her

Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked at her and asked

"No."

her hand

were

the number, nor do I

be a

Victor frowned.

coughed violently as soon as

adamant and clenched her

just didn’t want to spread her palm and

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

condescending sneer, he said, "Tut,

other! I’m

tensed up when

intuitively pulled

injured and keeping himself standing

would be hard for him

up to them

and Shelia

patience with them, Norton pulled Shelia

too fast for Victor to

"Let her go!"

a firm grip on Shelia’s

satisfaction in hearing vexation in Victor’s

know you

wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with

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

in his tracks when something silver flashed through

a knife that Norton pressed against Shelia’s

out a mouthful of

"No."

"What are you saying?"

gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear

felt that he had difficulty in

fist and tried

you want is my

to do

So, let her go!"

wow! This is so

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want to let her

don’t where she comes from but

you think it’s boring for you to die alone? I can

eyes,

pressed against her neck, all Shelia could do was

body was

out blood and

all you can do? Threaten

kept his mocking smile plastered on

his eyes narrowed in anger when he

you just

said you

Shelia swallowed.

sense of accomplishment by threatening

have in you to do what you

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me, then

"Shelia…"

tried to stop

knew that she was

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

Norton was indeed angry.

but he kept his voice in check as he talked

Looks like you really want

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

turned to his men and instructed

squinted his eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared

did as they were

bound, Shelia was taken to one of the

was made to

Norton was taking

was flowing

making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s

fists, and the blue veins on his neck became

his teeth and yelled, "Let

of the gushing water, Shelia had difficulty

wanted Victor to

moment she opened her mouth,

enough, her

at the exasperated expression on Victor’s face,

be strong but he was useless in

me laugh,

I’m a good man? Why the hell should I

approached the rope, squatted down,

you wanting to save her so

good in me, huh? What do you

just glare

do whatever it took

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

him appeared and stood between the rope

up and looked

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the weakest

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

"You want

speaking, the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and took a

tip with his thumb and warned, "But of course, you have to

these two before

you can say goodbye to your good

afraid that you won’t even

at the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about

quickly rushed

mercenary and the most popular

his weakest subordinates should be strong as

was

even in his peak state, he might not even be able to defeat

tall and burly men that could easily flip

Victor was at a

men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and hit his back with

hit, Victor staggered and struggled to

was hit repeatedly, his strength left him, and

his bones being broken scattered all over his body, making

time, Victor’s face looked

to stand,

could even get back on his feet, he

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

was hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of blood,

Victor’s

managed to fix his eyes on the

didn’t matter how many injuries

the fire was put out and the rope was

her into this trouble, so he was willing to do anything to rescue

to go on, his

back to the ground and lost

awakened when

open his eyes, but his vision

just lay there on the

couldn’t help but wonder if he was still

yet, so he

inch of his body

up, but he couldn’t move even

bit, grabbing the mud

look at the

no trace

"Ahem!"

spurting

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

river expectantly, as if

waited for a long

didn’t even know

the person he

raise her head from the

excruciating pain he was experiencing,

he lost consciousness

Victor woke up again, he was

him near the

operation to rescue him lasted

it was found out that Victor had fractures in eight different

and lungs

woke up was ask

an oxygen

out of danger yet, but all he

that she must be

dare delay to send people to

days, but

there was still

was able to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from

mud, but one could easily recognize that it

later, Victor

he did after fully recovering was

card in a box

marble tombstone aside

Shelia’s name

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

tried to rush him to the hospital, but he was

It was also in that year that

two more years, he finished his studies and finally

began taking over several small companies

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

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

entered the ward where

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

can’t eat any

had been eating porridge for about half a

now, he couldn’t even stand the smell of

choice but to put the bowl

said, "Eat it again

stuck his tongue out, not intending

Roger standing at the door, so he

came to the

the kid gradually got acquainted

was that Roger would bring some snacks when he

he could at least taste

Joey could only eat

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised

you say that you wouldn’t come

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

every time, he would still

important project meeting today, so he

he could still visit, it would

I couldn’t

Roger hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "But I got a

furrowed her brows in

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

Circles The operation done to Victor lasted for

operating room opened and closed for several times as doctors

but wait outside until the

operation began, the indicator light

that the surgery

saved, but he wasn’t

wheeled

until two days ago that his vital

became eligible to be transferred to the

he was still

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

it wasn’t what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

old wounds had healed, they

injuries

said that only

least tell us when he will wake

in

can’t say that

help but frown as he made

be blunt, please consider preparing for the

a chance that he’ll never wake up? Is he going to become a

it was obvious that this was

was not a hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this was it

for Carson and Lukas, Rachel was the first

deemed that Rachel had the right to

the wall outside Joey’s ward,

there

just went down to tell Rachel about this important

tragic news, her

had already prepared

Carson was a

when she became this

was when Victor had been in a coma

have been even

for

moment of silence, Rachel glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a

You can’t smoke here."

his senses, Carson put out the

didn’t bother continue discussing

the subject and asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

him up yesterday and said

expected that his plaster will be

his head and peeped through the glass panel

saw Joey sleeping soundly in the

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

I’m leaving

Carson turned around

visited to tell Rachel about the doctor’s diagnosis

he had nothing

an eye, two days eventually

Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend to

just stayed in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four hours

didn’t show his face to her

from an expert, she was also

Roger broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

for a long time without being able to

still judging

to go upstairs

time, Rachel pressed her lips hard

her sleeve and pulled her back from her

want

was Joey, pleading in a soft

failed to hide the fact that Victor was in a

up in the hospital, he actually had a

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

truth, Rachel didn’t

anything, nor did he pester Rachel to go to the ICU to

just smiled and

Isn’t daddy bad? They say bad people

have to

she

moments, she mustered her

"Yes, of course."

following two weeks, Joey had a

if

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

it all inside him, but Rachel was aware that he missed

"Okay…"

softened, and

in the second

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

Rachel simply let him sit

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

they reached the

The elevator finally stopped at the floor

turned out 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,

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

seen this scene, Carson knew that he

it’s the first time I’ve

What brings you here?"

Joey as he quickly set the document he was holding

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his

who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m the one

dark circles around your eyes

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at Joey’s

panic, he picked up his phone, opened its

realized that Joey

totally haggard, and his eye bags were so big that

was only to be

a good sleep for

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

"Ha-ha!"

laugh after seeing the upset

innocent laughter, Carson realized that he

stepped forward and

"You, brat.

tease your godfather? You have

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

have no opinion regarding

and I grew up

We are best friends.

the one

I became

crossed his

you, even if you don’t want it, that fact

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

clicked his tongue as he withdrew his hand

"I also

it’s a fact that you can’t

change your attitude

more, but he stuck out his tongue

of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

and commented, "I see that you’re

heard that

I came here with Rachel and

Roger explained.

his composure just

"Oh, I see."

pointed at the room and said,

He is resting inside.

and see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at

one knew what was going through her

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards

followed her, pushing Joey’s

were placed over

lost in

he was about to sav something,

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked at

standing very far

see him from

if he

after taking a quick glance at him, Joey

to

what Joey was

about I take you

"No!"

a

was a serious look on

I am a

Joey’s ward, so it wasn’t a problem for

were

room, just like it

words, Rachel looked at

was Roger, then her

the former, Carson soon observed

she wanted him to take

to pay any

he took out his phone and turned around as

to give Joey a thumbs up

pretended like he

I have read the plan you

he headed towards

very

screen lit up while he was still

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

"It’s okay.

will take Joey

He is actually right.

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

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those words,

have been closer to him than

past few days, they

always

for reasons best known to

the look of things,

knew that it couldn’t

he couldn’t stop himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside

he and Joey headed towards

time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

at the

you through with the phone

"What?"

Rachel’s sight and took a peek at

a smile appeared on

I am

was left with no choice! My

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile on

not very

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

of his nose and coughed to ease the

want to go

in order to look through the

was a

view, only the living room could be seen, and

door open in no time

lie in the bed for two

half a year’s

came from

a stable condition

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

stopped and saw a man in a suit coming out

He looked dejected.

document in

Rachel and Carson as

stunned at first,

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung around the man’s

It was quite noticeable.

of the Sullivan Group and the director of the

was no need asking about what just happened to

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

been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the

what

She turned to Carson.

at her, she raised her

"Well, this is Troy.

as a member of

what she meant by just looking

a loss for

so many surnames in the

he had to

recognized who

and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly in

forehead was covered with

Nonetheless, he

Bennet, I’m going

waved his hand and said, "Very

should do

Troy went out of sight in a blink

at the

enough for her to see that Victor was sitting against

seem as

is well and can work

the door and pushed it

leaned against the door

follow

document when he heard

his head and

cast her gaze

was in

that his face was pale despite the fact that

and looked rather

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

she walked towards the

to

heard the

up at the person who

speaking in his usual cold and stiff

after we finished

it wouldn’t bode well if

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

loosened his grip on my waist

steps back to

still feel the warmth of his touch on my

blushed and i

my heart was

felt like I had returned to

were the happiest time

those days were long gone

down, feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

suddenly approached me

burning gaze from behind me and began

glass and taking a sip of

few to

this time, Elena came to

for

upstairs and

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you

smile appeared on Elena’s

confusion, I followed her to the deck on

I got there, I saw that there were bright red

were also numerous balloons

widened

say, this whole scene was picturesque

had

was Charles, but I quickly cast aside

him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips,

never spent this much effort on me, and yet I still

this birthday

on the second floor, I stared

sea was tranquil, and yet my

sea

lit

to the sky, a deafening sound resonated

sounded like a

by the noise, I covered my ears at

squatted on the

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

abandoned warehouse

breath I felt so dizzy that I

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

I’m here."

familiar voice came from above

It was Charles.

from my eyes,

don’t have to be