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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said, "I

knew the

that because he wanted to be prepared in

under ner protection,

at least have a better chance to survive in case of

"Alright."

focus her gaze on the burning

of his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on the tip

stretched out a hand

to look

looked straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started to feel

looked away, and explained, "Your nose has

"Is that so?"

rub her nose with the back

about now?

"No,"

said, glancing over

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

other than roasting

Can you teach me?"

do you want to

"In order to survive."

out of Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad

flipped?

Shelia pointed out.

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

the meat over while he was still

.

or not to ask her about

was, after all, Shelia’s

on the other hand, didn’t seem to

you please

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she broke into a

meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she

the kindest individual I’ve ever encountered, except

"Orphanage?"

where

was taken over

eyes clouded as she

elderly woman was

prepared great meals and

is an orphan…’ Victor

to look after you since the

you leave with

looked up at Victor and answered, "I

the only home Shelia had known for

with you being outdoors

head, Shelia

I was desperate to visit her

them,

of the dingy

that had been

behind her head, her lips

with disappointment as she gazed up

want to

what keeps you

are people

if I go

no idea that I have

tell her my name when I meet her again

said, blinking

on Shelia and he

Van, it would be more than likely that

had a soft spot in her heart for

I was a

use this term to describe

concluded

of her features, particularly

for your upbringing, how come you got your name

to communicate since

to us

a poker card

removed it from her pocket as if it were a

orphanage, each kid

the fruits, she put 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

Did I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only

was toasting

gave her the meat

all set

Eat, please."

from her gut just

her stomach and

better than the meat i made myself! Van,

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after

rose to her feet, she

when Shelia

"Come on, get up."

a little pause, he took

the hard way, Shelia used a dart to put

track of time as

sun had cooled

down on a

we’ll have

out

some water as

walking, and he was coughing up blood

incoherently, "I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

still have

"Like never before…"

continued to hold

her forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you look rather

be sure to eat

his gaze to the side of

covered in mud after a day and a night in the

What’s

"Plan?"

slow to

are your plans once we leave the

to continue my travels and

can no longer walk and beg them to take

with a

"Shelia."

to have made up his mind after staring at Shelia for a

"What’s the problem?"

come with me after

sure my grandma will like you, I will defend you if she doesn’t like

can count

want me to

If you don’t want to,

was concerned that Shelia

before asking, "Are you joking right

"No, I’m not.

to treat you

Victor convinced her.

smiled

when we get out of the

"Sure."

from

Chapter 463 Let Her Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the forest in a pale red glow

light glimmered on the bodies of Victor

since high noon and now, the

was assuaged when they saw a relatively

out

villagers if we walk a

We can…"

finish her sentence,

She was confused.

Victor, wanting

"Van?"

well, i didn’t expect you to come out

Shelia looked for

saw three cars that were

looking at them intently as he played with a

could feel right away that they were

shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in front

off Norton,

Victor said, "Run into the forest when I tell

lost even

were finding our way out of the forest,

these marks and you

"And then?"

her eyebrows

straight into

"Walk along this road.

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

Norton didn’t intend

wanted to play a game with

he couldn’t escape this predicament,

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

could not fulfill the promise he made

hand, Victor wrote a phone number on her

call the number once you

he whispered.

my

her and she will pick you

down at

that Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked

"No."

her hand

were a little

the number,

a

Victor frowned.

anxious that he coughed violently

remained adamant and

her palm and

hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could tell that they were

condescending sneer, he said, "Tut, tut,

for each other!

when saw

pulled Sheila

was seriously injured and keeping himself standing steadily was

hard for him to

walked up

Shelia

patience with them, Norton

was too fast for

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip on Shelia’s

satisfaction in hearing

you

said as he wiped the mud on Shelia’s face with his

knew this would all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried to take Shelia back from

his tracks when something silver flashed

that

out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

Victor a mocking smile, pretending not to hear

felt that he

fist and

want is my

nothing to do

So, let her go!"

This is

Norton curled his lips.

want

don’t where she comes from but I find your reaction quite

for you to die alone? I can

red eyes,

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

was

spat out blood and

all you can do?

mocking smile plastered

in anger

did you just

you

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of accomplishment by threatening two

have in you

So, cut the crap.

you want to kill me,

"Shelia…"

desperately tried

knew that she was

hackles rise and the man

Norton was indeed angry.

but he kept his voice

Looks like you really want

Shelia rolled her eyes.

can help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

his men and instructed

anxiously, "What

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

men did as

and feet bound, Shelia was taken to one

made to ride a

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

river was flowing

rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s face became paler by

hands clenched into fists, and the blue veins on his

his teeth and

open her eyes because of

Victor

opened her mouth, she was choked by

her eyes

the exasperated expression on Victor’s

might be strong but

me laugh,

think that I’m a good man? Why

approached the rope, squatted down,

you wanting to save her so much, I

good in me, huh? What do you

could just glare at

would do whatever it took to save

the middle of the river, Norton squinted his

behind him appeared and stood between the

looked

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the

has only killed two people, and

pause, Norton continued, "You want to save her, right? Knock them

had been holding Victor’s arms let go

the knife in his hand, Norton touched its tip with

these two before the

say goodbye to

washed away, I’m afraid that

the flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about

was of essence, so he quickly rushed up

and the most popular leader the

course, even his weakest subordinates should

was currently

might not even be able to defeat one of the

them were tall and burly men that

at a disadvantage

Victor right in his

as he was hit,

hit repeatedly, his strength left him,

his bones being broken scattered all

this time, Victor’s face looked

to stand, not ready to

he could even get back on his

arm to block it,

he was hit again, Victor spat out a

Victor’s vision became

eyes on the rope, which was only a few steps

didn’t matter how many injuries he

out and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s life could be

into this trouble, so he was willing

go on, his body couldn’t keep up

to the ground and

raining?’ After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain

his eyes, but his vision

the

help but wonder if he was still

so he thought that he might be

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

to stand up, but he

a little bit, grabbing the mud under his

to look at the river, only to find that there was nothing in

was no trace

"Ahem!"

spurting out more

and opened his

the river expectantly, as if he was

waited for

know how much time passed

the person he

that someone would raise her head from the river or come out from somewhere and

of blood and the excruciating pain he

he lost consciousness

woke up again, he

found him near the

operation to rescue him lasted

diagnosis, it was found out that

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

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

was still wearing an oxygen mask and

out of danger yet, but

she could sense that she must be a very important person due

she didn’t dare delay to send people to search for

for seven days, but Shelia couldn’t

passed and there was still no news about

Victor was a crumpled playing card that got wet from

one could easily recognize that it was

years later,

first thing he did after fully recovering was buy a

King of Hearts card in a box and buried

marble

even Shelia’s name

of Victor’s recovery, while Karl was on

to the

that year

more years, he finished his studies

companies under the control of

these companies from a very low level to one of the top

to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed over the

Roger entered

he saw her sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and coaxing Joey to eat

eat any

eating porridge

he couldn’t even stand the

choice but to put

it

his tongue out,

saw Roger standing at the

half a month, Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey

kid gradually got acquainted

him was that Roger would bring

eat too much, he could at least taste

could only eat them

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around and was surprised to see

say that you wouldn’t come

advance to ask

every time, he would still insist on getting her

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

could still visit, it would probably be very late

I

a moment before finally saying, "But I got a

furrowed her brows

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

operation done to Victor lasted for more than 70

and closed for several times as

couldn’t do anything but wait outside

on the fourth day since the operation began, the indicator light outside

indicated that the surgery was

he wasn’t

was wheeled to the

until two days ago that his vital signs became

to be transferred to the

he was still in

in the field to check Victor’s condition and

wasn’t what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

old wounds had healed, they still

injuries just

the end, he said that only a miracle could

us when he will

in a gloomy

afraid I can’t say that

couldn’t help but frown

be blunt,

that he’ll never wake up? Is he

say this, it was obvious that this

percent, but there was a

was the first one to know about

Rachel had the right

leaned against the wall outside Joey’s ward, holding

disoriented, and there were dark circles round his

down to tell Rachel about

tragic news, her face didn’t

if she had already prepared

fact, Carson was a

when she

when Victor had been in a coma for about half a month after

have been even

outside the operating room for

of silence, Rachel glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low voice, "This is the area for children’s

You can’t smoke here."

regained his senses, Carson put out

expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing about Victor’s

the subject and asked, "Anyway, how is

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said that

fact, it’s expected that his plaster will

his head and peeped through the glass panel

saw Joey sleeping soundly

stretched for a bit and said,

then, I’m

around and left without

really just visited to tell Rachel about the

that, he had nothing else

of an eye, two days

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

ward almost

didn’t show

came from an expert, she was also convinced that Victor would

Victor had miraculously woke up from

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

time without

still judging Roger’s expression if he was saying the

want to

This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and

pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her

I want to see

was Joey, pleading in a soft

to hide the fact that Victor was in

hospital, he actually had a vague

been absent-minded and Victor

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

say anything, nor did he pester

smiled

say

have to worry

Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a

a few moments, she mustered her courage and

"Yes, of course."

had a good rest in the

mention Victor, as if there

wake up in the middle of the night

a brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but

"Okay…"

heart softened, and

was in the

fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him

Rachel simply let him sit in a

for him, and the three

they reached

the floor of the ward where

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, dealing with

approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually saw three people approaching

If Victor had seen this scene, Carson knew that he

it’s the first time I’ve seen

What brings you here?"

as he quickly set the document he

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his

like someone who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m

where did those dark circles around your eyes come

"Dark circles?"

choked at Joey’s

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

realized that Joey

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

was only

a good

man, but even he was susceptible to stress

"Ha-ha!"

couldn’t help but laugh after seeing the

that he was fooled

his head, Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s face

"You, brat.

you tease your godfather? You have guts,

said that you are my godfather?

no opinion

father and I grew

We are best friends.

one

that’s how I became your

and crossed his arms in front of

if you don’t want

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

his tongue as he withdrew his hand

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

a fact that you can’t

better change your attitude

didn’t say anything more, but he stuck out

the corner of his eye, Carson recognized Roger standing

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

I heard that

with Rachel and Joey

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his composure just because of Carson’s

"Oh, I see."

the room and said, "His

He is resting inside.

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

knew what was

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked towards

followed her,

arms were placed over his

lost in thoughts

about to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at the little

standing

see him from the

if he was giving

quick glance at him, Joey turned his gaze

to

what Joey

I

"No!"

replied in a very

was a serious look on

am a

it wasn’t a problem for Rachel to

they were

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

Joey’s words, Rachel looked

Roger, then her gaze fell on

want to bother the former, Carson soon observed that she was

him to take

coughed and refused to pay any attention to

he took out his phone and turned around

a thumbs up without

Carson pretended like he

the plan you sent

headed

wasn’t very good

while he was still holding

that there was no call at all! Rachel saw what

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

like him to be taken

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those words, they displeased

to have been closer to him than she

days, they got along

always in one

best known to her, she still

look of things, Rachel still didn’t

that it couldn’t

Rachel was standing outside the operating room where Victor was

he and Joey headed towards

time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

at the phone in his

through with the

"What?"

sight and took a peek

smile appeared

am through

choice! My subordinates are

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake smile

very good

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

nose and coughed to ease the

you want

raised her head in order to look through

ward was a

living room could be

pushed the door open in

said Victor would lie in the bed for two

to undergo half a

voice came from

is in a

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

and saw a man in a suit coming out of

He looked dejected.

was a document in his

into Rachel and Carson as soon as he

was stunned at first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

work card hung

It was quite noticeable.

of the Sullivan Group and the director of the project

was no need asking about what just happened

expression that the project plan had been denied

driven out! Her attention was

what

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her,

"Well, this is Troy.

a member of the Sullivan

exactly what she meant

was at a loss

so many surnames in the

had to choose

recognized who

and mentioned

"Miss Bennet."

nodded her head slightly in

forehead was

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

going back to

hand and said, "Very

should do that

Carson said, Troy went out

at the

Victor was sitting against the head of the

seem as

well and can

to the door and

against

didn’t follow

document when he heard the

his head and say

her

was in

pale despite the fact that

frowned and looked rather

waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that

she walked towards the

you to

Victor heard the footsteps, his

at the person who was

of speaking in his usual cold and

after we finished the

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

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

loosened his grip

a few steps back

could still feel the

face blushed and i

my heart was

it felt like I had returned to the

him were the happiest

days were long gone and I could never

down, feeling conflicted and

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me

behind me and began chatting with

said, raising my glass and taking a sip of

to drink and was

this time, Elena came

surprise waiting for you on the second

to go upstairs and

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you get

appeared on

I followed her to the deck on the second

I got there, I saw that there were bright red rose petals scattered

numerous balloons around the

widened

whole scene

my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea who had prepared

to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast aside that

my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself for having

spent this much effort on me, and yet I still

joy of receiving this birthday surprise soon died

on the second floor, I stared at the

tranquil, and yet

the cold sea breeze, I

a fireworks display lit up the sky, forming

up to the sky,

like a

noise, I

squatted on the

began trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was

horrible incident at the abandoned

I was out of breath I felt

strong arms held me tightly "There’s no need

I’m here."

above

It was Charles.

nestled in his arms as tears burst from my eyes,

to be