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.

been a long time since they

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

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that because he wanted to be prepared

ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger

skills so that he would at least

"Alright."

to focus her gaze

of Shelia’s profile and the dust that

out a hand to

look at Victor with a

Victor looked straight into Shelia’s eyes,

away, and

"Is that so?"

rub her nose with

about now? Is

"No,"

said, glancing over at

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

you learn other than roasting meat? I

Can you teach me?"

do you want to

"In order to survive."

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

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad upon

flipped? It’s

Shelia pointed out.

burn on the meat’s exposed side when he looked at

over while he was still thinking about what she

.

about whether or not to

all,

on the other hand, didn’t seem to take it

"Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

said after a

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and

meanwhile,

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she

encountered, except for my caretaker in the

"Orphanage?"

where I

was taken over and the old woman

as

elderly woman was a wonderful

great meals and gave me a lot

orphan…’ Victor pursed his

was needed to look after you since the orphanage was

leave

Victor and answered, "I didn’t want

the only home Shelia had known for so

they okay with you being outdoors

her head,

visit her tomb,

them, and

dingy ground, Shelia lay

bathed in shards of sunshine that had been scattered by the trees and fallen to the

hands behind her head, her lips

sighed with disappointment as she gazed up at

to

you from

are people guarding the

if

idea that I have a

when I

said, blinking

remained fixed on Shelia

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

in her heart for

that I was a lovely

didn’t seem appropriate to use

Victor concluded that the

of her features,

her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how

to communicate since she was deaf, mute, and

to us by

a poker card was

as if it were a treasure and presented it to Victor

the orphanage, each kid was given

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

stared at the card–the King of

Did I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only one with

meat was toasting as they

gave her the meat after he re-applied the

set

Eat, please."

her gut just

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

meat i made myself!

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after

her feet, she

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

"Come on, get up."

pause, he took Shelia’s hand in his and

learning the hard way, Shelia used a

lost track of time as

sun had cooled

sitting down on a stone and

sure how far we’ll have to

we can get out

some water as

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

incoherently, "I’m

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

nodded and continued to

forward motion, she murmured, "Van, you look

you return, be sure to

his gaze to the side of

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

What’s

"Plan?"

slow to

we leave the forest? Where will you be

my travels

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

answered with

"Shelia."

up his mind after staring at Shelia for

"What’s the problem?"

me after

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

can count on

to come with

right with you? If

was concerned that Shelia might

before asking,

"No, I’m not.

you the best

Victor convinced her.

and smiled

when we get out

"Sure."

they emerged from the

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

on the bodies of Victor and

noon and now, the

tiredness was assuaged when they

out of

meet local villagers if we

We can…"

could finish her sentence, she saw

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting to know

"Van?"

well, well, i didn’t expect you to

voice came, Shelia looked for

that were parked not far

the front, looking at them intently as he played with

could feel right away

moved to shield Victor, who in

eyes off Norton, watching his every

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

even when it gets

we were finding our way out of

and you can get

"And then?"

her

looked straight

"Walk along this road.

meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone

didn’t intend to

game with Victor

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

her back to see his

Victor could not fulfill the promise he made in the

wrote a phone number on her palm with

once you get hold of a

he whispered.

my

and she will pick

down at her

respond, Victor looked at her and asked in

"No."

her

were a little

the

a good

Victor frowned.

he coughed violently as soon as he finished

remained adamant and clenched

her palm and let

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

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

other! I’m so moved by

when saw

pulled

injured and keeping himself standing

be hard for him to fight

deliberately walked up

and Shelia stepped

with them, Norton pulled Shelia

for Victor to stop

"Let her go!"

a firm grip

hearing

you

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

incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed

when

knife that Norton pressed against

a

"No."

"What are you saying?"

gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending

felt that he had difficulty in

fist and tried to steady

want is my

has nothing to do

So, let her go!"

wow! This

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want to let

from but I find your reaction quite

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

eyes,

her

body was

when she saw Victor spat out blood and beg for mercy, she scoffed at

that all you can do? Threaten

smile plastered

in anger when

you

said you are a

Shelia swallowed.

a sense of

in you to do what you intend

So, cut the crap.

kill me,

"Shelia…"

tried

knew that she was

hackles rise and the

Norton was indeed angry.

kept his voice in check as he talked to

like you really want

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and instructed

eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going

Norton didn’t answer.

just glared at

did as they

and feet bound, Shelia was taken

made to

Norton was taking them.Chapter 464 Victor Woke Up "Ahem!

river was

the water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily

clenched into fists, and the blue

and yelled,

open her eyes because of the gushing

Victor to

she opened her mouth, she was choked by

her eyes became

at the exasperated expression on

that Victor might be strong but he was useless in

me laugh,

good man? Why the hell

Norton approached the rope, squatted

sake of you wanting to save her so much, I will give

still some good in me, huh?

just

do whatever it

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

appeared

slowly stood up and looked at Victor with a

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest among my

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

a brief pause, Norton continued, "You want

holding Victor’s

touched its tip with

before the rope

goodbye

I’m afraid that you

at the flickering flame, Victor

rushed up and fought against

and the most popular leader the Roaring

course, even his weakest subordinates should

was currently badly

his peak state, he might not even be able to defeat one of the two

of them were tall and burly

doubt, Victor was at a disadvantage

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

was hit, Victor staggered and struggled to stand

his strength left him, and he eventually knelt on the

bones being broken scattered all

time, Victor’s face looked

tried to stand, not ready to

back on his feet, he saw

his arm

hit again, Victor spat out a mouthful of blood,

Victor’s vision

the rope, which was only a

didn’t matter how many injuries he

the fire was put out and the

so he was willing to

go

he fell back to the ground and lost

After some time, Victor was somewhat awakened

struggled to open his eyes, but his

there on the ground, watching the raindrops

help but wonder if he

hadn’t fully recovered yet, so

of his body made Victor realize that he

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

a little bit, grabbing

head to look at the river, only to

no trace of

"Ahem!"

spurting out more

grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes as

as if he was waiting for something to show

for a long

he didn’t even know how much time passed

the person he had been

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

blood and the excruciating pain

lost

again, he was finally

subordinates found him near the

lasted for two

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

right knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were

was ask Carolyn to send

wearing an oxygen

not completely out of danger yet, but all he cared

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

send people to search for

lasted for seven days,

there was still no news

crumpled playing card that got wet from the

could easily recognize that it was the King

later,

did after fully recovering

put the King of Hearts card in

the marble tombstone

wasn’t even Shelia’s name

while Karl was on a business trip, he suffered

to rush him to the hospital, but he was declared

that year

two more years, he finished his studies

several small companies under

these companies from a very low level to one of the

ability,

time, Roger entered the ward where

the bed, holding

can’t eat

eating porridge

couldn’t even stand the smell of

sighed and had no choice but to

said, "Eat it again when

his tongue out, not

at the door,

half a month, Roger came to the hospital to

kid gradually got acquainted with

that Roger would

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

could only eat

Joey greeted Roger, Rachel turned around

you say that you wouldn’t

advance to ask

no every time, he would still

he said that he had an important project

it would probably be very late

initially, I couldn’t

at Rachel, Roger hesitated for a moment before

furrowed her

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

465 Dark Circles The operation done to Victor

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

anything but wait outside until the

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

the surgery was successfully

saved, but he wasn’t completely out of

he was wheeled

not until two days ago that his vital

became eligible to be transferred to the

was still in a

the field to check Victor’s

it wasn’t what he was

Victor sustained serious injuries.

had healed, they

his new injuries just

only a miracle

you at least tell us when

asked in a gloomy

I can’t say that

couldn’t help but frown as he made things

I may be blunt, please consider preparing for the

wake up? Is he going to become a vegetable for the

expert didn’t say this, it was obvious that this was

but there was a huge chance that this was it

Carson and Lukas, Rachel was the first one

Rachel had the

the wall outside Joey’s

looked slightly disoriented, and there were dark circles

went down to tell Rachel

heard the tragic news, her face didn’t show

was as if she had already prepared

was a

when she

had been in a coma for about half

it might have been

for 70 hours before

glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and

You can’t smoke here."

senses, Carson put

he didn’t bother continue

then changed the subject and asked, "Anyway, how is the little

"Joey? He’s fine.

checked him up yesterday and said that he has been

plaster will be removed ahead of the

turned his head and peeped through the glass

sleeping soundly

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

I’m leaving

that, Carson turned around and left without

that he really just visited to tell Rachel

from that, he had nothing

the blink of an eye,

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

just stayed in Joey’s ward almost

time, Carson didn’t show his face

was also convinced that

now, Roger broke the news that Victor had miraculously woke

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

time without being able to speak

was as if she was still judging Roger’s expression if he

Rachel… Do you want to go upstairs

Rachel pressed

nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her

I want to

was Joey, pleading in

that Victor was

in the hospital, he actually

had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t come up in any of their

truth, Rachel didn’t have the

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

just smiled and

They say bad people

to worry

Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a

few moments, she

"Yes, of course."

weeks, Joey had a good

if there

the night from time to time and

was a brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel

"Okay…"

heart softened, and

in the second inpatient

yet, it was inconvenient for

let him

him, and the three of them went to Victor’s

enough, they reached the

the floor of

entire floor was a VIP ward, and there was only one patient at

heard that there were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows and

Victor had seen this scene, Carson knew that he would have been very

it’s the first time I’ve seen you up

What brings you here?"

he quickly set the document

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his

who will be

circles around your eyes come

"Dark circles?"

choked at Joey’s

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

realized that Joey

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

was

good sleep

but

"Ha-ha!"

laugh after seeing the upset

Joey’s seemingly innocent laughter, Carson realized that he was fooled by this little guy

his head, Carson stepped forward and pinched

"You, brat.

tease your godfather? You have

said that you are my godfather? I don’t remember recognizing you as

no opinion regarding

and I grew

We are best friends.

the one who picked

I became

and crossed his

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

hand and said, "Humph!

clicked his tongue as he withdrew his hand

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

a fact that

better change your attitude towards

say anything more, but he stuck out his tongue at

of the corner of his

then tried to regain his composure and commented, "I see

heard that Mr.Sullivan

came here with Rachel and Joey to see

Roger explained.

lose his composure

"Oh, I see."

Carson pointed at the room and said, "His ward is over

He is resting inside.

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

what was going

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked towards the

followed her, pushing Joey’s

were placed over

in thoughts

about to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at the little

was not standing very

result, Joey could see him from the corner of

his eyebrows as if he

quick glance at him, Joey turned his

to use

what Joey was

about I take

"No!"

in a

serious look on

I am

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

they were no longer

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

to Joey’s words, Rachel looked at both

then

bother the former, Carson soon observed that she was staring at

she wanted him to take Joey to the

coughed and refused to pay any attention to

out his phone and turned around as if nothing had

give Joey a

pretended like he was answering

I have read the plan you sent

headed towards the nurses’

he wasn’t very good

lit up while he was still

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

"It’s okay.

take

He is actually right.

boy like him to be taken

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

heard those

have been closer

days, they got along really

of them were always in one

known to her,

the look of things,

knew that it

himself from thinking about the night Rachel

he and Joey headed towards the

some time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at the phone in his

with the

"What?"

and took a peek

appeared on

am

with no choice! My

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

was a fake

very good

pretended to answer the

his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness of

want to

look through the

ward was a

point of view, only the living

see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open

said Victor would lie in the bed for two

undergo half

came

a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted

stopped and saw a man in a suit

He looked dejected.

was a document in his

and Carson

first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

hung

It was quite noticeable.

employee of the Sullivan Group and the director of the project

about what just happened

tell from the man’s expression that

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

what

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her, she

"Well, this is Troy.

works as a member of

exactly what she meant by just looking

a

were so many surnames in the

had to

who Rachel

and

"Miss Bennet."

her head slightly

was

life! Nonetheless, he was still holding the document tightly in

Bennet, I’m going back

waved his hand and

should do that

Troy went out of sight in a blink of an

at the

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

condition doesn’t seem as bad as

and can work

walked to the door and pushed

leaned against the door

follow

was reading some document

didn’t raise his head

cast her gaze

was in

face was pale despite the fact that he lowered

and looked

she wasn’t a hundred percent sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month ago, Rachel would have thought that the

she

asked you to go out, didn’t

Victor heard the

person who was

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

Birthday Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand on

figured it wouldn’t bode well if I

"The dance is over.

to let

I reminded him.

but he still loosened his grip

took a few steps back

feel the warmth of his touch on

and

my heart was

it felt like I had returned

days with him were the happiest time of my

knew that those days were

feeling conflicted

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me and

gaze from behind me and began chatting with the guests

my glass and taking

had a few to drink and

Elena came to

for you on

go upstairs and take a

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

know when you

appeared on

my confusion, I followed her to the deck

that there were bright red

were also numerous

eyes widened

this whole scene

had no

that came to mind was Charles,

appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself

effort on me, and

receiving this birthday surprise soon

second floor, I stared at the night scene around me in

tranquil, and yet my mind

of the cold sea breeze, I felt

display lit up the

to the sky, a deafening sound

like

noise, I covered my ears at

squatted on the ground and

uncontrollably, and i felt like my

incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing

seconds, I was out of breath I felt so dizzy

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

I’m here."

from above me,

It was Charles.

my eyes, Gently, he brushed

have to