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.

long time since they

"Let’s not talk here.

It’s so cold!"

whined, her

thought

eggs! I forgot all

Ethan’s embrace and ran to the

Ethan followed behind her.

stared at Janet, who was extremely

I told you to keep an eye on the

to the side while he cleaned

stood in the corner, restlessly watching Ethan clean up

"I’m sorry.

thought you were talking to Charis, so I rushed to

Ethan had guessed this.

hands, he raised his eyes to look at

"It’s my fault.

you enough sense of

he spread out his arms and

and leaned her face against

the invitation from Patrick, she murmured, "The

I just got him

has a huge grudge against

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Shelia did earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits and poured the juice over

used a knife to slice the

Shelia asked, his eyes

a while, he said, "I

Victor knew the

to be prepared

even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in danger

so that he would at least have a better chance to survive in case of

"Alright."

continued to focus her

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

a hand to wipe off the

to look at Victor

straight into Shelia’s eyes, he

looked away, and explained, "Your nose has dirt

"Is that so?"

to rub her nose with the back of her

about now? Is it

"No,"

glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

what else did you learn other than roasting meat?

Can you teach me?"

do you want

"In order to survive."

Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter 462 Come With Me

shelia said casually.

Victor felt sad

flipped?

Shelia pointed out.

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

the meat over while he was still thinking

.

had second thoughts about whether or not to ask her about

after all, Shelia’s own

other hand, didn’t seem to take

you

"Hmm,"

said after

"Is that a yes?"

and she broke into a

dimples, meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

grinned broadly as she

are the kindest individual I’ve ever encountered, except

"Orphanage?"

where I was

the orphanage was taken over and the

clouded as she spoke about

elderly woman was a

meals and gave me

is an orphan…’ Victor pursed

look after you

didn’t you leave with the other

and answered, "I

Shelia had known

with you being outdoors

her head, Shelia

to visit her tomb,

remain unknown to them, and I

dingy ground, Shelia

been

behind her head, her lips

sighed with disappointment as she gazed up at the

to

keeps you from doing

are people guarding the

if

no idea that

name when I meet her again in the

said, blinking

fixed on

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

a soft spot in her heart for

I was

use

at Shelia, Victor concluded that the

apt description of her features, particularly

thinking twice, Victor asked her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing,

was unable to communicate since she was

referred to

poker card was

removed it from her pocket as if it were a

orphanage, each kid was given

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

stared at the card–the King of

get the

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only one with

toasting

the meat after he re-applied

all set to

Eat, please."

her gut

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

much better than the meat i made

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a

to her feet, she said,

ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand to

"Come on, get up."

a little pause, he took Shelia’s hand in his

learning the hard way, Shelia used a dart to put

had lost track of

had cooled down

down on a stone and

not sure how far we’ll have to

get out

some water

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

incoherently, "I’m sure

Let’s move forward."

still have the

"Like never before…"

continued to

motion, she murmured,

you return, be sure to eat

to

covered in mud after

you? What’s

"Plan?"

was slow

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

travels and explore the world’s finest

can no longer walk and beg

answered with

"Shelia."

up his mind after staring at Shelia for a

"What’s the problem?"

after we get out

you, I will defend you if she doesn’t

count on

to come

you? If you don’t want to, it

was concerned that Shelia might

a while before asking,

"No, I’m not.

you the best

Victor convinced her.

smiled at Victor, saying,

get out of

"Sure."

they emerged from the woods, though, everything

Chapter 463 Let Her Go The sun started to disappear below the horizon, basking the

on the bodies of Victor

walking since high noon and now, the sun

was assuaged when they

out

meet local villagers if we walk a little

We can…"

could finish her sentence, she

She was confused.

looked at Victor, wanting

"Van?"

didn’t expect

Shelia looked for the source of the

cars that were parked

them intently

feel right away

to shield Victor, who in turn

his eyes off Norton,

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

even

our way out of the forest, I put

marks and you

"And then?"

her

looked straight into

"Walk along this road.

villagers, borrow a mobile phone

Norton didn’t intend to let him

a game with

felt that if he couldn’t escape this

her back to see his grandmother, and treat her as his

that Victor could not fulfill the promise he

wrote a phone number on her palm with

call the number once you get hold of a

he whispered.

my grandmother’s

and she will pick

just looked down at

Victor looked at

"No."

pulled her

eyes were a little

want to remember the number, nor do

a

Victor frowned.

that he coughed

adamant and

just didn’t want to spread her palm and let Victor write

Victor and Shelia were talking about, he could

said, "Tut,

each other!

up when

pulled Sheila

injured and keeping himself standing steadily

for him to

up to them

and Shelia stepped

with them, Norton pulled

was too fast for

"Let her go!"

kept a firm grip

satisfaction in hearing vexation in

know you

as he wiped the mud

all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and tried

stopped in his tracks when something silver flashed through his

was a knife that Norton

spat out a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

in a contemptuous tone and gave Victor a mocking smile, pretending not

that he had difficulty in

and tried to

you want

nothing to do with

So, let her go!"

This is

Norton curled his lips.

I don’t want to let

comes from but I find your reaction quite

alone? I can do something about that

eyes, Victor

pressed against her neck, all Shelia

was

out blood and beg for mercy,

that all you

kept his mocking smile plastered

eyes narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s

did you

you are a

Shelia swallowed.

just feel a sense of accomplishment

you to do what you intend to

So, cut the crap.

to kill me, then

"Shelia…"

tried

that she

rise and the man would

Norton was indeed angry.

kept his voice in check

really? Looks like you

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help you with

Norton said, laughing derisively.

to his men and

eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

men did as they were

her hands and feet bound, Shelia was taken to one of

made to ride a different

brain thinking about where Norton was taking

was

her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s

clenched into fists, and the blue veins

teeth and yelled, "Let

eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia

actually wanted Victor

moment she opened her mouth,

her

at the exasperated expression on Victor’s face,

might be strong but he

making me

that I’m a good man?

rope, squatted down,

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

some good in me, huh? What do

could just

would do whatever it

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

after, two men behind him appeared and stood

slowly stood up and looked at Victor with a

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

are the

only killed two people, and the

Norton continued, "You want to save

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

Norton touched its tip with his thumb and warned,

before the

say goodbye to your

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

flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about

so he quickly rushed up and fought

was a mercenary and the most popular leader the Roaring Tiger

even his weakest subordinates should be

Victor was currently badly

be able to defeat one of the two weakest

burly men that could

a doubt, Victor was at a

punched Victor right in his abdomen one after

As soon as he was hit, Victor staggered and

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

his bones being broken scattered all

time, Victor’s face looked black with

stand, not

even get back on his feet, he saw another

arm to block it,

a mouthful of

Victor’s vision became

eyes on the

how

as the fire was put out and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s

trouble, so he was willing to do

much as his mind wanted to go on, his body

to the ground

Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain

struggled to open his eyes, but

there on the

but wonder if he was

fully recovered yet, so he thought that he might

sharp pain that pierced every inch of

to stand up, but he couldn’t

hands a little bit, grabbing the mud under his hands

his best, he turned his head to look at the river, only to find that there was nothing in

no trace

"Ahem!"

spurting out

the soil and opened his eyes as wide

river expectantly, as if he was waiting for something

waited for a long

didn’t even know how much time

never found the person he had been

that someone would raise her head from the river

excruciating pain he was experiencing,

lost consciousness

woke up again, he was finally

found him near

rescue him lasted for

was found out that Victor had fractures in eight different

right knee were shattered, his chest and lungs were inflamed, and the

did after he woke up was ask

was still wearing an

life was not completely out of danger yet, but

didn’t even know who Shelia was, but she could sense that she must be a very important

send people to search for Shelia along

days, but Shelia couldn’t

passed and there was still no

crumpled playing card that got wet from the rain

was mostly covered with mud, but one could easily recognize that it was the

years later,

after fully recovering

card in a box and buried it under

on the marble

Shelia’s name on

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

still tried to rush him to the hospital,

It was also in that year that Carolyn sent

two more years, he finished his studies and

companies under the

from a very low level to

was able to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn

Roger entered the ward

of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge, and

can’t eat any

porridge for about half

even stand

no choice

she said, "Eat it again

stuck his tongue out, not intending

saw Roger standing at the door, so he politely

Roger came to the

the kid gradually got acquainted with

Joey liked about him was that Roger

couldn’t eat too much, he could

course, Joey could only eat them

Rachel turned around

you say that you

came here, he would send Rachel a message in advance to ask her if she wanted to eat

no every time, he would still insist

he had an important project meeting today, so he might not

could still visit, it would probably be very

initially, I

moment before finally saying,

response, Rachel furrowed her brows

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

to Victor lasted for more than

the operating room opened and closed for several times

couldn’t do anything but wait outside until

since the operation began, the indicator light outside

indicated that the

but he wasn’t

he was wheeled to the

until two days ago that his vital signs

eligible to be transferred to the general

still in

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

wasn’t what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

his old wounds had healed, they still

his new injuries just made

the end, he said that only a miracle could save Victor’s

you at least tell us when he will

asked in a gloomy

afraid I can’t say that

expert couldn’t help but frown as he made things

I may be blunt, please consider preparing for the

wake up? Is he

was obvious that

hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this was

Rachel was the first one to

Rachel

outside Joey’s ward, holding

disoriented, and there were dark circles

just went down to tell Rachel about this

when Rachel heard the tragic news, her face didn’t show much

as if she had already prepared herself for

fact, Carson was a

know when she

a coma for about half a month

it might have been even

for 70 hours before

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."

his senses,

indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue discussing

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

"Joey? He’s fine.

him up yesterday and said that he has

will be removed ahead of the

head and peeped through the glass panel

saw Joey sleeping soundly in the

smile, he stretched for a

I’m leaving

Carson turned around and left without

just visited to tell Rachel about the doctor’s

from that, he had nothing else to

an eye, two days eventually

made aware of Victor’s

stayed in Joey’s ward almost twenty-four

didn’t show his

diagnosis came from an expert, she was also convinced that Victor would never

the news that Victor had

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

Roger for a long time without being able to speak a

she was still judging

you want to go

asked slowly This time, Rachel pressed her lips

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

I want to

pleading in a soft

fact that Victor was in a coma after obtaining

in the hospital,

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

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

didn’t cry or say anything, nor did he pester

just smiled and

say bad people live

we don’t have to worry too much

at Joey’s bright eyes, she felt a lump

few moments, she

"Yes, of course."

Joey had a good rest

if there was nothing wrong going

would actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to

brave kid for keeping it all inside him, but

"Okay…"

softened, and

was in the

hadn’t fully healed yet, it was

him

and the three of them

they

the floor

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

there were steps approaching, he furrowed his brows

Victor had seen this scene, Carson knew

it’s the first time I’ve seen

What brings you here?"

set the document he was holding aside and

"Have you been beaten?"

blinking his innocent

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

those dark circles around

"Dark circles?"

choked at Joey’s

opened its front

realized that

looked totally haggard, and his eye bags were so big that

was only

good sleep for

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

"Ha-ha!"

laugh after seeing the upset look

Carson realized that he was fooled

stepped forward

"You, brat.

you tease your godfather?

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

have no

and I

We are best friends.

the one who

I

his arms

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

said, "Humph!

as he withdrew his hand

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

said, it’s a fact that you can’t

better change

anything more, but he stuck

corner of his

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

I heard that Mr.Sullivan has

with Rachel and Joey

Roger explained.

didn’t plan to lose his composure just

"Oh, I see."

the room and

He is resting inside.

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

knew what was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

walked towards the

followed her, pushing Joey’s

were placed

in thoughts

to sav something, Joey spoke before

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

stopped and looked at

standing

see him from

raised his eyebrows as if he was giving Carson

a quick glance at him, Joey

to

what Joey

about I take

"No!"

in a very decisive

a serious look on his

am a

ward, so it wasn’t a problem for

were no longer in

room,

words,

it was Roger, then her gaze fell

the former, Carson soon

to

pay any attention to Rachel’s

he took out his phone and turned

Joey a thumbs up

Carson pretended like he

the plan you sent

he headed

he wasn’t very

up while he was still holding

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

"It’s okay.

take Joey

He is actually right.

very embarrassing for a boy like him to be taken to

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

when he heard those

have

days, they got along really

always in

for reasons best known to her, she still alienated

of things,

it couldn’t be

himself from thinking about the night Rachel was standing outside the operating room

Joey headed

time, Carson

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

glance at the phone

through with the

"What?"

followed Rachel’s sight and took a peek at his

appeared on

I am

was left with no choice! My subordinates are too bad at making

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

a fake smile on

very good at

that Rachel knew that he had pretended to answer the call only moments ago, the

nose and

you want to go

order to look through the glass panel on the

was

view, only the living room

couldn’t see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in

lie

half a year’s rehabilitation

came from behind

a stable condition now,

"Get out of here!"

voice interrupted Carson’s

and saw a man in a suit coming out of the

He looked dejected.

a document in his

into Rachel and Carson as soon as

at first,

"Mr.Scott!"

card hung around

It was quite noticeable.

of the Sullivan Group and the

about what just happened to

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

have been driven out! Her attention was drawn to

what

She turned to Carson.

looked back at her,

"Well, this is Troy.

works as a member of the Sullivan Group’s

meant

a

many surnames

had to

recognized who Rachel

and mentioned her

"Miss Bennet."

head slightly in

forehead was covered with

life! Nonetheless, he

Bennet, I’m going back to the

hand and said,

do that

said, Troy went out of sight in

looked at

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

doesn’t seem as bad as

is well and can

to the door and pushed it

against the

follow Rachel

was reading some document when

raise his head and say coldly,

her

was in a hospital

was pale despite the fact that he lowered his

frowned and looked rather

waited outside the operating room for more than seventy

she walked

to go

Victor heard the

the person who was walking towards

instead of speaking in his usual cold and stiff tone, he

we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand

I figured it wouldn’t bode

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

still loosened his grip on my

back to distance myself from

for some reason, I could still feel

blushed and i felt rather

heart was

felt like I had returned

with him were the

days were long gone and I could

feeling conflicted and dispirited

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

approached me and greeted

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

my glass and

it, I’d had a few to drink and was starting to

Elena

a surprise waiting for you on

like to go upstairs and take

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you

appeared

followed her to the

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

also numerous

widened

must say, this whole

my birthday surprise?’ I had no idea

person that came to mind was

my lips, and somehow, I began

much effort on me, and yet I still

joy of receiving this birthday surprise soon died

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

sea was tranquil, and

sea breeze, I

lit up the sky, forming the

the fireworks shot up to the sky, a deafening sound

like a

by the noise, I covered my ears

on the ground and

trembling uncontrollably, and i felt like my blood was

incident at the abandoned warehouse kept flashing

of breath I felt so

attack, a pair of strong arms held

I’m here."

voice came from above me, making me feel so

It was Charles.

arms as tears burst from my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried

don’t have to be scared ever