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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"Survive in the wildness?"

Shelia had ever heard of

out of your way

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

he used a knife to

what Shelia asked, his eyes darkened

said, "I

Victor knew the

he wanted to be prepared

under ner protection, Victor would find

at

"Alright."

to focus her gaze on

caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust

hand to wipe

startled and turned to look at Victor

straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started

retracted his hand, looked away, and

"Is that so?"

rub her nose with the back of her

about now? Is it

"No,"

glancing

"Good."

Shelia smiled.

learn other than roasting

Can you teach me?"

want to learn

"In order to survive."

naturally.Chapter 462

shelia said casually.

felt sad

ready to be flipped?

Shelia pointed out.

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

meat over while he was still thinking about what

.

second thoughts about whether or not to

after all, Shelia’s own

didn’t seem

asked, "Will you please teach

"Hmm,"

after a

"Is that a yes?"

glowed, and she broke

two dimples, meanwhile, became much

Victor nodded, "Okay."

she

I’ve ever encountered, except

"Orphanage?"

That’s where I

years ago, the orphanage was taken over and the old

as she spoke about

elderly woman was

was younger, she prepared great meals and gave me

is an orphan…’

was needed to look after you since the orphanage was

you leave with the other

Victor and answered, "I

was the only home Shelia had known for

you

head, Shelia said,

desperate to visit her tomb, so

whereabouts remain unknown to them,

spite of the dingy ground, Shelia lay down

had been scattered by the trees and fallen to the

behind her

she

to visit

what keeps you from doing

are people guarding the

if I go

had no idea that I have a name

name when I

blinking

on Shelia

the chance to see you, Van, it would be

had a soft spot in her

I was

to use this term

concluded that the adjective

apt description of her features, particularly her

for your upbringing, how come you got your name so

communicate since she was deaf, mute,

to us

poker card

gently removed it from her pocket as if it were

each kid was given

on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted

at the card–the

Did I get the best

Shelia inquired.

"It’s definitely the best."

retracted the card and said, "I am the only

toasting

gave her the meat after he re-applied the

all set to

Eat, please."

her gut

so she put her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with a greedy

than the meat i made myself! Van, you’re

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after

rose to her feet, she

ready to rise when Shelia

"Come on, get up."

little pause, he took Shelia’s hand in his

the hard way, Shelia used a dart to

track of time as they

had

down on a stone and

sure how far we’ll have to travel

can get out before the sun

drank some water as

so much walking, and he was coughing

incoherently, "I’m sure we

Let’s move forward."

have the

"Like never before…"

continued to

motion, she murmured, "Van, you

return, be sure to eat

lowered his gaze to the side of her

was covered in mud after a day and a night in

you? What’s

"Plan?"

was slow

once we leave the forest? Where

travels and explore the world’s finest

when I can no longer walk and beg

answered with

"Shelia."

appeared to have made up his mind after staring at

"What’s the problem?"

come with me after we

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

count on

to come

If you

was concerned that Shelia might

while before asking, "Are you joking right

"No, I’m not.

to treat you the best

Victor convinced her.

smiled at

we get out of

"Sure."

from the woods,

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

on the bodies of

been walking since high noon and now, the sun

when they saw a relatively spacious country

we’re out

villagers if we walk a

We can…"

finish her sentence, she saw

She was confused.

Victor, wanting to know why

"Van?"

well, i didn’t expect you to

Shelia looked for the source

were parked not far

looking at them

right away that they were Victor’s

to shield Victor, who in turn stood protectively in

off

voice that only Shelia could hear, Victor said,

get lost even when

we were finding our way out of

these marks and you can get

"And then?"

asked, her eyebrows

straight into

"Walk along this road.

meet villagers, borrow a mobile phone from them,

didn’t intend to let him

a game with Victor by

couldn’t escape this

promised to give Shelia a family, bring her back to see his grandmother,

it seemed that Victor could not fulfill the

a phone number

the number once you get hold of a mobile

he whispered.

is my grandmother’s

pick you up

down at

Victor looked at

"No."

her hand

eyes were

the

be a good

Victor frowned.

that he coughed

and clenched her

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

Norton couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about,

"Tut,

for each other!

up when saw Norton approaching

intuitively pulled Sheila

and keeping himself

would be hard for

up to them

Shelia

patience with them, Norton pulled Shelia towards

was too fast for Victor to

"Let her go!"

firm grip on Shelia’s

in hearing vexation in Victor’s

know you look

mud on Shelia’s face with

all the more incense Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor

stopped in his tracks when something silver flashed through his

was a knife that Norton pressed

a mouthful

"No."

"What are you saying?"

a mocking smile, pretending not to hear what Victor had

he had difficulty

clenched his fist and tried to steady

want is

to do with

So, let her go!"

wow! This is

Norton curled his lips.

don’t want

from but I

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

eyes,

knife pressed against her

body was

she saw Victor spat out blood and beg

all you can do? Threaten

smile plastered on his

eyes narrowed in anger when he heard

did you just

said you are

Shelia swallowed.

feel a sense of

have in you

So, cut the crap.

to kill me,

"Shelia…"

tried to stop

she

rise

Norton was indeed angry.

his voice in check as he talked

like you really want

Shelia rolled her eyes.

help

Norton said, laughing derisively.

men and instructed them,

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

Norton didn’t answer.

glared at

as

feet bound, Shelia was taken to one

made to ride a different

Norton was

river was flowing

inundated Shelia, making her

blue veins on

his teeth and yelled, "Let her

eyes because of the gushing water, Shelia had difficulty

wanted Victor

she opened her mouth, she was choked

enough, her eyes became

exasperated expression on Victor’s face, Norton

but he was useless in this kind

making me laugh,

man?

cunning smile, Norton approached the rope,

wanting to save

still some good in me,

just glare at

it took to save

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

two men behind him appeared and stood between the rope and

slowly stood up and looked

"Here’s what I’m thinking.

the weakest

two people,

want to save her, right? Knock them

been holding Victor’s arms let go of him and took a

his hand, Norton touched its tip with his

these two before

say goodbye

I’m afraid that

at the flickering flame, Victor didn’t

he quickly rushed up and fought against the

the most popular leader the

course, even his weakest subordinates should be

Victor was

he might not even be able to defeat one of the two weakest

of them were tall and burly men that could easily

Victor was at a

Victor rushed over to them, the two men punched Victor right in

hit, Victor

he was hit repeatedly, his strength left him,

broken scattered all over his

this time, Victor’s face looked black

tried to stand, not ready

he could even get back on

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

was hit again, Victor spat out a

this point, Victor’s vision became

on the rope, which was only a few steps away

how many injuries

as the fire was put out and the rope was grasped,

trouble, so he

as his mind wanted to go on, his body couldn’t keep

back to the ground and lost his

Victor was somewhat awakened when

eyes,

on the ground, watching the raindrops

wonder if he was

so he thought that he might

inch of his body made Victor realize that

but he

only move his hands a little bit, grabbing

the river, only to find

no

"Ahem!"

violently, spurting

grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes

as if

for a

even know how much time passed

found the person he had

head from the river or come

to loss of blood and the excruciating pain he was experiencing, Victor

he lost consciousness

again, he was

him near

lasted for

it was found out that Victor had fractures

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

he woke up was ask Carolyn to send

wearing an oxygen mask and

danger

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

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

seven days, but Shelia couldn’t be

passed and there was still no news

to give Victor was a crumpled playing card that got

covered with mud, but one could easily recognize

years later,

after fully recovering

the King of Hearts card in a box and buried it

nothing on the marble tombstone aside from the

even Shelia’s name on

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

the hospital, but he was declared

that year that

years, he finished his studies

taking over several small companies under the control

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

able to prove his outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually

time, Roger entered

on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl

can’t eat any

been eating porridge for about half a

now, he couldn’t even stand the smell of

had no choice but

it again when you

stuck his tongue out, not intending to eat

he saw Roger standing at the door,

month, Roger came to the hospital to visit

the kid gradually got acquainted with

that Roger would

much, he could at least taste something

Joey could only eat them in

Rachel turned around and was surprised to see

you say that

send Rachel a message in advance to

time, he

he said that he had an important

it would

I

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

furrowed

"Rachel, Victor woke up."

Roger broke the news.

The operation done to Victor lasted for more than

opened and closed for several times as doctors went

do anything but wait outside

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

that the surgery was successfully

saved, but he wasn’t completely

wheeled

until two days ago

to be transferred to the

he was still in a

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

it wasn’t what he

Victor sustained serious injuries.

wounds had healed, they still had

his new injuries just made matters

he said that only a miracle could save Victor’s

you at least tell us when he

asked in a

can’t say

expert couldn’t help but frown as

if I may be blunt, please consider preparing for the

up? Is

it was obvious that this was what

hundred percent, but there was a

for Carson and Lukas, Rachel was the first one

deemed that Rachel had the right

wall outside Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette

and there were dark circles round

just went down to tell Rachel about this important

tragic news, her face didn’t show

had already prepared

fact, Carson was a bit

know when she became this mentally

was when Victor had been in a coma

it might have been even

was also there outside the operating room for

at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a

You can’t smoke here."

his senses, Carson put out the

bother continue discussing about Victor’s grim

changed the subject and asked, "Anyway,

"Joey? He’s fine.

up yesterday and said that he has been recovering

it’s expected that his plaster will be removed

his head and peeped through the glass

saw Joey sleeping soundly

for a bit and said, "Good for

I’m

around and

he really just visited to tell Rachel

from that, he had nothing else

the blink of an eye, two days

was made aware of Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t

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

Carson didn’t show his face to

from an expert, she was also

news that Victor had

Obviously, Rachel was stunned.

stared at Roger for a long time without

she was still judging Roger’s expression if he was saying the

Do you want to go upstairs and see

This time, Rachel pressed her lips hard

someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her

want to see

was Joey, pleading in

hide the fact that Victor

the hospital, he actually had a vague

that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor hadn’t

Rachel didn’t have

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

smiled

They say

we don’t have to worry too much

she felt a lump in

moments, she mustered

"Yes, of course."

had a good rest

mention Victor, as if there was

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

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

"Okay…"

softened,

in the second inpatient

yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk all

him sit in

and the three

enough, they

elevator finally stopped at the floor of

and there was only one patient at

furrowed his brows and

Victor had seen this scene, Carson knew that he would

time I’ve seen

What brings you here?"

document he

"Have you been beaten?"

asked, blinking his innocent

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

those dark circles

"Dark circles?"

almost choked at Joey’s

opened its front camera,

realized that Joey

bags were so big that it

this was

have a good

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

"Ha-ha!"

after seeing the upset

realized that he was fooled

forward and pinched Joey’s

"You, brat.

dare you tease your

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

have no

father and I grew up

We are best friends.

one who picked

how I became

and crossed his

if you don’t want it,

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

his tongue as he

also didn’t expect that I would have a godson

I said, it’s a

you’d better change your

more, but he stuck out

of his eye, Carson recognized Roger

to regain his composure and commented, "I see that

that Mr.Sullivan has

with Rachel

Roger explained.

to lose his composure just because of

"Oh, I see."

at the room and said,

He is resting inside.

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

knew what was going through

"Let’s go,"

Roger reminded Rachel gently.

"Alright."

nodded and walked towards

followed her, pushing

arms were placed

lost in

he was about to sav something, Joey

"Mr.Jimenez."

"Is anything the matter?"

Roger asked.

looked

not standing very

Joey could see him from the corner of

as if

quick glance at him, Joey

to use the

overheard what Joey

about I take

"No!"

a

a serious

I am a

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

were no longer in

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

words, Rachel looked at

Roger, then her gaze fell on

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

wanted him to take Joey to the

refused to pay any attention to Rachel’s

that, he took out his phone and turned around as

Joey a thumbs

pretended like he

the plan

headed towards

very good at

lit up while he was still holding it to

saw what just happened clearly and understood

"It’s okay.

will take

He is actually right.

like him

Roger smiled gently.

"Thank you very much,"

Rachel said to Roger.

he heard those words, they

Rachel ought to have been closer to him

days, they got

always in one another’s

for reasons best known to her, she still alienated

of things, Rachel

knew that it couldn’t be achieved

Rachel was

and Joey headed towards the

time, Carson came

"Where is Joey?"

he asked Rachel knowingly.

a quick glance at

you through with the phone

"What?"

took a peek at

appeared on

am

My subordinates are too bad at making

"Of course they are!"

Rachel narrowed her eyes.

fake

not very good at

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

his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness of the

you want to

in order to look through the glass panel on the

ward was

of view, only the living room could be

door open in no

doctor said Victor would lie in

half a

voice came from

a stable

"Get out of here!"

interrupted Carson’s

a man in a

He looked dejected.

document

Rachel and Carson

was stunned at first, then

"Mr.Scott!"

hung

It was quite noticeable.

Group and the

asking about

man’s expression that the project plan had been

driven out! Her attention was drawn to the name

surname was what really

She turned to Carson.

at her,

"Well, this is Troy.

works as a member of the Sullivan Group’s

she meant by just looking at

at a loss

were so many surnames in the

had

recognized who Rachel

bowed and

"Miss Bennet."

head

forehead was

scare of his life! Nonetheless, he

Miss Bennet, I’m going back

hand and said, "Very

do

Troy went out of sight

looked at the

that Victor was sitting against the head

as bad

and

to the door and pushed it

against the

follow

document when he heard the

didn’t raise his head and say coldly,

her gaze

was in a

that his face was pale

and looked

hundred percent sure that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half

was so entranced that she walked towards the bed

to go out, didn’t

Victor heard the footsteps, his frown

at the person who was walking towards

cold and stiff tone, he said softly, "Rachel, you are

POV: Even after we finished the dance, Charles

guests around, I figured it wouldn’t bode

"The dance is over.

to

I reminded him.

eyes, but he still loosened his grip on my waist

back to

I could still feel the warmth

blushed and i felt

heart

like I had returned

with him were the happiest time

that those days were long gone

down, feeling conflicted

"Happy birthday, Caroline."

guests suddenly approached me and greeted

ignore the burning gaze from behind me and began chatting with the guests with a smile on my face "Thank

glass and taking

few to drink

this time, Elena

surprise waiting for you on the second

like to go upstairs

she asked.

"What’s the surprise?"

This "surprise"

piqued my curiosity.

when you

smile appeared on

to the deck

that there were bright red rose petals scattered across

also numerous

widened

must say, this whole scene

had no idea who had

came to mind was Charles, but I

appeared on my lips, and somehow,

this much effort on me, and yet I

receiving this birthday

I stared at the

was tranquil, and yet my mind

sea breeze, I

fireworks display lit up the sky, forming the words

fireworks shot up to the sky, a deafening sound

like a

I

on the ground

uncontrollably, and i

incident at the abandoned warehouse kept

breath I felt so dizzy that I

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

I’m here."

voice came from above me, making me feel

It was Charles.

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

don’t have to