My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire
Chapter 317: Apologize
Pleasantly surprised, Janet looked up from her phone and sneered at the HR staff.
Then she began to type out her reply to Brandon.
"Miss Lind, please sign on the resignation notice,"
the staff member said through gritted teeth.
She grew angrier when she saw that Janet began to tinker with her phone.
Ignoring her, Janet texted Brandon back.
"Are you serious, Mr.Larson? What did you find?"
The message from Brandon was a godsend.
She was just about to accept the fact that the Larson Group had given up on her.
Brandon replied with a long message.
"Upon investigating the matter, we found out that Lester Silk Fabric took over the platform recently.
Luna didn’t upload the design drafts a year ago, but a few days ago.
The data was tampered with.
Lester Silk Fabric used their connections and managed to get to your works before the show officially began.
They asked Luna to make a collection based on your works and posted them on the platform.
They tampered with the date and time stamp of the post to frame you for plagiarism."
Janet had already guessed that it was Lester Silk Fabric behind this, but she had no idea how they did it.
"How did you find that out?"
The platform was now owned by Lester Silk Fabric.
How could they have let Brandon investigate them? "We have tech guys here.
They were the ones who found evidence of them tampering with the platform’s database.
Even if they had altered the original date of uploading, our tech guys were able to retrieve it.
We also have a video confession of the staff who tampered with the data."
Brandon’s words lifted a weight off of Janet’s heart.
He sent two videos to Janet and said, "We’ve done what we could.
You should be able to take it from here now, right?"
All of a sudden, Janet felt a surge of energy.
She stood up with a confident smile and said to the HR staff member, "I didn’t do anything wrong and I knew that the company won’t fire me because of some groundless accusation!"
As she spoke, she tucked her phone away.
The staff member gritted her teeth and glared at her angrily.
"Janet Lind, you plagiarized someone else’s work yet you feel no shame?"
Janet ignored her.
She turned around and left without looking back.
******* Tiffany looked up in surprise when Janet entered her office.
"What’s up, Lind?"
"Miss Fisher, can I have Ritchie Lester’s number?"
Janet asked politely.
In Tiffany’s eyes, she looked inexplicably relaxed, as though her career wasn’t in danger.
Tiffany looked at her warily and then nodded slowly.
"I have his number, but may I ask why you need it?"
"I want to call him and apologize,"
Janet answered simply.
"Lind, are you crazy? Go back to work.
You didn’t plagiarize anything, so keep a low profile for now.
There are enough discussions about you already,"
Tiffany scolded.
After saying that, she lowered her head and continued to work.
But Janet stayed glued to the spot, staring at her with fierce determination.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Tiffany relented and held up Ritchie’s business card.
She said in a resigned tone, "I don’t know what you’re up to, but I hope you know what you’re doing."
Janet reached for the card with a bright smile.
Of course she knew what she was doing.
That evening, Ritchie received a call from an unknown number.
"Mr.Lester, this is Janet Lind from the Larson Group.
After giving it some thought, I want to apologize in public,"
Janet said, her voice as sweet as honey.
When Ritchie heard this, he was surprised.
Then, he sneered.
He was under the impression that Ethan’s wife was a stubborn woman, but it turned out he was wrong about her.
Janet had given up so soon.
"You’re scared, aren’t you?"
With a smug smile on his face, Ritchie smirked.
"Come to Lester Silk Fabric tomorrow.
You can apologize there in person."
Chapter 318Press Conference Ritchie had a devious grin on his face when he hung up the phone.
"Call all the designers under Lester Silk Fabric and the people in charge of the fashion week,"
he barked at his secretary.
"I want them here tomorrow.
Call some famous personalities in the fashion industry as well.
We need people in authority for the event."
The secretary nodded respectfully.
He was about to leave when Ritchie stopped him in his tracks.
"Where the hell are you going? I’m not finished yet.
Get your ass back here."
The poor man scurred back, cursing his boss in his mind.
ver "Invite every media outlet in Seacisco, especially the ones that prioritize viewership over anything.
And make sure to tell them to hype up the event as much as they can!"
Ritchie sat back on his chair as his plan began to take shape.
"Get the biggest function hall for the press conference.
I want hundreds of people to be there.
Oh, and don’t forget to arrange for a live stream, too.
Contact our usual sponsors and tell them their products will be displayed throughout the feed.
We might as well make some money while we’re at it.
And remember-our main goal is to discredit Janet and end her fashion career for good."
1 Another evil grin spread on Ritchie’s face.
He wanted to screw that woman over so badly that she could never get back on her feet again.
The secretary pursed his lips and jotted every detail down.
This time, he made sure that his boss was finished before leaving the office.
The sun shone bright and early the next day.
Just as planned, the press conference was held at the largest meeting hall in Lester Silk Fabric.
Cameras littered all around the room, squeezed in among the throng of people who came to watch the spectacle.
Even as she swept a glance over the crowd, Janet didn’t feel panicked in the slightest.
"It looks like the Lester Silk Fabric really wants to do you in,"
Tiffany remarked from beside her.
She turned to look Janet in the eye.
"You’re not just going to stand there and let yourself be bullied in public, are you? What’s your plan?"
A faint smile appeared on Janet’s lips.
"You’ll find out soon enough.
Don’t worry.
I’m not particularly inclined to suffer any misplaced grievances, either."
With that, she walked onto the stage, all calm and grace.
The room finally settled down as Janet took her place.
Without wasting her time, she whipped out a flash drive and held it up for all to see.
"Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.
In order to convey my sincerity more properly, I have prepared a couple of videos for today’s press conference."
From a distance, Ritchie frowned and narrowed his eyes.
He could sense that something wasn’t right.
Why was Janet so composed in such a situation? If anything, she should be mortified and humiliated right now, especially in front of all these people.
What was she up to? He leaned over to his secretary and asked in a hushed voice, "Did she find something?"
"She can’t have,"
the other man replied confidently.
"We’ve taken care to sweep everything.
All the evidence has been locked away.
I think she’s just bluffing."
At this point, Janet had already plugged the drive to a computer, and one of the videos was playing on the widescreen Ritchie’s eyes widened like saucers as they watched an employee of Lester Silk Fabric tampering with the time stamp on the website.
The scene changed, and this time, the same man was sobbing hysterically as he divulged what he had done.
n The clips ended, and a deafening silence fell in the room.
Janet took the microphone and said, "As you can see, this is what really happened.
Lester Silk Fabric managed to get hold of my designs prior to the show.
After that, one of their designers, Luna Mccoy, posted my entire portfolio online and edited the details to make it look like she was the original designer.
There is your truth.
Once again, I thank each of you for coming to hear me out today.
If you have further questions, kindly direct them to Mr.Lester.
I’m sure he can give you better answers than I can."
She gave Ritchie a meaningful look, then, and gestured in his direction with a wave of her hand.
2 As soon as she did, the crowd burst into an uproar.Chapter 319 The Ensuing Drama Shocked, Ritchie cursed out loud, "Fuck that bitch!"
His secretary was also scared silly.
Glaring daggers at him, Ritchie was pissed off and kicked him in the ass.
Pointing his finger at the big screen, he cursed again, "What the fuck are you doing standing here for? Turn off the projector right now!"
The secretary stumbled to the stage and proceeded to turn it off.
Ritchie snorted, smoothed over his suit and made his way onto the stage.
This happened to be his territory, not Janet’s.
He lifted his chin and approached her, holding his head up high.
"Janet Lind, you better be careful with what you say.
As far as I can see, you were just making things up so that you can get yourself out of your predicament!"
As he said this, he turned his eyes from her and exclaimed, "Give yourself up.
Apologize right this moment! Don’t waste any more of our time here!"
W "Then why did you turn off the projector if I was, indeed, making things up? That’s a sign of guilt.
If you’re so sure of yourself, you should allow me to show everyone the proof.
I’m sure that everyone here is smart enough to tell if I actually made up the evidence or not,"
Janet smiled and said in a calm voice.
Ritchie was exasperated to hear that.
He clenched his teeth tightly and pointed his finger at the door.
"I thought you came here to apologize.
If you’re not going to do that, why don’t you leave this place immediately?!"
While smiling, Janet didn’t say a word.
Instead, she turned to the audience before her and said word by word, "Everyone should know the truth by now.
I’m going to sue Lester Silk Fabric for slandering my name."
After finishing her speech, she didn’t bother to argue with Ritchie anymore and went ahead to leave the stage.
This scene was live streamed and everyone saw for themselves what had happened.
Everyone in the room and the audience in the live stream room was shocked to say the least.
The audience began to discuss this amongst themselves.
Even though Janet had only played the videos once, the reporters had gone out of their way to record them.
"Mr.Lester, could you please offer an explanation for what happened just now?"
"Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group have been rivals for years now.
Was this why you decided to slander Miss Lind in this way? In order to taint the Larson Group’s name?"
"If your statement about Janet plagiarizing one of your designers’ pieces was true, is there any evidence to back up your statement?"
The reporters all turned to look at Ritchie and kept on asking him and Luna questions.
"Miss Mccoy, are you going to make a statement? After all, weren’t you the one who accused Miss Lind of plagiarism in the first place? What are your thoughts on the current situation?"
"Did Mr.Lester instruct you to do this?"
"Tell us, what’s the nature of the relationship between the two of you?"
Being ambushed by the reporters, Luna’s mind went blank and she felt very embarrassed.
She said frantically, "I have no idea.
Don’t ask me…"
Under the dazzling flashing lights of the cameras, Ritchie couldn’t even keep his eyes open.
He kept cursing out loud while pushing the reporters in front of him away and saying, "Get the hell out of my way! Turn off your damn lights! You’re blinding me!"
His secretary hurried to stop his curses.
If Ritchie’s father found out about this, he would be very angry.
Having been spoiled by the Lester family since he was a child, Ritchie happened to be very irritable at this moment.
Before he took over the company, his parents had to repeatedly remind him to control that temper of his His secretary cleared the way for him while speaking to the reporters.
"Please, sirs, madams, Mr.Lester can’t answer all of your questions right now.
We’ll announce on our official website if we have any comments."
Finally, Ritchie and the senior executives of Lester Silk Fabric were able to escape the madness of the room.
Chapter 320 Take The Blame When she got home, Janet kicked off her heels and collapsed into bed.
Now, she felt much better.
"It’s finally over!"
After resting for a while, she got up and turned on the computer.
She briskly posted the evidence on the forums Luna had posted to slander her before.
A few hours later, the forums came to life as users discussed this matter heatedly.
The dramatic turning-of-tables that had happened at the press briefing soon made headlines.
Related videos went viral on the Internet.
Suddenly, Janet’s phone started to ring.
It was Tiffany.
"Lind, I’m impressed.
Have you seen the comments on the post? Everyone’s calling you a warrior.
You really knocked them dead!"
"Oh, my God! Seriously?"
Janet moved her cursor to check the comments Tiffany was talking about.
She had been focused on the media’s reports until now and didn’t know what people were saying in the comments.
When Janet read the comments, she found that the video of her talking on the stage had been spread all over the Internet.
There was a lot of positive feedback.
"Wow.
Heart.
Heart.
She’s so elegant and generous! And a fierce warrior too!"
"She’s a lovely girl.
Such a polite and beautiful goddess plagiarized someone else’s work? I doubt it!"
"She’s so pretty, I’d kiss her all day!"
"Even though I’m a girl, I want her!"
Janet buried her face in her hands, her cheeks blushing furiously.
She had never been praised by so many strangers in her life.
The next day, in the Lester Silk Fabric building… "Nonsense! These reports are all bullshit! How dare they call me rude?"
Furious, Ritchie started trashing his office.
He was in trouble, but there was nothing he could do.
In recent years, Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group had become two very high profile companies.
What with Janet’s fiasco, the media was having a field day.
In the span of just twenty-four hours, the reputation of Lester Silk Fabric was destroyed and its stock price.
plummeted.
"There’s nothing we can do to refute the evidence that Janet posted online.
What we can do now is to try our best to keep the news from spreading.
Mr.Lester, it was your idea to bring in more reporters there…"
the secretary reminded Ritchie in a trembling voice, picking up the documents Ritchie had thrown on the ground.
Ritchie glared at him, speechless.
He picked up another stack of papers from the table and threw them at the secretary’s face.
"I’m not an idiot.
You don’t need to remind me what I said."
Things didn’t end there.
Brandon sent people from the Larson Group’s legal department to help Janet file a lawsuit against Lester Silk Fabric.
The second they got the notice of the lawsuit, Lester Silk Fabric responded quickly and held a press conference in the afternoon.
Luna expressionlessly read a script in front of countless reporters, her face pale as a ghost under the limelight.
"I admit that I peeked at Janet Lind’s work before the show started.
Then I bribed an employee to tamper with the upload date on the database.
I falsely accused her of plagiarizing my work, and I did all this to gain fame and attention.
I am responsible for all of this.
My actions have nothing to do with Lester Silk Fabric."
In the Larson Group, Janet stopped the video on her phone and sighed.
"No class! Lester Silk Fabric made an ordinary employee take the fall!"
Chapter 321 Ask Brandon Out For Dinner Gerda clicked her tongue unhappily.
"Everyone knows they’re using Luna as a scapegoat.
She’s just an ordinary employee.
How on earth could she manage to do all of this? Lester Silk Fabric is really heartless."
The other designers had also seen the video circulating the Internet.
They began to discuss in hushed voices, but the general consensus was that Lester Silk Fabric was a cold blooded company.
Janet pulled her chair and sat down.
There was no point in dwelling on it now that things had been settled.
"I can’t say I’m surprised.
Now that Luna has taken the blame, we can’t do anything to Lester Silk Fabric."
"And what about those designs? Are they really not gonna put them back on the show?"
Gerda puffed out her chest indignantly Janet smiled at her colleague gently.
"It doesn’t matter.
Look on the bright side.
I have gained considerable fame because of everything that’s happened.
Now, all eyes are on my work."
In the end, Luna was put behind bars.
And Janet had become an online celebrity.
Many people now knew her name and saw her designs.
Some even paid for it.
When the dust settled, Janet poured all her energy into her work.
She had been so busy with this matter the past few days, so now she could finally focus on other things.
"By the way, Lind, I’ve been meaning to ask you something.
How’d you get the evidence?"
Gerda was talking about the videos that Janet had posted on the Internet, which had amassed more than a million views.
Janet froze.
After a few seconds, she broke into a smile and waved her hand dismissively.
"A very capable friend helped me get them."
Gerda nudged her arm and asked curiously, "What friend? A boyfriend perhaps?"
Janet’s eyes twinkled.
"It’s a secret.
Gerda, is it just me or do you have a lot of time on your hands? Have you finished your design for this month? Don’t come running to me again when the deadline approaches."
"Ah! My God! I still have thirty-four drawings to finish!"
Gerda scratched her head and hurried back to her desk.
Janet couldn’t help but chuckle.
Suddenly, she thought of the tall and straight back of Brandon.
Now that she thought about it, she realized that Lester Silk Fabric had gone through all this trouble just to set her up.
It must have cost Brandon a lot to get his hands on the evidence.
Janet couldn’t help but feel a little strange.
Brandon had helped her countless times, but she hadn’t really ever met him in person.
She owed Brandon too much and she doubted she could ever repay him.
After thinking about it for a long time, Janet finally plucked up the courage to send a message to Brandon.
"Mr.Larson, would you be willing to let me treat you to dinner? You’ve helped me a lot and I’d like to express my gratitude somehow."
2 After hitting send, Janet put down her phone and wrung her hands nervously.
The chairman of the Larson Group had probably tasted all the splendid dishes this world had to offer.
But it was a token of her appreciation.Chapter 322 A Warning At the CEO’s office of the Larson Group.
The Larson Group’s stock price had fluctuated over the past few days.
Now that the situation was favorable for the Larson Group and its stock price had more than recovered, Ethan decided to seize the opportunity to put more pressure on the Lester Silk Fabric.
Garrett hadn’t slept properly in the past three days, dealing with the bad press: He was yawning sleepily when Ethan’s phone pinged.
"Someone texted you."
When he saw the name on Ethan’s phone’s screen, Garrett snickered.
"It seems your wife’s missing you."
Ethan smacked Garrett on the back of the head and grabbed the phone.
Instantly, his expression darkened when he read the text.
"What is it? Why’s your face like that?"
Garrett asked seriously, the smile wiped from his face.
"Janet’s asking Brandon out for dinner."
Ethan put his phone down and sighed.
"If I refuse, she’ll be very disappointed."
Garrett leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head.
"Yeah.
You can’t have dinner with Janet without her seeing your face.
Last time, when you and Janet went to the company’s masquerade ball, you almost exposed yourself.
It’d be unwise to take such a risk again.
It’s not good for my heart either,"
he sighed.
Ethan frowned and started typing out a brisk reply.
"Thank you, but there’s no need for you to treat me to dinner.
You’re an employee of the Larson Group.
I helped you to protect the reputation of the company."
Janet read his message and quickly replied, "But Mr.Larson, you could’ve just dismissed me."
"If I dismiss any employee when something like this comes up, how will we keep the talented ones? Keep up the good work.
That’s thanks enough, Miss Lind,"
Ethan replied politely, keeping things professional.
1 He had deliberately distanced Brandon from her ever since what happened last time.
He didn’t want her to suspect him of anything Reading his reply, Janet had no choice but to give up.
Ethan put down his phone, kicked the sofa Garrett was lying down on, and said, "I want you to relocate the one who had tried to force Janet to resign.
Transfer her to a subsidiary company.
Then, bring Charis here."
Garrett was just about to take a nap.
Hearing Ethan’s orders, he helplessly peeled his eyes open and stood up from the sofa.
He muttered under his breath, "This job will definitely be the death of me."
Charis had expected that Ethan would want to have a talk with her, but when she received the notice, her heart still skipped a beat.
"Why did you want to dismiss Janet?"
Ethan asked in a low voice.
He shoved his hands into the pocket of his slacks, and the light from the window elongated his shadow on the floor.
"I just wanted to protect the company name,"
Charis answered defensively.
Ethan narrowed his eyes at her coldly.
"From now on, I’ll take care of all matters related to Janet.
No one other than me.
Understood?"
Ethan’s cold voice sent a shiver down Charis’s spine.
She winced and smiled bitterly, as though she had been wronged.
"I see how it is.
You don’t trust me now? Brandon, I don’t have any ulterior motives, I swear.
Ethan had already noticed that something was wrong with Charis.
He never brought it up before because he didn’t want her to look bad.
She and her family had always valued their image.
"I’m just warning you not to act against Janet.
Otherwise, don’t blame me if I disregard our long term friendship."
Chapter 323 A Long Forgotten Name After a moment’s silence, Charis said in a low voice, "I see."
Charis was a dignified woman.
Before Ethan could say anything more, she turned around and walked out of his office, As soon as the door closed behind her, tears welled up in her eyes..
Ever since they first met, Brandon had never said such harsh words to her before, nor had he looked at her with such cold eyes.
She hadn’t cried in years.
The last time was when she said goodbye to Brandon before going abroad.
She had been reluctant to leave him.
But now, she felt bad about Brandon’s attitude towards her.
She and Brandon had worked together for years.
They had shared the company’s ups and downs.
But all of a sudden, with Janet now in the picture, Brandon suddenly was ruthless towards her.
Tears rolled down Charis’s cheeks as she realized just how important Janet was to Brandon.
The hot tears dripped from her chin to the carpeted floor.
"I met Brandon first,"
Charis muttered through gritted teeth.
Charis didn’t like to be candid with her shrewdness.
The reason why she had tried to fire Janet was to win Brandon’s heart.
In Charis’s eyes, Janet wasn’t good enough for him.
But now that Brandon had taken a liking to her, Charis figured he would deeply fall in love with her and she would eventually lose him for good.
Thinking of this, Charis was more determined than ever to separate Janet and Brandon..
But she couldn’t act as overtly as before.
Brandon had just warned her not to interfere with Janet’s work ever again.
She had to be more careful now.
On the other side… After Janet got off work, she went home, only to find that Ethan had come home early today.
"Oh, the workaholic is back! I’m surprised you still remember the way home!"
Janet’s voice dripped with sarcasm.
Looking at the man who was busy cooking in the kitchen, she was not happy.
After all, she hadn’t seen Ethan for two or three days.
That was because Ethan had been busy dealing with the plagiarism issue the past few days.
But he couldn’t tell her this.
While cracking the eggs into a bowl, he found an excuse.
"When I crossed Ritchie’s path, he made a lot of trouble.
The manager of the shop at work fired me.
I’ve been working part time the past few days while looking for a stable job."
Then, he paused and said sincerely, "I’m sorry that I haven’t been here for you these days."
In fact, there was some truth to his story.
Ritchie had indeed caused him a lot trouble after all.
Hearing this, Janet’s heart immediately softened.
She walked over to help him with the vegetables.
"So, what happened? You didn’t tell me the truth.
I was worried something bad happened to you."
"The problem’s been solved.
Don’t worry,"
Ethan said with a reassuring smile.
That much was true.
Ethan had really solved the problem that had been plaguing them the past few days.
"Your brother is really hard to deal with."
Janet pouted like a child.
After transferring the egg into the pan, Ethan turned and his eyes landed on Janet’s earlobe.
His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as he gulped.
"How about having dinner and then a little bit of exercise to unwina: "What kind of exercise?"
Janet looked up at Ethan curiously.
Almost immediately, she saw the lust in his eyes.
His face was so beautiful.
It was as though God had chiseled his face to perfection.
His eyes stared deep into hers, filled with burning desire.
Janet’s face turned as red as a tomato.
She quickly lowered her head and said shyly, "You’re so naughty!"
Then she focused on chopping the vegetables.
Amused, Ethan patted her on the head affectionately.
He really liked it when she blushed.
He could feel that she liked him, but she always pretended to refuse him.
He had to admit it really turned him on.
But the romantic atmosphere was instantly soiled by the sound of the phone ringing.
"Keep an eye on the eggs, okay? Don’t let them burn."
Ethan stroked Janet’s hair.
Then, he took off his apron and walked to the living room to pick up his phone.
A long forgotten name appeared on the screen.
It was Patrick Lester.
Chapter 324 Nora’s Birthday Ethan pursed his lips.
He glanced back at the kitchen at Janet, then opened the glass door to step out onto the balcony He was a little surprised to see that Patrick was calling him.
It was winter and the cold wind was unforgiving.
Ethan stood on the balcony, letting the wind blow his hair.
"Why on earth are you answering the phone outside? Isn’t it cold out there?"
Janet’s voice broke the silence.
Ethan was lost in his thoughts and didn’t notice when Janet slid the door open and poked her head out.
Narrowing her eyes at him suspiciously, she looked at the phone in Ethan’s hand.
He was answering the phone out on the balcony again.
Was it Charis calling again? "It’s Patrick Lester."
Amused by the quirky expression on her face, he pulled her into his arms and finally answered the phone.
"Ethan, why the hell did you keep me waiting?"
Patrick’s irritated voice came from the other end of the line.
"I was busy just now,"
Ethan simply replied.
Patrick didn’t give a damn about whatever Ethan was up to.
There was something he needed to talk about with Ethan, so he went straight to the point.
"Your grandma’s birthday is coming up and we’re throwing her a party.
She wants you and your wife here."
Without waiting for Ethan’s response, he hung up abruptly.
— – Janet had overheard Patrick’s loud voice.
She looked up at Ethan and asked hesitantly, "So are we going?"
Ethan held her tighter and sighed.
"We are.
Patrick seldom summons me.
There’ll be nothing but trouble if we disobey him.
Besides, I haven’t seen my grandma in a very long time.
It’s only right that I be there on her birthday."
Janet smiled at him sweetly.
"I can tell that you’re fond of her."
It was true that Ethan’s expression softened when he spoke of his grandmother.
Nora Lester, Ethan’s grandma, was a distant relative of the Larson family.
She had known Ethan’s mother when she was a girl.
Although she didn’t approve of what Patrick had done, she couldn’t do anything about her son’s decisions.
She had always felt sorry for Ethan and used to secretly send him money.
She was the only Lester who ever cared about Ethan.
Thinking of this, Ethan rested his chin on the top of Janet’s head.
"She’s a kind lady,"
he said calmly.
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"Let’s not talk here.
It’s so cold!"
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did earlier, Victor also crushed some fruits and poured the
knife
he heard what Shelia asked,
said, "I have no
Victor knew the
that because he wanted to be prepared in case
time that even under ner protection, Victor would find himself in
learn more skills so that he would at least have a better chance to survive in case of an
"Alright."
Shelia continued to focus her gaze on
corner of his eye, Victor caught a glimpse of Shelia’s profile and the dust that rested on the
hand to
look
Victor looked straight into Shelia’s eyes, he started to
and explained, "Your nose has dirt on
"Is that so?"
to rub her nose
now? Is
"No,"
glancing
"Good."
Shelia smiled.
you learn other than roasting meat? I want
Can you teach me?"
do you want to
"In order to survive."
Shelia’s mouth very naturally.Chapter
shelia said casually.
sad
meat ready to be flipped?
Shelia pointed out.
by Shelia, Victor saw a small burn on the meat’s exposed side when he looked
was still thinking about what she
.
second thoughts about whether or not to
all, Shelia’s own
didn’t seem to take
asked, "Will you please teach
"Hmm,"
said after a
"Is that a yes?"
Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she broke into a
meanwhile, became much more
Victor nodded, "Okay."
she said,
ever encountered, except for my caretaker in the
"Orphanage?"
where I was
years ago, the orphanage was taken over and the
clouded as she spoke about
woman was a wonderful
prepared great meals and gave me a lot
orphan…’
was needed to look after you since
leave
looked up at Victor and answered, "I didn’t
Shelia had known
with you being
head, Shelia said,
visit her tomb, so I
to them, and
of the dingy
had been scattered by the trees
her hands behind her
sighed with disappointment as she gazed
want to visit
you from doing
are people guarding
if I
no idea that I have
name when I meet her
said, blinking
black eyes remained fixed on
chance to see you, Van, it would be more than likely
a soft spot in her heart
said that I was a
It didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to
concluded that
apt description of
asked her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how come you got your
unable to communicate since she was
to us by
poker card
gently removed it from her pocket as if it were a treasure and presented it to Victor
kid was given a unique
let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which was maybe due to the reference to the
at the card–the
Did I get the
Shelia inquired.
"It’s definitely the best."
and said, "I am the only one with the King of
toasting
gave her the meat after he
set
Eat, please."
from her gut just
her
much better than the meat i made myself!
Victor’s expression softened somewhat.
rejuvenated after a good
her feet,
to rise when Shelia
"Come on, get up."
was taken aback, and after a little pause,
Shelia used a dart to put marks
track of
sun had cooled down
on
we’ll have to travel until
out before the sun
drank some
exhausted after so much walking, and he was coughing up
said incoherently, "I’m
Let’s move forward."
have the
"Like never before…"
continued
she murmured, "Van,
be sure
gaze to the
face was covered in mud after a day and
you? What’s
"Plan?"
slow
are your plans once we
want to continue my travels and
I can no longer walk
with a
"Shelia."
appeared to have made up his mind after staring at Shelia for a long
"What’s the problem?"
me after we get
my grandma will like you, I will defend you if she
count
to come
you? If you
that Shelia
while before
"No, I’m not.
you
Victor convinced her.
smiled
when we get out
"Sure."
they emerged from
basking the
glimmered on the bodies of
been walking since high noon
was assuaged when they saw a relatively spacious country
out of the
local villagers if we walk
We can…"
her sentence, she saw Victor
She was confused.
at Victor, wanting to know
"Van?"
well, i didn’t expect you to come
Shelia looked for the source
cars that were
looking at them intently
away
to shield Victor, who in
off Norton, watching his
hear, Victor said, "Run into the forest when I tell
lost even when it gets
out of the forest, I
and you
"And then?"
her
straight into Shelia’s
"Walk along this road.
mobile
didn’t intend to let him
just wanted to play a game with
if he couldn’t escape
family, bring her back to see his
Victor could not fulfill
hand, Victor wrote a phone number on her palm with his
you get hold of a mobile
he whispered.
my grandmother’s
will pick you up wherever you
just looked down at
Shelia didn’t respond, Victor looked at her and
"No."
her hand
eyes were
remember the number, nor do I want
a good
Victor frowned.
he coughed violently
adamant and clenched her
didn’t want to spread her palm and let Victor write the phone number
couldn’t hear what Victor and Shelia were talking about, he
condescending sneer, he said, "Tut, tut,
feelings for each other! I’m so moved
when saw
intuitively pulled
was seriously injured and keeping himself
for him to fight
up to
and Shelia
with them, Norton
was too fast for Victor
"Let her go!"
firm
satisfaction in hearing vexation
know you look
the mud on Shelia’s face with his
Victor, Disregarding body pain, Victor rushed over and
he stopped in his tracks when something silver flashed through his
was a knife that Norton pressed
spat out a
"No."
"What are you saying?"
and gave Victor a
felt that he had difficulty in
his fist and tried
you want is
has nothing to do
So, let her go!"
This is so
Norton curled his lips.
want
don’t where she comes from but
think it’s boring for you to die alone? I can
eyes, Victor breathed
the knife pressed against her neck, all Shelia could do was raise her
body was tensed
when she saw Victor spat out blood and beg for
all you can do?
smile plastered on his
his eyes narrowed in anger when he heard Shelia’s disdainful
you
said you are a
Shelia swallowed.
a sense of
in you to do what you intend
So, cut the crap.
to kill me,
"Shelia…"
desperately tried to stop
she was provoking
make Norton’s hackles rise and
Norton was indeed angry.
fierce, but he kept his voice in check as
really? Looks like you really
Shelia rolled her eyes.
can help you
Norton said, laughing derisively.
to his men and instructed them, "Tie
his eyes and asked anxiously, "What are you going to
Norton didn’t answer.
glared
as they were
Shelia
was made to ride
brain thinking about where Norton was taking them.Chapter
was
water rushed over, it inundated Shelia, making her choke easily Victor saw how Shelia’s face became paler by
clenched into fists, and the blue veins on his neck
gritted his teeth and
because of the gushing water, Shelia had
wanted Victor to run
her
her
at the exasperated expression on Victor’s face, Norton
strong but he was useless
making me
a good man? Why the hell should I obey
the rope, squatted down,
wanting to save her so much, I will give you a
in me,
could just
would do whatever it took
in the middle of the
two men behind him appeared and
stood up and looked at Victor with a wry
"Here’s what I’m thinking.
are the weakest among my
one on my left has only killed two people, and the one on the right
pause, Norton continued, "You want to save
the two men who had been holding Victor’s arms let go
its tip with his thumb and warned, "But of
these two before
can say goodbye to
she’s washed away, I’m afraid that you
flickering flame, Victor didn’t care about anything
he quickly rushed
a mercenary and the most popular leader
weakest subordinates should be strong as
Victor was
his peak state, he might not even be able to defeat one of
and burly
was at a
rushed over to them, the two men punched Victor right in his abdomen one after another, and
As soon as he was hit, Victor staggered and struggled
his strength left him, and he eventually knelt
all over his body, making him
Victor’s face
tried to stand, not ready
he could even get back on his feet,
arm to block it, but it didn’t make
again, Victor spat out a mouthful of
Victor’s vision became
eyes on the rope, which was only a few steps away
didn’t matter how many injuries
long as the fire was put out and the rope was grasped, Shelia’s life could be
so he
as his mind wanted to go on, his body couldn’t
fell back to the ground and
Victor was somewhat awakened when he felt droplets of rain falling on
open his eyes, but his vision
there on the ground, watching the
wonder
fully recovered yet, so
every inch of his body
to stand up, but
hands a little bit, grabbing
at the river, only to find that there was nothing in it
was no trace of
"Ahem!"
grabbed unto the soil and opened his eyes
looked at the river expectantly, as if he
waited for
didn’t even know how
found the person he had been
the river or come out from somewhere and
pain he was experiencing,
lost
again, he
him
rescue him lasted for two days and two
a doctor’s diagnosis, it was found out that
chest and lungs were inflamed, and the critically ill notice was issued six
thing Victor did after he woke up was ask Carolyn to send people to
was still wearing an
was not completely out of danger yet, but all he cared about
but she could sense that she must be a very important person
delay to send people to search for Shelia along
seven days, but
there was
give Victor was a crumpled playing card
mud, but one could easily recognize that it was the King of
years later, Victor completely
thing he did after
the King of Hearts card in a box and buried it
marble
wasn’t even Shelia’s
recovery, while Karl was on
to the hospital,
in that
more years, he finished his
several small companies under
raised the sales of these companies from a very low level to one of the top in
outstanding ability, Carolyn gradually handed
Roger entered the ward where
edge of the bed, holding a bowl
eat
eating porridge for about
couldn’t even stand the smell of porridge
sighed and had no choice but to
said, "Eat it again when you get
his tongue out, not
he saw Roger standing at the door, so he politely greeted,
a month, Roger came to the hospital to visit Joey from
kid gradually got acquainted with
liked about him was that Roger would bring some snacks when
he could at least taste
course, Joey could only
Roger, Rachel turned around
that
he would send Rachel a message in advance to
she would say no every time, he would still
night, when Roger asked, he said that he had an important project meeting today, so he might not be
still visit, it would probably
initially, I couldn’t
for a moment before
response, Rachel furrowed her brows
"Rachel, Victor woke up."
Roger broke the news.
operation done to
opened and closed for several times as doctors went in
anything but wait outside until the procedure was
the operation began, the indicator light outside the
that the surgery was
life was saved, but he wasn’t completely out
wheeled
not until two days ago that his vital
eligible to be
was still in a
an expert in the field to
what
Victor sustained serious injuries.
had healed, they still
new injuries
end, he said that only
least tell us
asked in a
can’t
couldn’t help but frown as he
I may be blunt, please consider preparing for the
up? Is he going to become a vegetable
was obvious
hundred percent, but there was a huge chance that this
for Carson and Lukas, Rachel was
Rachel had the right
Joey’s ward, holding a cigarette between his
looked slightly disoriented, and there were dark
to tell Rachel about
heard the tragic news, her face didn’t show
if she had already prepared herself for something
Carson was a
know when she became this mentally
it was when Victor had been in a coma
have been even
outside the operating room for 70 hours
glanced at the cigarette in Carson’s hand and reminded him in a low
You can’t smoke here."
if he regained his senses, Carson put
indifferent expression, he didn’t bother continue
and asked,
"Joey? He’s fine.
said that
plaster will be removed ahead
peeped through the glass panel on the
saw Joey sleeping soundly in the
for a bit and said,
I’m
turned around and
seemed that he really just visited to tell Rachel
that, he had nothing
the blink of an eye,
Victor’s condition, Rachel didn’t intend
just stayed in Joey’s ward
Carson didn’t show
diagnosis came from an expert, she was
Roger broke the news that Victor had miraculously
Obviously, Rachel was stunned.
stared at Roger for a long time without being able to speak a
was still judging
want to go
time, Rachel pressed her lips hard and
of nowhere, someone gently pulled her sleeve and pulled her back from her
want
pleading in a
Victor was in a coma
up in the hospital, he actually had
found that Rachel had always been absent-minded and Victor
when Joey finally found out the truth, Rachel didn’t have the
cry or say anything, nor did
he just smiled and made
They say bad
we don’t have to worry
eyes, she felt
a few moments, she mustered
"Yes, of course."
had a good rest in
mention Victor, as if there
actually wake up in the middle of the night from time to
for keeping it all inside him, but Rachel was aware that
"Okay…"
heart softened, and she
ward was in
fully healed yet, it was inconvenient for him to walk all the
him
the wheelchair for him, and the three of
enough, they reached the
finally stopped at the floor of the
was only one patient at this time, Carson was sitting on the sofa in
approaching, he furrowed his brows and eventually saw
had seen this scene, Carson knew that he would
it’s the first time I’ve
What brings you here?"
quickly set the document he
"Have you been beaten?"
asked, blinking his innocent
I look like someone who will be beaten easily? Ha! I’m the one who beats others,
dark circles around
"Dark circles?"
almost choked at
phone, opened
that
his eye bags were so big that it
was only to
a good sleep
handsome young man, but even he was susceptible
"Ha-ha!"
couldn’t help but laugh after seeing the
Carson realized that he was fooled by this little
head, Carson stepped forward and pinched Joey’s face
"You, brat.
tease your godfather?
said that you are my godfather? I don’t remember recognizing
no
and I grew
We are best friends.
one who picked
how I became your
his eyebrows and crossed his arms in
for you, even if you don’t want it, that fact won’t
using his uninjured hand and said, "Humph! If I don’t want to admit it, no one can
his tongue as he
he muttered in a slightly low voice, "I also didn’t expect that I would have
it’s a fact that
better change your attitude
say anything more, but he stuck out
corner of his eye, Carson recognized
then tried to regain his composure and commented, "I see that you’re not
heard that Mr.Sullivan
came here with Rachel and
Roger explained.
didn’t plan to lose his
"Oh, I see."
Carson pointed at the room and said, "His ward is
He is resting inside.
can go and see him."Chapter 466 Tacit Cooperation Rachel looked at the ward Carson
was going
"Let’s go,"
Roger reminded Rachel gently.
"Alright."
walked
her, pushing Joey’s
arms were placed over
was lost in thoughts
was about to sav something,
"Mr.Jimenez."
"Is anything the matter?"
Roger asked.
looked at the little
not standing very
result, Joey could see him from the corner of
raised his eyebrows as if he
after taking a quick glance at
to use the
what Joey
I
"No!"
replied in a
serious look on his
am
so it wasn’t a problem for Rachel to
they were no longer in
Rachel to take a boy to the ladies’ room,
Joey’s words, Rachel looked at both
then her gaze
didn’t want to bother the former, Carson soon observed that she was
wanted him to take Joey to
and refused to pay any attention
out his phone and turned around as if nothing had
a thumbs up
Carson pretended like he was
I have read the plan
talking, he headed
he wasn’t very good
while he was still holding it to his
implied that there was no call at all! Rachel saw what just happened clearly and understood that it
"It’s okay.
will take
He is actually right.
boy like him
Roger smiled gently.
"Thank you very much,"
Rachel said to Roger.
he heard those words,
ought to have been closer to him
they got along really
them were always
for reasons best known to her, she still
the look of things, Rachel still didn’t
it couldn’t be achieved
night Rachel was standing outside the operating room where Victor
Joey headed towards
some time, Carson came
"Where is Joey?"
he asked Rachel knowingly.
glance at the
through with
"What?"
and took
a smile appeared on his
am
with no choice! My subordinates
"Of course they are!"
Rachel narrowed her eyes.
fake smile on her
not very good at
he had pretended to answer the call only
his nose and coughed to ease the awkwardness of the
you want to go
head in order to look through the glass panel
was
from her point of view, only the living room could be seen, and
couldn’t see Victor, Rachel pushed the door open in no time
doctor said Victor would lie in the
to undergo half a year’s rehabilitation
came from
a stable
"Get out of here!"
interrupted
in
He looked dejected.
a document
ran into Rachel and Carson as soon as he came
stunned at first, then his
"Mr.Scott!"
hung around the
It was quite noticeable.
of the Sullivan Group
asking about what
expression that the project plan had been denied by
must have been driven out! Her attention was drawn to the name on the work
was what really interested
She turned to Carson.
looked back at her,
"Well, this is Troy.
works as a member of the Sullivan Group’s project
meant by just
at a
were so many surnames
he had to choose
who
bowed and
"Miss Bennet."
her head slightly
forehead was covered
of his life! Nonetheless, he was still holding the document tightly in his
Bennet, I’m going
waved his hand and said,
should do that
he heard what Carson said, Troy went out of sight in
at the
was sitting against the
condition doesn’t seem as bad as you
is well and can work
walked to the door and pushed it
against
follow
was reading some document when he
didn’t raise his head
cast her gaze
in a hospital
could still tell that his face was pale despite the fact that he
and
that she waited outside the operating room for more than seventy hours half a month
so entranced that she walked towards
to go out,
Victor heard the footsteps,
up at the person who
usual cold and stiff tone, he said
The Birthday Gift Caroline’s POV: Even after we finished the dance, Charles kept his hand
I figured it wouldn’t bode well if I lost my
"The dance is over.
to let
I reminded him.
he still loosened his grip on my waist like i told
took a few steps back to
I could still feel the warmth of his touch
and i felt rather
heart was
moment, it felt like
were the
days were
feeling conflicted and dispirited
"Happy birthday, Caroline."
guests suddenly approached me and greeted
behind me and began chatting
raising my glass and taking a sip
a few to drink
Elena came
a surprise waiting for
go upstairs and take a look at
she asked.
"What’s the surprise?"
This "surprise"
piqued my curiosity.
know when you
smile appeared on Elena’s
confusion, I followed her to
there, I saw that there were bright red rose petals scattered across the floorboard,
also numerous balloons
widened in
this whole scene was picturesque
had no idea who had prepared
to mind was Charles, but I quickly cast aside that
possibly be him?’ A bitter smile appeared on my lips, and somehow, I began to despise myself
spent this much effort on
of receiving this birthday
stared at the night scene
sea was tranquil, and yet
sea breeze, I
lit up the sky, forming
fireworks shot up to the sky,
like a
noise, I
on the
i felt like my
abandoned warehouse kept flashing through my
of breath I felt so dizzy
a pair of strong
I’m here."
came from above me,
It was Charles.
my eyes, Gently, he brushed my hair and tried
have to be scared
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