The Clutches Of Hell Novel

Chapter 27

Charlotte replied with a smile and took out a medical kit to treat Victoria’s wound. At the same time, she asked casually, “Do you want me to prepare an outfit for Victoria?” Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

“That won’t be necessary.” Christian walked to the side of the table and threw the cigarette, which still had half of it left, into the ashtray.

Meanwhile, Victoria felt a little pain when the alcohol came into contact with her wound. Cold sweat formed on her forehead, but she just grinded her teeth without making a sound. However, she was feeling very unsettled in her mind.

Why did Charlotte ask whether he wanted her to prepare an outfit for her? Does she want me to drink with the customers?

“We’re done.” Charlotte kept the medical kit and raised her head to look at Victoria. As soon as she looked at her, she clicked her tongue. “This scar on your head… It’s such a waste.”

“Thank you, Miss Charlotte. I should leave now.” When Victoria heard what Charlotte said just now, she became even more unsettled. She stood up with her pale face, wanting to go outside.

At this moment, Christian stopped her from the back. “Did I ask you to leave?”

“Is there anything else?” she turned around and asked.

However, he didn’t say anything and simply walked past her, going outside of the room. When he saw that she was not following him, his actions came to a halt as he said with a frown, “Are you not coming?”

Hearing that, Victoria clenched the corners of her shirt and dragged her heavy legs, promptly following him from behind.

The sun was setting, pulling his shadow into a very long shape that overlapped with hers. Even this made her feel so much pressure that she nearly couldn’t breathe.

“Mr. Thatcher.” The driver was already waiting beside the Bentley. After Christian entered the car, the driver closed the car door.

Meanwhile, Victoria walked to the other side of the vehicle. Just as her right leg was about to step into the car, she heard him say, “Bring something to cover the seat. Don’t dirty my car.”

At once, her body froze a little as she retracted her foot silently. Right then, she only felt that standing in the fall wind while dressed in such a thin uniform made her chilly from within.

Since there was no towel or cushion in the car, the driver took a bunch of tissues and covered the seat where Victoria was going to sit, lest she dirtied it.

“Cover the floor as well.” Christian was sitting in the car, looking at his documents, not giving Victoria a single glance.

With the tissues in his hand, he smiled at Victoria sheepishly.

“It’s okay. My shoes are dirty, so you should cover the floor.” The sun had completely set by then. Chilliness was entering her pores through her uniform, making her tremble from the cold.

When the driver was finished covering the floor, she got into the car and sat straight. She didn’t want to, nor did she dare to touch the seat in case Christian blamed her for making his car dirty.

The car drove along the road.

Meanwhile, Victoria tilted her head to look out of the window. The mall that was her first choice whenever she wanted to go shopping had been removed, and in its place was now a club. The food street near Golden Oak University had completely changed too, and it was rebuilt into a shopping center.

After two years in prison, the world looked like it had changed drastically when she was finally released.

At last, the car stopped in front of a five-star hotel. After Victoria got down from the car, only then did she realize that there were already many luxurious cars parked here. Moreover, everyone came out of their cars dressed in formal attire. It seemed like a cocktail party was being held there.

“Mr. Thatcher.” Victoria lowered her head, letting her uneven fringe cover her expression. “Can I wait for you outside?”

“What do you think?” Christian stopped walking and looked at her with a half-smile.

Hearing that, she tugged on a bitter smile on her lips and followed behind him as they entered the banquet. At this moment, her blue janitor uniform was extremely horrible to look at within a bunch of suits and gowns, making her look out of place.

From the moment she arrived, countless people had been looking at her with curiosity, contempt, and disdain. She lowered her head the whole time, trying hard to minimize her presence.

“Mr. Coleman.” Although Christian met several people who came to talk to him, he just nodded to them. However, he stopped walking when he met Glen.

“Mr. Thatcher?” Glen had a glass of champagne in his hand, and he was smiling a little awkwardly. “Long time no see.”

When Victoria heard that, she raised her head sharply and stared at the elegant middle-aged man in front of her. Instantly, the area around her eyes started to redden. She licked her chapped lips and was about to greet her father. Yet, before she could say the word ‘Dad’, Glen excused himself, saying that he had something else to do.

At this moment, she stared at him from behind, and he looked as though he was running away hastily. Suddenly, she could only hear a humming in her ears and nothing else.

After some time, she wiped the tears at the corners of her eyes and lowered her head, swallowing the word ‘Dad’ which had reached the top of her throat just now.

“Are you happy to meet your dad?” Christian bent down a little and raised her chin, looking at her on the same eye level.

Her tears had blurred her vision at one point. She tried hard to widen her eyes, not letting her tears fall. “Yes, tha—” She tried her best to suppress the sob in her throat. “Thank you.”

Looking at the tears in her eyes, he frowned a little and strengthened his grip on her chin. “You’re welcome. Since you’re happy, I’ll help you meet him more often.”

“Thank you, then.” Victoria put on a smile and took a step back, avoiding his touch.

Christian chuckled a little and looked at his hand, which was left in the air, before grabbing a glass of champagne with his well-defined hand and taking a sip.

Just then, Bella shouted, “Christian!”

Victoria raised her head and saw that Lucas was walking over to them while pushing Bella, who was sitting on a wheelchair.

She was in a white off-the-shoulder knee-length dress with her black hair tied in a bun, showing off her beautiful features and long neck. Her delicate beauty mixed with her elegance made her seem like a little white flower swaying in the wind.

On the other hand, Lucas was dressed in a dark blue suit. With his handsome features, it made people think that a noble person ought to look like this.novelxo.com fast update

When he saw that Victoria was here, his expression became disgruntled. “Why do you want to come here so badly even though you’re dressed like this? What are you even thinking?”

“Lucas!” Bella glared at him. Then, she looked at Victoria before saying gently, “Our height and weight are about the same. I still have another dress, and you should change into it. It isn’t suitable for you to be wearing this at a cocktail party.”

“She shouldn’t be here if she knows that wearing this is not suitable!” Lucas walked up to Victoria and held her hand while frowning. “Follow me. The dress is in the car.”

At this moment, Christian’s gaze landed on their locked hands. He chuckled before saying, “There’s no need for you two to worry about my people.”

“I’m just caring for Victoria.” Bella bit her lip. “There are many people here who know her. If they see what she’s wearing, they will probably laugh at her.”

“I won’t wear your clothes even if everyone in this world laughs at me. There’s no need for you to act like this.” Victoria broke free from Lucas’ hand and stood behind Christian.

Seeing that, Bella wanted to say something but did otherwise. There was darkness in her eyes, and her tears welled up noticeably.

“Act? Bella treats you genuinely, yet you’re giving her this kind of comment?” Lucas’ face darkened at once. “If I knew that you were this ungrateful, I would’ve asked Bella to charge you with attempted murder and let you stay in prison for the rest of your life!”

“Lucas, she was still my friend nonetheless. Don’t say that.” Bella tugged on Lucas’ arm with bitterness written all over her face.

Seeing that, Lucas felt bad for her and stroked her head. “You will suffer for being this kind all the time.”

Every time Victoria met this pair of siblings, she always felt disgusted as though she had eaten a fly. She clenched her fists and asked softly, “Mr. Thatcher, can we leave now?”

Before Christian could answer, Bella said gently, “Christian, my parents have just arrived and are asking to see you.”

Subconsciously, Victoria tugged on his arm and was nearly begging. “Mr. Thatcher…” She didn’t want to see them at all.