The Clutches Of Hell Novel

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

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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.