The Clutches Of Hell Novel

Chapter 41

Victoria had been chasing after him for years, and she would already be in seventh heaven if he didn’t shoo her away.

She had always thought he was innately lofty and didn’t know how to treat others kindly, so she just had to be the nice one.

But lo and behold… It wasn’t that he was lofty; he simply didn’t give a damn about her.

Meanwhile, Bella looked at the food in her plate with unconcealable jubilation. “Thank you, Christian.”

“Do you like this one?” Christian put the communal chopsticks down and picked his back up. “We’ll order more of it.”

Bella’s eyes lit up in response, and her face turned rosy.

Victoria, on the other hand, stood by the table with her eyes drooped. Her heart felt sore, twinging painfully as though hundreds and thousands of ants were gnawing at it.

“Hello, Mr. Thatcher and Miss Spritz,” Gabrielle greeted somewhat stiffly, her eyes lighting up upon seeing Christian and Bella.

Victoria forced a smile, but there was not a sliver of joy beneath her eyes. “Sorry for disturbing.”

“I was so worried you wouldn’t come because of shame.” Bella sighed helplessly, then smiled amiably. “I’m glad you’ve come over. Come, have a seat.”

“Thank you, Miss Spritz.” After Gabrielle thanked her with a smile, she dragged Victoria to an empty seat. She then asked Victoria in a whisper when the other three had their focus elsewhere. “Why would Miss Spritz say you wouldn’t come because of shame?”

Victoria’s body stiffened in response, stupefied for a long time.

“Oh, it’s nothing. She just ran over me and left me with a bad leg,” Bella answered softly, then apologized, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to eavesdrop. It’s just that you guys are so close.”

“It’s fine. Don’t worry about it.” Gabrielle waved her hand with a forced smile, both awkward and shocked.

person Victoria tried to murder

awkward. You’re not the one who hit me.” Bella smiled, then said with some regret, “Besides, I never blamed

a dancer?” said Gabrielle in

and his eyes

of

covered her mouth. “Well, that’s very unfortunate! If I were you, Miss Spritz,

that Gabrielle realized what she had just said. At that, she smiled awkwardly and turned to Victoria. “You didn’t mean to do

can never dance

and the atmosphere at

was the only one unfazed, eating away like a

Victoria.” Bella smiled forcefully. “Even if I can’t dance anymore, it’s no

young woman was so benign that it pained others to

put his chopsticks down and leaned back against his seat, smiling ingenuously as he gave Bella a sidelong glance, causing her to lower her head and bite her lip. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have brought

looked at her barely immobile leg, feeling absolutely

moment. However, she lowered her head in two

apologize.” Unable to bear seeing Bella aggrieved, Lucas stared icily at Victoria and retorted, “What you said is a

red-rimmed at this point. “I

to beat yourself up.” Lucas was less than happy about the fact that his dear sister kept putting others before her. She’d easily become the

“Beat herself up?” Is Bella too good of an actor,

shouldn’t have brought the topic up.” Bella bit her lip. “Victoria… and you,

latching it at the latter

wasn’t good timing for her to leave anymore. As such, she

out of habit only to discover after they were served that they

the man’s whole

that, Victoria licked her lips