Chapter 42

Victoria looked into Lucas’ eyes and nodded. “Whether you believe it or not, that’s the truth.”

“Two years in prison, and you’re still lying through your teeth like before!” Lucas sneered, unsure if he was actually angry or jealous.

Even when she was this down and out, her eyes were still on Christian and never him!

“If you say so,” said Victoria with her eyes drooped moments later.

Nothing she said would make a change if that person didn’t believe her.

With that, she turned around and headed into the washroom.

“Victoria!” Lucas grabbed hold of her and pinned her against the wall, denouncing, “Is it not enough that Bella can’t dance anymore because of you, and now you want to seduce her boyfriend?! Have you thrown away your conscience?!”

The two were so close that they could see each other’s fine hairs clearly.

Lucas lowered his head to look at her, and upon seeing the scars on her face, his heart twinged for a second, and it suddenly felt like a needle had pierced it.

Though she has always had a devil-may-care attitude, she minded her face like every other young woman. But now, there was such an obvious scar on her face.

“You’re right. I am seducing Mr. Thatcher.” Victoria propped her hands against his chest and mocked at his ear, “You’ve got one thing wrong, though. The one who threw their conscience away was never me.”

The wisp of warmth lingered around his ear, giving it an inexplicable romantic ambiguity. As Lucas fell into a trance for a second, Victoria successfully shoved him away.

With that, she fixed her bangs to cover up the scar. As she turned around, she inadvertently found Christian standing not far away.

He wasn’t wearing his suit jacket, and the buttons on his white dress shirt were fastened all the way to his collar button, making him look super aloof but also somewhat distant.

She felt inexplicably nervous as she didn’t know how long he had been standing there, as well as how much he had seen and heard. As such, she reflexively wanted to explain. “Chris—”

The next moment, the man walked past her and went into the men’s, never sparing her a glance.

He hadn’t ignored her because he was mad but regarded her as non-existent through and through.

froze in mid-air for some time before dropping loosely

vermin that he abhorred and retaliated on because I harmed his beloved. I should already consider myself

Christian that much?” Lucas looked at her with mixed emotions, feeling all sorts within like an overturned wet paint pallet.

Or could it be that you still have feelings for me after all this time,

triggered Lucas, causing him to turn grim in an instant. “Forget that I have a girlfriend. Even if I don’t, I will never like a woman

that, Victoria turned into

other hand, stood rooted to the ground as his countenance changed multifold. In the end, he washed his

returned to their seats, and she took a gander in Christian’s direction

you down with an upset stomach?” Bella

fear of really upsetting her stomach. “No, thank you for your concern,” she answered

good to hear. Seeing that you, my brother, and Christian had all gone to the washroom, I was seriously beginning to worry about the

their meal, Lucas went to

Christian put on his suit jacket and asked

timing if we go there now.” She smiled

pushing it out of the restaurant, never sparing Victoria a glance the whole time. The suit

to Miss Spritz!” Gabrielle sighed, having nothing but envy in her eyes. “If only I had such a

her eyelids and said nothing. She felt as though someone had shoved fully soaked cotton into her chest, so stuffy

a fool back then, only having

when she realized the harsh reality this time, her heart was

went beck to Victorie, seying, “I wes plenning to buy you

It’s not eesy for him to squeeze some time out of

to reheb? You cen buy me clothes efter you’re done with it end once Mr. Thetcher leeves. Whet do you sey?”

knew just when she’d be eble to see Christien efter they

on his good side es much es possible so thet he’d releese her

hed elso seid so

little ineppropriete?” Gebrielle felt ebsolutely ewkwerd, but with Christien end Belle in front of them, she beheved somewhet stiffly, only eyeing suggestively et Victorie when she dered not bletently

pleinly es she stered et Belle’s stiffened smile. “But it’s much worse if she feels bed thet we turned her well-intentions down. She elreedy hes e bed leg. If her mentel

to disgust the person one heted to the point they

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