The Clutches Of Hell Novel

Chapter 46

At that, Victoria turned to the gentle woman next to Vincent and smiled. “It’s been a while, Tess.”

“It’s only been two years. How have you… become so skinny?” Teresa London’s eyes turned red with oncoming tears the second she spoke when she saw Victoria’s abnormally gaunt face.

Vincent’s heart ached at the sight of Teresa’s tears, and he hurriedly wiped them away for her. “Didn’t you just say you were happy to see Tori? How come you’re crying now?”

“Are you really Tori’s brother?!” Teresa glared at him while tears rolled down her cheeks like beads of a broken string. “Who knows what kind of torment Tori has suffered in the last two years when she looks this skinny?!”

“Vince, Tess, let’s talk somewhere else.” Victoria swept her gaze across their surroundings. There were many passersby, and it wasn’t a good place for them to talk.

If someone snitched to Christian that the Colemans were still keeping in touch with her, what she had been doing lately would be for nothing.

As Victoria’s loving sibling and in-law, they knew the young woman liked grilled fish, so they drove to a seafood grill.

Teresa was a fan of grilled fish too, but right then, she had no appetite when she looked at Victoria’s scar-ridden and gaunt face from across the table.

She picked up her cutlery, only to put them down. “Tori, you… your life’s been miserable in the last two years, hasn’t it?”

“You’re imagining it, Tess. Criminals are still human. How bad could things get?” Victoria’s gaze dimmed for a second, then she smiled and gave Teresa a piece of fish meat. “Actually, I’ve heard quite a few interesting stories inside.”

“Do tell.” Teresa felt even worse, seeing that her sister-in-law didn’t want to bring up her misery. However, she didn’t force Victoria to unveil her scars either.

Never one to conceal his emotions, Vincent picked the bones out of the fish grimly before putting the bone-ridden meat into his dear sister and wife’s plates.

“A guy that scammed about twenty million out of people loved playing games. When the police caught him at a cybercafe, he asked that they let him finish the round before following them compliantly because his teammates would yell at him for being absent mid-game.”

“And then there was a murderer. For eight years, he had been cautious with his actions. But he got caught in the end because a face recognition device caught him when he entered a concert.”

interesting stories about a few prison inmates with a smile, and Teresa would laugh along every now and then. However, everyone knew no one could laugh. They

his cutlery down and asked Victoria grimly, “I heard you were forced to kneel; you even got

that, Teresa nudged him and shot him a look. But he kept his gaze at Victoria, not taking no for an

said, “They’re all just

down, he slammed it back onto the table. “You’re lying, Tori.” His voice had deepened quite

put a piece of fish into

was a

you tell us?” Teresa’s

cocky and would f*ck anything and everything.

fish into her mouth and snorted self-deprecatingly. “Have

The noise was so loud that

down!” Teresa

secretary of the municipal committee!” Vincent stood up with his arms propped against the table, bellowing with bloodshot eyes. “I

down. Don’t get impetuous.” Teresa tugged at his sleeve, urging him to sit down. Unlike her hot-headed husband, she’d think twice before doing

the veins on his neck bulging. “Calm down? If I calm down any further, people are

her lips and said nothing more, but her

nothing to you?!” Victoria put her cutlery

cleared his throat, he hurriedly coaxed his wife, who only looked a little better

committee can help you.” At that, Victoria

hair in annoyance. “If we’re really out of options, then I’ll just run over

you at least think about Tess and your twins before you say or do anything?”

was really nice to know

to do then?!

lying down, did I?” At that, Victoria muttered under Vincent and Teresa’s watchful gazes, “I’ve already thought of a way to leave

she