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.”

related 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 were only doing so

grimly, “I heard you were forced to kneel; you even got harassed and targeted at the club. Is that all

nudged him and shot him a look. But he kept his gaze at Victoria, not

and said, “They’re all just rumors. Don’t people also say that I’m a

a moment and grabbed his beer. After chugging it down, he slammed it back onto the table. “You’re lying, Tori.”

put a piece of fish into her mouth. However, she couldn’t

a silent

didn’t you tell us?” Teresa’s

knew her sister-in-law’s temper well. The young girl was absolutely cocky and would f*ck anything and everything.

put another piece of fish into her

his beer on the table. The noise was so loud that a few other tables looked in their

down!” Teresa pinched

municipal committee!” Vincent stood up with his arms

him to sit down. Unlike her hot-headed husband, she’d think twice before doing

“Calm down? If I calm down any further, people are going to f*cking screw Tori to

Teresa aback. She pursed her lips and said nothing more,

you?!” Victoria put her cutlery

so the second he snapped. Once he cleared his throat, he hurriedly coaxed his

the new secretary of the municipal committee can help you.” At that, Victoria

options, then I’ll just run over that b*stard and go to jail. What can

not alone anymore. Can you at least think about Tess and your twins before you say or do anything?” Victoria’s icy heart warmed up a little when she saw her brother’s

to know that someone still

to

I?” At that, Victoria muttered under Vincent and Teresa’s watchful gazes, “I’ve already thought of a

couple asked what she had in mind, she said