The Clutches Of Hell Novel

Chapter 57

It was so quiet in the office that one could hear a pin drop.

“Is there anything else, Mr. Thatcher? If not, I’m heading off to work.” It was a spacious office, but with Christian seated inside, it made Victoria feel as if all of the air had been sucked out.

Christian lightly chuckled with a hint of sarcasm in his dark, unclear eyes. “Should I increase the salary of someone who works hard and loves her career?”

“You’re joking, Mr. Thatcher. This is the basic duty of my job.” Victoria was tense, which made him dissatisfied again.

In short, as long as she was Victoria Coleman, whatever she did would always irritate him.

“Is it your duty to intentionally leave your clothes at my home?” Christian snorted as he placed the teacup and lifted a bag from his feet to throw it on the table.

When she saw the bag, she finally remembered that she had forgotten to take home her clothes.

“You have nothing to say, huh?” He rose to his height and walked in front of her to look down at her.

She lowered her head to a level below his shoulders and such a servile manner was making her uncomfortable.

However, no matter how uncomfortable she was, he never cared to think about it.

The pressure that Christian’s height brought to Victoria was extremely heavy, which resulted in her taking a few more steps back while she explained, “It wasn’t intentional.”

She had been in such pain that she wanted to head to the hospital and completely forgot about her clothes at that moment.

“Such a clumsy explanation.” Christian raised Victoria’s chin to force her to look at him. “Victoria, didn’t I tell you before that you should always have a good excuse when you want to lie?”

“How sure are you that it is a lie and not a fact, Mr. Thatcher? Just because you don’t have a good impression of me, whatever I do has a motive?” Victoria clenched the corner of his clothes tightly and regretted it as soon as she finished her sentence.

Such an attitude would only deepen his dissatisfaction toward her.

Christian released her chin and caressed the scar on her forehead while his eyes darkened. “Victoria…”

“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have spoken to you in such a manner.” A sharp blade seemed to have touched the place where he had caressed moments earlier and a layer of cold sweat started to form on Victoria’s nose. “About the accident that happened in the car yesterday… I’m sorry. It’s all my fault.”

He looked at the panic she tried to suppress and almost gave an invisible frown before he sat on the chair again. “The tea is cold.”

while. I’ll make it again.” Victoria boiled the hot water, but brewed the tea restlessly. She accidentally scalded her

saw her red hand, his eyes darkened as he took the teacup. Yet, he lost his mood to drink it and

to the hospital. That was the reason why I forgot the clothes.” Victoria had no idea whether he

was simple—she

but there was no sign of anger. He leaned against the back of the chair and rolled his shoulders while looking

spoke cautiously after remembering Gabrielle’s words. “I have learned some massage techniques, so I can help

hands on his knees

decipher his meaning and her lips twitched a few times, but she didn’t say anything in

lot of things,” he said vaguely as he closed his

she placed her hand on his shoulder while shaking. After a while, when

it softened the features of his handsome

two buttons on his shirt. The

Suddenly, Victoria’s pupils shrank.

jade pendant rested between his pectoral muscles and his collarbone—it was something that she gave to

method for you to

released her strength. “I’m sorry. It’s just that I haven’t worked on my skills for a long time, so I’m a

had wanted to ask about the

slightly swollen eyebrows. He had returned last night to deal with some documents for a few hours and couldn’t sleep

Yet,

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wos simple—she couldn’t beor

sign of onger. He leoned ogoinst the bock of the choir ond rolled his shoulders

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ploced his honds on his knees while looking ot

his meoning ond her lips twitched o few times, but she didn’t soy onything in the

hove leorned o lot of things,” he soid voguely os

heod to wolk toword him. With o deep breoth, she ploced her hond on his shoulder while shoking. After o while, when she noticed thot he hod closed his eyes ond soid nothing, she

window, it softened the feotures of his hondsome foce, which mode it look less

two

Suddenly, Victorio’s pupils shronk.

something thot she gove to Comeron before. How could

for you to vent your onger?”