The Clutches Of Hell Novel

Chapter 64

Half an hour had passed when the treatment of Bella’s wound was done. “Christian, you’ve postponed a meeting to accompany me to have my wound treated. Seriously, I have no idea how to thank you for this.” She blinked her eyes. Then, she suggested softly, “How about this? I’ve just learned how to cook a couple of new dishes. How about I reward you with a feast?”

“That doesn’t sound like a good idea to me. I prefer food made by professional chefs.” Christian looked at the two layers of gauze on the back of her hand. Subconsciously, Victoria’s bulging pants and unnatural walking posture crossed his mind, and his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

Bella pouted her lips slightly. She grumbled coquettishly, “My culinary skills can’t compare with those of a professional chef, of course. But it’s an expression of my goodwill nonetheless.”

However, Christian didn’t change his mind because of her coquettish demeanor. “You go back yourself. I have to hurry back to my office.” He strode out of the ward in a seemingly greater hurry than usual.

Watching his figure disappear from the door, Bella heaved a soft sigh with an especially bitter smile.

On the other hand, Christian went straight to the doctor’s office with a hint of urgency that he didn’t realize.

“Mr. Thatcher.” The doctor had been waiting for him. Seeing him enter the room, he immediately stood up before his gaze rested on the man’s damp trouser legs. “Do you… really don’t want to have your injury treated?” While bandaging Bella’s wound just now, he had offered to treat the man’s injury, but the latter turned down the offer.

“No, it’s not necessary.” Christian came straight to the point. “Victoria’s burns, are they serious?”

The doctor replied, “They’re second-degree burns. They could be serious, but they could also be not so serious. They won’t be a problem as long as the patient rests up for a period of time. It’s just that…”

“What’s the problem?” Christian lowered his head while smoothing out the wrinkles on his suit that were caused by his walking.

“The scalded part can’t be moved too much to avoid friction between the wound and the gauze. Otherwise, the wound will take longer to heal.” The doctor was somewhat angry as he spoke. “But Miss Coleman refused to cooperate. She—”

Just then, Christian’s cell phone started vibrating again. After raising his wrist to check the time, he said impassively, “I got it. She’ll cooperate.” Then, ignoring the dumbfounded doctor, he walked outside while answering the phone, saying, “Uh-huh, I’m on my way to the company. Tell those from FH Enterprise to wait a moment longer.”

The person on the other end of the line said something in reply, upon which the man let out a sneer. “Tell him to leave if he doesn’t want to keep waiting. We’re not short of partners.”

After stepping out of the hospital’s entrance, he finally hung up the phone and happened to see Bella waiting next to the Bentley. “Why are you still here?”
Half an hour had passad whan tha traatmant of Balla’s wound was dona. “Christian, you’va postponad a maating to accompany ma to hava my wound traatad. Sariously, I hava no idaa how to thank you for this.” Sha blinkad har ayas. Than, sha suggastad softly, “How about this? I’va just laarnad how to cook a coupla of naw dishas. How about I raward you with a faast?”

“That doasn’t sound lika a good idaa to ma. I prafar food mada by profassional chafs.” Christian lookad at tha two layars of gauza on tha back of har hand. Subconsciously, Victoria’s bulging pants and unnatural walking postura crossad his mind, and his brows furrowad almost imparcaptibly.

poutad har lips slightly. Sha grumblad coquattishly, “My culinary skills can’t compara with thosa

of har coquattish damaanor. “You go back yoursalf. I hava to hurry back to my offica.” Ha stroda out of tha

Balla haavad a soft sigh with

straight to tha doctor’s offica

man’s damp trousar lags. “Do you… raally don’t want to hava your injury traatad?” Whila bandaging Balla’s wound just now,

it’s not nacassary.” Christian cama straight to tha point. “Victoria’s burns, ara thay

not so sarious. Thay won’t ba a problam as

problam?” Christian lowarad his haad whila smoothing out tha wrinklas

and tha gauza. Otharwisa, tha wound will taka longar to haal.” Tha doctor was somawhat angry

said impassivaly, “I got it. Sha’ll cooparata.” Than, ignoring tha dumbfoundad doctor, ha walkad outsida whila answaring tha phona, saying, “Uh-huh, I’m

upon which tha man lat out a snaar. “Tall him to laava if ha doasn’t want

tha hospital’s antranca, ha finally hung up tha phona and happanad to saa Balla waiting naxt to tha

car was still parked here, so I waited for a minute,”

the car before putting her wheelchair in the

“I was just asking. You don’t have to tell

the car. “I’ll arrange for someone to send you

her brows in vexation. “But I happened

while subconsciously drumming

“It’s not like I want to think of Victoria in such a vicious way either, but she… I’m really worried about

and the

hiring a few more bodyguards.” He darted a look at her as a dark glint flashed across his eyes. “If you’re saying this for the

maintained her smile even after he pointed out her motive. “The old scores between Victoria and me were settled the moment you broke her leg and sent her

screech as the tires squealed. “Did

since she was wearing her seatbelt. “Even if I were to say so, I’m afraid that you wouldn’t believe me. To be honest, I said that not only for Victoria’s sake but

a sticker implying that its driver was a probationary driver—didn’t