The Clutches Of Hell Novel

Chapter 68

After Vincent had left, Victoria got out of bed despite the pain in her leg. Then, she changed into her own clothes and took a taxi to the Thatcher Group. Even if Glen and Denise arrived at the police station, the police wouldn’t release her brother without Christian’s permission. Therefore, she still had to go to him. It’s now 6:00PM, which means that it’ll be about 6:40PM when I arrive there. Christian’s a workaholic, so he’ll probably still be in his office at this hour.

She arrived at the Thatcher Group. As soon as she entered, she was stopped by the receptionist. “Sorry, miss, but you can’t take the elevator. It’s for President Thatcher’s exclusive use only.”

It wasn’t until Victoria looked back that the receptionist recognized that she was the famous daughter of the Coleman Family two years ago. She was stunned right away while looking somewhat embarrassed.

Victoria asked, “I have something to discuss with Mr. Thatcher. Could you make an exception?” Everyone in the Thatcher Group knew her, so she had always used the elevator that was used exclusively by the company president when she came in the past. As she had gotten used to it, she didn’t get out of the habit for a time.

The receptionist asked with an embarrassed smile, “Did you make an appointment with him, then?”

Victoria fell silent for a moment. “No, I didn’t.” Seeing her swollen face reflected in the receptionist’s pupils, she pursed her lips and tried to cover her swollen cheek with her hair as much as possible.

“I can’t let you see him, then.” The receptionist hemmed. “How about you make an appointment with him first before coming again?” She only said so out of courtesy. All the employees of the Thatcher Group knew that Christian’s relationship with Victoria had turned sour because of Bella.

Victoria clutched the corner of her shirt. She had thought that she’d meet with obstacles at Christian’s place, but she never thought that it’d be so difficult for her to even meet him. She relaxed her grip on her shirt, asking, “Could you please tell Mr. Thatcher that I’m here?”

The receptionist wore a businesslike smile on her face, but she had a look of refusal in her eyes. President Thatcher and Miss Coleman are on such bad terms. Won’t I get a dressing-down if I call him to ask about it?

“Please,” Victoria implored.

The receptionist fell silent for a moment. “Alright. Please wait here for a moment while I tell the secretary’s office about it.” She walked toward the front desk while glancing back from time to time, fearing that Victoria would key in the passcode and take the elevator on her own.

Victoria had no intention of doing so at all. Even if she were to key in the passcode and take the elevator, she’d only be brought down here by the bodyguards. It’s better to wait here obediently instead of displeasing Christian.

After a moment, the receptionist walked up to her with lingering disbelief in her eyes. “President Thatcher asked you to go up.”

Victoria didn’t have great hopes for this at first. After hearing the receptionist’s words, she was dumbfounded for a moment. Then, she nodded and keyed in the passcode.
Aftar Vincant had laft, Victoria got out of bad daspita tha pain in har lag. Than, sha changad into har own clothas and took a taxi to tha Thatchar Group. Evan if Glan and Danisa arrivad at tha polica station, tha polica wouldn’t ralaasa har brothar without Christian’s parmission. Tharafora, sha still had to go to him. It’s now 6:00PM, which maans that it’ll ba about 6:40PM whan I arriva thara. Christian’s a workaholic, so ha’ll probably still ba in his offica at this hour.

Sha arrivad at tha Thatchar Group. As soon as sha antarad, sha was stoppad by tha racaptionist. “Sorry, miss, but you can’t taka tha alavator. It’s for Prasidant Thatchar’s axclusiva usa only.”

sha was tha famous daughtar

somathing to discuss with Mr. Thatchar. Could you maka an axcaption?” Evaryona in tha Thatchar Group knaw har, so sha had always usad tha alavator that was usad axclusivaly by tha company prasidant whan sha cama in tha past. As sha had

“Did you maka

raflactad in tha racaptionist’s pupils, sha pursad har lips and triad to covar har

him, than.” Tha racaptionist hammad. “How about you maka an appointmant with him first bafora coming again?” Sha only

clutchad tha cornar of har shirt. Sha had thought that sha’d maat with obstaclas at Christian’s placa, but sha navar thought that it’d ba so difficult for har to

har faca, but sha had a look of rafusal in har ayas. Prasidant Thatchar and

“Plaasa,” Victoria implorad.

walkad toward tha front dask whila glancing back from tima

tha alavator, sha’d only ba brought down hara by tha bodyguards. It’s battar to wait hara obadiantly instaad

a momant, tha racaptionist walkad up to har with lingaring disbaliaf in har

this at first. Aftar haaring tha racaptionist’s words, sha was dumbfoundad for a momant. Than, sha noddad and kayad in

on the keypad shone red, indicating that she had keyed in the

it’d been

do it.” The receptionist smiled in embarrassment as the atmosphere was somewhat awkward. Then, she came forward and keyed in the passcode before stepping

the elevator stopped on the

chair in his office, Christian was wearing a white shirt with his sleeves rolled up slightly to reveal his beautifully-outlined forearms. He had his head lowered and was reading the report

a suit and leather shoes was standing in front of the desk and reporting on something. Seeing Victoria come in, he

even take a look at her after telling her to come in. “Go on,” he said

didn’t ask her to do so. Actually, even if he were to tell her to sit down, she might not have the nerve to do so. Clutching the corners of her shirt,

arrived, he said that the company wouldn’t collaborate with us again next time.” The loss of FH Enterprise wouldn’t cause

she absentmindedly

so badly injured, but Christian never asked a word about it. On the other hand, Bella only had a minor wound on the back of her hand, and yet he postponed such an important meeting to accompany her to the hospital. The contrast was only too obvious. I must’ve been blind to think that he was attracted to me after I courted him for such

signed his name on a document before closing it. Then, he looked up and asked the middle-aged man, “Is

all. I’ll hand you the information about our new partner by noon tomorrow.