The Clutches Of Hell Novel

Chapter 71

“That’s a pity. I quite like Tori.” Evelyn sighed lightly. “Then, why don’t you check when you’ll settle things with Bella?”

Christian frowned and didn’t reply.

“If you don’t have someone you like and you’re dragging it out like this, losing a few hundred million and making your grandfather unhappy won’t be worth it,” Evelyn warned.

Christian took a bite of the food. “I know what I’m doing.”

Evelyn heaved a long sigh. “Usually when you say so, I’ll be able to relax. But, for some reason, when I hear you say it this time, I feel even more worried.”

Christian lifted his eyes to glance at her before he lowered his head again to resume his meal, changing the subject. “Victoria burned her leg and is now in Alden Hospital.”

“How did she get burned?” Evelyn put down her spoon, her face slightly surprised and worried. “Is the injury serious?”

Christian replied, “She scalded herself with hot tea and needs to be hospitalized for some time.”

“Hot tea?” Evelyn raised her eyebrows slightly. “I heard that the kid from the Coleman Family ruined one of your clubhouses and splashed Bella with hot tea. Was the burn on Tori’s leg caused by Bella ‘accidentally’ scalding her with hot tea?”

Christian hummed in reply.

Evelyn tittered and said meaningfully, “I don’t know if it’s a good or bad thing that their family has such a sly daughter.”

She looked at Christian, who was eating with his head down, and lightly knocked on the table twice. “You don’t usually come home for dinner. What’s with the sudden change? Did you come back just to tell me about Tori’s leg injury today?”

“You’re thinking too much,” Christian said.

her son’s handsome face with a serious expression.

down

hands in defeat and sighed. “All right, I was thinking

it back on the table. Though his phone rang incessantly for more than thirty seconds,

up the phone and looked at the caller ID before glancing up at Christian with a sigh. “I really can’t even eat a meal

to invite me to dinner, are you? Did I guess right? I’m sorry, Nancy, but

Coleman Family’s son? I have no idea,

phone? I’m at home, but the brat is still at the office and didn’t come back. Yeah, okay, let’s leave

she glanced at Christian sideways. “You’re already an adult. Next time, make sure you settle things cleanly instead of letting them call

still be a

got up and picked up her bag. “It’s still

explained the situation. The second half of the phone call was answered by Glen, and the whole time he was yelling about how

she listened numbly without uttering a word of rebuttal until he

bandages and warned with a dark expression, “Your leg has already been injured before, and you burned it again this time. If you don’t cooperate with the treatment properly, the wound will become inflamed or infected, and you will have to bear the

telling

in while asking Christian to put aside the boxes of supplements he was carrying and the thermos containing the soup they brought

them enter, she propped herself up with the support of the bed, her back tense

why are you being so formal with us?” Evelyn sighed helplessly and directed Christian. “Hurry up and help Tori

and walked over to Victoria. He encircled her waist with his left arm while his right arm went around her neck, nearly hugging her as he helped her lie down. His breath enveloped Victoria, and as her left ear was pressed against his chest, she could even hear his strong, powerful heartbeat. She subconsciously held her breath, every cell in her body turning tense instead of just

an uninformed person comes over, they will definitely think you’re

heard her, Christian took out an apple and peeled it. His long, fair fingers flitted between the red peel and the yellowish flesh, as if

Mrs. Thatcher.” Victoria swept a glance at Christian, a thin layer of sweat forming at the tip of