The Clutches Of Hell Novel

Chapter 73

Victoria pursed her lips and didn’t make a sound. If she agreed, Nancy would make things twice as hard for her, but if she denied it, Nancy would put the blame on her brother. As she could not win either way, she chose to remain silent.

“Bella was kind enough not to press charges against you even though you almost ran her over, and only made you serve two years in jail, yet you repeatedly tried to harm her!” Nancy strode up to the hospital bed. Using her carefully-manicured fingers, she poked Victoria’s forehead forcibly. “Did you sell your conscience to the devil?!”

Victoria’s forehead immediately turned red, but she did not struggle.

Seeing this, Lucas frowned. He subconsciously took a step forward, but quickly retreated, and looked away from the two.

“Is this how you’ve been brought up, Mrs. Spritz?” At that moment, Christian, who had finished his phone call, pushed the door and walked in.

When Nancy saw him come in, a flash of surprise flashed across her eyes, and her gaze moved from him to Evelyn with a vague tinge of anger. “Evelyn, you and Christian came over together after dinner?”

“Christian, why did you come so late?” Evelyn also had a surprised look on her face.

Meanwhile, Christian’s expression did not change. “I just finished my work at the company, so I came over.” He glanced at the unusually obvious redness on Victoria’s forehead. “Are you dumb? Can’t you dodge?”

“I’m not dumb.” But I can’t dodge.

No matter how badly Bella hurt her, she was only being ‘careless,’ but as her brother had blatantly splashed Bella with tea, she was ‘in the wrong.’

Christian hummed meaningfully before averting his gaze.

“Let them say what they want. Just focus on drinking your soup. It’ll get cold if you don’t drink it soon.” Evelyn served another bowl of soup and handed it over to Victoria, who thanked her and took a small sip.

The soup was fragrant and full of umami, but she couldn’t savor it. If she could, she would prefer for her parents, not Evelyn, to come to the ward to take care of her and protect her from outsiders.

on Victoria’s side just like your mother?” Nancy’s voice was bordering on a shrill due to her high pitch. “Bella lost a leg to

avoided her questioning. “Even middle school students

your elders?” Lucas’ amber eyes

“Doesn’t Mrs. Spritz know how to

made the room feel cramped to Victoria. Even the air became thick, making every breath unusually difficult for

you guys doing?” Evelyn sighed helplessly and swept her eyes at Lucas

answer, she continued, “Doesn’t look like it to me. After all, nobody visits a patient

for no reason, my mother and I want to know if it was on purpose, or if he was being used by

mentioned the word ‘nasty,’ he looked

is worse than Bella’s?” Evelyn clicked

chided, “Evelyn,

helplessly. “I heard that Bella accidentally spilled hot tea on Victoria, and it

spoke, Lucas’ phone rang. After he answered the call, he hummed a few times with a frown, then turned his head and said to Nancy, “Bella said not to blame Vincent and Victoria,

lightly, knowing who these

at Christian, saying, “Christian, I’m just going to ask you one thing. Why

the charges? Victoria let out a sigh of relief. She had already been in jail once, and if her brother had to suffer the same

as compensation; Vincent burned the back of Bella’s hand, but Bella burned Victoria’s whole leg. Whether it was intentional or unintentional, both sides have gotten even, so

he had spoken for both sides, Nancy was

wonder what he thinks about

slightly, glancing at the bandages on Victoria’s leg. Then, he said to Nancy,

you on Victoria’s side as well?” Nancy was furious, her elaborate makeup failing to hide

was because Bella scalded Victoria’s leg first that Vincent splashed tea on her,