The Clutches Of Hell Novel

Chapter 96

Victoria squeezed a smile as she tried to ensure that it didn’t feel as fake as it did to her and turned Teresa down. “I’m usually quite busy with work. Let’s talk about it when I’m free.”

Since Victoria had already said that, she could only drop the idea, and soon, the car stopped in front of Delta Club.

Victoria held the handle and was about to open the car door when Vincent stopped her. “Tori, wait a moment.” Then, he turned to Teresa and pointed to the small supermarket next to the club. “I’m a little thirsty. Buy me a bottle of water, please.”

There was water in the car, and clearly, he wanted to lure her away so he could speak privately with Victoria. Unfortunately, Teresa wasn’t as dumb as her husband, so her expression was unreadable as she stared at him unblinkingly without moving from her seat.

“I’m familiar with the boss of that shop. Let me go.” Victoria could understand what Teresa was thinking—she had treated Vincent wholeheartedly. Still, in the end, he wanted to lure her away to speak secretly with Victoria, making Teresa seem like an outsider.

She wouldn’t feel comfortable about it if Victoria were in her shoes.

Teresa gripped her hand firmly yet gently, silently reassuring Victoria that she wasn’t upset with her. Nevertheless, she didn’t spare Vincent as she glared at him and said, “You must be tired after the whole day. I’ll go.”

Afterward, she opened the door and got out of the car. Still, she didn’t enter the shop to buy water as Vincent suggested. Instead, she stood at a spot not far away from the vehicle.

Victoria stared at Teresa’s silhouette as she sighed in exasperation. “Vince, what is it that you can’t say in Teresa’s presence? Even if you want to use an excuse, you should use something that isn’t so obvious. Aren’t you just making her feel bad by doing this?”

He didn’t reply as he grimly took out a stick of cigarette, stuck it between his lips, and lit it up. Then, he glanced at Victoria through the rear-view mirror and put out the cigarette before throwing it out the window.

It was already October, and although the weather during the day was quite lovely, it was a little chilly at night, especially for Teresa, who was only dressed in an evening gown.

Victoria could see that Teresa’s nose had already turned red from the cold, so she immediately spoke up, “It’s too cold outside. Let Teresa come in.”

her, but before she could do that, the

on his face showed his apparent reluctance and disdain for what he was about to

down the window to call Teresa back into the

the car. It was still evident to everyone present that she wasn’t happy with Vincent by how she ignored her husband, who opened the passenger seat door for her and chose to sit in the backseat. She didn’t slam the door or

wanted to smile to reassure Teresa, but her lips just wouldn’t curl up. “He’s worried it will be

up anything good from her parents but her father’s proud personality. Sometimes, when she went overboard with her bragging, she would complete what she said no matter how challenging it was. On the one hand, it did

years and ending up in Delta Club, she had

changed from expressionless due to astonishment, sorry, guilty, and heartache within a few seconds. She desperately wanted

late. You should go home and rest. Be careful on your way home.” So, Victoria decided to ease the tension by removing herself from the equation. She got out of the

that she would be embarrassed and awkward, Vincent knew his sister well, so no matter how her time at prison had affected her, he was still worried that she would feel embarrassed and awkward. Thus, he said no more, started the car, made a turn into the traffic, and left. Until the vehicle completely disappeared from her sight. Only then did she purse

Beep.

be inconvenient for her to pick up calls, Evelyn had

birthday presents have been sent to the Thatchers. When are you coming to take it? I’ll ask someone to

herself as she replied, ‘The gifts are too expensive, and I can only use them as decorations, at most. I don’t have much use for it. If you have the time, will

Evelyn replied immediately, ‘Okay.’

rubbed her cold arms before entering

home?” Gabrielle was removing her makeup when Victoria walked in, and she flashed her a smile, a look

as she sat on the bed, took off her heels, and gave her slightly sore heels a rub. Under the light, the tiny diamonds on

didn’t bother to try her chances. Hence,

bad mood?” Daisy leaned into the bed as she talked on the phone. All the while, she focused her

was evident that the ‘b*tch’ she meant