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 window

about to say,

answered after a few seconds and rolled down the window

hugged her arms as she tried to warm herself while she walked back to 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

her lips just wouldn’t curl up. “He’s worried it will be embarrassing for me, so he asked you to get out of the car. Don’t be mad at him.

bragging, she would complete what she said no matter how challenging it was. On the one hand, it did make her improve herself, but it also made her prone to prideful

after being holed up in jail for two years and ending up in Delta Club, she had already lost all her dignity. So, how could she even have the

as her expressions swiftly changed from expressionless due to astonishment, sorry, guilty, and heartache within a few seconds. She desperately wanted to say something to comfort her but realized there was nothing she

on your way home.” So, Victoria decided to ease the tension by removing herself from the equation.

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

Beep.

phone vibrated. Perhaps thinking that it would be inconvenient for

to the Thatchers. When are you coming to take it? I’ll ask someone

into 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

Evelyn replied immediately, ‘Okay.’

away her phone and rubbed her cold arms before entering the

walked in, and she flashed her a smile, a look of guilt and

her heels, and gave her slightly sore heels a

closer look, but seeing that Victoria didn’t seem too happy, she didn’t bother to try her chances. Hence, she merely stole a few glances at Victoria’s necklace, dress and shoes from time

in a bad mood?” Daisy leaned into the bed as she talked on the phone. All the while, she focused her malicious gaze on Victoria. “The disgusting b*tch that I hate the most is

the ‘b*tch’ she meant