The Clutches Of Hell Novel

Chapter 50

Victoria’s body froze as she followed the everyone else’s gaze, watching as Christian walked out of the crowd. The sunlight shone on him and cast shadow on his collarbone, which made him even more attractive. She subconsciously gazed at his crotch and couldn’t tell how his injury was, but as she took a closer look, she noticed that the way he walked was unnatural.

“Have you seen enough? Hmm?” He walked up to her and leaned in before whispering in her ear.

Hearing that, she slowly turned her gaze away and whispered back, “I’m sorry…” Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

The crowd couldn’t hear what they were saying and started discussing among themselves when they saw how intimate Christian and Victoria were from how they whispered in each other’s ears. Rumor had it that both of them were on bad terms, but their interaction proved otherwise! Seeing that, Bella bit her lip and clenched her fists while sitting in her wheelchair.

“What do you mean, Christian?” Nancy, who was surprised by his reply, snapped, “Victoria almost killed Bella in the car crash, so how could you invite her to the birthday party?”

On the other hand, Glen started at Christian while being deep in thought.

“Mrs. Spritz, I believe that it’s none of your business who my mother invites to her birthday party. Don’t you think that you’re being nosy?” Christian smirked.

“Please don’t misunderstand. That’s not my intention.” Nancy didn’t dare to lecture Christian although she was older than him. “I just think that…”

“It’s fine if that’s not your intention,” he interrupted her coldly and turned around before walking away. After taking a few steps, he paused and looked over at Victoria as he frowned. “Aren’t you coming

along?”

“I’ll be taking my leave, then,” said Victoria while looking down. Just as she was about to leave, she tugged her gown while scanning the room before saying sarcastically, “Just so you know, Mrs. Thatcher prepared this dress for me, and I didn’t get it by sleeping with someone. Miss Spritz, please get your facts right before you say anything. Had it been someone else in my position, you would have been sued for defamation.”

The atmosphere was awkward, and Bella’s parents were embarrassed when they heard what Victoria said.

“I’m sorry for causing the misunderstanding.” Bella placed both her hands on her knees and apologized earnestly. “I hope that you won’t take it to heart. I was just worried that you’d go down the wrong path.”

“People would say that I’m being ungrateful if I said that I was offended by your words.” After glancing over at the displeased Glen, Victoria left and chased after Christian as she was worried that he was getting impatient.

Bella’s eyes flickered as she stared at Christian and Victoria’s leaving figures. “You should avoid Victoria next time. She might do something bad to you while we aren’t around,” Kevin said sternly.

“Dad, you’ve said this so many times that I can memorize every word of it.” She sighed.

“You can memorize every word, but you don’t do as you’re told.” Nancy poked her forehead before telling Glen and Denise, “Glen, Denise, shouldn’t you be keeping an eye on your daughter? I’m sorry for being rude, but if that murderer tries to hurt my daughter again, I will sue her and let her spend the rest of her life in prison! I will also stop all collaborations with your company!” Nancy exclaimed.

“It is our fault for not raising her well, and we apologize for the trouble that she has caused you. However, I’m sure you’re aware that our family has severed ties with her, so we are not in the position

to tell her off. We seek your understanding on this,” Glen apologized.

Before Nancy could say anything, Kevin responded, “Alright, it’s not their fault. Glen, the owner of the new raw material company I mentioned earlier is here. Let’s go and greet him.”

Hearing that, Glen nodded. “Luke, come join us,” Kevin suggested. After the three men left, Denise came up with a reason and left as well.

“Bella, what’s wrong with Christian? How could he invite Victoria over when she almost killed you?” Nancy asked with a grim expression when she saw that there was no one around.

“I’m not sure, but Mrs. Thatcher has always liked her more than me. I think she’s the one who invited Victoria over,” Bella said with a smile.

“It doesn’t matter who invited her over, but it obviously seemed like Christian had her back. Don’t tell me that he has feelings for her!” Nancy furrowed her brows.

“You’re overthinking it, Mom,” Bella replied softly, but she was unsure about it too.

Nancy then squatted down and looked her in the eye. “I might be right. If he doesn’t have feelings for her, why hasn’t he proposed to you in the last two years?” Bella’s gaze darkened as she bit her lip when she heard what Nancy said.

“Bella, you might think that I’m only nagging, but let me tell you this—men are all greedy. You have to keep a close eye on him so that he doesn’t get snatched away by the vixen, yet you’re still trying to be friends with her!” Nancy nagged.

“Christian isn’t someone like that. He’s different from Dad.” Bella regretted the moment she said that. “Mom—” she called out.

“Since your friends are here, you should go hang out with them. I’ll go look for a few of our relatives.” The embarrassed Nancy got up and left.novelxo.com fast update

After her mother left, Bella rubbed the space in between her brows and sighed.

Meanwhile, on the spiral stairs, Victoria was hesitant to speak as she followed behind Christian. She wanted to thank him for his help but was worried that he would mock her about it. She also wanted to ask him about his injury, but she didn’t dare do so.

“Why are you still following me?” he asked nonchalantly, pausing his footsteps.

Luckily, Victoria was able to stop in time and didn’t collide with him. Being close to him made her feel uncomfortable, so she took a step back before uttering, “Earlier on… thank you.”

“Do you think that I’m helping you out? He chuckled before lifting her chin with his finger to make her look at him. “I didn’t want you to ruin my mother’s birthday party.”

Both of them stood so close to each other that all she could see was him. She lowered her gaze as she tried to suppress her emotions. “It doesn’t matter what your intention was, but I should thank you for getting me out of that sticky situation.”

“If I knew that my actions would’ve gotten you out of the situation, I should have kept quiet.” Compared to the passionate Victoria two years ago, she seemed cold and exhausted now, and it made him feel uncomfortable. He frowned as he let go of her chin.

Just then, Evelyn was heard asking, “Is this a bad time for me to be here?