The Clutches Of Hell Novel

Chapter 126

Christian lowered his eyes, but there was a turbulent look in them.

“Your dad reckons that you’re no longer a young man, so he wants you to marry Bella as soon as possible. What do you think about that?” Other than a pair of slightly reddened eyes, Evelyn looked no different than usual.

He looked up and glanced at her before speaking coldly, “I’ll make the decisions regarding my personal matters myself and he’s got no right to interfere. If he calls you to pester you, then tell him to give me a call. I’ll sort things out with him.”

He paused and mentioned with a sneer, “As for a divorce, do you think that he would be able to make that decision?”

Evelyn was tickled by his words as she smiled. “He would be able to make that decision, but he would have to decide whether he could choose Tracy over the Thatcher Family fortune.”

The Thatcher Family had businesses that were passed on from generations earlier while the West Family had an influence in politics and militia. The marriage alliance of the two families was one that benefitted both parties and neither of them gained an advantage over the other.

If her husband actually divorced her because of Tracy, the Thatchers would definitely end up in disrepute. By then, Old Mr. Thatcher would be the first person to object strongly. If he was displeased by that, then it would basically be impossible for George to inherit the family fortune.

“If he was able to forsake the family fortune, then he wouldn’t have dragged things on with you up till now.” A mocking look appeared in Christian’s eyes.

Hearing that, Evelyn could not contain the flash of dejectedness in her eyes as she smiled. “That’s enough. Let’s not talk about that.” The smile on her face diminished slightly as she continued solemnly, “I heard from the others that you kicked Tori out of the room in a stark naked state?”

“I’m tired.” Christian frowned slightly and got up to walk over toward the spiral staircase.

She rose to her feet as well as well and spoke while looking at his back. “Christian, I’m not too sure what happened between you and Tori, but your action of leaving her bare naked in the open has stripped her of her dignity. Aren’t you gonna regret this in the future?”

“I will never regret my actions over someone who betrayed my trust!” He turned around and made himself clear.

Caught by surprise, Evelyn took a moment before responding, “Tori loves you so much, so how could she possibly betray you?”

“Dad loves Tracy very much too, but he married you and also has multiple flings out there.” Christian’s dark eyes flashed with intense emotions. The expression he maintained was normal as usual, but the pulsating vein on his neck looked ferocious as he held onto his silence.

Just as he was about to turn and leave, Evelyn stopped him and said, “Christian, whatever it is, I think that you two should talk it out face-to-face to prevent any misunderstandings; that’s also to avoid any unnecessary regrets on your side in the future.”

“It’s getting quite late, Mom. You should get some rest.” He made his way up the spiral staircase and left her looking at his lonely back.

The cab arrived at the bus stop of the Town Hall and Janice bounded out of the car with a leap in her step. “I’ll head off now. See you!”

“See you,” Victoria responded calmly and tilted her head in the other direction.

A charming middle-aged man was waiting by the entrance and Janice ran over to him joyfully. She clung to his arm affectionately and said something to him before entering the Town Hall.

Clearly, they had a great father-daughter relationship.

At that moment, there was a flash of envy in Victoria’s eyes. She used to have such a great relationship with her father too, but then… She chuckled self-deprecatingly and said to the driver, “Sir, let’s go.”

Ten minutes later, the cab pulled over in front of Delta Club and she alighted from the car upon payment.

At the southern side of the entrance to Delta Club, a man and a woman were arguing while shoving each other. Since this was a common scene to happen at the club, Victoria was not going to do anything about it, so she strode ahead to enter Delta Club.

However, as soon as she approached the duo, she suddenly heard the man say, “Gabbie, I’ve repented and broken up with her! Let’s get back together, alright?”

Victoria paused in her tracks and looked at the duo as she was not sure whether Gabbie was indeed Gabrielle.

“It’s none of my business whether you’ve broken up with her or not! Marvin, I’m over you, so that’s it between us! Let go of me!” It was Gabrielle’s voice.

Though the lights were dim, Victoria could clearly see that Marvin had no intention to let loose Gabrielle’s hand.

Pursing her lips, Victoria headed toward them. “Gabrielle.”

As soon as her voice rang out, Marvin, who had been gripping tightly onto Gabrielle’s hand, instantly let go of her and distanced himself away.

Victoria came closer and finally saw the man’s features much more clearly. He was dressed from top to bottom in designer wear and he looked rather good-looking. However, his face was currently flushed red, perhaps out of awkwardness.

Gabrielle shot a look at her boyfriend, who was currently maintaining a distance from her, and a despondent look flashed across her exquisitely made-up face. “You’re back?”

“Yup.” Victoria glanced at the slightly abashed man and asked, “Do you need help?”

Before Gabrielle could respond, Marvin frantically replied, “Gabbie, I thought that I would be happy after breaking up with you, but I’ve been missing you badly every moment since we broke up. Please give me another chance, Gabbie. Let’s find a place to talk things through.”

In response, Gabrielle kept her head lowered as she fidgeted her fingers while maintaining her silence.

In response, Gabrielle kept her head lowered as she fidgeted her fingers while maintaining her silence.

“If you insist on our breakup even after we’ve communicated, then I won’t persist in going after you.” He took a step forward and tugged on her hand tenderly. “Gabbie, could you give me another chance, please?”

It was evident that Gabrielle was on the fence as she bit her lip nervously. Subsequently, she turned to look at Victoria under Marvin’s pleading eyes. “I’ve been out here for quite some time now, Victoria. Could you help me ask Mr. Sharp for some time off?”

Victoria affirmed and instructed Gabrielle to take care of herself before entering the club. It was 8.00PM, so the club was crowded with lively people. The staff members, regardless of

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Looking at the wary yet fawning and envious looks they gave her, Victoria found it both ironic and sad at the same time. She nodded perfunctorily at them and headed straight to the manager’s office.

She knocked on the door and waited for the person inside to respond before entering the room.

The floor of the office was squeaky clean, but there were some blankets strewn messily on the couch with a lingering sweet but sweaty scent in the air. It was quite obvious what just went on inside the room.

The newly appointed manager was currently seated at his desk and he wore a pair of dark-rimmed glasses. He looked like an ordinary, unassuming middle-aged man.

As Victoria studied the new manager furtively, he was also studying her intently. He found that she had a great figure and stunning features, but she looked unappealing standing there aloofly.

There was a disinterested look that flashed across his eyes, but he smiled and inquired, “What’s up? Do you have something urgent to tell me?”

“Gabrielle has some personal matters to attend to, so I’ve come over to apply for time off on her behalf.” The smell in the room was too disgusting and Victoria tried hard to stop herself from frowning.

“Is that so?” Mr. Sharp asked, “Why didn’t she come and seek time off herself? Don’t tell me that she committed an offense and she didn’t dare to turn up to see me?”

Victoria responded calmly, “No, she has some personal matters to attend to at short notice, so she asked me for help.”

“Oh…” There was a long drawl to his voice as he asked, “So, what’s your name?”

She was succinct in her reply. “Victoria.”

Stunned, he shot multiple looks at her and thought to himself, Oh, so she’s Victoria.

She waited for quite some time but never received a response. “Mr. Sharp?”