The Clutches Of Hell Novel

Chapter 108

It was obvious that the servant was lying due to the inconsistency of her words.

A frown appeared on Christian’s face as he was getting suspicious at the servant. Nevertheless, he could not help but still worry that Victoria really was drunk in the room across, so he eventually went to the window to pull the curtain open. Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

Right across from him, he saw a French window without the curtain drawn, and he could see whatever was happening in that room as it was well-lit. Standing in front of the opposite window was Victoria in revealing clothes. Her bosom was ample, and the hem of her skirt was barely covering her well- rounded hips. She was on her tiptoes as she hugged Lucas’ neck and said something to him.

She had her back to Christian, whereas Lucas had his head lowered as he looked at her with complete focus. Neither of them noticed that Christian was standing by the window of the room across.

Christian’s expression did not change, but his eyes were hollow as he looked on. He held the gift box so hard that his knuckles turned white.

He did not know why he was still standing there at this point. Perhaps, it was because there was a small part of him still hoping that it was a misunderstanding.

However, when he saw her boldly flirting with Lucas, his breathing became labored. Then, he swiftly closed the curtain before he turned around and stormed out.

“My apologies, Mr. Thatcher. You can’t leave now. Miss Spritz said that you can only leave after she is here.” With false bravado, the servant stood in front of Christian to stop him from leaving.

He looked down at the servant, and there was a storm brewing in his dark eyes. “I told you to scram!” he barked.

“Mr. Thatcher, this is our lady’s order. She asked me to stop you. I hope you unders—” Despite the servant’s attempt to stop him, he pushed her away with a wave before she finished her sentence.

He then headed toward the door, and strode out of the room with long strides.

Panicked, the servant jumped and followed after him closely. “Mr. Thatcher! Mr. Thatcher, please wait! Miss Spritz will be here very soon!

“Please, slow down!”

He continued to walk no matter how many times she screamed for him to stop.

Fortunately for her, Bella had arrived just as they reached the second floor.

The servant breathed a sigh of relief and trembled as she said, “Miss Spritz, Mr. Thatcher insists on leaving. I couldn’t stop him.”

“Alright, you are done here. You can head down now,” Bella said to the servant and pulled Christian aside by his sleeve. “You saw it, didn’t you, Christian?”

He was strangely irritated as he loosened his necktie and asked in return, “You led me here by lying to me about Victoria being here, and you got someone who looks like her to intentionally put on a show for me. Is that right?”

“I admit that I lied to you about her being drunk, but you wouldn’t have come and caught them in the act if I told you directly that there is something going on between Victoria and my brother.” Bella bit her lip as she felt somewhat aggrieved and helpless.

Christian only scoffed without saying a word. His non-verbal reply was, in a way, his agreement to her words.

He had never liked the Spritzs.

“But don’t you think that you went a little bit overboard by saying that I deliberately put on a show for you by getting someone looking like Victoria?” Her eyes had turned a little red as she said that. “I am Victoria’s good friend, and the person she cheated with is my brother. Why would I try to smear their names for no reason?”

Her eyes were filled with tears by the time she lifted her head to gaze at him. “Furthermore, you and Victoria have known each other for so many years. You should know if that person was Victoria.”

At that instant, Christian felt a numbing pain in his chest as though there were thousands of ants gnawing at his heart. He tore off his tie and let out a slight frown. “There are so many people in the world. It is hard to say if there is anyone who looks exactly like Victoria.”

“You rather believe in something that has only a one-in-a-million chance of being true than my words. That really breaks my heart.” She wiped the corner of her eyes and smiled bitterly. “How about this? My brother and the rest of the ladies are still in the room. Shall we go in together and see if the one you saw just now really was Victoria?”

He put his tie on the crook of his arm and grabbed the gift box tightly in his hand. With dimmed eyes, he started marching downstairs.

Bella trotted after him, and when she was beside him, she told him in a soft voice, “The small stairway in the southwest of the living room connected to the opposite room. I will tell her that you have just arrived to look for her when we get there.”

The man only continued to walk in steps so brisk that she had to quicken her pace to catch up to him.

“This is the room. Wait for a minute, Christian. I will knock.” Bella reached toward the door and knocked lightly.

Click.

The door was then opened from the inside. Lucas was standing at the door in a white shirt and black suit pants. There was a gloominess to his usually gentle face, and he looked at Christian with unadulterated hostility in his eyes.

Christian, however, looked past him and stared at Victoria who had a miniskirt and crop top on. His gaze gradually became colder at the sight.

Victoria and Lucas were the only ones in the room. There was no one else!

“Oh! Christian, what are you doing here?” Victoria leaned toward him with a smile before she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him on the lips. “Did you miss me after not seeing me for half a day?” she teased.

Lucas looked at the starstruck Victoria, and he immediately spotted a sour expression as he itched to step forward and pull her away from Christian. However, as soon as he took a step, Bella quickly grabbed him and shook her head at him.

“I have something to do at the company. I am off!” Glumly, Lucas went out without even taking his coat.

Victoria was almost fully leaning on Christian’s body now. “Why aren’t you saying anything? Are you in a bad mood today?” She giggled. “I will give you another kiss then, so cheer up, okay?”

She then pouted her lips and leaned in for a kiss, but he tilted his head to avoid her kiss.

Just the thought of what he had witnessed earlier on brought a grimace to his handsome face. Peeling her hand away, he pushed her off and demanded, “What are you doing here?”

“I am here to play with Bella, of course!” she answered without a second’s delay as though she did not feel any guilt.

Lies! The man thought, annoyed. He tugged on his collar, tearing out two of the buttons on his shirt in the process, and the buttons fell to the floor.

He then tossed the tie on his arm, and turned to walk away without a word.

Confused, Victoria rushed after him with a frown. “Christian! Wait up!”

“Victoria.” Bella grabbed her from behind and earnestly offered, “Christian must be jealous after seeing you at my brother’s place. You will only make it worse if you go after him now. Let me explain it to him instead.”

Christian had just left the villa, but Bella had managed to catch up to him before he could get into his car.

She clutched her chest and gasped for air. “Do you believe me now, Christian? Even though the both of you are about to get engaged tomorrow, Victoria still tried to hook up with my brother. I only called you over to witness their secret rendezvous because I don’t want to see you kept inovelxo.com fast updaten the dark by them anymore.”

“Oh really? You’re telling me that Victoria invited you, Jessica and Ellie over while she was on her ‘secret rendezvous’ with your brother? Do you think Victoria is stupid, Bella?” His mind was a mess now, and he did not even know what to think anymore.

As the sunlight cast on the collar of his shirt, a shadow was projected on his collarbone. His suit was not as immaculate as usual, and it even looked a little messy because of the two missing buttons. Yet, it made him look even sexier