The Clutches Of Hell Novel

Chapter 79

Sitting on the bed, Victoria ate the dragon fruit silently. After all, she was never a natural socializer, regardless if it was in the past or the present.

“The hallmark of a good lawyer is to be able to argue properly, and not just to speak incessantly. How many mistakes do you think your opposing lawyer would have uncovered with how tactless you’ve been speaking?” Matthew knocked Janice on her head.

With the knock from Matthew, Janice instantly turned quiet with her eyes whirled round, as though Matthew had pressed the pause button on her. However, the silence only lasted for ten minutes before she continued, “Your name is Victoria, right? Victoria, will you still be going back to work at Delta Club after you’re discharged?”

“Yes.” Victoria’s eyes flickered with hints of gloom when she stopped eating the dragon fruit halfway through, as she wasn’t sure if her plan in seducing Christian would be successful. Even in the case where she succeeded, she contemplated whether he would allow her to leave the club. There was still the possibility that she would still be kept in the club to be humiliated after he was done playing around with her. Nevertheless, there was no other way for her except for this plan, even if the chances of success here were slim.

“Hmm, you gotta go back, huh…” Janice pondered hard, her baby face all scrunched up. Then, as though a light bulb went off in her head, she jumped and hung onto Matthew with her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist.

Seeing this, Victoria accidentally choked. Letting out a few coughs, she cleared her throat and wiped off the dragon fruit stains at the corner of her mouth with a piece of tissue.

“Get down,” Matthew said with both his hands holding her, as he was afraid she would fall.

“Come on, Mr. Buckley…” With her arms around his neck, Janice swayed back and forth as she said in a pampered manner, “Aren’t you and that Thatcher guy good friends? You should ask him to let her go! Pretty please?” © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Victoria was slightly surprised. She had heard that Christian had a friend who had become a lawyer. However, because that friend of his had been studying abroad, she never got to meet him. I see, so it’s him. Then, her eyes flickered as she thought that it might work in her favor if Matthew was willing to speak to Christian on her behalf.

As Matthew cast a skeptical glance at Victoria, he pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses that were going to fall due to Janice’s moving about. “Get down first.”

“Promise me first!” Janice refused to let go. “Mr. Buckley, isn’t a lawyer’s duty to punish evil and uphold righteousness? Look at how badly Christian bullied Victoria. You have to help her!”

Matthew calmly corrected Janice. “You’re talking about prosecutors and the police. Lawyers only look at where the money is.”

Seeing that Matthew had no intention of helping her, Victoria wanted to express her appreciation for Janice’s intentions, but she held her tongue in the end. Clenching the bed sheet tightly, she closed her eyes as her breathing turned ragged. She could see that Matthew was fond of his apprentice. So, if there was a chance that he agreed to Janice’s request, then her chances of leaving Delta Club would increase.

“Mr. Buckley!!” Janice raised her voice. “If you don’t promise me, then I won’t go down!”

Matthew stood still. “Then, you can just keep hanging this way. Don’t complain to me when your arms become sore.”

Instantly, Janice became listless and muttered, “No wonder you’re good friends with that cruel and ruthless capitalist of a man. You’re birds of a feather…”

Victoria swallowed the dragon fruit in her mouth, a glimmer of gloom flashing past her eyes once more. “Thank you for helping me again, Miss Mooney. But, you shouldn’t make things difficult for Mr. Buckley. He must have his reasons for not agreeing.”

Janice then let go of Matthew’s neck and dropped to the floor before she squirmed. “Actually, my mentor isn’t a bad man. He dropped the lawsuit with just a word from his parents saying to not interfere with your brother’s case.”

“You guys dropped the case because of Mr. Buckley’s parents?!” Victoria jerked her head up and momentarily forgot herself.

Noticing Victoria was getting agitated, Janice became puzzled. “Yup. My mentor’s parents seem to have friendly relations with your parents, so when they told my mentor not to interfere with your brother’s case, he immediately dropped it,” she said as though she was rapping. Then, she added, “Why do you ask?”

“It’s nothing.” Victoria put down the dragon fruit. Although she had managed to get a hold of her expression, her hands were still tightly clenching the bed sheet underneath the blanket.

Christian’s plan of killing two birds with one stone was brilliant. Not only did he avoid sowing discord with Matthew due to Vincent’s case, but he had even gained a piece of new land in Glogan from the Coleman Family at no cost.

Janice let out a long sigh as she felt embarrassed and guilty that she couldn’t help Victoria. Then, with a twinkle in her eyes, she excused herself to use the restroom and immediately left.

Taking a glance at the restroom in the ward, Victoria pursed her lips.

“How did you get to know Janice?” Matthew walked up to the door and closed it.

Victoria raised her head to glance at the man before she hung her head again as she put down the dragon fruit she just picked up. “I was working in Delta Club. Miss Mooney was a customer. That’s where we happened to meet,” she said indifferently.

“Was it a coincidence or a deliberate meeting?” Matthew pushed his glasses up. As the sunlight spilled into the room, his glass lens reflected the light, which concealed the novelxo.com fast updateexpression in his eyes.

As the faint scent of disinfectant filled the room, the supposedly relaxing image of the white sheets, white walls, and beige flooring was slightly harsh right now.

Propping her hands on the bed, Victoria moved toward the direction of her pillow. “The new secretary of the municipal committee had just taken up the post when I first met Miss Mooney. It was during the time when the news hadn’t even been reported yet.” Then, with a self-deprecating smile, she continued, “Do you think a criminal without any background like me, who just got out of prison, would be able to obtain information about the new secretary?”

“I wouldn’t say you’re someone without background.” Matthew slowly peeled a banana. “Although the Coleman Family had severed ties with you, you seemed to be still in contact with your brother.”

With a slight frown, she asked, “Assuming I know that Miss Mooney is the daughter of the new secretary, how would I get her into coming to Delta Club?”

“She’s been protected by her parents all her life and had only graduated two months before. She wouldn’t know how complicated the real world is. All she has is her passion for helping others.” Matthew took a bite of the banana and continued slowly, “But, that doesn’t mean that there are no prudent people around her.”

Victoria sighed as she threw the unfinished dragon fruit into the trash can. “Then, I would like for that prudent person to properly persuade her from caring about a murderer such as myself. I’m undeserving.”

“Happy to be of service.” Matthew raised his brow slightly and finished the banana in several bites before he threw it into the trash can. “However, she is a stubborn girl, so my persuasion might not work. For that reason, should you ever run into her again in the future, I hope you will try to avoid her as much as you can.”

Suppressing the anger she felt, Victoria said indifferently, “I would also like you to tell her my thanks and also to tell her that…” … thoughtless kindness may be burdensome to others. However, she stopped herself from finishing the sentence. “Just tell her my thanks. I’m tired and would like to rest now. Please leave, Mr. Buckley.”

“Thank you for your understanding. In return, I will put in a few good words about you to Christian. However, I won’t guarantee what he will do after that.” Having said that, he walked toward the door.

Momentarily stunned, Victoria looked at the back of the man and said, “Thank you.”

But there was no response to her thanks.

After Matthew left the ward, the final rays of sunshine were also isolated from the room upon the closing of the door