NovelBarChapter 87
Evelyn frowned slightly before her facial expression smoothed out. “I shouldn’t keep you here any longer as your clothes are
dirty. You should return home and get changed. Amy, see our guest out.”
Evelyn frowned slightly before her facial expression smoothed out. “I shouldn’t keep you here any longer as your clothes are
dirty. You should return home and get changed. Amy, see our guest out.”
“Miss Spritz, shall we?” Amy stood behind Bella’s wheelchair and held its handles.
Bella looked at Evelyn with mixed feelings before mumbling a soft okay. With that, Amy promptly pushed her wheelchair out of
the house.
Grey clouds suddenly took over the blue skies. Just then, a bolt of loud thunder boomed across the city, and it started pouring
like cats and dogs.
Victoria was laying sideways on her bed, curling herself into a ball as she hugged her knees. There was only one thought in her
head when she looked at the gift box beside her pillow.
I must succeed! If Christian wouldn’t budge after he slept with me, I’ll use evidence such as pictures or videos of us having s*x to
threaten him to give in to my request! I do not doubt that Christian would torture me badly if I failed. After all, he had always been
ruthless. He might even kill me. Death would be a form of relief for me too...
Creak.
The moment the door opened, she shot up from her bed and looked in the direction of the sound with vigilance.
When she noticed that it was Evelyn, she relaxed a little. “Mrs. Thatcher.”
“It’s me.” Evelyn approached Victoria with her right hand behind her back, only presenting her with a gift when she reached the
bed. “I’ll be busy organizing your birthday party tomorrow so I thought I should give you your present first. Happy birthday, Tori.
Stay se... seventeen forever. I wish that you’re always happy, safe, and healthy.”
“Mrs. Thatcher, thank you,” Victoria said.
The gift did not have any flashy wrappings. Instead, it was a square, transparent glass box. Inside it was an exquisite and
beautiful diamond crown.
This crown was a gift Evelyn promised to give Victoria for her 18th birthday. She said Victoria could wear this crown at her
wedding ceremony with Christian.
However, things after that happened too quickly. Victoria did not even have a chance to get this gift from Evelyn because she
already had her legs broken and was sent to prison.
“But I can’t accept this.” Victoria cradled the gift as though it was something precious before she returned the box to Evelyn. She
then closed her eyes and murmured, “This belongs to the daughter-in-law of the Thatcher Family. It’s impossible between
President Thatcher and me.”
In the past, Victoria hated it when others told her that she couldn’t marry Christian. Yet, she was the one saying this herself now.
How ironic.
Evelyn didn’t take it. “Who told you that? If you’re my daughter-in-law, then this gift will be for the daughter-in-law of the Thatcher
Family. If you’re not, then this is for you. So take it, or I’ll be upset.”
Clatter.
At this time, the door suddenly opened, and Christian entered. He was donned in a tailored suit emphasizing his broad
shoulders, slender torso, and long legs. He looked like royalty.
The transparent gift box in Victoria’s hands was shaking as soon as she noticed his entrance; the light that reflected off the box’s
surface shone on her face, making her appear even pallid than she was.
She licked her cracked lips and got off the bed to pass the gift box to Christian with both hands subserviently. “Mrs. Thatcher said
this is a gift for you.”
“Just take it. I’m not someone who’d snatch such a small thing from you.” Christian’s gaze dimmed slightly when he glanced at
the diamond crown in the glass box. He looked to the side a little, his eyes falling on her short hair.
“Just take it. I’m not someone who’d snatch such a small thing from you.” Christian’s gaze dimmed slightly when he glanced at
the diamond crown in the glass box. He looked to the side a little, his eyes falling on her short hair.
since President Thatcher doesn’t want it. Then, you can personally give this to Miss Spritz when she gets engaged to President
Thatcher.”
If Victoria were to accept this gift in front of Christian, he would probably think she still had any delusional thoughts toward him.
“That sounds great.” Evelyn received the box and said to Christian, “Chris, did you get the dress ready?”
Christian nodded and lifted the three bags in his hands. “As you requested, I ordered three limited edition dresses.”
“Great!” Evelyn smiled, took the three bags from Christian, and then placed them into Victoria’s hands. “I’m not sure if your style
changed, so I got Chris to order a few of them. Pick one to wear tomorrow, or you can wear all three too.”
“Thanks, Mrs. Thatcher.” Victoria received the bags and just put them on her bed without even opening them before returning to
Evelyn’s side, standing tensely.
Evelyn smiled as she looked at the crown in the transparent display. Finally, she held the gift box in one hand and dragged
Christian out of the room with the other. “What’s a man like you doing here? Toris’ too shy to change. Let’s leave first.”
She opened the door and, after exiting the room with Christian, firmly closed it behind them.
“I’m hosting a birthday party for Tori at Oriental Hotel tomorrow. You should come.” Evelyn passed the glass box to a maid next to
her and asked the latter to keep the box in her room.
Christian stopped walking for a moment before he started to descend the spiral stairs again. “I’m busy.”
“I won’t meddle in your relationship with Tori and Bella, but you must attend Tori’s birthday party tomorrow. Can you do that?”
Evelyn rubbed her temples as she stood on the stairs, watching Christian’s back.
Christian took his last step down before he turned to look at her. “What time is it ending?”
“11.00PM,” Evelyn said.
Christian nodded as he headed for the door, “I’ll drop by before it ends.”
“Wait,” Evelyn called out and walked over to him. She stood before her son, who was half a head taller than her. So, she looked
at him before saying, “Can we sit down and talk?”
“About what?” Christian turned back and sat on the couch, his leg elegantly crossed over the other.
The fruits that had been placed on the table for quite some time had oxidized by now. Therefore, the maids replaced them with
fresh ones along with a cup of tea for the two before returning to stand at the side.
“You knew clearly that Bella tricked us back then, but why do you still treat Tori this way? I couldn’t understand even after
thinking about it for two years,” Evelyn said and took a sip of tea.
Christian squeezed his lips into a thin line, his slender fingers knocking on the tabletop. “Mom, when did you become like Tracy?
You seem interested in meddling in the youngsters’ life now.”
“Just toke it. I’m not someone who’d snotch such o smoll thing from you.” Christion’s goze dimmed slightly when he glonced ot
the diomond crown in the gloss box. He looked to the side o little, his eyes folling on her short hoir.
Victorio pursed her lips ond wolked to Evelyn’s side, the gift box in her hond. “Mrs. Thotcher, I think you should keep this first
since President Thotcher doesn’t wont it. Then, you con personolly give this to Miss Spritz when she gets engoged to President
Thotcher.”
If Victorio were to occept this gift in front of Christion, he would probobly think she still hod ony delusionol thoughts toword him.
“Thot sounds greot.” Evelyn received the box ond soid to Christion, “Chris, did you get the dress reody?”
Christion nodded ond lifted the three bogs in his honds. “As you requested, I ordered three limited edition dresses.”
“Greot!” Evelyn smiled, took the three bogs from Christion, ond then ploced them into Victorio’s honds. “I’m not sure if your style
chonged, so I got Chris to order o few of them. Pick one to weor tomorrow, or you con weor oll three too.”
“Thonks, Mrs. Thotcher.” Victorio received the bogs ond just put them on her bed without even opening them before returning to
Evelyn’s side, stonding tensely.
Evelyn smiled os she looked ot the crown in the tronsporent disploy. Finolly, she held the gift box in one hond ond drogged
Christion out of the room with the other. “Whot’s o mon like you doing here? Toris’ too shy to chonge. Let’s leove first.”
She opened the door ond, ofter exiting the room with Christion, firmly closed it behind them.
“I’m hosting o birthdoy porty for Tori ot Orientol Hotel tomorrow. You should come.” Evelyn possed the gloss box to o moid next to
her ond osked the lotter to keep the box in her room.
Christion stopped wolking for o moment before he storted to descend the spirol stoirs ogoin. “I’m busy.”
Evelyn rubbed her temples os she stood on the stoirs, wotching Christion’s bock.
Christion took his lost step down before he turned to look ot her. “Whot time is it ending?”
“11.00PM,” Evelyn soid.
Christion nodded os he heoded for the door, “I’ll drop by before it ends.”
“Woit,” Evelyn colled out ond wolked over to him. She stood before her son, who wos holf o heod toller thon her. So, she looked
ot him before soying, “Con we sit down ond tolk?”
“About whot?” Christion turned bock ond sot on the couch, his leg elegontly crossed over the other.
The fruits thot hod been ploced on the toble for quite some time hod oxidized by now. Therefore, the moids reploced them with
fresh ones olong with o cup of teo for the two before returning to stond ot the side.
“You knew cleorly thot Bello tricked us bock then, but why do you still treot Tori this woy? I couldn’t understond even ofter
thinking obout it for two yeors,” Evelyn soid ond took o sip of teo.
Christion squeezed his lips into o thin line, his slender fingers knocking on the tobletop. “Mom, when did you become like Trocy?
You seem interested in meddling in the youngsters’ life now.”
“Just take it. I’m not someone who’d snatch such a small thing from you.” Christian’s gaze dimmed slightly when he glanced at
the diamond crown in the glass box. He looked to the side a little, his eyes falling on her short hair.
“I won’t force you to tell me if you don’t want to.” Evelyn frowned when she heard Christian mention ‘Tracy’.
She drank her tea before continuing, “Your marriage with Bella is complicated. But I understand that you agree to marry her
because that’s what your dad and grandfather wanted.”
Christian’s gaze darkened, and he knocked on the tabletop faster due to annoyance. Nevertheless, his voice remained calm.
“Thanks, Mom.”
“Don’t thank me first.” Evelyn smiled, a hint of self-mockery evident in her voice. “I can understand it, but that doesn’t mean I can
accept it.”
Her smile diminished as she slammed the teacup to the ground abruptly. While she did that, she still had a faint smile on her
well-aged face. “Chris, do you know what it feels like to be in-laws with someone who broke apart a married couple? It feels as
nasty as swallowing a fly.”
“If you don’t agree to it, I won’t get engaged to her.” Christian uncrossed his legs and place .com fast updated his feet on
the ground. He leaned his body forward slightly, making him appear more assertive, and put his elbows on his knees.
Evelyn continued analyzing the situation, “You pulling out from the marriage will only anger your dad, your grandfather, and those
people in the company. Your grandfather already dislikes you, so you might not get 8% of the Thatcher Group’s shares if you do
this. Your uncles and their kids might even make things worse for you.”
“I’m telling you this honestly today. I don’t want to affect your future because of my personal emotions, but I will not stand by and
watch the mother-daughter duo leeching off you and your dad to live a good life. Therefore, you must arrive at 6.00PM for the
birthday party tomorrow.”
The maid came over and cleaned up the mess on the floor. With that done, she silently served Evelyn a new cup of tea.
“You want me there to help Victoria with her reputation?” Christian picked up the cup and put it to his lips, but he drank nothing.
In the end, he just placed the cup back on the table. “Do you really care about her, or are you just taking advantage of her by
doing this?”
Evelyn shot him a complicated gaze before she stood up. “I’ll check up on Tori and see which dress she chose.”
She stopped at the foot of the spiral stairs to look back at him. “Remember to be at Oriental Hotel at 6.00PM tomorrow. Do not
be tardy.”
Christian, while looking at his mother’s back, picked up a piece of apple and threw it into his mouth. Then, he wiped his mouth
with a tissue before he rose to his feet to leave.
The total time from the evening of September 27 to the morning of September 28 was less than 24 hours. Yet, Victoria spent
every minute of it in torment.
She had nightmares, one after another, on repeat the entire night. It was never-ending for her. She woke up from terror three
times and was covered in cold sweat each time. When she resumed her sleep, that was when those nightmares came after her
again.
When she woke up in the morning, her pajamas were already drenched in cold sweat. Her skin was cold, while dark circles
colored the skin under her eyes. All in all, her complexion looked utterly terrible.
“I won’t force you to tell me if you don’t want to.” Evelyn frowned when she heard Christian mention ‘Tracy’.
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