The Clutches Of Hell Novel

Chapter 143

“Okay,” Bella said. Then, she turned to the waiter. “That’s all for now. If we need anything later, I’ll order again. Thank you,” she said.

“You’re welcome. Your food will be ready soon,” the waiter said before leaving.

After the waiter had left, Christian crossed his legs together; his upper body leaned forward slightly, looking as if he didn’t want to stay there any longer. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Even though Bella was in a wheelchair, she still looked elegant. “I only heard of this restaurant and never tried it before. You entered here once you saw it. Have you been here before?” she asked.

He twitched his lips into a slight sneer as he laid his eyes on her. “No, I haven’t. I just came here because it’s the nearest; it saves my time.”

Bella gripped her hands and smiled despite hearing his uncharitable words. “It looks like you are busy with work. You must take good care of yourself. Your body should be your priority no matter how important your work is.”

“The company isn’t that busy. I don’t want to waste my time on some matter. So it’s meaningless as it wastes time and affects my mood.” Christian smiled.

A glint of bitterness flashed across Bella’s eyes as she grinned. Then, she stopped talking.

After a moment, the waiter served the food she had just ordered.

“The sashimi is fresh. Try some of it, Chris.” Using a serving fork, she placed a piece of sashimi on Christian’s plate.

Christian merely glanced at the sashimi, retracted his gaze, and didn’t move or say anything.

After she silently ate, she wiped her mouth with a napkin and said, “I heard that something happened to Victoria at around midnight. Were you so busy with her problems that you are now sporting dark circles underneath your eyes as if you didn’t sleep the whole night?”

Christian shifted his position and replied, “Indeed, I didn’t sleep for a night, but it wasn’t just because of her.”

Bella’s eyes flashed with a calculative gleam, and she smiled. “Is there anything other than Victoria’s matter that you had to work on in the middle of the night?”

“Hmph.” He sneered. “Do you also need to know how many meals I ate, what I ate, and how many times I went to the bathroom?”

“I’m just concerned about you. I didn’t mean anything other than that. So I’ll stop asking if you don’t like it.” Bella smiled self-deprecatingly. Then, she said, “Actually, I wanted to talk to you about my grandpa.”

“Oh?” Christian propped himself on the table with his elbow and raised his eyebrows.

“You… must have heard about the incident involving my grandpa, right?” Bella lowered her eyes. Although expressionless, her ears were red as it was not a rather shameful thing to talk about.

“I haven’t heard of it. Unfortunately, unlike you, I don’t have many friends that I can ask around for others’ whereabouts and those messed up things,” Christian said as he tapped the table with his fingers

Bella was red from embarrassment as she heard his disparaging comments; she was rarely pushed into this state. After she ate a piece of sashimi, her face returned to normal. One can only commend

her for her excellent control over her emotions. She swallowed her food and said, “Did you really not hear about it? The matter of my grandpa has something to do with the Delta Club.”

“Delta Club is just a small company among the Thatcher Group. So I can’t waste my time and focus on everything that happens in there,” Christian said.

His words made Bella frown and bite her bottom lip anxiously. “There is a woman called Daisy Torres in the Delta Club. She drugged my grandpa to get into our family. Now that she is pregnant with his child, I need to take her back,” she said.

“I do know about Daisy. If I’m not mistaken, she is in her twenties while your grandpa is in his seventies. And you are saying that she had drugged him?” Christian placed his hands on his knees and leaned back against the chair.

“Of course. My grandpa couldn’t have fallen in love with a wh*re.” Bella smiled as she gripped her knuckles.

“If so, why do you still have to ask me about her?” Christian asked as he chuckled.

Bella was at a loss for words.

Then, he said, “Since she is an employee of the Delta Club and had done such an illegal thing, why don’t we send her to the police department and let them handle this? If it is true that she had drugged your grandpa, I won’t take her side and let her spend her time in prison.”

Again, Bella didn’t know what to say, and her expression morphed into one of annoyance.

Christian straightened his posture as he propped himself with his elbow, leaned forward slightly, and inquired, “What do you think, Bella?” He taunted. “Is this fair enough?”

“I don’t think we should let the police handle this. After all, this is not a serious matter, and my grandpa is a public figure. If those reporters knew this, they would have a field day.” Bella forced out a smile.

But Christian ignored her and continued, “It’s fine. With the power of a few families, no reporters would dare to report fake news to earn money.” Then, he paused and looked at Bella as if he meant something. “But if this is true, it’ll be unknown if the media will report on it and how many people would be desperate to get a slice of the latest scandal.”

After Christian said his piece, the room fell into silence.

At that moment, three waiters came and placed the prawns and sushi on the table. After they had served the food, they quietly left the room. The maid beside Bella was confused about what they were saying. Now that both had kept quiet, she fidgeted uncomfortably. Only when she stood behind Bella did she feel slightly better, but now that she was still in Christian’s view, she felt uneasy again.

After the both of them stayed silent for a while, Bella broke the silence. “The Ford Family values bloodline. Regardless of how Daisy had gotten pregnant with my grandpa’s child, the child she’s carrying is still ours. I hope you can understand and let me take her away,” she said.

“If you insist on taking her away, I don’t mind. But during the process of Victoria’s treatment, I don’t want to see any accidents happening because of you,” Christian said.novelxo.com fast update

His words took her aback momentarily. Then, she said bitterly, “It’s only fair to pay for the price of one’s sin.” She looked at her legs and continued. “Two years ago, Victoria didn’t kill me but broke one of my legs. Don’t you think it’s unfair for me that you wanted to treat her legs?” she questioned.

“Mr. Thatcher, the Ford and Spritz Family are on good terms. You are crossing the line by doing so much for a murderer,” the maid rebuked as she was loyal to Bella.

Christian pursed his lips and said, “I said it multiple times—we both know what happened back then. Furthermore, you will be able to stand up like a normal person after some time.” He wanted to make Bella suffer the way she did to Victoria by recording her voice as evidence, but she was very cautious with her words and had never specified that it was her who set up the car accident.

Bella’s smile faded. “But I can never dance anymore! I’m sorry, Chris. No matter how generous I am, I can’t just sit there and watch Victoria getting her legs treated,” she said.