Chapter 111
Bella put her phone away, a slight shift of emotion occurring in her eyes. “I have no idea what you mean by that. I just happened to be recording when she hit me with her car.”
Staring at him, she unconsciously talked in a softer tone. “The police are already looking into the accident. So far, they think it’s just an accident. However, if I turn this recording over to them, they’ll start investigating the case as attempted murder. You know what that means, right?”
Overcome by pain, she couldn’t finish her sentence. She covered her mouth and coughed heavily. Her face paled as all energy was drained from her.
Yet, Christian didn’t feel a bit sorry for her, and there was even undisguised anger on his face. He glared at her like a hawk glaring at its prey. “Are you threatening me?”
“I’m just stating facts. Why do you think I’m threatening you?” Bella looked at him innocently, yet there was bitterness in her eyes. “Shouldn’t you be happy? After all, Victoria has hurt you too. Now, she might be spending the rest of her life in prison.”
Christian clenched his fist as he wrestled with his temper. Anger simmered in his fathomless eyes.
“Victoria has been with you for so many years, yet she’s been cheating on you all this while. Her situation with my brother is complicated, to put it mildly. I feel sorry for you and my brother. Now that she’s done something like this, sending her to prison is just what she deserves,” said Bella.
The stench of disinfectant and medicine made Christian cough, prompting him to frown in dissatisfaction. “I already told you. What’s between Victoria and me is none of your business. You should delete that recording.”
Bella did a double take. If Christian had agreed to put Victoria behind bars, it would prove that he no longer cared about her. Alternatively, it would prove that Victoria’s infidelity had broken his heart. Either possibility suited Bella just fine. However, it seemed that he still loved Victoria deeply. So, he’s still taking her side. I guess it’s time for Plan B.
Hiding her heartache, she shook her head vehemently. “I’m sorry, but I can’t delete this recording. If I did, there would be no proof that Victoria tried to kill me.”
Christian couldn’t believe what he was hearing, sitting down and standing up anxiously. Gritting his teeth, he spat, “Do you think the police won’t discover your little plot?”
Bella smiled bitterly. “First of all, I didn’t plot anything. Secondly, if you don’t believe me, then getting a few officers to check out the recording wouldn’t hurt. Would it?”
Christian stared at her for a moment before walking away. However, he had just taken a step before Bella shouted, “Can you stick around? I still have a few words left to say.”
Christian did not turn around. After a moment of silence, he wrenched one word through his gritted teeth, “Speak.”
He knew that Bella had always been a careful and meticulous thinker. The fact that she suggested getting the police involved meant that she was confident they wouldn’t discover anything.
The truth was, he could choose to ignore this whole matter. Victoria had wronged him terribly; hence, the lady deserved to be punished.
However, the thought that she would spend the rest of her life in prison made him doubt his actions. Still, there was no way he would step aside and let Bella attack Victoria with this trumped-up charge.
“Even if Victoria and my brother wronged you, and even if she tried to kill me because of a misunderstanding, we’ve been friends for so many years. I really don’t want to see her rot inside a prison cell,” said Bella.
“However, I just can’t bring myself to pretend that this whole thing never happened. If you break one of her legs so she can no longer dance, and she gets sent to the Eastside prison for two years, then I’ll agree to drop the attempted murder charge. This matter would be settled between the both of us.”
As she said that, she lay on the hospital bed again. All that was said with a calm look on her face, as if she was discussing what to eat for lunch.
Christian turned to look at her. The veins on his neck throbbed. “If I break one of her legs, then it’d be an eye for an eye.”
However, the eastside prison was packed with psychopaths. How can a spoiled brat like Victoria survive in that kind of place?
Bella shook her head. With a sincere look on her face, she said, “Don’t forget the two years of prison. Her family has spoiled her too much. That’s the reason she dares pull an attempted murder off like that. Putting her in prison would be for her own good. Spending some time behind bars would make her think things through more calmly in the future. She won’t cause any more trouble after this. Oh, yes. Before you send her to prison, make sure the Colemans cut off all ties with her. If the inmates go gently on her because of her family background, then all my work would’ve gone to waste.”
The inmates in that prison were all desperate. They weren’t going to let something like the Coleman name stop them. She obviously wanted to use Christian to hurt Victoria’s relationship with her family. It was just another twist of the knife.
Christian’s glare was sharp as a dagger. “Do you really think the police are that stupid?”
“I just think the facts will speak for themselves.” Bella smiled contentedly. “If you don’t do what I say, then we can let the police carry on their investigation. It’s okay if you don’t want to go along with me. I’ll just sue Victoria for attempted murder. It’s none of your business after all.”
Christian clenched his fist. Without another word, he stomped out of the ward.
“How can you not care about me when I almost died…” Bella murmured as she watched his retreating figure. Then, she covered her lips and let out a heavy cough as tears streamed down her cheeks.
Although she was grief-stricken that she might not be able to dance again, it was worth changing her hobby for a chance to be with Christian.
Outside the building, the night was cool, especially when the wind blew.
Christian’s face was cold, but his limbs burned with anger. Not only had he been set up twice in two days, but he had also been betrayed by his fiancee. It was the most frustrating moment in his life.
The sound of a phone vibrating disturbed the quiet night.
Looking at the name on the phone, Christian answered the call. “Mom, what’s wrong?”
“Your grandfather has ard about Victoria’s attempted murder.” There was unmistakable tiredness and helplessness in Evelyn’s voice. “You know how conservative he is. He’s no longer letting Victoria step foot into the Thatcher Family’s home.”
His hand gripped his phone tighter as yesterday’s sordid scene replayed in his mind. “Even if Grandfather hadn’t said anything, I was going to break off my engagement with Victoria tonight.”
Evelyn was clearly shocked. “What happened? I thought everything was going well between you and Victoria…”
