A Hated Love

Chapter 36

“You should leave your medicine for yourself, Miss Spritz.” With a disgruntled expression, Victoria stuffed the ointment back into Bella’s hand.

Every word from Bella was hurting her badly.

“Why don’t you u-use the medicine I’m giving you?” Bella said bitterly, the ointment in her hands. “Is it because you love Christian, but he loves me? Is that why you’re jealous of me? Is your one-sided love for Christian stronger than our ten years of friendship?”

“You’re really good at reversing the truth, Bella!” Victoria clenched her fists and said while grinding her teeth.

Bella was the one who framed her, but she was also the one who was acting pitiful. How can someone be so shameless?

“I’m just stating the facts.” Bella sighed before saying softly, “Victoria, Christian didn’t like you when you had no scar on your head and were all dressed up two years ago. Do you think he will now?”

She held Victoria’s hand. “I’m the one he’ll always love. It’ll be a waste of your energy for you to keep hounding here. I’m giving you a piece of advice as your friend here—stop daydreaming. Don’t dream of being a white swan when you’re just a little duckling. You’ll be laughed at.”

After saying that, she stuffed the ointment into Victoria’s hand.

“I said that I don’t need your ointment!” Victoria squeezed every word from her throat and threw the ointment onto the ground in front of Bella.

Then, she bent down and propped both of her hands on Bella’s wheelchair before saying word by word, “I admit that I can’t win an argument against you, but remember this, Bella Spritz—someone will know your true colors one day!”

“What are you doing, Victoria?!” Just then, Lucas and his client got off the elevator, and his expression changed immediately when he saw Victoria’s hostile posture.

“Calm down, Victoria!” Bella’s tears came out so quickly as she shouted while choking up, “So what if you beat me up and force me to say that I’ll give up Christian to you? He doesn’t even like you!”

This scene was so dramatic that it left Victoria stunned for a moment before she reacted.

She looked at Lucas, who was running in her direction frantically. Before she could explain, the man pushed her away. “Stay away from Bella!”

He used so much strength that it made her stumble a few steps back, and her body knocked against the corner of the wall painfully.

“How are you? Are you hurt?” Lucas checked on Bella and asked her worriedly.

While biting her lip, Bella shook her head and said pitifully, “I’m fine, Lucas. Don’t blame Victoria. She was just not in her right mind for a second.”

“You’re saying that you’re fine when you’re crying?” When he looked at her reddened eyes, he was furious and felt bad for her.

Looking at this scene unfolding from the side, Victoria suddenly had a strong sense of déjà vu. Right! At the banquet a few days ago, Mrs. Spritz pushed me away and shouted at me too. What did I do?

“I’m really fine, Lucas. Don’t blame Victoria.” Bella tugged on Lucas’ sleeve and forced a smile. “It’s not easy for her to be a janitor at the club.”

“Not easy? She should pay the price if she wants to stay here and get back into the circle.” He looked at Victoria coldly, his eyes full of disgust.

Victoria opened her mouth, wanting to explain, but in the end, she just laughed at herself. When has someone ever believed me every time I had a conflict with Bella? Not to mention that Lucas is her biological brother.

“I’m really fine, Lucas. Don’t be so impulsive.” Bella was so anxious that she was going to cry. “Let’s go.”

“Wait. She needs to be punished for doing something wrong.” He took out his handkerchief to wipe her tears off. The darkness in his eyes was obscure. “I will never let her bully you again.”

Back then, Bella took the initiative to be friends with Victoria just to help him pursue her. In the end, he caused her to lose her leg… He was guilty of that.

“Lucas, you arrived just in time. Victoria hasn’t done anything yet, but you… Anyway, I don’t blame her, so don’t interfere!” Bella said hastily with her face full of worry.

When Victoria saw Bella’s superb acting, she knew that she could never do that, finding it ironic.

Christian and Lucas were both talented rookies in the business industry. People in the business industry, the media, and the public praised them for being smart and shrewd, praising them for being geniuses in business. Even though her father had been running the mall for so many years, many said that he was a wolf in sheep’s clothing and had many dirty tricks in mind.

However, these people who were being complimented for their smarts were the ones who believed in Bella’s nonsense again and again. Instead, her deadbeat brother, who was said to be always doing nothing, believed her every time… How hilarious!

“Kneel down and apologize, or I’ll ask Mr. Thatcher to chase you out. Choose for yourself.” Lucas didn’t bother with Bella anymore and looked straight at Victoria.

“Kneeling? Again?” Victoria smiled. Why does everyone like to step on me since coming to Delta Club?

She looked at the brother of her best friend, who she thought was righteous, and kneeled down slowly. I was just blind and not good at judging people. “I’m sorry, Miss Spritz.”

When Lucas saw that, a stream of disappointment flashed in his eyes. His face was dark as he said, “You’re hopeless!”

She could throw her dignity away just to stay in Delta Club and continue such an intoxicating life. Why did I love such a woman so madly back in the day?

“The bruises on her legs might not have recovered yet. Don’t let her kneel for long, Lucas.” Bella stood on Victoria’s side and emphasized the words ‘for long’.

The more she acted this way, the more Lucas felt sorry for her. “You always get hurt and don’t remember it. You’ll suffer in the future.” As he spoke, he pushed the wheelchair and walked in the direction of the private room he had already booked.

At this moment, Bella turned around and saw that Victoria had already stood up. She was a little disappointed by that, for she thought that Lucas would make her kneel for half a day just like the other day… Too bad.

After Victoria saw the siblings disappear at the door of the private room, she looked down and stood there for a moment before she continued cleaning while enduring the burning pain in her back and face.

She was working the night shift today, so when she finished work, it was already 2.00AM.

Daisy was not in the dorm, and she was probably staying outside with a customer.

On the other hand, Gabrielle was removing her makeup in front of the mirror. When she saw that Victoria came back, she exclaimed, “Did someone really hit you?”

Hearing that, Victoria gave her a small hum of acknowledgement in exhaustion. She sat on the bed and was so tired that she didn’t want to move at all.

“I heard that Glen Coleman hit you, and he’s your… father?” Gabrielle went up to her and felt the pain just by looking at the slap mark on her face.

The corner of her mouth was scraped, and her face was very badly swollen. How much strength did he use in this slap?

“No.” Victoria paused for a moment. Her eyes drooped as she said, “He’s not my father.”

“I thought so too! If you’re really his daughter, how would he let you be a janitor in this kind of place and even hit you? Those people are just talking nonsense. They have too much time on their hands!” Gabrielle was quite careful when talking about this just now, but when she heard what Victoria said, she became more at ease as she talked.

However, Victoria didn’t reply to her. Instead, she looked down and stared at her hands, which were turning rougher ever since she became a janitor. At this moment, she felt a little sore in her chest.