Chapter 51

“You have misunderstood us, Mrs. Thatcher.” If this happened two years back, Victoria’s heart would flutter for such a misunderstanding. Right now, though, she didn’t dare to have such wishful thinking and didn’t want to have anything to do with Christian so that he wouldn’t think that she had ulterior motives.

Her emotions were unnoticed by him, and he smirked while saying, “You can do anything today since you are the birthday girl.”

“You’re so cheeky.” Evelyn smiled and tucked her hair behind her ears before looking over at Victoria. “Does the gown fit well?”

Hearing that, Victoria tilted her head and glanced at Christian.

“I’m asking you a question, but why are you looking at him?” Evelyn was amused.

Hearing that, he casually leaned on the railing and responded, “Probably because I’m better looking?”

“You’re so vain.” Evelyn chuckled as she looked at Victoria and asked, “Why does the gown look different from before, though?”

“My breasts have become smaller; the gown kept slipping down, so they altered it for me.” Victoria moved her body, her cheeks flushing red.

Upon hearing that, Christian furrowed his brows as he took a quick glance at her before looking away.

“I see.” Evelyn seemed to be deep in thought. “Actually, you don’t need to have it altered. If your breasts have become smaller, you can just wear a thicker padding underneath.”

Victoria pursed her lips and was lost for words after hearing Evelyn’s suggestion.

“It’s alright. Don’t be sad. Christian isn’t someone shallow.” Evelyn held onto her hand and patted on it before asking Christian with a smile, “Am I right?”

He merely smirked and kept quiet as he glanced at Victoria.

“Mrs. Thatcher, you have misunderstood. Mr. Thatcher has feelings for Miss Spritz, so I will not be delusional like I used to be.” Her face was pale, and she spoke faster than usual.

Hearing that, his gaze darkened and he replied coldly, “At least you’re aware of this.” He then walked away without looking back and said, “I’ll go up and change my shirt.”

Seeing that, Victoria got nervous as he seemed mad at her and a*sumed that he had misunderstood her for having wishful thinking.

“I don’t think that he knows who he likes.” Evelyn glanced at his back and said, “Alright, let’s not talk about such an upsetting matter anymore. Since most of the guests have arrived, let’s go downstairs and walk around.”

Victoria was aware that her presence would put Evelyn in a tight spot, and she didn’t want to inconvenience her. “Mrs. Thatcher, I…”

“I know your character. We can’t control what others say, so let’s just ignore them.” Evelyn smiled and held onto Victoria’s hand. “Let’s go,” she said.

Hearing that, Victoria followed behind her with mixed feelings.

As soon as they got down, they bumped into Denise, who was surprised to see them coming down hand in hand. “Mrs. Thatcher, can I please speak to Victoria privately?”

“You may, but before that, I’d like to know whether you’re going to speak to her as her mother or Mrs. Coleman.”

Hearing that, Denise furrowed her brows as she felt that she was being put in a tough spot.

“Mrs. Thatcher, why don’t you go and greet the guests first? I’ll be there shortly.” Knowing that her mother was a softie, Victoria decided to get Denise out of the situation.

“Alright.” Evelyn nodded and left.

As Denise looked around, she whispered to Victoria, “Tori, let’s talk somewhere else. There are too many people here.”

Does she think that I’m an embarra*sment? Why would she want to speak to me? Victoria thought to herself, but she eventually agreed to her mother’s request.

After they found a quiet corner, Denise asked her worriedly, “Tori, they said that you’d do anything for money…” She paused before continuing, “Did you really sell your body?”

“I didn’t.” Victoria looked down as her gaze darkened.

“In that case, why are you working at Delta Club?” Denise hesitated before asking.

“You don’t believe me, do you?” Tears welled up in her eyes as she lifted her gaze.

Why? It’s all because Christian threatened me with the Coleman Family!

“It’s not that I don’t believe in you.” Denise avoided her gaze and added, “You should quit your job there and look for a proper job.” She then took a credit card out from her purse and handed it over to Victoria. “The pin number is your birthdate. There’s five hundred thousand in it, which will be sufficient for a period of time. You can let me know if you need more money. I’ll transfer more to you.”

“No thanks.” Victoria merely looked at the card and didn’t accept it. “I won’t look for another job.” She knew very well that Christian wouldn’t agree to it.

“Tori, you…” Denise looked at her in disbelief while holding onto the card.

“Is there anything else? If there isn’t, I should look for Mrs. Thatcher.” Victoria pursed her lips as she suppressed her despair.

“Be honest with me. Are you working there because… You want to live the life that you used to live?” Denise couldn’t bring herself to mention that Victoria was there to look for a sugar daddy or a wealthy boyfriend.

Victoria was so disappointed at her mother’s question that her eyes widened and tears started rolling down her cheeks. She wiped the tears away and answered without looking back, “I’ll go look for Mrs. Thatcher.”

“Tori! Tori!” Denise called out for her anxiously.

However, Victoria didn’t stop and walked away in a daze. She didn’t care if other people thought of her like that, but she was really disappointed that her own mother thought of her that way too.

“Were you at a loss for words when Mrs. Coleman guessed it correctly?” asked Lucas as he grabbed her wrist from behind. He was initially there to look for his sister, but instead, he saw what happened.

“Mr. Spritz, don’t you think it’s rude of you to eavesdrop on other people’s conversation?” She struggled to free herself from his grip.

“Answer me!” Lucas raised his voice as he stared at her.

“I’m not obliged to answer your question.” She turned around and left as she was in a horrible mood. Although she used to be close to the Spritz siblings, she couldn’t stand the sight of them now.

“You’d rather sell your body to live a lavish life, am I right?” Lucas walked over to her and put his hands on her shoulder before questioning her. Everyone looked over at their direction after hearing what Lucas said.

“It’s none of your business.” She was extremely annoyed at how nosy he was and just wanted to get away from him, but she couldn’t do so. “Don’t forget that Scarlett is your girlfriend. Aren’t you worried that she’d misunderstand after seeing us together?”

“I’m asking you a question!” He tightened his grip on her shoulder. He knew that he shouldn’t care about her anymore, but he just couldn’t bring himself to do so. Victoria then tilted her head and bit his arm before running away when he released his grip in pain.

Just as he was about to chase after her, Scarlett, who heard the commotion, went up to stop him. “Don’t forget that I’m your girlfriend.”

“Both of us know very well whether or not we are a real couple. Step aside!” He stretched his hands out to push her out of his way.