Chapter 76
“Since Miss Spritz hurting you wasn’t intentional, you should forgive her now that she has apologized,” Gabrielle whispered to Victoria as she tugged at the corner of the latter’s clothes.
However, Victoria shot a glance at Gabrielle and yanked her clothes away from Gabrielle’s hand. With her hand no longer tugging on Victoria’s clothes, Gabrielle withdrew her hand and raised her hand as she wasn’t sure just where she should have her hands at.
“Miss Spritz is the one who decides whether she wants to apologize. However, the decision to forgive her lies with me,” Victoria said as she looked at Bella. She then answered in a way that was unclear whether she was talking about the current matter or something else entirely. “I will never forgive you for the rest of my life for what you have done. Even if I die, I will be laid to rest bearing my hatred for you.”
Bella’s eyes flickered as her eyes were tinged with hints of frustration.
Irked, Lucas shouted, “Vic—”
“Victoria needs her rest. Lucas, let’s just leave the supplements here and leave.” Bella interrupted her brother as she sat back in her wheelchair with some difficulty.
Nevertheless, Lucas’ frown remained deep. “But Victoria is crossing the line here!”
“She’s right. Whether I apologize is up to me, and it is up to her whether she’ll forgive me,” Bella said with a slightly bitter smile. “Besides, regardless of my intention, I did hurt her. So, let’s go, Lucas.” Having said that, she smiled apologetically at Victoria before she turned her wheelchair around and left for the door.
Standing on where he stood, Lucas coldly glared at Victoria and said, “You’ve…” … disappointed me greatly.
“I recall telling you last night to never meet me alone ever again. I don’t want to be called a vixen or a mistress by someone else just because someone can’t stop being delusional and annoying.” Victoria interrupted Lucas.
In doing so, Lucas’ lips tensed with his fist clenched tightly to the point that it was turning white.
“Miss Spritz is waiting for you outside, so I suggest you quickly go after her. It won’t be good if she misunderstands,” Victoria said indifferently without consideration of the man’s anger.
Lucas grunted before he said, “I don’t need you to tell me! I’ll leave myself!” Striding toward the door, he stopped briefly as he gripped the door handle before he said quietly, “You’ll regret it one day with how much anger you’re holding on to.”
“It’s not your concern whether I’ll regret it, so I don’t need your worries.” After all, what else was there for her to regret with her legs having once been broken? The only regrets she had was falling in love with Christian, and treating Bella as her best friend.
Slam!
Thus, Lucas slammed the door shut as he left with a furious expression.
With her knees turning weak, Gabrielle held onto the wall as she walked toward the bed. In a slightly trembling voice, she said, “Thank goodness you were quick to react by hiding away the lingerie. Otherwise, I wouldn’t know how to explain it.”
On the bed, Victoria only gazed at Gabrielle without saying a word.
“Wait, it’s actually not that big of a deal. Even if they saw the lingerie, they wouldn’t be saying anything if we don’t tell them that it’s for the sake of seducing Mr. Thatcher. I was just too nervous to think about that just now.” Gabrielle patted her chest to calm her palpitating heart.
Victoria folded the lingerie and placed it back into the box before she asked, “How much is it? I’ll transfer the money to you.”
“Oh, don’t sweat it. It’s not much. We’re friends, aren’t we?” Gabrielle carefully pleased Victoria.
Closing the box, Victoria placed it beside her pillow before she tilted her head at Gabrielle and asked once more, “How much?”
“I was afraid that Mr. Thatcher would not be pleased if the lingerie wasn’t any good, so I picked out the better ones. The three of them came out to be at 6280, but just transferring 6000 to me is fine.” Gabrielle answered the question as Victoria was insistent.
Victoria’s eyes shook slightly as she put away her phone. “I’ll give it to you in cash when I’m discharged.” She only registered her payroll card in her digital wallet, which had not much money in it as her salary was meager at best. Hence, the only option for her was to withdraw money from the card Vincent had given her.
“No worries. There’s no need to rush.” Gabrielle waved her hands. “Actually, it’s fine even if you don’t pay me back, considering our relationship.”
Victoria licked her dry lips. “The doctor said that I can be discharged in another two days, so I’ll pay you in three days. If you feel that cash is inconvenient, give me your bank account number so that I can transfer it to you then.”
Gabrielle wanted to say that there was no need for the trouble but decided to text her the account number after considering the fact that Victoria might return to the Coleman Family. After that, she said, “I remember you said that Mr. Thatcher likes Miss Spritz.” Then, while observing Victoria’s expression, she slowly continued, “So, you should try to be more… tactful when talking to her. Think about it, if you upset her, she might make a casual remark in pa*sing when whispering sweet nothings at Mr. Thatcher. By then, it’ll be harder for you to leave Delta Club.”
Feeling that the soup she had was a bit too salty, Victoria wanted to get out of bed to grab a gla*s of water.
“Stay in bed. I’ll pour you a gla*s of water if you’re thirsty.” Gabrielle poured a gla*s of warm water and handed it to Victoria.
Saying her thanks, Victoria then took the gla*s of water.
“There’s no need to be so polite over a gla*s of water.” Gabrielle then poured herself a gla*s of water as well. After taking a sip, she continued, “Actually, besides the seduction plan, I really think that the suggestion I gave before can work as well.”
Upon Gabrielle’s words, Victoria tightened her grip on the gla*s. Her grip was so tight that her hand trembled slightly, causing ripples to form on the water.
“I’ve never come into contact with Miss Spritz that much. However, based on what the public says about her and the limited amount of contact I had with her, I think she’s a pretty gentle and kind person. Begging her for forgiveness has a higher chance of success than seducing Mr. Thatcher.”
Victoria finished half of the water in her gla*s. She then placed it on the table. “You should go back now. I want to have some rest.”
“I can accompany you today since I don’t have any plans lined up. You know, in case anything happens, I’ll be around to help out.” Gabrielle felt that she could understand what Victoria was going through right now, for if she was in her shoes, she would be unhappy as well when hearing someone praising her romantic rival.
Victoria shot a glance at Gabrielle before she lay back down on the bed. “If I can leave Delta Club, I will compensate you for your troubles regardless if I’m accepted back into the Coleman Family, so leave.”
Gabrielle’s face abruptly flushed so red that even her thick makeup couldn’t conceal her embarra*sment.
“I’m sure it’s been hard for you these days with all the work you’ve done for me.” Enduring the itch she felt on the injury on her right leg, she continued, “If anything happens, I can call the doctors or the nurses to help me, so you should go back and have some rest as well.”
“T-Then, do call me if you need anything else. I don’t have anything lined up for today,” Gabrielle murmured. With her face gradually returning to a normal color, she then left the ward.
Lying on the bed, Victoria silently stared at the ceiling as she thought that Gabrielle was right about one thing. Human beings are really complicated.
Just as Bella and Lucas left the hospital, they received a call from Denise, who asked them for their help in containing Nancy as the latter’s quarrel with Glen and Vincent at the Coleman Residence was getting heated. Thus, the siblings immediately asked their driver to change their destination to the Coleman Residence. When they arrived, Denise had been waiting for them with maids in tow for some time.
Upon noticing the siblings’ arrival, Denise, who seemed to have seen her savior, rushed to welcome them. “Bella, Lucas, I truly can’t handle the situation, so I had no choice but to call you two over.” As she spoke, tears started running down her cheeks. “Let’s not talk about who’s right or wrong here. Glen has a heart condition, so if they keep arguing like this, he’ll end up in a hospital.”
