Chapter 118
Right after Charlotte said that, the elevator dinged and she entered the elevator with a charming smile
on the corner of her lips.
On the other hand, Victoria pressed her lips even tighter when she looked at the thermos flask in her
hands before she trudged to the elevator.
The Spritz siblings might be unavoidable dog poo, but Christian was a ferocious hound that had almost
killed her with his bites a few times now. Even though she hated him and wanted to kill him if possible,
she was pressed under his sharp claws. She had no choice but to submit to him in order to avoid being
torn to shreds.
There were a lot of people in the hospital. An old man with a missing left arm, and had a prosthetic calf
and a face full of wrinkles lit up when he saw Victoria. He then patted the equally disabled young man
beside him and pointed in Victoriaâs.
Another pair of eyes lit up then.
Supporting each other, the men limped their way to Victoria and stopped her.
When she looked up, she was greeted by two unfamiliar faces. One of the men was probably in his 60s
or 70s from the looks of his a lined face, and the other was about 30 or 40 years old. This one had
tanned skin and fine lines at the corners of his eyes.
Even though they were of different ages, they were both disabled people. Their clothes looked tidy, but
it had obviously been washed so many times the colors were slightly faded. They also had on rarely-
seen black shoes made of clothes.
Judging from their appearance, they either looked like beggars, or fraudsters that would go, âLittle lady,
I am a few dollars short on travel money. Can you please lend me a few bucks?â
She took a look at the two of them again to make sure she didnât know them. âIs there something you
need me for?â she asked.
Thump!
The men didnât say a word, and only exchanged a brief glance before they fell to their knees. Their
actions were so conspicuous that they immediately attracted the attention of the curious crowd.
Seeing this, Victoria only knitted her eyebrows together and looked at them with emotionless eyes. She
didnât help them up nor say a word.
âDonât get us wrong!â The middle-aged man waved his hand at her twice when he noticed Victoriaâs
reaction. He then explained in broken standard English, âWe are neither beggars nor swindlers. We are
farmers who you have helped before! We wanted to thank you when we saw you!â
The older man was wiping his tears away as he listened to his companion speak in a dialect Victoria
couldnât really understand.
âI have never helped any farmers.â She only replied indifferently, âYou got the wrong person.â She then
walked away with the flask in her arms.
The middle-aged man hurriedly helped the old man up, then together they limped to Victoria before he
blurted out, âWe really are not liars. We only want to thank you since we coincidentally bumped into
you!â
His tanned face slowly became flushed under her suspicious gaze. âWe came here to be laborers, or in
your peopleâs words, construction workers. When the building collapsed, it injured a few of us, and
there were also a few that died. Our employer ran off after the incident! If it wasnât for you who sold the
birthday gifts and donated the money to us, we wouldnât even have money for medical treatment and
prostheses! I must kowtow to you!â
He immediately tried to get to his knees again after he said that.
When Victoria heard that, she gave it a thought, and only then did she recall that she had asked Jill to
sell all the presents from her birthday banquet and donate the proceeds to the disabled.
She quickly placed the flask on the floor and bent down to help the middle-aged man up. âYou donât
have to thank me. I will be heading off. I have something to attend to.â
She didnât take the credit for her actions, and she also didnât stay behind to listen to the endless praises
the crowd were showering her in. She only bent forward to pick up the flask before she lined up in front
of the elevator.
âCome here, young lady. You should change places with me. You should stand here instead!â A robust
middle-aged woman with a loud voice swiftly pulled Victoria to the front, and she herself stood at the
back of the row. She then gave a thumbs-up to the people around her. âWhat a beautiful and kind-
hearted person this young lady is!â
The crowd immediately agreed with her and started praising Victoria as well.
By the time she stepped into the elevator, she saw that the two crippled farmers were still waving at her
with all their might, and they both had smiles filled with gratitude on their faces.
Victoria, too, slowly flashed a subtle, but genuine smile that reached her eyes as she looked at them.
Christianâs VIP ward was on the twelfth floor. After she reached the ward, she stood outside the door
for some time before she finally brought a hand up to knock on the door.
âCome in.â Christianâs clear voice called out from inside.
Hearing that, she looked at the door and licked her dry lips before she pushed the door open and went
in.
The manâs dark eyes flashed when he saw her walk in. He then quickly kept the thing he was fiddling
with, but no matter how quickly he did that, Victoria still saw it. He was holding her jade pendant that
was supposed to be in the previous supervisorâs hand.
She pressed her lips together to suppress her hatred for him and walked to the table to put the thermos
flask on it. âMiss Charlotte has something to deal with. That is why she told me to come.â
A lot of people had been fired after yesterdayâs incident. Even though she didnât know how he was
planning to handle her, she knew that he wouldnât just fire her, as that would be going too easy on her.
He hummed in response. He then fell silent after looking at her for a while.
It made Victoria uncomfortable from her head to toe as long as he was around. Lowering her head, she
stood with her back tense for more than 20 minutes until her palms were drenched in sweat. âIf there is
nothing else, I willââ
âIâm hungry.â He threw her a quick glance and interrupted her before he put the jade pendant on his
neck again.
Victoria only frowned without moving any other muscle.
Seeing this, Christian propped up the bed with one hand and sat up. âGet me a bowl of soup.â
âSure.â Victoria held back the anger that was about to burst out of her body and responded
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She didnât understand how he could act so nonchalant in front of her today when he had just thrown
her naked body out in the corridor yesterday.
Distracted, she brought the bowl of soup to him, and bent her torso to give him the bowl.
However, Christian didnât take the soup; his eyes were fixated on the red spot on her neck. As his eyes
dimmed, he touched her neck with an elegant finger. âHow did you get this mark?â His voice was
slightly cold.
The cold touch on her neck sent a shiver throughout her body. Immediately, Victoria stood up straight
and tugged on her collar to cover the trace, but she didnât say anything.
She didnât want to explain it to Christian. In fact, she didnât need to.
Because by the end of the day, his attitude toward her was going to be the same anyway.
âVictoria.â As Christian looked at her impassive expression, he felt as though there was a ball of cotton
soaked in water in his chest. His breathing didnât feel any smoother even after he undid a button. âI am
asking you a question.â
Her eyelashes trembled, and she looked up at him. However, she quickly lowered her head again. âIs
there a rule in the club that stipulates all the subordinates have to answer the superiorsâ questions? If
not, I refuse to answer.â
His gaze on her instantly sharpened as he locked his eyes on her. âVictoria,â he warned, his voice
having gotten a little louder.
He had started unconsciously tapping on the bed with his finger.
She raised her head again, but she didnât lower it this time. âYou donât need to speak so loudly. I have
good hearing. I can hear you. Is there anything you need me for?â
The corners of her lips had curled into a small smile.
She used to be so careful with currying his favor in the past only to no avail. The anger, repression, and
hatred she held in instantly became overwhelming joy when she saw the gloomy expression on his
face.
Victoria had probably been driven to madness by Christian.