Chapter 47: Chapter 47

Chapter 47

Victoria took the clothes in Gabrielle’s hands and glanced at them, a hint of confusion in her eyes. Still,

she didn’t say anything. She placed the uniform by her pillow, went outside to make a call, then washed

up and went to bed.

Early the next morning, Victoria was still sleeping when a loud banging on the door woke her up—

“Still sleeping at this hour? What are you, pigs? Open up!”

“Open up, you hear?! Damn it, those stupid girls!”

Victoria frowned and said to Gabrielle, who was also in a sour mood from getting woken up by the

noise, “Stay in bed. I’ll get the door.”

“How annoying can she be?!” Gabrielle mumbled, then turned around and covered her face with her

blanket.

Victoria went over to answer the door. Daisy was standing at the entrance, donning a slip dress. She

wore a wine red coat loosely on top of it, and there was a bruise-like hickey on her neck.

“What the f*ck are you looking at? Keep looking and I’ll gouge out—” Daisy began shouting, but she

swallowed the rest of her sentence under Victoria’s gaze.

Victoria said calmly, “Don’t say I haven’t reminded you. If you curse one more time in front of me, I’ll

make sure you never open your mouth again.”

“How dare you!” Daisy craned her neck, her nostrils looking a little larger because of the slight

movement.

Victoria smiled, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes. “You can try.”

With that, she returned to her own bed.

Daisy’s face turned from pale to a dark hue before turning to red. In the end, she slammed the door

shut as if to vent. “Crazy woman,” she muttered under her breath.

Victoria took the uniform and got ready to change into it while pretending not to hear Daisy, but after

thinking for a bit, she put the uniform back down.

It seemed like she wouldn’t need the uniform today. She looked at the time, and people should be

calling her or knocking on her door to see her by now.

As soon as the thought flashed across her mind, the door was pushed open.

“Who’s getting worked up so early in the day? I could hear the door slamming from a mile away.”

Charlotte walked in, smiling. She was wearing the simplest office wear, but it still enhanced her figure

and gave her an alluring aura.

“It’s not like I asked for it.” Daisy pouted. She was talking to Charlotte, but her eyes were trained on

Victoria. “A certain someone overdid it and let me wait at the door for half an hour in the morning. Who

wouldn’t be pissed?”

Victoria allowed Daisy to tell her tall tale, not intending to retaliate.

“Daisy, don’t treat everyone like fools.” Charlotte took Daisy’s hand, raising a corner of her eye as she

said pointedly, “If not, you’ll be at a disadvantage.”

Daisy pouted, but she kept silent as she cast a sideways glance at Victoria. Then, she grudgingly went

back to her bed.

“You don’t have to work today. Mr. Thatcher will be here in about half an hour, so hurry up and gather

your things. Mr. Thatcher will tell you what to do then.” With her index finger, Charlotte poked a few

times at Victoria’s shoulder. She gave a meaningful smile, then opened the door and left.

Gabrielle popped her head out from beneath the blanket, a searching gaze in her eyes. “Victoria, does

Mr. Thatcher know you?”

Victoria nodded. Her eyes glistened as she said calmly, “I broke his beloved’s leg, so how can he not

know me?”

“Then… Be careful today. Don’t offend anyone anymore.” The light in Gabrielle’s eyes went out as she

smiled awkwardly. She pulled the blanket up over her head again.

Victoria didn’t have any other clothes, so she put on the outfit she wore yesterday. Then, she put on

some simple makeup and went out.

The car arrived after an hour. She opened the car door and was about to sit in the passenger seat

when Christian gave her a look. “Come behind.”

“Okay.” Victoria pursed her lips, then tensed herself as she rounded to the back, sitting beside him.

She wasn’t used to sitting so close to him. The faint cigarette smell on him seemed to envelope her like

an invisible net, suffocating her.

Then, she pressed her right hand on the seat as she carefully inched to the right, intending to put more

distance between them.

Suddenly, a strong arm wrapped around her waist. She tensed up, and before she could respond, she

fell into the arms of the man beside her.

“If you’re so scared of me, then why did you try so hard to attend my mother’s birthday banquet? Hm?”

Christian gripped her chin and forced her to look at him. Her face, which was pale from panic, reflected

in his dark eyes.

Victoria’s heart skipped a beat. She lowered her gaze, not daring to look him in the eye. “I haven’t seen

her in two years, so I wanted to visit her.”

Her mother would be attending Evelyn’s birthday banquet as well. Victoria wanted to see her mother,

so she shamelessly called Evelyn last night.

She could hear his strong heartbeat, and she felt uncomfortable all over. She pressed her left hand on

the seat in an attempt to sit better.

However, Christian suddenly reached out and pressed a hand on her shoulder. Her hand faltered, and

she lay right on his thighs.

“Victoria.” He leaned in ever so slightly as his fingers fell on her right leg, which was slightly impaired,

and began to rub it. “Was the punishment two years ago too light for you?”

Was that why she still dared to lie to him?

The places he had touched felt like a sharp knife was drawn through them. Victoria felt goosebumps all

over her, her delicate eyelashes quivering endlessly.

In an instant, a piercing pain shot through her right leg again.

“I’ll give you another chance.” Christian’s hand paused on her knee, knocking it mindlessly.

It wasn’t too hard, but Victoria’s heart trembled with every knock. Her fingers subconsciously gripped

the seat, and she was immensely disgraced. “I wanted to see my mom.”

She just wanted to see her mother, but she had to do it through someone else’s birthday novelxo.com

fast updatebanquet. She never thought that she would face such a ridiculous situation.

“Hah!” Christian chuckled, faint mockery in his voice as he said, “Should I say that the Colemans are a

cruel family? Or an intimate one?”

Embarrassment filled Victoria’s eyes. She wanted to sit up, but she couldn’t find a spot to support

herself, so she could only grab onto his leg fearfully. However, she never thought that she would

accidentally press on his private part!

“I’m sorry…” All the color drained from her face as her body trembled uncontrollably.

The driver coincidentally witnessed this scene through the rearview mirror. He subconsciously

squeezed his thighs closed, a chill running down his spine.

Christian’s usually indifferent face was a little dark as a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

He said coldly, “Still not letting go?”

Victoria hastily let go, then supported her weight on his leg as she sat up. She backed right up to the

car window.

She had seen many cruel people in prison, but perhaps because Christian had broken her leg with a

club, the person she feared the most was still him.

“Stop the car.” Christian’s face was an unnatural red as a dark shadow loomed over his eyes.

After the car pulled up, he looked sideways at Victoria, his voice bone-chilling as he said, “Get out!”

“Can I still attend the birthday banquet?” Victoria knew her best bet would be to run right now, but she

didn’t want to miss this chance to see her mother.

Sweat trickled down Christian’s face. “If you don’t get out right now, you won’t be going!”

After she got out, he squeezed his thighs together, covering the throbbing spot with his hand as he said

with great difficulty, “To the hospital!”