Chapter 77
Bella hurriedly took out her handkerchief and handed it to Denise before she assured her. âMrs.
Coleman, donât worry. My brother and I are here for you. Whereâs my mom?â
âInside⦠the living room.â Wiping her tears, Denise sobbed as she continued, âYou two came even
though Tori and Vince did all those things. How⦠How should I ever repay you twoâ¦â
âThereâs no need to be so polite with us. Letâs hurry inside now,â Bella said gently.
When the three of them entered the living room, they found Nancy facing off with the father-son pair.
Since the atmosphere was tense, the maids stood at the side apprehensively as they didnât dare step in
to stop the quarrel. One of the maids was standing by with a first-aid kit in hand, just in case their
master was to have a heart attack from the quarrel.
âYouâre just the same as Victoria; just another heartless little wretch!â Nancy pointed at Vincent and
bellowed, âWhen had Bella ever not treated the two of you well back when you two would go over to
their place? When your grades were still bad and you were about to take the college entrance exams,
Bella had even asked her brother to help you study just so you can get into a good college! Sheâs
always been behind you every step of the way, looking out for you, so how could you do this to her?!â
She was so agitated her spittle flew all over Vincentâs face as she ranted at him.
Wiping the spittle off his face, Vincent was already boiling with anger as he had endured Nancyâs rant
for a long while. âItâs because I respect you as an elder that I have been putting up with you. Youâd
better not force my hand!â
âWhat will you do if I do? Youâre going to hit me?â Nancy took several steps forward and poked
Vincentâs face with her nails. âYou heartless wretch, Iâve never held your family responsible when
Victoria had almost run over Bella. Yet, here you are repaying our generosity by picking on Bella!â
Upon hearing that, Vincent immediately grew furious as he pushed Nancy away and roared, âThat was
two years ago! Thereâs no way to tell who has wronged who then! Iâm warning you not to lay a hand on
me. Iâm not in the habit of hitting a woman!â
âMom, are you okay?â Lucas quickly went over to hold Nancy.
Since Nancy hadnât expected Vincent would actually push her away, she huffed and puffed without
saying anything further.
âVince, how could you push Nancy?â Denise walked up to Vincent and said anxiously to him,
âApologize to her right now!â
âI will never, in my life, ask for forgiveness from anyone from their family!â Vincent spat on the ground,
ripped his tie, and threw his tie to the ground. As he was raging with agitation, he pointed in the
direction of his mother and the Spritz Family. âTori is the one who is your flesh and blood, so how could
you and Dad not trust her but choose to trust these outsiders instead? Iâve never seen parents such as
yourselves ever before!â Usually, when he started using such a tone, his father would immediately
lambast him to teach him a lesson. However, Glen was currently furious with Nancy, so he didnât say
anything to his son.
âVince, stop this nonsense!â Denise said anxiously.
Vincent let out a heave and said, âMom, it seems that you and Dad are as blind as a bat now!â
Although Vincent often acted like a hooligan in public, he had never talked back to his mother like this.
Hence, upon what she heard, Denise looked at him in disbelief with tears rolling down her cheeks.
Lucas supported Nancy by her arm, his amber eyes filled with anger. âVincent, youâve gone too far this
time.â
Vincent pointed at himself. Then, with bloodshot eyes, he said, âIâve gone too far? Youâre the f*cking
one that made my sister kneel in front of the club entrance to the extentâ¦â He choked for a moment
before he continued, âTo the extent that her knees became swollen. Is that not going too far as well?!
Was Bella not going too far when she took a pot of boiling water and spilled it on my sister as well?!â
His voice started to break as he continued to raise his voice. âShe was bullied by you guys to the point
of wanting to kill herself by crashing her car! Yet, here you are saying that Iâm f*cking too much? What
a joke!â
Perhaps it was due to her son talking back to her, or it was because of the heartbreaking experiences
her daughter had, but tears continued to run down Deniseâs cheek.
Since Lucas never knew that Victoria had wanted to commit suicide before this, he was slightly stunned
with a sharp ache in his heart. His impression of her was still the same arrogant and extravagant
woman from two years ago, so he never thought that she would actually consider ending her own life.
âIâm sorry, Vincent. Itâs my fault that I accidentally hurt Victoria,â Bella said seriously and sincerely. âIâve
already apologized to Victoria, but if you still want to blame me for it, then I have nothing to say. Either
way, you shouldnât have attacked your elders here, so I hope you can apologize to my mother.â
Similar to Murphyâs law, Vincent made things worse as he strained his neck and said, âNot a chance!
Do whatever you want!â
Bella sighed and looked at Denise helplessly. âMrs. Coleman, I⦠Iâm afraid thereâs nothing I can do
about this.â
âVinceâ¦â Denise tearfully looked at Vincent with pleading eyes. âYouâre in the wrong in this matter, so
itâs better if you just apologize to them hereâ¦â
Vincent was moved momentarily before his anger surged back up. âFine, I can apologize here!â Then,
he pointed at Lucas with his teeth gritted. âIf he kneels in front of Delta Club for the entire day, Iâll
apologize any way you want! Even if you want me to kneel and apologize to you all, Iâll f*cking to do it!â
âDream on!â Nancy yelled as she went up to Vincent. Then, she looked at Glen with an expression filled
with anger and hatred. âOne is a murderer, and one is a thug. Glen Coleman, I donât get how others say
that youâre a charitable man! Just look at what your kids have become!â
Bella and Lucas wanted to interject but were prevented from doing so by their mother. âDonât think of
trying to mediate things here, you two. I must settle this matter with the Colemans right here and now!
Those two children are just useless waste of space that has nothing going for them. I mustââ
âEnough!â Glen interrupted Nancy. Infuriated, he said while gasping, âYou say you want to settle things
here⦠but I have a few grievances of my own!â
Nancy grunted and sneered, âVictoria almost killed my daughter while Vincent had spilled hot water on
her two days ago. Yet, you have the nerve to say you have grievances as well? Fine, say it. Tell me
your so-called grievances!â
âMomââ Bella tugged at her motherâs sleeve and raised her voice.
Nancy angled her gaze down at Bella with a pained expression. âChildren should stay out of adultâs
business. I must bring justice to your matter today!â Next, she raised her head and novelxo.com fast
updateturned her attention back to Glen. âCome on, let me see just how shameless the Coleman
Family can be!â
âI doubt we would be as shameless as you!â Vincent scoffed with a face filled with contempt. âNot only
did someone get pregnant before marriage, but that someone had relations with severalâ¦â
Denise became so frightened that she stopped crying as she hurried and covered her sonâs mouth.
Exasperated, she urged in a whisper, âVince, just think of your mom begging you here. Please just stop
talking!â
Her face pale, Nancy pretended not to have heard Vincentâs remark. However, Bella shot a glance at
her mother and seemed to be lost in thought.
Since Glen had felt suffocated from the unfairness for the past two years, there was a slight tremble in
his voice as he said, âAlthough Victoria had broken Bellaâs leg back then, Christian broke her leg, sent
her to prison for two years, and is still having her be humiliated in Delta Club! Whatever she owed Bella
has long been paid off! This time, Vincent burned Bellaâs hand, but Bella burned Victoriaâs leg in the
first place! Your