Chapter 87: Chapter 87

Chapter 87

Evelyn frowned slightly before her facial expression smoothed out. “I shouldn’t keep you here any

longer as your clothes are dirty. You should return home and get changed. Amy, see our guest out.”

Evelyn frowned slightly before her facial expression smoothed out. “I shouldn’t keep you here any

longer as your clothes are dirty. You should return home and get changed. Amy, see our guest out.”

“Miss Spritz, shall we?” Amy stood behind Bella’s wheelchair and held its handles.

Bella looked at Evelyn with mixed feelings before mumbling a soft okay. With that, Amy promptly

pushed her wheelchair out of the house.

Grey clouds suddenly took over the blue skies. Just then, a bolt of loud thunder boomed across the

city, and it started pouring like cats and dogs.

Victoria was laying sideways on her bed, curling herself into a ball as she hugged her knees. There

was only one thought in her head when she looked at the gift box beside her pillow.

I must succeed! If Christian wouldn’t budge after he slept with me, I’ll use evidence such as pictures or

videos of us having s*x to threaten him to give in to my request! I do not doubt that Christian would

torture me badly if I failed. After all, he had always been ruthless. He might even kill me. Death would

be a form of relief for me too…

Creak.

The moment the door opened, she shot up from her bed and looked in the direction of the sound with

vigilance.

When she noticed that it was Evelyn, she relaxed a little. “Mrs. Thatcher.”

“It’s me.” Evelyn approached Victoria with her right hand behind her back, only presenting her with a

gift when she reached the bed. “I’ll be busy organizing your birthday party tomorrow so I thought I

should give you your present first. Happy birthday, Tori. Stay se… seventeen forever. I wish that you’re

always happy, safe, and healthy.”

“Mrs. Thatcher, thank you,” Victoria said.

The gift did not have any flashy wrappings. Instead, it was a square, transparent glass box. Inside it

was an exquisite and beautiful diamond crown.

This crown was a gift Evelyn promised to give Victoria for her 18th birthday. She said Victoria could

wear this crown at her wedding ceremony with Christian.

However, things after that happened too quickly. Victoria did not even have a chance to get this gift

from Evelyn because she already had her legs broken and was sent to prison.

“But I can’t accept this.” Victoria cradled the gift as though it was something precious before she

returned the box to Evelyn. She then closed her eyes and murmured, “This belongs to the daughter-in-

law of the Thatcher Family. It’s impossible between President Thatcher and me.”

In the past, Victoria hated it when others told her that she couldn’t marry Christian. Yet, she was the

one saying this herself now. How ironic.

Evelyn didn’t take it. “Who told you that? If you’re my daughter-in-law, then this gift will be for the

daughter-in-law of the Thatcher Family. If you’re not, then this is for you. So take it, or I’ll be upset.”

Clatter.

At this time, the door suddenly opened, and Christian entered. He was donned in a tailored suit

emphasizing his broad shoulders, slender torso, and long legs. He looked like royalty.

The transparent gift box in Victoria’s hands was shaking as soon as she noticed his entrance; the light

that reflected off the box’s surface shone on her face, making her appear even pallid than she was.

She licked her cracked lips and got off the bed to pass the gift box to Christian with both hands

subserviently. “Mrs. Thatcher said this is a gift for you.”

“Just take it. I’m not someone who’d snatch such a small thing from you.” Christian’s gaze dimmed

slightly when he glanced at the diamond crown in the glass box. He looked to the side a little, his eyes

falling on her short hair.

“Just take it. I’m not someone who’d snatch such a small thing from you.” Christian’s gaze dimmed

slightly when he glanced at the diamond crown in the glass box. He looked to the side a little, his eyes

falling on her short hair.

Victoria pursed her lips and walked to Evelyn’s side, the gift box in her hand. “Mrs. Thatcher, I think you

should keep this first since President Thatcher doesn’t want it. Then, you can personally give this to

Miss Spritz when she gets engaged to President Thatcher.”

If Victoria were to accept this gift in front of Christian, he would probably think she still had any

delusional thoughts toward him.

“That sounds great.” Evelyn received the box and said to Christian, “Chris, did you get the dress

ready?”

Christian nodded and lifted the three bags in his hands. “As you requested, I ordered three limited

edition dresses.”

“Great!” Evelyn smiled, took the three bags from Christian, and then placed them into Victoria’s hands.

“I’m not sure if your style changed, so I got Chris to order a few of them. Pick one to wear tomorrow, or

you can wear all three too.”

“Thanks, Mrs. Thatcher.” Victoria received the bags and just put them on her bed without even opening

them before returning to Evelyn’s side, standing tensely.

Evelyn smiled as she looked at the crown in the transparent display. Finally, she held the gift box in one

hand and dragged Christian out of the room with the other. “What’s a man like you doing here? Toris’

too shy to change. Let’s leave first.”

She opened the door and, after exiting the room with Christian, firmly closed it behind them.

“I’m hosting a birthday party for Tori at Oriental Hotel tomorrow. You should come.” Evelyn passed the

glass box to a maid next to her and asked the latter to keep the box in her room.

Christian stopped walking for a moment before he started to descend the spiral stairs again. “I’m busy.”

“I won’t meddle in your relationship with Tori and Bella, but you must attend Tori’s birthday party

tomorrow. Can you do that?” Evelyn rubbed her temples as she stood on the stairs, watching

Christian’s back.

Christian took his last step down before he turned to look at her. “What time is it ending?”

“11.00PM,” Evelyn said.

Christian nodded as he headed for the door, “I’ll drop by before it ends.”

“Wait,” Evelyn called out and walked over to him. She stood before her son, who was half a head taller

than her. So, she looked at him before saying, “Can we sit down and talk?”

“About what?” Christian turned back and sat on the couch, his leg elegantly crossed over the other.

The fruits that had been placed on the table for quite some time had oxidized by now. Therefore, the

maids replaced them with fresh ones along with a cup of tea for the two before returning to stand at the

side.

“You knew clearly that Bella tricked us back then, but why do you still treat Tori this way? I couldn’t

understand even after thinking about it for two years,” Evelyn said and took a sip of tea.

Christian squeezed his lips into a thin line, his slender fingers knocking on the tabletop. “Mom, when

did you become like Tracy? You seem interested in meddling in the youngsters’ life now.”

“Just toke it. I’m not someone who’d snotch such o smoll thing from you.” Christion’s goze dimmed

slightly when he glonced ot the diomond crown in the gloss box. He looked to the side o little, his eyes

folling on her short hoir.

Victorio pursed her lips ond wolked to Evelyn’s side, the gift box in her hond. “Mrs. Thotcher, I think you

should keep this first since President Thotcher doesn’t wont it. Then, you con personolly give this to

Miss Spritz when she gets engoged to President Thotcher.”

If Victorio were to occept this gift in front of Christion, he would probobly think she still hod ony

delusionol thoughts toword him.

“Thot sounds greot.” Evelyn received the box ond soid to Christion, “Chris, did you get the dress

reody?”

Christion nodded ond lifted the three bogs in his honds. “As you requested, I ordered three limited

edition dresses.”

“Greot!” Evelyn smiled, took the three bogs from Christion, ond then ploced them into Victorio’s honds.

“I’m not sure if your style chonged, so I got Chris to order o few of them. Pick one to weor tomorrow, or

you con weor oll three too.”

“Thonks, Mrs. Thotcher.” Victorio received the bogs ond just put them on her bed without even opening

them before returning to Evelyn’s side, stonding tensely.

Evelyn smiled os she looked ot the crown in the tronsporent disploy. Finolly, she held the gift box in one

hond ond drogged Christion out of the room with the other. “Whot’s o mon like you doing here? Toris’

too shy to chonge. Let’s leove first.”

She opened the door ond, ofter exiting the room with Christion, firmly closed it behind them.

“I’m hosting o birthdoy porty for Tori ot Orientol Hotel tomorrow. You should come.” Evelyn possed the

gloss box to o moid next to her ond osked the lotter to keep the box in her room.

Christion stopped wolking for o moment before he storted to descend the spirol stoirs ogoin. “I’m busy.”

“I won’t meddle in your relotionship with Tori ond Bello, but you must ottend Tori’s birthdoy porty

tomorrow. Con you do thot?” Evelyn rubbed her temples os she stood on the stoirs, wotching

Christion’s bock.

Christion took his lost step down before he turned to look ot her. “Whot time is it ending?”

“11.00PM,” Evelyn soid.

Christion nodded os he heoded for the door, “I’ll drop by before it ends.”

“Woit,” Evelyn colled out ond wolked over to him. She stood before her son, who wos holf o heod toller

thon her. So, she looked ot him before soying, “Con we sit down ond tolk?”

“About whot?” Christion turned bock ond sot on the couch, his leg elegontly crossed over the other.

The fruits thot hod been ploced on the toble for quite some time hod oxidized by now. Therefore, the

moids reploced them with fresh ones olong with o cup of teo for the two before returning to stond ot the

side.

“You knew cleorly thot Bello tricked us bock then, but why do you still treot Tori this woy? I couldn’t

understond even ofter thinking obout it for two yeors,” Evelyn soid ond took o sip of teo.

Christion squeezed his lips into o thin line, his slender fingers knocking on the tobletop. “Mom, when

did you become like Trocy? You seem interested in meddling in the youngsters’ life now.”

“Just take it. I’m not someone who’d snatch such a small thing from you.” Christian’s gaze dimmed

slightly when he glanced at the diamond crown in the glass box. He looked to the side a little, his eyes

falling on her short hair.

“I won’t force you to tell me if you don’t want to.” Evelyn frowned when she heard Christian mention

‘Tracy’.

She drank her tea before continuing, “Your marriage with Bella is complicated. But I understand that

you agree to marry her because that’s what your dad and grandfather wanted.”

Christian’s gaze darkened, and he knocked on the tabletop faster due to annoyance. Nevertheless, his

voice remained calm. “Thanks, Mom.”

“Don’t thank me first.” Evelyn smiled, a hint of self-mockery evident in her voice. “I can understand it,

but that doesn’t mean I can accept it.”

Her smile diminished as she slammed the teacup to the ground abruptly. While she did that, she still

had a faint smile on her well-aged face. “Chris, do you know what it feels like to be in-laws with

someone who broke apart a married couple? It feels as nasty as swallowing a fly.”

“If you don’t agree to it, I won’t get engaged to her.” Christian uncrossed his legs and placenovelxo.com

fast updated his feet on the ground. He leaned his body forward slightly, making him appear more

assertive, and put his elbows on his knees.

Evelyn continued analyzing the situation, “You pulling out from the marriage will only anger your dad,

your grandfather, and those people in the company. Your grandfather already dislikes you, so you might

not get 8% of the Thatcher Group’s shares if you do this. Your uncles and their kids might even make

things worse for you.”

“I’m telling you this honestly today. I don’t want to affect your future because of my personal emotions,

but I will not stand by and watch the mother-daughter duo leeching off you and your dad to live a good

life. Therefore, you must arrive at 6.00PM for the birthday party tomorrow.”

The maid came over and cleaned up the mess on the floor. With that done, she silently served Evelyn a

new cup of tea.

“You want me there to help Victoria with her reputation?” Christian picked up the cup and put it to his

lips, but he drank nothing. In the end, he just placed the cup back on the table. “Do you really care

about her, or are you just taking advantage of her by doing this?”

Evelyn shot him a complicated gaze before she stood up. “I’ll check up on Tori and see which dress

she chose.”

She stopped at the foot of the spiral stairs to look back at him. “Remember to be at Oriental Hotel at

6.00PM tomorrow. Do not be tardy.”

Christian, while looking at his mother’s back, picked up a piece of apple and threw it into his mouth.

Then, he wiped his mouth with a tissue before he rose to his feet to leave.

The total time from the evening of September 27 to the morning of September 28 was less than 24

hours. Yet, Victoria spent every minute of it in torment.

She had nightmares, one after another, on repeat the entire night. It was never-ending for her. She

woke up from terror three times and was covered in cold sweat each time. When she resumed her

sleep, that was when those nightmares came after her again.

When she woke up in the morning, her pajamas were already drenched in cold sweat. Her skin was

cold, while dark circles colored the skin under her eyes. All in all, her complexion looked utterly terrible.

“I won’t force you to tell me if you don’t want to.” Evelyn frowned when she heard Christian mention

‘Tracy’.