The Clutches Of Hell Novel

Chapter 146

Denise stopped her tears as despair filled her eyes. After a while, she said with a trembling voice, “After all these years, is this what you think of me? That I’m useless and only know to cry?”

“Isn’t this a well-known fact?” Glen retorted, “If it wasn’t for me bringing the Coleman Group up where it is now, did you think the twenty percent share you own would be worth this much now? You’re not worthy of those shares!”

Stunned, Denise was speechless as her eyes widened.

Vincent did not harbor good feelings toward his parents because of what happened with Victoria. Therefore, he was only annoyed that they were arguing and merely watched them as he lay on the hospital bed. On the other hand, Teresa was a daughter-in-law, so it was awkward for her to say anything as well. The room was so silent that a pin drop could be heard.

Suddenly, a cold sneer rang out. Victoria adjusted her sitting posture before taunting, “Mr. Coleman is talking nonsense as usual. There isn’t one sentence that makes sense. You should ask yourself how you could take over the company had my grandparents not died in the car crash. How could a poor young man like you, who had to ask for money from your wife to go to university, become the president of the Coleman Group?”

“Y-You shut up!” Glen hated it when people brought up his past as a poor person. With a hand over his chest, he pointed at Victoria while his breathing labored. “You—”

Click. At that moment, someone outside pushed open the door and Christian walked in. He first looked at Victoria to see if she was fine before turning his gloomy handsome face around and interrupting Glen. “Please leave, Mr. and Mrs. Coleman.”

When he looked over, Victoria avoided his gaze. Even after he turned around, she did not look at him and kept her eyes down.

Glen replied, “Christian, you—”

Just as he opened his mouth, Christian coldly interrupted him, “Now. Immediately.”

“Since you want me to leave, I’ll leave.” Glen regained his usual gentleman composure, but signs of his anger lingered on his face. “But I want to talk to you about that land in Glogan.”

Christian furrowed his brows slightly and looked at Victoria once again. Still, she kept her head low and he could only see her side profile, which was becoming slimmer.

Feeling a painful tug at his heart, he rolled his Adam’s apple before affirming to Glen and opened the door. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Recently, Glen had been looking for Christian, but Warren had been giving excuses that Christian was not in the office; or he was in a meeting; or that he was very busy and had no time. After going to his office so many times, Glen knew that Christian was avoiding him.

Hearing his answer, Glen immediately brightened up and followed him. Denise subconsciously wanted to go after him, but retracted her footsteps and wiped away the tears as her head hung low.

“Tori, are you alright? You were coughing just now. You must let us know if there’s a problem because Teresa can get the doctor,” Vincent asked with concern when the ward finally regained its peace.

Denise, who was wiping her tears, looked up in fear. “Tori, was it because of me and your dad—”

“No.” Victoria furrowed her brows and coldly interrupted her. Then, she turned to Teresa and Vincent before telling him with a gentle expression, “I’m alright. Don’t you guys worry.”

Seeing that Victoria was so close to Vincent and Teresa but so distant to her, Denise staggered from the sadness welling up in her. It did not help as she recalled the heartbreaking things Glen said to her as well.

“Mom!” Teresa quickly went up to support her as she was about to fall.

Denise leaned against her and looked at Victoria with tears in her eyes. “Tori, do you blame me for not taking your side two years ago?”

Victoria looked down. She did not meet Denise’s gaze nor did she reply.

When she was sent to jail two years ago and became a pawn, she only felt wronged, sad, and overwhelmed by the pain of Bella’s betrayal. However, she had never resented her parents.

However, it all changed when she left the prison and experienced her parents’ attitude toward her.

“Back then… You did such an outrageous thing and crashed into someone with a car. I couldn’t… I was too ashamed to help you,” Denise said in agony. “My heart was torn seeing you sent to jail right before my eyes.”

Victoria frowned as she clenched her fists. She could not identify that feeling in her heart, but it was not a nice feeling at all. “Stop talking.” After being on the borders of life and death, she had seen through certain things.

Denise’s eyes were swollen like the size of golf balls, but she was even more dejected at Victoria’s attitude. “You said you have a good relationship with Bella. H-How could you hit her with the car because Christian likes her?”

Teresa wanted to stop Denise midway in her sentence, but it was too late.

“I—said—” Right this moment, anger boiled in Victoria’s blood as she shot up and warned through her teeth, “Shut—Up!”

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She did not believe her at all!

She would never believe her!

Victoria walked toward Denise with red eyes and stopped as her whole body was tense. “I’ve said it a million times. It wasn’t me. I didn’t do it. I didn’t do it! Why don’t you believe me?”

She pointed at herself and questioned, “I’m the daughter you gave birth to after carrying me for ten months. Why don’t you believe me but listen to Bella instead?”

Denise took two steps backward as she looked at Victoria’s unnerving stance and tried to defend herself, “I—”

“Just because I’m usually wild and not obedient like Bella?” Victoria closed up on Denise as tears formed at the corners of her eyes, but she forced them back. “Since you think I’m not a good person and I can’t be compared to Bella, then forget the fact that I was ever your daughter!”

Feeling her throat tightening, Victoria took a deep breath shakily. “I’m not holding onto the Coleman Family, but why are you guys coming after me? Do you find satisfaction from berating me?”

Denise’s lips trembled and parted, but the tears started flowing from her eyes instead. “I—”

“Get out!” Victoria coughed into her palm before pointing at the door and growled.

Denise did not move though as the tears kept streaking down her face. She looked at Victoria with pain and sadness, as well as surprise at the same time. Not a word came out from her even though she

opened her mouth a few times.

Teresa, who was standing at the side, wanted to say something but did not know what. Vincent, on the other hand, did not move a single muscle and stared at the ceiling. Nobody knew what he was thinking about.

“Ha!” Victoria snickered. “Fine. I’ll leave since Mrs. Coleman isn’t leaving.” She got off the bed and walked to the door without wearing shoes and had a slight stagger on her right leg.

Vincent turned his head around when he heard the door click open and glanced coldly at Denise. Then, he frowned before trying to get up.

“You’re supposed to be on bed rest now. Don’t move. I’ll go.” Teresa pushed him down and told Denise before rushing out. “I’ll go check on Tori.”