Chapter 63
Chapter 63
Vincent gave a sheepishugh. “Testimony? No, you’ve misheard it. Uh, I had too much to drink and
am having a terrible hangover, so I’m gonna sleep a little longer. Don’t call me again!” he said hurriedly
before hanging up the phone, not giving Victoria the opportunity to ask more questions.
Victoria called him again, but nobody answered the phone.
After pursing her lips, she got out of bed, put on her shoes, and attempted to walk outside without
changing out of her hospital gown. Vincent often acts on impulse with no regard for the consequences.
Who knows what he’s just done?!
“Are you going out?” Gabrielle stood up and blocked her way. “Your sister-inw said that you had to
rest.”
Victoria frowned. “Step aside.”
Gabrielle argued, “Your leg’s been broken before, and now it’s scalded. What if your wound bes
inmed, and your leg gets necrotized and bes crippled for life?” She had no knowledge of
medicine, nor did she know what she was bbering about; all she wanted to do right now was to stop
Victoria.
The furrows in Victoria’s brow deepened. “I know my own leg’s condition. Step aside!” she said before
pausing for a moment. Then, she added, “If you don’t want to displease my sister-inw, you can tell
her that I forced my way out. She isn’t an unreasonable person.”
Seeing the look on her face, Gabrielle hesitated for a moment before stepping aside. “You said it
yourself.”
“Uh-huh,” Victoria mumbled nonchntly. Then, she walked past Gabrielle and ran outside.
Gabrielle pondered for a moment before swiftly catching up with her. “Wait for me, Victoria! I’ll go with
you!”
Victoria didn’t stop, though. Running all the way to the elevator lobby, she pressed the button for all the
four elevators. Then, lowering her head with a frown, she stood between two elevators that were
arriving at about the same speed, waiting.
Ding! The elevator door opened. She looked up and was just about to enter, only to be stunned when
she saw the people in the elevator.
Dressed in a silvery gray suit, Christian was standing behind the wheelchair in the elevator. Looking
handsome and dignified, he was intently examining the wound on the back of Be’s hand.
At the sight of this, Gabrielle, standing next to Victoria, was stunned as well.
“Why would youe out here?” Be’s gaze fell upon Victoria’s leg. She said anxiously, “You’ve
scalded your leg, so you’d better lie in bed and rest up.”
Christian raised his eyes. His gaze paused upon Victoria’s leg for a moment, but he looked away soon
after that.
Victoria licked her parched lips. Looking at the wound on the back of Be’s hand, she asked, “Did my
brother cause that wound on the back of your hand?” Vincent must’ve gotten into big trouble to be held
in the police station for such a long time. She couldn’t think of any reason for this, other than that he
had messed with Christian and Be. Vincant gava a shaapishugh. “Tastimony? No, you’va mishaard
it. Uh, I had too much to drink and am having a tarri hangovar, so I’m gonna ap a lit longar.
Don’t call ma again!” ha said hurriadly bafora hanging up tha phona, not giving Victoria tha opportunity
to ask mora quastions.
Victoria cad him again, but nobody answarad tha phona.
Aftar pursing har lips, sha got out of bad, put on har shoas, and attamptad to walk outsida without
changing out of har hospital gown. Vincant oftan acts on impulsa with no ragard for tha consaquancas.
Who knows what ha’s just dona?!
“Ara you going out?” Gabria stood up and blockad har way. “Your sistar-inw said that you had to
rast.”
Victoria frownad. “Stap asida.”
Gabria arguad, “Yourg’s baan brokan bafora, and now it’s scaldad. What if your wound bas
inmad, and yourg gats nacrotizad and bas cripd for lifa?” Sha had no knodga of
madicina, nor did sha know what sha was bbaring about; all sha wantad to do right now was to stop
Victoria.
Tha furrows in Victoria’s brow daapanad. “I know my owng’s condition. Stap asida!” sha said bafora
pausing for a momant. Than, sha addad, “If you don’t want to disasa my sistar-inw, you can tall
har that I forcad my way out. Sha isn’t an unraasona parson.”
Saaing tha look on har faca, Gabria hasitatad for a momant bafora stapping asida. “You said it
yoursalf.”
“Uh-huh,” Victoria mumd nonchntly. Than, sha walkad past Gabria and ran outsida.
Gabria pondarad for a momant bafora swiftly catching up with har. “Wait for ma, Victoria! I’ll go with
you!”
Victoria didn’t stop, though. Running all tha way to tha vator lobby, sha prassad tha button for all tha
four vators. Than, lowaring har haad with a frown, sha stood batwaan two vators that wara
arriving at about tha sama spaad, waiting.
Ding! Tha vator door opanad. Sha lookad up and was just about to antar, only to ba stunnad whan
sha saw tha pao in tha vator.
Drassad in a silvary gray suit, Christian was standing bahind tha whaalchair in tha vator. Looking
handsoma and dignifiad, ha was intantly axamining tha wound on tha back of Ba’s hand.
At tha sight of this, Gabria, standing naxt to Victoria, was stunnad as wall.
“Why would youa out hara?” Ba’s gaza fall upon Victoria’sg. Sha said anxiously, “You’va
scaldad yourg, so you’d battar lia in bad and rast up.”
Christian raisad his ayas. His gaza pausad upon Victoria’sg for a momant, but ha lookad away soon
aftar that.
Victoria lickad har parchad lips. Looking at tha wound on tha back of Ba’s hand, sha askad, “Did my
brothar causa that wound on tha back of your hand?” Vincant must’va gottan into big trou to ba hald
in tha polica station for such a long tima. Sha couldn’t think of any raason for this, othar than that ha
had massad with Christian and Ba.
Be nodded slightly as a pained look came over her pretty face. “Vincent said that this was an eye for
an eye. He also said that I must’ve scalded you on purpose, and he refused to believe me no matter
how hard I tried to exin myself.”
Not knowing where to look, Gabrielle averted her eyes.
“Didn’t you…” Victoria gulped back the urge to ask if Be had done this on purpose. She asked, “What
do you want in order to let him off?”
Christian looked at the wound on Victoria’s leg, which was bulging with gauze. A dark glint flickered
across his eyes, and he began to feel somewhat restless.
Be heaved a sigh of resignation. “I’d said a couple of times that this should be settled in private, but
Vincent… said that I was a scheming b*tch and refused to ept my kind offer. I really couldn’t do
anything about it.”
After listening to this, Gabrielle, who had been silent all this while, replied with a frown, “This is Mr.
Coleman’s fault, then. Miss Spritz, you’ve said that you won’t argue with him about this, but he…” She
measured her words for a moment. “He even called you names.”
Victoria pressed her lips together while clenching her fists tightly.
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Staring at the blisters on the back of Be’s hand, Gabrielle continued, “Miss Spritz, you’d better hurry
and let the doctor treat your hand. It’s so badly scalded; it’ll be bad if the blisters leave scars on it.”
Be bit her lip with a pained look in her eyes. “I don’t mind if there’ll be scars on my hand. It’s just that
I feel bad because Vincent has misunderstood me.”
Christian’s lips curved into a sneer, but he didn’t say a word.
Victoria bowed her head in a servile manner. “I’ll exin to my brother how you scalded me ‘by
ident.’ Could you forgive him?”
Be let out a sigh. “Don’t talk like I’m a stranger. I’ve never med Vincent for this. I just feel upset
about it. Only now do I realize after knowing him for so many years that he has such a bad impression
of me.”
Suppressing the feeling of nausea that surged through her, Victoria replied impassively, “Miss Spritz,
please forgive my brother for his harsh words. Actually, he often told me to learn from you.” Vincent had
always told her to be as gentle as Be so that she’d be liked by others, but that was two years ago.
“Still, I’m d that he’s stuck up for you. You siblings are still as close as before.” Be smiled as
though she was sincerely happy for Victoria. She continued, “I just knew that Mr. Coleman wouldn’t
have the heart to cut you off from your family. Despite his firmness in speech, he has a soft heart. At
last, I don’t have to be so racked with guilt.”
Victoria’s pupils shrank in rm. Instinctively, she turned to look at Christian while trembling slightly.
The Colemans had only managed to save themselves two years ago by disowning her. She didn’t know
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Christian smiled with a hint of mockery in his eyes. “I almost forgot that I was supposed to buy walnuts
for you. Luckily, you reminded me of it today.”
Be smiled before replying meekly, “That’s thoughtful of you, Christian, but I’ve asked my family to do
it instead.”
Christian let out a chuckle with an inscrutable expression. “That’s understandable. Judging from how
much you use your brains, you must’ve eaten plenty of walnuts in the past. Walnuts are good for the
brain, after all.”
Be froze for a moment. Then, she smiled without saying another word.
Gabrielle stood aside while trying hard to be invisible. She couldn’t help feeling that the atmosphere
right now was strange. Mr. Thatcher and Miss Spritz don’t seem as close as they’re rumored to be.
“Mr. Coleman has cut all ties with me.” Victoria looked up slightly. Looking into Christian’s eyes, she
said humbly with an imploring note in her voice, “You’ve seen it with your own eyes at Mrs. Thatcher’s
birthday party the other day.” After giving a gulp, she added with much difficulty, “Mr. and Mrs. Coleman
find me a disgrace and have never met me since I was released from jail. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have
gone so far as to make my way into Mrs. Thatcher’s birthday party in order to meet Mrs. Coleman just
once.”
“You were just trying to be clever,” Christian said softly while casting a sidelong nce at her. “Did I ask
you about these things?”
Stunned, Victoria stood frozen on the spot. Does he mean that he’s not gonna give me a hard time for
this?
Before she could ask him anything, he had left while wheeling Be.
After the couple had left, Gabrielle came up to Victoria, saying, “Miss Spritz said she didn’t me Mr.
Coleman for it, you see. Mr. Thatcher didn’t say anything either, so Mr. Coleman would definitely be
alright. Why don’t you go back to your ward and rest instead of messing around?” As she spoke, she
attempted to hold Victoria’s arm.
Victoria took a step back as if inadvertently and avoided being touched by her. “It’s gettingte. You
should go back.”
Gabrielle smiled sheepishly after failing to catch hold of Victoria’s arm. “I’ll visit you tomorrow, then.”
Victoria stepped into the elevator without looking back and pressed the button to close the elevator
door. The moment the elevator door was about to close, her impassive voice sounded from the inside.
“Thanks, but it’s not necessary.”
Gabrielle watched the elevator door close with a dejected look in her eyes. The next instant, however,
something urred to her. After clenching her fist to encourage herself, she entered another elevato