NovelEnglishChapter 95
“Thank you, but I’m not into you.” Christian snorted and shoved Matthew’s face that was closing in on his.
A dumbfounded Matthew simply took off his gold-rimmed glasses, which were crooked, and asked curiously, “First, it was Mrs.
Spritz, then the Spritz siblings, and lastly, Mr. Spritz himself. The entire Spritz Family came to look for you just to force you into a
marriage?”
Christian frowned because he didn’t have to conceal his annoyance at the Spritz Family in front of him. “What else, then?”
“I thought they might have something else to say besides that,” Matthew said. “For instance, telling you to stay away from
Victoria, or how you and your mom are siding with her and such.”
Christian had lived for a good 24 years, and he had never been filled with so many frustrations, even though he wasn’t Philip’s
favored grandson.
After he was set up, he couldn’t even get back at them for the time being and had no choice but to do things against his own will
under their coercion.
He picked up a glass of wine, and the cool fluid flowed down his throat, slightly diminishing the frustration in his heart. “They also
said everything you just guessed.”
“Not only are they pushing you into a marriage, but they’re also interfering with many things. Unfortunately, it looks like they do
think you’re their little puppet!” Matthew exclaimed as he snacked.
Christian merely snorted ambiguously in reply.
“Christian.” Matthew popped the rest of his snack in his mouth and chewed before he hesitated in asking, “If you marry Bella,
your mom...” He paused for a couple of seconds before finishing, “Won’t she feel disgusted?”
The affair between George, Nancy, and Evelyn was a little complicated, and besides some from the younger generation, almost
everyone in the circle knew about it.
George was truly a Don Juan, and the women by his side changed faster than he could change clothes, but Nancy was an
exception.
Both of them grew up as childhood sweethearts, and George intended to marry Nancy in the past. Still, she found his
relationships with other women too complicated for her tastes and instead turned to marry Kevin, who was courting her fiercely.
However, out of spite, George went along with Philip’s idea and married Evelyn, who was from the equal family background.
Meanwhile, Nancy had been spoiled since she was young, and after she was married, even though Kevin tried his best to be the
perfect guy for her, she would turn around and whine to George whenever something didn’t go according to her wishes.
Even on George and Evelyn’s wedding night, he left just because of one call from Nancy and didn’t return the entire night. Since
they married, quite a few such incidents—or something more overboard—had happened.
Because of this, Evelyn had been in several arguments with George over this issue after she married him, and a few times, their
fights would swerve directly to the point of divorce, but neither family would agree to such a thing.
On the other hand, because of Nancy, the Spritzs had benefited quite a lot from the Thatcher Group. So, Kevin would only turn a
blind eye to George and Nancy’s affair, just as long as the children were his.
Christian’s long, slender fingers tapped on the table and tightened into a fist. Then, he tilted his head at Matthew and asked
sharply, “Your father allowed that b*stard child to be the executive CEO of your family business while you, the young master of
the Buckley Family, are forced to stay abroad. Don’t you feel disgusted?”
Silence washed over them, and after a long while, Matthew wore his glasses and chuckled lightly. Finally, he slightly hung his
head while he tactfully replied, “I crossed the line with my questions. I take back all my words.”
“I went overboard with the stuff I said as well. I’m sorry.” Christian massaged the spot between his brows with a solemn look in
his eyes. “After she was married into the Thatcher Family, many things were beyond my mother’s control. Just like us who were
born into the Thatcher and Buckley Family, some things are beyond our control.”
His last statement was as good as answering Matthew’s question from earlier.
“Alright, let’s not talk about these upsetting things. Here, cheers!”
Matthew lifted his glass for a toast as he smiled warmly at Christian, and Christian clinked glasses with him and only placed it
down after he had finished the alcohol, his grim gaze falling on the Coleman couple who were passing through the crowd.
Matthew gasped when he saw the Colemans. “Before the Spritz siblings came to look for you, they went to Mr. and Mrs.
Coleman to snitch on Victoria, telling them how she’s bullying them, and Janice and I happened to bump into it. Guess what they
said?”
“All the fault lies with Victoria, Bella is the one suffering, and Lucas is the righteous one,” Christian answered with ridicule in his
eyes.
fascinating, and that Lucas, too...” He chuckled noncommittally. “I wonder if he’s really that dumb or everything is just a
pretense.”
This time, Christian didn’t answer. Lucas wasn’t dumb, but he just had too much trust and faith in his sister.
Matthew jabbed his arm. “Look, Victoria isn’t loved by her parents, and she only has a useless brother who loves her. You
shouldn’t push it further since she’s already so pitiful.”
“This is none of your business.” The light in Christian’s eyes dimmed a little, and his tapping quickened, which signaled his rising
ire.
Matthew whisked his gaze on Christian’s hand and coughed lightly. “That young girl has been following after you for so many
years and doesn’t have any deep grudge against you. Why are you—”
“You’re worrying about more and more things.” Christian face turned stony as he stood up and buttoned his jacket without
listening to Matthew’s plea.
Matthew hastily sprang to his feet. “Alright, alright. Just do as you like. I won’t bring it up again, okay? If it isn’t because Janice
kept asking me to put in a word, I won’t even want to interfere in the mess between you and Victoria!” Finally, he pushed the
present into Christian’s arms and said, “Here, ensure Victoria gets this, or else I’ll hear no end of it from Janice. I’ll get going
now!”
Then, he whirled off, leaving Christian to stare at the present in his hands. At first, he tossed it on the table, intending the leave
without it. Yet, after a few steps, he pivoted and returned fo .com fast updater the gift.
In the meantime, Victoria stayed at Jill’s place for more than an hour and left in a car amidst Jill’s warm invitation to visit,
introducing her to her nephew and such.
“Tori, Mom, and Dad aren’t home yet. Are you sure you don’t want to visit the children?” Teresa figured that Victoria needed
some cheering, so she reckoned that she might feel better after seeing the kids.
Victoria hung her head, and the shadows of the street lamps and buildings made it hard for Teresa to decipher her expression.
After she kept silent for a moment, she shook her head to decline the invitation under Teresa’s anticipatory gaze.
“It’s fine if you don’t want to see them.” Teresa’s intentions were utterly lost on Vincent, and he wore an annoyed look, but it
couldn’t hide the affection in his eyes. “Those two children can really drive one crazy. I would have given them a beating if they
weren’t my own!”
His words received a stern glare from Teresa, and he felt wronged. “Tori is dressed up so nicely today. What to do if the children
peed on her? It’s not like she can only meet them tonight.”
“Tori, how are you feeling?” Teresa decided to ignore her dense husband as she directed her attention to Victoria. She gently
broached the topic, “Would you like to visit the children when Mom and Dad aren’t home one day?”.
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