The Clutches Of Hell Novel

Chapter 107

“Yes, sir. I will add you into the Delta Club’s management team group chat in a while,” Charlotte said while giving him a playful look.

Christian pursed his lips. “The guests’ feedback to Delta Club during this period hasn’t been good. I want to see what the employees have to say so that I can determine whether the problem lies with the management or the lower-level employees.”

“I am the manager, and yet I am not aware about the poor responses from the guests?!” She covered her mouth while her eyes widened in surprise. “I have been negligent in my duty. You are a busy man, so don’t you trouble yourself with this matter. Let me handle it instead. I will have a good talk with the management.”

He did not speak and only looked her straight in the eyes.

She let up with her jokes once she saw his hard stare. “Though, you won’t be as busy during your stay in the hospital these few days. I will add you to the chat group briefly. In order to avoid scaring anyone and making them afraid to speak, I won’t announce your identity.”

After hearing him hummed in response, she nodded and reached out to open the door.

However, just as she grabbed onto the doorknob, she stopped in her tracks before turning around and leaning on the wall on the side. “I find Victoria to be a fine woman.” She looked at him with a playful smile on her face. “Too bad that I am not a man.”

With that, she promptly opened the door and went out before he could utter a reply.

Christian was alone as soon as the door was closed. He continued to sit there before he finally lay down on the bed and stared at the ceiling. His mind was a complete mess as he recalled a past event that happened two years ago.

It was on September 27—the day before Victoria’s birthday.

In the crowded mall, Christian was surrounded by the employees from the management as he listened to their reports. He would occasionally enter some of the stores to find out how business was going.

The next store he entered was a jewelry store. After glancing at the products on display, his gaze landed on a pair of rings, which prompted him to walk over.

The saleswoman in the store had met all kinds of customers, but this was the first time she had stumbled across a group of such distinguished customers. The mall manager even stood at the back of this group of customers as though his status was the lowest among them. This is the property of Nô-velDrama.Org.

Trying her absolute best to control her excitement, she had the most perfect smile and followed Christian’s line of gaze. “You have great taste, sir! This is the latest ring model we have in our store. It is handcrafted by well-known jewelry designer Carlos Barman. In the entirety of Bloomsway, there is only—”

Christian, however, did not have time to listen to all this nonsense. He only tapped on the glass case and gave a simple and straightforward instruction. “Wrap it up.”

The group of people standing behind him looked at each other after seeing that. He had only been in the company for a little more than 2 years, and his foundation was not yet stable enough for him to be doing something like this… Charles and Conrad, who were the first and second young masters of the Thatcher Family respectively, would probably bring this up in the next meeting again!

“Yes, sir.” Thinking of the commission she would get for selling this pair of rings, the saleswoman smiled even wider, and her cheerful mood was evident in her voice as she asked, “Would you like to look at rings of other styles? We also have some other new ring models.”

Since he had already made up his mind, Christian passed his black card to her. “No, thank you.”

When the saleswoman saw the card, her eyes immediately lit up and she became even more respectful. “You are welcome, sir,” she replied.

She then swiped the card and wrapped up the rings with her shaky hands before she gave both items to him. “Thank you for shopping with us, sir. We hope you drop by again.”

He nodded and took the card and present box before he turned around and headed out. As soon as he walked out of the store, his phone began to vibrate.

The corners of his lips curled up in a small arc that was almost unnoticeable as he took out his phone. However, once he saw Bella’s name flash across the screen, the corners of his lips fell almost immediately and he hung up the phone without hesitation.

Seeing this, the man in suit and leather shoes standing beside him suggested in a hurry, “The National Day holiday is coming soon. In addition to discount promotion, we have also arranged some other—”

The vibration of a phone could be heard again when he was just about to introduce other events that the mall had prepared. It was Christian’s phone again.

Christian uttered an apology and took the phone out. Seeing the caller ID made him frown again, but he decided to answer it this time. “What’s the matter?”

“Christian, Victoria is drunk. Can you come and pick her up?” Bella’s soft voice was laced with a hint of worry.

Hearing that, his eyes dimmed as he pursed his lips. “Where is she?”

“We are at my place,” Bella said. “Actually, Jessica and Ellie are here too. I can’t take care of 3 drunkards at once. I am going to get my head chewed off if my mom saw how much we drank.”

After telling her that he would be on his way, Christian hung up the call.

“I have somewhere to be. Please continue the rest of the report with Vice President Yamada,” he explained to the people behind him.

As he was about to leave with the present box in hand, Fletcher Yamada, the vice president, stopped him. “Can I have a moment with you, Mr. Thatcher?”

Christian raised his wrist and glanced at his watch before silently taking a few steps to the side.

“Due to Young Master Charles’ interference, the Sol Park project you were in charge of last time didn’t end on a high note. And the chairman wasn’t satisfied with the outcome.

“It is right before the National Day now. The fact that you set your job aside for private matters will soon reach the ears of Mr. Charles and the others. It could threaten your position as the general manager if they went and said something about it to the chairman,” Fletcher said as he stood beside Christian. His words were vague, but Christian could guess what he was trying to say.

Christian then brought up his wrist to check the time again. “You done?”

Fletcher nodded in response.

“I honestly can’t say anything if Grandfather wants me to leave the position just because of something so trivial. I will leave you to handle the rest. Please send me a copy of the mall’s National Day promotion plan via email before 6.00PM.” Christian left swiftly after saying thatnovelxo.com fast update.

Looking at his retreating back, Fletcher could only let out a heavy sigh.

After 20 minutes, Christian drove to Spritz Residence, where he asked the servant in the living room upon arrival, “Where is Victoria?”

The two servants exchanged a look before one of them took a step forward. “Please come with me.”

Christian hummed in reply and followed the servant up the spiral staircase while still holding the gift box with the rings. After they reached the third floor, they turned right and entered the first room.

“Victoria?” he called out as he pushed the door open. As he was opening the door, he was contemplating whether to give the ring now while Victoria was drunk or during her birthday on the next day.

However, his train of thought came to a halt when he did not get a reply.

The room was empty, and the windows were left ajar. The light blue curtains would flutter whenever the wind was blowing, and it would bring about a flowery fragrance.

His face fell in that instant. Turning to the servant behind him, he asked in a much colder voice, “Where is Victoria?”

A sheer layer of sweat appeared on the tip of the servant’s nose as she felt unnerved by his gaze. She lowered her head and replied carefully, “Miss Spritz told us to bring you here when you are here to see Miss Coleman.”

His patience was wearing thin as he repeated, “I said, where is Victoria?”

The servant wiped off the sweat before lowering her voice and replied, “I saw Miss Spritz, Miss Coleman, Miss Wilkinson and Miss Doyle together about half an hour ago. I don’t know where they went afterward.”

Her words brought a frown to his face as he turned around and walked away.

However, the servant went ahead of him and locked the door. “Mr. Thatcher, Miss Spritz wants you to look across the room once you are in here.”

“F*ck off!” Christian roared as he had completely lost his patience.

The servant gulped nervously. She then quickly thought of something. “Please take a look. Miss Spritz said that they would be spending time together in the room across.”