Chapter 5 The Heartless Girl

When Victoria returned to the lobby, Raymond still lingered. She stayed there for nearly forty minutes, and Raymond also waited for forty minutes.

As the elevator door opened, Raymond turned his head sharply.

Raymond is not a native of Yancheng. He was sent abroad by the government. Born in a third-tier city, he knew almost nothing about the top circles in Yancheng. He returned to China a few years ago when Victoria was away, so he didn't know that Grace, his junior, actually had a strong background. She was not only the daughter of Eric from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but also the godsister of the young master of the Davis family.

Lillian rushed forward and asked anxiously, "How is it, how is it?" Victoria shook her head gently, and Lillian 's face darkened instantly. Raymond's anxious heart fell back into his stomach. He thought she was very capable, but it turned out to be just like this.

He adjusted his tie, and walked arrogantly in front of Victoria, deliberately blocking their way.

"I told you long ago that there was no hope, but you insisted on humiliating yourself. Do you think Theodore is just any guy? No matter how powerful your father is, he has to grovel before a Brown."

Victoria is extremely disgusted by men's nagging habit.

"Men who talk too much may have kidney problems. Kidney deficiency and insufficient yang energy can affect heart and lung function, so they talk more to assist breathing. Have you been to the hospital for a check-up?" She spoke slowly but seriously. Raymond subconsciously touched the position of his kidney. When he reacted, his face turned pale in an instant.

"I won't argue with a woman like you. Go back and persuade your senior sister to treat her illness and not fight with me. How can she beat me?"

Victoria wanted to tell Grace the result later to see if there was any other solution. However, she didn't expect Lillian, the mouthpiece, to be so "efficient".

Lillian imitated Raymond so vividly that Grace was so angry that she broke a pair of chopsticks with a snap.

"When I'm discharged from the hospital, I'll skin him alive and cut him into sashimi!"

Grace always adheres to the principle of parting amicably when breaking up. Everyone should just go their separate ways. Why does it have to be so bloody and undignified? However, Raymond is the first person who made her make an exception.

Lillian shouted indignantly: "Cut it! It must be cut!"

Grace's will to survive was completely ignited: "Please ask the doctor if the chemotherapy can be done faster, once a day. I am anxious to be discharged from the hospital."

Lillian stood up suddenly: "I'll go right away!"

Victoria sighed helplessly: "Sit down. This is chemotherapy, not a spa. If you do it once a day, even the God of Hell will bow down to you."

Lillian had no choice but to say "oh" and sit down obediently.

Grace calmed down and was quiet for a few seconds. Suddenly, she pointed at Lillian and said to Victoria , "Do you know why Raymond didn't take her away?"

Victoria couldn't help laughing.

Lillian quickly confessed: "Because I am loyal to you."

Grace teased, "It's good that you are loyal to Raymond, go and harm him."

Lillian grumbled and complained, and the two of them bickered. Victoria looked at the time, stood up and said, "I have to go. It's my brother's birthday today."

"Is that your brother Edward?" Lillian said with longing, "I found his photo, he's so handsome!"

"Yes." Victoria's eyes curved into crescent shapes. Before leaving, she did not forget to tell Lillian, "Grace is in your hands now. Just don't kill her."

The birthday party was held in Edward's private villa. In the evening, when Victoria got into the car with the cake, the driver of the Davis family asked with a smile: "Is this a cake made for the young master?"

"Yeah."

When she was a child, her interests changed a lot, and Edward paid great attention to every little hobby of hers. Whether it was swimming, equestrianism or archery, he taught her everything by himself. However, he had never dabbled in baking, so he hired a teacher for her. After Victoria learned the basics, she quickly turned to swimming. However, every year on the Davis family's birthday, especially Edward's birthday, she kept the tradition of making a cake by herself.

Victoria hasn't been back to Yancheng for five years, nor has she made a public appearance. Those rumors that were buried in the dust were re-opened with her return. In the past few years, she was abroad and didn't come back every year on Edward's birthday. However, this year she had no reason to avoid it. In the past few days since she came back, she has turned a deaf ear to all the discussions from the outside world. Today, she has also made up her mind to treat herself as a blind person no matter what strange eyes she receives.

The three-story white French building is brightly lit in the night sky, and the crystal lights are shining. The sweet aroma of champagne spreads with the flow of people. There was a pair of twins talking at the door, they were wearing red and blue dresses respectively. When they saw Victoria , they looked her up and down.

Victoria took off her coat and handed it to the servant before going in. There were so many people that she didn't see Edward . Several men were chatting while holding drinks at the bar. Alexander, wearing a flashy pink shirt, had his elbows on the bar. Seeing that several people's attention was attracted by the door, he casually glanced over there while drinking a cocktail, and then paused.

The girls who came to the party were all dressed up, wearing heavy makeup, and vying for beauty. Victoria 's makeup was very light, but she was effortlessly beautiful. She had a standard oval face and beautiful features. She had a bright and beautiful appearance, but her eyes were clear and clean, which made her beauty look very pure. Alexander always said that she had a pair of eyes that made people want to protect her.

The crystal chandeliers in the banquet hall seemed to favor her, wrapping her in a satin-like light. She wore a black off-shoulder dress, revealing a slender ankle under the fitted skirt, and the straps of her high heels were tied around her delicate bones.

Alexander's eyes lit up and he shouted, "Hey! Isn't this little Victoria ?" He put down his cup and strode over to give Victoria a big hug: "I haven't seen you for a few years. You have become so beautiful."

He was Edward's childhood friend and had watched Victoria grow up. Victoria felt very close to him. She carefully protected the cake with one hand and smiled as she let him hold her: "Brother Alexander."

"It's been so long since I last saw you. You went abroad for several years and didn't come back after graduation. Don't you miss your brothers at all?" Alexander asked.

Victoria shook her head without giving any face: "No."

"You heartless girl." Alexander scolded with a smile, "If you don't miss us, you must be thinking about your brother."

Victoria just smiled and said nothing.

The man next to her came over with a glass of wine in his hand: "Come here, sister, let me hug you too."

But Alexander slapped him away: "Get lost! Who the hell are you ? Are you worthy of hugging my sister? Edward will come over and beat you to death later."

Everyone knew how much Edward loved his sister, so the man didn't get angry: "Just wait, I'll spank you first."

Victoria brought the cake to the table, but saw that there were already seven or eight cakes on it, each more gorgeous and exquisite than the other. The blueberry mousse she brought seemed too plain among them, like the security guard of a high-end villa community.

After putting the cake away, she was about to leave when she heard a hushed conversation.

"It's her. I can't tell at all..."

"How could I possibly let you see that who would have the word shameless written on their face?"

"She looks quite innocent..."

" You are innocent! She is very scheming. She knows that her identity as an illegitimate daughter is not welcomed in the Smith family , so she has been staying in the Davis family and wants to take advantage of Edward whenever she gets the chance ."

Victoria pretended not to hear and turned to leave, but she heard the woman in red talking more and more.

"It's disgusting that a brother and a sister are together."

"Ah~ Edward doesn't look like that kind of person..."

"Do you know what kind of person he is? Otherwise, why do you think he would bring a little girl with him who has no relatives or friends? Maybe he just likes that kind of thing..."

Victoria spent several years learning to not care about other people's opinions, but she could not tolerate them talking about Edward in such a contemptuous and dirty tone.

She turned around, walked to the twins, and stared at them quietly: "What do you like?"