Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 471

Search for his name? After Ethan left, Victoria quickly took out her phone and opened

the browser while thinking about how he had suggested she search for Alaric. Is this

person famous? Then, she typed the name into the browser and found that Ethan was

right. Entering the name did yield results, and there was even an introduction about

Alaric. Despite scrolling for a long time, she couldn’t find any photos.

Is his identity so confidential? The introductory information indicates that his status

and identity are unquestionably important, but there isn’t even a single photo to be

found. After that, she continued her browser search but could not locate any pertinent

information. She was about to give up when she came across a photo that looked like

Alaric and clicked on it. Even though the photo was taken at a distance, she could

make out a tall, handsome man in the middle of a group. Despite the camera’s distance,

she could still discern his attractive features. She then stared at the photo in deep

thought. What a familiar feeling…

Nevertheless, the shot was taken from a distance, and the man wore sunglasses.

Victoria could sense his familiarity, but it wasn’t enough to trigger her memory. Even

now, as she stared at the photo for a long time, she couldn’t recall anything. Though NôvelDrama.Org content.

unsatisfied, she saved the image before leaving the page and resolved to continue

searching. Although his identity is well–protected, occasionally, people may have

managed to take covert photos of him, and if I keep looking, I might find a clearer and

up close shot.

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However, before she could continue, she heard footsteps outside the door. The

footsteps were steady, and she listened attentively for a few seconds before quickly

exiting the page and hiding her phone under her pillow. Then, she lay back down,

covering herself with the blanket.

Shortly after she lay down, the door to the room opened, and the aroma of food filled

the air. Although she was lying with her back facing the door, she caught a whiff of the

delicious aroma wafting through the room and wrinkled her brow.

“Victoria, are you asleep?” Bane’s footsteps stopped beside her bed, and he continued,

“Would you like to eat something before going to bed?”

However, Victoria pretended to be asleep and didn’t respond to his words.

Nonetheless, he appeared unfazed as he approached her with the food and called out

to her, “Victoria?”

She was rendered speechless by his response. She didn’t want to speak or

acknowledge him. With her eyes closed, she remained motionless.

“Are you pretending to sleep?” Bane seemed to refuse to give up. He asked again, and

his breath was getting closer to Victoria.

Sensing him approaching her, she couldn’t keep pretending. Hence, she moved

backward and opened her eyes, avoiding him. To her surprise, he had bowed down and

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was staring at her. After she moved away, she finally put some distance between them.

What would he have done had I not moved away in time? I shouldn’t have had to

pretend to be asleep in front of him, and I should have locked the door. Thinking of this,

she looked at him with displeasure and huffed, “I want to sleep. What do you want?”

“Eat something before you sleep, okay?”

She glanced at the food he was holding and refused, “I’m not hungry.”

“But I heard from the servants that you barely ate anything today. Shouldn’t you take

care of your health?”

Victoria suppressed her anger and stated, “I’m not hungry. I want to sleep. Could you

please leave?”

“Victoria…” Bane called her name helplessly and urged, “Not eating can cause

problems.”

“I’ll eat when I want to. You don’t need to worry,” she replied stubbornly.

Then, he silently looked at her, seemingly reluctant to leave just like that.

On the other hand, she didn’t want to entertain him any longer. So, she turned her back

to him, lying down and covering herself with the blanket, saying, “Please leave and

make sure to close the door. Don’t just come in whenever you want.”

”

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Even though this was his villa, her attitude made it seem like he had invaded her

territory.

Meanwhile, Victoria’s disregard for Bane would normally make him angry, but knowing

she would be by his side in the future, he did not dwell on the matter.

After that, he looked at her silently for a moment before finally leaving the room.

While she waited for the silence to fall, she slipped out of bed and walked barefoot

toward the door. Then, she locked it from the inside, and when she heard the lock click,

she could heave a sigh of relief. Now that the door was locked, hopefully, he couldn’t

just walk in whenever he pleased. However, he owns the villa and undoubtedly has a

key to this room, so if he wanted to enter, I wouldn’t be able to stop him. Yet, by locking

the door and not allowing him to enter freely, I am simply expressing my displeasure

with him.

In the meantime, it took Ethan nearly three hours to return. The first thing he did when

he came back was to find Victoria.

“How did it go?” As soon as she saw him, she asked anxiously.

After hearing this, he looked at her. He had prepared his words in advance. “Miss

Selwyn, he is not in immediate danger for now.” Even though Mr. Cadogan’s condition

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does not appear favorable, the fact that Mr. Morison’s people are in charge indicates

that he is not in danger.

However, she didn’t know if she was being too sensitive or if he had purposefully given

her a hint. “For now?” She couldn’t help but ask, “Is his condition quite bad?”

Ethan pursed his lips and sighed helplessly. “It doesn’t look good, but Mr. Morison won’t

let anything happen to him.” After all, if something happened to him, Miss Selwyn

wouldn’t stay.

Victoria bit her lip in response. “Not letting anything happen and keeping him safe are

two different things.”

He silently agreed with her statement. Indeed, not allowing anything to happen entails

not allowing him to die. However, what about other factors? If only his life is preserved,

it may indicate that he is still alive but in critical condition. It is still up to Mr. Morison to

assess the situation. “If you’re worried, then you should quickly have Mr. Morison’s

people send him back,” he suggested.

“What about his people?” she asked.

“What?” Ethan took a moment to realize that Victoria was referring to Alaric’s people

who had been looking for him. He shook his head and replied, “There hasn’t been any

news for now. I guess they don’t dare to act rashly at the moment.”

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She bit her lower lip and lowered her gaze, looking at her fair palm. “I understand.”

Seeing her in this state, he wanted to say something, but the advice he had in mind was

useless at the moment. In the end, he swallowed all his words.