Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 476

Now that Bane spoke of her eating habits, Victoria solemnly thought back to what she

had eaten throughout the days. It was then that she realized she had eaten too little.

Thus, it was logical for her to have pills described for that.

However, she still shook her head as she stared down at the pills.

“I won’t take them,” she declared.

“Please, Vic. Behave?” There was a helpless tone in his voice. He sighed. “If you’re

afraid of how bitter it is, I can have the servants bring you some candy.”

“That would be too troublesome,” she retorted with a frown.

She was not afraid of the taste. There were only a few pills, anyway. She could down

them in one gulp. However, there was nothing wrong with her, so why must she take

them?

“Are the pills too big for your liking? I can split them in half for you.”

She silently stared at him.

The look of worry on his face and the suggestions he kept throwing out in an attempt

to get her to take the pills made her think that if she did not take the pills, he would

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continue chattering on until she finally caved in.

“Fine. I’ll do it.”

She grabbed the pills from his hands and swallowed them with a gulp of the warm

water he offered.

“Are you happy now? Can I turn in for the night?”

There was no way he could resist ruffling her hair after seeing the look on her face.

“Rest well.”

“Goodnight, Vic.”

The next day, during breakfast, Victoria asked Bane, “When will you be sending him

away?”

“Soon,” he replied. “Probably in the next two days.”

She nodded and did not say another word to him, only focusing on her food.

After a few minutes of observation, he noticed that the amount of food she was eating

had decreased instead of increased. She was soon done with her meal.

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He pursed his lips and suppressed the distress in him as he called her back and held

out the pills he had portioned out for her.

“Today’s pills.”

There was one less pill this morning. Since it was still bright out, the missing pill must

have been the sleeping pill.

He thereafter silently gazed at her.

She took the pills last night, but there were no visible effects at all. Were the pills not

working or were they treating the wrong issues?

What was the source of her psychological distress?

He pressed his lips together.

Evidently, he should have known about it. After all, the one thing she cared about was

that person’s safety and ability to leave unscathed.

Would she feel better after being told that he had been safely sent away?

He had no choice but to test that theory.

Thus, he ordered his men to speed up the process of sending Alaric away.

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Victoria had been shocked to hear that. She had thought he would drag it out forever

and had been wondering what she could say to make him move faster.

She had not expected him to speed up everything without needing to be prompted.

“Why would he suddenly do this?” Victoria eventually asked Ethan.

He shook his head.

“I do not know what is on his mind,” he replied.

However, he was able to guess what was happening. He could make an educated

guess from the moment Bane told him to let Victoria know about it.

However, his guesses were not always accurate.

It would do Victoria no good if she extrapolated from his guess a way to threaten Bane

by hurting herself.

In the end, Ethan could only insist that he did not know anything.

“Strange.” She rested her chin on her hand and pondered. “Has he suddenly changed

his mind? Do you think he’ll agree to let him send me home as well?”

He silently stared at her.

Forget it. Nothing could be that easy. From the way he’s acting, it’s impossible. As for

the sudden command to send Alaric away as soon as possible, he likely has his own

reasons for doing so.”

In her mind, that was the kind of person Bane was.

Ethan did not say a word more as she continued to mumble to herself.

Two days later, Victoria was told that Alaric had been safely sent home.

Ethan was the messenger.

Joy shimmered in her eyes when she heard that.

“Is he finally leaving? Is he now under his own men’s care?” she asked.

He nodded. “Yes. He has been handed over to them, and they are now gone.”

“Has he not woken up at all?”

“Not at all. He is still unconscious. It would likely take more time before he eventually

wakes up.”

She bit her lip. “So much time has passed, yet he’s still unconscious. Is he really okay?”

“Don’t worry, Miss Selwyn. He should be fine. Even if he’s not, his men will deal with it.”

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That was true. Alaric was now in his men’s care. They would certainly provide him with

the best care possible.

“Can I know more about his condition in the future?” she asked.

He was gone now, so could she even know what would happen to him in the future?

Ethan did not answer her. After all, there was a distance between them, and they were

now hostile toward each other. Why would he keep an ear out for news of him?

Furthermore, even if he did find out anything, Bane would never let any word of Alaric

appear in Victoria’s life again.

In the future, Alaric and the two children would be completely wiped out from her life.

The mere thought made Ethan’s heart throb in pain on Victoria’s behalf.

When Bane heard that Victoria had smiled after hearing the good news from Ethan, he

was happy about it despite the jealousy burning in him. This meant she should be able

to push past her distress, so it was all worth it.

Thus, he ordered the cooks to prepare a feast for Victoria.

She might have been taking her pills over the last few days, but her condition had not

improved. Now that the source of her distress was gone, her appetite should have

improved.

He eagerly awaited her recovery.

She might not like him now, but as she spent more time by his side, she would slowly

get used to being with him.

As for her memories, it would be for the best if she could forget about them forever. It

was fine if she did not. When the time came, it would be past the point of no return,

even if she remembered her past.

The servants soon returned from their delivery.

“Mr. Morison.”

The distress on their faces caused Bane’s face to grow stern.

“What is it?”

“Miss Selwyn has refused the food we made for her,” they replied.

“Refused them?”

His face grew stormy. “She did not take a single bite?”

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“Yes, sir.”

“I’ll check in on her.”

He stood up and strode toward her room.

Jessie was standing guard outside, frantically scrolling on the phone in search of

answers for Victoria’s condition. When she saw Bane walking over, she swiftly put the

phone away. Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

“Mr. Morison.”

“Why aren’t you inside with her?”

She looked like she was about to cry as she answered, “Miss Selwyn is sleeping, so I

stepped out.”

He scanned her up and down with narrowed eyes. “Why are you crying then?”

“Sir, Miss Selwyn has not been eating well at all. She’s always sleeping. I–I’m worried

about her.”