Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 484

At first, Jessie thought she had misheard him. After all, she couldn’t believe Bane would

agree to get a psychiatrist for Victoria.

After being stunned momentarily, she asked, “What did you just say, Mr. Morison?” She

wanted to reconfirm since she couldn’t believe her ears.

In that split second, Bane glared at her coldly. She was startled and added hastily, “I’ll

do it right away.” When she ran out of the room, she saw Ethan standing by the corner.

Then, she immediately broke the news. “Mr. Hudson, Mr. Morison had agreed to find a

psychiatrist for Miss Selwyn.”

To Jessie, this was good news. However, after she told the news to Ethan, she noticed

that he didn’t seem thrilled. It was as if he was telling her this was not something to

celebrate. At that moment, the smile on her face slowly disappeared.

“Isn’t this a good thing, Mr. Hudson? Why don’t you look happy?” Jessie wondered if she

had done something wrong, even though she didn’t do anything yet.

Ethan glanced at her and said, “My expression is always like this. Aren’t you going to

find a psychiatrist? Go on.”

Jessie was quickly scurried by Ethan.

up,

When the psychiatrist arrived, Victoria was still asleep. Thus, instead of waking her

Bane told the psychiatrist to wait outside. The psychiatrist was already annoyed since

he had to be here. Yet, he never expected that he still needed to wait for his patient.

Just as he was about to express his dissatisfaction, the butler immediately said,

“Please excuse us. We will pay you triple the fees.”

In that split second, the psychiatrist was thrilled. He felt he would be willing to wait

even a long time if they paid such a high price.

An hour later, Victoria woke up. Only then did the servant let the psychiatrist into the

room. Benjamin, aka the psychiatrist, immediately looked around the surroundings

when he entered the room.

Although it was daytime, he noticed that the curtains were closed and the dim lights

were on. Then, he noticed a woman sitting on the couch. She looked slim and had

beautiful features. However, she was frail and had a sharp jaw, seemingly to be in poor

condition. She was in a daze and looked exhausted. Besides her stood a woman in a

maid suit. There was also a man in a suit standing there. He had a faint expression and

looked intimidating.

When Benjamin saw the man at first glance, he knew that the man was the owner of

the house. Thus, he greeted him. “Hello.”

“Hello.” Bane shook his hand.

Benjamin could tell that the man was in a bad mood. However, he thought it was

normal since Bane looked like the woman’s husband. Thus, it would be reasonable if he

was upset since Victoria needed a psychiatrist. Therefore, Benjamin didn’t say anything

more and cut to the chase. “I’m sorry, but can I be alone with Miss Selwyn?”

“Alone?” Bane’s eyes turned sharp when he heard Benjamin’s words.

“Yes.” Benjamin smiled. “This will help the patient to open up to me.”

Many patients who had a mental illness were wary of their families. Plus, most of the

patients‘ mental illness‘ cause was their family members. Thus, it would be wise to be

on a one–on–one communication.

“How long?”

“I’m not sure. We’ll have to see if she is willing to communicate with me or not. Plus,

this is also associated with how severe the patient’s condition is.”

Bane frowned as he looked at Benjamin. There was no way he would be at ease at the

thought of Victoria being in a room with a man for who knew how long. Victoria is

weak. What would happen if none of us knew that she had fainted inside?

Benjamin could see the wariness in Bane’s eyes, and he knew why. After all, he had

encountered many family members with the same issue. However, this was his job.

Noticing that Bane was still worried, Benjamin comforted him and said, “Don’t worry. I

have more than ten years of experience in this field. Trust me. I won’t do anything

unethical.”

Bane pursed his lips and said nothing. Although Benjamin had made a promise, he was

still worried. In the end, he looked at Benjamin and said, “Can I talk to you for a

second?”

Benjamin was startled by his response but still nodded. “Of course.

Then, Benjamin and Bane left the room.

Jessie was worried as she looked at Victoria. Ever since Victoria had woken up, she

had been sitting there, not moving. Jessie wondered if Benjamin would be able to get

her to talk.

Two minutes later, Benjamin came into the room. After that, he looked at Jessie.

When she met his gaze, she immediately left the room. After all, Bane couldn’t stay

here, not to mention her.

As Jessie left the room, she wondered what Bane said to Benjamin. After all, he was

worried that Victoria would be staying in the same room with another man. However,

she knew it wasn’t her business.

At this moment, Bane and Ethan were standing outside. When Jessie walked out of the

room, she greeted Bane, but Bane didn’t respond since he was in a daze.

Although Victoria was just getting therapy, the trio had serious expressions. It was as if

Victoria was in a crucial moment.

Time seemed to have slowed down as Bane stood there silently while Jessie gripped

her hands tightly and bit her lip, looking tense. Compared to them, Ethan was the

calmest among them. He seemed to have prepared himself to accept whatever the

results were.

As they waited, they heard a ruckus inside. Before they could do anything, the door was

opened from the inside.

In the meantime, Ethan looked at his watch and noticed it had just passed ten minutes.

It only took Benjamin ten minutes as he entered the room.

In that split second, questions filled Ethan’s mind. Does therapy end this quickly?

Thinking about it, he pursed his lips and approached Benjamin. “How was it?” he asked.

Benjamin looked at them and sighed as he shook his head.

His reaction made Bane frown. “What do you mean?”

“That’s right, Dr. Lawson. How is Miss Selwyn?” asked Jessie.

Benjamin sighed and replied, “She refuses to talk to me.” ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

The others were surprised by his answer. After all, they thought he would tell them

Victoria’s condition had worsened.

He sighed and continued, “I spent ten minutes trying to talk to her, but she refuses to

speak to me. If the patient refuses to communicate and loses all hope-”

Before he could finish his words, Bane frowned and cut him off. “Did you just give up

after trying for ten minutes? Why do you think we pay such a high price to have you

here?”