Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 485

At the mention of medical expenses, Benjamin felt a little embarrassed. He was paid

double the consultation fee he usually charged, after all.

Since he had accepted the money, he felt obliged to go the extra mile.

Faced with Bane’s cold glare, Benjamin could only say, “I’ll give it another try, then.”

Before going into the room, Benjamin remembered something and asked, “Still, perhaps

you can tell me what she’s relatively interested in. It might help her open up to me.”

“Her interests?” Jessie was confused, then spoke as if talking to herself. “I’ve been with

Miss Selwyn for so long, but I never really saw her being interested in anything. Mr.

Morison, do you know?”

She turned toward Bane without any mental preparation and asked in a quiet voice.

However, Bane responded to her with silence.

Ethan glanced up at Bane, a faintly mocking smile appearing on his lips.

What else could Victoria be interested in at this point? It would be either leaving this

place or anything that had to do with that man.

Sadly, Bane would never mention any of those two if he had a choice. Just as expected,

he was silent for a long while before saying to Benjamin, “I’m not sure.”

Jessie seemed like she was still unaware of anything as she said in surprise, “Huh? Mr.

Morison, you don’t know what Miss Selwyn is interested in either? Could it be that she’s

never interested in anything?”

Perhaps because Jessie was complaining about him too much, after she finished

talking, Bane gave her a cold glance.

Almost instantly, she fell silent. She sensed the coldness for some reason, so she shut

up and dared not say more.

Even though Benjamin didn’t know what was up with these people, he could sense that

there was something wrong in the air between them.

It was reasonable for the others to not know about the patient’s interests, but how

could this man not know either?

Benjamin pursed his lips and thought about it earnestly. He guessed that this might be

the reason Victoria fell sick.

However…

All in all, everything felt off and weird to him. At that thought, he said, “Mr. Morison,

there’s a question I want to ask, and I want to know the real answer.”

Bane said, “Go ahead.”

His tone wasn’t quite friendly.

Benjamin sensed it, but he had to grit his teeth and ask for the patient’s sake. “What is

your relationship with that female patient in the room?”

“Is this related to your diagnosis?”

”

Benjamin nodded. “It could be unrelated at first, but… you saw how abnormal her

emotions are.”

Bane pursed his thin lips, obviously reluctant to answer the question.

Benjamin knew the answer. He thought that since the handsome man and the pretty

woman lived together, they must be a couple who were fighting, for they didn’t look like

siblings either.

Now that Bane refused to answer, they must not be a couple either.

If they weren’t a couple, but she kept staying here, could that be the reason behind her

illness?

At that thought, Benjamin decided to use this incident as a breakthrough when he

asked Victoria questions later. “I’ll go in and try again.”

Before Bane could answer, Benjamin quickly went back into the room.

When Bane saw that, stormy clouds seemed to loom over his expression. Why did

Benjamin go in without waiting for my answer? Did Benjamin have an assumption

about our relationship?

When Benjamin entered the room again, he noticed that Victoria was sitting in the

same position she had assumed earlier. She didn’t even budge.

Thinking about the clues he discovered just now, Benjamin walked over to the chair in

front of her and sat down. Then, he quietly examined her.

After about three minutes, he couldn’t help but ask, “Miss Selwyn, don’t you feel tired

sitting like this?”

Her posture was odd, and even though she leaned against the couch, it would be

extremely uncomfortable if she remained in that position for a long time.

Just as expected, his question didn’t intrigue her at all. Victoria simply gave him an

indifferent glance and remained silent.

Benjamin could only give a dry chuckle. “I have a topic you might be interested in.

Would you like to hear it?”

However, this sentence couldn’t attract her attention, so he decisively continued, “Do

you want to leave this place?”

When he posed the question, he paid extra attention as he observed her, fearing that he

might miss the slightest change in her expression.

Just as expected, after he asked the question, a slight ripple appeared on Victoria’s

face before he looked at him earnestly.

Her expression immediately told Benjamin that he was right on the money. This is

probably the reason behind her sickness.

Benjamin pushed his glasses, finally relaxing. “Miss Selwyn, if you want to leave this

place, I may be able to help you.”

Finally, Victoria regarded him in earnest. “Help me? How?” She spoke her first words

ever since he came into this room.

Her voice was light and soft but also weak. She even panted as she spoke. Her illness

must have affected her physical health as well.

Benjamin felt heartache and helplessness every time he encountered patients like this.

“How do you wish for me to help you?”

He had to gain this patient’s trust as soon as possible.

Victoria looked quietly at him. In what way would she wish for him to help her?

There was confusion in her eyes. “I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?” Benjamin seemed to have grasped another breakthrough. “Why?

Don’t you have any ideas in your heart?”

“I do.” Victoria nodded gravely.

“What is it?”

At that question, Victoria, who was finally willing to speak a few words to him, began to

fall silent again.

Benjamin didn’t urge her. Instead, he waited patiently for her.

Seeing that she hadn’t spoken up after a long while, he said, “Perhaps you can try telling

1. me. If it’s not possible, we can think of another way.”

Victoria shook her head. She was still rejecting him.

“It’s okay, you won’t be able to help me. Just leave.”

At the mention of her innermost thoughts, Victoria began to resist communication.

Before this, she was just sitting there, unmoving. But now, after rejecting him, she got

up and lay on the bed.

When Benjamin saw her like that, he knew he shouldn’t bother her any further, so he

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The three were still keeping watch at the door. When they saw him coming out, they

quickly gathered around him, just like before.

“How did it go?”

Benjamin shook his head. “She has an extremely heavy burden on her heart, and she’s

not willing to reveal it to me.”

He paused, then looked at Bane.

“However, I have to say something. Mr. Morison, the root cause has to be addressed. I

can see that even though Miss Selwyn refuses to communicate with me, her train of

thought is normal and orderly when she communicates. Perhaps it’s time you have a

proper talk with her.”

With that, Benjamin took out his name card and passed it to Jessie.

“Miss Selwyn will probably refuse to see me for the rest of the day. If you still want me

to have a look at her, I can come over at the same time tomorrow. However, every

patient has their circumstances. I can do my best, but I cannot guarantee that it’ll

work.”

When Benjamin said those words, he was looking straight at Bane.