Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 386

Summer still couldn’t reach Alaric on the phone even right before she boarded the

plane.

“Unbelievable. How could Victoria be interested in a man like him? And she even asked

me to pass him a message. I would rather see her with Bane. At least Bane answers his

phone.”

Her emotions were complicated because she was in danger after lamenting about it.

She only wanted to unleash a torrent of insults on Alaric and felt sorry for Victoria since

the man hadn’t been picking up her calls.

Erik, who had worked with her for many years, had never seen her in such a state. “Will

you please calm down? There might be a reason why he is not answering his phone.”

“Like what? All the calls went through, but no one picked up even once. He should at

least answer one call even if he’s busy. No matter what his excuse is, I’ll definitely talk

to Victoria about how unreliable he is when I see her.”

Erik’s thin lips moved as he wanted to say something. However, he eventually decided

to keep quiet.

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Anything he said right now carried no weight. After all, it was Summer’s close friend

who was in danger. No matter how empathetic he was, he couldn’t truly understand her

feelings.

Besides, he secretly agreed with what Summer had said. It’s only natural for people to

feel disappointed when the person they asked for help from couldn’t assist them in the

slightest, especially at such a critical moment.

Before the plane took off, a flight attendant walked by to remind everyone to turn off

their phones.

Summer, unwilling to give up, dialed Alaric’s number again to no avail. Still, she

remembered the task Victoria had entrusted her with and eventually wrote a message

to send to him.

She turned off her phone after confirming that the message had been sent.

Erik glanced at her. “Still no answer?”

“Nope,” Summer replied coldly. “I’ve already sent him a message. This flight will be long, NôvelDrama.Org: owner of this content.

so even if he’s sleeping, he should wake up after we land.”

Although she was upset with Alaric, Victoria did assign her this task after all. And since

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she had agreed to it, she had to follow through.

Some time ago…

After hanging up the phone, Victoria quickly removed the SIM card from her phone and

flushed it down the toilet. She then replaced it with her original SIM card. She had

intended to log back into WhatsApp, but she decided against it after some thought.

There would be prompts if she logged back in, and it would be too perfect. It was better

to leave it as it was.

After completing everything, Victoria placed her phone on the shelf and took a proper

shower.

Her top priority now was to prolong her stay here and delay the others‘ rescue. How can

I drag it out without making Bane suspicious?

With that question in mind, she looked around and finally set her gaze on the bathtub

nearby.

It took Bane some time to get the clothes for her. When he knocked on the door, the

water in Victoria’s bathtub was already halfway filled. She went in immediately and

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answered him from the other side of the door. “I can’t take it. I’m having a bath. Just

hang it outside the door.”

There was a moment of silence outside the door before a response rang out.

“Alright, I’ll find a bag.”

Bane walked away again, but he later hung the clothes he had prepared for Victoria

outside the door. Before leaving, he added, “Victoria, don’t make the bathwater too hot,

and don’t stay in too long. You’re going to be all out of breath if you do that.”

Listening to his words, Victoria sneered coldly. “Wouldn’t you be happy if I suffocated?

You can have some peace and quiet.”

It went quiet at the door as Bane fell silent and left.

Victoria finally breathed a sigh of relief after he went away.

There were two possibilities now.

One was that Bane still didn’t know about the SIM card. He probably thought that she

was deliberately making things difficult for him until he agreed to send her back to the

country.

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The other possibility was that Bane already knew about the SIM card but hesitated to

come in while she was in the bathroom. After all, even if he didn’t buy her explanation

about taking a bath, he wouldn’t rashly push the door open from the outside.

Although Bane had pursued her for five years, he had never crossed any lines. He

respected her in this regard.

So, how did two people who could always respect each other end up like this? Thinking

about this, Victoria couldn’t help but dunk her face in the water, allowing her mind to

empty for a moment.

She had been under extreme tension the whole day. It was only until she contacted

Summer that she truly felt at ease.

There might be a tough battle ahead.

Because she needed to buy time, Victoria continued to soak in the bath until the water

turned cold. Still, she didn’t get up.

There was still no sound outside, and she didn’t know where Bane had gone after

leaving. Did he go outside the room, or…

Her face instantly fell when a thought hit her.

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She was so busy with her “operations” here that she had forgotten about the two

children sound asleep in the room!

Victoria didn’t stay any longer when she recalled that. She got up, wiped the water off

her body with a towel, and then opened the door to retrieve the bag outside.

While getting dressed, she felt a bit awkward seeing the intimate clothing in the bag.

Then again, what’s there to be embarrassed about at this point?

He had practically confined her, and she didn’t know what would happen if things

continued like this. Although he had always respected her before, he still did something

Victoria would never have expected him to do.

Anything could happen from now on.

After putting on her clothes, Victoria opened the door and saw Bane standing not far

from the bathroom.

He turned around and walked up to her when he heard the sound of the door opening.

“Why are you still here?” Victoria stared at him and asked, somewhat displeased.

“I was worried that you’d get light–headed after staying in the water for too long.” As he

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spoke, he handed her a towel. “You should dry your hair. Don’t wanna catch a cold.”

Victoria only glanced at the towel in his hand and walked past him without a word.

Bane frowned slightly at her reaction and followed her.

Seeing that she was heading toward the room, he asked, “Why are you going there?”

“I’m tired. Can’t I sleep?”

“Victoria, dry your hair.”

However, Victoria opened the door and slammed it shut, blocking Bane outside.

The two children inside the room were still asleep. They hadn’t been disturbed by the

slam of the door.

Despite all the commotion she caused, the kids were sleeping soundly. Victoria felt a

little angry after she walked over and looked at their peaceful sleeping faces.

Although the children usually had no problem sleeping, it was rare for them to sleep so

deeply. They were only this way because Bane had given them something to make

them sleep.

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How could he bear to do this? They are still so young! Is he not afraid of accidentally

hurting them?

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. However, there was nothing

she could do now. She could only reach out and touch the children’s cheeks while

softly saying, “Don’t worry, my darlings. I will bring both of you back to our home safely.”