Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 104

hapter 104 It’s the Woman He Had His Eyes On 

Chapter 104 

The lanky man looked shocked for a moment when he saw Victoria. 

She is super pretty, but I don’t know her. 

The older woman by his side also narrowed her eyes when she saw 

Victoria and stared at her carefully. 

“Who is she? Did you hook up with another one behind my back?!” 

The man hurriedly explained, “No, Jean! I don’t know why she’s here talking 

to me. I don’t even know her! H–Hey! Who the hell are you?” 

He was actually a temperamental person. However, as much as he 

wanted to go off on Victoria for suddenly approaching him and talking to 

him, he didn’t have the heart to get angry, considering how shockingly 

gorgeous she was. 

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“Does it matter whether you know me or not?” Victoria only coldly stared at 

him. “What matters is what you said. You claim to love her, yet you have a 

child with another woman. Do you think you are being fair to any of the 

people involved in this?” 

When the man heard this, his face turned red. “W–What does it have 

anything to do with you?” 

Unlike him, the woman beside him remained silent as her face grew 

somber. 

Victoria’s lips curled into a smirk. “I simply can’t stand your pretentious 

display of affection.” 

“How dare you? Don’t think I won’t beat you up just because you’re pretty!” 

Perhaps provoked by her words, the man suddenly raised his hand at 

Victoria, wanting to intimidate her. 

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Even though he didn’t intend to hit her, a strong hand surprisingly grabbed 

him the moment he raised his palm. 

“Who the f*ck is touching me?!” 

The man looked up and found himself staring into a pair of deep, dark 

eyes hidden behind a pair of glasses. Although the eyes were concealed, 

they exuded a profound coldness, sending shivers down his spine. 

With a gentle twist of his hand, the man let out a series of agonized 

screams while sweat rolled down his forehead. 

Bane only released his grip when he saw the man in pain. He then took out 

a clean handkerchief from his pocket to gently wipe his fingers as he 

raised an eyebrow and mentioned, “This is what you get for wanting to lay 

a hand on a woman.” 

After wiping his hands, he tossed the handkerchief into the nearby trash 

bin. 

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“Let’s go.” His voice was much gentler when he talked to Victoria. 

Victoria had never seen him in this light before. She instinctively nodded 

and hummed in acknowledgment upon hearing his voice. 

The two of them then left the restaurant together. Even from a distance, 

they could still hear the tall and skinny man hurling vulgar insults at them. 

It wasn’t until his voice was drowned out by the bustling city traffic that 

they could finally find some respite. 

And when the cold wind blew, Victoria began to come back to her senses. 

“I’m sorry for causing you trouble.” 

When Bane heard her apology, he let out a leisurely chuckle. He couldn’t 

resist the urge to reach out and rub the back of her head as he watched 

her blame herself. 

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Unfortunately for him, Victoria instinctively moved aside, avoiding his 

touch before his hand could touch her. 

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Bane’s defined fingers lingered in the air for a moment. His gaze darkened, 

but he quickly regained his composure and smoothly retracted his hand. 

He was back to his relaxed and gentle self soon. 

“It’s nothing.” 

Victoria felt somewhat awkward about what Bane tried to do. It seemed 

that he was still subconsciously doing what he was used to when they 

were children. 

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But has he ever considered the fact that we are no longer kids? 

Thinking about him casually tossing the handkerchief after wiping his 

hands, she couldn’t help but ask, “Have you developed OCD after being 

abroad for five years?” 

They had only briefly touched each other’s hands through a layer of 

clothes, but Bane immediately took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands. 

Not only that, he even threw the handkerchief away. 

He paused for a moment when he heard that before suddenly grasping 

Victoria’s wrist. 

Although she didn’t hate Bane, the physical contact made her feel 

embarrassed, She instinctively tried to pull her hand back, but Bane 

already released his grip as he shrugged. 

“Do you still think I have OCD?” 

He did that to prove that he doesn’t have OCD, huh? It seems his 

personality has completely changed after spending five years abroad. 

He promptly added in a calm tone, “I just thought that touching him dirtied 

my hand, considering how he is involved with two women.” 

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Victoria’s gaze dimmed slightly at that. 

She thought about Alaric again. 

Seeing her fall silent, Bane sighed and continued, “I don’t know if I’m telling 

you too much, but everyone in our circle has always known about Alaric 

and Claudia’s relationship. As for your marriage with him…” 

He paused mid–sentence. I’m not sure what exactly is going on between 

you two, but it seems that you are not fond of this kind of relationship. If it 

is causing you pain, it will be better to end it sooner.” 

Although Victoria had known Bane since childhood, there was always a 

certain distance between them. She didn’t want to share too much about 

her life with him. 

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Hence, she simply smiled and nodded at his advice. “Alright, I understand.” 

Bane left the matter at that and didn’t continue talking about it. 

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“Do you really not want me to take you back?” 

“Nope. You can go ahead.” 

“Alright. I’ll wait with you here until you get in the car.” 

Victoria could only agree as she felt hesitant to reject his offer. 

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When her ride arrived and she was about to get in, Bane suddenly took out 

his phone and opened a QR code. 

Victoria only glanced briefly at it and noticed that it was a QR code. 

“Weren’t you going to transfer money to me just now?” he asked. 

Victoria only snapped back to reality when she heard his words. 

She quickly took out her phone to scan the code, only for it to be a QR 

code for adding a contact on WhatsApp. 

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Bane looked at her with gentle eyes. 

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