Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 128

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On the other hand, Bane’s gold–rimmed glasses obscured his deep–set 

eyes, making it difficult for Victoria to read his expression, while he kept a 

smile on his face the entire time. 

After a moment of eye contact, he raised his eyebrows. “What’s wrong?” 

At his words, she lowered her eyes and remained silent. She also did not 

mention visiting Griselda again. Then, she quietly let the nurse reinsert the 

needle, at which point the pain gradually spread from her hand and 

heightened her alertness. 

After the nurse left, it was just the two of them in the ward, and Victoria 

figured now would be a good time to break the silence. As she fumbled for 

words, Bane abruptly kneeled before her, holding a clean handkerchief 

and gently wiping away the bloodstains from her wound that had seeped 

out from being aggravated earlier. 

Although the nurse had already cleaned it up, the blood had stained her 

sleeve and could not be wiped away. However, he appeared to be driven 

by an obsession with cleanliness as he laboriously wiped away the blood 

stains repeatedly. 

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After nearly ten seconds, she couldn’t take it anymore and said, “It’s okay, 

just leave it. You can’t wipe it off.” 

When he heard that, his movements paused, and he didn’t continue 

wiping. After a moment, he said, “Someone will bring you new clothes 

later, so change out of this one.” 

Victoria didn’t respond and couldn’t quite understand what Bane was 

trying to do. He probably knows I’m pregnant but hasn’t mentioned it since 

the nurse left. Since he and Alaric are friends, I doubt Alaric would keep it a 

secret from him… 

Lost in thought, she finally heard him speak. “Your hesitant look tells me 

you have something to say to me.” 

In response, she bit her lower lip and looked at him awkwardly. 

When he saw the look on her face, he raised his hand and lightly tapped 

her forehead. “We’ve been friends for many years, and you still hesitate to 

speak to me? Do you regard me as an outsider?” 

She mused. I don’t mean to make you feel like an outsider, but it’s difficult 

for me to bring up this matter. 

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When Bane noticed Victoria remained silent, he lightly laughed and 

broached the subject. “Alright, then let me ask you, what do you plan to 

do?” 

His word choice suggests that he already knows about it… Even though the 

chances of him not knowing after he brought me to the hospital are slim, I 

still hold out hope. Before he asked me that, I had a glimmer of hope, but 

now it’s gone. At that thought, her face turned ashen, and she said, “So, 

you already know.” Then, she lowered her head and added, “Are you going 

to tell him?” 

For a long time, she did not get a response from him. After a while, she felt 

his big hand ruffle her hair. This action made Victoria’s beautiful eyebrows 

twist slightly. Why does he still treat me like a child? 

Soon, she heard Bane ask lightly, “You don’t want him to know?” 

However, she was taken aback by his question. As Alaric’s friend, Bane’s 

normal response to hearing me say this should be a surprise that Alaric is 

still unaware of it. Instead, his reaction is to ask if I don’t want Alaric to 

know about this matter. As she pondered this, she saw him stuffing the 

handkerchief he had just used to wipe her bloodstain back into his suit 

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pocket.