Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 208

Chapter 209 

As Victoria thought about it, she opened the door and ran outside without shoes. 

Just as she was about to sprint to the living room, Bane walked in, and she flung 

herself into his embrace without any warning. 

He was surprised and took a few steps back to keep his balance. “What’s the 

matter?” he asked while hugging her, preventing her from falling. 

At this moment, she couldn’t think of anything else and asked, “Where is Fiona? Is 

she back yet?” 

Hearing her words, Bane sighed and said, “Don’t worry. I’m here to tell you about 

her.” 

Only then did Victoria calm down. She took a few steps back and looked at him. 

He saw her barefoot and was wearing the same clothes as last night. However, he 

knew she would not leave before hearing about Fiona’s matter. Thus, he said, “She 

is safe. Nothing happened to her. My men had guarded the hotel and just came 

back.” 

‘Guarding the hotel?” 

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“Yes.” 

“How did you guys guard it? Which part of the hotel is she at? Did she get in?” asked 

Victoria. After all, there was no way Fiona could get into the room since she didn’t. 

have the room card. 

Bane didn’t reply and stared at her, seemingly trying to see her reaction. After some 

time, he chuckled and asked, “How would you feel if I told you she got in?” 

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At that moment, Victoria stiffened. Then, her expression darkened. “Do you think it’s 

fun to test my limits?” 

The smile on Bane’s lips vanished when he saw her grim expression. “That’s not 

what I meant.” 

“You have been testing me ever since last night.” 

Bane paused for a moment before staring at her. “Well, you might as well think it is. 

I’m testing you because I care about you. I want to see if you still had feelings for 

him and if I still had the chance to be with you.” 

At that moment, Victoria didn’t say anything. She was startled by how 

straightforward he was. “I…” 

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“Alright, that’s enough of it. Since you know Fiona is safe, go and wear a coat.” 

At his words, Victoria looked down and saw she only wore pajamas. 

“It’s freezing outside, so don’t catch a cold.” 

In the meantime, at the hotel. The sun was already up, and Fiona was leaning. 

against the wall tiredly. She had been here all night and heard nothing happening. 

inside the room. Thus, she felt that Alaric should be fine. Is he already awake? Did 

he see the note that I left? 

As she thought about it, she felt her legs numb from squatting too long. She tried to 

stand up but accidentally dropped her phone. Then, she quickly picked it up and 

checked for any damage. After seeing that it was fine, she breathed a sigh of relief. 

However, she soon had a grim expression. 

Last night, she turned off her phone since she feared that Victoria would call her 

again. She wondered if Victoria had been worried about her for the whole night. 

Thinking about it, Fiona turned on her phone and saw countless missed calls from 

Victoria. In that split second, she felt guilty. After all, she wouldn’t have abandoned 

her best friend if she hadn’t loved the man deeply. However, she only had this one 

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chance that she couldn’t miss. 

Once I am done with him, I will ask Victoria for forgiveness. 

As Fiona thought about it, she kept her phone away and stretched her limbs before 

pressing the doorbell. 

While pressing the doorbell, she wondered whether Alaric had awoken from his 

sleep or not. Thus, she could only try her luck. 

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She pressed the doorbell twice the first time, and there was no response: Then, she 

stood there patiently. After some time, just as Fiona had lost count of how many. 

times she had pressed the doorbell, the door finally opened. Alaric stood by the door 

and emitted a cold aura. He was glaring at her coldly since he was disturbed in his 

sleep. 

When Fiona met his gaze, she felt chills run down her spine. “H–Hello?” 

Bang! In that split second, the door was shut, almost hitting Fiona by the nose. 

When she returned to her senses, she pressed on the doorbell again. 

After pressing it for the second time, Alaric opened the door again. 

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“Is that something you need?” Alaric’s cold expression suggested that she was not 

welcomed. He recognized that Fiona was the woman bugging him at the bar. 

However, never would he imagine that she would chase after him to the hotel he 

stayed in. 

Fiona nodded and tried to enter the room, fearing Alaric would shut the door on her 

again. However, Alaric blocked the door and looked at her coldly. It was evident that 

he had no intention of letting her go inside. 

“I… Please let me in. I have something to tell you.” 

“You can say it here. I’ll give you one minute to speak,” Alaric said coldly. 

Fiona didn’t expect him to be so cold–hearted. On second thought, she felt he might 

not know what happened last night since he had just woken up. That was why he 

was acting cold toward her. Thus, she immediately said, “You were drunk last night, 

and I am the one who brought you here.” 

At that moment, Alaric stiffened. 

“I am also the one who paid for the room.” She smiled awkwardly. “However, I’m not