Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 214

Chapter 214 

Such humble words… 

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Despite not being the first time Victoria heard those words from Bane, she still felt a 

pang in her heart each time he said them. 

If she was honest, Bane was truly good to her. There probably wouldn’t be another 

person in this world who would treat her so well. 

Her heart wasn’t made of stone. Over the years, she had witnessed his kindness 

toward her, and if she didn’t have two children of her own, perhaps she would truly 

choose to be with him. 

However, Victoria came from a single–parent family, and she had very little to offer 

her children. She couldn’t possibly spare any more energy for a romantic 

relationship. 

Or rather, she couldn’t divert the energy she spent on her babies to someone else. 

At the thought of this, Victoria could only inwardly sigh. 

She finally chose to be clear with Bane. 

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“You’re a good man, Bane. You’ve always been good to me. But… I can’t keep 

accepting your kindness without giving any response in return.” 

When Bane heard that, he smiled softly and replied, “Give me a response, then. 

Victoria, I don’t ask for much.” 

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When he noticed her silence, he continued, “You can try me if you don’t believe me. I 

won’t give you pressure if you choose to be with me. I’ll take good care of you and 

the children.” 

“I can’t.” Victoria shook her head. “I simply can’t spare any effort on you.“” 

“Who told you to do that? You’ll still be yourself if you’re with me. You can do 

whatever you want. However, I’ll be right behind you, supporting you through 

everything.” 

“You…” 

“What? This won’t do too?” Bane thought seriously for a moment and suggested, 

“How about we give it a go? Three months. I’m sure you can figure out whether it’s 

nice being with me within three months. What do you say?” 

“Bane.” Victoria bit her lower lip as she mumbled, “Please don’t do this.” 

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Seeing her reaction, Bane commented, “You are still refusing me even though I’ve 

said so much. Alright, then. I’ll just try harder.” 

The driver then came over and opened the door. When Bane bent over and carried 

the children into the car, Victoria hurried over and assisted him. 

They were on the way home when the children woke up. The first thing Nicole said 

after she woke up was that she was hungry. 

Victoria held her daughter in her arms and whispered, “We’ll be home soon. Sleep at 

little longer. I’ll wake you up when we’re there.” 

Dazedly, Nicole leaned against Victoria’s lap and fell asleep again. 

Fiona leaned against the railing of the balcony as twilight merged into total 

darkness and the lights lit up. Eventually, she saw the familiar vehicle returning. 

Her gloomy mood instantly brightened upon seeing that car. 

In no time, she turned around and rushed downstairs to open the door while waiting 

for Victoria and the others to come in. 

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“Victoria, you’re finally back! I didn’t expect you to be gone for the whole day. Did you 

go on a date with Bane?” 

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Her use of the word amused Bane, who smiled and drawled, “You can say that.” 

Victoria could only awkwardly explain from beside him. “We went to visit a few 

schools for Nicole and Nathan today.” 

“Schools? Have you decided on one? Oh my!” Fiona instinctively held her head, her 

expression bitter. “I totally forgot about such an important matter. I’m sorry, Victoria. 

I should have gone with you today.” 

“It’s okay. It’s fine if you don’t go. It’s not a big deal.” 

Although Victoria said it was okay, Fiona still blamed herself. After all, they were 

best friends, and she had missed such an important event because of a man. 

Victoria proceeded to take the children inside to change into comfortable clothes. 

After she left, Bane discreetly glanced at Fiona. 

“How was your day today?” 

Bane initiating the conversation caught Fiona off guard. 

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“What?” 

Seeing the confused look on her face, Bane had to remind her. 

“Last night,” he uttered. 

Fiona’s face dimmed when she heard that. “How did you know about last night? Did 

Victoria tell you?” 

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Fiona’s expression turned dark as she thought about Bane knowing that she had 

gone to a man’s room last night. She couldn’t help but get angry as she continued to 

complain, “What’s wrong with her? I already told her that even though we live 

together, we’re still free to do our own things and we shouldn’t interfere with each. 

other. Why did she tell you about my business?” 

The resentment in Fiona’s words made Bane pause. He hadn’t expected that his 

probing would cause trouble for Victoria. 

Still… 

Thinking about how Fiona would continue to get entangled with Alaric, he couldn’t 

allow Victoria and Fiona to live together in this place. 

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He was sure that something bad would happen. 

With this in mind, Bane had a sharp glint flicker in his eyes behind the gold–framed 

glasses. 

He looked at Fiona, who was grumbling in front of him, and his lips curled in a 

subtle, mocking smile. “Fiona, you’re roommates. She’s just worried about you when 

you sneak out in the middle of the night.” 

Fiona grabbed her head, her expression conflicted as she muttered, “Of course I 

know she’s worried about me. But I’m an adult now and I have my own thoughts. 

Couldn’t she just send me a text if she’s worried? Why did she have to tell someone 

else about it?” 

Bane pursed his lips and casually mentioned, “It seems like I haven’t left a good 

impression on you.”