Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 386

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

plane. 

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“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 

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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, 

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… 

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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.” 

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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. 

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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? 

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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.