Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 399

Chapter 399 

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Bane kept his word. Since he promised to bring Ethan back, Victoria saw him that very 

afternoon. He wore the same attire as before and was very polite when talking to her, 

“Miss Selwyn, Mr. Morison said you were looking for me. Is there something important, 

or do you have anything to ask of me?” 

She was scanning him with her eyes. Seeing him standing there with no obvious 

injuries on his face and neck, she asked, “Are you hurt?” 

The question surprised him before he shook his head. “No.” 

“Wrong.” Victoria exposed him. “If you weren’t injured, you’d be confused and asked why 

I asked that instead of telling me no.” 

Once she finished, she pressed onto Ethan’s chest. As she moved too quickly, he did 

not see it coming, and with the pressure she applied, the pain forced him to retreat and 

groan. 

She paled, going over to support him. “Are you alright?” 

Realizing he had been exposed, Ethan quickly pushed her hand away and was about to 

leave. 

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“Is it because you told me about his past?” 

Hearing that, Ethan suddenly stopped walking. 

“You’ve been with him for so long. Did he beat you up because you told me that?” 

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Then, he recalled what Bane said when they were on their way here and shook his 

head. “Miss Selwyn, you’re overthinking things. Mr. Morison would never try to kill me.” 

“Then, what’s with that?” 

He tugged his lips. “Miss Selwyn, how are you sure I’m injured? Was it from the push 

just now? With your strength, any man would be taken by surprise.” 

“Are you sure?” 

The fact that he was unwilling to admit it shocked Victoria even more. It was clearly 

just a small matter, but Ethan got injured because of this and was even helping Bane 

hide things from her. 

“Were you threatened?” After asking that, she fell silent. If that was the case, it might 

jeopardize his career if she insisted on prodding. Forget it. Hence, she concluded, 

“Since you said you’re fine, I believe you.” 

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“Do you need me for anything else, Miss Selwyn?” 

“You may leave.” 

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She had thought about it carefully. If he had gotten injured over such a trivial matter, 

pursuing this would only continue to hurt him. However, she did not expect Bane would 

do such horrendous things to those beside him. 

Once Ethan left, Bane came looking for her. “Did you see him? Are you satisfied now?” 

While looking at him, Victoria noticed he still had a warm, gentle smile, looking ever so 

gentlemanly. Though he looked almost the same as before, the current Bane gave her 

chills. She looked at him and remarked, ‘I’ve known you for many years, but I feel like 

I’ve just met you today.” 

He was surprised to hear that, and his smile faded a little. “Are you disappointed in me?” 

She glanced at the ground. “He’s been with you for years and even helped you this 

time.” 

“Yes, Mr. Hudson is a great help, and I’m satisfied with him.” 

“So satisfied that you decided to beat him up?” 

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Bane smiled and explained, “Victoria, I did not beat him up. I taught him a small lesson 

for being disobedient.” 

A small lesson… The way he said it sounds it has happened more than once. At that 

point, she could not help but retreat. ‘Would you treat me and Nicole like that? And 

Nathan? 

The calm expression on Bane’s visage seemed to crack a little when he heard that. He 

went over to grab her shoulders, stopping her from retreating. “I would never do that!” 

He held her shoulders rather forcefully, saying, “Didn’t I promise you? I will be a good 

father and husband. Even if I had to, I would rather hit myself than you, Nicole, or 

Nathan.” 

However, Victoria refused to listen to a word he said. “You’re a monster. Let go of me.” 

“Victoria!” He explained, “Listen. I would rather die than hurt you or the children, and I 

would never let anyone harm any of you.” 

“Let go of me! You don’t understand. We don’t need your protection.” She shoved him. 

so hard that she took two steps back before steadying himself. His breath was ragged 

and gradually became somewhat unstable, seemingly angered by what she said. 

A long while later, he adjusted his crooked glasses and seemed to have returned to 

normal when he looked at her. “Victoria, you’re being emotional. Why don’t you rest for 

today, and I’ll look for you tonight?” 

Then, he went away, leaving her alone. She released her breath after a long while. 

It was her fault that Ethan got hurt. It was only a slight touch, yet he was in so much 

pain that he stumbled backward. He had to be severely wounded! 

During dinner, Victoria thought she would not see Ethan again but was surprised to see 

him standing beside Donald. Perhaps he felt her gaze, which was why he nodded at her 

as a greeting. “Miss Selwyn.’