Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 441

Chapter 441 

Just like that, Victoria was sent back to her seat at the desk while they kept watch at 

her windows and door. If someone else had walked into this room, they would have 

assumed that she was the mistress of some underground boss. 

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Fortunately, she was in no mood to work or entertain any guests. Instead, she kept her 

phone by her side at all times, worried that she would miss any updates about Alaric’s 

welfare. Although she wasn’t in the mood to work, she still forced herself to buck up 

and managed to get some things done. In the meantime, Terrance also informed her 

that he had boarded the flight. 

It would be difficult to contact him again after he was on the plane, so she could only 

wait for him to disembark. The whole afternoon passed by peacefully, and while she 

was packing up for the day, her phone started ringing. She instinctively reached for her 

phone when she heard the ringing, and she immediately saw that an unknown number 

from abroad was calling her. 

Who’s this? she wondered and picked it up without thinking more. “Hello?” 

She desperately wished that it was Alaric calling her to tell her that he was fine and 

could only contact her through this number for now. Still, she didn’t dare to call out his 

name right away. 

“So, you changed back to this number.” 

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However, the voice that echoed into her ears was another gentle voice that carried a 

tinge of iciness. This voice… A shiver ran down her spine, and before she could say 

anything, he added, “Don’t you like the new number I gave you, Victoria?” 

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He sounded aloof, and even through the phone, she could feel the glacial tone piercing 

through and sending chills down her spine. 

“Or maybe, you don’t like that number and think that the last digits of the number aren’t 

to your liking? Should I get you a new number?” 

Victoria finally found it in herself to react when Bane asked another question. She bit 

her lip as she demanded, “What exactly are you trying to say? What’s the point of saying 

all these?” 

Her bodyguards immediately gathered around her upon seeing the look on her face. 

“Hah…” Bane chuckled lightly from the other end of the phone. “Okay, since you think 

that it’s pointless for me to say this, let’s speak about something interesting, shall we?” 

Her chest tightened at his words and her eyes fluttered in panic. “What do you mean?” 

“You find this topic boring, don’t you? So, I’m changing to a different topic just for you.” 

Victoria held her breath as she pursed her lips and remained silent. When the leader of 

the bodyguards saw her face, he gestured at her, asking if she needed help. She shook 

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her head in reply, and he waited silently like a sentinel standing guard. “What are you 

trying to say?” 

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“Oh, you’ll probably find my topics interesting. Such as… coming back to me.” Still, she 

said nothing, and he continued, “If my guess is right, you’re probably very anxious now, 

huh? You can’t get in contact with him, can you?” 

She finally heard something she wanted to hear after his endless prattling and 

narrowed her eyes dangerously. “Where is he? What did you do to him?” What’s going 

on? Isn’t Bane injured as well? Why did Alaric fall into his trap? But he stopped talking 

after she questioned him. Unable to withstand the painful, prolonged silence, she 

urged, “Say something!” 

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Suddenly, a light chuckle came from the other end after her urging. “If you could just 

come to care for me as much as you do for him, I’ll be more than willing to die for you.” 

Victoria worried her bottom lip as she mumbled wearily, “Don’t do this.” 

“Do what? If I had done this earlier, would you still return to the country? Maybe it was a 

mistake to let you return. At least, you weren’t seeing anyone else when you were 

abroad even when you refused to accept my affections.” 

His words made her close her eyes, and she took a deep breath before asking, “Is he 

with you? What did you do to him?” 

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“Don’t you even have the patience to listen to me anymore?” 

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“If you really want to know what happened to him, why don’t you come and see it for 

yourself?” Victoria’s breath was stuck in her chest as he said, “I won’t tell you anything 

about him until you appear in front of me.” 

She clenched her jaw and said, “Everything was fine. Do you really have to do this?” 

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“Hah…” He simply chuckled softly. “Yes, everything was fine. Then, why did you return to 

the country?” 

She didn’t know what to say and felt frustrated that she couldn’t get through to him 

when he had turned out this way. 

“Come over. I’ll be waiting for you at the same old spot.” 

When he wanted to hang up, panic struck her. “Hold on! You haven’t told me what you 

did to him and where he is now!” 

“Victoria, 1 won’t say anything before I see you. Of course, you should forget about 

looking for him, too.” 

This time, he hung up after speaking instead of dragging out the conversation, leaving 

her with a blank look on her face as she listened to the dial tone ringing in her ears. It 

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took her a few minutes to gather herself together. By the time she did, she immediately 

tried to call Bane once more. 

Alas, her efforts were all for naught as she couldn’t get through no matter what, and the 

results were the same regardless of how many times she tried. 

The leader next to her noticed her anxiety and said, “Miss Selwyn, don’t be nervous. 

Please tell us if something has happened. Let us solve it.”