Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 473

Chapter 473 

Victoria merely looked at Bane with disbelief radiating from her. 

“You are all talk and no action. How would I know if you actually do it?” 

He immediately pulled out his phone and made a phone call while she watched. 

“Fetch Alaric the best medical team around to treat him,” he barked into the phone. 

Her eyes remained cold and calm as she watched. 

He only turned back to look at her after hanging up. 

“Well? Do you believe me now?” 

She had not expected things to go so well just by suspecting Bane’s character. In their 

relationship, she was supposed to be the one being manipulated and restricted. She 

had not imagined that just doubting his action to treat Alaric would make him panic 

and start to find ways to prove his character. 

It was surprising to see how viable that strategy was. 

“Your men obey every order you give them, right? Perhaps, you’re only putting on an act 

for me. It wouldn’t be strange,” she said. 

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Without giving him a chance to do anything, she straightened up and left. 

No matter what happened, he would be the one who was panicking in the future. 

While she did not know why her doubt was enough to make him panic and 

continuously try to prove himself… 

She did not believe any of it. If he wanted her to believe in his character, he needed to 

show her the results. 

That was the best proof he could have. 

On her way back to her room, she noticed Jessie waiting for her by the door. 

As Victoria did not like being watched during meals, the servants would split up and 

focus on their work. 

Jessie had been ordered to follow Victoria around ever since the day Victoria selected 

her. Thus, whenever Victoria was downstairs, Jessie would be waiting for her outside 

the bedroom. 

When Jessie spotted Victoria, she swiftly walked over. 

“Have you had dinner already, Miss Selwyn?” 

Victoria’s mood improved upon seeing Jessie’s cheer. She smiled and nodded. 

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“Yes, I have.” 

“How much have you eaten? Was it enough?” 

Jessie scanned her up and down. “You’re too thin, Miss Selwyn. You have to eat more.” 

For some reason, Victoria was blanking out and only snapped out of her thoughts after 

the second time Jessie called out to her. 

“What?” 

“Nothing. You seem to have been lost in your thoughts. I’ve been calling your name 

several times now.” 

Soon after Jessie said that, Victoria was visibly lost in her thoughts again. 

Upon seeing that, Jessie could not resist sighing. 

Victoria had way too much on her mind. 

Jessie did not interrupt Victoria’s train of thought and just waited for Victoria to snap 

out of her thoughts. 

After a while, Victoria finally snapped back to reality. However, the first thing she said 

was, “Where is Ethan right now?” 

“I don’t know, but I could ask around for you if you’re looking for him?” Jessie 

responded. 

“Yes, please. Could you please tell him I need to talk to him?” 

“Very well, Miss Selwyn. I’ll get on it right away.” 

As usual, Ethan soon came to her. The moment Victoria spotted him, she immediately 

told him all about what had happened just now. 

“Are you asking me to check whether it was the truth?” 

It did not take long for Ethan to realize what she wanted. 

She nodded. “You are the only one I can trust here. Can you help me look into this and 

see if they are really hiring the best medical team around?” 

He pursed his lips and nodded. “I understand.” 

He had only been to where Alaric was being held once, and that was only with Bane’s 

permission to ensure that Alaric was not going to die. 

That place… 

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He squinted his eyes. It would be very hard for him to go back in unless Bane gave him 

permission once more. 

It seemed like it was time to scheme. 

As he thought about it, his phone suddenly buzzed. He pulled it out to find a message 

from Bane. ‘Come here, he messaged. 

Ever since Victoria was returned to Bane’s side, he had rarely been summoned by Bane. 

That was because he was tasked with protecting Victoria. Thus, it was rare to be 

summoned. 

If he were ever summoned, it would definitely be about Victoria. 

Did Bane summon him for what she just asked him to do? 

He swiftly went over to Bane. 

As he expected, Bane immediately told him about what happened and had him follow 

up on the order so that there was confirmation. 

When Ethan heard that Bane actually hired a medical team for Alaric, he pursed his lips 

and could not resist asking, “Are you doing this because you’re worried about being 

misunderstood by Miss Selwyn or is it because you used to be his friend and cannot 

bear to be that vicious?” 

Bane’s hands froze and he turned to shoot Ethan with a spine–chilling glare. 

“Your task is to report the outcome to her, not to question me on my decisions.” 

“I merely want to know if you have ever regretted what you’re doing.” 

Bane coldly stared at Ethan. 

There was not an ounce of warmth on Bane’s face, nor did he look like a gentle spirit