Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 475

Chapter 475 

The doctor soon arrived. 

Victoria had been getting ready for bed then. When she heard that a doctor was here to 

see her, she froze in shock before frowning. 

“Why?” she asked. 

Jessie shook her head. “I don’t know. I think it’s a health checkup.“. 

Victoria was fine, though. Why did they need to check on her? 

As she did not understand the need, she rejected the checkup. 

When Jessie left to tell them of her decision, Bane personally came into the room to 

convince her. 

“It’s only going to be a health checkup, Vic. Only a few questions. It won’t take much 

time. Please?” 

Hostility lurked in Victoria’s eyes. “Just what do you want?” 

“I don’t want anything. I’m just worried about you. After all, you were hospitalized. This 

is just a simple follow–up check.” 

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She fell silent upon hearing him mention her time at the hospital. 

Well, if it was simply a follow–up after her hospitalization, then should she not return to 

the hospital for it? 

Why would the doctor come to her instead? 

Seeing her doubt, he continued, “The weather’s turning cold. It was not easy for him to 

come all the way here, and he has been waiting for you for so long. It’s only a normal 

health checkup and a few questions. Why don’t we let him come in?” 

The added information worked on her. 

After a moment of silence, she finally nodded. “Okay.” 

She had expected a Mauldinian doctor. To her surprise, it was an Anolian. Truth be told, 

he introduced himself as a Corynthean. 

The world always felt friendlier whenever one bumped into a fellow countryman in a 

foreign nation. 

It was just like when she found out that Jessie used to live in the same city as she did. 

As it was a checkup, Bane waited at a distance. 

The first thing the doctor did was to check her pulse. Surprised once more, she asked, 

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“Do you always check a patient’s pulse?” 

The doctor smiled and nodded. “Of course. One of the key principles of traditional 

medicine is observation.” 

Victoria pursed her lips. She had never thought she would bump into a traditional 

Corynthean medicine practitioner. 

The look on his face was so solemn that everyone was too afraid to make a single 

sound that might even disturb him. 

She did not know how much time passed before he eventually asked, “How well have 

you been sleeping?” 

After a pause for thought, she said, “Not bad.” 

“What do you mean by that? Are you sleeping more or less? Are you able to fall asleep 

easily?” 

“I do fall asleep, and I sleep quite a lot.” 

Every single day, she would either be thinking about her situation or wandering around 

in a drowsy, half–asleep state. 

While she did not do anything that took a lot of effort, she was always able to fall asleep due to how exhausted she felt. 

However, her sleep was not that deep. She rarely dreamed and constantly felt like she 

was stuck in a haze as though she had been sleeping for a very long time. 

He glanced at her and asked, “Stick out your tongue for me.” 

She blinked at him before sticking her tongue out. 

Victoria’s tongue was bright pink and shined in the light. It did not look dull or bruised 

between her bright white teeth. 

When Bane saw that, a light flashed in his eyes, and he uneasily looked away. 

However, within a few moments, he could not resist looking at her once more. He 

silently watched with eyes full of longing. 

The hands hanging down by his side clenched and loosened repeatedly. 

At that moment, his desire for her intensified. 

The strange checkup confused her. However, the doctor was so kind and patient that 

she just went along with it. 

He even asked a lot of boring questions that made her wonder if he was there to chat 

with her instead of checking on her health. 

During the checkup, she even glanced at Bane. In the back of her mind, she thought he 

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would never have been able to accept this kind of attitude from the doctor. 

To her surprise, he merely smiled gently at her. He had not once questioned the 

doctor’s methods. 

The checkup took around 30 minutes. 

Everyone then headed out, leaving her alone in her room. 

Outside her room, Bane promptly asked, “Well? What’s her condition?” 

After a moment of silence, the doctor replied, “What’s the source of her psychological 

distress?” 

He specifically used a medical term, which stunned Bane. “Psychological distress?” 

“Physically, she seems fine. The issue is entirely in her lifestyle. For example, the most 

obvious issues are her eating and sleeping habits.” 

Bane had no retort for that. He did not know much about her sleep schedule, but he 

had seen the way she ate. 

“I didn’t talk to her that much today, afraid that she might end up refusing my 

questions,” the doctor said. 

He then instructed Bane on what to do and what was happening. After prescribing a 

few pills that would ensure a healthier appetite and better sleep, the doctor left. 

Bane had the servants lead the doctor out while he remained standing there with the 

pack of pills in his hands. 

Psychological distress? 

She had lost her memories, right? 

Why would she be in psychological distress?