Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 483

Chapter 483 

This was the first time since Bane’s mother died that Ethan mentioned the word ‘death.‘ 

Moreover, it was associated with Victoria. These two women were the most important 

people in Bane’s life, yet his mother was already dead. If anything happens to Victoria… 

Bane’s expression changed, and he glared at Ethan. 

“What are you talking about?” 

Meeting his terrifying gaze, Ethan was relatively calm. “How long do you think Miss 

Selwyn would live without eating or drinking?” 

Bane kept quiet. 

“A month? I wonder if there is any scientific research that shows how long a person can 

live without food and water.” As Ethan spoke, he took out his phone, seemingly wanting 

to check the results. 

“That’s enough!” Bane couldn’t withstand it anymore. He stopped Ethan’s actions and 

stormed off. 

Ethan stood there and kept his phone as he watched Bane storm off. It was apparent 

that no one could convince Bane anymore. Now, all Ethan could do was exaggerate as 

he talked to Bane about this. Although he might use Bane’s mother dead to provoke 

Bane, he had no other choice. After all, it would be better for this to happen than Miss 

Selwyn being dead. 

After all, one couldn’t rise from the dead after they were dead. 

Bane stayed in his study room for eight hours. He didn’t even budge when the servants 

called him for dinner. Thus, they quickly went to Ethan for help. 

“Mr. Morison likes to be alone when he is in a bad mood. Don’t go and disturb him,” said 

Ethan. 

When the servants heard his words, they didn’t think further about what Bane was 

doing in the study room. After all, Bane wouldn’t die if he was starved for a meal. 

However, it was Victoria that they needed to worry about. Although Victoria could eat, 

she would vomit out the food. Yet, Bane didn’t think it was her problem. Instead, he 

would blame them for not serving her well. Because of this, the servants were annoyed. 

However, it was no use. No matter what delicacies they made, Victoria couldn’t eat 

them. Thus, although everyone knew it wasn’t Victoria’s fault, they would still blame her. 

After all, she was the cause of all this problem. 

When Jessie knew about this, she was frustrated. When she came back, she couldn’t 

help but complain to Ethan. As she was complaining about it, Ethan listened to her 

without saying anything. When Jessie noticed she had spoken too much and Ethan 

was ignoring her, she couldn’t help but ask, “I’m talking to you, Mr. Hudson. Are you 

listening to me?” 

However, Ethan didn’t respond, seemingly to be in his own thoughts. 

“Mr. Hudson! Mr. Hudson!” 

Only Jessie called him multiple times did Ethan return to his senses. 

“I’m sorry. I was thinking about something. Do you need anything from me?” 

Jessie was speechless as she thought she had used all her strength and emotions as 

she complained. There was no way she would do it again. 

Thus, Jessie only shook her head in response. 

“Forget it. It’s nothing. What were you thinking about?” 

Hearing her question, Ethan curled up a smile and replied, “I’m thinking about when 

Miss Selwyn would leave.” 

“Huh?” Before hearing Ethan’s words, Jessie had never thought about this. After all, she 

knew nothing about Victoria before taking care of her. Initially, she thought Victoria had 

stayed here because she was in love with Bane. However, after some observations, she 

noticed that things might not be as they seemed. She felt as if Victoria was forced to 

stay here. Most importantly, she didn’t love Bane. 

Chapter 483 How Long Can She Live Without Food and 

Although Victoria had stayed here, she had some mental problems. However, Jessie 

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had never thought about her leaving. It was as if she subconsciously thought that Bane 

would not let Victoria leave. 

Now that Ethan had mentioned it, Jessie realized Victoria could have a chance to leave. 

Would Victoria be able to be happy if she left? Thinking about it, Jessie felt that she had 

another responsibility. Initially, her duty was to convince Bane to find a psychiatrist for 

Victoria. However, now that she heard Ethan’s words, she felt the need to persuade 

Bane to let Victoria leave. 

As she thought about it, Ethan seemed to have seen through her mind as he said 

abruptly, “Don’t think about convincing Bane. It might create a counter–effect.” 

In that split second, Jessie was shocked since she didn’t expect Ethan to know what 

she was thinking. However, Ethan was right. It would be best to do what she was told 

since she was only a servant. After all, she would hurt Victoria if things took a worse 

turn. Hmm… Maybe I should talk to Victoria more. If Bane refuses to hire a psychiatrist, I 

can help her with that, thought Jessie. 

“I understand, Mr. Hudson. I will be going.” 

“Okay.” 

After Jessie returned to the room, she noticed that Victoria was still sleeping. Thus, she 

covered the blankets for Victoria and searched for an online consultation. 

It was easy for youngsters to have mental problems. After Jessie had just graduated, 

she heard her classmate had gotten depressed due to stress. Moreover, her classmate