Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 497

Chapter 497 

When this thought emerged, even Ethan was taken aback. He didn’t expect that he 

already understood Bane so well. He’s capable of doing such things, indeed. 

“So, who has the authority to do that now?” Old Mr. Morison asked again after his anger 

subsided. 

“I’m not quite sure,” Ethan replied. Although Bane still gave him many things to do, they 

were limited to certain areas. Once it went beyond that scope, no one would listen to 

him. 

“You’re not sure? You’ve been by his side for so long. How can you not know? Do you 

think I’m old, so I’m easily fooled?” 

Yet, no matter how infuriated Old Mr. Morison was, Ethan remained calm. “The Morison 

Corporation used to be under your control, Old Mr. Morison. How would I dare to fool 

you? If you don’t believe me, you can investigate it yourself.” 

Seeing his composed demeanor, Old Mr. Morison exchanged a look with his assistant. 

In response, his assistant shook his head. 

Old Mr. Morison pressed his lips together and finally dropped the subject. “Fine, since 

you no longer have any power now, I’ll investigate. But you better not lie to me, or else….” 

He didn’t finish his sentence, but it was evident what he intended to say. 

Ethan didn’t argue further, but before hanging up the phone, he couldn’t help but say, 

“Old Mr. Morison, if you truly want to save Miss Selwyn, I hope you can do it as soon as 

possible.” 

At his words, Old Mr. Morison’s eyebrows knitted tightly. “What do you mean?” 

“I’ve said all I can say.” After saying that, Ethan quickly hung up the phone. 

As Old Mr. Morison listened to the busy tone coming from his phone once again, his 

frown deepened. “They’ve all grown up, haven’t they? My grandson hanging up on me is 

one thing, but Ethan is just an assistant. Who does he think he is to hang up on me?!” 

Hearing that, the assistant beside him awkwardly explained, “Calm down, Old Mr. 

Morison. I think he doesn’t know much, so he could only say so much.” 

When this was mentioned, Old Mr. Morison became puzzled. “What do you think he 

meant by saying I should save that Selwyn girl as soon as possible if I want to? Is he 

implying that Bane would harm her?” 

“I don’t think he will. After all, everyone knows how well Mr. Morison treats Miss Selwyn, 

but…” 

“But what? Speak up if you have something in mind.” 

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His assistant hesitated for a moment before delicately saying, “Seeing that Mr. Morison 

refused to let her go, it’s likely that Miss Selwyn is not there willingly. My point is that 

they might argue during this process, and perhaps Miss Selwyn might get hurt, or Mr. 

Morison might become furious. This is just my speculation, of course. It may not be the 

case.” 

Everyone knew that Old Mr. Morison cherished his grandson. When his son was ruined, 

the incident left him extremely embarrassed. Since then, he had placed all his hopes on 

his grandson, Bane. Also, considering his advanced age, no one could know how long 

he would live. So, even if his assistant wanted to speak ill of Bane, he had to be careful 

with his words. 

Little did he know that Old Mr. Morison would say, “Your speculation might be right.” 

The assistant was surprised. 

“I can’t let this brat go on like this. Book me a plane ticket now. I need to go there 

myself.” 

“Now?” His assistant tried to confirm. 

“Yes. Book the latest flight. I need to go find him now.” My son has already been ruined. 

I can’t watch my grandson meet the same fate. 

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After Ethan hung up the phone, he glanced at the door of Victoria’s room. I’ve done 

what I could. Let’s see whether it will work. 

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As he was thinking, a figure approached from the front. When he saw that it was Bane, 

he greeted him with a nod. “Mr. Morison.” 

After Bane walked up to the door, he stood still with his gaze fixed on the door. Without 

a word, he pursed his lips, seemingly lost in his thoughts. 

Since he didn’t speak, Ethan patiently waited by his side. 

After a while, Bane asked, “How is she?” 

Hearing that, Ethan was surprised. Didn’t he just check on her? Why is he asking again? 

“She should be the same as before,” he replied. 

“Is that so?” Bane’s voice was very low. It was as if he was asking himself instead of 

Ethan. 

“Ethan,” he suddenly called out. 

Hearing that, Ethan looked up. “Yes, Mr. Morison?” 

At this moment, Bane’s gaze seemed to penetrate through the door, and he was looking 

at Victoria inside. “Do you think she would hate me now if she hadn’t lost her memory?” 

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At his question, Ethan pressed his lips together. After some thought, he answered, “You 

have been very good to her and have taken care of her over the past five years. I don’t 

think she would hate you whether she lost her memory or not.” 

“She… wouldn’t hate me?” Bane chuckled bitterly. “Why do I feel like she hates me now? 

That’s why she refuses to eat and tortures me this way.” 

Ethan looked at him for a long while before saying, “Isn’t Miss Selwyn torturing herself?” 

When Bane heard that, his gaze shifted toward Ethan. “What do you mean?” 

“Miss Selwyn has lost her memory and doesn’t remember your kindness toward her 

over the past five years, but why did she choose to stay here? Apart from fulfilling her 

promise, why did she stay? And there’s one more thing; haven’t you ever doubted it until