Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 502

Chapter 502 Take You Away 

Ethan pressed a few buttons, but the elevator wouldn’t budge.

Since she was sitting down at the back of the elevator, Victoria couldn’t see what they were doing. Though, when the elevator had gone a while without moving, she had already guessed what had happened. “Has the elevator malfunctioned? Why don’t we take the stairs? Or another elevator next door?” This is a luxury hotel. It should have a few elevators running at the same time.

Jessie blurted, “No can do, Miss Selwyn. We can’t even open the doors, so we can’t even get out. Oh, no! That might scare her. She whirled and assured, “But don’t worry. We’ve just climbed two floors, and with the security measures in place, we’ll be fine.”

Oh, she’s worried I might be scared. Victoria wasn’t too concerned, however. She was a city girl, and the place was teeming with buildings. Elevators were a must, and she was using them every day. Malfunctions were normal, and with elevator tech being as advanced as it was now, she wasn’t worried about herself. “I’m fine. Don’t worry,” she assured.

“They have an emergency elevator. I’ll make the call,” the other man in the elevator blurted and made a call.

The man looked like a foreigner, yet he was speaking in Corynthean, much to everyone’s surprise. Ethan watched him make the call, and the man told the staff about the malfunction. He pursed his lips and looked at the man intently.

“The staff’s coming over soon, so stay calm.” The man hung up and noticed everyone was staring at him, and he smiled. “Odd hearing me speak Corynthean, huh? I was an exchange student in Corynthea, so I learned the language, and I learned it for a while.”

Victoria wasn’t fazed, but Jessie got excited and started chatting up the man. About a couple of minutes later, some staff members came to fix the elevator.

“It’s stuck. Once we open the doors, you guys come out,” the staff member announced, and they started fixing the elevator.

Once a cra ck big enough for one person to go through was made, the staff member said, “Alright,

you may come out now.”

Ethan looked at the man who had made the call earlier. He was going to move ahead, but then he realized something, and he looked at Victoria. “Ah, the lady seems unfit to walk. I think we should let her out first.”

Hmm, nothing suspicious. Though, Ethan couldn’t let Victoria go first, as he was worried. However, he could not leave her behind either. Thus, he told Jessie, “You go first and wait for Miss Selwyn outside.”

Jessie was going to let Victoria leave first, but Ethan’s suggestion was not a bad idea, so she nodded. With the help of the men and the staff members, she got out of the elevator. Jessie confirmed that the coast was clear, and she shouted, “Mr. Hudson, you can let Miss Selwyn out now.”

“Alright.” Ethan held Victoria up. “I’ll be giving you a leg up. Just step on my shoulders. You don’t have to worry about anything.”