Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 508

Chapter 5 0 8 Hard to Answer

“He was badly hurt when he was taken home, and that’s not even including his external wounds. The doctors spent a lot of time just treating him. He should’ve been put under forty-eight hours of observation after he woke up.” Terrance stared at the ground, resigned. “But we couldn’t stop him.”

He didn’t tell her how terrifying Alaric was. He looked like a beast who would kill anyone who came in his way. If they tried to stop him, he would kill himself. In the end, Terrance threw caution to the wind and let Alaric save Victoria.

Victoria finally got the whole picture. Alaric was lying when he said he was fine. Everyone tried to stop him, but they failed. That would explain why he smelled like blood. Then, reminded of something, she asked, “You were implying he had internal injuries. What kind? Will he end up with complications?” She had been worried about that.

Terrance said, “Worry not, Miss Selwyn. Your amnesia is worse than his condition. Even though he risked his life to save you, now that he’s getting treated, he’ll be fine.”

Victoria still looked worried, however. Seeing that, Terrance said, “Miss Selwyn, if you’re still worried…” If you’re still worried, just wait until he comes back. You’ll be at ease once you see that he’s fine. That was what he wanted to say.

Victoria took it the wrong way. Before he could finish, she said, “I can see him, can’t I?”

Terrance froze. “Um…”

Victoria looked at the doctor. “Is my checkup done, doctor?”

The doctor liked this girl. She was cooperative and had a nice voice. He smiled at her. “I need fifteen more minutes. If he’s still not back by then, you can seek him out.”

“Thank you.” Victoria continued with the checkup. Just fifteen more minutes. Alaric has been with me for a long time. It’s going to take a while before he comes back.

Terrance didn’t expect this to happen, but he didn’t mind letting her go. If she saw his injuries, she might realize how much he had risked saving her, and their relationship might get better. Well, that’s settled then.

Fifteen minutes later, the checkup was done.

“Thanks for the cooperation,” the doctor praised. He was the Cadogans’ personal doctor, after all. They needed to wait for some of the test results, while some were available immediately. Victoria was in no hurry to find out about her checkup results. She straightened out her collar and got prepared to see Alaric. However, the plan failed because just as she got up, Alaric was already back.

When he noticed her getting out of bed, he frowned. “Why are you getting out of bed? Is the checkup done?” He approached her and passed his arm through her underarm. Before Victoria realized what he was doing, he was already picking her up.

She gasped and wrapped her arms around his neck as he took her back to the bed. The doctor and Terrance had taken their leave, so only Alaric and Victoria were left.

Victoria said, “You can’t just hold me whenever you want.”

“Why?” He hadn’t seen her for a long time, and he missed her. They just got out of a crisis, so he wanted to hold her all the time and never let her out of his sight. Only then could he feel content. Only that could erase his guilt, fear, and unease.

“Because you’re hurt. If you hold me, you’re going to tear the wound open.”