Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 535

 Doesn’t Dare to Face 

With that, Victoria left with Alaric. 

After she was gone, Ethan remained standing where he was. The leader from before came forward and told him about what happened in the tea room just now. 

Ethan listened silently, and his face was still expressionless after the leader finished talking. 

Noticing that he hadn’t responded, the leader asked, “Mr. Hudson, do you think that we should-” 

“Do what?” 

Before the leader could say more, Ethan sternly interrupted him. 

The leader was startled by the fierce aura Ethan suddenly displayed, so he shut up and stood where 

he was. 

“Choose your words wisely next time. You’re leading so many people, so you should know better than spouting nonsense.” 

The leader was upset about getting reprimanded, but he didn’t dare do anything. Hence, he had no choice but to suppress 

his rage. 

After making sure that there was nothing else to attend to, Ethan got up and went upstairs. 

He went straight to the room where Bane was grounded. When he arrived at the entrance, he saw Bane’s figure by the window with the curtains drawn shut. 

The curtains were parted by a sliver, and Bane was observing the outside world through the tiny 

gap. 

Victoria came, but he didn’t want to see her. Yet, he longed for her so much that he had to peek at her from a distance away. 

Ethan instantly felt complicated emotions in his heart when he saw that. 

He stood at the door for as long as Bane stood at the window. After a while, it seemed like Bane had entered his private world. 

It was so long that when Ethan walked up to Bane, the latter didn’t notice Ethan’s presence at all. “Mr. Morison, if you truly want to see her, why did you refuse to meet her just now?” 

Ethan’s voice suddenly rang out in the room. Bane, who was engrossed in his thoughts, narrowed his eyes and turned around to glare at Ethan. 

“Who allowed you to come in?” 

Faced with Bane’s interrogation, Ethan could only explain, “Old Mr. Morison said that I should stay with you 24/7. They’re gone now, so I have nowhere else to be.” 

Bane sneered coldly at Ethan’s words. 

“Is that so? I don’t think you’ve been this loyal before, Mr. Hudson.” 

When he addressed Ethan, Bane stressed every single syllable. 

Ethan knew that Bane was talking about him letting Victoria go back then, so he pursed his lips for a moment before saying, “I’ve followed you for so many years, Mr. Morison. As long as you don’t do anything illegal, I’ll follow you forever.” 

After a pause, he continued. “Of course, if you disobey the law, I’ll try my best to get you on the right track.” 

However, no matter how Ethan expressed his loyalty, Bane’s lips remained curved in a cold smile. He didn’t pay any heed to Ethan’s words. 

Bane drew the curtains so that the window was completely blocked, and the room fell into darkness. 

Ethan watched Bane’s actions, sighing helplessly in his heart before asking, “Why are you afraid of meeting Miss Selwyn, Mr. Morison?” 

Bane smiled in disdain. 

” 

“Don’t push your ideas on me. What do you mean, afraid? She wants to return to that man, so why would I want to see her?” 

He spoke as if he didn’t care. 

Ethan was silent for a moment before saying, “You’re just scared to apologize in person, aren’t you, Mr. Morison?” 

Bane didn’t say anything, for those words seemed to have struck a chord. 

Bane immediately turned around and glared at Ethan. 

“You wronged her, so you’re scared of seeing her because you’re not prepared to apologize yet.” 

Seeing that Bane was opening his mouth to deny it, Ethan quickly continued, “I’ve been with you long enough to know what you’re thinking. There’s no use denying it.” 

Bane fell silent. 

His dark eyes stared coldly at Ethan for a moment. Then, he spat cruelly through his thin lips, uttering, “Get out.” 

Ethan, however, walked over to the couch in the room and sat down emotionlessly. 

“Mr. Morison, have you forgotten what I just said? Old Mr. Morison wants me to stay with you 24/7. 

Seeing Ethan’s bold attitude, Bane glared coldly at him, then turned around and went into another 

room. 

When Bane was gone, Ethan lowered his gaze. 

After leaving, Victoria sat in the car and gazed out the window. Alaric could only see her pale profile, but he didn’t know what she was thinking. 

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The car was deathly silent. A speeding car would pass by and make some noise, but the silence quickly returned. 

Seeing Victoria like that, Alaric said, “We can try again tomorrow.” 

Victoria was in a daze as she looked out the window, so when she heard what Alaric said, she paused for a moment before coming to her senses. 

“Tomorrow?” 

She looked at Alaric. “Are we coming here again?” 

Alaric nodded. 

“He has no reason to refuse to meet you, so there must only be one reason why–he doesn’t dare. face you.” 

Victoria was speechless. 

“In other words, he probably still needs some time. If he won’t see you today, we’ll try tomorrow. If he won’t see you tomorrow, then-” 

Suddenly, Victoria held Alaric’s hand. 

“It’s okay.” 

Victoria’s voice was soft and gentle, and she also held his hand lightly. Alaric slowly looked up at her after his gaze landed on their hands. 

“Since he doesn’t want to see me for now, let’s not go.”