Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 544

Chapter 544 To See or Not to See? 

Their current situation was not as clear–cut as being together or apart, as their child and parents were 

involved. 

“What’s wrong?” Alaric’s voice snapped Victoria back to reality. She regained her composure and noticed him. looking at her with concern. “Are you full?” 

In actuality, she had not eaten much. It was evident that her appetite was not great that day. She had only managed to eat a little and did not feel like having more. Since he inquired, she nodded in agreement. “Yes, I’m 

full.” 

He noticed that she had barely touched her food and was concerned. “How about a few more bites?” 

“Okay.” Not feeling nauseous, Victoria obliged and took a few more bites of her meal. 

After that, she set her fork down, no longer desiring to eat. Noticing her loss of appetite, Alaric also put down. his utensils. “What’s wrong with you today? Are you feeling down? Or is something on your mind?” 

She shook her head. “I’m not feeling down. It’s just that…” 

She looked at the person before her, hesitating whether to speak her mind. When the words reached her lips, she could not utter a single word. After all, it was just a Facebook post. 

Victoria had lost her memory; what she saw now was merely a fragment of the whole picture. If she were to bring up this matter, he would likely provide explanations, but she still did not know how to navigate through it 

all. 

She concluded that it might be best to disregard the matter for now and prioritize her efforts in regaining her 

lost memories. 

Not hearing a response from her, Alaric grew anxious and took the initiative to ask, “Just what?” 

She was slightly startled as he seemed to pick up on her emotions. If she denied it now, it might lead him to overthink the situation. So, she could only apologize and say, “I’m sorry, but I don’t want to discuss these 

matters at the moment.” 

This response caught him off guard, as he had assumed that Victoria did not want to discuss it and would simply say she was okay. He had not anticipated her straightforward refusal to engage in conversation about 

the matter. 

Since it had reached this point, he realized that pressing further with questions would only increase the 

pressure on her. 

Thinking about this, Alaric pursed his lips and gently said, “Alright, if you don’t want to talk about it for now, let’s leave it be. But if you can’t figure it out, tell me. It’s always better to share your troubles rather than keeping them to yourself.” 

As his respect and understanding brought a sense of relief and ease to her, she agreed. “Okay.” 

After a night, the accumulated water had receded, and the sun emerged from behind the clouds, casting its light upon the world as if the heavy rain from the previous day had never occurred. 

The traffic on the roads returned to its usual flow. 

13:50 Wed, 19 Jul G 

Around 10.00AM, Victoria and Alaric prepared to set out with their luggage securely placed in the trunk. She had expressed to him the previous night that this would be their last attempt. 

If he still refused to meet with her, she would return. 

It was her decision, and Alaric did not interfere. He simply agreed after listening to her. 

When she did not show up yesterday due to the heavy rain, Ethan did not find it strange. After all, he would have been concerned if she had braved such weather to come. Aside from his concerns, someone else appeared even more anxious than him. From the moment they woke up and discovered the incessant heavy rain, that person had been visibly restless inside the house. 

Ultimately, he suggested, “Miss Selwyn’s phone is still here. How about I arrange for someone to deliver it?” 

Little did he know that Bane sneered on the spot upon hearing his words. “Deliver it? How do you know if she’s still there or not? If you wanted to return her phone, why didn’t you do it yesterday?” 

Ethan ignored the second half of Bane’s sentence and responded directly, “She’s staying in a nearby hotel. We’ll find out if she’s there once we deliver it.” 

After that, Bane remained silent. 

The person assigned to deliver the phone left, but there was no response for a long time. When it took so long. that Bane started to believe the phone was not delivered, Ethan received a message. “They said the phone has been delivered, but he’s taking a break there for now due to the heavy rain.” 

Bane pursed his lips and remained silent. 

“Based on what I gathered from his words, the rain is too heavy, and Miss Selwyn and the others are unable to leave temporarily.” 

At that, a mocking curve appeared at the corner of Bane’s lips. “Why should I care? Do you think informing me about such trivial matters is necessary?” With that, he went straight into the room. 

Ethan stood in place and could sense that Bane’s mood had improved slightly. He sighed, feeling even more 

sorrowful in his heart. 

Just as if it were not raining today, they should have already arrived according to the scheduled time. However, by 10.00AM, they were still nowhere to be seen. He could sense Bane’s impatience, but Bane remained remarkably patient and refrained from expressing his frustrations. 

As the phone had already been delivered and Ethan had no other tasks to attend to at the moment, he could 

only wait alongside Bane. 

After a while, just as he was about to return to the room, he heard Ethan call out to him, “Mr. Morison.” 

Hearing that, Bane paused in his steps and turned his head unhappily to look at him. That gaze was cold and filled with resentment. “What is it?” 

“Are you waiting for Miss Selwyn?” 

“Are you waiting for Miss Selwyn?” 

Bane responded, “No. Who told you I was waiting for her?“. 

Ethan did not refute either and continued to ask, “If Miss Selwyn arrives later, will you meet with her?” 

Bane furrowed his brow. “Why are you asking this?” 

“This will determine whether I should bring her to meet you later.”