Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 603

Chapter 603 Epilogue

Years later, Victoria received a call from Ethan, who informed her that Bane had finally decided he didn’t want to be trapped in that house anymore. He would leave and return to his original place.

After receiving the news, she could let go of the long–standing unease she had been experiencing. “Really? That’s great. How about you, Ethan? Do you need-”

Initially, she planned to offer him a position to work with her, but he refused. Ethan claimed he had been with Bane for so long that he had grown accustomed to being by his side and still intended to follow Bane.

Everyone had their own life path, so Victoria didn’t push him. She simply reminded him that he could always

contact her if he needed assistance. That night itself, she received a farewell text message.

‘I used to like someone a lot, but I also caused her a lot of trouble and even turned this love into hurt. I feel very

sorry for her, but I still love her to this day and wish her happiness in the future. Goodbye.‘

The message appeared simple, but it took Bane a long time to type everything out. After sending the text message, he neither waited for her response nor dared to read it. Therefore, he removed the SIM card from his phone and discarded it immediately.

He knew that no matter what he did, he couldn’t go against the flow of time. Victoria was now with the person she loved, who reciprocated her feelings, and he hoped she would continue living happily.

Around April Fool’s Day, Summer made it official with Erik.

At the same time, a fruit shop she invested in officially opened in the community, so Victoria sent her a gift on the opening day. “Don’t you plan to return to work at his company?”

Summer pursed her lips and replied, “It’s not like his company can’t operate without me. Why should I go back?”

“If

you are not returning to his company and plan to run the fruit shop in your hometown, wouldn’t you be in a long–distance relationship with him?”

“So, be it. Anyhow, I must operate this fruit shop. Besides, the shop has just opened. It can’t work without me. If Erik believes a long–distance relationship will be challenging, he should give up on me.”

Eventually, after two months, her words came back to bite her. Her parents were worried that she would break

up with her boyfriend due to the long distance, so they offered to look after the shop together and told her to leave home and look for a job.

It took Summer some time to finally turn from a social slave into a small business owner. However, she could only enjoy a short period of free time, so she was depressed when she had to go back to work again. She complained to Victoria for a long time, saying that even if she didn’t open a fruit shop, she wouldn’t go and look for Erik. She wanted him to endure the pain of lovesickness.

When she called to complain, it happened to be in the evening. Victoria was about to comfort her when she was suddenly pinned down by Alaric, who had just come out of the bathroom.

“Who are you calling?”

She replied, “If not Summer, who else? Don’t touch me. I still have something to say to her.”

He stared at her like a resentful husband and complained, “You focus on her all day! Shouldn’t you spend some time with me?”

“Stop talking nonsense.” Victoria feared that Summer would find it awkward to hear Alaric’s ramblings if he did so again. Furthermore, it might be embarrassing if they met later, so she quickly pushed him away to get the

phone.

After getting the phone, she realized that the call had been hung up in advance, and there was also a message.

from Summer.

‘Continue what you were doing. Sorry for bothering you so late. Let’s talk on another day!‘