Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

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The thick jacket was draped over Victoria in an instant, bringing some of Bane’s

warmth with it.

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Bane was much warmer than she was. As the warmth spread over her body, the

cold breeze of the night didn’t feel as cold anymore.

Victoria smiled at him. “Thank you.”

Bane gazed at her with a mix of exasperation and tender love. “It’s so cold outside.

You should wear more clothes when you go out. You’re prone to sickness,

remember?”

Before Victoria could answer, Fiona stepped in from the side. “Oh, Bane, stop

reprimanding Victoria. If she doesn’t wear this outfit, you won’t have a chance to

show your love, will you?”

“Come on.” Victoria interrupted their conversation. “It’s cold outside, so let’s go in

and talk.”

The three entered the house together. After going in, Victoria took off Bane’s coat

and returned it to him.

Hurry and put it on. Don’t catch a cold.”

He reached out and accepted the coat, but he didn’t put it back on, merely holding it

Fiona looked at the two, her eyes darting back and forth before she said, ‘T’ll make

my exit and leave the space for you two.”

With that Fiona walked in the direction of her room. Unexpectedly, she bumped into

Ethan, who was walking out. When Ethan saw that Victoria had come home, he was

about to greet her, but before he could make a sound, Fiona stepped forward and

covered his mouth, dragging him away.

“Learn to read the room! Give your boss some alone time with the girl.”

Bane was still holding the coat in his hand as he followed Victoria into the living

room. Throughout the process, he kept observing her expressions.

At first, Victoria didn’t notice it and even asked him what he would like to drink He

answered that he would have some plain water. After fetching the water, Victoria

came back to see that he had always been staring at her.

She placed the glass of water in front of her, then raised an eyebrow. “What’s the

matter? Did you find some treasure on my body, that you would keep staring at me

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Bane’s thin lips slightly turned up at the corners. His gold–rimmed glasses glowed

faintly as they reflected the lights in the living room, and his voice was very gentle.

“I haven’t seen you in a while. I missed you, so I couldn’t help but steal more glances

at you.” He was as straightforward as they came.

Victoria was a little stunned by that. After her initial shock, Victoria raised an

eyebrow. “Fine, then you can look at me longer.”

Then, she changed the topic and successfully deflected the conversation.

“Are you done with your work?”

Bane nodded. “Yes. I rushed here as soon as everything was done.”

‘Don’t worry. With Mr. Hudson around, everything you want to do will be dealt with.”

When Bane heard that, he was silent for a few seconds before saying, “Do you think

I’m worried about that?”

“What else?” Victoria replied hastily.

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When she finished talking, she finally realized that something was off about it.

When she looked up once again, she saw Bane looking at her smilingly.

“Victoria, what do

you

think?”

Victoria wasn’t sure if it were just her, but she felt that Bane seemed to have

changed a little compared to the period abroad.

She had always known about the fact that he liked her. He knew she would reject

him, so he never once gave her any hints. However…

Victoria’s silence caused Bane’s gaze to darken. He pursed his thin lips as he sat

there, waiting quietly for her answer.

Sadly, after the long wait, Victoria only said, “It must have been tiring to rush back by

plane. Have you booked a hotel?”

With Ethan around, of course, the hotel room would be booked beforehand.

However, faced with Victoria’s query at this moment, Bane suddenly wanted to find.

out how she would react if he said no.

With that in mind, Bane did exactly that.

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“No.”

He denied.

When Victoria heard that, she instantly frowned. She subconsciously wanted to

complain about Ethan’s capabilities, that he couldn’t even book a hotel for Bane.

However, before Victoria could voice those thoughts, she remembered that Ethan.

was busy with the auction, and when he came home, he had to babysit her children.

She quickly realized that she shouldn’t say those things. After all, she was partly

accountable as well.

At that thought, Victoria immediately took out her phone. “I’ll book for you right now.

Where do you plan on staying?”

Despite the question, Bane stared at her, not moving.

“This place is quite nice.”

Victoria froze. She watched in shock as Bane smiled and said, “I’ll be staying here.

for quite some time, anyway. I heard from Mr. Hudson that some houses are for rent

here?”

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“Yes.”

“Great. Do you have a number I can call?”

“Fiona might have one, but it’s getting late now. Even if you want to rent a house,

you have to wait at least until tomorrow, right? You also have to clean up the rented

house and purchase furniture and all that.”

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“Yes, you have a point. So, does Miss Selwyn have time tomorrow to accompany me

to the supermarket for some shopping?”

Victoria couldn’t say no to those words, so she could only agree.

“All right.”

A few seconds later, Victoria spoke again. “Well, then, I’ll book a hotel for you, okay?”

“It’s okay.” Bane stood up. “You should let Mr. Hudson do it. Tell him to come out. It’s

getting late, so we shouldn’t disturb you any longer.”

In the end, Bane admitted defeat. I mustn’t rush the matter of the heart.

Before Bane left, Victoria told him, “I’ll send the number to you after I get it from

Fiona.”

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Bane nodded. “All right. Sorry for the trouble.”

“Please, you helped me so much. This isn’t a problem for me at all.”

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After that, she stood at the entrance as she watched the two leave. When they were

gone, Fiona suddenly appeared behind Victoria.

“Mr. Hudson is amazing. Nicole and Nathan are fast asleep.”

When Victoria heard it, she paused before a faint grin creeped on her face. “Yes, but

it’s also their bedtime now.”

“I heard from Mr. Hudson that Nathan and Nicole wanted to go to sleep after you

came back, but we came back too late, and they couldn’t hold it out any longer, so

they fell asleep.”

When Fiona said that, there was a guilty look on her face.

“Sorry. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have to come back so late, and the children.

wouldn’t have to wait so long for you.”

“Come on. It’s totally fine.”

After comforting Fiona, Victoria said, “I’ll check on them.”

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“All right.”

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Victoria went back to her room. The two children usually slept in another room, but

perhaps they were playing in her room while waiting for her to come back, so they

fell asleep there as well.

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Nicole hugged her favorite pillow as she curled under the blanket, facing a corner of

the wall. Meanwhile, Nathan slept on the outer side of the bed, protecting her like ant

adult. He lay in a straight posture, protecting his sister as if he were worried that she

would roll off the bed.

As soon as Victoria came in, Nathan woke up. He opened his eyes wide in the dark,

then got up carefully.

“Mommy.”

“Shh.”

Victoria subconsciously gestured toward him. Then, she walked over and turned on

the night light. She took a small blanket from the bed and draped it over Nathan’s

shoulders, suppressing her volume as she asked, “Why did you get up? Weren’t you sleeping?”

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Nathan wrapped the blanket around him as he leaned into Victoria’s embrace. He

explained in a small voice, “I can’t sleep as long as Mommy’s not back yet.”