Book TRK
Chapter 228
Chapter 228
A few minutes later, Zoe went into the passenger seat, closed the door, and buckled
1. up. She would not switch seats anymore after this. As for Victoria, she stood around
for a while after getting off the car. Then, she said, “You go first.”
“Alright.” Jordan didn’t argue. Everyone was going downhill anyway, so he couldn’t
care less who was sitting with whom. Just when he was about to get into the back
seat, Alaric spoke, “Scram.”
Jordan froze for a moment before turning to smile at Victoria. “I think you should go
before me. Ladies first.”
She stared at him and recalled what had happened at the racecourse earlier. Then,
she sighed and got into the car. Jordan followed after her. Since she wanted to keep
some distance between her and Alaric, she leaned closer to Jordan.
The moment the car moved, Alaric frowned. “Sit further away, Jordan.”
Jordan moved away a bit, not thinking much about it. Of course, he doesn’t want
anyone else getting close to the woman he likes. With that thought in mind, he
moved even closer to the window.
Still, Alaric demanded, “Move away more.”
Jordan looked at the unreasonable man speechlessly and shifted again.
“More.”
“Are you mad? There’s no more space. Unless I get out of the car, that is.”
Without missing a beat, Alaric said, “Sure. Get out of the car, then.”
“The heck!”
Victoria couldn’t take it anymore. She shot Alaric a look and met his gaze. Ever since
she got into the car, his eyes had been on her the whole time. “Why don’t you get out
of the car?”
At that, Jordan gave her a thumbs up. Nice retort.
Alaric didn’t like he was talked back to. Still, he smirked. “Are you sure? If I leave,
you’re coming with me, too.”
Victoria looked away upon hearing that and refused to talk to him anymore. She knew he was a man of
his word. Since she couldn’t change his mind, she would just ignore him. During the ride downhill, she NôvelDrama.Org owns all content.
shut her eyes and leaned against the seat
with her back straight. She had no intention of leaning toward anyone.
Initially, she had only planned to rest her eyes, but the journey would take about half
an hour since the path was winding and meandering. Plus, all the passengers here
were VIPs, so the driver drove slowly. Eventually, Victoria drifted to sleep, and she
slowly leaned toward Jordan.
Before that could happen, Alaric held her head and let it rest in his palm. After he
confirmed that she wouldn’t wake up, he slowly pushed her head toward his
shoulder, moving as gently as water.
Jordan was stunned to see that, and Alaric shot him a deadpan look. It made
Jordan’s heart skip in fear.
Alaric was in a rather good mood for the journey after that. After all, Victoria was leaning on his
shoulder, asleep, even though she wanted nothing to do with him. while she was awake. She’s better
when she’s sleeping. The girl’s cold and arrogant when she’s awake. Just thinking about the icy look in
her eyes made his heart
twinge.
This was the only moment of peace they had after they met, but it didn’t last long. A
while later, Victoria’s phone rang. The silence was broken, and she woke up.
Alaric tensed up, but the lady didn’t even open her eyes. She rummaged through her
pockets for her phone, and since he was close enough to see, Alaric noticed that
the caller was Bane. His face darkened immediately.
Victoria put her phone to her ear. “Yes?”
Bane could tell that she was sleeping, judging from her groggy voice. “Were you
asleep? Where are you now?”
“Mm–hmm,” she replied, her voice soft since she was not fully awake yet. She could
vaguely remember she was in a car before she fell asleep. “I’m in a car.” Then, she shifted slightly to
make herself comfier, leaning her head further to the soft thing beside her. She then asked, “What is
it?”
“You’re sleeping in a car? Did you not get enough sleep last night?”
No. I was just exhausted from all the horseback riding, so I… Right then, Victoria finally realized
something, and her mind went blank. Slowly, she opened her eyes,
and when she raised her head, she was met with Alaric’s eyes, though he was
staring at her with displeasure.
“Victoria?” Bane called out to her, wondering why she went silent.
Alaric suddenly asked, “Was it comfy?”
Bane froze upon hearing that, and Victoria looked shocked. She quickly realized the
man had said that on purpose. He knows I’m on a call, yet he said something
suggestive anyway. He must’ve seen the caller’s name.
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A while later, Bane asked, “Victoria, w–where are you right now?”
She didn’t think much about her meeting with Alaric and hadn’t planned to tell Bane
about it. However, she figured she should just be honest with Bane since he had
heard everything. She said, “I’m on my way back. Something happened, but I’ll
explain once I get back.”
Bane was quiet for a moment. “I see.” A while later, he added, “If you’re in a pickle,
you can always get out of the car. Tell me where you are, and I’ll pick you up.”
Victoria was surprised. She knew what Bane was trying to say, but she looked down
at her lap. “It’s alright. I’ll be back soon. Just wait for me.”
He said nothing more. She felt a little upset, so she said goodbye and hung up.
Then, she tucked her phone away and sat back up.
“You haven’t answered my question.” Alaric huddled closer. “Was it comfy?”
Victoria turned her attention to him, looking at him speechlessly. I do not lean on
anyone when I fall asleep I was sitting right in my sper
“Is that so?” The man smirked. “Then, you don’t know yourself as you think you dis
Well, I guess it’s a given that people don’t know what they do when they’re asleep. In
any case, I think I know you better than you do since I’m your ex–husband. “
Victoria turned her attention to him, looking at him speechlessly. “I do not lean on
anyone when I fall asleep. I was sitting right in my spot.”
“Is that so?” The man smirked. “Then, you don’t know yourself as you think you do.
Well, I guess it’s a given that people don’t know what they do when they’re asleep. In
any case, I think I know you better than you do since I’m your ex–husband.”