Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

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Victoria was not the only one feeling frustrated. Summer and Erik were as well. It was

late at night, and though they had booked separate rooms, Summer came straight to

Erik’s room because they needed to discuss Victoria’s matter, and she could not sleep.

When she found him, he had just come out of the bathroom bare–chested with a towel

around his waist.

Erik wanted to speak, but Summer would not give him a chance and squeezed through.

the door, seeming like she did not notice anything inappropriate with her actions.

Once she entered the door, she began talking about Victoria. “Where do you think he

would bring Victoria?” She continued while making her way further inside the room, “It’s

a pity I haven’t interacted much with Bane during the past five years. If I knew him well,

I might be able to guess where he would bring Victoria according to his personality.”

In the meantime, Erik was still at the door, watching her walk further inside the room, NôvelDrama.Org owns this.

unaware he was half–naked, He turned around and looked at her hopelessly, thinking, Ist

she too naive, or does she not see me as a man, which is why she doesn’t seem

bothered by this?

While thinking of that, he closed the room’s door and opened the closet door by the

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entrance to get a bathrobe. Otherwise, she might accuse him of being a per vert after

she realized he was half–naked,

After putting on the robe, he tied the strings, only revealing a little patch of his chest.

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On the other hand, Summer finally noticed that she did not get a response from the

other after talking for so long, so she turned to look at him. She found nothing strange.

about him because he had already put on the bathrobe.

“I’ve been talking for so long, but why aren’t you reacting?”

Erik sat before her and replied, “There’s no use guessing. The capital is a huge place.”

At that, Summer felt devastated because he was right. This country’s capital is so huge,

so it was almost impossible to find someone among the many people there.

When Erik saw she was silent, he poured himself a cup of warm water and took a sip.

“Are you still not going to file a report?”

Summer bít her lips, obviously hesitant. At first, she insisted on following what Victoria

said and not calling the police, but now…. If this situation was prolonged, would she be

able to hold back her urge to call the police?

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“Have

you tried contacting Alaric?” Erik suddenly asked that question.

“Yes. You’re right. I should call him.”

Then, Summer immediately took out her phone to call Alaric again. Since he did not

answer all her previous calls, she stopped calling him. She thought her call would still

go unanswered but did not expect the call would be answered after a few rings,

followed by a cold, attractive voice. “Hello?”

Although they had not seen each other for five years, they were so close back then that

Summer immediately recognized Alaric’s voice. But since they had not seen each other

for so long, it took her a while to wake up from her daze and tighten her grip on the

phone. “Alaric? This is Summer. You finally answered my calls. Victoria, she’s-”

Summer immediately announced who she was and was about to tell him about

Victoria’s kidnapping. However, she did not expect he would interrupt her before she

could finish. “I know what you’re talking about.”

“Huh? You found out already?” Summer was confused. How did he find out? She hadn’t

been able to contact him before just now.

“Yes.”

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“So… You rushed here to save her? Do you know where she is?”

Alaric replied almost instantly, “Where are you? I’ll get a car to grab you.”

She asked, “Don’t tell me you’re already at Mauldin’s capital?”

“I am.”

At that moment, Summer, who had previously accused him of being an unreliable man,

fell silent as she was proven wrong. The man she thought was unreliable had found out

about Victoria’s disappearance at some point and had come all the way to Mauldin’s

capital.

Summer looked into Erik’s eyes and informed Alaric, “We’re at the hotel she stayed in

before she left.”

To test if Alaric knew, she deliberately left out the hotel’s name, but she did not expect

him to just hum in response after she said that and asked that she meet him down at

the lobby. He did not ask for the hotel’s name and address.

Once the call ended, Summer held the phone in her hands, obviously still in a state of

shock.

Meanwhile, Erik smiled. “Seems like he found out before us.”

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“But… Why wasn’t he answering his phone?”

“Perhaps he was on a plane during then. That’s why Victoria couldn’t reach him.”

If that were the case, everything was clear now. Alaric found out about Victoria’s

situation and chased after her, but he could not answer his phone mid–flight, so Victoria

could not reach him. What about after he descended the plane? Why didn’t he check

his phone? Wasn’t he afraid he would miss any important messages? The more

Summer thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. She thought she had to have a talk

with Alaric once he arrived.

“Alright. Let’s tidy up and hurry downstairs.”

Then, Summer rose to her feet to return to her room so that she could get ready, but not

before she exhorted Erik.

When Erik saw how she came and left in such a hurry, like he did not matter, he pursed

his lips but could only resign himself to packing his things.

Several minutes later, the car Alaric arranged for them successfully picked them up.

The long–wheelbase black car moved quickly under the night sky like a fierce, strong

leopard.

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Once inside, Erik saw Alaric, and they nodded as a greeting, and Alaric also nodded at

Summer when he saw her.

“When did Snowball contact you?”

After hearing the name Snowball, Summer took quite a while to comprehend that it

was Victoria’s nickname. Then, she told Alaric the time she and Victoria last spoke,

followed by how she could not get a hold of him.

“Did you not think about the possibility that you might miss some crucial information if

you didn’t answer your phone? If I hadn’t answered Victoria’s call, you-”

“I wouldn’t let something happen to her either way. I did not answer the calls because I

was on the plane.”

“What about after landing? It’s been so long since you got off the plane. Why didn’t you

look at your phone?”

Probably because she had Victoria’s support, or maybe she thought what he had done

five years ago was too much. Summer was no longer afraid of him and was even

courageous enough to reprimand him.

A while later, Alaric might have reflected on his actions and pursed his lips. “I’m sorry.

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Back then, I received news that said she was here, so I did not check my phone.”

Summer said that to vent her feelings and did not expect he would apologize.

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