Departure with a Belly ( Victoria Selwyn & Alaric Cadogan’s )
Departure with a Belly Chapter 504

Chapter 504 He Won’t Take You Away Again

Alaric was thinking of letting Terrance deal with the wound, but the moment he came back with the medical kit, Victoria took it from him. Terrance looked at her for a brief moment before turning his attention to Alaric. He only moved to the back seat when he got a nod from Alaric.

“Still not letting me go?” Victoria looked at the hand that was holding her wrist.

Alaric looked at her wrist as well. It was so slender that it looked almost like a twig. A beautiful one, though. Still, he frowned. It had only been a while, but she had gotten sickly thin. He looked at her and blamed himself for what happened. If he knew this would happen, he wouldn’t have relented. He gnashed his teeth and slowly let go of her wrist.

Victoria opened the medical kit without saying anything and whipped out the meds needed to treat his wounds. While she was doing that, the man kept his eyes on her.

He didn’t notice it at first since they were in a hurry, but now that he had time, he realized that her face had gotten smaller, and the bones were almost jutting out. She was bloodless down to her lips. Something squeezed his heart tighter and tighter, filling it with regret.

Victoria found the meds she needed a while later. There weren’t a lot of items in the kit, so she could only clean his wounds in the simplest way possible. She huddled closer to him and tried to take the handkerchief away, but Alaric stopped her out of instinct.

She looked at him, and he said with resignation, “Why don’t you let him do it?” By him, he meant

Terrance.

“Why? Can’t I do this?” she asked.

“I don’t want to scare you.”

“If you keep this up, you’ll faint. In the end, I’ll still be the one dealing with you,” said Victoria.

A moment of silence later, Alaric finally moved his hand away and unbuttoned his shirt. It was a fresh wound located in a different place, and it almost killed him, too. Due to this wound, the doctor forbade him to leave the hospital, but he was unstoppable. Still, right after he left, the injury wouldn’t stop bleeding, so he had to try his best to staunch the bleeding on his way here.

At this moment, Alaric didn’t look too good himself, too. Victoria tended to his wound in silence. A long while later, she looked up. “Done. However, this is just a crude handling of it; you still need a professional to treat your wound. Where are we going, by the way? And when will we get there? You should get a doctor to help you with this.”

“We’re going to the airport,” said Alaric.

The woman looked at him in surprise. “The airport?”

“Yeah. We’re taking you home.” After he busted her out last time, they were held back by something, and then one thing led to another. This time, he would not make the same mistake again. This time, he would take her back home.

As for Bane… Well, since he broke his word and almost killed me, I guess we’re even now. The next time we meet, we’ll be strangers. No, worse than that… The look in his eyes darkened, and he pulled

Victoria closer. “No one’s going to take you away from me this time.”

Is he seriously planning to go to the airport? Victoria was against his idea. He is badly injured, What if no one at the airport can deal with his wound? And I bet flying back is going to take a lot of time. What if his injury gets worse? Her frown deepened. “Are you sure you don’t want to get that checked before you leave?”

“I am sure.”

“But-”

“No buts. Let me handle this.” He would not let himself fall. Sure enough, he wanted to save her, but he also had to keep himself safe if he wished to protect her.

Victoria had wondered how he would deal with the wound, but she had gotten her answer upon arriving at the airport. It seemed that Alaric had told a doctor to wait for him beforehand, so the moment they arrived, the doctor swiftly dealt with the wound.

Victoria heaved a sigh of relief. As the tension melted away, exhaustion swarmed her. While Alaric was getting treated, everything around her turned black, and she fell sideways, oblivious to what was happening around her after that.

“Is she alright? When will she wake up?”

“Is this malnourishment? Or a burnout?”

Beeps and noises blared around her, and a stab of pain flared up Victoria’s arm.

“She’s fine. Not injured either. She just needs to rest up after she wakes, and she’ll be fine.”

Then, she heard more noises. Sometimes clear, sometimes vague, sometimes near, sometimes far. And then… nothing. For a long time, she was plunged into darkness.

G od knew how long had gone by when she regained consciousness. It was daytime when she woke up. Her head and body felt heavy; it was as if she had a ton of lead stuffed into her. Someone was resting their head on the edge of her bed-it was Alaric. He was sleeping, but one slight movement woke him up.

When he realized she had regained consciousness, he stood up. “Are you feeling better?” He huddled closer.

Victoria blinked and nodded. “Yeah. I feel alright.” At this distance, she noticed his bloodshot eyes. He looks exhausted, she thought as she felt the tickle of his breath on her face.

“Are you sure?” He didn’t believe her, so he didn’t move back and stayed in position, millimeters

from her.

away

Victoria felt nervous, and her face flushed at their proximity. She tried to move away, but the moment she did, Alaric closed in and pressed his lips against hers.

She stopped breathing for a moment. Alaric didn’t move and held the kiss for a long time, his eyes

gitaning withi

A while later, Victoria found the silence unbearable, so she looked away. The man paused for a moment before moving back while pursing his lips. “Are you thirsty? Do you need any water?” he asked hoa rsely.

She gulped for a bit and realized she was parched, so she nodded.

“Alright.” He got up and went to get some water for her. It was only then she could finally breathe easier. With him gone, she could ease up a bit, then a while later, he came back with half a glass of

water.

He held her up and put a pillow behind her back. When she insisted on drinking the water by herself, he got a little upset and was adamant about feeding her. She couldn’t refuse him, so she relented and took little sips from the glass.

At the same time, Alaric stared at her. Eventually, her cheeks burned up under his gaze, and she broke the ice. “Were you guys behind the elevator malfunction?”

The look in Alaric’s eyes softened. “How’d you know?”

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