Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)
Chapter 456

Chapter 456

Victoria reflexively reached out to clutch her head in pain.

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As if he hadn't expected her to be in so much pain, Bane immediately held onto her and said urgently, "Okay, don't try to remember if you can't. Don't think about it anymore. We'll do the tests first and see what the doctors say."

Lying in his embrace, Victoria had turned as white as a sheet from agony. By the time he finished speaking, she had already lost all the strength in her body, beads of cold sweat rolling down her pale forehead.

"Tissue."

A person next to him immediately pulled out a tissue and handed it to him, which he used to wipe Victoria's forehead. All the blood had left her lips from the pain, making her seem extremely weak and feeble as she lay in his arms.

The sight greatly pained Bane, and the more his heart ached, the more his emotions worsened. He asked one of his subordinates coldly, "Is it our turn for the checkup yet?

Can't we use the ER?"

As soon as his words fell, a staff member dashed over and said, "We got in, Mr.

Morison. Let's go."

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Hearing that, Bane picked up the woman in his arms and left with them.

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There were quite a number of examinations to be done, most of them focusing on Victoria's head. At first, the tests were conducted only to determine if there were any injuries in her skull, but when they discovered that she had completely lost her memory after waking up, they relayed this information to the doctors, who arranged for other

tests to be held.

The procedures in hospitals were always cumbersome, but fortunately for them, they were given top priority. Even so, it was many hours later when they finally finished all the tests. In the end, Bane decided to book a VIP ward for Victoria to stay in.

After the examinations were complete, Victoria was completely spent and fell asleep on the bed. Bane quietly covered her with a blanket, then remained by her side to keep

watch.

When Leon entered the ward to make a delivery, Bane glanced at him and asked in a low voice, "When will the results come out?"

"We've already told them to hurry, but we don't know how long we have to wait." This outcome clearly displeased Bane, but he was most likely worried that talking would disrupt Victoria's rest and ultimately did not reply, silently remaining by her side. As Leon watched them, he only felt conflicted. Before Victoria had arrived, he assumed Chapter 456 Something Important

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that she was only one of Bane's whims and did not treat her with respect, if not cold and dismissive. However, throughout their journey to the hospital, he could plainly see how Bane treated her, and how protective he was of her. This wasn't just something a person would do on a whim.

Thinking that, Leon said, "In that case, rest well, Mr. Morison. I shall take my leave." Bane nodded in reply.

Before leaving the ward, Leon suddenly turned around and returned as if recalling something. "Mr. Morison, you haven't eaten dinner yet, right? Do you..."

"No."

Without waiting for him to finish, Bane coldly rejected his offer. How would he be in the

mood to eat at a time like this?

Hearing that, Leon fell silent and left the room.

After the crowd left, leaving only the two of them in the ward, Bane gazed at Victoria as she slumbered. She was quiet, meek, and beautiful-just like a delicate doll on display. Back when he first met her as a child, he had already felt this way. Then, he began to think of ways to make her his possession. Finally, after all his efforts, he finally saw a ray of hope, but everything changed as soon as she returned from abroad-she wanted Chapter 456 Something Important

to be friends with him.

Friends? How was that acceptable? She was the woman he fell in love with at first sight, so how could he be satisfied with just being friends? Without a doubt, he only wanted to keep her by his side, and he refused to stop liking her. Even if she didn't have any feelings for him, she couldn't fall for anyone else either-this was how Bane felt in the darkest depths of his heart.

Such thoughts already existed back when he was putting his all into pursuing her. At the time, Victoria did not reject his advances, so he naturally respected her wishes and did not do anything she disliked. And yet...

At that thought, Bane was filled with regret. If he had known the outcome, he wouldn't have allowed her to return to the country.

However, now that Victoria had suddenly lost her memory and forgotten everything, it worked out in his favor. After all, as she did not remember anything, it was the perfect opportunity for him to swoop in and seize her for himself.

He didn't care about seizing any opportunities or whether he was taking advantage of her; he just wanted her. As long as she obediently remained by his side like this, everything would be perfect.

In the end, Bane quickly drifted off to sleep by Victoria's bed.

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When Leon entered the room to check on the situation and found Bane leaning by Victoria's bed, he sneakily retrieved a blanket to drape around Bane. However, as soon

as the blanket touched his body, Bane was roused from his sleep and frowned, leaving Leon with no choice but to quietly explain his intentions.

Seeing that Leon had no ill motives, Bane did not berate him and only instructed him to stay out of the room so that he would not wake Victoria up. After acknowledging his orders, Leon left and no longer returned to the ward.

Just like that, the rest of the night trickled past. When the results were released the next day, Bane was summoned by the doctor, who informed him that there was something abnormal about Victoria's test report.

"Abnormal?" Bane furrowed his brow. "What do you mean by that? Are there any major

risks?"

Upon seeing him visibly turning worried, the doctor assured him, "Mr. Morison, you

need not be so worried. Although her results are a little abnormal, it doesn't pose any serious risks to her life, but..."

"But what?"

"You said she lost all her memory?"

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"Then, that's the case. She must've hurt herself when she took that fall, and she has to rest and recuperate from now on."

"What about her memory?" Bane was most concerned about this. "When will she get her memory back?"

"I can't tell for sure. Based on the current medical technologies, there hasn't been a good solution for this yet, and memory loss completely depends on the patient for now. If possible, you can take her to places she used to live or let her repeat the things she used to do. That way, she might regain her memory quicker. However, it's possible that she might not regain her memory at all for the rest of her life."

"For the rest of her life?"

"That's right. It has happened in the past where patients with similar symptoms never

regained their memory."

Bane fell silent, pursing his thin lips. She might not recover for the rest of her life? If she truly could not regain her memory, it might just be good news to him.

"Thanks."

After taking his leave, Bane headed back to Victoria's ward only to see that she had awakened and was planning to leave, but there was a person next to her who was advising against it. He saw all this happening the moment he returned.

The person blocked her way, stopping her from leaving the ward. "Miss Selwyn, Mr. Morison left to speak to the doctor. Why don't you wait for his return?"

Victoria said with a frown, "I really have something important to do." "That's even better. When Mr. Morison comes back, he can take you to deal with those

important matters of yours, all right? You're not in the condition to leave alone." However, Bane furrowed his brow as he watched them from outside. Something important? Didn't she completely lose her memory? What important thing would she have to do?