SWNOVELS Departure with a Belly Chapter 400
Chapter 400
Summer had been staying at the place Alaric prepared for them for several days. She
had no way of completing her tasks at work, and due to the complexity of this matter,
she did not foresee how many days of vacation she needed. She even thought she
could resign at this point. However, that was just… her alone.
The problem lay in that Erik was with her. With his position at the company, they might
suffer huge losses if he did not return soon. It would be fine if she lost her job because
Victoria was her best friend, but what about him? Besides the responsibility he had to
take on after discovering Victoria’s kidnap, his task was considered done when Alaric
came to pick them up.
However, it had been a long time since then, and he did not seem to be heading back
any time soon. So, Summer decided to visit him.
Since they were living next door to each other, she heard his cold voice shortly after
knocking. “Come in.”
He did not open the door for me and asked me to enter? Feeling a little hesitant, she did
not think twice and opened the door to enter the room. Once inside, she saw Erik sitting
before his laptop with a pair of earphones, seeming to be in a meeting.
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At that, she immediately stopped walking. If she were to interrupt during a meeting, it
would be rude. Just as she was about to slip away, she did not expect him to look away
from his screen and catch her action. Then, he ordered, “Come over here,”
Summer immediately stopped and approached him after a moment’s hesitation. Then,
she saw him pointing at a spot, indicating for her to sit there.
Since he was her boss, she did not disobey and sat down. Once she did, she felt uneasy
being alone with him in the room, despite the ongoing meeting. Moreover, she was
sitting opposite him, which made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.
At first, she maintained an upright posture but then gradually felt bored and decided to
take out her phone to play games. She opened Candy Crush but forgot to silence her
phone, so the game’s background music began blaring as soon as she logged onto it.
Embarrassed, she frantically closed the application and looked toward Erik, precisely
meeting his eyes. He gazed at her and spoke to his laptop screen, “I have some matters.
to deal with, so the meeting’s adjourned. Clark, follow up with everything else.”
Once he relayed all his instructions, he turned off the camera and closed his laptop.
Now that the room had quieted down, Summer showed him the game she opened and
smiled sheepishly. “I’m sorry. I was… Did I disturb you? I didn’t do it on purpose.”
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“Were you bored?” he asked.
She shook her head. “No. I didn’t know how long your meeting is, so I decided to play
some games but forgot to put it on silent.”
“Okay.” He nodded. “Why were you looking for me?”
“About that… Actually, I was hoping to thank you for accompanying me here.”
Her sudden appreciation surprised him, and he raised an eyebrow. “And?”
“And I meant to ask… It’s been quite a while since we’ve been here, so aren’t you going
to return to the company?”
“Oh, I see. You want me to leave?”
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Summer quickly waved her hand and denied, “No, of course not. But you must be busy,
being company president and all. Plus, you’ve been staying here for several days. I’m
just worried it might affect your work.”
He was just having a meeting, which showed how much work he had to finish.
“Being a company’s president…” After repeating that twice, Erik stayed silent for a
moment before smiling. “Yes, you’re right. I’ve put off quite a lot of work these days.”
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“So, you’re-”
“So, how will you compensate me for that?”
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Dumfounded, Summer wondered how the tables had turned. She meant to say that he
should return if he had a lot of work to do at the company. Who would have thought he
would ask about compensation?
With that thought in mind, she asked, “I’m just a mere employee. What can I do to
compensate you?”
Hearing that, Erik smiled. “Are you sure you have nothing to compensate me with? How
can you have so little confidence in yourself?”
That rendered her speechless. She pursed her lips while looking at him sternly, slowly
having a strange feeling about this conversation. “Mr. Ludson, are you…”
With a raised eyebrow, he asked, “Am I what?”
“Are you looking to wait until this ends and I return to the company to exploit me even
more? Or would you take away my year–end bonus? Fine. Although it sounds scary, you
did help me this time, so I’ll let you exploit me all you want.”
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When she got to that, her expression had become indignant.
However, he felt at a loss for words. He rubbed his temples, sinking in the fact that
someone was slow–witted. Forget it. Let’s take it slow. He took off his earphones and
changed the topic. “Is there still no news about your friend?”
“Nope.” At the mention of that, Summer felt slightly worried again. “I thought Alano
would be reliable. He had a general direction but still couldn’t find anything. It’s so
frustrating.”
“Searching for someone requires time, and even if they found her, they can’t act rashly
They need to come up with a plan.”
Hearing that, she was taken aback and stared at Erik in surprise. “Mr. Ludson, are you
saying Alaric might’ve found Victoria and is just trying to devise a plan?”
He shook his head. “No. That’s just my guess.”
She fell silent and became devastated again. Oh, well…
After receiving Ethan’s note last night and destroying the evidence, Victoria found her
heart abnormally frantic since waking up. She maintained the routine of bringing her
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children downstairs to have their meals, and they continued to ignore Bane’s words.
Similarly, he allowed them to do whatever they wanted.
Just as she finished her breakfast and was ready to head upstairs, she heard Bane call
her. “Victoria.”
It was the first time he had spoken to her during breakfast, so she looked at him.
“What?”
Although her attitude was not the nicest, he did not care and maintained his smile. ‘I
need to head out after breakfast. You and the children must stay home. Call Donald if
you need anything.”
When she heard that, she squinted and sneered, rebuking, “Stay home? Did you forget
that you have us confined in this house? Where am I supposed to go?”
The smile on his face did not disappear. “Don’t be mad, Victoria. The door will be open
to you once you come around.”
“Really?” She sneered. “Then, I’m afraid I might never have the chance to exit that door.”