SWNOVELS Departure with a Belly Chapter 404
Chapter 404
In the meantime, Summer was eating when her phone suddenly rang. She then
answered the call without even checking who it was. “Hello?”
Tut–Tut–Tut-
She did not expect to hear the call hang up upon answering it. That’s strange, she
thought while pulling her phone away from her ear. Then, she saw it was from an
unfamiliar landline. “Did someone call the wrong number?”
Her mutters fell into Erik’s ears, and he looked at her, asking, “What’s the matter?”
“I got a call from an unknown number. I’m not sure what happened because the call
ended right after I answered it.”
When he heard that, his eyebrows immediately scrunched together. “An unknown
number?” He quickly leaned over to check her phone. “This is a local landline number.”
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When Summer heard that, she seemed even more confused. “Why would someone call
me using a landline…” With that, she had an epiphany and instantly looked up, meeting
Erik’s gaze.
About two seconds later, he redialed the number.
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Meanwhile, she watched and waited anxiously. However, they heard an unfamiliar
woman’s voice, and she spoke in her native tongue. Then, he interacted with her in
Entran. “I’m the owner of this number. Did you make a call to me just now?”
Since Summer could not hear what they were talking about, she leaned closer.
“I’m sorry, but I didn’t make the call. A strange guest at the inn suddenly ran over and
did.”
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A strange guest? How can a strange guest make a precise call to Summer’s phone? Erik
asked, “Where is she now?”
“My apologies. I’m not sure about that. She walked away after making the call. I thought
it was just a prank but didn’t expect the call would go through.”
He pursed his lips and narrowed his eyes. “She left? Where did she go?”
“That… I’m unsure. But she’s a guest here, so she might return later. I’ll call you again if I
see her.”
“Thank you. Can you tell me the inn’s address?”
After the call ended, Summer asked anxiously, “How was it?”
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“I think no one else can precisely dial your number beside her, and she immediately left
after calling you. I suppose she’s in trouble and needs to leave quickly, so she quickly
found a chance to leave us some clues.”
Once she listened to Erik’s explanation, she thought everything made sense. “You’re
right. Who else could key my number with the local landline? It must be her. She must
be in trouble. I have to tell Alaric right now.”
She then got up and ran out to look for him, but someone stopped her before his door.
“What are you doing? Let go of me. I have something important to tell Alaric.”
“Miss Jones, it’s not our intention to stop you from entering. Mr. Cadogan isn’t in his
room. He’s gone out.”
“He’s out?” She felt dejected. Why would he be out at such a critical moment? “What
about Mr. Hudson?”
“Mr. Hudson left with Mr. Cadogan.”
“Why are both of them out at this moment…”
Since she could not find Alaric, Summer took out her phone to call him, hoping he
would answer her call. If she could not get ahold of him again and missed out on the
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best time to save Victoria, she would curse and hate him to death.
She had begun reprimanding him hundreds of times even before she made the call.
However, she did not expect Alaric would immediately pick up the call after it rang.
“Hello.”
When Summer heard the man’s cold voice, she was dumbfounded and froze in her
spot.
“Miss Jones?” Her silence made the man call out her name in confusion.
It was then that she realized he had answered and immediately explained what had
happened, not forgetting to tell him the inn’s address. “I’m sure it’s her. Even if it’s not,
we can’t disregard every chance we have, right? What if it’s her?”
“I’ll head over now.”
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Then, Summer heard Alaric instructing his driver to turn around before returning to her,
saying, “Send me the number.”
“Okay.”
After the call ended, Summer texted Alaric the landline number from earlier.
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At that moment, Erik arrived. “Is everything settled?”
She bit her lip and nodded. He gave her a few inquisitive glances before asking the
person guarding the door. “Is there a car available now?”
The man was startled before nodding. “Yes, there is.”
“Can we use it?”
“Of course, you can. You’re Mr. Cadogan’s guest, so you can use it if necessary.”
Beside them, Summer listened to their conversation and shot Erik a confused look,
asking, “Why do you need a car?”
Looking at her, he asked, “What’s the matter? Don’t you want to go?”
“Go…” She finally realized what he meant. He was going to bring her to search for
Victoria. Several days had passed since she disappeared, and they finally found
somewhere she might be. How could Summer stay at their hotel and wait? She did not
mention it only because she was afraid she might cause more trouble to Alaric and his
men. Hence, she did not expect Erik to offer to bring her along.
Surprised and nervous, Summer waited until Erik received the keys and led her to the
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car before she pulled his sleeve. “Mr. Ludson, thank you.”
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Stunned, he looked down at the pale hand holding his shirt with an unnoticeable smile.
“You want to thank me? I don’t accept verbal thanks.”
“Huh?” She immediately retracted her hand when she heard that. “You want a physical
thank you?”
“Right.” He looked at her face from the corner of his eye. “Do you find a thank you.
without showing any action to be sincere?”
She looked into his eyes before hesitantly offering. “How about I treat you to food once
we return?”
“Is that it?”
The confused Summer wondered what else he would want. She pursed his lips and
hesitantly asked, “Then, how about two meals?”
“What I meant is are you going to buy me meals and nothing else?”
She looked at him with puzzled eyes, not knowing what he was implying.
When Erik saw her confused look, he used his finger to knock on her forehead. “Think
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about it.”
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Afterward, he got in the car with Summer following behind him. Once she caught up to
him, she asked, “Mr. Ludson, can’t you be more straightforward? I don’t think my brain
can fathom what you’re trying to say.”
He glanced at her and reminded her, “Your seatbelt.”
“Oh.” She fastened it and looked back at him. “So, Mr. Ludson, what do you mean by
physical thank you?”
The next moment, she felt another flick of her forehead as she subconsciously covered
it with her hand. Then, she heard him explain, “What I meant to say is, other than two
meals, stop giving me nicknames.”