SWNOVELS Departure with a Belly Chapter 413
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Next to her, Victoria raised an eyebrow in amusement. Summer barely used her brain
when she needed to, but once she actually thought about things, she would always.
have such a wild imagination.
She raised her eyebrow before saying, “There’s no telling about that. Maybe he really
likes you?”
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“No way!” Summer immediately shook her head in denial. “How could the devil possibly
like me? Oh, wait, that was a mistake. It should be Mr. Ludson since I promised not to
call him nicknames anymore. He’d be insane to like me!”
“Then why do you think he doesn’t like you?”
“It’s obvious. I’m just an ordinary employee, while he has all kinds of wealthy and
beautiful women around him who have good looks and figures as well as high statuses
and influence. He’d be insane to like me.”
Victoria was displeased to hear her best friend demeaning herself, and she refuted
unhappily, “You’re not that bad either.”
“Oh, I know.” Summer wrapped her arms around her and said cheerily, “Of course, I
know I’m not that bad, but, Boo, we have to look at the bigger picture. It’s true that
there’s a huge difference if I compared myself to those wealthy and pretty women, and
since Mr. Ludson sees women like them all around him, how would he ever like me? If
he didn’t tag along with me to exploit me, then it means that it’s because he’s a
righteous man.”
However, Victoria shook her head in disagreement. “Sometimes, feelings don’t just
appear from looking at someone’s capabilities. For me, it’s spending a long time
together. Besides, sometimes, it takes just the right moment and the right person to fall
in love in an instant.”
Hearing that, Summer felt that she had a point.
“Yeah, that makes sense too, but I still don’t think it’s possible. You really don’t know
how many women are around him. Wait, no, you should know since Alaric has just as
many women surrounding him. Either way, they’re always flocking to him like moths to
a light.”
Victoria did not intend to continue arguing with her. After all, it was not her place to
dictate how Erik felt about Summer. If he truly had feelings for her and was able to
accompany her to a place like this, he would certainly seize any available opportunities
on his own if anything happened in the future without needing any help from anyone
else. In fact, her interference might even dampen the fun for the two of them.
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At that thought, she chuckled and conceded, “Yes, you have a point as well. Just take
your time, then.”
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Seeing that she wasn’t planning to delve into the topic any further, Summer lost interest
as well and changed the topic.
“By the way, wasn’t it Alaric who saved you? Where is he? I can’t believe he’s able to
hold himself back from meeting you when you haven’t seen each other for a long time.”
Victoria had been distracted by this matter during their conversation, and now that
Summer brought it up again, her emotions took a steep fall downward as well.
“He didn’t come back with us.”
“What?” Summer was astonished. “If he didn’t come back with you, where did he go?”
Victoria lowered her gaze. “Right as he found me, Bane’s men showed up.”
At her words, Summer immediately understood. Since they ran into Bane’s men, it
meant that Alaric stayed behind to fend them off while sending Victoria back in one
piece. As for what would happen afterward, it was something they couldn’t begin to
predict.
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“How long has it been since you came back? Hasn’t he sent any news over?”
Victoria shook her head. “No.”
“Well…” Summer looked at her. All of a sudden, she bit her lip and reached out to hug
her. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know things were this bad. If I did, I wouldn’t have said all that.”
“This isn’t because of you.”
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However, Summer was still quite downcast. “I feel like you won’t be able to sleep if he
doesn’t send any news today. In that case, I won’t sleep either. I’ll stay here and wait for
the news with you. When Alaric comes back and you can relax, I’ll leave.”
“It’s fine, Summer.” Victoria shook her head. “I can just stay here by myself. You spent
the whole day traveling today, so you should go back and get some rest.”
“Shut up and stop chasing me away. I’m your best friend, and we haven’t met in such a
long time. Can’t I stay to sleep with you? Or do you just not want me here?”
“Of course not. You can stay, then.”
In the end, Summer stayed behind to wait with her. As the two were unable to sleep,
Summer specifically gave instructions to prepare a large feast for them as well as some
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wine, which she drank with Victoria in a room next door that was close to the balcony.
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“It’s been a really long time since I drank wine with you. Even though you stopped
drinking after you got married, today is a special day. Shall we have a toast to celebrate
your safe return?”
Although Victoria did not wish to consume any alcohol, she didn’t want to burst
Summer’s bubble either. After all, it was not easy for her to come all the way from a
different country just to see her.
Hence, she raised her glass and tapped it against Summer’s. “All right, then I’ll give you
a toast, but just once.”
Once the two filled their bellies with a glass of wine, Summer began to eat the snacks
that were scattered on the table.
“You should eat a little. You probably haven’t eaten much since you escaped, and I
didn’t even finish my dinner either since I left after a few bites. I’m starving now.”
After taking a bite, Summer noticed that Victoria had not touched her fork. She placed
some food on her plate and said, “Oh, come on, just eat some for me.”
“Summer, I don’t have any appetite.”
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“I know, but you still have to eat something. If you don’t eat, what if we don’t have the
energy to wait for the entire night later?”
Hence, under Summer’s strong persuasion, Victoria finally ate some of her food. The
two waited until late at night and eventually leaned back on the couch, exhausted.
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All of a sudden, Summer shot to her feet. “Victoria, rest here for a moment. I’m going to
see if Mr. Ludson is back yet.”
As she had arrived first, Victoria had been wondering when she would leave to look for
Erik, but she hadn’t expected that Summer would be unable to hold back when it had
only been a little over an hour.
“All right, you can go ahead, but it’ll be late once you’re done, so you don’t have to come
back. Go back home and get some rest instead.”
A moment of thought later, Summer eventually nodded.
After Summer’s departure, Victoria continued to wait alone on the couch. A long time
had gone by, to the point where she was drifting off on the couch, when she finally
heard the sound of footsteps coming from outside.
In her half–awake state, she even thought that she had misheard things. As her head
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felt heavy, she didn’t climb to her feet to investigate and instead remained leaning on
the couch. She blearily listened as the footsteps stopped in front of her door,
immediately followed by the sound of the doorknob turning.
The sound pierced through the silent night, instantly jolting Victoria awake. She
abruptly pushed herself up from the couch and stared at the door warily.