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Chapter 129 He Doesn’t Want the Child
After confirming that they shared amon objective, Bane finally asked
her another question. “You’ve been with him day and night, yet he doesn’t
know about your pregnancy?”
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When she heard that, her hands sped involuntarily, and she replied, “He
knows.”
When he heard this, his eyes behind the sses slightly darkened. As his
gaze flickered, his tone changed a bit as well. “He knows?”
“Yeah.” Victoria nodded. She instinctively touched the stray hairs around
her ears as she thought about the message she had sent out that had
fallen on deaf ears. Smiling faintly, she added, “He doesn’t want this child.”
At this point, Bane understood everything. So, ric knows she’s pregnant,
but he doesn’t want the child. On the other hand, she wants to keep the
child but does not want ric to know. That exins why she seemed so
wary
thest time she went to the restaurant. “So, he now believes you
have already aborted the child?”
“Probably.”
When he saw her ashen features and fake smile, his thin lips tightened
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into a straight line, and his eyes grew distant. Then, he sighed after a
moment. “Why are you so foolish? You still n to raise the child yourself?”
“Can’t I?” Victoria looked up, meeting his gaze. “Although I’m alone, I’m sure
I can raise the child well. After all, I grew up in a single–parent family, and
I’m normal and healthy. My father gave me love which was not any less
than others. I don’t feel I’m any different from others just because I don’t
have a mother. I-” Her speech became more rapid, and her voice
diminished as she spoke, manifesting a loss of confidence.
Bane held her wrist, and he said gently, “Okay, it’s merely raising a child.
There’s no need to exin so much. Just do what you want to do.”
Due to the earlier emotional upheaval, her breathing became more This is from N?velDrama.Org.
herself and said, “Sorry, I was feeling a bit emotional just now.” She lowered
her eyes and spoke softly.
Bane looked at Victoria in front of him, feeling a bit helpless. At first nce,
she appears to be no different from any other average person. She is not
only sound in both body and mind but also possesses an impressive level
of resiliency. Despite growing up without a mother, she is still extremely
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sensitive to the mention of single–parent families. “It’s okay.” He still smiled.
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gently. “By the way, I took ric’s call before you woke up. He’s probably on
his way here now, so be prepared.”
Bang! As soon as the words fell, the door to the ward was pushed open
forcefully. Immediately, a familiar figure appeared at the hospital’s ward
door.
Before she could react, the person rushed to her and grabbed her
shoulders, panting heavily as he asked, “Are you hurt? Are you okay?”
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At this moment, ric’s hair was disheveled, he had a worried expression,
and the chill of the outside air lingered on his body. Although it seemed
like he rushed over for her, Victoria knew he had probably been looking for
udia beforeing to her. Besides, he was too busy to answer her call,
or maybe it was inconvenient for him. Ultimately, she didn’t want to
specte too much on the matter.
So, when he came to find her, she didn’t feel any emotional response.
However, they still had to maintain their rtionship looking good on the
outside, so she calmly shook her head and said, “Don’t worry, I’m fine.” She
realized she was neither frightened nor dissatisfied when he did not
answer her phone calls
In the meantime, he didn’t have the time to worry about these things.
Then, he bent down and carried her.
At that moment, Victoria suddenly felt weightless and instinctively wanted
to wrap around his neck. When she moved, her hand pulled on the IV
needle, causing pain that immediately brought her back to the present
and halted her motion.
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Before she could say anything, Bane spoke up. “ric, what are you
doing?”
ric’s face turned cold as he replied, “Taking her for a check–up.”
“The check–up has already been done,” Bane calmly replied.
“Let’s do a moreprehensive one,” ric insisted.
Bane smiled in response. “Didn’t you see the needle in her hand?”
After hearing this, ric paused and realized she was still receiving
treatment. He was too hasty earlier and didn’t notice this detail. Realizing
this, he also admitted that he may have caused her pain by carrying her
earlier, so he quickly put her back down and asked softly, “Are you hurt?”
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Victoria heard his gentle voice and felt a deep sense of irony. You weren’t
even there to pick up the phone when I called. So, what’s the point of these
questions now? Thank goodness I’ve already made it clear to myself that
we’re not a couple, and he doesn’t have to act like one. Hence, she smiled
lightly and uttered, “I’m fine.”
ric frowned slightly as he observed her expression and wanted to
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speak but refrained due to the presence of others in the room. Eventually,
he said, “Rest for now. After the IV infusion, I’ll take you for aprehensive
check–up.”
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On the other hand, Victoria knew she couldn’t go for the check–up. If she
did, her secret would surely be exposed. Still, if she refused, then…
At this moment, Bane interjected in time. “Al, do you not trust me? The
necessary checks have already been done, and there are no problems.”
When ric heard that, he red at him with an emotional look. However,
Bane seemed not to notice, and his smile remained gentle.
After a moment, ric thought of something, and his aura turned colder.
Then, he suggested icily, “Let’s leave her to rest in the room, and we’ll go
out to speak?”
Bane nodded in response. “Sure.”
Following that, the two men exited the ward. Before Bane walked out,
Victoria exchanged nces with him. When ric caught sight of it, his
hostility intensified.
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After closing the door, they walked to the opposite side of the ward and
ensured that she would not overhear their conversation.
“What happened?” ric’s sharp gaze fell on Bane’s face with a deep
sense of inquiry.
After hearing that, Bane removed his sses and wiped them gently
before smiling and exining, “I heard that Old Mrs. Cadogan was having
surgery, so I went to the hospital to check on her. When I got there, I saw a
familiar figure being taken away, but I couldn’t confirm who it was without
seeing their face. Later, I went to the operating room and found out it was
Victoria, so I had her rescued.”
ric also wanted to know the sequence of events, so he listened quietly.
After Bane finished speaking, he frowned. “What about the perpetrators?”
“We caught them,” Bane replied.
“Who is it?” ric couldn’t figure out who would do that. Victoria doesn’t
have any enemies. So, who would target her at this time?
Hearing his question, Bane fell silent.
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Suddenly, ric’s brow furrowed in response to the silence. “Bane?”
Then, Bane lifted his gaze and spoke thoughtfully. “Do you truly want to
know?”
This question made ric even more confused. Even though Victoria
appears to be fine now, the kidnapping is a serious matter to which I could
turn a blind eye.
Putting his sses back on, Bane said sternly, “The person who kidnapped
her might surprise you. You need to be prepared to make a choice.”
Hearing the word “choice,” ric had a foreboding feeling in his heart.
Sure enough, before he could ask further, Bane uttered, “It’s someone from
udia’s side.”
When ric heard this, his gaze turned cold.
“My subordinates have already sent over their names. Take a look for
yourself.” Bane handed his phone to him.
ric took the phone and looked at the photo. He immediately recognized
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Christopher, who had argued with Victoria at the farewell party and was
not allowed to appear in front of udia again. As for the other guy, he
wore a tough–guy look, and ric didn’t recognize him at all. “Does he
have any connection with udia?” He pointed at Christopher’s photo.
“ording to the information, he and udia were ssmates in the
same school before and were udia’s pursuer. She’s your lover, yet you
don’t even know her pursuer?”
The word “lover” made ric frown in displeasure. After that, he looked at
Bane, who seemed to have a good temper. I’d known him for a long time,
but his lips were always set in a shallow smile. He wasn’t like this before,
but now it makes me feel… Thinking of this, he narrowed his eyes and
asked a question he had wanted to ask since earlier. “Why didn’t you
contact me when you realized Victoria was taken away?” As he spoke, he
fixed his gaze on Bane but found that he still looked calm and gentle.
“Sorry, Al. I didn’t have time.”
This answer made ric frown deeply. His voice suddenly turned cold, and
he looked at Bane sarcastically, asking, “Is it because you didn’t have time
or didn’t want to tell me?”
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Bane still smiled, but his words were different now. “Since you already
know, why bother asking me so clearly?”
As soon as ric heard that, his breathing hitched for a moment. “Do you
like her?”
Bane grinned and said nothing in response, confirming his suspicion.
“She’s my wife now.” ric gritted his teeth.
“It doesn’t matter; you will divorce,” Bane replied.
ric’s face changed, and asked, “Did she tell you?”
Bane didn’t confirm or deny that she did it, but he said lightly, “ric, as a
friend, I must remind you that you must have some self–awareness. Why
did you marry Victoria? Why are you still entangled with udia? Don’t
you know what’s in your heart?”
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