Chapter 477


    Bane frowned when he heard Victoria had not been eating well.


    “Did Mr. Hudson not stop by?” he asked.


    Jessie nodded. “He did.”


    Then, a thought seemed to have struck her as she curiously asked him, “What does that


    have to do with Miss Selwyn, though?”


    In her eyes, he was acting strange.


    He liked Victoria, right? Was the most important task at hand not figuring out why she


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    refused to eat? Why was he asking about Ethan?


    In Bane’s mind, Ethan’s visit meant Victoria should be feeling better since she now


    knew that ric had safely left captivity. Why…


    He pursed his lips. “I’ll check in on her.”


    “Yes, sir.”


    She opened the door for him,


    Inside the room, the curtains werepletely closed, causing the room to be so dark


    that it was barely lit by the few specks of light shining through the gaps between the


    curtains and the wall.


    However, that was enough to grant him a clear view of the room.


    The room was silent with Victoria curled up in a nket, leaving only her head covered


    in dark hair exposed.


    He had wanted to turn on the tablemp but eventually stopped as he was afraid of


    waking her up. Hence, he stood there and patiently waited for her to wake up.


    Although she was in a deep sleep, her breathing came out in uneven bursts. Just like


    the doctor said, she was not sleeping well. She seemed to be gued by dreams that


    filled her with terror while her eyelids andshes quivered.


    It did not take long before her entire body started trembling. In the ten or so minutes he


    had been standing there, her forehead went from dry to drenched in a cold sweat.


    His heart twisted with agony. Looking at her made him feel like a knife was slowly being


    slid into his heart.


    The hands hanging down his sides clenched into fists.


    Why did this happen?


    She knew that ric was gone, right?


    Was that not her only source of distress?


    The urge to wake her up kept swelling in him, and he kept pushing it down. Finally, he


    turned to leave the room.


    Jessie had been waiting outside. When he finally left the room, she hurriedly asked,


    “How is she, Mr. Morison? Is she finally willing to eat something?”


    He pursed his lips with upset in his eyes.


    “She has not woken up. Stand guard over her. Let me know as soon as she wakes up.”


    She nodded.


    “Yes, Mr. Morison.”


    When he left, he happened to lock gazes with Ethan who was standing a few feet away.


    When Bane saw Ethan looking at him, he gestured for Ethan toe closer.


    “Mr. Morison,” Ethan greeted.


    “Walk with me.”


    Ethan worriedly nced in the direction of Victoria’s room before swiftly following


    Bane.


    In the study room, Bane questioned, “Are you sure you told her ric has safely


    departed from here? She really believed you?”


    Ethan nodded.


    “Yes, sir. I told her as soon as I could. She did not doubt a word I said and


    wholeheartedly believed me.”


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    A thought then struck Ethan. “Do you not trust me, Mr. Morison? Did you want to tell her


    the news yourself?”


    Bane calmly shot him a look. “When the doctor checked in on her, he said she might be


    suffering from psychological distress. That’s why she refuses to eat anything.”


    Realization dawned on Ethan.


    “You mean to say that you sent Mr. Cadogan away since it might be a source of her


    distress? As long as we tell her that, she will stop worrying and start eating, right?”


    Bane’s silence confirmed Ethan’s guess.


    “In that case, the matter should be solved now,” Ethan said.


    Bane stared at him.


    “Has it?” There was an icy tone to his voice. “If she is under no distress, then why does


    she still refuse to eat?”


    As Ethan had been hovering nearby the entire day, he knew that Bane had sent Victoria


    a feast earlier that day. However, Victoria did not eat anything as she did not feel like


    eating.


    At first, Ethan did not pay attention to her appetite. He merely thought she did not eat


    much in the first ce, leading him to think that was the source of her slim figure. He


    had not expected the amount of food she did consume to be that little.


    However, after thest two days, he finally noticed something off about her eating


    habits.


    Her issue was not a small appetite. She basically had no appetite. If he could sense


    that, so could Bane.


    Naturally, it was not his ce to worry about that.


    Still, it was clear that Bane was at a loss for what to do.


    What did the doctor say?


    After mulling it over, Ethan tentatively suggested, “If she refuses to eat still, perhaps


    there might be other sources for her distress?”


    “Is that so? Tell me, what are they?” Bane shot back.


    Chapter 477 Other Sources of Distress


    Ethan did not know the answer, and silence fell in the room.


    After a few long minutes, Ethan boldly proimed, “You should know that better than


    anyone, Mr. Morison. You’ve known her since you two were children. You know her


    better than anyone else along with her likes and dislikes.”


    “Are you lecturing me, Mr. Hudson?”


    Ethan lowered his head. “No.”


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    “Go out and stand guard over her,” Bane ordered, likely because he did not want to hear


    Ethan speak anymore.


    Ethan did not immediately leave the room, however. He stood there and hesitated for a


    moment.


    “You should turn back before it’s toote, especially while she is still physically fine.”


    Ethan looked into Bane’s eyes and continued, “You can clearly see the state she’s in


    now. Any longer and I’m afraid you’ll regret it, Mr. Morison.”


    “What did you say?” Bane squinted his eyes at Ethan with a dangerous glint in them.


    “This is not a curse or a joke. How long do you think she canst if she continues to


    refuse to eat or drink anything?”


    The question struck him deep in the heart. He nkly stared at the air in silence for a


    long while.


    “That is all I will say. The rest is up to you,” Ethan said.


    He then left the room instead of waiting to be dismissed as usual.


    Once he was gone, Bane turned to stare at the ground, seemingly lost in his thoughts.


    After a long while, he suddenly swept the items on the desk off it, sending them.


    crashing to the ground in one angry swoop.


    The silent study was suddenly filled with the sounds of items crashing and shattering.


    The servants outside hurriedly entered the room, fearing the worst. “What happened,


    sir? Are you okay?”


    “Get out!” Bane roared.


    The servants hurriedly scrambled out when they saw the fury zing in his eyes.


    Themotion was so loud that a lot of the other servants heard the roar as well.


    When they knew Bane was angry, they all became more cautious as they went about


    their work. They were all afraid of bing a target for his anger.


    Just as everyone thought he would continue to rage, Jessie suddenly ran over and


    knocked on the door as everyone stared in fear. “Miss Selwyn is awake, Mr. Morison.”


    There was a moment of silence. Then, Bane walked out of the study without any signs


    of anger on his face. His voice also seemed much gentler.


    “She’s up? Lead the way then.”