Chapter 532


    Afraid of Hearing the Answer?


    After learning that ric was allowed another dose of medicine, Victoria re–administered the medicine


    to him before they set off.


    As she carefully examined his wound upon unwrapping it, she realized he hadn’t lied; his injury had


    improved significantlypared to when she first saw it.


    She was quite satisfied with this oue.


    Unbeknownst to Victoria, ric was observing her gaze and actions. Seeing Victoria’s contented


    expression, he raised an eyebrow. “Well, I didn’t deceive you, did I?” he asked.


    Hearing this, Victoria nced at him. “Yeah, but don’t get too smug and reckless just yet. The medicine


    must be taken diligently, and the wound has to be treated properly so that it can fully heal. Otherwise,


    what will happen if there are anyplications in the future?”


    She carefully wrapped the gauze around ric’s wound. “There you go.”


    “Alright, I promise you I’ll take good care of it,” ric promised.


    After Victoria tended to ric’s wound, they resumed their journey.


    At this moment, it was still early, and there was a slight fog along the road. After getting in the car,


    ric took a small nket and covered Victoria with it. “We have a few hours of travel ahead. You did


    not get enough sleepst night, did you? Take a nap in the car, and I’ll wake you up when we


    arrive.”


    Victoria initially wanted to decline, but she did wake up early in the morning and was feeling tired, so


    she nodded and quickly fell back asleep.


    When she woke up, the car had already stopped.


    She saw the scenery outside the window, then looked at ric beside her, coincidentally meeting


    gaze. “Are we here already?” she asked.


    his


    “Yes,” he replied in a low voice. “Did you get enough sleep? Do you want to rest longer?”


    While listening to ric, Victoria noticed that the driver wasn’t in the car. It seemed like they had


    arrived quite some time ago.


    “Have we been here for long? Why didn’t you wake me up?” As she spoke, she casually nced at her


    phone.


    This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    She discovered that it was already noon. Considering their departure time, she had probably been


    asleep for more than an hour since the car stopped.


    Suddenly, Victoria felt a bit speechless.


    “You were sleeping so soundly that I couldn’t bear to wake you up,” ric exined.


    Victoria didn’t know what to say to him, so she could only ask, “Have you been keeping mepany


    here all this while?”


    “Where else would I go?” ric gestured to his injured body. “Besides, I’m still injured, and you wanted


    me to rest, didn’t you?”


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    Victoria thought what he said was true. He was still injured and needed to rest.


    With the conversation reaching this point, she didn’t say anything further. Instead, she rubbed her eyes,


    patted her cheeks, and instantly felt more refreshed.


    “Alright, shall we go out now?” she asked.


    He replied, “Sure. Let’s have a meal first.”


    “A meal?” Victoria was a bit surprised. “Where exactly are we?”


    She nced around and noticed a sign ahead indicating that there was a restaurant upstairs.


    After checking the time, it was indeed time for lunch. Thus, it was probably better to get some food


    first.


    Victoria and ric took the elevator from the parking lot and entered the restaurant together.


    Victoria didn’t have much of an appetite, so she only had a bit of food and dessert, while ric até


    lightly due to his need for recovery.


    During their meal, someone apanying them approached ric and whispered something in his


    ear. ric paused, then put down his cutlery.


    Victoria noticed the situation and sensed something amiss. “What’s wrong?”


    “It’s nothing. Please continue eating.” He refused to answer her question.


    She replied, “I’m done eating.”


    ric was somewhat surprised. “Already?”


    Victoria nodded. “Yes, I can’t eat anymore.”


    ric nced at the food on the table. Although she ate very little, her condition had improved


    healthy color since returning to the country.


    “Alright. If you can’t eat anymore, don’t push yourself. You can make up for it tonight,” said ric.


    “Okay,” she responded.


    After he had the person apanying them settle the bill, he led her out of the restaurant. “We’ll go


    over now, but…” ric raised his gaze slightly and looked at her. “He might not be very eager to see


    you.”


    Upon hearing this, Victoria froze. “Why wouldn’t he want to see me?” Wasn’t he the one who kept me


    imprisoned all along? Why doesn’t he want to see me now?


    Moreover, Victoria had no idea about his current situation. Is he free, or is he being confined? If it’s the


    second case, then…


    Various conjectures raced through Victoria’s mind when ric suddenly held her wrist. “Alright, stop


    overthinking things. You can still see him even if he doesn’t want to see you. You’ll find out if he truly


    wants to see you once you arrive.” Victoria agreed to this suggestion.


    Upon arriving at their destination, Victoria discovered that it was a secluded ce. She hadn’t expected


    to find such a location in this bustling city. Although the surroundings are serene, who would go through


    so much trouble to build a house near the foot of the mountain? There are no neighbors around.


    Wouldn’t it feel strange to live here?


    ric, who was beside her, somehow saw through her thoughts from her expression and gaze. He


    proactively exined to the puzzled woman, “This is one of the Morison Family’s properties.”


    “The Morison Family?” Victoria repeated.


    “Yes,” answered ric with a nod.


    Although the environment was a bit strange, Victoria felt relieved. Based on the severity of ric’s


    phone call thest time, Victoria thought she and Bane would meet again in a detention center or


    somece else…


    “What’s wrong?” Once again, ric seemingly read her thoughts. “Are you surprised that he’s here?”


    “Well, I thought…” Victoria hesitated momentarily and refrained from continuing her words. She was


    afraid that her spontaneous remark would hurt ric.


    He said, “Did you think I would call the police?”


    She pressed her lips together.


    “If I called the police and he wasn’t here right now, would you have resented me?” After asking, ric


    seemed afraid to hear her answer. He didn’t even wait for her to speak before immediately continuing,


    “Well, Bane’s grandfather intervened in this matter and has personally taken charge. For the


    foreseeable future, he will be kept under surveince here. The exact duration is still uncertain,


    though.”


    “Bane’s grandfather?” Victoria didn’t expect such a plot twist, but she still had some doubts in her mind.


    If Old Mr. Morison is able to control him, why couldn’t he before? How did he gain control all of a


    sudden now?


    “Let’s go.” ric held her delicate wrist and led her forward. As they approached the entrance, Victoria


    exerted some force and pulled him back.


    ric halted his steps as a result. “What’s wrong?”


    Victoria ásked him, “Why were you hesitant to hear the answer to the question you just asked?”


    The grip on her hand tightened slightly.


    She lowered her gaze for a moment, then looked back at him. “I already expressed my sincerity to you


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