It means Alake was the answer that Victor has been searching for and the key to his problem.
Something along those lines.
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Can you send me a picture of the page in the story that has that sentence in it and then maybe I will be able to answer you
Maybe you did somethinthey didnt like
I think it is C. Each step from first to last is presented in order
Let me know if it's correct