Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 118

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Returning to the office, Victoria placed the cake on the table. Her mood

was great before she went downstairs, and she even had the appetite to

eat, but now, she had lost them all.

Currently, the scene of bumping into Christopher Drevel downstairs

occupied her mind.

Summer’s words served as a reminder to her.

As it was possible that running into Christopher was just a coincidence,

she didn’t want to assume anything bad about anyone. After all, the

bakery downstairs was well known for its cakes, so it was only natural that

it attracted many customers, but could there really be such a

coincidence?

Victoria had to bump into a classmate who she hadn’t met in years and

that person happened to be Claudia’s admirer at the same time Claudia

was injured.

At that thought, she opened the cake box, allowing the sweet scent of the

cake to waft into her nostrils.

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Just as she cut a small slice of the cake and shoved it into her mouth, she

made a decision.

Whether or not it was a coincidence, she had to be extra cautious.

If Christopher was here to avenge Claudia, then Victoria would try to avoid

any potential threat that he could bring to her. If not, she would simply

consider herself a narrow–minded person.

Even though Claudia had promised her that she wouldn’t stop her from

keeping the child in her belly, there was no guarantee that she wouldn’t

change her mind.

What if something happened later on?

Victoria dared not imagine the possibilities. All in all, she just had to be

extra careful for her unborn child’s sake.

Before getting off work, she went to Alaric’s office and bumped into Peter,

who was coming out of his office.

As soon as he saw her, Peter walked up to her as if welcoming a close

friend. “Miss Selwyn, are you here for Mr. Cadogan?”

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She halted in her steps and met his eyes. “What’s wrong? Is he busy?”

“No, of course not.” Peter shook his head fervently. “He’s getting off work

soon. I thought you wouldn’t come and see him, Miss Selwyn.“.

Before Claudia showed up, Alaric would always wait for Victoria to come

to his office before they left the company together.

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However, ever since Claudia showed up in the company, Victoria no

longer came to his office except during working hours, so Peter thought

she would never come again.

At the mention of that, Victoria presented an awkward look without

uttering a word.

It had been a long time since she took Alaric’s car home. If she hadn’t.

considered her safety, she probably wouldn’t have come to see him.

“Go on in and look for Mr. Cadogan.”

“Okay.” Victoria nodded at him, and when she passed by him, she heard

him say, “Good luck, Miss Selwyn. Please take care.”

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Victoria was stunned by his statement, but Peter had gone off with the

documents in his hands.

Standing on the spot with furrowed brows, she couldn’t fathom his words.

She could assume that Peter wished her luck because Alaric might favor

her over Claudia, but why did he tell her to take care of herself?

His statement sounded out of the blue as if he knew something.

She believed that she was very good at concealing her pregnancy,

though. Except for the time Summer yelled at her in the office, nobody

should know about it because even Yasmin acted normally.

Whatever. He probably doesn’t know about it. Victoria shook off her

thoughts and continued heading to Alaric’s office.

The door to the office was closed, and just as she was about to knock on it,

the door was opened, and out came Alaric with a blank face.

Obviously, he did not expect her to look for him, so a slight hint of emotion

appeared on his icy face.

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“Are you here for me?”

Victoria withdrew her hand upon hearing that. Nodding her head, she

replied, “Yeah. I don’t feel so good, so I don’t think I want to drive. Can I-

At the sudden thought of something, she paused and continued, “Will you

give me a ride home for these few days?”

“What symptoms do you have?”

She never expected him to ask about her condition as he scanned her

from top to toe with a sharp gaze.

Victoria froze for a moment. “Erm, that’s not the point.”

The next moment, Alaric leaned down to hold her shoulders. “Then, what is

it? Are you sick?”

He had noticed how abnormal she had been behaving as if she was

hiding something from him.

Even until today, he was skeptical of that report.

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Initially, he thought that she was diagnosed with a disease, so she tore the

report into pieces. However, her explanation to him afterward was

flawless.

She claimed that the report was placed in her pocket when she was out

under the heavy rain, so it was completely normal for it to be wet.

After that, she diverted his attention to other issues, and so the situation

was forgotten.

“There’s nothing wrong with me.” While saying that, Victoria furrowed her

brows. “Alaric, I told you I’m fine! Why don’t you believe me? Do you wish

that I’m sick?”

At that, he frowned. “What nonsense are you talking about?”

“If that’s not it, then don’t assume that I’m sick. The reason I said I don’t feel

good is because I’m too lazy to drive. Is that okay? Must you get to the

bottom of it?”

Her tone gradually sounded impatient, and she even shook his hand

away.

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Nevertheless, Alaric was not upset at all. Instead, he stared at her with

obsidian eyes.

“Are you not upset with me anymore?”

“What?” Victoria blurted.

Alaric pursed his lips and uttered without much emotion. “Nothing.”

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However, a smile was evident in his eyes. Being lazy was an excuse, wasn’t

it? You just want to reconcile with me, so you came up with that reason.

He took another glance at her and realized that she looked exactly the

same as when she was younger.

She had a hot temper, and every time they fought when they were young,

she would stomp away and leave him alone. No matter how hard he tried

to coax her, she would just ignore him, but when he became impatient,

she would approach him like a little cub and make up all sorts of lame

excuses in order to reconcile with him.

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Even though she wasn’t sick, she came up with the excuse of being lazy in

order to ride home with him.

“Let’s go.”

Alaric grabbed his car keys and took the lead, the gloomy mood clouding

his mind and heart instantly cleared up.

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Victoria, on the other hand, was entirely unaware of his wild imagination.

Seeing him leave, she hurriedly tagged along.

As soon as they arrived at the parking lot, however, Claudia’s call came.

When his phone rang, Alaric took it out, checked the screen, and froze. The

subtle change in his expression made Victoria sense something. Without

even looking at him, she spoke. “I’ll wait for you over there.”

After saying that, she left sensibly.

Alaric pursed his lips and subconsciously clutched his phone in his hand.

On the other hand, boredom overcame Victoria as she waited.

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Compared to her mood last time when she was standing on the side.

while waiting for Alaric to talk to Claudia on the phone, Victoria carried a

completely different feeling right now.

Back then, she hadn’t completely given up on him yet, so she felt uneasy

and sad when he answered Claudia’s calls.

Now, however, it no longer affected her as much.

It didn’t matter anymore.