Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 96

The color on Claudia’s face gradually faded.

Claudia never expected that Alaric would say such a thing. What did he

mean by saying that if I knew I was being careless, I should be more

careful next time? Did he think that it was my fault for falling like this today

and had nothing to do with Victoria? And is he not going to hold her

accountable for this? No, I shouldn’t be thinking about these things right

now. What I should be thinking about now is why Alaric suddenly changed

his mind after going out and coming back. Victoria must have said

something to him. Could it be that….

At the thought of something, she didn’t feel too good about the entire

situation.

In that instant, she disregarded everything else and threw herself into

Alaric’s arms, sobbing like an innocent child. “I’m sorry. I will keep the words.

you said in mind. My wound just hurts so much, and the doctor told me it Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

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would leave a scar, so I was in a really bad mood. Where did you go just

now, Al? Did you hear that it will leave a scar on my forehead and that you

think I’m ugly, so you don’t want me anymore?”

The warmth in his arms made him even more agitated. He furrowed his

brows and instinctively wanted to push her away.

However, Claudia hugged him even tighter and asked while sobbing, “Do

you know why I was willing to risk my life to save you when we were

young?”

His movements came to a halt. Childhood memories always had a way of

touching his soft spot.

With tears in her eyes, she buried her face in his chest and hugged his thin

waist tightly. “Because I can’t lose you, Al. Can you please don’t leave me?”

At this moment, Alaric lowered his gaze and looked at her. He

remembered how she had dived into the river to save him when he was

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struggling and on the verge of death. That was not what an ordinary

person could do. She must have valued me very much to be able to do so.

Gradually, he relented, and the fact that she had saved his life made him

feel indebted to her. At this thought, he gently patted her shoulder and

answered in a soft tone, “Don’t think too much. Let me take you back to

rest.”

Claudia felt relieved when she noticed his tone had softened. As expected,

mentioning the incident is useful. Luckily, I still have this as leverage. It

seems that Victoria is not completely useless after all.

If it weren’t for Victoria saving Alaric back then, he might have already

drowned because she wouldn’t have saved him. By the time she found

someone to help, it would also be too late. However, because Victoria had

saved him, not only did he survive, but she also gained the title of a

life-saving hero.

That was killing two birds with one stone, Claudia thought as she smirked

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in secret.

Back in the ward, the doctor came to re-treat her wound and gave her

some instructions. At the thought of having a scar on her forehead, she

felt distressed. “Doctor, will it really leave a scar?”

The middle-aged male doctor sighed when he saw her pitiful look. “The

wound is quite large, so it’s not very likely to avoid scarring. If you mind, we

can look into treatments after the wound heals. Otherwise, you can have

bangs to cover it up.”

Claudia already had bangs because her forehead wasn’t beautiful, so she

could only style her hair with bangs to cover it up and enhance her

forehead and overall appearance. Even if she had a scar in the future, her

bangs could still cover it up. However, this did not mean that she could.

accept the scar.

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upset at the thought of having a scar. Will I become ugly? Will you dislike

me and not want me anymore?”

His thin lips moved, but he couldn’t say the words he should have. In the

end, he could only say, “Rest well and let your wound heal first.”

Not hearing the reassurance she wanted, she felt disappointed. Even

before she lay down, she thought, could Alaric have fallen for Victoria in

the past two years? No way. He’s the man I have my eyes on, and I will

never hand him over to anyone else. I have to make good use of my

life-saving hero title and make sure Alaric focuses his attention solely on

me.

On the other hand, Victoria woke up feeling dizzy and nauseous. After lying

down for a while, she suddenly felt a wave of nausea wash over her. She

scrambled to her feet and crawled to the sink, where she spent a long

time dry heaving. In the end, she leaned against the bathroom door,

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feeling weak. Why do I suddenly feel so sick? She gently touched her

stomach, looking worried. Is there something wrong with the baby?

After resting for a while, she stood up and drank some warm water before

calling her bestie, Summer.

When Summer heard about how sick she was, she immediately said, “You

should take the day off today. I’ll go with you to the hospital.”

“Okay. That’s my plan too.”

After hanging up the phone, Victoria initially considered asking Alaric for a

day off but eventually decided against contacting him. Instead, she

reached out to Yasmin, explained that she had some urgent matters to

attend to, and asked her to inform Alaric when he arrived at the company.

When Yasmin received the message from Victoria, she had just woken up

and was still yawning. However, when she saw Victoria’s message, she

suddenly became energized.

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After a while, she suddenly realized that Victoria was asking her for the

day off instead of Alaric. Why didn’t she ask Mr. Cadogan for the day off? Is

it because of Claudia? It sure is!

She angrily clenched her phone and couldn’t help but curse, “Mr. Cadogan,

you sc*mbag! How dare you bully my Miss Victoria! I’ll forgive you!”

ever

On the crowded subway, Summer turned around to look at Victoria with

concern.

Meanwhile, Victoria sat there, her puny face adding a touch of fragility to

her stunning features, but her pale lips indicated that she had suffered a

lot.

Summer had heard of some pregnant women having severe morning.

sickness and vomiting. Although I’ve never seen it firsthand, I can imagine.

how terrible it must feel to have one’s stomach churning like a river. It

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seems like my dear Victoria is going through something similar. I knew she

had morning sickness, but her vomiting was on another level. It’s severel

enough to make her face turn pale like she’s sick. Worried, she held

Victoria’s hand.

Victoria opened her eyes and looked at her.

“Don’t worry. I’m here,” Summer said, squeezing her hand tightly and

transferring her warmth to her.

Victoria gave her a faint smile, and then couldn’t help but lean toward her.

Immediately, Summer adjusted her posture, turning her shoulder to let

Victoria lean on it. Just like that, Victoria rested her head on Summer’s

shoulder, completely relying on her.

“Thank you, Summer.” It’s honestly nice to have a true friend.