Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 111

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Compared to Alaric’s restlessness, Victoria seemed much calmer. “Let’s go. Let’s not 

delay Grandma’s check–up.” 

Without any outsiders present, she didn’t put on an act, and it made her sound and 

look completely different. 

When she finished speaking, she realized that he wasn’t moving. She frowned 

slightly. She hadn’t wanted to separate herself from him so soon, but his words were 

far too annoying, so she couldn’t help herself. The results from Griselda’s checkup 

weren’t certain at all and Victoria had been far too hasty. 

At that thought, she took a deep breath and was about to turn to speak to him when 

the car suddenly set off at a great speed. She was extremely shocked and turned to 

look at Alaric, seeing that he was driving with a completely dark expression while 

exuding intense rage. 

For some reason, she felt herself tearing up as great sadness rose inside her. What 

is he doing? I didn’t do anything wrong at all, so why do I have to bear all of this? 

How is his relationship with Claudia any of my business? He was the one to suggest 

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marriage as well as divorce, even asking me to abort the child. He has been the one 

controlling everything, so why is he angry with me? 

Her tears welled up and she turned to look outside the window before they could 

fall. She leaned backward and turned her head up slightly so her tears would 

accumulate without trickling out. 

Never mind. Just let it be. We probably can’t even be friends anymore. What other 

choice is there? I shouldn’t have fallen for him. 

The car went at a high speed before Alaric calmed down enough to let it return to a 

normal speed. When they arrived at the hospital and got out of the car, he saw that 

her eyes were red as if she had been crying. His stormy mood abated at once after 

seeing this. 

As Victoria was about to step inside the hospital, he caught her wrist. “Were you 

crying?” 

She did not even turn her head. “No.” 

He frowned. Her voice sounded normal and did not seem suspicious, yet her eyes 

were as red as that of a rabbit’s. 

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Why is she crying? Is it because I drove too fast? 

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As Alaric considered this, he felt her hand trying to free itself. He lost focus for a 

while before gripping her wrist tighter. 

Remembering what his mother had said, he pursed his lips to form a straight line. “It 

was my fault just now.” 

www. 

Victoria, who had already calmed down, felt herself tear up again and nearly couldn’t 

stop her tears. “I don’t need you to apologize. Let go.” 

She tried to draw her hand back, but he continued gripping it tightly, not letting go 

no matter how hard she struggled. Alaric wasn’t sure if he was mistaken, but he 

could feel the sadness radiating from the back of her head. The emotions which 

had tormented him reached their peak and he opened his mouth, about to say 

something. 

“There you are, Mr. and Mrs. Cadogan.” Two familiar nurses came out of the 

rehabilitation center at that moment and greeted them voluntarily. 

Alaric frowned, not expecting outsiders to interrupt them. Meanwhile, Victoria took 

the opportunity to completely shake him off and moved forward to talk to the two 

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nurses. Their attention was drawn to her immediately and they did not even notice 

him being angry. 

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After another ten minutes, Adrian’s car arrived as well. Since the chauffeur had been 

the one driving, not to mention that Griselda was in it, the car moved extremely 

stably. 

As soon as Adrian alighted from the car, he shot a disapproving glance at his son 

and scolded sternly, “Why did you drive so recklessly? It’s fine if you are alone, but 

Victoria is there with you.” 

After reprimanding his son, Adrian went off to check on Victoria. Mary came 

forward while pushing Griselda’s wheelchair as she shot her son a look. Seeing his 

dark expression made her snort inwardly before she shook her head. I gave him my 

secret weapon, but he still ended up like this. He deserves that. 

On the other hand, Griselda, who was sitting in the wheelchair, seemed to have 

sensed something too and couldn’t help asking, “They seem to have some issues 

since their emotions seem too unusual.” 

Mary paused before realizing what Griselda was worried about. After pondering for 

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a second, she chuckled. “Mom, the younger generation likes to wear each other out. 

You don’t have to be too concerned. Back in the day, Adrian and I would also argue 

every few days. I would either think he didn’t care enough about me or that he 

wasn’t being considerate enough. To be brief, their personalities will surely cause 

some friction when they get together before eventually becoming compatible.” 

“Your words make sense, but…” Griselda couldn’t help worrying and decided to tell 

Mary about Claudia after some consideration. Her daughter–in–law was smart and 

would definitely find a way. If this could be dealt with, then Griselda didn’t have to 

worry about it.