Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 119

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Alaric answered the phone and heard Claudia’s gentle voice sounding 

from the other end. 

“Are you getting off work, Al? I suppose you must be free now, so I decided 

to call you.” 

“Yeah.” Alaric glanced at Victoria and answered, “I just got off work.” 

“Great. I was worried that I might disturb you. How’s Grandma? I’ve been 

quite worried about her, so I couldn’t rest well at all in the hospital. If only 

she liked me… I could’ve visited her in the hospital instead.” 

Every sentence coming out of Claudia’s mouth always included 

“Grandma“, and that made Alaric feel bad for her. His voice was lowered 

as he replied, “You should focus on recovering now. Don’t think too much. 

about everything else.” 

“Okay, Al. I’m just worried about Grandma… Can you take me over to see 

her on her operation day? Perhaps she might not be upset if she sees me.” 

On the day of the operation? 

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Alaric pursed his lips and pondered on the situation. Eventually, he came 

to the conclusion that it might be doable. 

However, it still depended on the overall situation on that day. 

“I’ll let you know on the operation day.” 

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Claudia didn’t expect him to agree readily, but she still decided to offer the 

suggestion. The fact that he didn’t reject her immediately meant that she 

had a chance. 

“Okay.” She hummed gently before asking tentatively, “Are you free to 

come over–now? I’m not trying to disturb you. I just kind of miss you, and 

my wound… It hurts so bad. The doctor came to tell me that it might take a 

very long time to heal.” 

At the mention of her injury, Alaric knitted his brows. 

He did have time, and he also promised her that he would take the time to 

see her. 

However… 

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Alaric glanced at Victoria once again and uttered in a baritone voice, “I’ll 

drop by another day. Take care.” 

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Since she was rejected twice in a row now, Claudia pulled a long face. 

Despite that, she had no choice but to respect his decision. “Okay.” 

Victoria waited for about three minutes and noticed that Alaric was still on 

the phone, so she fished out her phone and decided to arrange 

tomorrow’s to–do list. 

However, after scrolling through her phone for some time, Alaric was 

mysteriously behind her all of a sudden. 

At the same time, he spoke up abruptly, “Let’s go.” 

Victoria was startled because she didn’t expect that he ended the call as 

soon as she took out her phone. 

Hence, she shoved the phone into her bag and inquired, “Are you done? 

That’s quick.” 

Alaric’s expression darkened when he heard that. 

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“Was it quick? How long did you expect me to be on the call?” 

Victoria twitched her lips awkwardly and changed the subject. “Shall we 

go now?” 

Her tone was slightly raised at the end of the question. 

Alaric’s expression looked even worse than before. 

“Are you going to stay here then?” 

Leaving her with that, he went to start the car with a long face. 

Victoria stood on the ground, stunned. Wasn’t he on a call with his lover? 

Why is he so moody after the phone call? 

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Anyway, she had no intention of getting into an argument with him. Even if 

it was just bickering or something simple that might ruin the mood 

between the two of them, she wouldn’t risk doing them. 

After all, she needed his protection for now. 

if she were to follow Alaric around every day to and from the company, 

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anyone who wanted to seek revenge on her might not easily attack if she 

was with a man. 

At that thought, she quickened her pace and tagged along. 

Every day after that, besides familiar and safe places, Victoria would 

follow Alaric to and from the company. 

She didn’t even touch her own car and made sure that she was never left 

alone. 

Her behavior made Alaric reminisce about the old times. When they were 

kids, she used to stick to him like gum. 

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Back then, he never felt annoyed by her existence. Instead, he found it 

comforting… and if she was willing, he didn’t even seem to mind letting her 

follow him around for the rest of his life. 

Such thoughts hidden in the deepest part of his heart prompted him to 

analyze his feelings again. 

However, every time he had such thoughts, another woman would pop up 

in his mind. She looked pitiful and fragile, but she desperately risked her 

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life to save him, and she was also always considerate of him. 

Moreover, he had promised her that his heart would always be open for 

her. 

After realizing that he was in a great dilemma, Alaric felt like the heavens 

were pulling a joke on him. 

Otherwise, how was it possible for one to fall for two persons at the same 

time? 

Having that thought in his mind, he simply tossed the pen on the table 

and lost the mood to work. 

On the fourth day, Benedict sent a message to inform them to bring 

Griselda to the hospital and that they should be on standby for the 

surgery. 

Hence, everyone from the Cadogan Family had to put aside any other 

thoughts or any other tasks at hand to focus on Griselda’s surgery. 

Once Adrian completed his task, he returned from overseas to take care 

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of Griselda at the hospital. 

After the registration was done, Griselda was pushed into the VIP ward in a 

wheelchair. 

The ward was well equipped with a water heater, TV, and floor heaters. 

Moreover, it was well–cleaned, and they could even faintly smell the 

disinfectant in the room. 

“The room smells of disinfectant,” Mary commented as soon as she 

entered the ward. 

When she turned around, she already noticed Victoria had opened the 

windows for ventilation. 

Even though it was just a small and seemingly insignificant act, Mary 

couldn’t help shooting Victoria a thumbs–up. 

Her daughter–in–law was indeed a sensible one. 

She wasn’t just pretty, but she was also capable. Her son must’ve lucked 

out to have married her. 

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The “lucky” man mentioned was currently taking a call outside the ward, 

causing Mary to give him an eye roll. 

“Isn’t this ward great, Mom? It’s spacious and bright.” 

Griselda scanned her surroundings after entering the ward. Subsequently, 

the nodded in satisfaction. 

“I can’t even be picky when they offer such good facilities in the ward” 

Adrian, on the other hand, blurted straightforwardly, “There’s no use in 

being picky because this is the best room available.” 

Mary clicked her tongue and glared at him. “If you don’t have anything 

nice to say, just keep quiet” 

After being reprimanded by Mary, Adrian felt embarrassed and kept quiet. 

At the same time, Alaric returned after answering the call. 

“Dr. Sully told us that the surgery will be held tomorrow afternoon.” 

Upon hearing that, everyone in the room turned toward Griselda in unison. 

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She chuckled upon meeting everyone’s gaze. 

“Why are you all looking at me like that?” 

Victoria couldn’t help but utter, “Take it easy, Grandma. It’s just a minor 

surgery. It’ll be over before you know it.” 

Griselda nodded at that. 

“Mmhm. I’ve decided to move on and keep an open mind. Don’t worry 

about me.” 

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Initially, she wanted to say that even if she died during the surgery, she 

would have to accept her fate, but at the thought of how Victoria bawled 

the other day when she said that, Griselda decided against it. 

Then, she looked at Victoria, who was sighing nervously while looking at 

her. 

Oh, poor child.