Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 122

Chapter 122 

The operating room lights soon lit up, and family members were left 

waiting outside. 

Alaric pulled Victoria to sit on a chair by the side. 

Although Victoria sat down, for some reason, she had a very ominous 

feeling. She furrowed her brows uncomfortably. 

She had felt that something wasn’t quite right all morning, but she had 

been so focused on Griselda that she hadn’t paid attention to anything 

else. 

Moreover, the person sitting beside her, Alaric, had been holding her wrist. 

ever since they entered the room. His grip was strong, and the warmth 

from his hand constantly reassured her. 

If it weren’t for Alaric, she would have been even more anxious. 

While she was lost in thought, Alaric’s phone, which he had put on silent, 

began to vibrate. 

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Since Griselda had entered the operating room, Alaric had put his phone 

on silent mode, and everyone at the company knew that Griselda was 

having surgery and not to disturb him. 

The only person who would call him at this time was… 

Victoria unconsciously looked at Alaric. 

Alaric pursed his thin lips and looked back at her for a moment before 

taking out his phone. 

Sure enough, Claudia’s name appeared on the screen. 

When Victoria saw Claudia’s name, for some reason, she bit her lip. 

At this point, he couldn’t possibly still answer Claudia’s call, right? 

Just as she was lost in thought, Mary, who was sitting opposite her, 

suddenly spoke up. 

“You still haven’t turned off your phone at this time?” 

Mary’s words echoed Victoria’s thoughts. At that moment, she also turned 

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to look at Alaric. 

She wasn’t sure if it was Mary’s words that made him realize it or if Alaric 

himself knew that it was inappropriate to answer Claudia’s call at this 

time, but he hung up the phone. 

Mary looked away, no longer paying attention to him. 

Victoria felt relieved in her heart. 

At the same time, she wanted to pull her hand back, but Alaric not only did 

not let go but tightened his grip. 

She frowned and looked at him. 

“I’m holding on,” Alaric said coldly. “So, you won’t be afraid.” 

Victoria was speechless. 

Who said she was afraid? 

Nevertheless, with his hand holding hers, she did feel a little safer. 

However, she had promised Claudia not to have any intimate actions with 

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him. Holding hands counted as intimate actions, right? 

“Griselda has always been a fortunate person,” Alaric said again. 

After hearing Alaric’s words, Victoria snapped back to reality, realizing that 

even if it was an intimate gesture, she couldn’t afford to think of anything 

else at this moment. 

She nodded. “I know.” 

“Are you cold?” Alaric suddenly asked. 

Victoria shook her head. 

The next moment, Alaric let go of her hand. 

At that moment, Victoria felt as if a weight had been lifted from her heart. 

But this feeling didn’t last long because Alaric took off his jacket and 

draped it over her. 

The warm and refreshing scent of the jacket enveloped Victoria’s body, 

and she was momentarily taken aback. 

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She had just said that she wasn’t cold, so why did he… 

Just then, Alaric sat down beside her again and took her wrist in his hand. 

once more. 

Victoria was speechless. 

She didn’t say anything in front of Adrian and Mary. 

Then, everyone waited in silence outside the operating room. 

But unfortunately, it didn’t last long. About ten minutes later, Alaric’s phone 

vibrated again in his pocket, and Victoria could feel it clearly since she 

was wearing his jacket. 

She looked at Alaric subconsciously and their eyes met. 

“Your phone is ringing again. Are you going to answer it?” she asked. 

Alaric pursed his lips and then said, “It’s in your hands now.” 

What does he mean? 

Does he want me to take the initiative and answer the phone? 

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At first, Victoria could pretend to ignore it and let Alaric answer it himself. 

But after the phone kept vibrating in his jacket pocket, she became 

annoyed. 

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“Would you blame me if I turn off your phone and you subsequently miss 

anything important?” she asked Alaric. 

Alaric’s gaze fixed on her face. “Have I ever blamed you before?” 

His words caught Victoria off guard. 

“Okay, it’s you against your words. I’ll turn off your phone then. It’s been 

annoying me,” she said, taking his phone out of his pocket. It was quiet 

now, but Victoria could see from the screen that Claudia had called him 

four or five times. 

Why now? Why was she calling him now? 

Did she want to ask Alaric about Grandma’s surgery? 

As Victoria was thinking about this, Alaric’s phone vibrated again. 

But this time, it wasn’t a call. It was a message, and Victoria could see it 

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“Mr. Cadogan, this is Elaine. I’ve been calling you, but you haven’t 

answered. I don’t know if something has delayed you from answering my 

calls, but I have something urgent to tell you. Claudia has run away. I don’t 

know where she went, and she’s injured. She left her phone in the ward, 

and I can’t find her anywhere. I’m very worried. If you see this message, 

please help me find Claudia.” 

Although the message was long, Victoria read it quickly. 

Claudia is missing? 

At this crucial moment?