Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 123

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When Victoria handed over the phone, Alaric also saw the content. 

Victoria clearly saw his pupils contract; it was probably because he was 

worried about Claudia running away, 

She turned her face away, wanting to take off her jacket to give it back to 

him. But at this moment, she heard Alaric say, “I’ll go out for a while.” 

Although she had guessed this, hearing him say it himself felt different. 

Victoria said softly, “Okay.” She then stood up to take off her jacket to give 

it back to him. 

Alaric’s gaze changed as he held her hand. “No need. Just wear it. I’ll be 

back in an hour.” 

“But it’s cold outside,” Victoria protested. 

“I am a man.” Alaric’s voice was firm. “You wear it. I’ll be back soon.” 

Then, he looked at the light outside the operating room. 

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“There’s still an hour to go for the surgery. I’ll come back before that. Call 

me if you need anything.” 

Victoria pursed her lips and spoke softly, “Okay. Let your parents know.” 

“Mm.” Alaric nodded. 

Then, he let go of her hand and went to find Adrian and Mary.. 

When Mary heard that he was going out, she immediately glared at him in 

displeasure. “What are you thinking? Do you know what’s going on right 

now? Do you even care about your grandmother?” 

Alaric pursed his lips, staying silent under the reprimand. 

Seeing him lowering his head and remaining silent, Mary poked his chest. 

“What are you going to do?” 

He didn’t speak, but his expression clearly indicated that he was going out. 

Seeing this, Mary sneered. “Did Victoria agree to let you go?” 

Alaric finally looked up and nodded. 

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Mary couldn’t believe it. “What? She actually agreed?” 

Then, she looked at Victoria and made a sarcastic remark. “She’s so 

generous. She actually agreed to let her husband go out and look for 

some other woman at this critical moment.” 

Victoria felt her ears turn red at Mary’s sarcasm, which was the first time 

she had ever experienced it. 

Alaric frowned slightly. “I have something important to do.” 

“What could be more important than your grandmother?” 

“Claudia is missing and I need to find her.” 

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Hearing Claudia’s name, Mary hesitated for a moment. She really didn’t 

like her son’s attitude toward Claudia, but unfortunately, Claudia had done 

them a great favor. 

When it came to a benefactor, she couldn’t bring herself to say anything 

unkind. 

She asked, “Why did Claudia go missing? What happened to her?” 

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“She suffered severe injuries to her face and will be scarred. She’s not in a 

good state of mind lately,” Alaric said, looking at the time. 

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When Mary heard that Claudia had suffered serious injuries to her face, as 

someone who cared about her appearance, she was at a loss for words. If 

she was also injured on her face, she would probably go crazy. 

“I’ll leave first,” Alaric said, seeing that Mary and Adrian weren’t saying 

anything else. 

Looking at his back, Mary could only say, “Come back soon, and if 

necessary, let your assistant find someone to help you search for her.” 

In response to her, Alaric merely disappeared from view. 

When he left, Mary said helplessly, “Why does it have to be Claudia? We 

can’t say anything about her. If we do, we’ll seem ungrateful.” 

She sat down and sighed. 

Adrian reached out and stroked her head indulgently. “Don’t think too 

much. Fate has its own plan.” 

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Mary glared at him petulantly. “What are you saying?” 

Adrian just smiled and said nothing. 

Mary thought of something and said to Adrian, “You stay here. I’ll go over 

to Victoria.” 

“Okay.” 

Victoria sat there wearing Alaric’s jacket while looking at Mary walking 

toward her with a helpless expression. 

Sure enough, after Mary sat down next to her, Mary asked, “Doesn’t it hurt. 

to watch him go find another woman? Aren’t you heartbroken?” 

Victoria could only faintly reply, “He’s just going to find her and not do 

anything else.” 

“Are you sure it’s just like that?” 

Victoria remained silent. 

“You are husband and wife; sometimes you don’t need to be so 

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understanding. If you feel jealous, feel jealous. If you’re always too 

accommodating, he might think you don’t really love him.” 

Yes, Victoria understood this principle. 

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But… their marriage was fake from the beginning, so did she have the right 

to feel jealous. 

Seeing that Victoria didn’t say anything, Mary suddenly felt a bit frustrated. 

“Alright, forget it. As long as you two don’t have any problems. As an elder, I 

won’t say much.” 

After speaking, Mary got up and returned to Adrian’s side. 

Victoria looked up and saw that after Mary left, Adrian carefully helped her 

sit down and adjusted her collar, full of affection throughout the process. 

Love for someone truly could not be hidden. 

Sometimes, she envied Adrian and Mary’s love for each other. 

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long time without diminishing love were really rare. 

When she was young and secretly liked Alaric, she also thought of them 

as being like Adrian and Mary. 

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But because of her father’s failed relationship, Victoria felt that love was 

not so beautiful anymore. 

However, when she saw Adrian and Mary, she felt that she could do it too. 

Still, fantasies were just fantasies, and reality was far from it.