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Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 13

Chapter 13 

Victoria’s heart suddenly quieted clown after the text was successfully 

sent

She had done it. All there was left was to wait for his reply

However, Alaric didn’t answer right away

 

Victoria checked the time and guessed that he should be working at the 

moment. He might be in a meeting, in a business engagement, or his 

phone might even be silent. He’ll see it once he’s done with work

The wait was unbearable, so she decided to take a nap

With that, she changed into her pajamas and drew the curtains to silence 

the room before climbing into bed

Ping

 

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Meanwhile, inside an office of one of Cadogan Group’s buildings, Claudia’s 

lashes were trembling uncontrollably right then when she was still sitting 

calmly on the couch a couple of seconds ago

Her eyes were fixed on the simple text message she was readingI’m 

pregnant.‘ 

The young woman had thought it was Alaric’s work message or some kind 

of spam when the text first came in, but who’d have thought it was from 

Victoria?! 

Reflexively, she looked toward the man working away at the desk, reeling 

in the possibility that he had gotten together with Victoria

Alaric seemingly noticed her gaze as he looked up at her quizzically

Startled, Claudia forced a smile and quickly lowered her head, leading 

Alaric to finally withdraw his gaze

 

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It was exceptionally quiet in the office, and because they were on a high 

floor, the surrounding noises on the ground were inaudible to them

Meanwhile, grimness laced Claudia’s drooped eyes as she deleted the 

text without confirming if Victoria was really the sender

After the deed was done, the young woman breathed a sigh of relief but 

fell into deep thought as her nails sank into her palms

SelwynWhat is she trying to do with that text? Does she want to steal 

Alaric from me?! 

At that, Claudia bit her lip

She should consider herself lucky that she had asked Alaric for his phone 

right after entering his office. Sure, he frowned upon hearing it, but he still 

handed the phone to her very quickly

If she hadn’t asked for it, and if Alaric had seen the text, then the 

 

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consequences would be unimaginable

Minutes later, she returned Alaric his phone and said softly, Here, Al. I’m 

done with it. Thanks.” 

Sure.He nodded subtly as he took it from her

I thought you hated people touching your phone. Why are you willing to 

lend it to me?Claudia couldn’t help asking as she looked at his impassive 

face while recalling Victoria’s text

To that, Alaric took a gander at her and answered somewhat helplessly

Because you’re different from everyone else, of course.” 

 

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That was all it took to sate Claudia, and she felt overjoyed like her heart 

had been drenched in honey

Yeah, I’m different. If anything, I might have been overthinking. Besides

even if Victoria is pregnant, who’s to say Alaric is the father? As if he would 

ever touch her

While she was deep in thought, Alaric added, You saved me once

Claudia. You can make any demands with me. I will grant it all.” 

Thank you, Al.Claudia nodded while her smile shallowed at the mention 

of the topic

As she drooped her eyelids, grimness enveloped her eyes once more 

while she flipped out deep within

That again! Can you go one day without telling me I saved you? Am

nothing to you at all if I hadn’t saved your life?! 

 

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As she recalled the incident, guilt crept up on Claudia

Though many years had passed, it still felt fresh as if it had just happened 

the day before

The river was torrential at the time, and Claudia had been rendered 

petrified when Alaric got caught in the river. She did nothing but stand by 

the river as her head buzzed

By the time she came to her senses and called for help, a slender figure 

had already run desperately toward her. Because of that, she had 

forgotten to call for help when the figure brushed past her

All she did was reflexively stop in her tracks and look over her shoulder 

when she saw the girl jump into the water without hesitation

Though the incident happened many years ago, it still shook Claudia 

whenever she recalled it

 

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The girl was too brave. So much so that Claudia loathed her for a long 

time after that

What is it?Alaric asked, seeing that she seemed to have fallen into deep 

thought

Nothing.She shook her head with a faint smile when his voice pulled her 

back to reality

She shouldn’t recall the past anymore. Now, she was Alaric’s savior, and it 

was a fact that would never changeever

Following that, Claudia stayed in Alaric’s office a while longer

Nevertheless, since the man was tied up with work and didn’t have time to 

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entertain her, she saw herself out a while later. Al, since you’re busy, I’ll 

head back for now and visit you another day.” 

Sure,responded the man with his gaze fixed on his laptop screen. But just 

as she was about to leave, a thought suddenly came to him. Wait.” 

Yes?” 

Who texted?he asked, staring at her, causing her to freeze

He hadn’t asked when the notification ping came in, and Claudia probably 

deleted it without giving it a second thought because she had been 

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