Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 130

Chapter 130 

After hearing Bane’s response, Alaric’s mind was in chaos. He had always 

felt that something was off about Bane when they were young. Bane was 

always close to Victoria, and he often patted her head and called her “little 

girl.” Still, Bane had always said she was just a kid who hadn’t grown up. 

yet. So, he always thought Bane treated her like a younger sister. 

Although this was his opinion, deep down, Alaric always felt that 

something was off. This feeling continued until they lost contact and 

disappeared from each other’s lives after he went abroad. However, he 

never expected that today… Bane actually admitted it, and so quickly at 

that. 

“Surprised?” Bane chuckled softly. “Isn’t it obvious that I have liked her since 

we were kids? I thought you knew all along.” 

After hearing that, Alaric said nothing, with his lips pressed into a straight 

line. 

“Looks like you just found out. Well, it’s not too late to know now.” Thinking 

about something, Bane added, “So, what will you do about Claudia?” 

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“What?” Alaric’s mind was still on the fact that his friend liked Victoria. As a 

result, he had no desire to think about anything else. 

Then, Bane put it delicately. “I heard you left the hospital halfway because 

someone sent you a message saying Claudia was missing?” 

Alaric was astute, so he naturally comprehended what Bane was saying. 

Although Alaric also felt that the two incidents were too coincidental to the 

point of being suspicious, he couldn’t believe that Claudia was involved, 

given that she had risked her life to save him by jumping into the river. 

On the other hand, Bane could tell Alaric’s response by his silence. “It 

seems our opinions are different now. In that case, as a friend, I have to 

warn you in advance. I can’t stand it when anyone bullies Victoria. Hence, 

if I find out that Claudia is involved in this matter, I won’t go easy on her.” 

Alaric frowned upon hearing that. “What do you mean? Have you already 

assumed that it’s her?” 

“I’m just waiting for the results. Don’t you want to know? Considering your 

feelings for Claudia, you should at least think about what you will do if it 

turns out she’s involved, right?” 

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Meanwhile, Alaric did not go to find Claudia after leaving the hospital but 

instead returned to Central Hospital. 

Griselda had already undergone her operation, but she remained in the 

observation room. 

When Alaric arrived, he asked, “Grandma, is she-” 

Slap! A slap landed on his handsome face. He didn’t dodge, and he was 

hit squarely in the face. 

Mary’s palm’s hurt because she had to use all her strength to slap her son, 

and her normally fair palms quickly turned red. She usually maintained 

such poise and beauty, but she lost her cool at that moment. Then, she 

glared at him with bloodshot eyes. “I’m so disappointed in you!” 

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After Adrian saw that, he quickly stepped forward to pull his wife away. 

“Why did you have to do that? Does your hand hurt?” he spoke to her while 

massaging her hand in a distressed manner. 

Soon, Alaric’s handsome face was quickly marked with a handprint. After 

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all, the slap had used almost all of his mother’s strength. After that, he 

appeared gloomy and disheartened. In his entire life, from childhood until 

now, his mother had never laid a hand on him until this one time. Despite 

his desire to explain himself, he was speechless at realizing he had let 

everyone down. He had left while his grandmother was in the hospital 

undergoing surgery, and he had not returned until now, which made him 

appear to be a complete jerk. After a while, he said, “I’ll see Grandma first.” 

After saying that, he walked away while Mary glared at her son’s back, 

with Adrian trying to calm her down. “Okay, don’t be angry. Anyway, things 

have already happened.” 

“What do you mean? Just because things have happened, I shouldn’t care 

anymore? It’s because I’ve been too lenient that he’s acting so recklessly 

now!” She was so angry that she lost the air of a refined and wealthy lady. 

“I’m not saying you shouldn’t care, but since things are like this now, 

getting angry won’t help. Let’s take it slowly,” he explained. 

“Take it slowly? With things like this, we can’t take it slowly. Why don’t you 

take care of your son yourself? I’m done with it.” 

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Adrian sighed helplessly upon hearing that. “You know I always listen to 

you. As for our son, what would you do if you were in his shoes? If you 

heard that your lifesaving benefactor was missing, could you sit still in the 

operating room?” 

When Mary heard that, she didn’t say anything. 

“It’s a dilemma. What do you expect him to choose?” 

“I didn’t say he couldn’t go find her, but did he have to take so long? Even 

Victoria… Fortunately, Bane found her. Otherwise, she would be in danger, 

and what’s the point of his dilemma?” she argued. 

“Yeah, fortunately, Bane was there. Don’t blame Alaric anymore. He’s also 

feeling bad about it,” Adrian said. 

“Feeling bad? He can feel bad all he wants but will regret it when 

something happens. He doesn’t know what’s most important to him,” Mary 

replied angrily. 

However, when she thought of her son silently walking away after being 

slapped by her just now, she felt sorry for him. He is probably feeling bad 

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too. Still, what could he do? Either choice is painful for him. Even as 

parents, we could not speak ill of Claudia lest we be deemed ungrateful to 

a benefactor. As decent individuals, we should be thankful. It’s not easy to 

strike a balance between everything, and poor Victoria is the one who has 

to suffer. The more she considered this, the more she felt for Victoria; she 

knew she couldn’t stand in Victoria’s shoes after what had happened 

today. Despite that, she wondered how Victoria remained so composed 

under such duress.