Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 136

Chapter 136 

The area where his heart was located suddenly became numb, even 

numbing his fingertips. Alaric couldn’t help but let out a muffled groan, 

instinctively pressing his palm against his chest. 

Hearing his painful moan, Victoria looked over and noticed him leaning 

against the steering wheel with a terrible complexion. 

For all the time they’d known each other, Alaric’s health had remained 

great, hardly ever falling ill. This was the first time Victoria had ever seen 

him in such a bad state, so she was also taken aback as she quickly 

reached out to support him. 

“What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?” 

The dull pain did not disappear but instead intensified when Victoria 

supported him, and the feeling of emptiness in his heart continued to 

grow. However, when he saw the worry on Victoria’s face, this feeling of 

emptiness was slowly filled with another emotion. 

Alaric wasn’t answering, yet still sweating profusely and appearing to be in 

great pain, so Victoria said, “I’ll call an ambulance for you.” But before she 

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could even reach for her phone, Alaric grabbed her wrist tightly with his 

hot and strong paim, and it felt like a branding iron against her skin. 

He gripped her wrist tightly while suddenly leaning toward her. 

Victoria was startled, thinking that Alaric was only doing so because he 

wasn’t feeling well, so she quickly reached out to support him once again. 

However, Alaric stopped just inches away from her lips, his dark and deep 

gaze piercing into her in the dim environment. 

The pain made his breathing unstable. 

Regardless, Alaric still held onto her hand tightly and pressed it against his 

chest as if doing so would ease the pain. 

Victoria lowered her head and glanced at where her hand was placed, 

which happened to be over Alaric’s heart, and it was pounding so hard 

that even she could feel it. 

She had never seen Alaric act as such before. 

“What’s wrong with you?” she asked as she looked at the agony on his 

face, wondering why he was so close to her despite being in so much 

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pain. 

Alaric’s Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as he pursed his thin lips. “Are 

you worried about me?” 

“What do you think?” Victoria replied. Given the way he looked, it was only 

natural for her to worry. She didn’t pick up on anything about Alaric’s 

questioning, but she did sense that his breathing was becoming more 

and more unstable. Thus, she suggested for fear of his safety, “Let me call 

an ambulance.” 

“Don’t!” Alaric growled, then accused her, saying, “You’re not worried about 

me.” 

His words made Victoria furrow her brows in frustration. “What are you 

talking about? Let go of my hand, and I’ll call for an ambulance. If you don’t 

want to get an ambulance, I’ll take you to the hospital.” 

Alaric gazed at her silently as if trying to ascertain something, then only 

released her hand slowly after some time. “I’m not going.” 

While saying so, he sat back and closed his eyes while resting against the 

seat. 

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The dull pain in his heart from earlier felt all too real, but it had subsided 

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somewhat now. Nevertheless, Alaric’s forehead was covered in sweat, and 

a few strands of black hair stuck onto it. 

Seeing him lean back in his seat, Victoria frowned. “Why won’t you go to 

the hospital? You’re not feeling well.” 

“It won’t do any good,” Alaric muttered. 

Victoria’s frown deepened. “How do you know that if you haven’t even 

gone to the hospital? Do you even know what your symptoms are?” 

He sat in silence with his eyes downcast, still reeling from the agony he 

had just endured. In the dingy environment, he looked almost defeated 

with a hint of sadness etched on his face that made her heart ache. 

Victoria couldn’t quite put her finger on why she was feeling this way too. 

Truth be told, the way Alaric looked just now had scared her. Despite 

knowing him for so many years, she had never seen him in so much pain 

before. 

As she thought about it, Victoria narrowed her eyes and looked at Alaric 

intently. “What’s wrong with you? Do you have some incurable disease or 

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something?” 

Alaric, who had been hanging his head, looked at her speechlessly when 

he heard her words. He scoffed. “An incurable disease? Are you hoping for 

me to die soon?” 

“Then why won’t you go to the hospital?” Victoria pressed. It was strange 

that he had seemed so pained earlier, yet he refused to seek medical 

attention. Didn’t he find himself acting strange too? 

Before he could answer, Victoria wanted to continue questioning him, but 

she was stopped when Alaric abruptly unlocked the car door and said. 

hoarsely, “Go up.” 

Victoria wanted to say more, but upon seeing his apathetic expression 

and the fact that he didn’t seem interested in conversing any further, she 

suddenly lost her enthusiasm. She realized that even if Alaric had a 

medical condition, it wasn’t her place to care for him anymore. They were 

about to get divorced, after all. 

With a cold heart, Victoria undid her seatbelt and prepared to get out of 

the car. 

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“Wait.” Unexpectedly, Alaric called out to her again. 

She turned to look. Did he change his mind? Does he want me to take him 

to the hospital? 

The next second, Alaric turned the keys and said coldly, “I’ll go up with you.” 

With that, he opened the car door and got out, leaving Victoria wondering 

what he was up to. Nonetheless, she had no choice but to follow him out 

of the car. 

When she got out of the car, Victoria noticed that Alaric had already come 

over to her side. He helped her close her car door and immediately picked 

her up in his arms.