Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 137

Chapter 137 

After saying those words, Alaric silently repeated them to himself. I won’t 

let anyone lay a finger on Victoria ever again. 

To his surprise, Victoria merely smiled faintly in response. “It’s alright. You 

were also looking for someone, after all. If I were in your shoes, I would’ve 

done the same. It’s all out of necessity.” 

Alaric couldn’t help but smile bitterly. What should he say? His wife was so 

gracious and composed. Even at a time like this, she was actively trying to 

give him a way out. However, her calm demeanor also implied something 

else. 

“Well, I’m going to rest now. You should too.” Victoria didn’t want to stay 

any longer, fearing that the conversation between them would become 

more and more awkward. As such, she directly ended the topic. 

Hearing her say she wanted to rest, Alaric didn’t say anything else. “You 

should rest first. I’m going out for a bit.” 

Victoria paused for a moment, then nodded. “Alright, be careful.” 

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As Alaric left the villa and got back into his car, his gaze became 

unfathomable; there was something lodged in his chest that he couldn’t 

get rid of. 

H 

Even though such a big incident had occurred, she still spoke to him 

politely and softly as if she had no resentment toward him. She even 

came up with an excuse for him when he hadn’t protected her well 

enough. 

To Alaric, he’d rather her act like how she used to; he wanted her to get 

mad and question him for running out at a time like this. But now, it 

seemed like she wouldn’t do such things anymore. 

How did they get to this point? 

On the other hand, Claudia immediately called her father as soon as 

Alaric left and told him about what happened today, including Alaric’s 

suspicion of her and Elaine’s collusion. 

Ever since Claudia saved Alaric and became the Cadogans‘ savior many 

years ago, the Johnsons had received numerous favors from the 

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Cadogans in the business world. Before that, the Johnsons always 

struggled to advance beyond a certain point and could never climb any 

higher, causing Claudia’s father to worry endlessly. 

However, Claudia happened to save Alaric at that time, and news of it 

spread throughout the entire upper–class society overnight–the 

Johnsons were now the Cadogan Family’s savior and the two families 

would be on good terms in the future. Since then, they suddenly found 

themselves in high demand as many sought to work with them, and even 

those who had grudges against them in the past came to make peace. 

As a result, the Johnsons began to flourish as they rose to prominence, 

eventually becoming one of the top five enterprises in Gandra. In the past, 

they couldn’t even make it into the top 20. 

Claudia’s father was now highly respected in Gandra, and he even 

considered himself Alaric’s future father–in–law. Subsequently, when he 

heard that Alaric was beginning to suspect his daughter, he panicked and 

immediately left work to meet his daughter. 

Upon seeing his daughter in the hospital with a broken forehead, Claudia’s 

father became enraged. “What happened, Claudia? How did you get hurt 

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like this?” 

“Dad…” Claudia burst into tears and threw herself into his arms. 

Her pitiful appearance broke her father’s heart, and he comforted her 

before she told him everything that happened. 

“I don’t know what to do now, Dad. Al has begun to suspect me. Although I 

told him I had nothing to do with this matter and he doesn’t blame me 

anymore, I feel like he won’t treat me the same as before.” 

Upon hearing this, Claudia’s father held his daughter’s hand and said 

gently, “Claudia, you don’t have to worry too much about this. No matter 

what, you are Alaric’s savior, and as long as you hold this title, he will never 

treat you unfairly.” 

He’ll never treat me unfairly as long as I’m his savior, right? That’s true, the 

Cadogan Family values this very much. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have risen. 

so fast these years. 

At that, Claudia thought of something else. What if Alaric finds out Victoria 

was the one who saved him, not me? Given his personality, he might kill 

me! 

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The thought of this possibility made Claudia break out in a cold sweat. 

Fortunately, there were no other witnesses besides Victoria and herself at 

the time. If a third person knew about it, she would be finished. 

“How about this? Let me handle the issue with those two. You just have to 

focus on pleasing Alaric.” 

When Claudia heard her father’s choice of words, she was displeased. 

“What do you mean by that, Dad? My relationship with Alaric is equal. I’m 

not like those women who try to please Alaric to climb up the ranks.” 

“Yes, yes, of course, my daughter is the best. Alaric likes you so much that 

he can’t get enough of you.” 

Just then, he noticed the wound on Claudia’s forehead once again. 

“As for the wound on your forehead, Claudia, it’s best not to leave a scar. 

After all, men are superficial creatures. If you aren’t beautiful in the future, 

they will become fickle.” 

Talking about the wound on her forehead made Claudia feel insecure. 

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“I understand, Dad. I’ll find a way to fix it later.” 

“Well, you should rest first. Remember to coax Alaric well. Men like being 

pampered, after all. If he’s still angry, then you’ll have to figure it out. 

yourself. Just make sure you coax him well, understand?” 

After 48 hours since Griselda underwent surgery, she finally got 

transferred from the intensive care unit to a regular ward. The Alaric 

Family, who had been waiting all this while, finally breathed a sigh of relief. 

On the other hand, Victoria had already rested at home for a day, so her