Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 143

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However, Samantha didn’t trust her at all. 

“Last time, you also told me that you weren’t going to see him, but what 

happened next? You went to see him again, and you even got sad when 

you came back. Isn’t that right?” 

When Samantha said that, Sandy couldn’t even retort. 

After a long while, she patiently said, “Mom, I know I was in the wrong last 

time, and I even lied to you. However, I’m telling the truth this time. If your 

don’t believe me, I’ll definitely come back within 30 minutes.” 

“Within 30 minutes?” 

Samantha narrowed her eyes suspiciously at the time frame. If Sandy 

wanted to see that man, she wouldn’t be back within 30 minutes. 

Could it be that she had misunderstood Sandy this time? 

“Mom, I really have something to attend to.” Sandy looked at the time, 

appearing a little anxious. She feared that if she went too late, Victoria 

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wouldn’t be waiting there anymore. 

Seeing that Samantha was still not open to negotiation, Sandy said 

urgently, “If you keep acting like this, I’ll leave the Rogers Family and never 

come back.” 

When she saw that her daughter was getting mad, Samantha finally 

realized that it would only damage their relationship if she kept acting like 

this, so she said, “If you’re not lying to me, then I’ll certainly believe you, 

Sandy. Go ahead. However, you have to keep your promise and come 

back within 30 minutes.” 

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Samantha paused for a moment before adding, “Since it’s just 30 minutes, 

I’ll wait for you here.” 

Sandy silently lowered her gaze. 

Just as expected, no matter what she said, her mother wouldn’t believe 

her. 

“Alright, wait for me here. I’ll be right back.” 

With that, Sandy left without any hesitation. 

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Meanwhile, Victoria had been sitting alone in the restaurant for almost 30 

minutes. She ordered the restaurant’s specialty pasta even though she 

didn’t have much of an appetite, for it wouldn’t be appropriate to sit in a 

restaurant without ordering anything for half an hour. 

Then, she ordered some soup. 

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There were quite a lot of customers in the restaurant at first, but the 

numbers dwindled after that, and Victoria was the only one left in the end. 

Victoria lifted her hand to glance at the time on her watch. 

There were only three minutes left before the time she and Sandy agreed 

on ran out. 

Sandy hadn’t shown up after almost half an hour. 

Just a few minutes were remaining, so Victoria assumed that Sandy 

wouldn’t be coming. 

It wasn’t a surprise, though. Back in the hospital, Sandy didn’t look like she 

wanted to come. Samantha was a forceful woman too, so it was only 

reasonable that Sandy wouldn’t come. 

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Victoria put down her fork and took a sip of the soup. 

Perhaps 30 minutes isn’t sufficient. Why don’t I wait for another ten 

minutes? 

As she was pondering, a slender girl entered the restaurant. The familiar 

figure caught Victoria’s eye, and the two quickly met each other’s gaze. 

“Victoria.” 

Sandy held her skirt up as she swiftly walked up to Victoria. 

“You’re here.” 

Victoria was reassured to see her. 

“I was worried that 30 minutes might be too short, and you couldn’t find 

time to come here.” 

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When Sandy heard that, she panted as she said, “Thirty minutes is plenty, 

but I took the wrong turn on my way here, and I had to take the long route 

to find this place.” 

So that’s what happened. This meant that Sandy had already decided to 

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come here early on, but she only came late because she went to the 

wrong place. 

“Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?” 

Sandy wanted to decline, but when she saw the food laid out in front of 

Victoria, she said, “I’ll have some soup, please.” 

“Alright.” 

After that, they both sat down. Sandy grabbed a spoonful of soup. 

“Didn’t you find it strange when I wanted to talk to you? I can’t believe 

you’d be willing to come.” 

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When Sandy heard that, she raised her gaze and glanced at Victoria, then 

put down her spoon. 

“I did find it a little strange, but… I know you won’t harm me, Victoria.” 

Victoria smiled at her. “If you put it like that, I’ll get straight to the point, 

alright? Your mom will be upset if you go back too late, won’t she?” 

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At the mention of her mother, Sandy could only smile bitterly. 

“Yes, she’s still waiting for me at the hospital. I’ve already told her it 

wouldn’t take more than 30 minutes.” 

Victoria wasn’t surprised to hear that at all. 

“I’ll make it short, then.” 

“Okay.” 

“Perhaps this might be too sudden to you, but believe me, I have no 

intention of offending you. That day, I spotted you and your boyfriend in 

the washroom of a restaurant.” 

Sandy thought that Victoria had asked her out to talk about her 

pregnancy. 

However, she didn’t expect Victoria to mention the incident at the 

restaurant. 

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“I accidentally overheard your conversation when I passed by that day. I’m 

sorry.” 

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Sandy smiled. “It’s okay. We were talking too loudly that day, and it’s only 

normal that someone overheard us.” 

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Seeing her forced smile, Victoria continued, “After you left, I bumped into 

your boyfriend at the entrance of the restaurant again. There was another 

woman beside him, and when I heard them talking, they sounded like a 

couple.” 

At that, Sandy suddenly stood up in a rush of emotions. She moved so 

quickly that she even toppled the chair behind her. 

Victoria was startled at her movements. 

Even the owner of the restaurant looked over at them. 

When Sandy realized that her actions were being a nuisance to others, her 

pale face and neck turned red, and she hastily apologized. 

“Sorry! I’m so sorry.” 

As she apologized, she picked up the chair and sat back down. 

She didn’t say anything as she stared at the table. The