Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 145

Chapter 145 

After she bid Sandy adieu, Victoria visited Griselda at the hospital 

Then, Mary asked whether the matter was settled. Victoria wanted to say 

that it was all settled, but when she thought about the check–up, she 

changed her mind and mentioned that there were still some final bits to 

deal with, 

At that, Mary was understanding and did not urge Victoria to undergo the 

check–up. 

Victoria spent quite a long time at the hospital with Griselda, so she was 

happy when she saw the elderly woman recovering to the point where 

she had a rosy complexion. 

It was just that when Victoria returned home from the hospital, she heard 

that Alaric would be working overtime at the company. As such, he would 

not be home for the night. 

When Hector relayed the news to Victoria and Mary, Mary immediately 

frowned. “Is he really that busy in the office that he has to pull an 

all–nighter after spending the entire day working?” 

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At Mary’s line of questioning, Hector felt awkward and could only nod in 

agreement. “Please don’t be angry. The company’s been busy lately. 

Otherwise, things won’t be like that.” 

Mary felt discomfort at that while Victoria, who heard the news, didn’t 

reckon that there was a problem. 

When she looked for Alaric earlier in the morning, he mentioned that he 

needed to attend a meeting and eventually refused to speak to her over 

the phone. She had already guessed that Alaric was avoiding her. 

She just never expected that he would not even return home. 

At this thought, Victoria chuckled. You can avoid coming back, but surely, 

you’ll have to go to the hospital, right? Grandma is still recovering in the 

hospital. Alaric can avoid visiting her for one or two days, but can he 

maintain this routine? 

Victoria no longer panicked because a certain someone was surely more 

anxious than her. 

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Someone too susedonere she boog rose onto the tie Ro 

which caused the tem to shotter into a million pieces in all directions. 

However, the person who threw the vse don’t seem to think that it was 

enough to relieve their anger 

Apart from the vase, there were some expensive decorations, all of which 

were smashed onto the ground. 

The servants were trembling as they stood outside the door, lacking the 

courage to intervene. 

It was only when Mrs. Johnson came over and the servant reported the 

incident to her that Claudia stopped throwing a tantrum. However, 

Claudia was still in a bad mood, so she ended up lying flat on her bed. 

I’m not in a good mood, Mom. I don’t want to talk either, so please leave.” 

When Claudia’s mother saw the mess in the house, she hurried to 

Claudia’s side and cajoled, “You better ask someone to clear the mess. 

Come and rest in my room. I’ll accompany you tonight, alright?” 

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Claudia originally wanted to refuse the offer but quickly agreed after 

thinking of something. She burst into tears the moment she lay next to her 

mother on the bed. 

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“We clearly agreed that when Old Mrs. Cadogan undergoes her operation, 

Alaric will divorce that b*tch Victoria. But what happened in the end? It’s 

been ages since Old Mrs. Cadogan’s surgery, but the two of them have 

not signed the divorce papers.” 

It was one thing to not sign the divorce papers, but what made it worse 

was when she tried to call Alaric, he claimed that he was busy and cut her 

call. 

Claudia felt that in all her years of knowing Alaric, these few months were 

when she suffered lots of grievances. 

“Things were not like that when I left the country, Mom. Back then, Alaric 

would not have treated me this way, but now I suddenly feel scared. Is it 

because he doesn’t want me anymore?” 

When Mrs. Johnson heard this, she was a tad bit worried because the 

Johnson Family’s success came from the Cadogan Family’s reputation. If 

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Mary really doesn’t want Claudia to be her daughter–in–law, what will 

happen? 

At this thought, Mrs. Johnson softly said, “Maybe he doesn’t want to meet 

you because the company’s really busy. Have you gone to have a look at 

the office?” 

“Nope.” Claudia felt so down that she didn’t have the heart or time to visit 

the Cadogan Group. 

“See, before you can even search for the evidence, you already claim that 

he doesn’t want you. Old Mrs. Cadogan has just undergone surgery, so 

she’ll need some time to recuperate. Alaric had been so focused on his 

grandmother’s health that he couldn’t sort out the company matters. Now 

that he has the time, he has to pick up from where he left off. Isn’t this 

normal?” 

“But… back then, even when he’s sorting out the company matters, he’s 

never behaved like this.” 

“That was before. After all, he… He has been with Victoria for many years.” 

At that, Mrs. Johnson also realized the urgency of this matter. “When you 

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wanted to head abroad, I disagreed because you wouldn’t be able to 

keep such an excellent man by your side when you’re away. Someone 

might come along and tempt him.” 

“Impossible.” An upset Claudia explained, “I saved his life back then.” 

“Silly child. It doesn’t matter. Men are meant to be kept close to us. And for 

someone like Alaric Cadogan? Once you lose him, chances of you 

meeting another him will be close to nil.” 

“What you mean to say is, being his benefactor doesn’t make a 

difference? But-” 

“Being his benefactor means that he’ll be forever grateful to you, but how 

long can this go on? If you want him to not forget you, then you’ll need to 

think of something to sway his heart.” 

“Sway his heart?” 

“That’s right.” Mrs. Johnson then gave her daughter some ideas. “At what 

stage are you two at now?” 

Claudia remained silent. 

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When Mrs. Johnson saw Claudia’s expression, she thought that her 

daughter was too embarrassed to say it aloud What’s there to be 

embarrassed about? Have you gone to that stage with him yet?” 

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At that, Claudia’s expression turned sour. 

” 

It was one thing to avoid the topic, but now that it was brought up, she felt 

like someone had stabbed her in the chest. 

“Don’t talk about it, Mom. We’re only at the stage of hugging.” 

Mrs. Johnson was taken aback when she heard that. “At the stage of 

hugging?! Have you guys even kissed yet?”