Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 156

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As dusk settled, Victoria slowly regained consciousness after being asleep 

for a long time. 

After waking up and taking in the dim yet somewhat familiar surroundings, 

she silently looked around for a while. Once she realized where she was, a 

warm feeling flooded her chest. 

She was at Summer’s house. 

While she was lost in her thoughts, she heard a sound from outside. 

Summer soon pushed open the door and walked into the room. When she 

noticed the silence in the room, she murmured to herself, “She has been 

sleeping for so long, so why hasn’t she woken up? Nothing happened to her, 

right?” 

Right after she said that, Summer heard Victoria calling her name. 

“Summer.” 

She lit up upon hearing her name, and she immediately rushed toward 

Victoria. “My precious, you are finally awake!” 

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While speaking, Summer quickly turned on the bedside lamp. 

Victoria had previously only relied on the light from the outside to see the 

furnishings in the room. Now that the room was suddenly illuminated by 

the bright light from the lamp, she squinted uncomfortably and only 

relaxed after taking some time to adjust. 

“Mhm.” 

“I’m so glad! Are you hungry? I cooked ramen.” 

Victoria didn’t notice that she was hungry after she had woken up, but she 

felt an emptiness in her tummy after Summer mentioned it. Even though 

didn’t have the appetite to eat anything, she was sure that the child in her 

was hungry. 

And so, she nodded and said, “I am.” 

“Get up and eat something, then.” 

After saying that, Summer reached out to help her up. 

Victoria followed her movement and sat up. However, she felt a sharp, dull 

pain in her chest right when she got up. 

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“Ugh.” The sudden pain prompted Victoria to involuntarily let out a soft cry 

as she immediately covered her chest with her hand, her face turning pale 

from the pain. 

Startled by her friend’s appearance, Summer anxiously asked, “What’s 

wrong?” 

However, Victoria was in so much pain she couldn’t even straighten up her 

torso. Seeing this, Summer had to gently lower her back down. “What’s the 

matter? What is going on? Should I get an ambulance?” 

As Summer spoke, she anxiously reached for her phone to call for an 

ambulance. 

However, Victoria stopped her as soon as she took out her phone. “No! 

There’s no need for an ambulance. It’s just that my chest suddenly doesn’t 

feel that good.” 

Victoria froze in place when she said that. For some reason, she suddenly 

realized how familiar this all felt. It was as if she had experienced 

something similar not long ago. 

Suddenly, she remembered the last time when Alaric seemed to be in a 

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similar condition in the car. The sudden pain and cold sweat made him look 

off, but the man recovered not long after. She still remembered how 

frightened she was as she watched him from the side. 

Could it be that he and she had experienced the same thing? 

“What’s going on?!” Summer’s voice brought Victoria back to her senses. 

The pain only subsided after a while. 

“I feel much better now.” 

Although she was no longer in any discomfort at the moment, her voice had 

changed and her forehead was covered in cold sweat. 

Summer’s heart was breaking as she looked at her friend. As her eyes 

turned red, she immediately used her sleeve to wipe away Victoria’s sweat. 

“I’m just glad that you are okay. You almost scared me to death.” 

Seeing Summer’s pale face, Victoria knew that she had probably given 

Summer the fright of her life. If she wasn’t feeling so weak and powerless 

right now, she would have gotten up to compare and see who had a paler 

face. 

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Thinking about this, she unhesitatingly voiced her thoughts to Summer. 

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Summer became angry after hearing those words, but she didn’t dare to hit 

her weakened friend, even if she would only do it playfully. She muttered 

indignantly, “You are still in the mood to joke around, huh? You almost gave 

me a heart attack just now! Getting chest pains like this is no joking matter, 

you know?” 

“I know.” Victoria nodded. “I read the instructions. I have to go to the 

hospital if the pain is severe and lasts for a long time, but I’m fine now, 

right?” 

“What do you mean by fine? Pain is a symptom of an underlying problem! 

Why would it hurt otherwise? You must have been resting poorly recently 

or have too many worries. This won’t do. I’ll accompany you to the hospital 

for a thorough examination in a few days. That will put my mind at ease.” 

“Okay, okay.” Victoria could only agree when Summer started to nag. She 

realized that her not insisting Alaric go get an examination was not a smart 

move. I don’t know if he has experienced any pain after that incident… 

As she thought about this, her facial expression suddenly became strange, 

and she started to bite her lower lip. 

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Even though they were supposed to be strangers ever since the divorce, she 

was still thinking about him at this moment for some reason. 

When she saw him at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau today, he 

refused to shake her hand or even spare her a glance. 

So, why am I still thinking about him? she quietly scolded herself. It’s time 

to come back to your senses, Victoria Selwyn! You and he couldn’t be 

together from the start. 

“What are you thinking, Victoria?” Summer asked curiously when she 

noticed Victoria’s wandering gaze. 

At that question, Victoria snapped back to reality, and a shallow yet 

incredibly bitter smile appeared on her lips. 

“I was thinking about things I shouldn’t be thinking about.” 

There were no secrets between the best friends. 

Hearing her words, Summer immediately understood what Victoria was 

thinking. 

“Since you know you shouldn’t be thinking about it, then stop.” Summer 

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sighed, her voice sounding frustrated. “After all, you’re both divorced now. 

It’s better to think about how you’ll live your own life from now on.” 

“You’re right.” Victoria lowered her gaze. 

Seeing her this way, Summer couldn’t help but reach out and pat her head.