Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 157

Chapter 157 

“Play matchmaker?” Summer’s mind went blank before she blurted out 

without thinking, “For who?” 

Victoria fell silent for a moment. “Alaric and Claudia,” she eventually 

uttered. 

After a brief pause, Summer grumbled, “Seriously, I just want to strangle 

myself right now.” 

Knowing why she said that, Victoria looked up and reassured her with a 

smile. “It’s fine. I’m okay. He wasn’t wrong in the first place. They are 

indeed a couple in love.” 

“A couple in love, my *ss!” Summer gritted her teeth. “Would Alaric even 

have paid attention to Claudia if she hadn’t saved him? She only has the 

upper hand because he owes her one!” 

Victoria’s eyes dimmed as she lowered her gaze when she heard that. 

“Alright, alright. Let’s not talk about this anymore. It is what it is.” 

“My bad.” Summer stuck out her tongue. “You should rest up while I heat 

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the ramen up for you. You can eat it later.” 

“Okay.” 

The room fell back into silence after Summer left, and that was when 

Victoria gently wiped away a tear from the corner of her eye. 

This was the last time. From now on, she would not shed another tear for 

Alaric. 

Victoria didn’t return home that night. 

Alaric’s mother, Mary, couldn’t help feeling puzzled the longer she waited 

for Victoria. In the end, she went to ask Alaric about it. 

Alaric, on the other hand, locked himself in his study after he returned 

home. When Mary pushed open the door, she found him sitting at his desk, 

engrossed in something. 

“Where’s Victoria?” she asked. 

Hearing the name, Alaric felt as if something was tearing at his chest. 

However, he only pursed his lips and remained silent. 

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Mary had always known that the couple didn’t have the best relationship. 

Now that she was looking at his face, she could tell that something had 

happened. 

She pressed her lips together as well before probing, “What happened? Did 

your relationship get worse?” 

Instead of answering her question, Alaric only stated, “I’m busy.” 

“With what, exactly?” Mary pointed to the laptop in front of him and 

scoffed. “Busy staring at a black screen?” 

He hadn’t even turned on his laptop since he came home. 

Alaric frowned and remained silent. 

“Just what is going on between you two? Your relationship wasn’t this bad 

before this, but now she’s not even coming back. Did you two fight?” 

As if unable to bear hearing more of those questions, Alaric walked away 

with a stern face. 

“Stop right there!” 

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Even though Mary called out to Alaric, the man kept defiantly walking as if 

he hadn’t heard her. 

Alaric’s attitude infuriated his mother, who took a few steps forward to 

block him. 

“I’m asking you where Victoria is.” 

As if finally reaching his limit, Alaric was clearly upset when he retorted, 

“Why don’t you call her if you want to see her? Why are you asking me? Am 

I her guardian? Do I have to be responsible for reporting her 

whereabouts?” 

His words left Mary in disbelief. 

“What are you saying? If I can reach her on the phone, do you think I would 

bother coming to you?” 

Upon hearing this, Alaric smirked and mockingly suggested, “You can’t 

reach her? Don’t bother calling her, then.” 

“You… You!” His impatient and indifferent responses were driving Mary 

crazy. “What kind of attitude is this? Is this how you talk to your mother? 

Have I been raising and teaching you for nothing? Are you taking your 

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failure to handle your relationship out on your mother?” 

After saying that, Mary lost her desire to communicate with her son when 

she realized that he remained as unaffected as a wall. “Fine! I can’t reach 

Victoria on the phone, and you won’t tell me anything. You’d better not 

regret it if anything happens to her.” 

She then turned around and left, leaving him alone in the same spot. 

As Mary walked away, she felt a throbbing pain in her temples from the 

anger surging within her. 

However, she suddenly stopped in her tracks when something seemed to 

have come to mind. 

Alaric was her son, and as his mother, she knew his personality best. She 

had seen him get angry from time to time since childhood, but this was the 

first time she had seen him showing this level of anger. 

He didn’t even bother to respect her! 

With that, her expression instantly became solemn. 

Did something… really happen? 

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It was quiet in the study after Mary left. Alaric continued to stand there for a 

while, but he eventually returned to his original spot. 

Although he sat still with a gloomy expression, his mind kept replaying his 

mother’s words before she left. 

“You’d better not regret it if anything happens to her.” 

A voice seemed to be telling him that he would surely regret it if something 

happened to Victoria, and that he should go out and find her right now. 

However, Alaric found it utterly ridiculous. 

How can anything happen to her? She was so eager to be with Bane! I have 

kept her trapped for a long time. The reason she has been impatiently 

urging us to get a divorce is to be with Bane, right? Now that she is free, she 

is probably already in Bane’s arms. Her not answering the phone must be 

because she is too busy being with him. What could possibly go wrong? She 

and I have become people who have nothing to do with one another. 

Still, every time Alaric thought about the possibility of her being with Bane 

at this very moment, he seemed to know what was happening. 

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It was easy to imagine what two adults could do together this late at night. 

He couldn’t control the images that appeared in his head. 

“F*ck!” 

Just the thought of it made Alaric’s anger burn beyond control. He soon 

swept his hand across the desk, knocking everything off. 

The room was immediately filled with the sound of heavy objects crashing 

to the ground and the shattering of glass.