Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 190

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If Bane wanted Victoria to be his, he could have used other methods to ensure her
children never saw the light of day.
Where there was a will, there was a way, right?
Not only had the children been successfully born, but Bane also saw them as his
own. He even remained as devoted to Victoria as ever.
As a man, Ethan thought that he would rather die than be so generous.
However, now that he had spent some time with the children…
He thought that the children did not need to be gone. From that point of view, he
seemed to be rather… generous as well.
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After all, they were both so cute and mature. Who would not like beautiful and polite
children?
The envy he now felt for Bane was equal in intensity to how badly he felt for Bane.
back then.
As he pondered, Nicole suddenly turned to Ethan and said, “I need to go to the
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bathroom, Mr. Hudson.”
Ethan stared at her, astonished.
Did they not go to the bathrooms just before boarding the plane?
Soon, he realized what was happening. While they had gone to the bathrooms.
before boarding, she also had a large drink during that time.
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Ethan was about to say that he would help her, but his words were stuck at the tip of
his tongue.
Nicole might be a little girl, but she was still a girl. It would be fine if he were her
father, but it was strange for a man to bring her to the bathroom.
“Give me a moment. I’ll call for an air hostess to help you,” he eventually said.
“Thank you, Mr. Hudson.”
Ethan pressed the call button, and an air hostess soon arrived to lead Nicole away.
“You’d like to go to the bathroom, right? Come with me, little girl,” said the air
hostess.
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Nicole looked up at her and held her hand out for the air hostess to grab before
softly saying, “Thank you, Miss.”
She was so sweet that the air hostess was instantly enthralled by her. Deep down,
the air hostess was screaming in joy over how cute Nicole was. On the surface,
there was a calm and collected look on her face.
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Nicole was an obedient girl who listened to instructions and washed her hands after
she was done. As she stepped out of the bathroom, she thanked the air hostess
once more.
“There’s no need to be so polite, sweetheart. Come. I’ll lead you back,” the air
hostess said.
Before returning Nicole to her seat, the air hostess could not resist pinching Nicole’s.
cheeks.
Just as she thought, Nicole’s cheeks were soft and squishy, like a marshmallow.
Nicole seemed to be used to that kind of behavior, however. She did not find it weird
and just let herself be led back to her seat.
As they walked to Nicole’s seat, they suddenly heard an icy voice call to them.
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“Could you pour me another glass? Please.”
The man’s voice sounded cold and aloof, yet he added a “please” at the end.
The air hostess turned around and found that the man who had called out to her
was the man she had just seen on the finance magazine cover. She promptly
nodded. “Very well, sir. I’ll get you another glass right away.”
The air hostess swiftly grabbed his glass to refill it with wine.
At that moment, Nicole was left behind, standing by herself.
She blinked up at the handsome man who was seated nearby.
It might be laughable, but Alaric was still sulking over what happened.
The question was whether he was sulking over Terrance’s failure at his job or over
the two children he had missed.
After the air hostess left, he pursed his lips into a thin line as his narrow eyes
squinted.
Out of the blue, he smelled something sweet in the air.
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What was that smell?
Then, a realization struck him, and he turned around.
Within a second, two pairs of eyes locked.
The girl continued to stand there with her hands in her cute little pockets as her
wide, lively eyes blinked at him. Her shoes were clean without a single speck of
visible dirt. All of that painted a clear image that the child’s parents were taking
great care of her.
Her eyes shimmered with pure
Alaric’s breath hitched.
Was he hallucinating?
innocence..
Why else would the girl who had only ever appeared on his phone screen suddenly
be in front of him?
As he wondered about the reality of what he was seeing, she suddenly tilted her
head and sweetly said to him, “You’re really handsome, mister!”
He froze.
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That sweet voice…
That was the same voice he had heard over and over again in the streams.
However, it was more realistic and softer in person.
“Nicole?” he asked.
The name seemed to have been blurted out on reflex.
Her eyes lit up.
“You know me?” she asked.
The moment she heard her name, Nicole seemed to have let down her guard
against him. Previously, she had remained where she was. Now, she was walking
over to his seat.
“You know me, but why don’t I know you?” she asked.
By then, she was standing beside his legs.
He subconsciously held his breath due to how close she was, his brows also
furrowed in a frown.
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Nicole was not as cautious as she should be.
She had been standing far away, too afraid to get near him before. Now, just
because he called out her name, she was standing right next to him.
Had her family never taught her about stranger danger?
Moreover, she was currently initiating a conversation with a stranger.
For some reason, her actions made him want to lecture her.
However, he soon realized that would only scare her off.
Thus, his only choice was to slow down his breathing to lower his voice to
cautiously speak in a soft voice.
“That’s because I watch your streams,” he answered.
Disappointment flashed on her face when she heard that.
He noticed her reaction and felt himself holding his breath once more.
Had he misspoken?
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Was that why she was disappointed? If she were disappointed, would she walk
away and ignore him?
As he wondered if he should tell Nicole he was Silent Night, her bright smile
suddenly returned.
“I thought you knew Mommy. It’s fine. Mommy said that anyone willing to watch our
streams would have kind hearts.”
He was surprised by her words.
“Why do you say that?”
After all, he did not think he was that kind.
In fact, he was rather mean-spirited at times.
All of a sudden, someone was calling him kind.
Nicole looked up at him and spoke in a solemn tone.
“That’s because only kind people would have the patience to watch the live streams
of two kids,” she replied.
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She was whole-heartedly imitating Victoria when she spoke.
She even imitated the exact tone and face Victoria used when she said that.
Alaric could not resist chuckling upon hearing that.
“Your mommy is a very good woman,” he said.
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“Of course!” There was a proud gleam in her eyes when she heard a compliment for
Victoria. Despite the childish ring of her voice, she sounded absolutely serious when
she declared, “Mommy is the very, very, very best person in the whole world!”
The serious look on her face made his lips tilt upward.
“Is that so?” he asked.
He lifted his hand to ruffle her hair.
Unfortunately, the air hostess returned with a tray just as he did that.
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