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Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 2

Chapter 2 

Alaric shoved Victoria into the bathroom and left

She kept her head down, waiting until he stepped out of the room before 

slowly looking up and wiping away the tears on her cheeks

Moments later

She locked the bathroom door and pulled out the hospital’s report from 

her pocket

After being soaked in the rain, the entire report was illegible with every 

word too blurred out to read

She had planned on surprising him with it, but now it seemed like it was 

completely useless

She had been with him for two years. She knew for sure that he was the 

 

kind of person who never let his phone leave his side

 

He was also not the kind of man who would intentionally summon her just 

to tell her to go home

The only possibility was that someone took his phone to message her so 

that she would be laughed at

Perhaps there was a crowd of people laughing at her while she was 

foolishly waiting outside the country club with the umbrella

She stared down at the illegible report for long moments before letting out 

a selfdeprecating chuckle and slowly tearing it apart

30 minutes later

Victoria calmly walked out of the bathroom

Alaric was sitting on the couch. His long legs were placed firmly against 

 

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the floor as he focused on the laptop in front of him. He seemed to be 

working

 

When he saw her, he pointed at the cup of tea beside him

Drink that.” 

Okay.” 

She walked over and picked up the cup of tea. She did not drink it 

immediately. Instead, she seemed to be preoccupied with some thought 

before calling out to him

Alaric.” 

What is it?His voice was cold as he remained focused on the screen 

before his eyes

She stared at his sculptured jaw and profile. Her pale lips twitched

 

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However, he seemed to have gotten impatient as he snapped up to look 

at her. Their eyes locked

 

As she had just taken a shower, her skin was pink, and her lips no longer 

looked as pale as before. Still, she looked rather sickly like she might 

shatter at a touch. Perhaps it was because she had just been drenched in 

the rain

With one glance, his desire for her was aroused

As for Victoria, her emotions were warring inside her, causing her to be 

oblivious to his emotions. Instead, she was trying to work out what to say

Eventually, she came to a decision. YouMmgh!” 

She had just opened her mouth when he grabbed her chin and kissed her 

as if he could not control himself

His calloused fingers immediately turned her fair skin red

 

His breath was hot like fire against her skin. She eventually ran out of 

breath. Just as she was about to push him away, his phone began to ring 

from where it was on the table

They froze. The passion immediately vanished. He soon moved away

gently nibbling on her lips as if he was still unsatisfied. When he spoke 

next, his voice was hoarse

Finish your tea and rest early.” 

He grabbed his phone and walked out of the room

He had to answer the phone

The balcony door slid shut

Dazed by the kiss, she rested on the couch for a few moments before 

standing

 

She did not head into the bedroom but walked toward the balcony

The glass door was only halfclosed. The chill night breeze carried Alaric’s 

voice over to her

I won’t leave.” 

What are you thinking? Be good and sleep.” 

His voice was so gentle and tender

She stood there and listened for a few minutes before chuckling

 

Ah, so he could be gentle and sweet. What a pity the target of his affection 

 

is not me

 

She turned around and walked into the bedroom. With a blank face, she 

sat down on the bed

Their marriage was a mistake in the first place. It was just a deal anyway

 

Two years ago, her family, the Selwyns, went bankrupt. She had fallen from 

grace overnight, becoming the laughingstock of the city

The Selwyns had been too successful. They had made too many enemies

After their fall, everyone was rushing to humiliate them

Someone even bragged that he could help the family out with their debt 

as long as she gave herself to him

Prior to the family’s downfall, countless men tried to woo her. None of them 

caught her eye, however. As time went by, people started calling her high 

and mighty

A group of men thought of fooling around with her now that she was in 

disgrace. They started a secret auction to see who would get her

When she was at her lowest and most humiliated, Alaric returned

He took care of those rowdy men and made them pay a cruel price for 

their actions. After helping the Selwyns pay off their debt, he then said to 

her, Let’s get engaged.” 

She had stared at him in shock

At that, he reached out to stroke her cheek

Why are you surprised? Afraid that I’ll take advantage of you?he asked

Don’t worry. It’s just a fake marriage. Grandma is sick, and she likes you

She’ll be happy to see us engaged. I’ll help you bring the Selwyns back to 

glory,” 

Oh, it is to be a fake engagement. He does not like me. It is all to make his 

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grandmother happy

Even so, she agreed to marry him. 

She knew he did not care about her, yet she still fell for him

The engagement left her feeling conflicted

The sudden change in their relationship from childhood sweethearts to an 

engaged couple somehow felt weird to her

He did not appear ill at ease though, attending every event and dinner 

party with her by his side. A year afterward, his grandmother Griselda 

Batescondition worsened, which promoted them to move onto the 

marriage stage, and she became Mrs. Cadogan, the object of everyone’s 

envy

Everyone was saying that the pair of childhood sweethearts were meant 

to be together

When she snapped out of her thoughts, she could not help but laugh at 

her thoughts

Unfortunately, they did not get together for real. It was just a transaction 

between willing parties

Suddenly, she heard Alaric speak. You’re still awake.” 

The spot beside her on the bed soon dipped down as her nose was filled 

with the refreshing notes of his scent

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