Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 201

Chapter 201 

The rain grew heavier, and the corridor was almost flooded. 

Victoria tugged at the scarf around her, surprised that the weather in Corynthea was 

this cold. She fell into a daze after standing still, recalling the ‘Mr. Cadogan‘ she 

heard earlier… 

As usual, she didn’t feel anything when she heard the surname. That said, she knew 

the ‘Mr. Cadogan‘ from tonight was different from the person she had encountered 

at her job earlier. 

This was Corynthea; she was in Jasea. Only one person with this last name could 

casually afford 85 million and be invited here. 

It’s been five years since we last met… She took a deep breath and walked in 

another direction. 

“Miss Selwyn,” 

She had only taken a few steps when a tall, dashing figure blocked her path. 

Victoria looked toward the man, slightly stumped. 

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He was dressed in a blue suit with a meticulously tied tie. When he saw her look up, 

he smiled and introduced himself, saying, “Hello, I’m Jordan Floyd.” 

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Jordan Floyd? The heir of the Floyd Family that Ethan and I were talking about? 

At the sight of her being lost in thought, Jordan quirked a brow. “Do you not 

recognize me, Miss Selwyn? I’ve sent you several job invitations. Isn’t it a little 

hurtful that you don’t know who I am?” 

“Not really.” Victoria returned the handshake. “I was just wondering why you’d be 

here.” 

She’d be lying if she said she recognized the new heir of Floyd Corporation, for she 

was too busy to check. However, that didn’t stop her from faking it. 

If she were to open a company in Jasea, she’d have to establish good relationships 

with these enterprises. 

Her hand was soft and lovely, and Jordan was stumped for a moment when he held 

it before eventually coming around, for she had withdrawn her hand as soon as their 

palms made contact. 

In the meantime, Jordan sized her up for a few seconds before asking, “Why are you 

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out here, Miss Selwyn?” 

“To catch some fresh air.” 

“I see.” Jordan quirked a brow. “By the way, Miss Selwyn, may I ask why you’ve 

repeatedly rejected my job invitations? After all, the conditions I offered were much 

better than what you received in your previous job.” 

Victoria thought for a moment and decided not to mention her plan of starting a 

company for the time being. At that, she replied, “I’m sorry, my rejection is due to 

personal reasons. It has nothing to do with your offer.” 

He wasn’t an unreasonable hooligan either, so he didn’t press on when she said it 

was personal. “Well, I can only hope that your private matters can be resolved soon 

so that I can invite you to join Floyd Corporation.” 

She was taken aback by that, and she was just about to speak up when Jordan 

removed his suit jacket and draped it around her. “I suggest that you dress warmer 

next time, Miss Selwyn, lest you catch a cold.” 

While the young woman was still processing the situation, Jordan bid her adieu, 

walking away with his assistant. “I have something else to attend to. See you.” 

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Victoria parted her lips, wanting to call him back when Jordan returned with his 

assistant. “By the way, Miss Selwyn, I forgot to ask for your contact information 

earlier.” 

After that, Jordan left beaming, satisfied. Meanwhile, his assistant followed behind 

him cautiously and asked, “Mr. Floyd, do you not feel cold when you’ve given your 

jacket to Miss Selwyn?” 

“The cold never bothered me anyway.” Jordan quirked a brow with delight. “The 

most important thing now is to win her favor.” 

His assistant gazed silently at him in response. 

“What’s with that look? Weren’t you the one who suggested that I win her over with 

my looks?” 

The assistant scratched his head. How has it become my fault now? Besides, I was 

only joking! 

Victoria only came to her senses after Jordan left, and she quickly removed his 

jacket. She tried to catch up to him, but the man was nowhere to be found. 

At that, she could only turn back around and hand the jacket to a staff member at 

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the venue entrance. “Hi, could you please help me return this jacket to Mr. Floyd 

later?” 

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The staff member had been eavesdropping on their conversation earlier. There were 

rumors about Jordan being flirtatious and having various romantic encounters, but 

they didn’t expect him to be so forward as to give his jacket to a beautiful woman he 

just met at the venue. 

As staff members, they dared not take the jacket from her. After all, it was given to 

her by Jordan, which was a signal of his interest in her. 

“I’m sorry, miss, but I suggest you return it to Mr. Floyd personally since he was the 

one who gave it to you.” 

“I don’t know where he’s gone off to, though!” Victoria argued, to which the staff 

member countered, “Haven’t you exchanged contact information with Mr. Floyd?” 

Victoria fell silent at that. Let me guess–you’ve been standing here watching the 

drama unfold, haven’t you? 

Seeing that she remained rooted on the spot, the staff member aside explained, “It’s 

not that we don’t want to help you, miss, but we’re only staff members of the venue. 

We barely have any chance of meeting Mr. Floyd, so it’s improbable that we can 

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return the jacket on your behalf even if you hand it to us.” 

Victoria thought they had a point, so she gave up insisting. “Alright, thank you.” 

After taking a glance at the hall and the lobby, she asked, “Can I take a break. 

outside?”