Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 216

Chapter 216 

It was still fairly early when the family of three arrived at the hotel. Victoria got them. 

a suite for two weeks. 

Once they were all checked in, the hotel concierge brought them up to the suite. 

“The suite you booked comes with an outdoor pool, ma’am, but it’s winter so the 

pool area is closed right now. Since you have two children with you, it’s best if you 

keep it closed too.” 

“Alright.” Victoria nodded gratefully in response to the person’s kind reminder. “I got 

1. it. Thank you.” 

The hotel suite was excellent. There was even a faint scent of potpourri and no hint 

of mustiness. 

The hotel staff gave the suite a thorough check, including the pool area, and only 

left once he confirmed everything was fine. 

Victoria swiftly unpacked their necessities and the two children followed suit. They 

only stopped when she did. 

Then, they splayed out across her legs and looked up at her. 

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“Mommy, did you and Miss Fiona have a fight?” 

Victoria didn’t want the children to know about the disagreements between the 

adults, so she came up with an excuse. 

“We’re not fighting, Nicole, but Fiona needs some time alone right now. It’s the same 

with you and Nathan sleeping in separate rooms. Understand?” 

Nicole cocked her head to the side and said, “But, when we were staying there, you 

and Miss Fiona didn’t sleep together.” 

“That’s right. We didn’t sleep together. However, Fiona is renting the place and she 

refused to let us pay her rent. In that case, we can’t possibly take advantage of her 

by staying there, right?” 

At last, Nicole nodded approvingly. 

“That makes sense.” 

On the other hand, Nathan remained quiet. 

He and Nicole had different personalities, and he was a far more pensive person. 

Victoria could only softly explain, “Don’t think too much. Either way, you’re going to 

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follow me no matter where I go, right? In that case, all you need to do is stick with. 

me.” 

Once the children went to sleep, Victoria opened her laptop to prepare a plan. 

They couldn’t stay in the hotel forever, and if she wanted to rent a place, she would 

need to find one near the company. Thus, she began to search for properties. Soon 

after that, she looked at listings for live–in maids. 

Thankfully, the children would be in school during the day. That gave her enough 

time to prepare everything. 

Victoria stayed up late and tapped away at her laptop until she finally fell asleep at 

the table. 

The next day, she was woken up by the ringing of her phone. 

Her mind was still a blur as she answered the call. 

“Hello?” 

Her voice was so hoarse that even she got a shock. 

“Victoria?” Bane called out in concern. 

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Victoria covered the microphone and cleared her throat before speaking up again. 

“It’s me.” 

Nevertheless, her voice was still hoarse. She wasn’t sure if she had caught a cold. 

“What’s wrong?” 

“I’m fine. Maybe I had too much spicy food last night.” 

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Bane was silent for a moment. “I’m at the door right now. I brought you breakfast, 

but I don’t have the password to the house.” 

Victoria was speechless. 

Half an hour later, she opened the door to her hotel suite and let Bane in. 

The breakfast Bane brought was stone cold by now. As soon as he entered, he 

looked around the suite, but once he saw how pale Victoria was, his face turned 

grim. 

“Why didn’t you tell me?” 

“It’s not a big deal. I didn’t see the need to go into detail.” 

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Bane paused for a second before asking, “Why didn’t you stay at the place I 

prepared for you then? Nicole has the keys.” 

“Well, Nicole took it. Not me.” 

“Victoria…” 

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“Let me see what you bought.” Victoria took the food from him. It had gone cold, so 

she took it to the kitchen to reheat it.. 

Bane’s eyes darkened as he watched her leave. 

He was partly the reason why she moved into a hotel at night. 

However, he didn’t expect her to move so soon. She didn’t even tell me anything. 

When will she let me into her heart? 

Fiona didn’t sleep well. 

It was nearly dawn before she finally dozed off, but she woke up just a few short 

hours later. 

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She was preoccupied with the lunch appointment today. 

It all seemed strange to her. I still can’t believe that man, Mr. Cadogan, asked for my 

number and extended a lunch invitation. 

He left once she promised she would bring Victoria with her. 

However, she couldn’t bring Victoria over today. I’ll need to think of an explanation to 

give him later. 

Evidently, Fiona had forgotten everything Victoria said to her yesterday. 

By the time she showered and dolled herself up, it was nearly time for lunch. She 

headed straight for the restaurant. 

It was a classy restaurant. She and her friends had a meal here a few times. 

After informing the restaurant host that she was meeting someone, a server led her 

to a private room upstairs. 

“This way please, miss.” 

When the server opened the door, Fiona was surprised to see the handsome and 

aloof man who was already seated inside. 

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She instinctively checked the time. 

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