Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 219

Chapter 219

Alaric narrowed his eyes. “She’s not here? Then, where is she?”

“We don’t know, Mr. Cadogan. She’s a customer, so she wouldn’t tell us where she

was going.”

Terrance nodded. “True, but…” He narrowed his eyes as well. “Is she really gone, or

are you just covering for her?”

“No, she’s gone. Right before you came too.”

Alaric looked even more upset. She left right before I came? That’s the same thing

that happened the last time I went to her house. This time too? Is that really a coincidence? Alaric looked at the receptionist and asked coldly, “She left alone?”

The receptionists froze for a moment and exchanged a look. “N-No.”

Alaric sneered, then he left. He had no more patience to hear the receptionist’s explanation. Terrance quickly followed him. “It’s unfortunate that Miss Selwyn left. Mr. Cadogan, should we get our men to find out where she went?”

All of a sudden, he bumped into Alaric. He quickly backed off, terrified because he

didn’t think Alaric would stop all of a sudden. “Sorry, sir. Are you alright?”

“Unfortunate? You think this is a coincidence?” Alaric shot him a look as icy as the

air of the tundra.

Terrance pursed his lips and carefully asked, “Do you mean she’s staying away from

you, Mr. Cadogan?”

A storm brewed in Alaric’s eyes. Fearing for his life, Terrance curled up a bit and

sighed. Since Alaric wasn’t saying anything, he asked, “Should we look for her?”

Look for her? Alaric sneered. Why? To see her dating some other guy? He then left.

Unable to guess what he was thinking, Terrance quickly followed. “Should we find

her, Mr. Cadogan?”

The response Terrance received was the car door slamming shut, then the car

revved up and left, blasting him with exhaust fumes. Why me?

Once she had settled down, Victoria gave Bane nine grand. “Here. Six months of

rent.”

Bane took it. “Thanks.”

“How much did you spend on the nannies?” Three nannies working different shifts

is going to cost a lot. Victoria wanted to save money, so she would only hire one 

nanny. After all, the kids had to go to school, so the nanny didn’t have to spend too

much time keeping an eye on them. She didn’t have to work at night, so she could

take care of the children too.

“Not much. You don’t have to pay me for that.”

“But…”

“You’ve worked hard for my company. Take this as a parting gift.”

“Purely a parting gift? No strings attached?”

“Of course.”

“Very well. Then get me one nanny.”

“Victoria…”

“Or I’m not taking anything from you.”

“Very well.”

In the end, only one nanny was left. Victoria had already paid the rent, so she was

feeling a lot better now. It was getting late too, so Bane left. Once he was gone,

“Not really.”

“I’ll give you his number, then. Tell him if you need anything. I’ll give him a heads up.”

“Thank you, Mr. Saunders.” She hung up and continued her research. Five minutes

later, her phone rang and she picked it up.

“Hello, Miss Selwyn. I’m Mr. Saunders’ junior, Bernard Sandler.”

“Hello, Mr. Sandler.” Victoria noticed the sound of chatting and raising toasts in the

background. He must be busy.

Just when she was about to say something, he asked, “Mind adding me on

Facebook? Mr. Saunders told me what happened, and I want to know what you’re looking for. If you’re fine with me, I can help you find out what you want to know. I’ll

bill you later. Is that alright?”

“Sure, thank you.” Victoria liked how he worked. Fast, efficient, and she didn’t need

to say much.

Bernard put his phone down and said, “Go on without me, guys. I have work to do.”

“At this hour?”

“Saunders called me. This is his friend, so I can’t say no. See you around.” Bernard

quickly left and added Victoria on Facebook. A short while later, Victoria gave him

her details. When he noticed the name, Bernard froze.

Victoria? Wait. That name… If I’m right, that’s the recipient of a huge sum of

inheritance. My mentor asked me to handle that case. To confirm things, Bernard

quickly called his mentor.