Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 234

Chapter 234 

The memories Alaric brought up were all intimate moments he had shared with 

Victoria. Her lashes subtly fluttered, and her crimson lips moved. In the end, she 

stared at him before saying, “Alaric, you’re utterly shameless.” 

He already has Claudia, yet he still wants to entangle himself with me. Who does he 

think he is? It’s truly laughable. Hasn’t he hurt me enough five years ago? 

“Shameless?” He approached closer with each step, cornering her. As she 

attempted to flee, he extended his arm and firmly pressed his hand against the wall, 

blocking her path. With pursed lips, he uttered, “You did not say that when you were 

in bed with me.” 

Slap! 

Unable to control herself, she struck him across the cheek. 

Caught off guard by her sudden slap, he was taken aback as his head turned to the 

side. In response to her action, he swiftly caught hold of her wrist, leaning in and 

attempting to kiss her. 

Slap! 

Victoria slapped him again in her haste. “Alaric, you’ve crossed the line! The things 

you brought up are all in the past! We’ve been divorced for five years!” 

Some of her words struck a nerve with Alaric and caused his movements to halt. He 

stared at her from an extremely close distance, panting heavily. Five years… It’s 

been five years already, and I thought my entire life had come to an end. 

As he stood there, unmoving and panting, she confirmed that he had stopped his 

actions. Seizing the opportunity, she pushed him away and turned to leave. 

“Victoria, you’re just going to walk away like this? You sure are heartless.” 

She sneered inwardly. Who is the heartless one here? He was the one who didn’t 

want the children and initiated the divorce at the Civil Affairs Bureau. And now, he 

dares to accuse me of being heartless? 

“You don’t care about anything? Not even Grandma?” When she heard him mention 

Griselda, her footsteps momentarily paused. Grandma, I do miss her, but… 

They had divorced, and if she were to visit Griselda now… 

“She misses you,” Alaric added. 

Those few words nearly crumbled Victoria’s defense, but she managed to control 

herself at that critical moment. While Griselda was indeed Victoria’s soft spot, it was 

not a reason for him to manipulate her. 

To ensure that he would not utter such words to her again in the future, she could 

only speak harshly at that moment, “And what about it?” She turned her head and 

looked at him with red eyes. “Since I divorced you, she’s no longer my family. She’s 

yours, so take care of her yourself.” 

Hearing her words, Alaric stood frozen in place. It seemed he had not anticipated 

that she would go as far as ignoring Griselda. After a moment, he finally tugged at 

his lips, his eyes filled with mockery. “Is that so? In that case, I’ll deliver your words, 

so she’ll forget about you.” 

As the words fell, Victoria felt an intense pain in her heart. She did not want to admit 

that Griselda was no longer her family either because Griselda held a special place 

in her heart. Still, harsh words had been spoken and could not be retracted. Even if 

they were, it would not change the situation. 

She nearly bit her lip until it bled. In the end, she stated, “Suit yourself.” 

Leaving those words behind, she promptly left. As she took the same elevator and 

exited it, she encountered Jordan, who had just returned from outside. Noticing the 

slight redness in her eyes, he was taken aback and quickly approached to stop her. 

“Miss Selwyn? What happened?” 

Damn it. I only agreed to lend my place and space to Alaric. He wouldn’t have made 

her cry, would he? 

As he looked into the woman’s teary eyes, Jordan was in deep regret and felt like a 

complete idiot. Despite his intention to approach her cautiously and inquire about 

her well–being, Victoria simply brushed past him and walked away without intending 

to engage in conversation. 

He stood motionlessly, unable to shake off the image of her cold eyes with 

suppressed tears; guilt was the only thing left in his heart. Just as he was about to 

catch up to her, she stopped and turned around to approach him. “Mr. Floyd.” 

Jordan replied, “Yes?” 

“You have no intention to invest in my company at all, don’t you?” 

“What?” He was taken aback. “I–Invest in your company? Did you start a company? 

Wait, you mean that’s what you wanted to discuss when you mentioned work?” 

As she heard his response, a hint of doubt appeared in the corner of her eyes. “What 

else could it be?” 

“I thought you had come to your senses and finally agreed to work at my company, 

and it was that beast, Alaric, who didn’t want it and came to stop you.” 

She was speechless by Jordan’s presumption. So, that’s how it is. He’s unaware as 

well. It appears that Alaric has conducted his investigation, but how did he discover 

it? For now, it looks like he only knows about my intention to seek investment from 

Jordan. Is it merely a coincidence, or… 

“Miss Selwyn, you started a company? Where is it?” Jordan asked with interest. 

Hearing his question, she snapped back to reality and shook her head. “It doesn’t 

matter anymore.” 

“Why? Didn’t you just say you’d like my investment?”