Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 263

Chapter 263 

Alaric watched Victoria from a distance. She was leaning against the gravestone as 

she spoke quietly to Griselda. 

 

He couldn’t hear her words, but the sorrows and desperation emanating from her were 

slowly dawning on him. 

She’s just like me when I first heard Grandma passed away. 

No. She’s worse. 

The thought brought him back to a memory of five years ago. Victoria hallucinated 

when the doctors were operating on Griselda, which proved how much she loved 

Griselda. 

Alaric narrowed his dark eyes at the thought. He worried that visiting Griselda’s grave 

would upset Victoria significantly. 

 

 

A while later, the weather turned worse. The thunder rumbled in the sky. 

Terrance looked up in the sky and found the sky turning darker. 

Therefore, he reminded Alaric with a frown, “Mr. Cadogan, it’s going to rain. Should we 

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go get Miss Selwyn and head back to the hotel?” 

Alaric stood still. A moment later, he ordered, “Get us two umbrellas.” 

Terrance wanted to say something but ended up not saying anything at all. He headed 

to the security post to ask for umbrellas. 

 

 

 

A few minutes later, he returned to Alaric’s side with two black umbrellas. “Mr. 

Cadogan, I got the umbrellas.” 

“Give her one.” As soon as Alaric finished the words, an idea occurred to him. Therefore, 

he reached out his palm to Terrance. “Forget about it. Give me the umbrella.” 

Then, he walked toward Victoria with an umbrella, 

Victoria had stopped talking, She was sitting in front of the gravestone without a word. 

It seemed to him that she didn’t care about her image. Even though the ground was 

wet, she simply sat there. The soll even dirtied her light–colored coat. 

He frowned at the sight. He stopped before her with an umbrella in his hand. “It’ll rain 

soon.” 

 

 

 

The words of reminder left him, but Victoria didn’t visibly react to his words. She stayed 

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sitting with a blank face. 

Alaric’s frown grew deeper. “Victoria.” 

She remained sitting on the ground, 

The thunder rolled, and rain began to fall from the sky, 

Alaric’s expression sank. He stepped closer to her, shielding her from the rain with the 

umbrella. 

 

 

However, Victoria didn’t move at all. It was as if she didn’t hear him or noticed the rain. 

Something’s wrong. 

At first, it was only light rain. However, the rain began to pour after some time. Her 

clothes will get wet if she stays here. 

After all, it was winter. 

Alaric could no longer wait for her response. He bent down and picked her up with a 

hand around her waist and another under her legs. 

Victoria was a slim woman. Even though Alaric wasn’t in his best condition, it wasn’t 

 

difficult to carry her. 

 

Victoria leaned against him like a willow. Her arms fell to her sides as she stayed in his 

arms like a lifeless puppet. 

Upon seeing this, Terrance rushed over to them and helped Alaric to hold the umbrella. 

Once Terrance held the umbrella above Alaric’s head, Alaric looked down at the woman 

in his arms. 

 

“What’s the point of feeling sad? Grandma is gone. She won’t come back even if you 

cry.” 

Alaric’s words were harsh and direct. They pierced through Victoria’s heart like a 

dagger. 

She raised her chin and locked eyes with him. 

Even though she knew he had nothing to do with it, she couldn’t help the grudge that 

rose within her. “It’s all your fault!” 

He didn’t expect her to throw accusations at him out of nowhere. “What do you mean?” 

However, she bit her lips and stared daggers at him instead of answering. 

 

Her glare and lack of cooperation frustrated him. He narrowed his eyes. “Answer me.” 

Why is she blaming me? Is she hiding something from me? 

Victoria scoffed. “What can I say? There’s nothing to talk about between us. Alaric, I 

wouldn’t have left Grandma if it wasn’t for you! I didn’t even have the chance to see her 

off!” 

“What do you mean? You asked for a divorce in the first place!” 

“Me? Asking a divorce?” 

Victoria pushed him away as if she heard a joke. She struggled out of his arms and took 

a few steps back, exposing herself in the rain. 

Alaric was shocked to find her standing in the rain. He grabbed the umbrella and 

approached her, blocking the rain from pouring on her. 

He wrapped his arm around her waist when she attempted to step back. “You might 

catch a cold.” 

“It’s none of your business.” 

Victoria retorted with a cold look on her face. She tried to throw his hand off her waist 

 

but instead gave him the chance to grab her by her wrist. “It is. Let’s settle it right now 

with Grandma as our witness.” 

The last sentence reminded Victoria of where she was. Right! We haven’t left 

Grandma’s grave. We shouldn’t fight in front of her. 

I can’t lose my temper here. 

At that, the swirling emotions within her subsided. She found herself beginning to calm 

down. 

She cast her eyes downward as calmness enveloped her. 

“We have nothing to say. Let’s head back.” 

After that, she tried to walk away. However, he grabbed her faster. “No. Let’s get this 

straight.” 

Alaric refused to go and tightened his grasp on her wrist. “What do you mean it’s my 

fault you had to leave Grandma? 

Victoria looked at him coldly. “I mean literally. Do you not understand that?” 

Then, Victoria swatted his hand away. However, her world turned dark all of a sudden, 

and she passed out. 

“Miss Selwyn!‘ Terrance exclaimed. He involuntarily stepped forward to grab her. 

Fortunately, Alaric caught her in time. 

She passed out in his arms. At that moment, Alaric finally noticed that her cheeks 

weren’t as rosy as when they departed from the hotel.