Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 266

Chapter 266

“I don’t need it.” Victoria muttered, “I don’t plan on having a love life.”

 

Her reply shocked Henry. “So, you don’t want to look for a man? You want to live alone?”

Victoria opened her eyes. “Yeah. Something like that.”

“Then, you’ve got to think it through. It’s quite a lonely life.”

Henry turned the steering wheel and the car merged into the main road as he spoke,

“Humans are social creatures after all. When you’re young, you have parents and

friends who are also single. So, you may think that marriage wouldn’t make a significant

difference in your life. But once you get older, you’ll start to yearn for someone who can

accompany you when you don’t have friends, parents, and children with you.”

Victoria listened quietly and didn’t reply as she wasn’t alone. She had two babies.

“When I was young, I didn’t want to get married either. Why should I marry? Why do I

need kids? I can live my life to the fullest alone too. If I got married, I would need to pay

for my child until they go to college. But I realized that my quality of life changed once I

have a wife and children after getting married. Of course, this is merely a personal

choice. I like having a family. There are people who live well even if they are alone.”

Chapter 266 He’s Not for You

“Okay,” Victoria answered him.

“You have to prepare yourself men tally whichever path you choose to take. You only

live once and regret is painful.”

“I know.”

 

 

 

 

Henry sneaked a glance at Victoria before sighing, “Actually, I think that it’ll be alright if

you didn’t want to get married. But you should definitely have a child. You’re gorgeous,

so your child will be beautiful too.”

Victoria couldn’t help but laugh at his words.

She didn’t just have one child, she had twins.

She couldn’t tell what other people thought of her children, but she genuinely loved

them and found them beautiful and adorable.

“So, you’re saying I don’t need to consider marriage if I have children?”

 

Henry smiled, “Not exactly. If you find someone, you should. Since you’re a great person

and the men surrounding you are all excellent. They’re far from mediocre. You have

plenty of choices.”

 

Victoria pondered on it and realized that Bane did indeed treat her well.

 

“But that Mr. Morison… I still stand my ground. Think it through. He’s not suited for you.”

She furrowed her brows at his advice.

“You seem to have a strong dislike for him. Is it because the Cadogan Group invested in

us, so you…”

 

 

 

 

“No.” Henry shook his head. “It has nothing to do with this. I’m only talking about what

happened that day. Miss Selwyn, when I was pursuing my wife, I respected her a great

deal. That hasn’t changed even after we got married. I assure you. I would never force

her to like me if she didn’t. What good will it do to force her to be with me? Just to

become bedmates?”

Victoria fell silent at his sharp remarks.

Yeah. Bedmates.

Bane did treat her well. If she were any other girl, she would have fallen for him in a

snap. But… it seemed that her heart was made of steel.

“But that Bane… He’s been forcing your hand from the start. So, from my point of view, I

don’t think that’s gentlemanly of him. Of course, he is probably anxious to make things

 

work. But ultimately, it’s your choice to make. I’m just giving you some advice based on

my experiences.”

Victoria finally understood why Henry disliked Bane.

It was because Bane’s reaction did feel like he was forcing her the other day in the

office. Even she felt it, let alone Henry who was watching on from the side.

Nevertheless, they tacitly changed the topic and casually chatted on the way to the

company.

 

 

 

 

holding Nicole’s hands and calling out for Nathan.

“Nathan, come here.”

Then, her camera pointed forward as she led the two children to buy some cheese

balls.

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It was a simple scene, but Nicole’s mention of Miss Fiona made Alaric narrow his eyes.

He had a great memory. If he remembered correctly, he had heard of that name before.

He quickly searched for that name in his mind and finally recalled it.

 

Fiona Garza…

Isn’t that the name of the woman pestering me in the bar?

Alaric exited the app and clicked on WhatsApp when he thought of that.

It had been a long time since he used this application.

 

 

 

 

When he entered, many messages popped up and they were all from the same person.

Her profile name was-Fiona here!

Isn’t this the name Nicole called out in the video just now?

 

Now that he could compare both voices, he instantly realized that they even sounded

similar.

Of course, Alaric ignored the pointless messages she sent him and clicked on her

WhatsApp status to see a few pictures she posted.

He saw a familiar face inside and tried to zoom in. As expected, it was a picture of

Fiona and the children together.

This woman was Victoria’s friend, but why was she with the children?

 

 

 

 

Something flashed across Alaric’s mind. It was fleeting, but he still caught onto it.

 

Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes as his gaze turned dark and dangerous.