Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 267

Chapter 267 

Today, Fiona didn’t go to work and stayed home to babysit the kids, but the kids were 

very obedient and didn’t need her to watch them at all times. She was only responsible 

for making sure that they didn’t run around mindlessly or bump into any accidents. 

During other times, she was busy with her own stuff. 

Like now, she was browsing the latest items in fashion on her phone. While she was 

contemplating whether she should order it straight to the door or drag Victoria out for 

shopping, her phone vibrated at a new text notification. When she took a cursory look, 

she froze on the spot for a second. Although her body was rigid, her heart was racing 

rapidly. 

Am I seeing things? Did I just see that Mr. Cadogan has sent me a text? After the reality 

slowly dawned on her, she quickly tapped into her WhatsApp, and sure enough, there 

was a new message at the very top. She was so excited that no words could describe 

her feeling right now, and even her eyes were burning as she tapped into the chatroom. 

‘Miss Garza, may I know if it’s a good time to call you now?‘ Alaric wrote. 

He wants to call me? She had sent many texts to him and received no response from 

him, but now he replied and was asking to call her! All of a sudden, she had no idea 

what his motive was. Still, she was overjoyed that he was willing to contact her, 

regardless of what his motive was. 

At the thought of this, she hurriedly replied, ‘Now is a good time!‘ 

In less than two seconds after she hit ‘send‘, Alaric called her through WhatsApp. 

Her heart raced even faster, and she sprang to her feet, saying loudly to the kids, 

“Children, I’m going out to pick up a call. Play by yourselves, okay?” Then, she dashed to 

the balcony without waiting for an answer from the kids. Then, she took a few deep 

breaths and calmed herself before picking up the call. “Hello, Mr. Cadogan,” she greeted 

cautiously. 

“Hello.” His voice was cold, just like the ice and the snowy mountains, but it sounded 

firm at the same time. “I would like to find out some things from you. Is that okay?” 

What does he want to find out from me? The next second, the scene in the restaurant 

last time popped up in her mind. Is he going to ask me about Victoria again? she 

wondered, biting her lower lip. Although she was reluctant, she couldn’t stop herself 

from saying, “Sure. What would you like to know, Mr. Cadogan?” 

“I accidentally saw the picture from your WhatsApp status.” 

“Picture?” For a moment, she didn’t know which picture he was speaking about. 

“Yes.” His voice was husky and strong. “It’s the picture you posted last night. I saw two 

children.” The knuckle on his slender finger tapped on the smooth table softly as he 

casually asked, “Do you watch their live broadcast as well? Are you one of their fans?” 

When she heard this, she finally understood what he was speaking about and laughed 

jovially. “I see, you’re talking about Nicole and Nathan! I do watch their live broadcast, 

but I’m not their fan.” 

Her last statement struck Alaric’s heart like a sledgehammer, and he narrowed his 

almond–shaped eyes. “Oh, really?” 

As he was asking about her picture with the kids instead of information on Victorian 

and even thought that she was a fan, Fiona let all her guard down, thinking that they’d 

found a common topic. “Mr. Cadogan, do you watch their live broadcast as well? That’s 

such a coincidence.” 

Yeah.” He lowered his gaze. “So, are you their mother?” 

She was stunned by that assumption and hurriedly denied it, “That’s impossible. 

They’re not my children. Why would I strike up a conversation with you if I already have 

children?” To remove all doubts in his heart that she was already married with kids, she 

even sounded a little anxious in her explanation. “They’re my friend’s children. That 

woman you asked about the last time.” 

When she said that, a look of guilt flashed past her eyes. Don’t blame me for this. She 

had always suspected that Victoria and Alaric knew each other before this. Otherwise, 

the latter wouldn’t have acted this way. Now that she had the chance, she had to make 

Victoria’s situation clear to him. 

If he knows that Victoria already has children, he’ll probably give up, won’t he? In that 

case… Will my chances be higher? 

Of course, this was the little bit of fluke she was hoping for. On the other hand, she 

didn’t feel that she had done anything wrong. After all, Victoria had given birth to two 

children, and they were already a few years old. There was nothing to hide, and she was 

merely telling the truth. 

Alaric already had a rough idea in his mind, and his brows shot up. “Oh, are they Miss 

Selwyn’s children?” 

“Yes.” She nodded. “They’re her children.” After she finished speaking, all she received 

in reply was a long moment of silence. When she didn’t hear anything from him for 

almost a minute, she said, “Hello, Mr. Cadogan?” 

From the other end, he chuckled softly. “Your friend is quite fortunate.” 

Fiona agreed awkwardly, saying, “Yeah, I think so as well. Her kids are very adorable and 

obedient.” 

She wanted to continue talking to him, but she heard a door opening from his side 

followed by someone greeting him, “Mr. Cadogan.” 

Alaric raised his hand before saying into the phone, “Miss Garza, thank you for your 

information today, but I have matters to attend to now.” 

“Okay, I got it. Go ahead with your work.” 

After Alaric hung up, he slipped into deep thought while rubbing his phone between his