Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 289

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Victoria didn’t expect him to apologize so quickly.
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Victoria paused for a moment. It’s normal he has someone he knows in the school, and
if they see him talking to the kids, they’d probably bring up the conversation about their
parents. But everyone at school thinks Bane is the kids’ father. Does he know that? If he
does, then why does he want to meet up with me?
The more she thought about it, the weirder this affair seemed. Things aren’t that
simple, but I’m not going to ask more questions. First, I need to get him off my tail. She
texted, I see. Then that’s all I have to ask. Good night.”
That’s all? Alaric frowned and pursed his lips. He grew up with Victoria, and he knew
her too well. If she had any suspicion about anything, she would never leave it
unanswered just like that. The fact she dropped it meant she had something else in
mind, so she wanted him to let his guard down.
If it were someone else, Alaric couldn’t have cared less about what they thought. They
could think whatever they wanted to, but not when it came to Victoria. He quickly called
Terrance and told him to lay some groundwork.
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After Victoria took the kids to school the next day, she didn’t leave immediately. Instead,
she followed them into the school.
The teachers loved the twins since they were nice kids. The moment Victoria went into
the school, a teacher walked up to her. “Miss Selwyn. Taking the kids to school again?”
Victoria nodded. “Hello, Ms. Jameson. I’d like to talk to you about my kids.”
Ms. Jameson asked the kids to get into their classroom, then she turned to Victoria.
“Ask away, Miss Selwyn.” It was normal for parents to ask about their children.
“I heard my kids made a new friend. Zack Anderson, is it?”
“Yes. He’s a new student at our school.”
“A new student?’
“Yes. His uncle took him here.” Ms. Jameson looked a little red when she mentioned
Zack’s uncle. It lasted barely a moment, but Victoria noticed it.
Hm… She cocked her eyebrow. “Who is that boy’s uncle, Ms. Jameson? My kids have
lived overseas for some time, and they just came back to the country, so I’d like to know
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more about their friend’s family.”
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“Ah, that’s understandable.” Ms. Jameson nodded. Some families were like that. If their
kids’ friend came from a good family, they would try to build a connection through the little ones. Anything could happen in this prestigious school. “But I do not know much
about his uncle. Still, judging from his looks, he’s no commoner.”
Yeah, that narrows it down by… nothing at all. Still, judging from her reaction just now,
he must be really handsome.
“He gets along well with your kids too. They had lunch together yesterday.”
Victoria paused for a moment. “They had lunch together?” I must have been thinking
too much yesterday and forgot to ask the kids. I can’t believe they didn’t tell me
something that important.
“Yes. Zack’s uncle bought some food and came to see the boy, and your kids went with
him. Zack’s uncle didn’t mind them, so we didn’t say anything about it.”
Victoria asked a few more questions, but she gained no useful answer, so she gave up
asking. Everything seems fine, but for some reason, something feels off. Something is
wrong with Zack’s uncle. Something is wrong with this whole affair. She told Summer
about it on the way to work, but Summer didn’t think much about it.
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“You might be reading too much into this.”
“Really?”
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“Even if he did look into your background, it’s possible because everything that
happened to you two seemed too big of a coincidence, so he got interested and looked
into your case.”
Really? A moment of silence later, Victoria blurted, “That sounds like something straight
out of a TV drama.”
“Maybe because art imitates life? He’s rich and powerful. What does he want from you?
I know we both know that. There’s only one thing men want, and it’s disgusting.”
Victoria was silent again. She had no other answer for Silent Night’s actions anyway.
After all, she wouldn’t approach a man if she didn’t have a goal in mind. Well, one guy
was an exception. Was. I won’t do anything like that again.
“Either he wants the snu snu, or you’re reading too much into this.”
Summer was still blabbering on and on, and Victoria was about to say something, but
she heard a man ask, “What are you doing?” The voice was cool and stern. Summer’s
boss.
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“Nothing. Just calling a partner, that’s all.”
“In the staircase? If I didn’t know better, I’d think you’re up to something.”
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“Hey, this is my quirk, alright? I can call them wherever I want, even if it’s in the loo. Not
like you can do anything about it.”
Ah, lovers’ quarrel. Victoria smiled. “Talk to you later.” And she hung up. Victoria started
considering the possibility Summer told her. If he looked into my case out of curiosity,
then all is fine, but what if he has something else in mind? I’m a single mother of two. If
someone is after me, then… What can I do? Perhaps I can ask him out and see what
he’s up to, and I will know what he looks like.
She made up her mind, and then it was time to pick her kids up from school, but Ms.
Jameson whispered, “Miss Selwyn, Zack’s uncle came again, and your kids shared a
meal with them.”
What? Victoria was a little embarrassed. I’ve taught my kids to be better than that. They
can’t just take advantage of someone else’s kindness. Okay, Nicole is one thing, but
even Nathan?
Before they went home, Victoria stopped her car at the roadside and sternly asked,
“What happened? Why’d you ask for your friend’s food when the school has enough for
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you? I demand an explanation, kids.”