Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 307

Chapter 307
1/8
“Their appearance and facial features?” Victoria sneered at his words. “What’s with their
appearance? How could they possibly be your children? You’re being presumptuous.”
Alaric didn’t mind her frustration. After all, as the person who had been raising the
children alone for the past five years, she had every right to be angry with him.
So, he maintained a calm and gentle tone. “Am I being presumptuous? Fine, then tell
me who their father is if it’s not me.”
“That’s none of your business.”
“Are you reluctant to tell me because it is none of my business, or because you can’t tell
me the truth? Perhaps you don’t want to admit to my face that the children are mine.”
Furious, Victoria insisted, “They are not your children.”
“Alright, it’s fine if you don’t want to admit it. We can do a paternity test.”
As soon as Alaric saw those two adorable children, he almost immediately recognized
them as his own flesh and blood.
He had never considered doing a paternity test because he didn’t need to.
11 12 Mon, 3 Jul
Chapter 307 Love at First Sight
He felt a different kind of connection when he approached the two kids. It was a
closeness and warmth that wasn’t there just because of their physical appearance.
But if Victoria refused to acknowledge the truth, he didn’t mind doing a paternity test.
2/8
When he mentioned the paternity test, Victoria finally regained her composure and
looked at Alaric. “We’ve been divorced for five years. There is nothing between you and
me, so my children are not related to you. You have no right to do a paternity test with
them.
“You didn’t mention that you were pregnant when we got divorced. Do you really think
that the children aren’t related to me?”
Victoria was taken aback when she heard that.
It was true that Alaric didn’t know that she was pregnant when they got divorced. She
had to keep her pregnancy from him because he didn’t want children.
Looking at her standing there, silent but with a sour expression on her face, Alaric
sighed and approached her.
“Don’t push me away like this. I just want to fulfill my responsibilities as a father and
take care of them.”
11:12 Mon, 3 Jul A
C
Chapter 307 Love at First Sight
38
“Is it about fulfilling your responsibilities, or are you trying to take the children from me?
Where were you when I struggled to raise them on my own? You didn’t talk about
‘fulfilling responsibilities’ back then, did you? Now that they’re five years old, you
suddenly want to fulfill your responsibilities as a father?”
As she said this, she took a step back and sneered. “You expect to have two
five-year-old children after putting in zero effort? There’s no such thing as a free lunch,
Mr. Cadogan.”
Alaric couldn’t argue with her on that point.
During the past five years, Alaric indeed hadn’t fulfilled any responsibilities of a father.
There could be room for forgiveness if it were just one child, but it happened to be two
whom Victoria had to raise all by herself. There was no doubt that it had been hard on
her.
Alaric couldn’t even imagine how she managed to push through until now throughout
the five years.
The thought of this made him feel guilty.
“I was wrong in the past, but I will make it up to you in the future. I—”
11 12 Mon, 3 Julen A
Chapter 307 Love at First Sight
4/8
“Did I ask you to make up for anything?” Victoria interrupted him before he could finish
his sentence. “I don’t need you to. I just hope you won’t disturb our peaceful life
anymore.”
After saying that, she turned around to leave.
“I’m afraid that’s not possible.”
Alaric’s words caused her to stop in her tracks.
“What the hell do you mean by that?”
“They are my children. It’s a given that I want them to know that I am their father.”
Victoria slowly turned around and gaped at him in disbelief.
“You want to be their father even though you hadn’t raised them in any way in the past
five years?”
“I said that I will make up for more than I owe them.”
“Don’t even think about it.” Agitated, Victoria bit her lip. “No one, including you, can
touch my children.”
11 12 Mon, 3 Jul A
11:12
Chapter 307 Love at First Sight
After saying that, Victoria turned around and left, leaving Alaric standing there.
The security guard who noticed Victoria’s return and sensed her anger didn’t dare to
greet her.
He had been observing her and Alaric from a distance. Although he couldn’t hear their
conversation, it seemed like they were arguing based on their gestures and
expressions.
The security guard even wondered if his eyes were deceiving him, but when he saw
Victoria walking back to the school without saying a word, he knew for sure that they
had quarreled.
Alaric followed soon after.
Compared to Victoria’s rage, the man exuded an almost chilling aura that seemed to
envelop the surroundings. As he passed by, the security guard couldn’t help but shiver
and lament that he had dressed too lightly when he left home today.
Victoria was furious at first, but the look on her face changed in an instant right after
she went back to the school compound.
By the time she reached the three children, she was a gentle and amiable woman with
5/8
11:12 Mon, 3 Jul A
Chapter 307 Love at First Sight
a smile on her face.
“Mommy, you’re back!”
As soon as Nicole saw her return, she rushed into her embrace. She then sneakily
looked behind Victoria and asked in a hushed voice, “What do you think, Mommy? Isn’t
Mr. Night super handsome?”
Victoria felt resigned when she saw the look of admiration in her daughter’s eyes. She
wanted nothing more than to badmouth Alaric with all her might so that Nicole would
find him too repulsive to have any contact with.
But that wouldn’t work. She couldn’t possibly talk smack about him at the moment
when he was indeed treating them well.
As a first-time mother without much experience, Victoria could only rely on her
instincts.
Instead of answering Nicole’s question, she whispered, “Promise me that you won’t eat
anything he brings for you anymore, okay?”
Nicole’s smile vanished instantly when she heard Victoria’s words.
“B-But why, Mommy? Is it because you don’t like Mr. Night? Did he make you angry?”
6/8
11 12 Mon, 3 Jul A
Chapter 207 Love at First Sight
7/8
“Nicky, even though Mr. Night likes you very much, you can’t keep eating things he gives
you until you formally have a relationship. Do you understand what I mean?”
“Then why don’t you let Mr. Night be my daddy, Mommy?”
Victoria didn’t say anything to that. She felt like she wasn’t getting through to Nicole.
Furthermore, it seemed like the child had an ingrained desire for Alaric to be her father.
She’s already acting this way even though I found out so soon. I can’t imagine how
much worse it would have beernif I was too late.
Alaric is such an awful man. How dare he fight over the children with me! Can’t he
make a few of his own? He has tons of women by his side anyway.
While Victoria was lost in her thoughts, she heard footsteps as Alaric’s voice rang out.
behind her.
“Miss Selwyn, it seems that Nicole really likes me.”
Before Victoria could say anything, Alaric added, “Which is why I think you should
seriously consider Nicole’s suggestion.”
How shamelessly despicable!
Chapter 307 Love at First Sight
As expected, Nicole immediately exclaimed with joy after he said that. “Mommy, Mr.
Night agreed! Please consider it!”
Nathan watched quietly from the side with his fingers interlocked, but he didn’t say a
word.
8/8
Alaric even crouched down beside them with a small smile adorning his handsome
face. “After all, it was love at first sight with you, Miss Selwyn. I’m only waiting for you to
say yes.”