Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 368

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Just the mention of Victoria excited her that much. If he told her Victoria gave him two kids, she would probably faint from delight, but Alaric wouldn’t tell them that just yet, 

since Victoria hadn’t accepted him. 

She was still worried that he might take the kids from her, but Alaric’s mother would be so over the moon about the kids, she might want to see them. There was no way Alaric could stop her, not to mention Mary’s enthusiasm might scare her. I should keep things 

a secret. 

But still, Mary suspected something. “And why would I be so delighted that I would stay 

up all night? Did something happen? Did you two get back together?” 

Uh… 

Before he could say anything, she was already coming up with her own explanation. “I 

see. So, that’s why Claudia’s trying to trick you into getting back with her, isn’t it?” 

Alaric was a little surprised that his mother saw through Claudia’s schemes right away, 

even though he still hadn’t gotten back with Victoria just yet. 

“That’s it, isn’t it?” Mary grabbed his shoulders and swayed him back and forth, eager to 

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know. 

He sighed. “No.” 

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“No?” Mary didn’t believe it at all. “If that’s not the case, then why did Claudia do what she did? She’s been with you for five years. Acting rashly isn’t like her, so there must be 

a reason for that.” 

“Ah, just take it that she rejected my advances of getting back together, alright?” 

She looked at him in silence for a while and clicked her tongue. “I don’t blame her. I mean, I would kick you in the head too if you had done to me what you did to her.” 

His mother saw through him, and he smiled dryly. “Yeah, I deserve this.” There was 

nothing to be ashamed of. He truly deserved this. 

“Talk is cheap. Action is not. Deal with the matter and show her what you’re made of. I 

bet she only got the divorce because you were too much of a wuss to cut ties with 

Claudia.” 

Alaric said nothing. If his mother had told him that before he met Victoria again, he 

would deny it. She didn’t get the divorce because he didn’t settle his past. Their 

marriage was fake, and she liked someone else. But now that they met again and he 

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found out about the kids and what happened that led to their conception, he couldn’t 

just ditch them, or he would be scum. “I know. That’s why I’m dealing with the matter.” 

Mary’s smile faded and was replaced by a solemn look. “And deal with it by tomorrow. 

Do you need my help with anything?” 

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Alaric was happy his mother took his side firmly. “It’s all right. Just show up, and it’ll be 

fine.” 

That confused Mary. “What? If you don’t need our help, then why did you call us back?” 

A smile curled his lips. “To make a grand entrance. 

Even after the Cadogan couple had gone home, Scarlette still couldn’t reach Alaric. He 

didn’t even call or text her to ask about Claudia. It was like he didn’t care about Claudia’s 

suicide. She thought that the suicide attempt would at least elicit some sympathy from 

him, but it proved to be useless. 

Claudia looked at her mother, miffed. “Mom, I thought you said this would work, but he 

won’t even take my calls. He hates me now, doesn’t he? He won’t want to see me again, 

huh?” 

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Scarlette bit her lip. “I can’t believe he’d be this hard to tackle.” 

“This is your fault.” Claudia cried. “If you hadn’t told me to drug him, none of this 

would’ve happened. I could’ve stayed with him.” 

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Scarlette was annoyed by her crying. She’s blaming me? She narrowed her eyes. “If 

you’d been a smarter woman, I wouldn’t have asked you to do this. It’s your fault you 

couldn’t keep him, not mine. Do you think you can stay with him when you’re this much 

of a fool? Stop dreaming.” 

And Claudia was reminded of the night before when she was doing it with a man she 

didn’t like at all. Hatred flared in her heart–hatred for her own incompetence and her 

mother, who gave her useless ideas. She clenched her fists so hard that her nails dug 

into her palms. 

The night was growing old. Before they went to sleep, Nicole asked, “Will Mr. Night 

come over tonight too, Mommy?” 

Victoria almost screamed, but she calmed down quickly. “He’s sleeping at his own 

place.” 

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Nicole looked a little disappointed. “I see.” 

“You want him to come over?” 

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