Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 40

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Victoria didn’t even have to stand in her position to understand that it was 

unacceptable, but she was Victoria, not Claudia. 

She could only consider the matters from her own perspective. 

“What a pity. I’m not that great of a person nor am I willing to sacrifice. The 

child is in my belly, so whether or not I want to keep them is my decision. 

No one else can decide the life or death of my child except me.” 

“You-” 

“If you want me to return the favor, sure. I am willing to do anything you 

ask of me except this.” 

Her child was her family. How could she let someone else decide on her 

behalf whether to keep the child or to have an abortion when she was 

reluctant to do that? 

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“Are you really going to do whatever I say?” 

“Yes, as long as it isn’t anything outrageous.” 

Favors must be repaid, but if her demands were too high, then she 

shouldn’t even think about it. 

Claudia started pondering about it. 

In fact, before she came here, she had predicted that Victoria wouldn’t 

agree to her request easily. 

Who was Alaric? He was the heir to the Cadogan Family. Whether it was 

his family background, character, or the way he presented himself, they 

were all top–notch. 

In Claudia’s eyes, no one else in the world could compare to him. 

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Who wouldn’t want a man like him? Who would be willing to give him up if 

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they captured his heart? 

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What about Victoria? Her family went bankrupt, prompting her to hold on 

to Alaric like a lifeline. If she had become his real wife, then she would 

have been living in a rags–to–riches fantasy. 

Had she been willing to give up on him, she wouldn’t have gotten 

pregnant. 

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The child could be considered a token for Victoria to hold Alaric back. Thus, 

Claudia couldn’t possibly allow that token to exist. Otherwise, it could 

possibly affect whether they would get a divorce eventually. 

Now that Victoria wasn’t willing to abort the child, Claudia had to use other 

means. 

Moreover, the most important thing to do now was to calm Victoria down. 

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spoke. “Sure. Aborting the child is indeed cruel. Even I can’t bear to do that. 

In that case, let’s sign an agreement.” 

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“An agreement?” 

As soon as the question slipped out of Victoria’s tongue, Carlo served the 

cup of warm milk. 

“Here’s your milk, beautiful.” 

Claudia stopped talking before offering him a sweet smile. “Thanks, Carlo!” 

Carlo winked at her. “You’re welcome. It’s my honor to treat two beautiful 

ladies to some drinks. Enjoy.” 

After that, he left once again without any inquiry into the content of their 

conversation. No wonder Claudia chose this place. 

Acting as if she was being considerate; Claudia pushed the glass of milk in 

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front of Victoria. “Since you can’t take any other drinks for now, have some 

warm milk.” 

Victoria glanced at her and noticed that she was wearing her facade 

again. 

“What? Are you afraid that I might have drugged the milk?” Claudia 

chuckled. “Don’t worry. If I wanted to do such a nasty thing, I wouldn’t have 

asked you out.” 

Withdrawing her gaze, Victoria no longer wanted to continue that topic. 

Instead, she changed the subject. “What were you saying about the 

agreement?” 

Claudia smiled. “Seems like you can’t bear to stay any longer with me.” 

“What? Don’t you want to get it over and done with?” 

“Of course, I do.” 

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While saying that, Claudia took out a paper folder and handed it to 

Victoria. 

“This is the agreement. Take a look.” 

Victoria took it with a poker face. 

Seeing her calm look, Claudia couldn’t help holding her breath. At this 

point, Victoria didn’t even seem to have any other better idea, but she 

could still appear so calm and collected. How on earth did she do that? 

All of a sudden, she recalled the scene where Victoria plunged into the 

river many years ago. 

It was a risky act, but she jumped down without hesitation. Claudia, on the 

other hand, panicked and was unsure of what to do. 

In her dreams, darkness penetrated her nervous system often, showing a 

clear contrast between herself and Victoria. 

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In front of others, Claudia was highly praised because she sacrificed 

herself to save Alaric. 

Behind others, however, she was just a clown under Victoria’s mask. The 

harder Victoria tried to save Alaric, the more despicable and shameless 

she appeared to be as she robbed the credit. 

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Outsiders all deemed her as pure, naive, and had a great personality, but 

in reality… 

No. Stop thinking about it. Stop thinking about it. 

The past was now in the past. Everyone knew that she was Alaric’s savior 

now, and even Alaric himself thought so. 

The only person who knew the truth was Victoria, who had lost her 

precious memory when she was diagnosed with a serious illness back 

then. She would never be able to get her memories back in this lifetime. 

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“I have a question about this agreement.” 

Victoria’s cold and distant voice sounded, pulling Claudia’s sanity back. 

She noticed how Victoria’s face was superimposed with the younger 

version of her face before they were separated. 

In the past, her young face was delicate and bright, but now, Victoria 

looked a little cold. Her features had grown as she aged, making her look 

even more beautiful than before. 

Claudia forced a smile. 

“What problem?” 

Victoria glanced at her before looking down at the agreement again. 

Although the agreement seemed to be overlapped, it merely revolved 

around a few main points. 

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