Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 418

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Chapter 418 

After Alaric said those words, Victoria fell silent. 

Although they had lived in the same room before, it was all in the past. 

They hadn’t seen each other for a long time, and even when they met again, they didn’t 

share a room. 

Now, all of a sudden, they were supposed to live together. 

When he saw her hesitating, Alaric lowered his gaze and reached out to hold her wrist. 

“I’m seriously injured. Can you bear to leave me alone? What if I feel terrible in the 

middle of the night and am not aware of it?” 

At his words, Victoria glanced at him. Although there was an element of self–pity in his 

expression and words, she had to admit that what he said made sense. 

He was indeed seriously injured; she had seen the severity of his wound with her own 

eyes. She had also asked the doctor when he left, and under normal circumstances, 

things should be fine. But what if something happened? 

Well, that room was originally his, so she should let him go there. Besides, the most 

important thing was that he was injured and couldn’t do much to her. 

With that in mind, Victoria felt reassured. 

“Let’s go.” 

After seeing her relent, Alaric’s dark eyes lit up with a hint of joy, and a pleased smile 

curled up at the corner of his lips. He walked with her and didn’t let go of her hand. 

When she entered the room, Victoria tidied up the things on the couch and then went 

into the room to check on Nicole and Nathan. Once she confirmed that they were 

sound asleep, she came back out. 

Seeing her cautious movements, Alaric asked in a low voice, “Are they asleep?” 

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Victoria nodded. “They fell asleep a long time ago. They actually waited for you for a 

while, but they were tired from the day’s activities.” 

Hearing her words, Alaric walked over and reached out to embrace her. “You’ve all 

worked hard. It’s my fault for not protecting you.” 

Previously, Alaric’s embrace had a fresh and pleasant scent with a hint of freshly cut 

grass, but now, all he emitted was the smell of blood mixed with faint sweat. 

It wasn’t particularly unpleasant, but whenever she smelled it, she couldn’t help but 

think of the deep wound on his body. 

Thinking about this, Victoria pushed him away and said, “You should change your 

clothes first.” 

Alaric asked, “Can’t stand the smell on me? Or are you disgusted by me?” 

At his words, Victoria didn’t mince her words and said directly, “Both.” 

Considering that he was injured and inconvenienced, Victoria even opened the 

wardrobe to find clothes for him. She thereafter handed him a new shirt and pants. 

Alaric looked at the clothes in his hand and said, “Something’s missing.” 

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Reminded by him, Victoria realized what was missing. She hadn’t paid much attention 

when she took them out earlier. 

In any case, he was injured, so she decided to do her best as a good person. 

With that in mind, Victoria opened the wardrobe again and asked, “Where is it?” 

“On the top shelf.” 

Victoria opened the top shelf and saw the neatly organized undergarments inside. She 

didn’t dare to look too closely and simply picked one to give to him. 

“That should do. Go change now.” 

After saying that, Victoria closed the wardrobe with a bang, and the soft smile that 

extended to Alaric’s ears made her face flush. 

She bit her lower lip. “Aren’t you going to change? How long do you plan to stand here?” 

“But I’m injured. Are you really not going to help me?” 

Upon hearing this, Victoria turned around, unable to bear it any longer, and looked at 

him. “You’re injured, not disabled. Your hands and feet are still functional.” 

Seeing her on the verge of exploding, Alaric clicked his tongue and finally reached out 

to pat her head. “Okay, I’ll go change.” 

He couldn’t provoke her anymore. If he kept provoking her, she would definitely 

explode. 

Alaric took the clothes and went to the bathroom. Victoria originally wanted to wait 

outside for him, but she suddenly thought of something and followed him before he 

entered the bathroom. She reminded him, “You haven’t forgotten what the doctor said, 

right? The wound should not come into contact with water for now.” 

As Alaric was about to close the bathroom door, he heard her sudden remark and 

decided to stay where he was. Without moving, he stared at her. “He did inform me. I 

remember everything. But if you’re worried, why don’t you come in and watch over me 

personally?” 

Upon hearing this, Victoria instinctively replied, “Dream on.” 

Afterward, she turned and left. 

Alaric watched her figure and slowly closed the bathroom door. 

Once the door closed, the expression on Alaric’s face instantly collapsed. The smile 

that was present on his lips a moment ago had completely disappeared, leaving only 

his prominent veins and cold sweat. 

The wound was deep, and it hurt even to stay still, let alone raise his hand and make 

various movements while changing clothes. 

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When they were together earlier, Alaric had been enduring the pain because he didn’t 

want her to worry. 

The shirt he took off was soaked through. He took just one glance before tossing it 

directly into the nearby washing machine. 

Normally, his shirts needed dry cleaning, but given the current situation, he couldn’t 

care about that anymore. He just threw them in to eliminate any evidence. 

After he was done changing, he walked out of the bathroom. 

Meanwhile, Victoria was still waiting for him. Seeing him in dry clothes, she approached 

him and gave him a thorough look from head to toe before asking, “The wound didn’t 

come into contact with water, right?” 

“After all your reminders, do you think it would?” As he spoke, he raised his hand to 

check the time on his wristwatch. “It’s getting late. You should rest.” 

Victoria instinctively asked, “What about you?” 

“I’ll rest too.” 

Although he said he would rest, Victoria remained standing in place without moving. 

“What’s wrong?” Alaric teased when he saw her standing still. “Can’t bear to leave me? 

Want to stay and keep me company?” 

Victoria didn’t say anything; she simply looked at him silently for a while, then lowered 

her gaze. “No. I’ll go rest.” 

A smile appeared on Alaric’s lips. “Go ahead.” 

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He stood there, not saying anything to hold her back until she walked into the room and 

closed the door. Only then did his tense shoulders seem to relax. 

He looked at the closed door in front of him, exhaled softly, and then slowly walked 

toward the direction of the couch. Subsequently, he sat down on the couch. 

With his injuries as they were, the ideal scenario would have been to meet her briefly 

after treating the wound and then live by himself. Being together with her would only 

cause her unnecessary worry, but as soon as he saw her, he didn’t want to leave her 

anymore. He couldn’t leave her. That was why he followed her to this room and now lay 

on the couch. 

One could say that he brought this upon himself. Now, he was sitting on the couch, 

knowing she was inside but unable to be with her. This made his heart ache 

unbearably. 

Nevertheless, he managed to save her. 

Regardless of anything else, as long as she was under his watchful eye at this moment, 

he was satisfied. 

With this thought in mind, Alaric chuckled softly with his lips curved. 

Just as he was preparing to rest on the couch for the night, the door that had just been 

closed opened again. Victoria came over with a pillow and a blanket. After walking in, 

she placed them next to him. He thought these things were for himself, but she lay 

down on them in the next moment.