Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 420

Chapter 420 

Seeing that Alaric finally understood, Victoria finally breathed a sigh of relief. She got 

up to pour herself a glass of water. When she turned her head, she saw that Alaric’s 

forehead was covered in a cold sweat. 

“You’re sweating so much. Is your wound okay?” While asking, Victoria reached out and 

touched his forehead. “Are you running a fever?” 

The temperature she felt seemed to be high, but it didn’t feel like a fever. 

“I’m not running a fever.” Alaric calmly replied as he looked at her. “As for why the 

temperature is higher, think about what we did just now.” 

Victoria was speechless. 

After hearing the last sentence, she instantly understood his meaning, and she 

withdrew her hand. 

Well, she finally understood why his temperature was high but not like a fever. However, 

his shamelessness was beyond imagination if he could openly say it like this. 

“Go to sleep.” Alaric pointed to where she had been lying before, indicating for her to lie 

down again. 

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However, after what happened just now, Victoria hesitated. If she lay down again, what 

if he… 

“This time, I won’t do anything to you. I promise,” Alaric said. 

“Your promises mean nothing. You said that you couldn’t do anything to me in your 

current condition just now,” Victoria retorted. 

“Well, that was before. Besides, I didn’t promise anything back then, did I?” Alaric said. 

Victoria was dumbfounded. 

That made sense when he put it that way. 

She hesitated for two seconds. In the end, she crawled over and lay down in her 

original position. As soon as she lay down, Alaric’s hand reached out. 

Victoria’s expression changed, thinking that he wanted to do something to her, but she 

saw that he just wanted to pull up the blanket to cover her. 

His movement wasn’t very smooth, and it was evident that his wound was painful. 

Victoria furrowed her brows slightly and reached out to pull the blanket, then said to him, “Well, you should lie down and sleep too. You don’t need to worry about me 

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anymore.” 

After speaking, she pulled the blanket away slightly, leaving a spot for him. 

Alaric chuckled softly at this gesture, and after a while, he lay down beside her. 

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To make room for him, Victoria lay on her side. When he lay down, her entire back was 

tightly pressed against the couch to make more space for him. 

But when he lay down, Victoria realized a problem. As the space was too small, when 

he lay down, not only was her back pressed against the couch, but her front was also 

pressed against him. 

It would have been fine if it were other body parts, but there were some parts that felt 

awkward. It made Victoria try to move back as much as possible. 

After a short while, Alaric raised his arm and pulled her into his embrace. 

“What about your wound…” 

“It’s on the other side.” Alaric’s voice was low as he said, “Using this arm to hold you 

won’t affect it.” 

Victoria looked up and saw that his wound was indeed on the other side, so she 

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relaxed. 

“But if we stay like this for a long time, your arm will get sore.” 

“It’ll just be sore; it won’t break.” 

“You never know,” Victoria retorted. “If the blood circulation is cut off for too long, it 

could result in your disability.” 

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She didn’t know whether he really listened to what she said or not, but she heard a dry 

laugh from him, followed by, “If I do become disabled, will you look at me more?” 

Although she knew he was mostly joking when he said these words, she felt unhappy 

and found it inauspicious. 

“No. If you become disabled, then I won’t want you anymore.” 

“Really?” 

“Really.” 

“Well then, I’ll do my best not to become disabled…” 

“It’s good that you know…” 

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For more than five years, the two of them rarely had moments like this. They were now 

just lying together in peace and talking about trivial things. 

Although their conversation was trivial, Victoria felt a sense of tranquility in her heart 

that she had never felt before. 

When she raised her head, she could see his perfect jawline, and the air around her was 

filled with his scent when she breathed. 

After changing clothes, he no longer had the unpleasant smell of blood, only the 

familiar scent she was used to, which gave her a sense of comfort. 

With that in mind, her restless hand gradually moved forward and gently wrapped 

around him. She thereafter closed her eyes and leaned against his chest. 

“I’m sleepy,” she whispered softly. 

“Then go to sleep.” 

“Mm. If you’re not feeling well, wake me up.” 

“Okay.” 

Gradually, Alaric heard the sound of her even and steady breathing. 

She had fallen asleep. 

Alaric covered her with the blanket to prevent her from catching a cold after falling 

asleep. However, he accidentally touched his wound, causing him to nearly inhale 

sharply in pain. 

As Victoria was beside him, he didn’t want to wake her up, so he endured the pain. 

He looked down at the wound on his body and let out a soft sigh. 

Originally, such a wound would be difficult for him to endure, but because Victoria was 

by his side and in his arms, this wound didn’t seem as suffering anymore. Instead, it felt 

like a blessing. 

As he thought about this, a beautiful smile appeared on his lips. 

If Terrance knew about his thoughts at this moment, he would probably give him a 

disdainful look and say, “Pfft, what a lovesick fool.” 

The next day, when Nathan woke up, he turned his head and saw Nicole sleeping in a