Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 433

Chapter 433 

After they descended the plane, Terrance helped them grab their suitcases, while 

Victoria only had to bring her children. Perhaps they were afraid she might get 

kidnapped again, which was why several tall, muscled bodyguards stood close to her. 

Those bodyguards stood on every side of her, and from an outsider’s perspective, she 

and the two children seemed well protected. If someone were to try anything, they 

would definitely fail. 

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Meanwhile, Terrance followed behind them with the suitcases. When he saw they were 

about to reach the entrance, he reminded Victoria, “Miss Selwyn, Mr. and Mrs. Cadogan 

will be waiting at the entrance. We’ll see them soon.” 

Victoria nodded upon hearing that reminder. “Okay.” 

Then, she leaned down to face her children, coaxing them, “Nicole, Nathan, did you 

hear that? You’re going to meet your grandparents soon. Remember what I said to you 

on the plane?” 

“Of course!” 

“Don’t worry, Mommy. Nathan and I will be very polite.” The two children gave her their 

promise. 

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Then, they soon arrived at the entrance under the protection of the bodyguards. 

Meanwhile, at the airport entrance, Mary pulled out a small mirror and kept looking at 

her reflection but still felt dissatisfied. So, she turned to ask her husband, “Honey, look 

at my makeup. Is it too cakey? Is this the right makeup for meeting children?” 

Adrian glanced at her and replied, “It’s fine. The children will love it.” 

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Mary thought of asking for his opinion, but she instantly thought he was unreliable 

once she heard what he said. “Do you even hear yourself? What do you mean when you 

say the children will love it? You make it sound like you know what they’re thinking.” 

Adrian sighed in resignation. “Yes, I don’t understand children’s thoughts, but you don’t 

either, so what’s there to worry about?” 

That’s right. Children have different tastes than grownups, and they probably don’t 

know whether my makeup is too heavy. All they know is that I’m their grandmother. 

What’s there to be worried about? It’s nothing. 

Mary released a sigh of relief when she thought of that and felt more relaxed but soon 

became nervous again. She kept away her mirror and spoke to Adrian, “I’d say Victoria 

is full of surprises. She ran away for five years and secretly gave birth to two children.” 

When Adrian heard her bringing this up, he looked at her and asked, “What are you 

trying to say? 

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“What am I trying to say? It’s all your son’s fault. He has definitely done something 

wrong. Otherwise, why else would Victoria leave and raise her children abroad? That 

brat. Sob. It’s such a pity that my two grandchildren… They’re definitely lonely without 

their father and grandparents with them all these years. Once we see them, I will 

definitely try my best to make up for the years we missed.” 

Mary wiped away the tears at the corner of her eye as she spoke. 

Adrian watched her exaggerated act with affection in his eyes and smiled, cooing 

gently, “All right. You should save it for when you see them.” 

When Mary heard that, she angrily turned to look at him. “What are you calling 

exaggerated? I’m being serious, alright? Don’t you miss your two grandbabies? Don’t 

you feel heartbroken for what they experienced?” 

Adrian fell silent. 

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“I’m telling you. I’m going to get back at that brat about this matter, and you aren’t 

allowed to stop me.” 

“When have I ever stopped you? Haven’t you been in charge of this family since you 

married me?” 

Mary gave it a thought and figured that his words held merit. Hence, she pouted her 

lips, not saying anything else. 

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Ever since Victoria divorced Alaric and left, Mary had changed drastically. With 

Griselda’s passing, Mary’s personality was not as gentle as before, and she became less 

forgiving toward her son. 

That was because she felt that her son had something to do with Victoria’s departure. 

They were both women, after all. In a situation where both were married, a woman’s 

departure meant that her husband had done something wrong. 

One possibility was that the woman had found a new relationship, but Mary was there 

for all of Victoria’s milestones. So, she knew exactly what kind of personality that child 

had. 

From Mary’s perspective, Victoria would never do something that would hurt her 

marriage, so the only possibility was that her son had done something wrong. Since it 

was her son’s fault, she, as his mother, was also at fault because she failed to educate 

him. 

Therefore, for a long time after Victoria left, Mary would feel frustrated every time she 

thought about that, and whenever she felt frustrated, she would call and nag at Alaric. 

Back then, Alaric was not in a good mood either and would hang up before she could 

nag more than a few sentences. 

He would hang up every single time she called. 

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Afterward, Mary found out Alaric had started drowning his sorrows in alcohol and 

started feeling distressed for her son. Nevertheless, she still could not help but place 

the blame on his feet. He deserves this. He did not cherish her when she was around, 

so what’s the use of regretting it now? Let him deal with his suffering. 

Although that was what she said, she was still secretly heartbroken for her son.