Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 435

Chapter 435 

Needless to say, Mary was especially kind to Victoria when they got back home. Mary 

tried to speak to her, but every time, the words would get stuck in her throat as she held 

Victoria’s hand. Forget Mary, even Victoria didn’t know where to begin or how she 

should address the other party. 

Although the kids were addressing Adrian and Mary as their grandparents, Victoria 

couldn’t bring herself to regard Mary as her mother. After all, it had been five years, 

which was a very long time. 

Perhaps it was the look in her eyes, or through the look on her face, Mary could read 

what was on her mind and tucked her hair behind her ear softly, saying gently, “My 

child, it has been tough on you over the years.” 

Just one sentence from Mary was enough for tears to well up in Victoria’s eyes. She 

had imagined what Mary would say, but the last thing she would expect was this, and it 

made her so sad, unable to talk about all the grievances she had in her heart. 

The intimacy resembling kinship was something she had never experienced, and she 

had always wanted a female role model in her life. 

Mary felt heartbroken when she saw the tears in Victoria’s eyes and reached out to 

pinch her cheek. “Don’t be sad, my child. Everything is going to be okay now that you’re 

back. Alaric had brought you such pain in the past, but from now on, I’ll love you like 

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your mother.” 

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Mother? Everything Victoria saw turned into a blur, and she couldn’t see Mary’s 

expression at all. All she could make up was an affectionate face. When she heard the 

way Mary addressed herself, she was a little puzzled. Then… Can I call her my mother 

from now onward? At the thought of this, she bit her lower lip and said meekly, “I 

thought that… you might not want to acknowledge me anymore after five years.” 

“Silly child, that’s impossible. I’ve always liked you since you were a child, and you know 

that. Back then… When you left, I blamed myself for quite a while. As your mother, I 

didn’t notice the problems you had in the relationship, nor did I extend a helping hand to 

solve them in time. That’s my mistake.” 

“No.” Victoria shook her head. Her eyes were already filled with tears, which came 

rolling down like pearls when she shook her head and glistened brightly against her fair 

skin. “You have nothing to do with this. There were problems between me and Alaric 

which led to misunderstandings, but we were the ones at fault. Not you. Never you.” 

“It’s not your fault. It’s him.” Mary was terribly biased toward Victoria and always spoke 

up for her. “He should protect his wife and children as the man of the family, but he 

didn’t, and neither did he protect his marriage. Instead, his actions cost him his wife 

and his children! That was a huge mistake on his part.” 

A–startled Victoria didn’t expect her to be so harsh toward Alaric. “Mom…” 

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“Yes?” 

When Victoria heard Mary responding, she was first stunned because the word had 

slipped out of her mouth unwittingly, and the last thing she expected was an answer 

from Mary. 

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“Call me that in the future. Since you have returned, don’t leave again. If that brat, Alaric 

treats you badly, let me know. I’ll take care of him for you and teach him a lesson that he 

won’t soon forget. Or, I could tell you ways to take him in hand.” 

“Really?” Although tears were still rolling down Victoria’s cheeks, her mood became 

brighter after such a short conversation. “Will you be on my side?” 

“Of course, I will. If you don’t believe me, I’ll lecture him severely once he’s back from 

abroad.” 

When Victoria recalled that Alaric was abroad and injured, the smile on her face fell a 

little. 

“Alright, we don’t need to think about anything else. You’re probably hungry after such a 

long flight and food is almost ready. Don’t think about anything else later and just enjoy 

the meal. As for the rest… Well, we can speak about it tomorrow.” 

The dinner was amazing as it was all the dishes that she was familiar with, a 

completely different flavor from the food abroad. More importantly, there was 

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something familiar with the taste. 

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She turned to Adrian and Mary. Although they already talked things out, it had been 

years since they last met, so she wasn’t confident and sounded a little shy and hesitant 

when she spoke, “Dad, Mom, didn’t you guys get a new chef all these years?” 

Mary looked at her with tenderness in her eyes. “We’ve been having the same chef the 

whole time. After all, he’s been working here for so many years and we’re used to his 

cooking. What is it? Did you notice the taste right away?” 

“Yes, it’s a familiar taste.” 

The food was familiar, and the furnishings of the house remained almost the same as it 

was five years ago. If there was anything different, it was the addition of two kids at the 

dining table. Right now, the little ones were seated between Adrian and Mary, who 

started serving more food on Nicole and Nathan’s plates after answering Victoria. 

“Here, Nicole. You like this, don’t you? Take some more. And this is for you, Nathan.” 

Basically, Victoria didn’t need to hover over them anymore and only needed to take care