Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 436

Chapter 436 

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Mary’s decision to move to Jasea came as a shock to Victoria, but at the same time, 

she felt very respected. “Aren’t the roots of the Cadogan Family based in Gandra? If you 

move to Jasea, won’t that—” 

“Don’t be silly. We’re already old, and our children are our only concern. Now that we 

have two more grandchildren, we have to put you guys as the priority. Moreover, we can 

live no matter where we are, and the environment is better in Jasea. Didn’t you already 

set up a company over there? If you run into any problems, just ask Adrian for advice 

and focus on your career. Don’t worry about the kids. With me and Adrian around, they’ll 

be well taken care of.” 

After that, Mary said no more, busying herself with ushering the kids into their room 

and discussing with Adrian about moving. 

On the way back to the room, Victoria pondered over this. Setting aside the fact that 

her company had just started to take off, it would be nothing compared to the Cadogan 

Group, even if it did become a success. Nevertheless, they did not mind that she had a 

small company and were willing to move to her city to help her babysit. Is the company 

unimportant to them anymore? 

While pondering over this, she reached the door she was familiar with. When she came 

to a stop, she suddenly realized that her motor memories had brought her here easily, 

even though she had not been here for five years; plus, she was deep in her thoughts. 

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Opening the door, she saw a familiar view and walked in with a blank face, staring at 

the furnishings, which were almost unchanged in the past five years. Except for the 

beddings, everything else in the room–from the biggest pieces, such as the curtains, to 

the smallest decorations on the table–remained the same. Looking at the furnishings 

in front of her, she felt a sense of familiarity encapsulating her because nothing had 

changed, and it took her back in time to five years ago when she and Alaric were still 

married to each other. 

Without realizing it, she paced to the bed and smiled at the new sheets. Just then, her 

phone vibrated, and she saw that she had received a text from Alaric. 

‘Are you free now?‘ 

After disembarking the plane, she had already contacted him but only for a while, as 

she needed to meet up with Mary and Adrian. Is he texting me because he thought I’d 

be free now? 

‘Yeah, everything is settled. I just got back to the room,’ she replied. 

At first, she wanted to shower, but Alaric texted her before she could, and she sent him 

another text after replying to him. ‘How was your day?‘ 

A few seconds after she hit the send button, Alaric made a video call, and when she 

saw it, she picked it up hesitantly after contemplating it for a while. 

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If it was a regular call, she would have answered without second thoughts, but she 

needed some time as it was a video call. After answering, his handsome face entered 

her view. Even though the high–definition lenses, his features, and skin were 

impeccable. 

At the beginning of the call, there were not many expressions written on his face, but 

when he saw her, the aloofness on his face evaporated, the look in his eyes turning 

tender. However, it changed again soon as he saw her background. “Are you home?” 

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For some inexplicable reason, she felt a little guilty as he scrutinized her background. 

Maybe she did not want him to find out that she had forgiven him, which was 

something that she could not reconcile with. Although there was a misunderstanding 

between them back then, the truth was–he did hurt her, and she did not want to forgive 

him so quickly, even when she wanted to be with him. 

When she was quiet and even avoided his eyes, he looked a little dejected. Very quickly, 

he recollected himself and changed the topic. “Are Nicole and Nathan asleep already?” 

After hearing a new topic, Victoria raised her eyes again. “I think they are. Tonight, 

they’re sleeping with-” 

At the mention of this, she came to an abrupt stop, and Alaric finished her sentence 

after giving it a thought. “They’re sleeping with Mom and Dad, aren’t they?” 

She nodded. “Yeah, they love the kids.” 

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Maybe it was because she was tongue–tied twice earlier, the atmosphere between 

them turned a little odd, and they slipped into silence when the topic ended. 

After a long while, Alaric pursed his lips, stared at her, and said softly, “Don’t worry 

about Mr. Hudson. Even though there’s no news today, I’ll keep a lookout for it and 

inform you once I have any information.” 

She flashed him a smile. “Okay.” 

Noticing that she was still in the same clothes from the morning before she left, he 

asked, “Haven’t you showered yet?” 

“Yeah, I was just about to when you called.” 

“Did I interrupt you?” 

“No.” Victoria shook her head. “It’s just a video call, and it doesn’t matter if I shower a 

little later.” She did not have the habit of going to bed early, and although she was a 

little tired after a day of flying, she was not so tired that she could not handle a video 

call. 

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Although Alaric saw how full her cheeks were while radiating a healthy glow, he still