Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 437

Chapter 437 

After a shower, Victoria lay on the bed, wrapped in soft, comfortable sheets. 

She thought she had almost forgotten about everything that happened five years ago. 

In the beginning, every night after she left, she would always recall the things that had 

happened here, especially the moments between her and Alaric. As time passed by, 

she found it harder to jolt these memories. Later, some would not even pop up in her 

mind anymore, and she simply lived peacefully. 

She thought she had forgotten about them, but when in bed, all the memories she 

shared with Alaric came crashing into her mind like a tsunami. Like walking down 

memory lane, she watched the images as they played through her mind, and she 

remembered that she had done the most intimate actions with him on this bed. 

Without realizing how much time had passed, she gradually fell asleep, and it was 

Nathan who came into her room to wake her up the next day. Checking the time on her 

phone, she saw that it was already 10.00AM. 

“You’ve been asleep for a long time, Mommy,” he whined, looking at her. 

Grabbing her messy hair, she said in embarrassment, “Yeah, I forgot to set an alarm last 

night and overslept without realizing it.” 

He trotted to the bedside, grabbed her arm, and said softly, “Mommy, Grandma asked 

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the chef to prepare a lot of delicious food, but we ate first because you were still 

asleep. You must be hungry now. Would you like them to have the food brought 

upstairs?” 

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“It’s alright.” She shook her head and turned down his offer, thinking that she was not 

doing so awful that she needed to have her meal delivered to the room. “Head down. I’ll 

be right there after changing.” 

“Okay.” 

After he left, a sigh escaped her lips. She did not expect herself to sleep so deeply, 

either. Did I sleep so soundly because I returned to a familiar place? I don’t remember 

sleeping like this in the past. 

Downstairs, she had breakfast and saw Nicole sitting in Mary’s arms with a pretty 

bracelet around her wrist. “Where did you get that?” she asked. 

“Grandma gave this to me!” Since Victoria had noticed her bracelet, Nicole kept 

showing it to her and mentioning that it was a gift from Mary. 

“Did you thank Grandma, then?” 

“I did, Mommy.” 

Mary chuckled at her ways and pinched her soft cheek before turning to Victoria. 

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“We’re almost done preparing for the move. Let us know when you’re free, and we’ll 

move right away.” 

As the distance was near, they wanted to take a flight at first, but after safety 

considerations, they decided to travel in their private cars with bodyguards. 

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Victoria agreed to their idea and said considerately, “I’m alright with any timing and can 

go now.” 

“Don’t you need more rest?” 

“It’s okay, Mom. I’m not tired.” 

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“Then, let’s go back earlier since the kids still have school to attend.” 

“Sure.” 

The Cadogan couple might be getting on in years, but they were pumped up and 

efficient when they wanted something done. On the same afternoon, Victoria was 

already on her way back to Jasea in the same car with them. 

In the car, she whisked out her phone and sent Alaric a text. ‘I’m with your parents…‘ 

She came to a stop, thinking that the way she addressed Adrian and Mary was a little 

problematic. Although she still did not want to forgive Alaric, addressing them as his 

parents sounded like they were strangers to her. Hence, she deleted her sentence and 

started again. 

‘We’re on our way to Jasea today.‘ This should sound alright. She read through it a 

couple of times to ensure it was okay before hitting ‘Send“. 

However, she received no reply even after a long time. Without any incoming texts, she 

kept her phone away and did not think much about it. 

As there was a time difference between both countries, messages and calls might not 

always arrive at appropriate times, so she reckoned that he was probably sleeping or 

busy when he did not answer her. Well, he’ll probably answer once he’s free. 

It was already nighttime when they arrived in Jasea, which was glowing brightly with 

lights and high–rise buildings. This kind of view was nothing new to Mary; maybe 

because she wanted to give Victoria some face to reduce her anxiety, she said, “The 

buildings here are comparable to Gandra, and I just found out this city is a good choice 

to live in after checking the weather data. If you’d like to move here for good, tell Alaric 

to move the company here, too.” 

She said everything to please Victoria, who simply replied awkwardly, “That depends on 

him.”