Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 438

Chapter 438 

Right after this thought flashed past Victoria’s mind, she opened her call records and 

wanted to call Alaric. As soon as she did, she hesitated and canceled the call in less 

than two seconds. Since he didn’t reply to my text, it means he’s probably busy right 

now, or it’s inconvenient for him to answer. If I call him at this time and interrupt him… 

Forget it. For his safety, I better not call him for now. Once he’s free, he’ll reply to my 

text. 

With this thought in mind, she kept her phone by her side, taking it with her wherever 

she went. Even when washing up, she placed it on the counter next to her so she could 

always see the notifications. 

She was distracted by the fact that she did not receive a reply from Alaric, and while in 

the shower, she was also waiting for his answer. Whenever her phone vibrated, she 

would hurriedly dash over, pick it up, and check it. Upon realization that it was not him, 

she would place it down again in disappointment. 

That happened a few times until she finished her shower almost an hour later. 

Standing in the room, she had mixed feelings in her chest as she dried her hair, her eyes 

glued to her phone and never left it until she had laid in bed and stared at the white 

ceiling instead after blow–drying her hair. 

Only then did it suddenly hit her that she cared too much about him. It’s just one text, 

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right? Why am I so nervous that I can’t do anything normally? How can I test him in this 

state? She tossed around, staring at the dark screen on her phone and sighing softly. 

Even so, she could not stop her mind from wandering. After a long while, she could not 

take it anymore and called Terrance’s number. When he answered her call, his voice 

sounded sleepy. It was obvious that she had woken him from his sleep. “H–Hi, Miss 

Selwyn. May I help you?” 

Upon checking the time, she realized it was already past midnight in a blink of an eye. 

That’s right. It was already late when we arrived in Jasea. She smacked her lips and 

asked softly, “I’m sorry to call you at this hour. Did I wake you up?” 

“It’s fine, Miss Selwyn. I work for Mr. Cadogan, and he pays me extra to be on call round 

the clock. Otherwise, you probably can’t get me through my phone.” 

Nevertheless, she did not take this for granted and asked in a gentle tone, “I’d like to 

know if Alaric contacted you today. Do you have any news about him?” 

Hearing that, Terrance nodded but realized that she could not see him. “I see. So, you’re 

worried about Mr. Cadogan. Don’t worry, Miss Selwyn. I contacted the men from his 

side in the morning. He’s okay,” he hurriedly said. 

“Morning?” 

“Yeah.” 

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“Do you mean this morning?” 

“Yes.” 

Her nose wrinkled at his reply. If he had contacted Terrance in the morning, why didn’t 

he reply to me? 

“Miss Selwyn, I meant that I’ve contacted the men on his side, not Mr. Cadogan 

himself,” he added, worried she would misunderstand. 

“What about afterward?” She was not quite done with her questioning. “Did you guys 

contact again after morning?” 

“Well… Mr. Cadogan has something important to do today, so I didn’t bother him.” 

Something important? Why didn’t he let me know about it? she pondered but came to 

terms with it a few seconds later. That explains why he didn’t answer me. It’s because 

he’s busy. Then, did my text bother him? 

“Fret not, Miss Selwyn. Mr. Cadogan will be fine, and it’s getting late. Why don’t you turn 

in early?” 

Despite his assurance, she had a bad feeling, which she failed to verbalize. Since it was 

late, she felt guilty about bothering him. “Okay. Good night.” 

“Just call me if you need anything. As for Mr. Cadogan’s side, I’ll inform you the second I 

find out anything new.” 

“Thanks.” 

The call ended, and she turned around in bed again with her phone in her hand, unable 

to fall asleep. Biting her lower lip, she felt that her heart was in a mess, but there was 

nothing else she could do. 

In the end, she drifted off to dreamland with messy feelings in her chest and her phone 

in her hands. It was the vibration of her phone that woke her up later, and when she 

opened her eyes, she saw that it was the alarm she had set. 

Since she had overslept the day before, she set an early alarm this time. Unsure 

whether it was because the sound was too loud or the vibration was jarring, she felt her 

eyelids twitching when she woke up. Not only that, even her heartbeat felt off. 

After shutting off the alarm, she leaned against the wall and composed herself, her 

heartbeat tuning comfortably after she rested for a few minutes. However, her eyelids 

continued to twitch from time to time. 

She was never superstitious or believed that something ominous would happen when 

it came to that. Still, she had a strong premonition and felt that something was about to 

happen. 

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Checking her phone again, she saw that her conversation with Alaric remained at the