Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 45

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“Do you have nothing better to do or did you suddenly decide to become 

a deliveryman? Do you want to switch-” 

Alaric’s sentence came to an abrupt halt when he finally registered what 

his assistant said earlier. His assistant said the name ‘Miss Selwyn.‘ 

“From whom did you say? Miss Selwyn?” 

His assistant nodded blankly. “That’s right. That’s what the deliveryman 

said.” 

At the same time, Alaric’s phone buzzed. It was a text from Victoria. 

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“Grandma said you didn’t have lunch, so I ordered some food for you. I just 

got a message from the restaurant saying that it has been delivered. Did 

you get it?” 

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Alaric’s foul mood improved immensely when he saw the text, but even so, 

he murmured stiffly, “Aren’t you trying your best to avoid me? Why are 

acting all concerned about me now?” 

Then, he looked at his assistant. 

“Bring it over.” 

“Oh.” 

His assistant set the bag down on the table right beside Claudia’s lovingly 

prepared lunch, which was an irksome sight, for some reason. 

After thinking about it, Alaric’s assistant asked, “You said you’re giving me 

the lunch Miss Johnson made, right, Mr. Cadogan?” 

“Mmhmm,” Alaric hummed curtly. 

Then, his assistant intentionally queried, “But, since I’m full, can I give the 

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food out to the others in the office instead? It wouldn’t be good to waste 

food.” 

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Alaric frowned at this question. 

His assistant thought the frown meant a rejection, but instead, he heard 

his boss retorting in irritation, “I’ve already given it to you so you can do 

whatever you want with it. Do you need to check with me over such a 

simple matter?” 

“I understand.” 

Alaric’s assistant immediately took the lunchbox out with him as if he was 

afraid that his boss might regret it. 

Claudia came back again when it was nearly time to get off work. 

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After going home, she kept mulling things over and felt uneasy still. 

It was noon. He was supposed to be having lunch then. Why did he go 

out? Most importantly, he neglected me. 

Am I not the person he’s indebted to? Am I not the most important person 

in the world to him? 

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He didn’t even tell me what he was going out for. Claudia felt extremely on 

edge. 

When she walked past the assistants‘ area, she spotted Alaric’s assistant 

and other employees busy at work, so she went in. 

“Mr. Levane.” 

Alaric’s assistant was a man named Peter Levane. When he looked up and 

saw Claudia, his mood soured. 

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Why’s she here again? 

Nevertheless, Peter stood up and greeted coolly, “Hello, Miss Johnson.” 

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“Hello,” Claudia replied with a smile. “So sorry to disturb you, but is Al back?” 

She tried her best to give a good impression because she wanted Peter to 

think favorably of her, lest he badmouthed her in front of Alaric. 

Peter paused before responding, “Mr. Cadogan got back to the office at 

noon.” 

Claudia was taken aback. 

“He was already back at noon?” 

Why didn’t he tell me that he was back in the office? 

Feeling embarrassed, Claudia chuckled dryly and said, “I’ll go in to see him 

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then.” 

She turned to leave. 

“Wait, Miss Johnson.” 

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Peter took out the lunchbox he kept under his desk and went after Claudia. 

“This is what you asked me to give Mr. Cadogan.” 

Claudia managed to smile again when she saw the lunchbox. She 

reached out for it. 

“Since he came back at noon, did he eat the food? Did he mention how it 

tasted?” 

Peter’s expression became a little strange. 

“Mr. Cadogan said he had already eaten, Miss Johnson, so he gave the 

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food to me. It wouldn’t be right for me to have it all to myself, so I shared it 

with the others in the office.” 

Peter paused and reflected for a moment before adding, “Everyone 

thought it tasted pretty good.” 

“What…” 

Claudia could barely keep the smile from sliding off her face when she 

heard what Peter said. 

Initially, she wanted to give it to Peter. She figured that since Alaric was 

busy and wouldn’t be coming back, she would use it to curry favor with 

Peter instead. 

She didn’t think that Alaric would end up coming back to the office so 

quickly. 

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But he didn’t eat the food I made. He even… gave it to his assistant and the 

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other employees. 

Claudia felt as if someone had trampled upon her efforts and sincerity. 

“Miss Johnson?” Peter looked at Claudia. “Are you alright?” 

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Claudia snapped out of her reverie and forced herself to nod with a smile. 

“I’m fine. I’ll go in and see Al then.” 

“Alright, Miss Johnson.” 

Once Claudia disappeared into the office, the smile on Peter’s face 

instantly vanished. 

Knock–Knock- 

“Come in.” 

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The cool, indifferent voice rang out from the office. 

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Claudia opened the door and went in. She immediately saw Alaric, who 

was sitting at his desk with an aloof expression. 

Alaric gave off a different kind of attractiveness when he was working. The 

sleeves of his black shirt were slightly ruffled, his tie had been tossed 

somewhere, and he had even undone two of his buttons, which allowed 

his collarbones to peek out. His dark eyes, which were fixed on the screen 

in front of him, looked even more piercing than usual. 

Claudia had always known that Alaric had one–in–a–million looks. He was 

flawless in every way. 

Every part of his face from his features to his chiseled jaw was exquisite. 

His unblemished face was matched with an equally perfect physique, and 

he came from an incredibly elite background. 

Only a man like him was worthy of her. 

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