Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 49

Chapter 49 

76% 

After staying in Victoria’s office for long enough, Noel decided it was time 

for him to make a move, but when he walked out the door, he ran into 

Alaric and Claudia as they were about to leave their office as well. 

Alaric seemed a little tense the moment he saw Noel, his–body giving off a 

cold and chilly aura as he glared at him unhappily. At the same time, 

Claudia could also sense Alaric’s hostility when she saw Noel exiting 

Victoria’s office not far away. “It seems that Mr. Javier and Victoria are 

pretty close to each other. As far as I can remember, they even hung out 

together for a meal a few days ago.” 

While Alaric only raised his eyebrows and pursed his lips in silence, 

Claudia went on with her opinion upon noticing the emotionless look on 

the man’s face. “If you ask me, Mr. Javier seems to treat Victoria pretty 

well. Ever since the Selwyn Family went bankrupt, everyone else avoided 

her like she was an alien, but he got into the same company as her, not to 

1/8 

Chapter 49 Let Go! 

mention the fact that he continued to keep in touch with her. Back then, I 

thought it was just a rumor when they said Victoria’s father treated Mr. 

Javier like his son–in–law, but now… I might’ve been wrong.” 

Claudia didn’t press on any further after speaking her mind, thinking she 

had done enough to sabotage Alaric’s impression of Victoria. Since I can’t 

do much to stop Victoria, I must do all I can to sway Alaric into forgetting 

about her. 

As Claudia expected, Alaric’s face darkened the moment she finished her 

words, which implied that her words had gotten to him. However, she 

didn’t appear to be happy at all, for Alaric’s reaction was something she 

didn’t expect. Because of that, she didn’t dare let Alaric know that Victoria 

was pregnant. It looks like I have to speed things up a little. 

Later that night, Alaric exited the bathroom in a bathrobe covering his 

lower torso. With his upper body revealed, he grabbed a towel and dried 

2/8 

11:15 Mon, 19 Jun 

76% 

Chapter 49 Let Go! 

his wet hair. When he entered the bedroom, he noticed the light inside 

was still on. 

3/8 

In the meantime, Victoria was still busy with her work, typing away on her 

laptop while wearing a pair of wireless earphones as she sat in bed. “Yes, 

please look into that and send it back to me after amending it.” She spoke 

faintly and gave out instructions every once in a while, her fingers tapping 

the keyboard rapidly at the same time. 

Seeing that, Alaric stopped drying his hair, feeling unhappy. It wasn’t until 

Victoria finished her call and stopped that he approached her and asked, 

“Couldn’t you have finished your work earlier today?” 

Victoriq didn’t even look up as she replied, “I didn’t manage to.” Because of 

that, she had to work overtime so that Yasmin could catch up at work. 

Despite the sacrifice, she reckoned it was necessary for the sake of her 

assistant. 

11:15 Mon, 19 Jun 

Chapter 49 Let Go! 

Victoria had her head down, and her long eyelashes happened to block 

76% 

Alaric from observing her eyes. She then looked up and took her eyes off 

the laptop screen, fixing her gaze on the man’s face upon hearing his 

indifferent voice. At the same time, Alaric, who was standing, set his eyes 

on her from above like he was Victoria’s master, radiating a chilly aura 

that implied that he was unhappy. 

4/8 

Nevertheless, she quickly understood the meaning behind his words with 

just one look in his eyes. She soon closed her laptop and tapped one of 

her wireless earphones. “Ah, you want to go to bed now, don’t you? I’ll head 

to the study now.” 

As soon as Victoria finished her words, she immediately got off the bed 

with her laptop in hand. Little did Alaric know Victoria was as calm as a cat 

in that instant, for all she wanted was to finish her task and see Yasmin 

improve at work. 

Nonetheless, when she walked past him, she heard a sarcastic question 

11:15 Mon, 19 Jun 

Chapter 49 Let Go! 

from him. “Was it because you didn’t have enough time? Or was it 

because there was something else more important than the work that 

you had to spend all your time on it?” 

76% 

5/8 

Victoria stopped in her tracks. “What do you mean?” She was standing a 

few steps away from Alaric, their backs facing each other. Without turning 

around, the woman clamped her laptop under her armpit. 

“What do you mean by that? Are you trying to say that I wasn’t being 

serious at work?” 

“Were you?” Alaric sniggered. “If you were serious, you wouldn’t have to 

work overtime at home.” 

At Alaric’s words, Victoria couldn’t help but wonder what was wrong with 

the man. For the next few moments, neither of them turned around as 

they stood with their backs facing each other in a stalemate. Not long 

after that, Alaric sniggered again and asked, “What’s wrong? Cat got your 

tongue? Did you have a good time chatting with Noel?” 

11:15 Mon, 19 Jun 

Chapter 49 Let Go! 

76% 

When Victoria heard Alaric’s words, she quickly realized the reason for his 

strange behavior. Haha! His ego is playing tricks on him again. As usual, 

Victoria had no intention of engaging in an argument with Alaric, so she 

walked away without bothering to explain. 

6/8 

Nevertheless, Victoria immediately felt a strong grip on her wrist and was 

pulled backward in the next second. Before she could react, she found 

herself in Alaric’s arms just as her laptop fell onto the ground. Then, she 

was pinned down on the bed by the man with her hands restrained by 

him above her head. 

“What are you doing, Alaric?” She struggled in an attempt to free herself, 

but that only made Alaric tighten his grip even more and place his knee 

on her legs to stop her from kicking wildly. On the other hand, Victoria grew 

so angry that she sank her teeth into Alaric’s arm. Despite the man’s firm