Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 51

Chapter 51 May Your Wish Come True 

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Although Victoria had rejected Claudia yesterday, she still insisted on 

bringing her food. As Victoria watched Claudia act like a good person, she 

couldn’t help but find it hilarious. While she didn’t want to expose Claudia, 

she didn’t want to acknowledge her either. 

“You must be weak from the illness, Victoria. I made some chicken broth 

for you. Don’t you want to have a taste?” 

Hearing her words, Victoria propped her hand against her chin as she 

watched Claudia. 

There isn’t anyone here, so why is she still putting on an act? Isn’t she 

tired? 

Thinking about this, she put down her pen and looked at her. “Aren’t you 

tired?” 

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Although she asked if Claudia was fed up with pretending to be a person 

she wasn’t, Claudia ignored the implication of Victoria’s words and 

changed the subject. “Why would I be tired? It is a wonderful feeling to 

cook for the person you love and watch as he finishes your food.” 

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Seemingly as if she wanted to make Victoria angry, Claudia added, “When 

you have someone who loves you, you will know what I am talking about, 

Victoria. I’m willing to cook for him for the rest of my life if I have to.” After 

she finished her words, she stared at Victoria, trying to see if she’d lose her 

cool. 

However, Victoria was calm after hearing Claudia’s words. “Oh, is that so? 

Well then, I hope your wish will soon come true.” 

At that moment, Claudia felt like she had punched the air and was 

frustrated by the empty feeling. 

Why does this always happen to me? I keep crossing the line, but she 

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always stays calm. It makes me wonder if I’m the one who only cares 

about this! 

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At that moment, Yasmin entered the room. When she saw Claudia, she 

was going to say something but remembered what Victoria had scolded 

her about. Hence, she held back and said, “Mr. Levane is here to see you, 

Miss Victoria.” 

“Let him in.” 

As soon as Peter entered the room, he looked delighted when he saw 

Claudia. “Are you here too, Miss Johnson?” 

Claudia was slightly surprised by his enthusiasm. 

Is he on my side because I treated him to a meal yesterday? If that’s the 

case, that meal didn’t cost me much. 

“Did you prepare lunch again, Miss Johnson? Are you going to give it to 

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Miss Selwyn?” 

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Although Victoria didn’t know what was happening between them, she 

could guess by looking at Peter’s reaction. However, Victoria wasn’t mad 

about it. As the saying went, a talented person would choose a patron of 

integrity. Judging by what was happening, everyone could tell that 

Claudia would be the ultimate Mrs. Cadogan. Thus, it would only be 

normal for them to try and get close to her, so Victoria wouldn’t get mad 

over this. 

However, what Peter did next was not what she had expected. 

Suddenly, Peter pointed at the food container and asked, “Miss Johnson’s 

cooking is the best, Miss Selwyn. Everyone in the office says that it’s 

delicious. Don’t you want to have some?” 

“No, thanks. I have already eaten,” replied Victoria as she shook her head. 

“If you don’t want to eat it, can I have it instead?” 

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Hearing his words, Victoria was startled since she didn’t expect him to ask 

for it. Then, she glanced at Claudia before nodding. “Go ahead.” 

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“Don’t mind if I do.” As Peter spoke, he grabbed the food container and 

looked at Claudia happily. “Your cooking is the best, Miss Johnson. Say, the 

others are dying to taste your food again. Would it be fine if you were to 

make some food for us every day?” 

When Claudia heard his words, she was dumbfounded and thought she 

had misheard him. “W–What?” Are they asking me to bring more food? 

“Don’t worry, we won’t let you do all the work for free. Just tell us how much 

it would cost you.” Peter grinned and showed off his teeth. 

Hearing his words, Victoria looked at Alaric’s assistant, in bewilderment. At 

that moment, she wondered if he was trying to get on Claudia’s good or 

bad side. After all, there was something off with his words. 

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Meanwhile, Claudia had a grim expression on her face. 

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How much will it cost me to make the food? What do they think of me? A 

maid? Claudia thought that Peter already knew about the situation, but 

she didn’t expect him to mock her. The worst part was that she couldn’t 

even slash out at him. After all, she still wasn’t Mrs. Cadogan. 

In that split second, Claudia forced a smile and said, “There’s no need to 

pay me for such a small matter. If you guys like it so much, I’ll start 

preparing lunch for you guys tomorrow.” 

“Really?” Peter’s eyes lit up at her words. “Would it be troublesome for you 

to do so, Miss Johnson? Plus, will Mr. Cadogan agree to this? I’m afraid that 

he might scold us.‘ 

“Don’t worry. I will talk to him about this,” Claudia said awkwardly. 

“Well then, I thank you on their behalf, Miss Johnson.” 

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After some time, Claudia couldn’t stand being in Victoria’s office and left 

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hastily. After she was gone, the office fell silent, and Peter immediately put 

the food container on the table in disgust. 

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Looking at his reaction, Victoria was confused. 

“Who wants to eat her food? It’s all processed food, yet she claims that