Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 517

Chapter 517 Do I Sound Like I’m Begging for Mercy on His Behalf? 

They were in the middle of talking when Alaric’s phone rang. 

Upon hearing the ringtone, Mary complained, “Why did you bring your phone to the dining table? And you didn’t even put it on silent.” 

But now that the phone was ringing, Alaric had no choice but to take it out and glance at the screen. 

When he saw the caller ID, the faint smile on his lips faded away. “Excuse me. I need to take this call.” 

With that, he swiftly got up and left. 

“Ignore him. Let’s eat while he answers the call.” Mary urged everyone to start with lunch. 

Victoria sat still, but her heart seemed to have drifted away with Alaric. She had noticed the slight change in his expression when he saw the caller ID. It probably isn’t good news. 

Losing her appetite from worry, she set her fork down and informed everyone else at the table, “You all enjoy your meal. I’m going to check on him.” 

The others were momentarily taken aback, but they soon smiled and replied, “Sure thing. Go ahead.” 

Victoria returned the smile and then headed outside. 

After she left the table, the people at the table couldn’t help but chuckle. “Young couples nowadays can’t stay away from each other, can they?” 

“I agree. But it shows they have a strong bond, and that’s what makes relationships last.” 

“That’s true!” They laughed in unison. 

Victoria walked with light steps toward the door. She assumed that Alaric was just outside in the courtyard taking the call, but to her surprise, she found that he had walked quite far. 

From this distance, she could only see his back and couldn’t hear what he was saying at all. 

Realizing this, Victoria tiptoed after him. 

When she got closer, she heard Alaric speaking into his phone in a cold voice. 

“What should you do, huh? Didn’t I already tell you? Do I need to repeat myself?” 

“But Mr. Cadogan, Miss Selwyn said-” 

“You know that was in the past.” Alaric’s voice was devoid of warmth. “I’ve repaid what I owed him. when I didn’t involve the authorities last time.” 

He then let out a bitter laugh. “I’ve given him a chance, but he still chose to hurt one of my own. There’s nothing left to discuss.” 

Alaric absolutely wouldn’t allow anyone to take Victoria away from his side or harm her. 

Considering how she had returned to such a state, he couldn’t imagine what would have happened if he had arrived even a little later. 

Mon, 

Alaric could hardly bear to think about the consequences he might have to face. 

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Thinking about how Victoria used to have such a good appetite, but now she could only cat in small. bites, and how certain foods made her nauseous or caused her discomfort, or how he didn’t know. when she would fully recover her health and memories… 

Just thinking about all of this suffocated Alaric. He couldn’t simply let those who had hurt her off so easily. 

“It’s decided. Don’t ask me how to handle it anymore.” 

With those words, Alaric didn’t give any further reaction and immediately ended the call. 

Victoria stood behind him. Even though there was a short distance between them, she could still sense the fluctuation of Alaric’s mood and the anger emanating from him. 

She watched the scene with helpless eyes and sighed inwardly. 

To her surprise, Alaric turned around the next second. There was still a trace of coldness and indifference in his gaze when his black eyes met hers. 

He must not have expected her to be here as he paused for a moment before reacting. The other emotions in his eyes faded away, and he approached her with a complex look in his eyes. 

“I was just taking a call. Why did you come out as well?” 

Instead of answering his question, she asked in return, “Is this about Bane?” 

Alaric still didn’t like hearing her say Bane’s name even now. He only frowned in displeasure. 

Seeing that he wasn’t answering her, she could only ask, “Can’t you tell me?” 

She pursed her lips and approached him. “I only want to know how you plan to handle it. Can’t you tell me even that much?” 

He finally spoke after a long silence. 

“What will you do after I tell you? Are you trying to stop me?” Alaric stood still, his black eyes fixated on her. He continued without waiting for her answer. “Victoria, it’s useless to try and stop me. I…” 

He paused for a moment at this point. He initially intended to say that there was no point in her stopping him because he would never let Bane off the hook. 

However, he thought that he might be too harsh when those words were about to leave his lips. Besides upsetting her, it might also strain their relationship. 

With that in mind, Alaric grew quiet mid–sentence. 

The two of them looked at each other in silence. He watched Victoria without a word, and she seemed to have no intention of speaking either. Still, she didn’t leave. 

They stood like that for a while, and in the end, it was Alaric who couldn’t hold back and approached her. 

“Let’s not talk about this anymore. Didn’t we agree on leaving it to me to handle? I will take care of it. All you need to do is rest without worrying about anything.” 

After saying that, he pulled her close by the shoulders. “Let’s go back in.” 

Victoria finally uttered a question then. 

“Is it because I have amnesia?” 

Alaric stopped in his tracks. “What?” 

“Are you angry because he caused 

my amnesia?” 

He lowered his gaze, and when he saw her scrutinizing him, he smirked at the sight of her uneasy expression and scoffed. “What else? Should I be happy that he turned my woman like this?” 

Victoria pursed her lips when she noticed that he seemed to be losing control of his emotions.