Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 526

Chapter 526 For Your Sake

“No way.” Alaric looked at Victoria with a darkened gaze. “Grandma is old, and you need rest. What if you faint in the bazaar? They can’t look after you.”

“I know I may not be physically fit, but I doubt I’m so weak that I’ll just faint in the bazaar,” Victoria replied speechlessly. After all, she felt a lot better than she was the day before after waking up. Therefore, she believed she should be fine visiting the bazaar, only to be frustrated and disappointed to hear Alaric’s disagreement about her decision.

In fact, the reason behind the disagreement between the two of them was that they were too worried about each other. Due to Alaric’s wounds, Victoria wanted him to have enough rest, or he could suffer from a rupture every day, which could delay his recovery. On the other hand, Alaric was aware of Victoria’s poor health due to her improper diet. While the bazaar was crowded with people, it would make it even more troublesome if she fainted there, not to mention the fact that it would panic his grandparents.

Despite the care they had for each other, neither of them was willing to give in, even though they knew they could put themselves in a situation that could threaten their health. After a few moments, the duo still couldn’t settle their argument until Mary came knocking on the door.

“Victoria, Alaric. Are you both ready?”

When Victoria heard Mary’s voice, she said, “I’m ready, Mom, but Alaric isn’t coming with us.”

“What?” Mary was stunned when she learned that Alaric was not coming with them. Before she could respond, the door was suddenly open, whereupon her son’s glacial look appeared right in front of her.

Alaric spoke with a chilly voice, his hand still on the door like he was trying to block something. “Mom, Victoria isn’t going to tag along either.”

Mary was stunned upon hearing the duo’s response, wondering what was going on between them.

“I want to go, Mom.” Victoria’s voice came from behind Alaric. Nonetheless, Mary could tell that Victoria was trying to circle around Alaric to talk to her, but because Alaric kept getting in her way, she couldn’t come any closer to her. “Move, Alaric. I’m going out. So, step aside.”

Alaric answered coldly, “If you don’t let me come along, we should both stay home.”

“I’m doing that for your sake.”

“I could

say

the same for myself.”

“How unreasonable!” Victoria began to lose her temper.

“Say whatever you want.” Alaric pursed his lips. While he would usually apologize first in almost every argument with Victoria, it seemed that he was pretty adamant about not giving in this time.

“Step aside, Alaric. If you don’t step aside, I’m going to miss the bazaar.”

“Good. That means you can forget about it.”

“Alaric!”

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Mary squinted when she witnessed the quarrel between Alaric and Victoria. “What’s wrong with both of you? Why won’t either of you let the other go to the bazaar?” As soon as her question was heard, Alaric and Victoria simultaneously went silent. It was then that Mary sensed something amiss between them. As the aura she radiated grew stronger and more dominating, she folded her arms and stared at her son and daughter-in-law. “What’s going on? Is there something you two are hiding from me?”

As soon as he heard Victoria’s response, Alaric’s furrowed brows began to relax. He then gave her a loving look, appreciating just how quick she was on her feet. That’s actually a perfect answer.

As Alaric expected, Mary was stunned for a few seconds upon hearing Victoria’s answer, which was a lot different from the one she expected. After all, she was expecting to hear an answer that Alaric had been hiding from her about his injury, thinking there was no other reason for them to seem so worried about each other. Phew, so that’s the truth! What a relief!

Well, the show must go on. Looking frustrated, Victoria said, “Mom, if I can’t go, he can’t