Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 54

Chapter 54 

If Victoria could refrain from remembering the old days, her days would 

just go by in a daze. 

However, it would only double the pain when the memories came back to 

overwhelm her. 

The affection he casually showed to her in the past turned into knives that 

cut her skin open at the moment. 

Leaning against the safe deposit box, she closed her eyes in despair. 

If only he could return her feelings. Even if it was just a little, she wouldn’t 

be as desperate as she was right now. 

When she returned home with the marriage certificate, Alaric just got out 

of the shower. He came out of the bathroom with a gloomy expression. 

Just as he was about to pass by Victoria, he noticed the marriage 

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certificate she was holding. 

At the sight of her holding their marriage certificate, he stood still and 

raised his head. The expression on his face only darkened more as his 

gaze pierced through her body like icicles. 

Her hands tightened around the certificate helplessly when she met his 

gaze. 

After a moment of silence, he sneered. “You seem eager.” 

Victoria was taken aback by his comment. She parted her lips but the knot 

in her throat held her back from saying anything. At last, she only held the 

certificate tighter as her gaze fell to the ground. 

What does he expect me to say? There’s neither anything I can tell him nor 

a point in saying anything. After all, it’s his idea to have a divorce. The 

person he truly likes is the one who saved his life back then. Besides, I’m 

also paying back her favors. We’ll leave it at that. I have nothing to tell him. 

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After having him all to myself for two years, I don’t have any regrets. The 

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history we have together can make a good compensation for his absence 

in the future. 

At last, Alaric broke the silence. “The surgery is tomorrow, so we don’t have 

to pretend anymore. I’ll spend the night in the study room.” 

Then, he grabbed his pillow and left the room. 

Victoria stayed still for a moment before eventually setting their marriage 

certificate on the bedside table. After that, she took the clean clothes and 

headed into the bathroom. 

The next day, Victoria was woken up by her phone’s alarm. Feeling groggy, 

she rolled to the side and turned off the alarm. After that, she sat up on 

the bed while massaging her throbbing temples. 

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She was unable to get a good sleep last night. 

Her mind thought of Griselda one moment and the next moment it was 

replaced by her divorce and another moment by her child. 

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She had no idea about the time she fell asleep. She was reminded of the 

same things for the rest of the time as they plagued her dreams. 

Taking a moment on the bed to collect her thoughts, she slid down the 

bed and headed over to the bathroom to wash her face. 

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After getting into the bathroom, Victoria was frightened by the sight of her 

reflection in the mirror. 

She had visible dark circles under her eyes and her pale face only set 

them off, Her eyes were red and bloodshot, and her hair was disheveled. 

The combination made her a walking definition of an unhappy woman 

who was living a disorderly life. 

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Victoria studied her reflection in the mirror without a word. 

She didn’t like her reflection in the mirror at all. She quickly washed her 

face and combed her messy hair. Then, she applied a mask to her face 

and decided to put on makeup after that. 

Even though she didn’t mind her appearance, she didn’t want to worry 

Griselda. 

Around ten minutes later, she peeled off the mask and began to brush her 

teeth and clean herself. At last, she put on light makeup and got dressed 

in a casual outfit. 

When everything was done, she stood in front of the mirror to make sure 

she was presentable. Aside from her bloodshot eyes, she had indeed 

reached her goal. 

However, she didn’t possess any magic to make the redness vanish within 

a second. Thus, she put on a pair of rimmed glasses after a moment of 

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pondering. Let the others think it’s an accessory. 

At that moment, her phone vibrated. Victoria reached for it and found a 

new message from Alaric. ‘Get downstairs when you are ready. I’ll be 

waiting in the garage.‘ 

His message was simple. She couldn’t feel any affection or concern from 

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She replied to his message with a simple response before getting up to 

grab a coat and heading downstairs. 

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When she was passing by the living room, the butler approached her. “Mrs. 

Cadogan, you’re leaving early today. Did you have enough sleep last 

night?” 

Victoria cast a smile at him. “I have.” 

Judging from the coat that she was wearing and her passing by the 

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dining table without stopping, the butler couldn’t help but ask, “Do you 

need breakfast?” 

As expected, she shook her head. “No, thank you. I’m heading out.” 

This time, the butler kept silent. 

Truth be told, he already noticed that something was going on between 

Alaric and Victoria. When he woke up in the early morning, he also found 

that Alaric slept in the study room last night. Noticing the lights in the 

study room were up, he approached to check on the room and found 

Alaric inside. 

Alaric had circles under his eyes and his expression wasn’t the best either. 

He turned in the butler’s direction and asked in a hoarse voice, “What?” 

The butler was immediately shocked by his boss‘ look and didn’t dare 

answer. 

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After that, Alaric skipped breakfast and headed straight to the garage with 

a cold look on his face. 

Watching Victoria walking out of the house, the butler sighed to himself, 

helpless about being unable to rectify the situation. 

She wore her coat on her way to the garage. 

It was freezing outside in the early morning, and the garage was colder. 

Thus, Victoria was surprised to see Alaric wearing only a dress shirt in such 

cold weather. There was a cigarette between his fingers as he leaned 

against the car. 

As she approached, she could see the stark contrast between them. 

He looked pale after spending a night of lack of sleep. Compared to 

Victoria, who wore makeup, his emaciated face made a huge difference 

from hers. 

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He raised his head in her direction when he heard the echoing footsteps. 

His eyes dimmed at the sight of her vibrant face and he broke the silence 

after a moment. “Did you get any sleep last night?” 

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The moment he spoke, she found that his voice was unexpectedly hoarse. 

She was taken aback for a moment before finally nodding. “I slept rather 

soundly last night. What about you?” 

Putting his cigarette out, Alaric fixed his dark eyes on her before 

answering, “Same.” 

“Well, that’s good to hear.” The longer she studied his face, the more clues 

she found, which were his bloodshot eyes and the dark circles under his 

eyes. 

He looks pathetic, she thought. Luckily, I have the foresight to put on 

makeup and wear the glasses. 

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Silence settled between them soon after she answered. 

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Alaric stood right there, not bothering to speak or get in the car. All he did