Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 552

Chapter 552 The President’s Wife

“What’s wrong?” Alaric asked when he noticed that she seemed to be lost in her thoughts.

Victoria proceeded to share her thoughts with him.

Upon hearing her words, Alaric fell silent for a long time. One of the things he had been worried about since she lost her memory was exactly this.

Once she asked about her parents, she would have to experience the pain and unease she had suffered all over again because she had forgotten about it.

Was it because he mentioned his father?

If he had known, he would have postponed the topic for later.

“Why aren’t you saying anything?” Victoria grew curious when he remained silent. “Is there something you don’t want to talk about?”

Only then did Alaric come back to his senses. He reached out and rubbed the back of her head as he spoke softly. “No, I was just thinking that we should discuss this after you finish work. After all, we’ve been standing outside the company entrance for a while now. Wouldn’t you like to go inside and take a look? Perhaps being inside might be more helpful for the recovery of your memory.”

Alaric’s reasoning made sense, and it interrupted Victoria’s train of thought.

“Okay. Let’s go inside and take a look first.”

If she could remember something, she wouldn’t need to ask others.

After saying that, she stepped forward and entered the office.

When the receptionist saw someone entering, she instinctively prepared to greet them. But the moment she saw who it was, her voice faltered in disbelief for a moment before she regained her composure.

“M-Miss Selwyn?”

Victoria paused as she was still processing whether the receptionist was referring to her when the receptionist excitedly shouted toward the interior.

“Miss Selwyn has finally returned!”

Victoria was speechless.

With just those words, the employees who were still working inside all rushed out.

“Miss Selwyn? Where’s Miss Selwyn?”

“Miss Selwyn has returned?”

“Which one is Miss Selwyn?”

During Victoria’s absence, Henry and the people specifically sent by the Cadogan Group had been diligently managing the company. So even when she was not present, the company had been well-maintained, and the newly hired employees were aware that they had a female boss. Henry often mentioned and praised her.

He praised not only her beauty but also her capabilities. He described her as a wonderful boss.

Therefore, even though they hadn’t seen Victoria, they had heard nothing but good things about her. They were full of anticipation for their boss.

Upon hearing that she had returned, they all rushed out in a swarm.

Victoria was at a loss for words.

She stood in place, bewildered, as she looked at the crowd.

All eyes were on her, with looks of familiarity, curiosity, and various other expressions.

For a moment, she felt like she was a monkey being watched.

Many people were stunned in place after seeing Victoria’s appearance. Previously, when they heard Henry praising their boss as intelligent and beautiful, they only believed him to a certain extent.

In their understanding, there were no ugly women in the world, only lazy women.

As long as women were willing to dress up and had money to support them, why wouldn’t they look good?

However, after seeing Victoria, they realized that Henry wasn’t just praising her. He was stating facts.

Because… her beauty and temperament were not the kinds that money could buy.

Even with minimal makeup, her facial features were three-dimensional and remarkable. Not only that, her

figure seemed slender yet not skinny, with all the right proportions.

There was a saying that beauty was in the eye of the beholder.

In their eyes, even her hair was beautiful.

No wonder Henry had spoken so highly of her. With her looks, she could easily compete with female celebrities