Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 555

Chapter 555 Won’t Affect Me Kissing You 

Alaric’s searing breath fanned across her face, and before Victoria could react, she felt his lips on top of hers. 

“Mmph.” 

The sudden kiss caused her to freeze in place, not expecting him to pounce on her in the office. The sensation. on her lips was both warm and soft, and Alaric’s scent mingled with her breath and penetrated her senses. 

Soon, Victoria recovered from her bewilderment and began to press her hands against his chest, pushing him. away from her. “Mmph… No… We’re at the office…..” 

If anyone walked in on them, she would never be able to recover from the embarrassment. Hence, Victoria leaned backward as she spoke, trying to avoid his kiss. 

After she dodged him twice, the man before her stopped in displeasure before he immediately reached out to hold the back of her neck, his low and hoarse voice thick with unsatisfied lust. 

“What are you hiding for?” 

As Victoria glanced at him, she was immediately taken aback by his deep stare. Ever since reuniting with Alaric, she had never seen such a look on him–his eyes were so dark it was as if they contained an endless void inside, magnetic and tempting, as if she would be swallowed whole at any moment. 

As she recalled their fervent kiss and met his dark gaze, her fair skin uncontrollably flushed crimson. 

She even reflexively turned her face away to avoid his eyes as she stammered, “W–What if someone comes 

in…” 

Alaric replied hoarsely, “Nobody will come in.” 

Victoria was momentarily rendered speechless. “How do you know that?” 

“Besides Mr. Poole, who would dare to enter your office without permission? Besides, even Mr. Poole has to knock before coming in, right?” 

“R–Really?” As Victoria had not completely recovered her memory, she was unaware of this fact. 

“Yeah.” 

Unexpectedly, Alaric answered her question firmly. Although this company did not belong to him, he replied as if he were the owner of the company instead of her. 

Once he replied to her, Alaric tightened his grip on the back of her neck and began to lower his body to kiss her 

again. However, Victoria reflexively dodged aside as he approached, causing him to miss her lips once more. 

Even though she had not expected their first kiss, it allowed him to get a taste of the sweetness he had long desired, and it was much more delightful than he had imagined. In the end, what was supposed to be a brief taste ended in him being unwilling to let go. And yet, before he could fully savor her, she denied his touch. 

When he hadn’t received his desired kiss even after explaining things to her, Alaric was filled with dissatisfaction and stared at her intently, his hand subconsciously tightening behind her neck. However, although he was possessive, he did not apply enough force to hurt her. 

“Why are you hiding again?” 

Victoria’s ears flushed red at the sound of his voice that had completely gone hoarse. “I…” 

Upon noticing her ears that had turned completely crimson, Alaric felt his displeasure dissipating somewhat, and a smile appeared on the corners of his lips as he teasingly pinched the tips of her ears. 

“Why are you so shy? Are you too embarrassed to let me kiss you, or are you afraid that someone will walk in?” 

While it was true that Victoria was embarrassed, she was more worried that someone would walk in. If 

someone saw them in their current situation, she would completely lose her authority as their superior. 

A long pause later, she finally said, “We shouldn’t kiss here, let’s wait-” 

“No.” 

At first, Victoria was about to tell him to wait until they got home when she was interrupted by Alaric before 

she could finish. “I don’t want to wait.” 

As soon as his words fell, Victoria felt a force lifting off the back of her neck. Then, she watched as Alaric turned 

around and headed toward the door. 

Seeing that, she assumed that he was angered by her rejection. His warmth still lingered on the parts of her body that he had touched, and now she only felt empty. 

Where is he going? 

Just as Victoria was pondering over this question, Alaric had already arrived at the entrance and raised a hand, locking the door. Seeing this, Victoria, who had thought that he was about to leave in a fit of anger, was 

rendered silent. 

She stood frozen in place, watching as he headed back toward her after locking the door, a hint of ferocity in his eyes. More accurately, it was the sheer darkness in his eyes that made him seem so ferocious. Now, Victoria was like prey that was at the mercy of a wolf, and this wolf was a fierce and charismatic one. 

When she recalled how she had stopped him from doing anything with her due to his injuries, Victoria was immediately filled with a strong sense of danger. Sensing that she was most likely unable to escape, she reflexively circled around the desk and stood at the other end before he walked over. 

At the same time, her movements caused Alaric to stop in his tracks. Then, he steadied himself and looked at her, both amused and exasperated. “What are you hiding for, Snowball? If you’re afraid that someone will come. in, that won’t happen. I’ve already locked the door.” 

What a joke. It is precisely because you locked the door that I’m even more afraid now. When the door was still unlocked, he might still hold himself back out of consideration that someone might walk in at any moment. But now that the door was locked and seeing how ravenous he was earlier, Victoria was genuinely worried that he might devour her whole if she submitted to him. 

Even so, she did not detest the motion; rather, she only felt that it was unacceptable to commit such an act in a place like this. What if she made an indescribable sound and was overheard by the people next door or a passerby? Either way, she had gone through every single possibility in her mind, and she firmly believed that she could not accept this. 

When she remained immobile, Alaric grew impatient from waiting–or perhaps, his yearning further intensified, begging to be let out. He propped his hands on the table, his intent gaze boring into her. 

“Snowball, come here.”