Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 556

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13:57 Wed, 

Chapter 556 Not That Carefully 

After leaving the office, Henry felt as if he had just achieved a great accomplishment unbeknownst to everyone else as he had done something that immensely satisfied Alaric. On his way back, the events that had just occurred in the office continuously replayed in his mind. 

For some reason, he couldn’t shake off the feeling that the questions Victoria had asked him were somewhat strange. At first, he assumed that she was only attempting to change the topic, but he began to sense that something was amiss after leaving the office. Even if she was trying to divert his attention, she had a plethora of other topics to choose from, so why did she ask him that? 

The more he thought about it, the stranger it felt, and his concern increased along with his doubts. Hence, after giving it some thought, he returned to his office to retrieve a document that required Victoria’s signature and made his way back with the intention of getting to the bottom of things. 

Due to his worry, Henry’s stride became exceptionally swift, and he arrived at the office in no time. Then, he knocked on the door. Though the office remained silent, he did not panic and continued to stand quietly in place as he waited. 

After waiting for a few seconds with no response, he knocked on the door again and called out, “Excuse me, Miss Selwyn.” 

A short pause later, there was the sound of a chair crashing onto the ground. The noise was deafening even through the door, causing Henry to worry that the two had gotten into a disagreement. After all, the previous events were just too strange to explain otherwise. 

At that thought, Henry couldn’t help but grow anxious. He knocked on the door heavily and asked in an urgent voice, “Miss Selwyn, are you all right? What happened?” 

However, he was only met with silence. 

“Miss Selwyn?” 

After a moment of hesitation, Henry’s anxiety got the better of him, and he decided to reach out and twist the 

door handle. 

Click… Unexpectedly, the handle only moved an inch before he was unable to turn it any further. 

Henry instantly froze in place, his dazed eyes fixed on the door handle before him. I–Is the door locked? 

Just then, a low voice sounded from behind the door. “What is it?” 

Henry quickly recognized this voice to be Alaric’s, and the cogs in his mind began to turn. However, as if his brain had short–circuited, he found himself unable to return to his senses. 

In fact, his mouth moved before his brain, and he reflexively replied upon hearing Alaric’s question, “I–I have a document that requires Miss Selwyn’s signature.” 

There was another pause. 

“Wait there.” 

After spitting these words out, the other end fell back into silence. 

As he stood before the door, Henry still found the situation strange. What exactly is going on? 

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Then, as if struck by lightning, a thought occurred to him that caused his eyes to widen in shock. After he left. the office door was immediately locked from the inside, clearly meant to prevent anyone from entering. Moreover, there was the sound of the chair toppling, and even Alaric’s voice sounded hoarse as he spoke. It was then that Henry finally realized he had just interrupted them in the middle of something extremely 

important. 

I–It’s over… Where did my tact when I was an executive go? Why did my mind stop working all of a sudden? 

At this moment, Henry wanted nothing more but to pry his skull open and take a look at what exactly he was thinking about. And yet, with how things had turned out, he did not have the nerve to leave and could only 

remain frozen in place like a statue. 

Sometime later, when Henry was beginning to think that he was turning into stone, the sound of footsteps finally sounded from within, and the door opened immediately after. 

When the door opened. Henry reflexively piled on his signature smile. And yet, his efforts were useless–the person behind the door was not Victoria, but a peeved Alaric. 

“Where’s the document?” 

Henry noticed that Alaric’s expression was gloomy. Not only was his collar in disarray, but both of his sleeves‘ buttons had been unfastened. As for his necktie, it had been discarded into an unknown corner long ago. Seeing that, Henry was immediately certain that he had interrupted them. 

“Here…” Henry could only numbly pass him the document in his hand. “I just need a signature.” 

As a matter of fact, this particular document did not require Victoria’s signature, and he had only pulled it out from a pile of papers as an excuse. 

After taking the document, Alaric growled at him to wait before immediately shutting the office door. 

Bang! 

Locked outside, Henry could almost feel the door brush against his nose. And yet, there was nothing he could do. As a man, he knew all too well how it felt to be interrupted in the middle of a time like that. If he were in Alaric’s shoes, he might even feel murderous. Hence, even though Alaric behaved viciously toward him, he could only caress his nose meekly and wait in place. 

Meanwhile, in the office, Alaric handed the document that Henry had given him to Victoria. 

“This needs your signature.” 

Victoria, who was hurriedly fixing her attire, had completely turned red. Every part of her skin that was not covered by her clothes was thoroughly flushed, from her face to her neck and her ears. She hastily buttoned up her collar before taking the document from Alaric and picking up a pen. 

“Where do I sign?”