Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 569

Chapter 569 You’re Adorable 

The voice snapped Victoria out of her trance. Turning in the direction of the voice, she immediately locked eyes with Alaric. 

“I thought I told you to wait for me. Why did you come here all alone?” 

Her lips moved, the words almost leaving her. However, she recalled his interaction with the girl, and the thought stung her more than she admitted. At that, she bit back her words. She paid him no mind as she walked farther into the store. 

Alaric was watching her with a smile. Thinking that she was interested in that lipstick, he reached to pick it up from the organizer. However, he didn’t expect to receive the cold shoulder from her. 

She seems upset. Alaric paused. He was deep in thought as he watched her walk away. Did my words offend her? 

He collected himself and kept up with her. “Are you sure you don’t want it? I think the color suits you.” 

Victoria didn’t expect Alaric to talk about the lipstick when he caught up with her, so she frowned. It seems like the makeup influencers aren’t making up the magical effect of charming a guy. There’s a reason they said the same thing about this color. But the theory isn’t fully applicable to him. 

After a moment of hesitation, she stopped in her tracks and shot him a question. “What’s your opinion?” 

Alaric didn’t think too much about it as he replied, “I like it. You told me you can’t wear other colors for daily occasions, but this one is similar to the color of your lips. You might like it.” 

His eyes flicked downward as he expressed his opinion, his gaze resting on her lips. 

Victoria was physically weak a while ago, so her lips were pale at that time. However, she had gotten better recently due to positive thinking, which then increased her appetite. Therefore, her lips returned to their original rosy color. Her ivory skin only accentuated her juicy lips. 

Meanwhile, Victoria had no idea about his thoughts. His behavior earlier troubled her until now. Thus, she snapped right after getting his answer, “Oh, you like it? Then buy one for yourself.” 

She didn’t wait for his response. After that, she simply walked away. 

Alaric might be insensitive sometimes, but after receiving the cold shoulder for the second time, he realized something was wrong. 

He stood there and hesitated for a moment. Then, he turned around and picked up the lipstick she had her eye on earlier and went after her. 

He walked fast, so he caught up with her and grabbed her wrist. “Are you upset?” 

He tightened his hold on her wrist, and the sensation caused her to frown. “No.” 

Even though Victoria denied it, she swatted his hand away. 

Alaric stared at his arm in surprise. 

A moment of silence later, he began, “You literally swatted my hand away. Are you sure you aren’t upset?” 

“Am?” She sneered. “What am I upset about?” 

Her question put him in deep thought. “Is it because I kissed you in public?” 

His question made her speechless. 

The two were in a romantic relationship, and they had done more than kissing and hugging. There was no way she would get angry with him over a kiss. 

What kind of dumb question is this? A speechless Victoria didn’t bother to answer him. 

Alaric couldn’t help but sigh because she refused to give him a straight answer. Even more, it seemed that she 

was upset. 

He tried to recall but failed to remember any gesture he had done that would infuriate her, other than kissing her in public. 

As such, he had no choice but to follow suit when she turned on her heel. He asked patiently, “What’s wrong?” 

Alaric had no inkling as to why Victoria was in a bad mood. Therefore, he tried to reflect on himself. When reflecting on himself proved to be a useless attempt, he tried to see things from a different angle. 

As such, he asked, “Are you not feeling well due to not sleeping well last night?” 

“Do you want to sit down for a while? We have been walking for too long.” 

“How about this? You don’t need to waste your time choosing the one you like. I’ll buy all of them for you, and 

we can head back to rest.” 

“Victoria?” 

“Snowball?” 

As Victoria browsed the lipsticks, Alaric stood by her side and shot her questions. At last, she turned to look at him. She was met by the anxious look on his face. 

Pursing her lips, she shot him a confused look. 

He sounds concerned, as if he’s worried that I’m upset with him. Did I misunderstand something? But I saw it! 

At that, she took a deep breath before turning to him. “Why did you approach the girls?” 

After being ignored for a long time, Alaric eagerly fell into step with her when she finally talked to him. 

“What? Didn’t you see what happened? I asked them-” 

His explanation was cut short when she held out her palm toward him. “Give me your phone.” 

He put his phone in her hand without a second thought. 

Victoria turned on the phone, but a screen lock denied her further access. Before she could ask, Alaric began, “The password is your birthday.” 

My birthday? 

After pondering, she entered a bunch of numbers and unlocked the phone. 

The thought of him using her birthday as his pin pleased her. She had to admit she was less upset with him. 

She went to WhatsApp, trying to find a stranger in his recent conversation. Much to her surprise, he pinned the chat with her on the top. She was also familiar with the other contacts because they were family members. 

Truth be told, there wasn’t anything interesting in his WhatsApp. 

It doesn’t mean anything. Scrunching her nose, she tapped on his contact list. 

She swiped the screen. However, Alaric only had a handful of friends. Soon, she reached the bottom of his 

friend list. 

She studied his friend list from top to bottom again and again but couldn’t find a stranger’s face as expected.. 

Alaric’s eyes were fixed on the phone the whole time. He watched Victoria tap on his phone and swipe the screen up and down. He found her behavior strange, so he asked, “What are you looking for, Snowball?”