Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 571

Chapter 571 I’ll Help You With It 

Victoria didn’t know what he was thinking and selected several natural lipstick shades. Just as she was about to foot the bill, she realized Alaric had chosen a few bright lipsticks in varying shades of pink. 

Victoria was speechless as she looked at the pile of lipsticks. She couldn’t help but ask, “Why did you take these?” 

“It’s for you,” Alaric replied lazily. 

While paying for the lipsticks, several women couldn’t help but exclaim when they saw how many lipsticks. Alaric had bought for Victoria. 

Hearing their whispers, Victoria smiled and thought to herself, As expected, girls are the best. She felt like girls would always celebrate and wished for everyone to meet their true loves. 

On their way back, Victoria couldn’t help but say, “I don’t think some of the lipsticks you chose would suit me.” 

“Oh? Why’s that? Aren’t they similar to the color of your lips?” Alaric was confused. 

“Only the first lipstick is similar, but the rest aren’t.” Victoria noticed he had also picked a fuchsia lipstick. It was known as the ugliest color since no one could pull it off. Since Victoria had heard such reviews about it, she didn’t want to regret getting one. Plus, she wasn’t the type to dress up femininely, for it wasn’t practical when going to work or hanging out. That particular shade of lipstick only worked for certain occasions. 

“I see. Are there any shades that suit you, then?” Alaric asked. 

Victoria brought up the fuchsia lipstick to him, and Alaric was curious. “Which one?” he asked. 

Victoria was startled by his question. “Don’t you know which shades they are while choosing them?” she asked. 

As expected from a straight guy, thought Victoria as she took out the lipstick and showed it to him. 

Since they had already paid for it, Alaric opened the whole package. When he saw the shade, he was startled momentarily before he chuckled and said, “I couldn’t imagine the shade when looking at the packaging, but it is 

indeed the same color as shown.” 

Hearing his words, Victoria was speechless as she looked at the fuchsia–colored lipstick. 

When she first saw the packaging, she thought it was a pinkish color. Yet, who knew the lipstick had glitter on it? Victoria pursed her lips, not daring to imagine how she would look if she wore this lipstick. 

“I wouldn’t wear this shade of lipstick when going out.” 

In that split second, Victoria felt like they had wasted their money on lipstick like that. 

However, Alaric didn’t think so. Looking at the glitter reflecting from the lipstick, he could imagine how 

stunning Victoria would look when she put it on. 

Thinking about it, he couldn’t help but gulp. “It’s fine. If you can’t wear it while out, you can put it on at home,” Alaric said in a low voice. He looked at her intensely like a predator eyeing its prey. 

When Victoria heard his deep voice, she raised her head and met his dark gaze. In that split second, she knew what he meant and blushed deeply. “What nonsense are you talking about? Jokes on you if you think I’d put this lipstick on for you.” 

“Why won’t you put it on for me?” Alaric chuckled. “You said you wouldn’t wear this when going out, right? It will be a waste of money if you don’t put it on.” 

“I’m still not changing my mind,” replied Victoria as she huffed. 

Alaric hugged her and said, “I would like to see you wearing it. I’ll help you to put it on.” As he spoke, he put the lipstick in his pocket and smiled wickedly. “I’ll wait until the New Year arrives.” 

At that moment, Victoria didn’t know what to say, but she had a feeling that Alaric was up to no good. After all, he had specifically chosen a special day and wanted to help her. Who knew if he would then smear it off her lips with his own? 

As Victoria thought about the possibility of it happening, she imagined those erotic scenes and blushed furiously. 

Fortunately, Alaric didn’t notice it as he hugged her. Otherwise, he would have teased her about it. 

Soon, they got onto the plane with their seats together. The children were with Adrian and Mary. As soon as Victoria got onto the plane, she put her phone on airplane mode. Since her seat was by the window, she could see the view of the whole airport. Looking at this, she suddenly thought of a specific someone who refused to see her. 

It had been a long time since they had last seen each other, and Victoria wondered if he had been well or if he was still being locked up. Ever since she left, she hadn’t heard any news about him. Even Ethan, who previously helped her, had lost touch with her. It was as if they had disappeared into oblivion. Although Victoria lost contact with them, she hoped they were living happily, wishing he would soon think this through and move on.