Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 59

Chapter 59 

It was rare for Claudia to throw a tantrum. She was typically gentle and 

easygoing with others, and people often saw her as the ‘it girl‘ because of 

how pretty and kind she was. Her friends were, therefore, stunned to see 

her lose her temper, and they all stared at her puzzledly. The air around 

them felt especially still, and Claudia only returned to her senses after she 

realized how silent her surroundings were. She realized what she had just 

done after she noticed how everyone was staring at her. 

Claudia parted her red lips and hesitated for a while before she managed 

to explain herself. “I’m sorry. I lost my temper as I was in a bad mood 

earlier. My apologies.” Claudia had no choice but to keep apologizing to 

maintain their good impression of her. Tears started to form in her eyes 

before they trickled down her cheeks. Tears started to form in her eyes 

before they trickled down her cheeks. Her friends had been shocked by 

her sudden outburst of anger earlier, but they immediately felt sorry for 

her when she started apologizing and crying. 

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“What happened, Claudia? Don’t cry.” 

“Tell us what happened. We’re all here to help.” 

“Yeah, Claudia. Weren’t you on the phone with Alaric earlier?” All her friends 

started comforting her and handing her tissues. It took them a while 

before they finally managed to calm her down. Claudia was a gorgeous 

young lady, and she looked especially delicate and vulnerable when she 

cried. She ran her fair fingers across her eyes to dry her tears. “Yeah, we 

spoke on the phone earlier. They’re not getting a divorce for now,” she 

muttered dejectedly. 

Griselda’s surgery was delayed after she fainted, which meant that Alaric 

and Victoria’s divorce would have to be delayed as well. Even though 

Claudia felt rather embarrassed, she knew that she couldn’t hide the truth 

from others. “What? Are they not getting a divorce yet? Why not?” one of 

Claudia’s friends asked. 

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“Yeah. Didn’t they say that they would get the divorce after Old Mrs. 

Cadogan’s surgery was done? Why are they changing their plans?” 

“I know! That b*tch, Victoria, must have shamelessly clung onto Alaric. She 

didn’t want to get the divorce, did she?” Claudia parted her lips to explain 

herself after hearing her friends‘ words. Right then, another one of her 

friends spoke up. “I always knew that Victoria was up to something. Do you 

guys remember how she looked when we last went to look for her? Does 

she really think that she gets to hold on to the title of being Mrs. Cadogan 

just because she has been with Alaric for two years?” 

“Don’t worry, Claudia. If she tries to snatch Alaric away from you, we’ll 

make sure to teach her a lesson.” 

“We have to give her a taste of her own medicine.” 

Initially, Claudia figured that she would have no choice but to wait until 

Griselda was done with her surgery. However, after hearing how her 

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friends wanted to teach Victoria a lesson, Claudia was reminded of the 

child in Victoria’s belly. If… If I can use my friends to get rid of the baby in 

Victoria’s belly… How would that turn out? Alaric might find out about this if 

things ever get exposed, but even in that case, Victoria will no longer be a 

threat since she no longer has the kid. Furthermore, I won’t have to bear 

any responsibility as long as I’m not the one who hurt Victoria. I’ll still be 

Alaric’s savior. 

Despite having these thoughts, Claudia still put on a good act. “You guys 

shouldn’t talk about such things. I’m sure Victoria has her reasons,” she 

uttered in a gentle tone. 

“What reason could she have? How could one have a reason for clinging 

onto someone else’s boyfriend for such a long time? I bet she just wants 

to be the third wheel in your relationship. Perhaps she just doesn’t want to 

return Alaric to you. She’s such a shameless b*tch,” one of Claudia’s 

friends hissed. 

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“Yeah. Why would she give up on her role as Mrs. Cadogan when she 

receives so many benefits from it? You’re just too kind, Claudia. Why didn’t 

you speak up when Al wanted to have a fake marriage with her?” another 

friend asked. 

Why didn’t I speak up? I wanted to speak up, but… Claudia lowered her 

gaze without saying much. “Stop questioning Claudia. Don’t you guys 

know how kind Claudia is? Claudia probably felt sorry for Victoria when 

she saw how poor Victoria’s family was. Victoria is simply trying to seem 

pitiful by exaggerating the state of poverty that her family is in. I’ve never 

seen someone as shameless as her,” one friend uttered. 

“Don’t worry, Claudia. We’ll make sure to do you justice this time.” 

“Stop it, guys.,.” Claudia glanced at her friends with her teary eyes. “I know 

you mean well, but Victoria has been taking care of Al’s grandmother in 

the hospital. She’s a thoughtful girl,” Claudia said. 

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“Is that so? Well, then, we can teach her a lesson after she’s done caring 

for his grandmother. We have to stand up for you,” one of the friends said 

after everyone heard Claudia’s explanation. 

“I don’t want you guys to do anything silly. I’ll talk to her after this,” Claudia 

said with a helpless look on her face. Then, she dried her tears before 

giving her friends a forced smile. “Alright. Let’s finish up this dinner that I 

prepared. I’m glad I bought more food. I’ll get someone to send more food 

over if this isn’t enough,” she added. 

“Claudia…” 

“Let’s stop talking about that matter. We should all get drunk tonight so 

that we can forget about all our sorrows.” Claudia opened a bottle of wine 

before she walked over to the cupboard to get more glasses. A few of her 

friends looked at Claudia before exchanging glances among themselves. 

They came to a decision there and then. 

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Both Victoria and Alaric took care of Griselda for the whole day. Victoria 

didn’t have much of an appetite that day, so she leaned against the edge 

of the bed with a sickly look on her face. She looked like she was the 

patient in the room. Later on, Alaric helped her up to have some food. “You 

need to eat something,” he said. 

Victoria frowned. “I don’t have an appetite.” 

“Do you think you’re some higher power who doesn’t need food to 

survive?” Alaric muttered after a moment of silence. She didn’t have an 

appetite throughout the day, so she hadn’t eaten anything at all. Alaric 

noticed how Victoria had lost a lot of weight, but he wasn’t sure if it was 

just his imagination. Victoria didn’t protest after that, so Alaric handed her 

a bowl of porridge. “You should eat some, even if you just have a few