Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 70

Chapter 70 

After they returned and put Griselda to rest, Claudia looked at Victoria and 

said, “Thank you.” She knew Victoria had the chance to stop her from 

getting close to Griselda if she wanted during their walk. Yet, she didn’t do 

anything. 

“I’m sorry that I have accused you of being a liar.” 

Initially, she didn’t believe it when Griselda postponed the surgery 

because she fainted. After all, how would a person suddenly faint when 

they were fine just a moment ago? She thought that Victoria had told 

Griselda the truth, which was why Griselda would play along. Claudia knew 

she had a dark mind. However, after some time, she realized that Griselda 

knew nothing about it, and Victoria didn’t stop her from getting close to 

Griselda. At that moment, Claudia knew that she had made the right 

choice. Victoria was indeed a grateful person. 

When Victoria heard her words, she put up a forced smile and said 

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nothing. 

“I have to go back today. Otherwise, Old Mrs. Cadogan might suspect 

something. However, I still intend to come tomorrow. Can you invite me 

over?” 

Victoria frowned at her request. “You can just come over whenever you 

like. Why should I invite you over?” 

“I’m afraid that Old Mrs. Cadogan will be suspicious about me. She would 

surely have doubts if I came here by my own will. However, things would 

be different if you called me over. She might think we have a close 

relationship.” 

Victoria pursed her lips and stared at Claudia. She didn’t accept or refuse 

her proposal. 

Looking at her expression, Claudia stepped forward and stood close to 

her, seemingly as if they were best friends. “What’s wrong, Victoria? You 

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don’t want Grandma to be sad after you leave, right?” Claudia chuckled. 

“I’m doing this for her own good by spending time with her.” A glint flashed 

across her eyes as she thought of something. “You saw it yourself too. 

Grandma is happy. If she is in better health, the surgery can happen soon. 

At that time, you can take your unborn child and leave. Don’t you want this 

to happen?” 

After spending a few days together, Claudia knew Victoria cared for 

Griselda. Although she didn’t know if Victoria did this out of her wishes or 

Alaric’s, she knew she wouldn’t waste her time on a dying person if it 

weren’t for Alaric’s sake.. 

As expected, Victoria wavered at her words. Although she looked unhappy, 

she said, “Okay.” Then, she looked at Claudia impatiently. “Do you have 

anything else to say? If not, I’m leaving.” 

Claudia didn’t care about her attitude since she had gotten what she 

wanted. Thus, she smiled and said, “I’m done talking. You can go and do 

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your business. Just don’t forget to invite me over tomorrow.” 

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To her surprise, Victoria turned around and left before finishing hearing her 

words. As Claudia stood on the spot, she was upset. Then, she left after 

calming herself down. 

When Victoria returned to her room, she sat by the bed and was 

exhausted. Although they didn’t walk far from home, she was still worn out, 

even if she wore sneakers. 

However, she didn’t think much since she still had things to do. She took 

out her laptop and went to the study room. After all, she wanted Yasmin to 

be able to handle things herself as soon as possible. Although Yasmin 

worked hard to meet her expectations, there was a price to pay. The 

common disadvantage of learning things too quickly was that there 

would be many issues, so Victoria had to help her. 

As soon as Victoria opened her laptop and contacted Yasmin, she heard 

the latter crying, as expected. 

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“You’re finally back, Miss Victoria… I would be dead if you weren’t here.” 

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Victoria was speechless by her reaction. 

“Why is it so hard? Compared to these few days, I feel like I used to be in 

heaven. You had such a tough life, Miss Victoria. It’s terrifying.” 

After Victoria heard her blabbering, she cut her off and said, “Alright now. 

Don’t worry about it. If anything happens, just solve it. After all, you’ll have 

to face it sooner or later.” 

She could still help Yasmin now that she was here. However, Yasmin would 

get scolded if she made a mistake after she was gone. 

Alaric wasn’t a gentle boss. When he brought her to the company to learn, 

he was extremely strict to the point Victoria thought he had changed to 

someone else. Whenever she made a mistake, he would scold her. 

Sometimes, he would scold her in front of his subordinates, which was 

humiliating. 

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At first, Victoria would get mad and upset about his doings. She would feel 

embarrassed being scolded by him since she had feelings for him. Thus, 

she threw multiple tantrums at him. Yet, whenever that happened, Alaric 

only frowned and said, “Are you sad because I scolded you? What are you 

going to do in the future? Are you going to cry whenever you encounter a 

problem?” 

At that moment, Victoria was infuriated by his words. She wiped her tears 

and gritted her teeth. “I’ll do better next time.” 

Eventually, she did better than before. Alaric was still strict, as usual. Until 

the day he could not find any mistakes in her work, Victoria had become 

an outstanding secretary. Moreover, she learned many business 

strategies and ways to negotiate.