Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 71

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Alaric?! Why is he here? Victoria almost shrieked. 

I thought he was working. Why is he in the study room? I didn’t even hear 

him here. Did… Did I mention the child? Did Alaric hear it when he came in? 

As Victoria thought about it, her face went pale. She looked at Alaric 

nervously but could only purse her lips, trying to remain calm. 

On the other hand, Alaric didn’t expect her presence as well. When he saw 

her bewildered expression, he frowned and recalled that she had been 

acting strange for the past few days, seemingly as if she was hiding 

something from him. Thinking about it, Alaric pursed his lips and squinted 

his eyes. His sharp gaze landed on Victoria’s pale face as he spoke. “Who 

were you talking to just now?” 

Hearing his words, Victoria was startled. 

Does this mean he hasn’t heard what I said? she thought. However, she 

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didn’t dare jump to the conclusion since she feared it was a trap. What if 

Alaric has heard it and is just testing me? 

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As she thought about it, she suppressed her emotions and mumbled, 

“What are you doing here? I thought you were at work.” 

She brushed off his question. 

“It’s a video conference. I don’t have to go to work.” 

“I see.” Victoria nodded. “I was using your study room since I thought you 

were at work. Yasmin is still unsure about certain things, so I was talking to 

her.” She tried her best to stay calm and acted like nothing had happened. 

Alaric stared at her and didn’t say anything. He was looking at her with his 

deep dark eyes that seemed to be able to see through her. 

“You seem nervous.” 

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Hearing his words, Victoria was at a loss for words. 

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Alaric walked toward her and stood close to her. They were extremely 

close to each other, and his scent surrounded her. In that split second, 

Victoria subconsciously took a step back. However, as soon as she made 

a move, she felt a pair of hands wrapped around her waist. With little 

force, Victoria bumped against Alaric’s chest. 

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“I guess I was right. You are nervous,” Alaric said casually. He held her waist 

tighter and squinted his eyes. 

“Who were you talking to?” 

He was asking the same question. 

Victoria didn’t know whether he had heard her words or not since she 

thought she was alone and was talking normally. If Alaric could hear her 

voice, it would mean that he might have heard what she was talking 

about. Yet, she didn’t know which situation it was. Thus, she could only 

remain calm and avoid blowing up her cover. 

“Didn’t I tell you already? I was working and talking with Yasmin,” she 

replied as she raised her head and looked at him. 

“Is that so?” Alaric didn’t believe her. He clicked his tongue and said, “Do 

you think you are a good liar, Snowball?” 

Victoria’s heart dropped. “I’m not lying.” Then, she gritted her teeth and 

barked, “Don’t ask if you don’t trust me, Alaric!” As she spoke, she swatted 

his hands away. 

Alaric’s expression turned cold when he saw her reaction. He looked at her 

with a darkened gaze and said, “Are you mad because I guess it right? 

Fine then. Since you didn’t lie to me, do you dare to show me your call 

history?” 

“Call history?” Victoria was speechless by his words. “How old do you think 

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you are? Don’t you think looking at my call history is childish?” 

Then, Alaric grabbed her chin and demanded coldly, “Are you trying to 

order me around?” 

“Don’t be ridiculous. I don’t have that spare time, nor am I willing to order 

you around. You can do whatever you want.” Victoria shrugged. 

“Show me your call history, then.” Alaric stretched his hand and looked at 

her with a stoic expression. 

“Are you nuts, Alaric?” 

“I thought you said I can do whatever I want.” 

“I mean to say that you can do whatever you want to yourself, not me. 

Care to listen more attentively next time?” 

“What’s wrong? Aren’t you having a call with Yasmin just now? Can’t you 

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show me the evidence? Does that mean you were talking to someone 

else?” 

Victoria fell silent. 

“Is it Noel?” asked Alaric. 

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At that moment, Victoria knew why he was testing her and being 

eccentric. So that’s how it is. He only heard my voice but didn’t know what I 

was talking about. That is why he mistook me for talking to Noel instead of 

Yasmin when he saw my panicked expression. Yet, Noel… This is the third 

time Alaric has gone mad because of him. 

As she thought about it, she went silent. At the same time, she was at 

ease. After all, it wouldn’t matter if he had mistaken her for talking to 

someone else. 

Seeing that she remained silent, Alaric was on the verge of going berserk. 

“Why aren’t you saying anything?!” 

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Silence means consent. Does that mean she is talking to Noel just now? 

Although he had not heard clearly what she was talking about, he could 

tell that her voice was soft. She has never spoken to me so gently. 

Moreover, he could vaguely hear her saying something about a baby and 

getting rest after lunch. Thus, as he combined the words, he realized that 

Victoria had called Noel her baby. Moreover, she was telling him to get 

some rest and eat well! 

He was infuriated as he thought about the woman who was married to 

him calling someone else their pet name. What was more frustrating was 

that Victoria seemed calm. She even shrugged when facing his