Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 75

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As she pondered about it, the voice of the shop owner interrupted 

Victoria’s thoughts. “Miss, your congee and custard bread are ready.” 

At once, Victoria snapped back to reality and saw that the owner had 

already packed her order, so she reached out to take it. “Thank you. I’ve 

already paid.” 

“Alright. Take care, and thanks for coming!” 

She grabbed the bag and turned to leave. 

Throughout her journey back to the company, she could feel someone 

watching her, and it only stopped once she entered the company 

building. 

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Was there really someone inside that black car just now? When she was 

walking back, she contemplated going over to take a look. After all, she 

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would find out by going over to check. However, on second thought, she 

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felt a chill in her heart and decided against it. Since the car was parked in 

the parking lot, no one would be inside the vehicle during the day. 

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At this thought, she rubbed her eyes and felt that she might have been 

overthinking things. 

Ding! The elevator arrived, and she stepped inside. 

During the busy afternoon, this little incident from lunchtime was 

completely pushed to the back of her mind. 

Toward the end of the day, Yasmin came looking for her, “M–Miss Victoria, 

Burke Corporation has scheduled a dinner tonight.” She nervously clasped 

her fingertips together, her face slightly pale as she struggled to say the 

next sentence. 

“Are you afraid of going?” Victoria easily deduced what she wanted to say. 

Hearing that, Yasmin nodded lightly and whispered, “I’m sorry, Miss 

Victoria. I seem to have become a little cowardly. I’ll just go by myself. 

Please pretend I never mentioned it.” 

“Wait.” Victoria stopped her and stood up before saying, “Go and get 

ready. I’ll go with you.” This should be the last time, though. 

“Thank you, Miss Victoria. I’ll go and get ready at once.” 

Since she had to accompany Yasmin to dinner, she sent a WhatsApp 

message to Alaric, informing him that she had to work late and asked him 

to return first. 

Alaric responded, ‘Working late? I don’t recall hearing anything about the 

company working overtime tonight.‘ 

Victoria replied, ‘Don’t you know what secretaries need to do? I’ll be 

accompanying Yasmin to discuss a collaboration.‘ 

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‘Why are you accompanying her?‘ Alaric texted, not understanding why 

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she had worded it that way. Shouldn’t Yasmin be accompanying her? Why 

is it the opposite? 

Victoria answered, ‘I’m guiding my successor. Otherwise, who will take 

over my work when I’m gone?‘ She didn’t want to be so blunt, but since a 

certain someone wanted to get to the bottom of it, she decided to be 

straightforward. 

As expected, after she sent that message, there was silence on the other 

end, and he didn’t reply to her message anymore. 

After some time, Victoria and Yasmin went downstairs together. As they 

neared the ground floor, Victoria asked, “Have you booked a ride?” 

“Huh? Oh…” Only then did Yasmin belatedly take out her phone while 

saying apologetically, “I’m sorry, Miss Victoria, I’ve forgotten. I’ll call for one 

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now.” 

Victoria wasn’t angry and simply nodded. 

Before the car arrived, the two of them had already arrived at the 

company entrance. 

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Victoria thought of something and subconsciously glanced toward the 

spot where the black car had been parked at noon. Sure enough, the car 

was no longer there. It was replaced by a white Volkswagen. 

“Miss Victoria, what are you looking at?” asked Yasmin curiously. 

At her question, Victoria snapped back to reality and shook her head. 

“Nothing. Have you secured a ride?” 

“I did. It should arrive in a few minutes. I’m sorry, Miss Victoria. It seems like 

I’m careless with everything.” 

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Victoria glanced at her and smiled helplessly. “It’s no big deal. Everyone 

has a first. Others may not necessarily do better than you, and you’re not 

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necessarily worse than anyone else. Show some confidence and courage. 

Don’t be too afraid.” 

“Okay.” Yasmin regained her confidence after hearing those words. 

As Victoria turned around, Yasmin secretly observed her. Miss Victoria… 

She’s truly a great and capable person. When will I be like her? 

The designated meeting place was a bar. 

As they got out of the car, Victoria frowned at the lively and colorful scene 

in front of her. “Who chose this place?” 

Instantly, Yasmin’s expression turned blank. “B–Burke Corporation did.” 

When Victoria heard that, her brows furrowed even deeper. “Bars are 

crowded and noisy, making them unsuitable for business discussions. Did 

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you try suggesting a different location?” 

Yasmin was dumbfounded upon hearing those words. “I–I didn’t know. I 

thought we’d meet them wherever they liked.” Moreover, she had no idea 

it was a bar before coming here, and it didn’t seem like a formal place 

either. 

“From now on, whenever someone suggests a meeting place, be sure to 

check if it’s suitable for work. If it’s not, suggest an alternative.” 

Yasmin could only nod helplessly. “Yes, Miss Victoria. What should we do 

now? Should we… not go in?” 

With furrowed brows, Victoria pressed her red lips together. “Since we’re 

already here, let’s go.” 

She was grateful that Yasmin had informed her about this. Otherwise, 

Yasmin would have been here alone tonight, feeling like a helpless little 

rabbit, and she would probably have been taken advantage of. 

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