Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 81

Chapter 81 

However, in the end, Victoria nodded in agreement. 

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She found Alaric sitting on the couch when she returned to the bedroom, 

and she inadvertently sized his clothes up upon recalling Griselda’s words. 

Sure enough, he was only wearing a black shirt, and his gloomy aura 

almost blended with the dark couch. 

Victoria didn’t expect them to end up like this. 

Actually, even if they didn’t become husband and wife, they had been 

good friends since childhood, just minus the intimacy of a married couple, 

and even that aside, he had helped her a lot. 

Victoria knew she should yield first, but for some reason, she couldn’t say 

anything even after gawking at Alaric for a long time. In the end, she 

silently went to the washroom to wash up. 

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By the time she came back out, Alaric was no longer in the bedroom. 

However, she did receive several messages. 

She checked them to find they were from an unknown number. 

‘This is my phone number, Vixie. Remember to save it.’ 

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Though the sender didn’t introduce themselves, Victoria knew whom it 

was at once, for only one person ever called her ‘Vixie‘ her whole life. 

After saving the number under ‘Bane Morison‘, she replied to the text. ‘I’m 

already an adult. Can you please not call me that anymore?‘ 

Bane’s phone was probably nearby, or he happened to be fiddling with his 

phone. Either way, his reply came in two shakes. ‘What should I call you, 

then?‘ 

‘My name.‘ 

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Given her relationship with Bane, addressing each other’s first names was 

the best way to go. 

‘Your name?‘ Bane seemed to be contemplating, for he only sent another 

text moments later. ‘Very well. I’ll call you Snowball, then.‘ 

Snowball… 

The nickname made Victoria frown slightly, for only Alaric ever called her 

that, and even when he did, he was usually mad at her. 

Just when she was about to reply to him, Bane sent a third text. ‘Alright, 

Snowball, it is. I still have work to do. Rest early. I’ll see you tomorrow.” 

After reading Bane’s texts, Victoria decided against telling him not to 

address her by her nickname. At that, she checked the time to find it was 

already near 10.00PM. 

“To think he still has work to do late at night.” 

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With that, Alaric, who was no longer in the bedroom, came to her mind, 

and she wondered where he had gone. She put her phone away and lay 

in bed, drifting to sleep in two shakes. 

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The following morning, Victoria woke up to find Alaric’s side of the bed 

empty. It seemed that the man didn’t return at all last night. 

She sat there for a while, lost in thought, before getting up and heading 

downstairs after getting dressed. 

As Victoria passed by the study, she happened to run into Alaric as he 

opened the door and walked out. Their eyes met, and they both froze, 

clearly not expecting to see each other. 

Moments later, Alaric looked at her expressionlessly, his handsome face 

cold and indifferent, and asked, “Bane has gathered everyone for dinner 

tonight. Do you want to go?” 

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Victoria had assumed he would give her the silent treatment, given what 

had happened the night before, and she even thought about what she 

should say if Griselda were to ask her again at the dining table. Who’d 

have thought Alaric would take the initiative to break the ice, though?! 

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Just as Victoria was lost in thought, she recalled how her fights with Alaric 

would get very ugly, and being young, she was pretty careless with her 

words. 

It wasn’t until after their argument was over that Victoria wanted to take 

her words back. Then again, she couldn’t bring herself to talk to him, so 

she always secretly decided to ignore him forever, but he would end up 

being the first to break the tension between them. 

Growing up, he would always be the one to break the ice. Of course, he 

remained grim even when he took the first step, and if she continued to 

ignore him, he would explode and talk to her with gnashed teeth. 

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After coming to herself, Victoria nodded faintly and said, “Sure.” 

Finally, Alaric’s countenance brightened a little. 

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After breakfast, the two headed out the door together. she was going to 

drive herself, but she had just bypassed Alaric’s car when the man rolled 

his window down and gazed icily at her, ordering her to get into his car. 

At the thought that they would have to attend the gathering together, 

Victoria obliged, and they drove in silence before heading to their 

respective offices after arriving at the company. 

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As Victoria sat down, she received a text from Summer. ‘How are you 

doing lately? With Old Mrs. Cadogan’s surgery postponed, will your thing 

with Alaric be postponed too?! 

‘Yeah. 

(‘What?! Do you know how far into the future you are looking at?‘ 

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‘It’s still up in the air. Grandma’s still resting. We can only wait and see.‘ 

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Summer couldn’t form a proper sentence in her reply, and Victoria 

understood at once. ‘Don’t worry about me. I’ll sort it out just fine.‘ 

Summer didn’t reply to her after that, and it didn’t bother Victoria either, as 

she believed her best friend had returned to her work. 

Just then, Yasmin came in with a stack of documents. 

“Miss Victoria.” She gazed warily at her boss and asked with caution, “Was 

everything between you and Mr. Cadogan okay last night?” 

“We’re fine.” 

“That’s good.” Yasmin let out a sigh of relief after placing the documents 

on Victoria’s table. 

She had asked the cab to wait outside when Victoria and Alaric went out 

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the night before. However, they didn’t leave right away but were talking