Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

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 Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

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.”

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.

As Victória recalled what had happened, she was thankful for Alaric. After

all, it was he who gave her a chance to elevate herself. Even if she were to

quit working at Cadogan Group, she could start her own company without

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relying on him.

“Miss Victoria?” Suddenly, Yasmin’s voice snapped her back to her senses.

She stopped thinking and started working.

Fifteen minutes later, she had solved all of Yasmin’s problems and told her

to try it herself. After Victoria was done with Yasmin, she was going to

continue working. However, as she looked at her laptop for mere seconds,

she began to yawn uncontrollably. Tears formed in her eyes as she kept

yawning.

Why do I feel sleepy when I had enough sleep last night?

As Victoria thought about it, she couldn’t help but caress her stomach. “My

baby, is it you who is tired? I didn’t walk much, yet you are exhausted?” she

said with a smile.

More importantly, she felt hungry. She could feel that her food

consumption was higher than before. However, on second thought, it was

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normal since she now had two mouths to feed.

“Fine. I’ll stop working for your sake. Let’s have some food. Then, we’ll go to

sleep.” As Victoria spoke, she closed her laptop and headed out.

Suddenly, the balcony door of the study room was pushed open, and

someone entered the room. The man was handsome, and his deep dark

eyes were like the deep ocean. He was approaching Victoria.

As soon as Victoria saw who he was, her mind went blank.

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