Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 68

Who would have thought the house would be in chaos because of

Victoria's sudden reaction?

As Victoria snuggled against Alaric, her mind was still fuzzy.

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Besides them, Claudia seemed to have thought of something and

suggested, "It will take us some time to go to the hospital, Al. Why don't we

take her to my friend's clinic? I think it might be food poisoning."

Although Claudia seemed calm on the outside, she was already a mental

mess. After all, Alaric would know the truth if he took Victoria to the

hospital. Thus, she insisted on going to her friend's clinic since she could hide the truth if Victoria were required to do a checkup.

As she thought about it, she suddenly recalled the last time Victoria had a

fever and refused to go to the hospital. She remembered thinking that Victoria was throwing a tantrum at Alaric because of her. Thus, she was

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trying to gain Alaric's attention. At that moment, Claudia despised her. However, now that she thought about it, she understood why Victoria refused to go to the hospital or take any medications. There were clues all along.

"A clinic?" Alaric frowned and refused her suggestion. "I think it's best if we go to a hospital. It has a higher standard." He wasn't trying to embarrass Claudia as he just wanted to take Victoria to a hospital and do a checkup since he felt that she must be extremely uncomfortable to have thrown up so badly.

However, Claudia had a grim expression when she heard his words. She looked at Alaric and thought, Does he think the clinic I recommended has low standards?

Sadly, Alaric couldn't care less about her at the moment. Right now, all of

his attention was on Victoria.

Suddenly, he heard Victoria's weak voice. "Stop."

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He stopped dead in his tracks and looked at her. In the meantime, Victoria

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had regained her senses. She patted his hand and signaled him to put her down.

However, Alaric frowned and didn't budge.

Sighing, Victoria opened her mouth and said, "Put me down."

"You're feeling unwell. You should go to a hospital," Alaric replied as he

silently hugged her tighter.

"I'm fine now," said Victoria.

"You wouldn't be vomiting your guts out if you were fine." His words were blunt. No matter what, he was unwilling to put her down.

"That's because I had gotten a whiff of..." Initially, Victoria would say that she threw up because of the smell of meat. However, she swallowed her words back. After all, Alaric had thought she had already gotten an 11:40 Mon, 19 Jun

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abortion. Thus, he would notice something wrong if she told him the truth.

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When Alaric saw that she paused mid-sentence, he squinted his eyes. "What is it?"

Before Victoria could say anything, Claudia rushed toward them and came to the rescue. "The soup must have been too much for her. I feel uncomfortable smelling it when I drink it too. Victoria just had a bigger

reaction than me. Could it be that it's because she dislikes fish?"

Hearing her words, Victoria glanced at her. After all, Claudia was right. She

hated fish.

As expected, Alaric looked at her with a suspicious look. "The fish fumet is overbearing for you?" He still had his doubts about Claudia's words. After all, Victoria wouldn't have reacted so intensely even if she disliked fish. However, he knew that Victoria didn't like eating fish since they were young. Thus, he trusted that she felt nauseous because of the smell of fish. Chapter 68 Thought-provoking

Then, Claudia added, "I think it stinks too, but those who love it wouldn't be able to sense it." Then, she seemed to have thought of something and

said, "It's the same as how you dislike sweet foods, Al."

Still, it doesn't make sense to react so strongly even if she dislikes it, Alaric

thought as he looked at Victoria. At that moment, he felt that she was

hiding something from him. As he recalled the shredded report that Hector informed him, his eyes darkened.

However, before he had the time to think further, Victoria fidgeted. "How many times am I going to tell you? Put me down."

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"Are you sure you don't want to see a doctor?" asked Alaric as he squinted

his eyes.

Victoria took a deep breath out of exhaustion. "I'm not sick. I just don't want

to drink the soup. Should I go to the hospital because of this?"

Her face seemed better than before, and her lips weren't pale. She didn't

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look like a sick person would be, and only then did Alaric put her down. As soon as Victoria's feet touched the ground, Claudia immediately wrapped her arms around Victoria's. "Are you alright? I think it's best if you eat something light after going home. Your stomach must be weak since you have just recovered from a fever. Maybe it's time you eat less oily food."

Although Claudia acted like she was worrying about Victoria, she was actually trying to hide the truth from Alaric.

Looking at Claudia, Victoria had a thoughtful expression. However, she

soon brushed it off. They both had an agreement. Since Victoria decided

not to break the promise, Claudia would do the same too.

"Yeah."

"I'll take you back home. If you feel unwell again, I'll take you to the hospital."

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"Okay."

Then, Claudia supported Victoria as they walked back to the house.

In the meantime, Alaric stood there and watched as they left. Since when

were they so close?

When Alaric carried Victoria out of the house, Griselda wanted to tag

along. However, Hector stopped her.

"Don't worry, Old Mrs. Cadogan. Mr. Cadogan will surely take good care of

her." Hector's words calmed Griselda down.

That's right. With Alaric by Victoria's side, he will surely take good care of

her. On the contrary, he would need to take care of me if I follow them

since I'm in a wheelchair.

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As Griselda thought about it, she soon calmed down.

"Do you want to continue eating, Old Mrs. Cadogan?"

She shook her head. How could she eat when she was worried sick about

Victoria? She wondered whether Alaric had been taking good care of

Victoria.

The more Griselda thought about it, the more nervous she was. However, there was nothing she could do.

At this moment, a servant suddenly exclaimed, "Is that Mrs. Cadogan?" When Griselda heard her words, she turned around and saw that Claudia

was supporting Victoria as they entered the room. Immediately, the servant knew what Griselda was thinking and quickly pushed her over. At the same time, Victoria knew that Griselda was

worried about her. Thus, she refused Claudia's help after entering the

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house and quickly rushed toward Griselda.

"Did I scare you, Grandma?"

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Griselda grabbed her hand and shook her head. "Why did you come back

all of a sudden? I thought you were feeling unwell. Why didn't you do a

checkup at the hospital?"

"I'm fine." Victoria smiled and said awkwardly, "It's just that... I don't like fish.

That is why I feel nauseous when smelling it."

"Nauseous?" You wouldn't have reacted strongly just because you dislike

it, though, thought Griselda. Slowly, she seemed to have realized

something.

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