FULL NOVELXO Departure with a Belly Chapter 81
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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
near the car.
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After a while, they seemed to have broken into a fight, but Yasmin was too
far away to hear anything.
She felt a little guilty, for she had exaggerated when she spoke ill of Caleb
to Alaric the night before.
It was mainly because she found Caleb rude, and more importantly, she
wanted Victoria to stay, so she deliberately said some things that would
make Alaric sympathize with Victoria.
Meanwhile, Victoria sensed Yasmine staring at her as she flipped through
the documents, so she looked up and asked, “Do you have something to
tell me?”
“No.” The assistant hurriedly waved her hands in denial, then scratched her
(head awkwardly before announcing her departure.
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“Alright. Please close the door behind you.”
“Will do, Miss Victoria.”
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At that, Yasmin left Victoria’s office in defeat. She had wanted to apologize
to Victoria for the night before. However…
She closed the door behind her.
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She didn’t apologize because Victoria didn’t look so good. Hence, she
worried she would piss Victoria off if she did say it. But Miss Victoria
wouldn’t end up in that situation if it weren’t for me.
At that, the young woman leaned against the door and poked her fingers
sulkily.
Just then, Peter approached her direction with things in his hands. At the
sight of that young woman at the door, Peter smiled at her. But a voice
came from inside the office just when he was about to open the door.
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“Would I be worried about you if you weren’t pregnant?! You’ll sort it out
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just fine? What is even your plan?! Do you think your belly will remain flat if
you keep this up?!”