Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)
Chapter 131

Chapter 131

When Claudia saw Alaric, she was startled. Then, it turned to excitement

as she got off the bed and approached him. "Why are you here all of a sudden, Al? How's Grandma doing? Was the surgery successful?" However, she realized he had a cold expression when she stood before him. In that split second, she thought about what Elaine and Christopher had done. Although she felt guilty about it, she didn't dare show it on her face. She needed to calm down and prevent Alaric from sensing

something wrong.

"Grandma is fine. What about you?" Alaric asked coldly.

"What?" Claudia's heart skipped a beat, wondering if she had heard him. wrong. Did he just ask about me?

While she was in thought, Alaric spoke up. "Where are your friends?" He scanned the whole room. "Do you know where they went?"

"I'm not sure." Claudia shook her head and bit her lips. "They must have gone out to look for me when I was gone."

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"Is that so?"

She didn't know what he was implying. Just as she thought she was being exposed, Alaric said nothing more and was quiet. However, his gaze made

her shiver in fear.

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This was the first time she felt like Alaric was a stranger. He was eyeing her with those wary eyes.

No, how can this happen? thought Claudia. She felt as if her heart had broken into pieces. She couldn't stand the way Alaric looked at her and asked softly, "What's up with you? Did something happen? I'm sorry. Are you mad because I snuck out to see Grandma?" As she spoke, she reached out and gently tugged on the hem of his shirt. "Please don't be mad at me, Al."

Alaric lowered his eyes and looked at her hands. Then, he slowly pried

them off.

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"Yes. I assure you that I have no clue." Claudia shook her head. "Is there

anything you want from them, Al? Did they do something to upset you

again? If that's the case, I'll give them a call and scold them, okay? Don't

be angry."

If it were any other day, Alaric would find Claudia pitiful and think of himself as unreasonable for saying such a thing. However, it was different this time as they had crossed the line and hurt Victoria.

"Yes, they've upset me. If you want to scold them, do it now." He smirked coldly.

Claudia was baffled by his words, for she never expected him to be so straightforward. Then, she fell silent for a moment before asking, "Who...

Whom should I call?"

Mockery flashed across Alaric's eyes as he spoke. "What do you think?" "I don't understand what you are talking about." Claudia's face was pale. Although she was nervous about his interrogations, she was also excited

at the same time.

With Alaric being angry and having his suspicions about me, that could

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only mean one thing-Victoria must have lost the child! It doesn't matter if Alaric feels sorry or sad toward Victoria because of the unborn baby; the threat is gone. Plus, it won't make sense for him not to divorce her just because of a miscarriage.

As she thought about this, she felt it was the right move to take the risk. Elaine was normally a bad-tempered person. To put it bluntly, she was dumb and had no sense of right and wrong. Thus, she was the perfect candidate for Claudia to use as a tool. That was why Claudia had allowed Elaine to stay by her side. Never did she expect that Elaine would indeed. be of help. On the other hand, since Christopher loved her, she felt it would be fine for him to suffer slightly for her.

"Don't you understand?" Coldness filled Alaric's eyes. He gripped her chin with his cold fingers and said, "I've always trusted you because you saved my life, Claudia. That is why I treat you with respect. However, that doesn't mean you can lie to me."

As he spoke, he tightened his grip, and Claudia could feel the pain coming from her chin. In that split second, besides his cold fingers, she could sense an intimidating aura coming off him.

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This was the first time this had happened, and Claudia couldn't believe

that Alaric would treat her like this. Hasn't he always trusted me? Why did things become like this?

As she thought about it, she felt a pang in her chest, and tears rolled down

her eyes. In just mere seconds, Claudia was a crying mess.

"I don't understand what you're talking about, Al. When did lever lie to you?

If it's because I didn't get your permission before sneaking out to see Grandma, I have already apologized. Moreover, I didn't tell anyone about my whereabouts since I didn't want anyone to know. I was planning to return after taking a look. Is that too much to ask for? I don't understand what I've done wrong, Alaric..." Claudia bit her lips and sobbed. Looking at her reaction, Alaric frowned and wondered if he had wrongly

accused her.

Then, he released her and relayed what Elaine and Christopher did. Initially, Claudia was upset because Alaric had accused her of lying. However, when she heard his words, she was stunned. After some time,

her eyes widened. She quickly wiped her tears away and grabbed his arm.

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"I'm sorry. I didn't know about this. How's Victoria? Is she alright?" As she spoke, she released his arm and was going to walk out of the room bare feet. "I'm going to check on her."

"Wait."

Before she was able to leave, Alaric called out to her. Thus, she stopped in

her tracks and looked at him. "Sorry, I might be too anxious. I'm just worried about Victoria. I didn't expect such a thing to happen. Let's go and check on her, Al."

Hearing her words, Alaric had a grim expression since he recalled that Bane was taking care of her.

"It's fine. Someone is taking care of her. She's now resting in the hospital."

"That's great. How is she, though? Did she get hurt?" I'm sorry about what happened. I didn't think Elaine and Christopher would have done such a thing," said Claudia.

As she spoke, Alaric stared at her intently, trying not to miss out on any details of her expression. After she was done speaking, he said in a low

voice, "She is fine. However, she'll need a check-up to know more about

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her condition."

At that moment, Claudia seemed to freeze. "Hasn't she gone through a

check-up yet?"

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