Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)
Hapter 137

Chapter 137

After saying those words, Alaric silently repeated them to himself. I won't

let anyone lay a finger on Victoria ever again.

To his surprise, Victoria merely smiled faintly in response. "It's alright. You were also looking for someone, after all. If I were in your shoes, I would've done the same. It's all out of necessity."

Alaric couldn't help but smile bitterly. What should he say? His wife was so gracious and composed. Even at a time like this, she was actively trying to give him a way out. However, her calm demeanor also implied something

else.

"Well, I'm going to rest now. You should too." Victoria didn't want to stay any longer, fearing that the conversation between them would become more and more awkward. As such, she directly ended the topic.

Hearing her say she wanted to rest, Alaric didn't say anything else. "You should rest first. I'm going out for a bit."

Victoria paused for a moment, then nodded. "Alright, be careful.”

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As Alaric left the villa and got back into his car, his gaze became

unfathomable; there was something lodged in his chest that he couldn't get rid of.

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Even though such a big incident had occurred, she still spoke to him politely and softly as if she had no resentment toward him. She even came up with an excuse for him when he hadn't protected her well enough.

To Alaric, he'd rather her act like how she used to; he wanted her to get mad and question him for running out at a time like this. But now, it seemed like she wouldn't do such things anymore.

How did they get to this point?

On the other hand, Claudia immediately called her father as soon as Alaric left and told him about what happened today, including Alaric's suspicion of her and Elaine's collusion.

Ever since Claudia saved Alaric and became the Cadogans' savior many

years ago, the Johnsons had received numerous favors from the

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Cadogans in the business world. Before that, the Johnsons always

struggled to advance beyond a certain point and could never climb any higher, causing Claudia's father to worry endlessly.

However, Claudia happened to save Alaric at that time, and news of it spread throughout the entire upper-class society overnight-the Johnsons were now the Cadogan Family's savior and the two families would be on good terms in the future. Since then, they suddenly found themselves in high demand as many sought to work with them, and even those who had grudges against them in the past came to make peace. As a result, the Johnsons began to flourish as they rose to prominence, eventually becoming one of the top five enterprises in Gandra. In the past, they couldn't even make it into the top 20.

Claudia's father was now highly respected in Gandra, and he even considered himself Alaric's future father-in-law. Subsequently, when he heard that Alaric was beginning to suspect his daughter, he panicked and immediately left work to meet his daughter.

Upon seeing his daughter in the hospital with a broken forehead, Claudia's father became enraged. "What happened, Claudia? How did you get hurt

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like this?"

"Dad..." Claudia burst into tears and threw herself into his arms.

Her pitiful appearance broke her father's heart, and he comforted her before she told him everything that happened.

"I don't know what to do now, Dad. Al has begun to suspect me. Although I told him I had nothing to do with this matter and he doesn't blame me anymore, I feel like he won't treat me the same as before."

Upon hearing this, Claudia's father held his daughter's hand and said gently, "Claudia, you don't have to worry too much about this. No matter what, you are Alaric's savior, and as long as you hold this title, he will never treat you unfairly."

He'll never treat me unfairly as long as I'm his savior, right? That's true, the Cadogan Family values this very much. Otherwise, we wouldn't have risen. so fast these years.

At that, Claudia thought of something else. What if Alaric finds out Victoria was the one who saved him, not me? Given his personality, he might kill

me!

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The thought of this possibility made Claudia break out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, there were no other witnesses besides Victoria and herself at the time. If a third person knew about it, she would be finished. "How about this? Let me handle the issue with those two. You just have to focus on pleasing Alaric."

When Claudia heard her father's choice of words, she was displeased. "What do you mean by that, Dad? My relationship with Alaric is equal. I'm not like those women who try to please Alaric to climb up the ranks." "Yes, yes, of course, my daughter is the best. Alaric likes you so much that he can't get enough of you."

Just then, he noticed the wound on Claudia's forehead once again.

"As for the wound on your forehead, Claudia, it's best not to leave a scar.

After all, men are superficial creatures. If you aren't beautiful in the future, they will become fickle."

Talking about the wound on her forehead made Claudia feel insecure.

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"I understand, Dad. I'll find a way to fix it later."

"Well, you should rest first. Remember to coax Alaric well. Men like being

pampered, after all. If he's still angry, then you'll have to figure it out.

yourself. Just make sure you coax him well, understand?"

After 48 hours since Griselda underwent surgery, she finally got transferred from the intensive care unit to a regular ward. The Alaric Family, who had been waiting all this while, finally breathed a sigh of relief. On the other hand, Victoria had already rested at home for a day, so her leg was no longer as painful as before. However, Alaric wasn't in favor of her visiting the hospital just yet. Upon learning of her injury, even Alaric's father and mother disagreed as well, insisting that she rest at home for

another day.

"Your grandma is in the intensive care unit now. Even if you go, you won't

be able to see her. You might as well rest at home for two more days.

After that, Alaric will bring you to the hospital when she is out of the intensive care unit."

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In the end, Victoria was convinced and could only agree.

Nonetheless, on the very next day before the 48 hours were up, she told

Alaric that she wanted to visit Griselda at the hospital.

At first, Alaric disagreed as he frowned and asked, "Has your injury healed? Shouldn't you rest for a few more days at home?"

Upon hearing this, Victoria shook her head. "I don't need to rest anymore. I

want to visit Grandma now."

Rather than waiting until now, she should've gone to the hospital on the

day she came back. If it weren't for Alaric's father and mother persuading

her as well, Victoria would not have been so obedient.

"Are you sure you want to go?"

Victoria pursed her lips and said softly, "If you're too busy to take me, then

I'll go by myself."

Alaric remained silent for a long time, then suddenly agreed to take her.

"Go and get changed, then. I'll take you there now."

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"Alright." Victoria's face lit up with joy.

Immediately, she turned and ran to change her clothes in excitement, but

with a strange gait due to her leg injury.

While watching her, Alaric couldn't help but smile. "Be careful not to

aggravate your leg injury."