Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)
Chapter 277

Chapter 277

One would find it hard to remain logical when they got angry-their emotions would

consume their rationality.

Alaric was no different, especially when encountering his

lover. However, he seemed to regain his sensibility after hearing Terrance's words, and his anger died down after that. Alaric lowered his gaze to conceal the grim look in his eyes. That's true. I don't have the right to be mad, do I? As Terrance said, it has been five years. I should be glad that she isn't married and that I even got the chance to ask her out. I shouldn't care about who the man is as long as he isn't someone else. At that thought, Alaric looked up to meet Terrance's gaze. "Alright. You're a pretty impressive guy," Alaric commented.

"I know, right?" Terrance was quick to request for a reward. "Well, in that case, can I get

a pay raise, Mr. Cadogan?"

Alaric burst into laughter upon hearing Terrance's words. "We'll talk about that later. Have you completed all the tasks I gave you?"

"Yes, it's all done. They're moving houses tonight, and we can pick the kid up tomorrow. But... Mr. Cadogan, are you planning to pretend that the child is yours in front of those two kids? I don't think that's a good idea, is it?"

"Of course not," Alaric replied in a flat tone. "Why would I claim to be the father to someone else's child? There's no way I'd do that."

Mr. Cadogan has a point. He would never allow someone else to call him their father, even if it's just for acting purposes, Terrance thought. "Have you thought of the role you're playing, then?" Terrance asked.

"I just have to be family, right? I can just claim to be one of the kid's relatives," Alaric replied.

Terrance was quick to come up with a solution. "Why don't you get the kid to refer to you by your last name? You could be their uncle or an elder."

Uncle or elder, huh? Well, those two kids call me Mr. Night, anyway. Alaric nodded eventually. "That works."

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Then, Terrance pulled his phone out to take down some notes. "I have another suggestion, but I'm a little afraid to tell you about it, Mr. Cadogan," he added after he recalled something.

"Spit it out."

"Well... Maybe you could allow that kid from the Anderson Family to stay at your place

for a bit, at least until those two kids trust you a little more," Terrance suggested.

Alaric frowned upon hearing the man's words. "What are you talking about?"

"I know you don't like when there are outsiders, but I think you can just get the nanny to prepare a room for the kid. The kid won't bother you at all," Terrance added. Alaric's brows were still furrowed as he kept his lips pressed together.

"Haven't you ever considered inviting your kids over to your place with the use of the Andersons' kid as an excuse? Wouldn't you guys be able to bond more with such private and intimate interactions?" Terrance asked.

Alaric's brows seemed to relax a little after hearing Terrance's full explanation.

"Yeah," Alaric replied icily while nodding. He pressed his lips together for a while, and he looked like he was about to say something when a familiar figure showed up at the

front door.

Terrance noticed the newcomer, and he let out a surprised gasp. "Miss Selwyn's here!" "Shh. Don't let her find out," Alaric whispered.

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down. He was afraid that Victoria would notice them the moment she looked up. "There's still 30 minutes until her appointment. Why is she here so early?" he asked.

Alaric glanced at his watch. He had relaxed his facial muscles earlier, but he knitted his brows again as he thought, Yeah, why did she come earlier? Is she that eager to meet. this stranger? That thought made Alaric clench his fists at first, but he quickly calmed himself down when he recalled what Terrance had said earlier. Forget it. I need to keep my cool. 'I'm' the guy she's supposed to meet, anyway.

Victoria entered the restaurant with her handbag hanging off her shoulder. "Hello, Miss," the waiter greeted.

"Hello, I made a reservation for..." After telling the waiter about her reservation, the waiter led her into the restaurant. Alaric, who was sitting upstairs, glared at the woman with a cold look in his eyes. She had reserved a window seat. Alaric's expression had been hard at first, but it turned into confusion when he saw that the waiter didn't bring Victoria to a window seat and led her in the opposite direction instead. What's going on? Did the waiter forget where her seat was, or did she get it wrong? As Alaric was contemplating the situation, the waiter had already led Victoria to the stairs. Alaric's expression wavered when he heard Terrance's cry. "Oh, no. The waiter isn't going to lead her upstairs, is he? What should we do, Mr. Cadogan?" There was only one way up, so they had no other way to go down. Chapter 277 What's the Rush?

Terrance was panicking at that point. "What should we do? Miss Selwyn is going to notice us, isn't she?" After all, they weren't supposed to meet that day-they had only invited her over to match her up with another guy. Wouldn't Mr. Cadogan's identity get exposed if she saw him now? Terrance thought.

"What's the worry about?" Alaric shot Terrance a heartless side-eye when he saw how

anxious Terrance was. "Calm down."

"Mr. Cadogan..." Even though Alaric told Terrance to calm down, Terrance couldn't do it on demand. "She's just coming upstairs. Is there anything wrong with her bumping into us at a time like this? Do you think she'd associate us with that man?" Alaric explained. Terrance felt himself calming down as he listened to Alaric's cold and monotonous voice. "That's true. We're not sitting downstairs, so she wouldn't have noticed us earlier, anyway. We should keep our cool." Terrance lifted his cup of coffee to take a huge gulp of it. Before he could swallow his drink, he turned around to see the waiter leading Victoria over to their seats. The closer Victoria got, the harder Terrance found it to swallow his drink. The waiter ended up stopping at the table right beside them. "This is the spot you booked, Miss Selwyn," the waiter announced. Alaric, Terrance, and Victoria were all speechless for a moment. It was obvious that Victoria had already noticed Alaric and Terrance when she was walking over. She felt

utterly speechless, and questions flashed across her mind when she first saw them. What's he doing here? Then, she was reminded of what Alaric had told her on the phone when she was at the airport. "Do you think I won't be able to handle you after you arrive at Jasea?" Alaric's words had a clear meaning to them-he meant that he wasn't about to let her go that easily.

However, Victoria hadn't expected him to show up at a place like this. What is he trying

to do? Is he just going to continue following me around and pestering me? A hint of disgust surfaced in Victoria's chest before she turned around and apologized to the waiter. "I'm sorry. I've decided I don't like this spot. Can I change my seat?" she asked.

The waiter was confused. "What?"

"Are there other available seats downstairs?" Victoria asked.

The waiter nodded slowly. "Yes, there are available seats."

"Great. Please get me a seat-" Before Victoria could finish her sentence, she sensed a

tall, slender figure standing beside her.