Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 203

When Victoria caught sight of the wristwatch, the alarm in her mind rang at once,

and she almost bolted to leave. However, she was still a step too slow, for the man

sitting across from Fiona glanced inadvertently in her direction.

Their gazes collided mid–air, and in that instant, it felt like two trains derailing and

crashing, sparking countless fireworks, causing the world to shatter.

The man, who was holding a glass of wine, froze in his previously dignified and

indifferent expression.

Fiona, on the other hand, was still oblivious to the turn of events. As she attempted

to obtain his contact information, she appeared bashful. Since they were so close to

each other, Fiona dared not even look into Alaric’s eyes but only stole glances at

him.

“Um… I’ve been talking to you for so long. Do you mind if we exchange numbers?

Don’t worry, though–even though I’m interested in you, I won’t call you all the time or

anything like that.”

However, the man remained unresponsive when she had rambled for so long. At

that, Fiona lifted her head to look at him. “Can you-”

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Alas, the man stood up before she could finish her words, moving so swiftly that

Fiona couldn’t react in time, and by the time she did, the man had rushed out of the

bar.

At the same time, a slender figure disappeared around the corner too.

Fiona stood there, feeling a bit bewildered, having no idea what was going on. Why

did he suddenly run out? Also, was that… Victoria?

Victoria fled, wishing she had wings to immediately escape from this place.

She never expected him to be the man Fiona had her eyes on. What kind of person

has he become after five years? Doesn’t he already have Claudia in his life? How

dare he come to a bar and deceive an innocent young woman?

Victoria’s mind was in utter chaos as she ran and thought.

She didn’t even know why she was running. She hadn’t done anything wrong, and

they had divorced peacefully five years ago. What was there for her to run from?

However, as she heard the hurried footsteps approaching from behind, Victoria

couldn’t stop.

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The toilet cubicles were right ahead, and Victoria, in a state of panic, planned to hide

inside. However, before she could take another step, someone grabbed her

shoulder.

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Immediately after, she was pressed against the cold, hard wall. The strong scent of

alcohol overwhelmed her senses as the man leaned in, gripping her hands tightly,

his gaze locked onto her incredulously.

His actions startled Victoria, and she struggled with all her might to break free when

she came around.

It would’ve been fine if she hadn’t struggled. However, as she did, the eyes of the

man turned grim, and he leaned in to kiss her as though having been triggered.

“What are you doing? Let me go, let go…” Victoria fought to resist.

Unfortunately, the difference in strength between a man and a woman was too vast.

Victoria could only watch helplessly as he held her wrists and closed the distance

between them inch by inch.

The man got closer until Victoria could see the tiny pores on his face and even

smelled the scent of cedarwood masked by the smell of alcohol. Victoria glared at This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

him and threatened through gritted teeth, saying, “Alaric, if you dare kiss me, I will

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bite your mouth until it bleeds.”

Unfortunately, the man seemed deaf to her words and stubbornly persisted in his

actions.

Just when Victoria thought she couldn’t escape, the man suddenly dropped onto

her with a bang, lying motionless.

The corridor fell silent at once, starkly contrasting the previous commotion.

Victoria was still breathing heavily, her chest rising and falling. The man who had

fallen onto her shoulder remained motionless.

After calming down, she gave the man a gentle shove. However, he remained

unresponsive.

What is going on? He was just-

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“Snowball…” the man suddenly slurred by her ear just as she was about to shove him

away the second time.

With his head resting on her shoulder, she heard him clearly. She stood frozen in

place, lowering her head to get a closer look at the handsome and gaunt figure in

front of her.

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He had just called her by her nickname, and now, he was exuding the scent of

alcohol, clearly sloshed out of his mind.

In that moment of confusion, Victoria heard a distant voice. “Victoria?”

Fiona! Alerted, Victoria forcefully shoved Alaric away at once.

Thump!

Naturally, Alaric, who was completely intoxicated at this moment, fell backward.

Seeing that he was about to hit the ground, Victoria hurriedly grabbed his hand.

Alas, the man was too heavy for her, so she was pulled toward him instead.

Coincidentally, Fiona appeared, and when she saw Victoria falling onto Alaric, her

eyes widened in disbelief. “Vic, you…”

Victoria didn’t explain herself at once. Instead, she took a deep breath, calmly

placed her hand on Alaric’s chest for support in front of Fiona, then stood up.

Fiona, who was still reeling in bewilderment, pointed at Victoria and Alaric. “You

two…”

After standing up, Victoria casually fixed her clothes, tidied her hair, then nodded.

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“You’re here, Fiona.”

Facing Fiona’s puzzled and inquisitive gaze, Victoria, without any hesitation or

breathlessness, said, “This drunkard appeared out of nowhere and tried to molest

me and even tried to barge into the ladies‘ washroom.”

Her statement shook Fiona to her core. “What? No, that can’t be right!”

That said, she quickly remembered that this was her friend making the accusation,

and she chose to believe Victoria. Still, the man on the ground…

At that, she explained at once. “Vic, listen to me. He’s the guy I’ve been telling you

about. What you just mentioned might be a misunderstanding. He’s had one too

many and probably didn’t know what he was doing.”

Victoria initially thought that striking first would plant a negative impression in

Fiona’s mind, but to her surprise, her friend spoke up for Alaric instead.

In fact, Fiona had already squatted beside Alaric and attempted to help him up

before she could even counter Fiona’s statement.

It left Victoria feeling suffocated.

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“Fiona, a true gentleman remains a true gentleman even when drunk. It doesn’t

expose their true nature.”

Fiona paused her actions in response. Then, she looked up at Victoria and argued,

“But… I’ve been checking him out for over half a year and have never seen him lay a

hand on a woman. It even stumped me earlier when he suddenly ran out. Although

I’m not entirely sure what happened, Victoria, please trust me. He didn’t do it

intentionally, I promise.”

Victoria fell silent at once, shocked that her friend was continuing to defend Alaric.

If Fiona knew that the man she was helping up already had someone else in his life,

would she still act this way?