Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 249

Terrance, lost in his thoughts, had not noticed anything unusual about Victoria.

However, he did stop walking when he noticed her footsteps coming to a halt. He

then continued to explain, “What I meant was, Mr. Cadogan’s condition was

relatively better before Old Mrs. Cadogan passed away. Although he would still drink

alcohol, he would refrain from doing so for a period of time before meeting Old Mrs.

Cadogan so that the scent wouldn’t give him away. But ever since Old Mrs.

Cadogan’s passing, there hasn’t been anyone who could control Mr. Cadogan.”

Even though Terrance spoke at length, Victoria could only see his lips moving; she

couldn’t hear a single word.

In an instant, all the surrounding sounds vanished for Victoria.

Her ears seemed to be enveloped in a mist, and all she could hear was a buzzing

sound. The clarity of her vision also lowered. She could see Terrance’s moving lips.

at first, but gradually, it blurred until she couldn’t see anything at all.

“Miss Johnson wanted to persuade Mr. Cadogan before, but it was futile. He doesn’t

listen to her at all, and he’s even reluctant to meet her. But you, Miss Selwyn, are

different. Mr. Cadogan listens to you, so-”

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Midway through Terrance’s words, he suddenly heard a thud behind him.

He turned his head and found Victoria collapsed on the ground.

“Miss Selwyn!”

After Victoria fainted, Terrance gently lifted the boneless woman up. He called out

to her a few times to rouse her, but when she didn’t respond, he quickly carried her

and sought help.

Alaric woke up in the ward so quiet only the sounds of hospital instruments could

be heard.

Lying in bed, he noticed that there was a needle in his hand again for IV therapy.

This sight filled him with deep animosity. Just as he was considering getting up,

heard voices from outside.

“Push slowly, please.”

Terrance, accompanied by two nurses, soon brought a hospital bed into the room.

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Alaric couldn’t see who was lying on the bed, but he could clearly read the anxious

expression on Terrance’s face.

He subconsciously frowned then. I’m sick, but he’s worrying about someone else?

He even brought them to my ward! Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

At the thought of this, his face instantly turned gloomy.

If he had the strength, he would have probably sat up already.

“Thank you.”

After bringing the person in, the two nurses left.

Terrance went out of his way to see them off before he closed the door. Upon

returning to the bed, he suddenly met with Alaric’s icy gaze.

There was a brief pause before he quickly came back to his senses.

“Mr. Cadogan, you’re awake.”

Alaric, however, looked at him coldly. “What were you doing just now?”

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“Uh… I wasn’t doing anything.”

“Who did you bring into my room?”

Terrance had forgotten about Victoria fainting when he saw Alaric wake up.

Now that Alaric brought it up, he suddenly turned pale as he recalled what just

happened.

“Oh, it’s Miss Selwyn!”

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Alaric, who had been ice–cold, narrowed his eyes dangerously upon hearing those

words.

“What did you say?”

“Miss Selwyn fainted.”

Upon hearing that it was Victoria who had been brought into the room earlier, Alaric

suddenly tried to sit up from the bed. However, his movement was too abrupt, and

he lacked strength as he had just woken up from an emergency rescue. As he

attempted to get up, he aggravated his wound, resulting in him falling heavily back

onto the bed.

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“Mr. Cadogan, don’t get up! I’ll tell you what happened!”

Seeing this, Terrance hurriedly went over and held Alaric down. “Miss Selwyn is fine.

I already had the doctor check on her.”

“Why did she pass out if she’s fine? Help me up.”

Gritting his teeth, Alaric exerted his strength and struggled against Terrance’s

restraint.

Terrance could feel the force he was exerting. Left with no choice, he eventually had

to let go and help Alaric up.

Afterward, he examined Alaric’s hand injury again to make sure it was okay before

he supported Alaric over to Victoria’s bed while he pushed the IV pole along.

Victoria, in a state of unconsciousness, had a pale complexion. Even her usually

rosy lips had lost their color, making her look particularly frail and exhausted.

The sight of Victoria like this felt like a sudden jab in Alaric’s heart.

His thin lips twitched as he asked, “What happened?”

Terrance was also puzzled.

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“I… I’m not quite sure. I told Miss Selwyn that you coughed up blood, and she came.

to the hospital. Her complexion looked fine when she arrived. She just fainted all of

a sudden.”

“What did the doctor say?”

“The doctor said it seemed like she had received quite a shock, but there is nothing

wrong with her body. They can only observe her and let her rest until she wakes up.”

Shock?

Alaric narrowed his elongated eyes. He didn’t believe that her hearing about his

coughing up blood would startle her to such an extent that she would rush to the

hospital. Still, he believed it.

However…

Something must have happened after that.

“Did something else happened when you were on your way here?”

Terrance sounded perplexed. “Nothing happened. We were rushing to your ward,

and she asked me some questions. I was in the middle of answering when I turned

around and saw her collapse.”

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Questions?

Alaric had a feeling that the cause probably lay in the questions Victoria asked.

“What did she ask?”

Terrance answered honestly, “Miss Selwyn asked how long you have been ill, and I

told her the truth.”

“Just that?”

“Just that. There was nothing else.” Terrance couldn’t understand why she passed

out while they were having a normal conversation. Could it be that there is

something wrong with Miss Selwyn’s health?

But after the examination, the doctor said all her readings were quite normal. If she

fainted for no apparent reason, it was likely due to excessive shock.

Then again, there was nothing particularly startling in the corridor. Terrance started

to wonder if he had said something wrong.

But I only answered her questions. I can’t think of anything–Wait a minute.

Terrance’s face instantly fell when he suddenly realized something.

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“M–Mr. Cadogan, I think I may have figured out why Miss Selwyn fainted.”

Impatiently, Alaric urged, “Go on.”

“And it might be… quite a serious reason.”

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Alaric must have thought Terrance was being overly long–winded because he was

now staring at the latter unhappily.

“Mr. Cadogan, Miss Selwyn asked me about how long you’ve been this way, and I…”

Terrance gulped. “I mentioned Old Mrs. Cadogan’s passing.”

Alaric’s eyes which were filled with annoyance grew the biggest they could get.

that instant.

When he snapped back to reality, he grabbed the collar of Terrance’s shirt. “Have

you gone mad?”

Alaric was so agitated that he was so close to punching Terrance.

He knew that there was another reason she passed out. She couldn’t have lost

consciousness from the shock after hearing about his coughing up blood.

Terrance also felt like crying but the tears wouldn’t come.

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He blurted out Griselda’s death without thinking too much. After all, Griselda was

just an old lady from another family to Victoria.

But judging from Alaric’s extreme reaction now, Terrance’s guess seemed right.