Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 260

Two hours later, the plane landed in Gandra.

Even though Victoria had mentally prepared herself, it fell short when she got off the

plane and was greeted by the familiar view of the airport. Her hands were shaking

on her sides.

Five years ago, she left Gandra at the same airport.

Five years passed since then, but the airport still looked the same. She trailed

behind Alaric with a heavy heart.

Lost in her thoughts, she didn’t notice that the man in front of her had stopped in his

tracks and turned around to watch her because she was walking so slowly.

Victoria wasn’t paying attention to her surroundings, so she bumped into the person Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

with a thud.

Her forehead hit someone’s chest, which caused her to stop. When she raised her

head, she met Alaric’s dark eyes.

He coldly pointed out, “Watch where you’re going.”

She paused at his words. Massaging her forehead, she took a few steps back and

frowned. “I was just thinking about something.”

“What’s on your mind?”

Victoria stopped massaging her forehead and stared into the distance. “I’m

wondering if Grandma blames me. Is it fine if I visit her? What if she doesn’t want to

see me?”

Her words took him aback.

A moment later, Alaric began in a low voice, “I told you before. She missed you.”

It doesn’t change things, Victoria answered in her mind.

Besides, she felt like she didn’t fulfill her responsibilities as a granddaughter–in–law. I

didn’t even see her off, Victoria thought bitterly. If I was in her shoes, I’d hate myself

for it too.

However, she remembered that the older woman was gentle. She’s not the kind of

person who holds a grudge against others.

“Let’s go.”

Chapter 260 I’m Done With You Two

The group left the airport. It was almost 6.00PM when they arrived at the hotel.

The overcast sky was a sign of rain.

Alaric did the same as Victoria when she checked in at the hotel reception.

“Aren’t you going home?”

Alaric’s expression remained neutral. “The cemetery isn’t far from here. It’s a

thirty–minute trip from the hotel to the cemetery.”

Victoria found his excuse flawless, so she said nothing.

The pair booked a room each. Terrance would be sharing a room with Alaric while

Victoria stayed alone.

The two rooms were opposite each other.

After going into the room, Victoria removed her shoes and collapsed on the

mattress

The rain began to fall outside the window.

She listened to the sound of rain beating against the windows as she lay in bed. Am

I imagining things? Why do I feel like the sound of the rain in Gandra is different

from Jasea or another country?

The weather in Gandra always changed fast. One minute it was a sunny day, and the

next it rained. When the rain poured, the sound of them hitting the ground was

different from what she heard in other places.

After she stayed in bed for a while, the chill began to cling to her. She rolled out of

the bed to close the window. She waited for some time before she initiated a video

call with Fiona.

Fiona immediately answered her call. However, it wasn’t Fiona who answered it but

Nicole and Nathan.

The two showed up on the screen next to each other. “Mommy.”

Victoria glanced at the view behind them and was surprised to find her children in a

moving car. They should have gotten home from school a long time ago. What are

they doing in a car at this hour?

“Nicole, Nathan, where are you heading now?”

“Mommy, Miss Fiona is taking us out for dinner!”

Fiona chimed in as soon as the children finished speaking.

“Victoria, is that you? I couldn’t take the call as I’m driving. I’m bringing the kids to

dinner. After that, I plan to take them to the amusement park. We’ll be home late.”

Listening to her friend talk, Victoria smiled. “Thank you, Fiona.”

“It’s my pleasure. Besides, I’m not doing it for your sake. I can’t resist their adorable

charms. Remember the group photos we took two years ago? The photos received

many likes on Facebook.”

The words reminded Victoria of a certain trip.

Back then, she was still abroad. She and Fiona went on a trip and took a lot of

photos. She remembered Summer being there as well, which formed a group of

three women and two children.

After Fiona posted the group pictures, the netizens were guessing whether the

children belonged to Victoria or Summer. Some of them even asked Fiona for

Victoria’s number.

Her pursuers gave up after they found out she was the mother to the two children.

“That’s enough talk. I need to focus on driving. We’re almost there. You do what you

have to do. Don’t worry about Nicole and Nathan. I’ll look after them.”

“Thanks.”

Victoria gave the children a few words of reminder before hanging up the phone.

Someone knocked on her door as soon as she put her phone away.

Victoria got up to answer the door and found Terrance standing outside. He shot

her a smile when she showed up.

“Miss Selwyn, what are the dinner options?”

Dinner? She belatedly felt hungry at his reminder. However, she was exhausted. She

had to wake up in the early morning to make breakfast for Alaric over the last few

days, which resulted in a reduction in her sleep time. Besides, she just took a flight

today. Thus, she didn’t feel like going anywhere.

“I don’t feel like going out. I guess I’ll call the room service.”

“But there’s one thing…” Terrance hesitated.

Victoria couldn’t help but notice his hesitation. “What’s wrong?”

“It’s not that big of a deal. It’s just that I have a strong stomach, so I can eat

whatever I want, but Mr. Cadogan can’t.”

Now, the reason for him to stutter was clear to Victoria.

She remembered the plan to visit Griselda’s grave tomorrow. Therefore, she said, “All

right. Let me put on a coat. We’ll eat out.”

“Good! I’ll tell him right now.”

“All right.”

Victoria returned to the room and put on a coat before leaving.

Upon leaving the room, she saw Terrance urge Alaric out of their room.

Victoria glanced at Alaric for a moment before she withdrew her gaze and took the

lead. “Let’s go.”

Alaric strode behind her.

Once the trio went downstairs, Terrance asked, “What do you want to eat for dinner,

Miss Selwyn?”

“Let’s see.” Victoria took out her phone and searched online for nearby restaurants.

Standing next to her, the two men kept quiet.

A few minutes later, she put her phone into her pocket.

“There’s a Mawhen restaurant just five minutes from the hotel‘

“Sure–What?” Terrance only noticed that something was amiss after he responded.

“Mawhen restaurant?”

Did I hear her right? She said Mawhen, didn’t she? It serves spicy cuisine! It’s fine on

the usual days. Even though Mr. Cadogan doesn’t fancy spicy food, he can eat them

when he isn’t suffering from a gastric problem. However, Mr. Cadogan hasn’t

recovered, but we’re going to eat at a Mawhen restaurant.

To his surprise, Victoria cast him a flat look. Her tone was devoid of emotions as she

said, “Is there a problem?”

Terrance involuntarily turned to look at Alaric, but Alaric’s face betrayed no

emotions; there wasn’t even a hint of discontent about Victoria’s decision.

Terrance had no choice but to put up with such nonsense. “No. Everything’s fine.”

There’s no problem at all! Mr. Cadogan’s opinion matters the most. Who am I to

judge your decision if both of you agree? People nowadays… One of them doesn’t

care about his health while another one doesn’t care about him.

Whatever. I’m done with you two. I don’t care anymore.

“That’s good to hear. Let’s go then.”