Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 264

They were about to go to the hospital, but Victoria woke up long before they even

arrived there.

She was blinking away the grogginess when she realized she was lying in the car with

the heater on full blast. However, Terrance, who was sitting in the front, was still utterly

soaked. Although her mind wasn’t fully awake, she had already heard him sneeze and

sniffle from the cold several times.

She was so dazed that she instinctively held her head. Alas, before she could even

touch her forehead, she was met with a pair of cold eyes.

Alaric was sitting in the corner of the back seat looking quietly at her.

Only then did Victoria realize she had taken up a lot of space during her

unconsciousness and forced Alaric into the corner.

She wanted to sit up, but she still felt as though her vision was swimming. Eventually,

she decided to just let things be and didn’t bother moving.

Terrance, who was oblivious that Victoria had woken up, sneezed a few more times and

pinched his nose before turning his head to ask Alaric, “Mr. Cadogan, why aren’t you

sneezing? Your back is all wet too.”

Victoria was stunned when she heard Terrance’s remark. Still, she immediately

deduced what had happened after she fainted based on those words.

It was raining when she fainted, but she was dry while both men were drenched to the

bone. So, it was obvious who protected her.

She remembered that they were arguing before her vision went dark. Frankly, she never

expected to faint right there and then. Plus, he even helped her out. This realization

made Victoria uncomfortable.

“Mr. Cadogan, the hospital’s right up ahead,” the driver announced suddenly.

Victoria stiffened once more before realizing that they probably wanted to send her to

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Terrance seemed to sense something amiss. So, he turned around to take a quick peek

and was met with Victoria’s indifferent eyes.

He froze momentarily before saying almost casually, “Oh, you’re awake, Miss Selwyn?”

She shot him a dispassionate look. “Yes. There’s no need for the hospital. Let’s return to

the hotel.”

Even now, Terrance’s clothes were still dripping with rainwater. So, it was better for

them to return to the hotel before all of them caught a cold. Moreover, they were only in

such a state because of her. So, if they did catch a cold, she would definitely feel guilty.

As Terrance had not expected Victoria to wake up at this time, he was a little unsure

whether he should heed her orders. Thus, he turned his beseeching eyes toward Alaric.

“Mr. Cadogan?” The driver also didn’t dare to make a decision without Alaric’s say-so,

Hence, he parked the car by the side while waiting for new instructions.

Alaric’s gaze never left Victoria as he stayed in silence for a long while before finally

saying, “Then, let’s head back.”

After they returned to the hotel, everyone sca tt ered off to their rooms. Terrance was

freezing. It was so bad that he felt that his teeth would start chattering if he remained

in his waterlogged attire. Thus, he immediately scurried off to his room in order to

change his clothes. To his surprise, he found Alaric sitting on the couch like a statue by

the time he was done freshening up.

“Mr. Cadogan, are you not going to change?”

Alaric merely glanced at him.

“Your clothes are wet. You should hurry and, at least, change out of them,” Terrance

babbled hastily as he walked up to him to help pull the man up.

Alas, Alaric still didn’t move a muscle. So, Terrance instantly knew that he was being

stubborn again. “Mr. Cadogan, don’t tell me you’re going to ignore your health now. It’s

already winter and you’re sick. Gastritis is already a huge enough problem as it is. If you

catch a cold now, you’ll need to go to the hospital.”

Then, Alaric finally looked at him. “Go to the hospital. Isn’t that good?”

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Terrance frowned at him. “Oh, gosh. That’s not a good thing, Mr. Cadogan. What you

want is to pretend to be sick. But if you keep this up, your body won’t be able to take it

you even make a single step in regard to your plans. So, please listen to me and

change out of your wet clothes. Miss Selwyn awoke during the drive to the hospital, so

she is well aware that you spent some time under the rain. This won’t stop you from

feigning illness even after you’ve gotten yourself into a fresh set of clothes.”

When Terrance noticed that Alaric was still stubbornly trying to do things his way,

Terrance tried to threaten him, warning, “If you’re not going to change out of your wet

clothes, wouldn’t Miss Selwyn know that you’re doing this on purpose when she sees

you later?”

“I guess… That makes sense.” Alaric was finally convinced and took off his soggy jacket

and shirt.

After Alaric changed into dry clothes, he did indeed feel a lot better. Suddenly,

Terrance’s phone started to ring.

Just as he was about to take his phone out, Alaric demanded, “What did she say?”

Terrance was rendered speechless as he hadn’t even managed to read the message

yet. After he read it, he reported, “Miss Selwyn said that she’s not feeling well and wants

to take a nap. So, she will not be joining us for lunch.”

“Not feeling well?” Alaric furrowed his brows. “Call her and ask for details.”

It was quite worrying as she had fainted prior to this and was now saying that she was

feeling under the weather.

Terrance clutched his phone tightly and cast him a tentative look. “Mr. Cadogan, why

don’t you call her using your phone?”

He instantly received a cold death stare from Alaric that made him reflexively shudder.

Therefore, Terrance could only muster up his courage and called Victoria.

Fortunately, she picked up the call not long after Terrance dialed her number.

“Yes, Mr. Levane?”

“Miss Selwyn, I-” His phone was sna tched away by Alaric before he finished his

sentence.

“How are you doing? Where does it hurt?”

Victoria’s hands tightened on her phone as she heard that cold voice coming through

the phone and answered softly, “I’m tired. Does that count?”

Alaric frowned as her answer was obviously just an excuse.

So, Victoria repeated once more, “I’m going to sleep. Is there anything else?”

It was obvious she found him annoying.

He pursed his lips and stated, “If you’re unwell, you should go to the hospital.”

Victoria honestly didn’t know what to say to the man. So, she simply answered, “I’m

tired. I want to sleep.” Then, she hung up the phone without further ado.

Beep. Beep. The tone from the phone made Alaric’s face turn even gloomier.

Terrance noticed that and quickly grabbed his phone back in case Alaric threw his

phone away in a fit of frustration. “Mr. Cadogan, you should let Miss Selwyn sleep since

she has already made things so clear. Maybe she didn’t get a good night’s rest last

night.”

So, Alaric let it go and returned to his room.

When it was lunchtime, Terrance called room service to order some food.

Alaric was having plain congee with some greens as that was the only thing he could

eat with his weak stomach.

On the other hand, Terrance ordered a variety of dishes for himself.

Since Victoria wasn’t around, Alaric didn’t seem to have any appetite. As a result, he

placed his bowl down after merely eating half a bowl of congee and asked Terrance,

“How long has she slept since this morning?”

Terrance did a quick men tal calculation. “Around two hours. Why?”

Two hours… I guess it’s about time, right?

Then, Alaric ordered him, “Order food for her room.”

“But Miss Selwyn…”

“She can sleep again after she eats.”

“Alright.” Terrance didn’t dare rebut and made the call.

After twenty or so minutes, the hotel staff sent the food up and they both went to listen

in at the door.

Yet, no one came to answer the door even though the hotel staff had pressed the bell

numerous times. Alaric immediately felt something was off as he swung the door open

and walked right out of his room.

“What’s wrong?”