Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 300

Victoria never anticipated that someone would bring up the worsening in her already

bad attitude to discuss her emotional transformation. “So what? What does it even

signify?”

Alaric remained silent and stared at her.

Upon seeing his continued silence, she tried to make him free herself from his grip.

“You should let go of me first.”

With no response from him, she attempted to push him away. However, her vision went Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

dark as he suddenly leaned down toward her.

“Let me ” Before she could finish her sentence, he embraced her completely. His

warmth instantly enveloped her and left her stunned in place. She thought he was

going to forcefully kiss her.

“Yes, maybe it doesn’t mean anything in your eyes, but it carries great significance for

me.” Alaric’s voice was low and heavy in her ears.

“I don’t have much left. This subtle shift is all I have to gauge if you still hold even the

tiniest trace of affection for me.”

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Regardless of its authenticity or impending disappearance, he wanted to hold onto it

tightly.

At that moment, Victoria believed she was hearing things as those words sounded too

humble to be true. They were so humble that it did not sound like something Alaric

would say.

She also began to question what Alaric was doing. Five years ago, he was the one who

wanted a divorce and didn’t want the children. And now he’s saying he can only

determine his feelings based on my slight change?

What does that mean?

What has happened in these five years? Could he have regretted divorcing me during

this time, which is why he’s saying this now?

Is he feeling remorse? No, that can’t be right. I saw him at the auction last time with

Claudia. They attended the auction together and left together like a perfectly matched

couple.

With these thoughts, the emotions in Victoria’s eyes grew even colder. Despite being

held by Alaric, it felt as if she was being held by a stone. So, she deliberately provoked

him. “What do you mean, Alaric?”

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At this, he slowly loosened his grip and looked at her humbly. “What do I mean? Isn’t it

obvious?”

She raised an eyebrow. “Obvious? Well, I’m sorry to say I can’t figure out what you’re

trying to imply.”

She wore a mocking expression. “Or let me guess, could it be that you regret divorcing

me? Are you suggesting that you want to reconcile with me?”

As Victoria spoke, her eyes filled with sarcasm. It hinted that if Alaric were to admit it,

she would unleash a verbal assault.

After finishing her words, she maintained a cold smile on her lips. Being an intelligent

person, he could certainly perceive her dismissive attitude. If he dared to admit it, he

would undoubtedly be verbally assaulted.

At this moment, she was curious if he would admit it despite the potential

consequences.

With these thoughts, she even lifted her chin.

Alaric looked at Victoria in silence as he understood what she planned to do next with

this expression.

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“Why aren’t you saying anything?” She smiled. “Mr. Cadogan, are you perhaps afraid to

admit it?”

“Why do you insist on provoking me?” He sighed. “I’ve already made it so obvious. Yes,

you’re right. I do regret it.”

As Alaric finished speaking, he suddenly leaned in closer to Victoria. With a swift

movement, his thin lips almost touched her moist and red lips while his hot breath

caressed her face.

His eyes were deep as his body inched closer and closer to hers. As he was on the

verge of finally kissing those lips that had haunted his dreams and driven him to

madness for the past five years, a faint scornful laughter escaped from between her

lips.

In that instant, his movements abruptly halted.

“So?” Victoria looked at him with amusement. Her slender white finger poked at his

chest as her voice dripped with disdain. “Just because you regret it, am I supposed to

reconcile with you? Alaric, who do you think you are? What gives you the right to come

and go as you please?”

“I don’t have any right,” Alaric admitted with a frown.

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“Oh? You sure have a short memory. You were the one who initiated the divorce back

then, remember?”

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As Victoria mentioned this matter, Alaric gritted his teeth. “Fine, you can blame me for

initiating the divorce. But what about you? You didn’t care at all whether I brought up

the divorce or not back then, did you? Getting a divorce was exactly what you wanted.”

Hearing this, she furrowed her delicate eyebrows. “What do you mean by that?”

He pursed his lips while his gaze became intense. “You told me it was merely an

accident and nothing more, remember?”

As Alaric spoke, he seemed to recall something that angered him and gritted his teeth.

“And you even demanded 14.5 million from me.”

She fell silent before questioning, “And if I remember correctly, I repaid you that 14.5

million a long time ago.”

When Victoria left back then, she left everything behind and settled all matters cleanly

with him without taking anything with her.

“This isn’t about repayment.”

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“Then, what is it, Alaric? I don’t owe you anything.”

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“Yes, you don’t owe me anything. That’s why you can leave so calmly and without any

concerns. You even refuse to look at me.” Alaric looked at her and added in a deep

voice, “What bothers me is the statement you made about it being just an accident. Do

you think it’s about that 14.5 million?”

Victoria was taken aback as she had initially thought he was referring to the 14.5

million. Now that he mentioned it, she carefully recalled that she had said how it was an

accident because they were both drunk.

Seeing her expression, he gritted his teeth. “So, you finally remember? You said it was

an accident.”

How could I forget? We were both drinking that night. I wasn’t even sure who initiated it,

but it happened.

I didn’t want him to feel like I was a burden, so downplaying it as an accident and a

mere biological need was all I could do. It was just my attempt to avoid any further

awkwardness between us. I never expected that he would bring this up against me

today.

With these thoughts, Victoria lifted her gaze and looked at him calmly. “You dare say

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that it wasn’t an accident?”

Alaric was caught off guard. “I—”

“What? Or perhaps you’re going to suggest that you had been plotting against me all

along, and that’s why that happened?”

Pursing his thin lips, he stared at her in silence.

Before he could speak, she let out a self–deprecating chuckle. “Would you even believe

such nonsense? Is it even possible? It’s utterly laughable is what it is.”

After a prolonged silence, Alaric finally spoke up. “Why do you believe it’s impossible?”

Victoria was taken aback.

“What’s so unbelievable about it?” His hand gently caressed the back of her head while

their lips nearly touched once again. “Have you never considered that I might have had

ulterior motives toward you?”