Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 338

Alaric’s expression turned cold upon hearing that, and his tone became sharp. “This is

between her and me.”

Claudia was unsatisfied with his answer. “But this matter also concerns us. You don’t

want me to pester you, but you’re entangled with Victoria yourself. You can’t let her go

either. So, what right do you have to ask me to let go? Al, I like you.”

He tightly pursed his lips, and his eyes were dead serious. He responded indifferently,

“Fine, then. I won’t ask you to let go, but don’t ask West to fight your battles for you.”

Her expression changed. “Al, what are you talking about? Why would I ask him to do

things for me? It was clearly him-”

“Yeah, right. He allowed himself to be used because he is an idiot, but can you honestly

say that you had no ulterior motives? If yesterday’s incident was an accident, what

about today? Why did you even bring him to the hospital?”

Claudia was instantly rendered speechless by his words, but she managed to keep her Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

composure. “Indeed, I brought him here. But my intention was for him to apologize for

what happened last night.”

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“Did he apologize, then?”

“|—”

“You should be sincere when you apologize. But tell me, what kind of attitude did both

of you display just now?”

She bit her lip. Admittedly, she wasn’t there to apologize, even though she claimed that

was her purpose. She only wanted to assess the situation, and bringing West along

seemed like the best choice, just as Alaric had pointed out. But how did he see through

her? At that point, she had no choice but to show her vulnerability.

“I’m sorry. We genuinely came here to apologize. We even had a discussion beforehand,

but you know how impulsive West can be; I can’t control his behavior, can I? It makes

me sad that you would think I’m using him.”

Alas, Alaric’s gaze remained stony no matter how much she tried to explain. “You know

what you did.”

“…”

Tears welled up in her eyes the moment their eyes met. “Al, do you really see me as that

kind of person? Yes, I envy that you’re with Victoria. If I could, I would rather be the one

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lying there, so you could personally take care of me. But I understand that things don’t

always go as I wish. That’s why I worry about her getting hurt. Besides, if we hadn’t

come to find you last night, Victoria wouldn’t have been injured. Right now, I just want

to make amends.”

She even reached into her bag as she spoke. “Here, take a look. I bought some

supplements and gifts for the two children. I genuinely came to apologize without any

ulterior motives.” Meanwhile, West remained on the ground, still in great pain and

unable to get up.

Alaric glanced inside her bag and saw that it did contain supplements and similar

items. Regardless, these items did not change his thoughts in any way.

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“I don’t want her to see anyone until she’s recovered. You should all go back.”

“Al.” Claudia reached out and grabbed his collar when she saw him about to leave. “Do

you want to reconcile with her?” she asked.

His brows furrowed upon hearing that. Reconcile? The mention of this word stirred

complex emotions within him. Did he want to reconcile with Victoria? The answer,

needless to say, was yes. But Victoria’s current attitude toward him was so hostile.

Would she really want to reconcile with him? Moreover, the misunderstandings

between them had not been resolved yet. For example, the text message she had sent

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him.

He still had no idea what happened with the text message. And he hadn’t received any response from

Terrance regarding the task he assigned to Terrance since last night. But it was understandable; five

years had already passed, and it would probably take a long time if they were to investigate it now.

Also, there was no guarantee of finding any answers. He just couldn’t wrap his head around it. After all,

the phone had been in his

possession all along. How could it have…

“Al…” Claudia couldn’t help but call out to him after noticing his prolonged silence. At

that moment, her voice triggered something in Alaric’s mind. Initially, he was still trying

to wrap his head around the text message, but as soon as he heard Claudia’s voice, he

had a sudden realization. He narrowed his eyes, and his entire demeanor underwent a

significant change. He swiftly turned, reaching out and gripping Claudia’s shoulder. She

was taken aback by his sudden action as she gazed at his handsome face in

astonishment.

“What… what’s wrong?” Did her words provoke him? Why did his emotions suddenly

become so intense? Or… did he finally come to the realization that they should be

together?

A smile appeared on Claudia’s face. She was about to respond when she saw Alaric

squinting his eyes and heard his cold tone as he said, “You took my phone five years

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ago.”

“What?” The sudden statement caught her off guard and left her puzzled and confused.

What did he mean? Why did the topic suddenly shift to five years ago? And what was

the big deal about her taking his phone?

On the other hand, he had a sudden realization after uttering those words–he was

finally able to recall the scene in his office from five years ago. Although it had been a

long time, the slight displeasure he felt about what she had done made the memory

surprisingly clear at that moment.

At that time, in his office, she had asked to borrow his phone. He didn’t refuse and

handed her the phone because he trusted her. He then quickly immersed himself in his

tasks due to being excessively busy with work. Amidst his hectic schedule, he heard

the sound of a text message notification, but he didn’t pay attention to it since receiving

text messages was a normal occurrence.

It was only when he finished his work that he thought about checking it. Yet, Claudia

told him was a junk message and had deleted it on his behalf. At that time, he didn’t

think anything of it. After all, who would suspect someone who had saved his life and

whom he trusted? It was just an insignificant incident for him back then. However, after

last night, it was no longer a trivial matter. It became something of great importance.

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But Claudia obviously didn’t quite understand the meaning behind Alaric’s words.

“Al, what happened? Can you tell me?” She looked directly into his eyes and asked.

Tears were still streaming down her cheeks.

He looked at her tear–streaked face and made up his mind to ask directly. “Five years

ago, you borrowed my phone in my office. Do you remember?”

Somehow, she was in a daze and nodded.

“Yeah, but what about it-” Her voice trailed off because in that instant, she suddenly

remembered the text message she received on his phone back then, and her breath

hitched.