Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 349

Tony felt hesitant about what he was about to say.

His hesitance made Victoria realize that something was up, so she asked, “Did

something happen?”

He never asked about her romantic life in the past. Did he find out that I made things

clear with Bane?

“Snowball…” Tony used her nickname. “It’s not that I want to interfere with your matters,

but… I think there’s something you should know.”

“Go on.” Victoria felt mentally prepared for this conversation.

“Recently, I heard that his father is looking to matchmake him with someone.

Matchmake him with someone? She exhaled in relief. “Is that what you wanted to talk

about, Dad? I assumed…”

“What do you mean?” He was a perceptive person too. “Is it unimportant to you? You

and Bane…”

Victoria didn’t respond.

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Her silence was the hint Tony needed as he picked up on what it meant. At last, he

sighed. “I was worried you would feel hurt. I didn’t think that you and Bane have…”

“Bane and I aren’t suitable for each other, Dad. It’s been so long. I don’t want to waste

any more of this time.”

“That’s true. It’s been so many years. If you don’t think you can be with him, then it’s

best not to waste his time, but… he’s been wooing you for so many years now. Are you

going to decide so quickly? Don’t you want to take a bit more time to consider?”

“There’s nothing for me to consider. The longer I take, the more of his time I’m wasting.

What would it be for? Am I supposed to be with him just because he treats me well?

The better he is toward me, the more it proves that he loves me, and the more unfair it

will be to him if I choose to be with him solely because of that.”

Victoria had indeed been touched by how well Bane took care of her. She thought

about opening her heart to him too. She tried her best, but she failed. After all these

years, she still couldn’t romantically think of him.

Even she felt helpless about it. Though she knew full well that he was a great man in

many ways, love was not something that could be reasoned with. She couldn’t see him

in a romantic light and only thought of him as a brother.

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Did she have the courage to say that?

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Bane would probably get a stroke if he found out that she only considered him a

brother to her.

W/R

That was why she didn’t try to say that they could still be family even though they

couldn’t be a couple.

Sigh. Tony let out a long, heavy sigh. “He was always so good to you, but even after all

this time, you two didn’t get into a relationship. I knew then that it was impossible

between you two, but I didn’t think Bane could hang on for so long without any

reciprocation at all. I thought you would choose to be with him one day, but yet…”

A thought occurred to him, and he asked tentatively, “After returning to the country, did

you run into anyone from your past?”

“Just go ahead and ask me whatever it is that you want to know, Dad. There’s nothing

we need to hide between us.”

Tony chuckled. “You’re being very open and honest.”

“Dad, you think there’s a reason why Bane and I suddenly separated, right?”

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“Yeah. That’s right?”

“Do you think it’s because of that person?”

They both knew whom Victoria meant.

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Since they understood each other well, they didn’t need to spell it out so clearly.

“Did you see him?” Finally, Tony broached the main topic of their conversation.

Victoria smiled faintly. “Yeah. I ran into him.”

4/B

She filled Tony in on the latest events, which caused him to be stunned. “What? He

found out about the children and wants to take care of them with you?”

“He’ll only be taking care of them. He won’t have shared custody,” Victoria emphasized.

“But, if this continues for some time, are you sure he won’t try to take the kids away

from you?”

“How can he when we have a contract agreement?”

“Will he sign it?”

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“That’s not a problem. If he doesn’t sign it, I won’t let him spend time with the children

at all, let alone take care of them.”

Victoria was quite nonchalant about it. “If that happens, I’ll send the children back to

you and let them stay with you.”

Tony immediately agreed. “That’s right. If he tries to snatch them from you, just send

them over to me.”

“Yeah.”

“Still…” Tony sounded doubtful. “Are you sure you won’t get involved with him again? Is

he really not the reason why you and Bane separated?”

“Why would he be the reason why? You’re overthinking it, Dad. Even without him in the

picture, Bane and I wouldn’t end up together either. I’m sure you know that too.”

Tony gave it some serious thought. “That’s true.”

Since he got the answers to his questions, he didn’t keep Victoria on the phone. They

talked for a little while longer before they said their goodbyes.

Once the call ended, Victoria became lost in her thoughts. His father’s looking for

people to matchmake him with, huh? That’s fast… I guess he has finally given up on me

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and decided to move on. He’ll meet someone, get married, and have kids of his own,

just like a normal person.

Victoria looked down. She was genuinely happy for Bane.

He was someone who showered her with a lot of care and love. She would be truly

happy to see him happy too.

In the afternoon, Victoria’s lawyer sent her the agreement. Once she checked to make

sure she was fine with the terms, she emailed it to Alaric.

Alaric opened the document file as soon as he received it. He didn’t need to read it to

know how strict her terms were.

True enough, the first page was full of wording that clearly stated he was not allowed to

seek custody of the children.

He didn’t have to read through the entire document.

Alaric felt that he owed Victoria, so he called her up after simply skimming through a

few terms instead of reading the agreement thoroughly.

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“I read what you sent to me.”

Victoria checked the time. It had only been two minutes since she sent the email. Even

she would have to take far longer than that to read the agreement despite knowing the

contents. How could he possibly have finished reading it?

Victoria paused before checking, “Did you glance through it?”

“More or less.”

“You finished reading the agreement by skimming through it?”

“Yeah.” Alaric’s voice was soft and agreeable. “When are you going to print it out? Or,

perhaps I should print it out and send you the signed copy.”

Victoria wasn’t expecting this.

He’s being so proactive…

She was a little speechless.

“Maybe you should read the terms first to confirm whether or not you wish to sign it.”

“I don’t need to.” Alaric’s voice was low but firm. “I’ll agree to anything you set.”

From the moment he laid eyes on her again, he had been prepared to hand over

everything he had to her, regardless of whether she was willing to return to his side.

Regardless, she didn’t want anything, so he had to devise ways to give things to her.

“I can sign it today, and once I do, can you then take a look at the design plans?”