Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 351

Either he’s afraid to let me see it because he’s tampered with it or because,

as he said, he really thinks it’d hurt my eyes for me to read it in the car. In any

case, he’s put the agreement away, so I can’t see it anymore. At this thought,

Victoria lost all interest in talking to him anymore.

Alaric probably saw what she was thinking, too, and he didn’t say another

word.

They remained silent all the way until they got to school.

It was Alaric who had sent the kids to school this morning. This time, he got

out of the car again to pick them up, while Victoria didn’t move one bit. Just a

moment later, she saw Alaric bring the kids back.

The two kids threw themselves at Victoria while greeting her as soon as they

got in the car. Before Alaric got in, Nicole even looked up and whispered to

Victoria, “Mommy, have you agreed to let Mr. Night be our daddy?”

This question… Victoria’s lips parted slightly. Just when she was about to say

something, she saw Alaric about to get in the car as well. She bit back the

reply on her lips, saying instead, “Sweetie, we’ll talk about this when we get

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home.”

Nicole was pretty well–behaved this time. After hearing Victoria say that, she

obediently shut up and kept quiet.

Alaric and his chauffeur sent them home after that. Before they got out of the

car, he asked softly, “Shall we have dinner together this evening?”

Victoria paused for a moment at his question. Then, she replied, “Maybe

another time.”

Nevertheless, the man put the design drawing in her hand. “If you still have

time after reading the agreement when you get home, you may take a look

at this design drawing.”

Victoria stared at the design drawing forced into her hand. After a moment,

she nodded. “Okay, I got it. You may go back,” she said before turning to go

upstairs with the kids.

Alaric leaned against the car, his eyes gloomy as he watched her and the

two kids go upstairs, making sure they were safe before getting back in the

car. After that, he lowered the car window and stared coldly at the scenery

outside.

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The chauffeur took a peek at him through the rearview mirror. Feeling that

something wasn’t quite right with the man, he gingerly said, “Don’t lose heart, Mr. Cadogan. It’s normal for women to be a little haughty at first, but she’ll

surely soften up over time.”

Hearing this, Alaric darted a look at him. He replied impassively, “What do you

know?”

The chauffeur was lost for words. Fine, it’s true that I don’t know anything. My

wife didn’t divorce me, anyway. However, he dared not say this in front of his

boss. What else could he say? So, he had no choice but to silently drive Alaric

home.

They got in front of the gate to Cadogan Residence when the chauffeur saw

from afar a slender and frail figure standing in front of it. After realizing who it

was, he hurriedly said, “Mr. Cadogan, Miss Johnson is here again.”

Alaric had been musing on the house’s design. Upon hearing this, he

immediately knitted his brows. He then looked ahead of him, and sure.

enough, there was Claudia, standing in the dark right by the gate to

Cadogan Residence with a forlorn expression on her face. She seemed to

have been waiting for a long time.

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Alaric pursed his lips, feeling displeased. He had already made himself very

clear to Claudia, but this woman didn’t seem to understand him, and this

produced a feeling of aversion in him. On second thought, however, he hit

upon a question: Am I also as annoying as Claudia in Victoria’s mind’s eye.

when I pestered her? Just the thought of this possibility alone sent a pang

through his heart and caused him to frown. No, this can’t be!

Immediately, he became more determined to cut all ties with Claudia.

Hence, when the car came to a stop, he ordered right away, “You get out and

tell her to leave.”

Having witnessed what Claudia was capable of, the chauffeur didn’t get out

of the car right after hearing the man’s words. Instead, he asked, “What if Miss

Johnson refuses to leave?”

“In that case, just call Terrance and tell him to get somebody here.”

At Alaric’s reply, the chauffeur nodded at once, knowing what to do. “Roger

that, Mr. Cadogan,” he said, unbuckling his seatbelt before getting out of the

car.

Standing in the cold wind, Claudia clutched the strap of her handbag, which

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held something Scarlette had given her saying that it would help her

succeed. At first, she had wanted to tarry for several days, since the odds

were really against her if she came to Alaric at this moment after only a day.

However, Scarlette told her to strike the iron while it was hot, so she

eventually came at Scarlette’s urging. She took a deep breath. My success or

failure depends on this, so I mustn’t flinch.

Unexpectedly, however, the person who got out of the car wasn’t Alaric but

his chauffeur.

As the chauffeur came toward her, she darted a glance inside the car, but it

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toward the chauffeur. “Where’s Alaric?” She didn’t address the chauffeur with

honorifics, nor did she speak to him respectfully; there was even a

questioning tone in her voice.

Compared to Victoria, the chauffeur really disliked Claudia, who turned her

nose up at everyone and prided herself on her status as a well–born lady. Not

only that, she queried the chauffeur in this attitude. At first, he had wanted to

politely ask her to leave, but now, annoyed with her attitude, he instantly

abandoned the idea of being nice to her. He stiffly urged, “Miss Johnson,

please go back. Mr. Cadogan doesn’t want to see you.”

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Claudia’s countenance changed drastically at his words. She looked inside

the car. “Did he tell you to say that?”

The chauffeur nodded vigorously. “Yeah, that’s what Mr. Cadogan said. He

doesn’t want to see you.”

Claudia’s previous arrogance vanished instantly. Biting her lower lip, she

stepped forward, saying, “Sir.”

The chauffeur was speechless.

“Can you please plead with Alaric for me? I really have something important

to talk to him about this time.”

The chauffeur was a middle–aged man, so his heart softened when Claudia

actually called him ‘sir.‘ But then, he recalled Alaric telling him to phone

Terrance to get somebody over at once if she refused to leave. But doing this

would embarrass her a lot, no? At the thought of this, he had no choice but to

say, “Miss Johnson, it’s not that I want to make things awkward for you, but Mr.

Cadogan really doesn’t want to see you. I advise you not to stay here any

longer on such a cold day. Just go back.”

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“No, I can’t.” Clutching her handbag, Claudia took a step forward as if

grasping at straws. “Sir, just tell Alaric for me that I came this time to say

goodbye to him, okay?”

The chauffeur was startled by her words. “You want to say goodbye?”

“Mm–hmm.” Claudia nodded pitifully.

The chauffeur was surprised. After looking back at the car, he nodded.

“Alright, given your special circumstances, I’ll go talk to him.”

“Thank you so much, sir.”

The chauffeur got back in the car. Seeing him come back so quickly without

getting rid of Claudia, Alaric said with a frown, “She won’t go? Just call

Terrance and tell him to come here and deal with it.”

“No, that’s not the case.” The chauffeur subconsciously waved his hand. “Mr.

Cadogan, the thing is, Miss Johnson really seems to have something else to

talk to you about.”

Alaric pursed his lips in displeasure. What else could she want to talk to me

about? She’s just not giving up, that’s all.

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To his surprise, the chauffeur said the next second, “Miss Johnson says she’s

here to say goodbye to you.”

“Say goodbye?”

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