Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 21

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Before Samantha finished speaking, she suddenly saw a familiar 

silhouette emerging from behind the ward. “Mom.” The little girl’s childish 

voice made Samantha’s face change. 

When Victoria looked in the direction of that voice, she saw a young lady 

whom she thought was likely Samantha’s daughter–Sandy Rogers. At 

that moment, Sandy was holding what seemed like a medical report with 

a pale look on her face, which indicated that she might not be in good 

health. Before Sandy could react, Samantha, who was still trying to piss 

Victoria off, immediately turned around and took her daughter away. 

Although Samantha’s hasty footsteps gave her away, Victoria decided not 

to pry into Samantha’s privacy as she was not a busybody. Nevertheless, 

Samantha returned a few minutes later alone, and Victoria believed she 

must have left her daughter somewhere she thought to be safe. 

She then walked up to Victoria with airs and graces, showing an arrogant 

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look on her beautiful face that she had tried so hard to maintain as she 

aged. “Miss Selwyn, I believe you’re a clever person, so you should know 

what you can and cannot say.” 

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Having expected Samantha’s return, Victoria smiled and played with the 

hair around her neck. “Miss Keith, I’m a clever person only when I live 

comfortably. If someone pisses me off, my mental condition may put me 

under a lot of pressure. I might even have an outburst, going around 

shouting what I should not. If that happens, there is no telling if I’ll be in my 

right mind,” Victoria replied calmly, knowing Samantha was also in the 

hospital for the very same reason as she was. 

At Victoria’s words, Samantha was unhappy. “How dare you threaten me, 

Victoria?!” 

“Oh, I wouldn’t dare to. Consider it a deal instead.” 

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glared at Victoria. 

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“Is that so?” Victoria remained unconcerned. “If my memory serves me 

right, your daughter isn’t in university yet, is she? Are you sure now?” 

Samantha was completely taken aback by what she heard, for it seemed 

as though Victoria was pointing a gun at her forehead. While staring at 

Victoria, Samantha wished she could just rip the woman apart to unleash 

her anger. 

After all, she thought she could finally turn the Cadogan Family upside 

down with the news, having been jealous of Mary’s happy life a long time 

ago. However, things immediately took an unexpected turn when her 

daughter, Sandy, suddenly showed up and ruined her plans. 

Sensing the bitter look on Samantha’s face, Victoria grew even more 

frustrated as she was starting to feel worn out with everything that was 

going on lately. Thus, she refused to engage in a conflict with Samantha 

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and directly made herself clear. “Go ahead and tell the whole world my 

secret if you’re so unhappy, Miss Keith. After all, I know I won’t be alone 

since your daughter will be with me.” 

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“You!” 

Nevertheless, Victoria closed her eyes and responded calmly, “I need to 

get going, Miss Keith. Do what you must.” Unconcerned about Samantha’s 

feelings, Victoria no longer cared whether she was mad or frustrated. 

When Samantha stomped off angrily a few seconds later, Victoria was 

relieved upon hearing her footsteps. In reality, what Victoria said to 

Samantha was just to intimidate her so that she would stop threatening 

her. Even if Samantha exposed Victoria’s secret, there was nothing much 

she could do either since she wouldn’t harm Sandy with her words. 

After all, she understood that many young ladies around Sandy’s age 

were gullible when it came to romance and relationships. Due to their 

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immaturity and unfirm principles, they often ended up as victims of their 

failed relationships without a clear vision of their future. 

Furthermore, Victoria also knew that a young lady like Sandy couldn’t do 

much in her power due to her age, empathizing with her for her decision 

of resorting to such extreme measures to get out of trouble. Because of 

that, no matter how desperate she might be, Victoria wouldn’t do Sandy 

any harm; after all, she knew Sandy had already suffered enough. 

Two minutes later, Summer returned. “I bought you some sandwiches and 

milk, along with some candies. There weren’t many choices at the 

cafeteria, so I’m sorry that you have to bear with these.” Summer 

unwrapped the food and passed it to Victoria. “Come on, help yourself. 

Don’t go starving.” 

Victoria looked Summer in the eyes and smiled. “Thanks.” Summer seems 

to be even more worried about me than my mother would. 

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“Nonsense!” Summer glared at Victoria. “We’re friends. There is no need to 

thank me. I should be the one thanking you. If it hadn’t been for you, I 

wouldn’t even have made it into university.” 

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Victoria smiled without saying a word. 

Summer and Victoria knew each other when they were in high school. 

They were close friends who happened to enroll in the same university by 

chance, much to their delight. Nevertheless, things took a turn for the 

worse when Summer’s father gambled and got himself into a lot of heavy 

debt. 

Because of that, loan sharks constantly disturbed Summer’s family and 

kept asking for their money back, which forced Summer to quit school and 

work to pay back her father’s debt. When Victoria learned about that, she 

paid off the debt on Summer’s behalf and took her back to school. 

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across her mind. After that, she gazed at Victoria and said, “I wish you’d 

know how grateful I am to you. If it weren’t for you, I would probably be 

living a miserable life somewhere else; I might even be dead because of 

those loan sharks. Because of that, you’re not only my bestie but also 

someone to whom I owe a debt. I will never forget what you did for me.” 

Meanwhile, Victoria listened to Summer’s recount of their story happily 

until she heard the words, ‘I will never forget what you did for me‘. At that 

moment, she was reminded of Alaric, wondering if he would never forget 

about Claudia just like how Summer would never forget about her. 

Absorbed in the thought of that, she gazed at Summer and asked, “Would 

you marry me if I was a man?” 

Without reading too much into that question, Summer blurted, “What are 

you talking about, Boo? Of course, I would. I’d woo you if you were a man, 

but since you’re a woman, we can only be besties.” 

I see. Victoria looked down, her eyes darkening in a pessimistic manner. 

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That was what Alaric thought. Perhaps it’s normal for everyone to have 

feelings for someone who has helped them before, not to mention the 

fact that it was someone who saved his life. 

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“What’s wrong?” Summer sensed something wrong with Victoria and 

became nervous. However, it was only after she finished her question that 

something flashed across her mind. “I’m sorry, Boo. I didn’t mean it.” As 

Victoria’s best friend, Summer was aware of the relationship between 

Alaric and Claudia, having laughed at Victoria about that all the time. 

“Damn it! Being indebted to someone and being in love are two different 

things. How could I mix them up? This is unacceptable!” Summer meant 

what she said, regretting her impulsive response of answering Victoria’s 

question without thinking it through. However, she continued to explain 

herself, saying, “Please don’t read too much into it, Boo. I only said that 

because I think you’re a good person, which is why I’d marry you if you 

were a man, but…” 

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“Yeah, I get you.” Victoria nodded, feeling rather depressed. “He probably 

thinks Claudia is a good person too.” 

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Fine, I shouldn’t have said that. Summer was speechless upon hearing 

Victoria’s words, thinking her explanation had done nothing but seemingly 

made things worse. 

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“Yeah, I get you.” Victoria nodded, feeling rather depressed. “He probably 

thinks Claudia is a good person too.” 

Fine, I shouldn’t have said that. Summer was speechless upon hearing 

Victoria’s words, thinking her explanation had done nothing but seemingly 

made things worse.