Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

13:57 Wed, 19 July

Chapter 558 Yearning

As Alaric had a company and business of his own, it was unrealistic to completely deter him from using his. computer or doing any work at all. Hence, Victoria did not mind if he had to settle some urgent matters once in a while. However, although his injuries were mostly healed, he still needed to rest.

If she didn't keep him by her side and left him at home all by himself, he most certainly would not obediently take care of himself as he did when he was with her. After all, this was a man who disregarded his heavy wounds and risked his life to rescue her. He had barely batted an eyelash at the blood gushing out from his injuries back then, while she, a mere bystander, felt her heart race from the sight.

The strong grip that clasped around her wrist jolted her back to reality, and she saw that Alaric was looking at her intently.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Do you still disagree?"

After returning to her senses, Victoria gazed at his striking features before she eventually let out an exasperated sigh. "Fine, just come with me if you want to. However, we have to make this clear now. You can't do something like

that to me in the office again."

"Oh?" At the mention of this matter, Alaric began to pretend as if he couldn't understand her words. "What do you mean, something like that?"

Victoria turned speechless as she stared at him. "You already know what I mean."

This caused the smile on Alaric's lips to deepen, and he lowered his voice. "Since when? You're the one who said. that, so how would I know what you're talking about if you don't tell me?" Victoria had truly realized how thick-skinned he could be. She never thought that the mighty president of Cadogan Group would be so bold and shameless, and he even seemed to take pleasure in this fact. At this point, Victoria finally realized that he would always attempt to tease her whenever they were together, so she quipped in return. "Since you don't know what I'm talking about, you should think about it carefully. When you figure it out, you can come with me to the office."

The smile on Alaric's lips did not disappear. "Are you threatening me? Do you think that I'll be scared, or do you think that I won't come with you to the office anymore if I can't figure it out?" Subsequently, his arms tightened around her, and his voice turned deep. "Forget about it. Wherever you go, I'll follow. I won't let you go even if I can't figure it out."

Ever since the past five years and the recent events, whenever Alaric found himself unable to fall asleep, he would always wonder if he would've noticed that something was off earlier if he had cared about her more back then instead of only focusing on work, or if he would've noticed any clues from their daily life.

Perhaps if he had paid more attention to her, he would've noticed much earlier that he had already fallen for her, and all of these years wouldn't have gone to waste, nor would they have so many misunderstandings between them that caused her to experience so much harm now. He even thought that he might not be able to

atone for his sins for the rest of his life.

13:57 Wed, 19

And yet, the past was already gone. As he did not want to lose her, even if he knew that he might not be able to make things up for her, he would still continue to try, and he would still do his best to make her happy. Hence, to Alaric, Victoria and their two children were now miles more important than his company.

To put it simply, he could leave a project that was worth billions to someone else, but he had to personally spend time with his wife and children-this was what he decided on now. He did not want to lose her again for

the rest of his life.

Naturally, Victoria could sense that his clinging onto her was not as simple as him merely wanting to be by her side, but because he was afraid of her disappearing from his side and did not want to lose her. Recently, they were practically glued at the hip for every passing minute of the day.

Even so, Victoria did not feel repulsed by it and did not mind as long as he did not get bored of her. When his wounds finally recovered, he would most likely get irritated from the lack of personal space, and she would be

able to catch her breath-this was what she had in mind.

However, she never expected that in the days that followed, Alaric did not feel annoyed by her presence and instead became increasingly attached to her as time passed, like he was a piece of gum stuck to her shoe. Victoria's employees soon became used to Alaric as well, and they were no longer as excited and overwhelmed

as they were in the beginning.

Besides, after seeing how Alaric treated Victoria, all of them were more than grateful that they had begun working at the company while it was still starting up. After all, it would not be a simple feat to secure a job here once the company took off in the future.

Although Alaric visited the company with Victoria every day, the two did not stay for long. At times, they would stay throughout the morning, other times they would come in during the afternoon, and sometimes they would only be present for a few hours. However, the employees did not think much of their working hours as they were their superiors, the ones in charge of handing out their wages.

Just like that, the days continued to go by, and as the weather gradually turned cooler, it was soon the end of the year. There was not much of a festive atmosphere in the city, and with most of the younger generation who worked in the city returning to their hometowns as the end of the year approached, the city that was usually bustling with life slowly turned quiet.

The staff in Victoria's small company had mostly left as well, leaving the office empty. At first, she was planning to put up some decorations for the season, but she quelled that thought upon seeing how few people were

left.

She took some of the things she was interested in back home and asked for Alaric's help in putting them up. Whenever he was in the company, Alaric was accustomed to letting others do everything for him, but he was now climbing all kinds of ladders under Victoria's instructions to decorate the house for her.

As for his wounds, they had completely healed long ago, and even the doctors praised his recovery during his checkups. Victoria, who was thrilled upon hearing that, boasted to Alaric when they returned home.

"I was right to make you rest, right? If not, your injuries would've never healed this quickly."

"Yeah." Alaric held onto her waist with a large hand. "Aren't you happy now that I've recovered so well?"

"Yeah!"

"Yeah!"

Naturally, Victoria was elated. As he had sustained those wounds in order to save her, she was overjoyed that he had finally gotten better. Hence, she bobbed her head enthusiastically at his question. "Since you're happy... shouldn't you give me a reward?"

Alaric's hand pressed against the back of her neck, slowly bringing her into his arms. As soon as her sweet. scent filled his senses, his breathing turned heavy before he could realize it.

For a long time now, every time he attempted to approach her, Victoria would always push him away once they. arrived just before the point of no return, using his injuries as a reason. As he did not want to hur her, Alaric did not refute her refusal either.

However, as time passed, he was having a hard time keeping his body in check, and his yearning for her. intensified. Just like now, he found himself losing his control just from being near her.

Alaric's eyes darkened, and just as he was about to swoop in for a kiss, the phone in Victoria's arms began to ring.

Without thinking much about it, she pushed him away and said, "I'm going to take a call."

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