SWNOVELS Departure with a Belly Chapter 351
Chapter 351
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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.”
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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
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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!
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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
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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
was too pitch–dark for her to see anything. With no alternative, she turned
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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