SWNOVELS Departure with a Belly Chapter 363
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If it had been a case of forgetting to mention it, then it would have been fine. However,
the children refrained from telling Victoria out of fear of hurting her feelings, which
made her feel even worse for them.
I raised my children with all my heart, but they were subjected to such hurtful words
from others. Yet, these two little ones were considerate enough to think on my behalf.
At this thought, ripples of emotion and tears welled up in her eyes.
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Nicole, on the other hand, looked at her with adoration and said, “Mommy, we don’t
have to worry anymore. Nathan and I are going to have a daddy soon. If the junior class
teacher says anything bad about us again, I will ask Daddy to scare away the bad guys.”
Children at this young age always had innocent thoughts.
In truth, Victoria knew that these two little ones were keeping this matter from her
because they didn’t want to trouble her and were considering her well–being. They are
already acting like this when they are so young, let alone when they get bigger. During
their long process of growing up, if they encounter such a situation again, will they have
to consider me every time and bear this injustice?
She had experienced such injustices in her childhood, but back then, the target of
everyone’s attacks was her mother. Although she had Alaric protecting her at the time,
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she still minded the rumors and gossip when it was quiet at night. Am I… going to let
my
children endure the same thing I went through?
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These thoughts made her swallow back all the words she had intended to say. Let’s
wait and see how Alaric handles the situation. If he handles it well, maybe it wouldn’t be
impossible for the children to call him Daddy. At least he is their biological father, and
based on what I’ve seen so far, he has shown great care and affection for them, and
that includes the contract and everything else. It’s evident that he values them and likes
them a lot. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have frequently given them gifts during their live
streams before knowing that they were related to him. He genuinely likes these two
children from the bottom of his heart. I’ll wait and see how he behaves.
On the other hand, the driver was waiting downstairs, while Terrance stood outside the
door.
Last night, he rushed to the villa in a hurry after receiving a call from Alaric. However,
when he arrived, the place was already empty. It wasn’t until this morning that he
learned what had happened.
After learning about the situation, he was shocked beyond belief. He never expected
that Claudia, who appeared so innocent on the surface, would do such a thing. He
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could hardly believe the things he knew, so when he received Alaric’s call, his
expression immediately turned serious.
“Mr. Cadogan.” As Terrance spoke, he opened the car door for Alaric.
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Alaric got into the car expressionlessly. “Did you manage to contact her?” His voice was
cold, devoid of the gentleness he displayed in front of Victoria and the children, and his
eyes were filled with nothing but frigidness.
When Terrance saw that, he couldn’t help but shiver. Having followed Alaric for so long,
it was the first time he saw such an expression and gaze on Alaric’s face. What was
even more terrifying was that his calm demeanor at this moment felt like the calm
before a storm.
After he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, he honestly said, “We did manage to contact
her, but… we reached Miss Johnson’s family instead. They said her condition wasn’t
good last night, and she still hasn’t woken up.”
“She hasn’t woken up, you say?”
“That’s right. Apparently, she was alone on the road last night and encountered…”
Terrance hesitated, but after some consideration, he decided to explain the whole
situation.
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It turned out that Claudia also took the drug last night. Upon chasing after Alaric
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yesterday, the drug took effect while she was alone on the road. Then, she encountered
a young man nearby. The young man saw her stumble while walking and thought she
was drunk, so he kindly approached her to send her home. However, as soon as he tried
to support her, Claudia clung to him. Afterward, they booked a room, and by the time.
she woke up, it was too late for regrets.
She called her parents, wanting to suppress the incident. Surprisingly, the young man
who initially didn’t want to sleep with her turned out to be a prominent figure in Jasea.
He had recently returned from abroad and wanted to take responsibility for Claudia.
Her parents weren’t in Jasea, so they had her cousin come and check on the situation,
but the news had already spread like wildfire, and the Johnson Family couldn’t contain
it anymore. In just one morning, everyone knew about Claudia and this man. The
socialites‘ circle was already buzzing with gossip, mocking her in various ways.
“Isn’t Claudia in a relationship with Mr. Cadogan? There was even news that she forced
the engagement, How could she get involved with another man so quickly? Perhaps
she was abandoned by Mr. Cadogan and, in anger, took the wrong path.”
“Now that such news is out, it’s even more impossible for her to continue her
relationship with Mr. Cadogan, right?”
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Terrance relayed all this information to Alaric, then cautiously said, “It’s fortunate you
left early last night, Mr. Cadogan. Otherwise, you might have fallen into her trap. If
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anything happened between you and her, it would be impossible for you to pursue Miss
Selwyn anymore with your stained body.”
When Alaric heard those words, he instinctively glanced at Terrance.
Yet, Terrance fearlessly continued, “Did I say something wrong? You’ve been a model of
integrity all these years. Wasn’t it all for Miss Selwyn?” What’s the problem with me
saying that? Mr. Cadogan has always upheld his moral virtues.
Alaric pursed his lips slightly, and after a moment, he nodded instead of refuting.
“You’re right. Luckily, I didn’t fall into the trap. Otherwise, I can never expect her to return
to me in my lifetime.”
“Well, Mr. Cadogan, allow me to gossip a little. When you visited Miss Selwyn last night,
did anything happen between you two?”
“No.” Alaric instinctively denied it. “Don’t make baseless speculations and tarnish her
reputation.”
Hearing that, Terrance pursed his lips. I was only asking. How would that tarnish Miss
Selwyn’s reputation? He couldn’t help but mutter, “There are only a few of us in this car.
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As long as nobody goes out and talks, how could it possibly tarnish her reputation?
You’re too biased toward Miss Selwyn, Mr. Cadogan.”
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Alaric chuckled coldly. “If I’m not biased toward her, are you expecting me to be biased
toward you?”
“It’s okay. How could I dare ask you to be biased toward me? However… ” Terrance’s
tone shifted. “How did you endure it, though? You were drugged last night, yet nothing
happened between you and Miss Selwyn. Are you…” At this point, he swallowed
nervously, afraid that he might be silenced for saying it.
At this moment, Alaric shot him a deadly glance. “Finish your sentence.”
Terrance chuckled. “Well, if you insist. You were with the woman you were interested in
when you were drugged, yet nothing happened between you two. If that were to be
known, people might start suspecting if you’re actually capable or not.”
“Are you itching for trouble?” Alaric responded.
“I’m just joking.” Terrance realized that no matter how outrageous his words were,
Alaric’s tolerance was incredibly high when it came to Victoria.
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