SWNOVELS Departure with a Belly Chapter 370
Chapter 370
Victoria put her phone away. It was time to sleep. I need to find something to prove that
I saved Alaric, or no one would believe me just because I told them that was what
happened. It has been many years since then. Proving this is going to be hard. She lay
down, but the desire to sleep did not come. All she could think of were the memories
awakened within her. The thought of them annoyed her.
Because Claudia saved him, Alaric gave preferential treatment to her. They were
childhood friends who spent most of their time together, but after that, Claudia was
added to their group. Most of the time, Victoria was jealous of her, and sometimes she
wished she was the one who saved Alaric. Now, she got her wish. She did save Alaric,
but Claudia took the credit. She took the credit, huh? Victoria narrowed her eyes. After I
saved him, Claudia not only didn’t help me up, she took the credit for saving Alaric even
when I was getting washed away. So even though she knew I was washed away and
potentially drowning, she didn’t get anyone to help me, nor did she tell anyone I was
washed away.
The more she thought about it, the scarier Victoria thought Claudia was. Sweat was
even starting to drench her back. Now that I think of it, did she already have ulterior
motives when she helped our family out of bankruptcy?
Just as she was spacing out, she felt her phone vibrating. She snapped out of it and
looked at her phone. Alaric? I thought the conversation was over. Why is he calling me
again? Since there was nothing to talk about, she stared at her phone until the call was
over. It’s late. If I don’t take his call, he won’t call me again.
The call ended, and Alaric didn’t make another one, but he texted her. ‘I know you’re still
awake. I’m outside.‘
Victoria froze, surprised that he was outside waiting for her. So that’s why there was an
interval between his calls. He was on his way here. A frown furrowed her brows. It was
just a call, and I told him it was the wrong number. Why did he come over?
She wanted to ignore him, but he was already outside, so she got out of bed and
draped a coat over herself, then she went to the porch. Through the surveillance
camera, she saw a slender person standing outside the entrance. He was waiting for
her silently, checking his phone.
A while later, she texted, ‘I’m in bed.‘
She saw Alaric checking the text, and then he remained silent for a long while. Then he
texted, ‘Can we meet?‘
I told him I’m already in bed, but he still wants to meet. If it were anyone else, she would
be calling the cops on them right now.
Alaric texted again, ‘I know you’re in there.’
Damn it. In the end, Victoria opened the door. Alaric raised his head and cocked his
eyebrow. The look on his face said, ‘Called it.’”
Victoria was about to say something, but Alaric walked straight into her house and
closed the door. He then closed in on her and pinned her against the wall. “You were
looking for me?” he asked quietly, the look in his eyes captivating. His eyes glinted as if
he was looking at prey.
Hmm, he’s getting bolder. He wouldn’t have dared to do this to me last night, and he
kissed my forehead before he left this morning. Victoria pushed him away. “What are
you doing? I told you I called the wrong number.”
“Like hell it was.” Alaric held her fingers and held back his urge to flirt. “You’re a smart
woman. There’s no way you could’ve called the wrong number at this hour.”
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Victoria paused for a moment.
“So that must mean you wanted to talk to me,” he said softly. “You didn’t want to talk
over a call, so I came.”
He knows me well enough. Victoria looked at him, but she said nothing. Noticing her
urge to talk, Alaric cocked his brow. “What? Cat got your tongue? Oh, is this about-”
He’s up to something lewd again. Victoria quickly said, “No. This is about something
else.”
Alaric gave her a look that said, ‘Knew it.‘
Since they had started anyway, Victoria asked, “Do you believe everything I say?”
“Of course,” said Alaric without hesitating.
“Then who are you going to trust more? Claudia or me?”
Oh, this again? Alaric held the back of her head. “You, of course.”
That made Victoria feel more at ease. If he had hesitated, she wouldn’t tell him the
truth. He wouldn’t believe her anyway. But so far so good. Still, she didn’t let her guard
down easily. He might trust her, but this was something big. He might change his mind
if she were to tell him that.
“Even when I tell you that she did not save you from drowning?”
Alaric froze for a moment, then he narrowed his eyes.
“You don’t trust me?” Victoria’s face fell.
Alaric quickly said, “I do. I told you I’d believe everything you tell me.”
Victoria stared into his eyes. “Then what’s with that look?”
Alaric heaved a sigh. “If Claudia wasn’t the one who saved me, then who did?” Since he
knew Victoria wouldn’t lie to him, this revelation came as a shock to Alaric. That
drowning happened years ago, and he had always thought Claudia was the one who
saved him. So, she wasn’t?
Victoria took a deep breath. “Me.” Worried he might not trust her, she looked away. “You
don’t have to tell me if you don’t believe it. I won’t force you or anything, but if that’s the
case, you can leave now. And don’t-”
Just then, Alaric leaned down, closing in on her.
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