SWNOVELS Departure with a Belly Chapter 431
Chapter 431
“Nicole and Nathan asked if you would see them off,” Victoria whispered while leaning
into Alaric’s arms.
Alaric hummed in response and replied, “I won’t be seeing them off.”
Hearing that, Victoria raised her head from his chest, looking at him with a puzzled
gaze. “Why? You’ve already come to see me off, so why not see them off as well?”
Alaric bowed his head to give her a good, hard look and pecked her lips. “We can see
each other when I return, but I hope that by then… I get to hear them calling me
something else other than ‘Mr. Night.”
Victoria bit her lips and did not give him a definite answer.
“Are you still unwilling to accept me?” He affectionately nudged her forehead with his
and asked in his raspy voice, “You let me kiss you, yet you’re still unwilling to accept my
feelings?”
At first, he was still somewhat jealous, feeling like he still needed to compete with Bane
for Victoria’s favor, but after that kiss, he was no longer jealous. That was because he
could sense her response and dependency. Now, all he needed to do was to get done
with everything here and return home where they could live as a family.
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Seeming to have thought of something, Alaric smiled. “My parents will also be at the
airport when you return. Can you let them meet the children?”
Victoria kept silent, and Alaric restrained his emotions after noticing her silence.
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“If you’re not ready, you can ignore what I just said, and I won’t tell my parents anything.”
He knew what she was worried about. She was scared that someone might take away
her children. Therefore, he would not do anything that would make her feel scared.
Surprised, Victoria thought she had yet to say anything, but he had already surrendered,
not daring to say anything, like he was afraid of offending her. That made her feel sad
because he had never behaved so humbly before.
At that thought, she rebuked, “Have I said anything?”
“Huh?”
“I haven’t said anything, and you’re already this anxious to help me answer your
question.”
At the mention of that, Alaric could no longer be as calm and collected as when he was
interacting with and kissing her. It was like he had turned into a completely different
person.
“That’s because I’m afraid you would reject me,” he gently replied.
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Once he was finished, he remembered what she had said just now and asked,
“According to what you’ve just said, does it mean you’re willing to let my parents meet
the children?”
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Victoria pursed her lips. Although she was reluctant to agree as it might make it seem
like she had forgiven him, when she thought about how he was staying to settle those
matters, and they might not meet each other for a long time, she thought she could
agree to his request.
Thinking of that, Victoria nodded. “I’m willing to let them meet each other…”
“Really?” The room was pitch–black, but she felt like she could see his eyes and mood
brightening up.
“Yes. Give me their contact number, and I’ll call them once we get home.”
Alaric chuckled. “Okay. I’ll notify Terrance to give you their contact number.”
Once the two finished their discussions, the room fell quiet again.
Then, they heard quick footsteps coming from outside.
“Hey, where did Mommy disappear to?”
The three had walked quite a distance away when they suddenly turned around and
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noticed Victoria did not follow them. Therefore, Terrance hurriedly brought the two
children back here but found only a small suitcase outside the door.
“This is mine, but there’s only a suitcase. Where’s Mommy?”
While the three of them were speaking, they arrived at the door, so their conversation
passed through it and fell into Victoria’s ears.
Surprised, she looked at Alaric, whispering, “I need to head out, or else-”
Her words stopped abruptly when Alaric leaned in. His hot breath fell on her cheeks,
and his aura enveloped her while he placed his lips beside hers. “Kiss me one more
time.”
Then, without waiting for her to respond, he immediately kissed her.
“Hmm.” Victoria could not push him away in time and was caught in the kiss again,
subconsciously letting out a muffled groan. However, she realized the others outside.
might hear her, so she quickly swallowed her groan and anxiously stopped Alaric by
putting her hand on his chest.
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He’s too reckless. How can he do such a thing when the children and Terrance are just
outside…
Since the children were outside, Victoria dared not struggle, afraid they might hear the
sound, which might lead to an awkward situation.
“Mr. Levane, where’s Mommy?”
When Terrance heard that, he looked around. Being the attentive person he was, he
was guessing whether Bane’s men had gotten to Victoria when he suddenly noticed
the closed door before him. As if he suddenly thought of something, Terrance
immediately got the gist of the situation and turned toward the children. “Your mommy
probably forgot something and went back to retrieve it. Let’s bring the suitcase to the
car and wait for her outside.”
But Nicole was not convinced. “What did Mommy leave behind? Should we go and help
her?”
“No, that’s not necessary. She would only be gone for a while. Come on. Let’s wait
outside.”
While ushering them, he picked Nicole up and walked straight outside as though he
was worried she might change her mind.
Meanwhile, inside the room, Victoria was still focused on whatever was happening
outside while kissing Alaric, which meant she was not focused on the kiss. It wasn’t
until the people outside left that she felt relieved, and her body relaxed.
Then, she felt her waist pinched and suddenly regained focus to look at the person
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before her.
“Why are you always spacing out?”
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His complaint made Victoria blush. She pushed him and said, “I need to go.” That must
have been enough kissing, right? He had kissed me twice, after all.
However, the man before her seemed reluctant to let her leave. He held her so tightly
that she felt like her bones were about to break. “Stop it. Nicole and Nathan are waiting
for me.”
The man before her still did not respond and finally released her after a long while.
Once he did, he gently pinched her cheeks. “Off you go.”
Then, he reached under her arms and toward her back to gently twist the doorknob,
unlocking it with a click.
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“Go. Terrance will protect you.”
“Okay…”
When the door opened, light from the hallway entered the room, and Victoria could
finally see Alaric’s handsome face. It was also then that she realized the dark circles
under his eyes. It seemed like he hadn’t rested well, which distressed her.
After taking two steps toward the door, she suddenly turned around and hugged
Alaric’s neck tightly. “I’ll be waiting for you at home. You must return safely, and don’t
get yourself injured anymore.”