SWNOVELS Departure with a Belly Chapter 435
Chapter 435
Needless to say, Mary was especially kind to Victoria when they got back home. Mary
tried to speak to her, but every time, the words would get stuck in her throat as she held
Victoria’s hand. Forget Mary, even Victoria didn’t know where to begin or how she
should address the other party.
Although the kids were addressing Adrian and Mary as their grandparents, Victoria
couldn’t bring herself to regard Mary as her mother. After all, it had been five years,
which was a very long time.
Perhaps it was the look in her eyes, or through the look on her face, Mary could read
what was on her mind and tucked her hair behind her ear softly, saying gently, “My
child, it has been tough on you over the years.”
Just one sentence from Mary was enough for tears to well up in Victoria’s eyes. She
had imagined what Mary would say, but the last thing she would expect was this, and it
made her so sad, unable to talk about all the grievances she had in her heart.
The intimacy resembling kinship was something she had never experienced, and she
had always wanted a female role model in her life.
Mary felt heartbroken when she saw the tears in Victoria’s eyes and reached out to
pinch her cheek. “Don’t be sad, my child. Everything is going to be okay now that you’re
back. Alaric had brought you such pain in the past, but from now on, I’ll love you like
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your mother.”
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Mother? Everything Victoria saw turned into a blur, and she couldn’t see Mary’s
expression at all. All she could make up was an affectionate face. When she heard the
way Mary addressed herself, she was a little puzzled. Then… Can I call her my mother
from now onward? At the thought of this, she bit her lower lip and said meekly, “I
thought that… you might not want to acknowledge me anymore after five years.”
“Silly child, that’s impossible. I’ve always liked you since you were a child, and you know
that. Back then… When you left, I blamed myself for quite a while. As your mother, I
didn’t notice the problems you had in the relationship, nor did I extend a helping hand to
solve them in time. That’s my mistake.”
“No.” Victoria shook her head. Her eyes were already filled with tears, which came
rolling down like pearls when she shook her head and glistened brightly against her fair
skin. “You have nothing to do with this. There were problems between me and Alaric
which led to misunderstandings, but we were the ones at fault. Not you. Never you.”
“It’s not your fault. It’s him.” Mary was terribly biased toward Victoria and always spoke
up for her. “He should protect his wife and children as the man of the family, but he
didn’t, and neither did he protect his marriage. Instead, his actions cost him his wife
and his children! That was a huge mistake on his part.”
A–startled Victoria didn’t expect her to be so harsh toward Alaric. “Mom…”
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“Yes?”
When Victoria heard Mary responding, she was first stunned because the word had
slipped out of her mouth unwittingly, and the last thing she expected was an answer
from Mary.
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“Call me that in the future. Since you have returned, don’t leave again. If that brat, Alaric
treats you badly, let me know. I’ll take care of him for you and teach him a lesson that he
won’t soon forget. Or, I could tell you ways to take him in hand.”
“Really?” Although tears were still rolling down Victoria’s cheeks, her mood became
brighter after such a short conversation. “Will you be on my side?”
“Of course, I will. If you don’t believe me, I’ll lecture him severely once he’s back from
abroad.”
When Victoria recalled that Alaric was abroad and injured, the smile on her face fell a
little.
“Alright, we don’t need to think about anything else. You’re probably hungry after such a
long flight and food is almost ready. Don’t think about anything else later and just enjoy
the meal. As for the rest… Well, we can speak about it tomorrow.”
The dinner was amazing as it was all the dishes that she was familiar with, a
completely different flavor from the food abroad. More importantly, there was
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something familiar with the taste.
4/5
She turned to Adrian and Mary. Although they already talked things out, it had been
years since they last met, so she wasn’t confident and sounded a little shy and hesitant
when she spoke, “Dad, Mom, didn’t you guys get a new chef all these years?”
Mary looked at her with tenderness in her eyes. “We’ve been having the same chef the
whole time. After all, he’s been working here for so many years and we’re used to his
cooking. What is it? Did you notice the taste right away?”
“Yes, it’s a familiar taste.”
The food was familiar, and the furnishings of the house remained almost the same as it
was five years ago. If there was anything different, it was the addition of two kids at the
dining table. Right now, the little ones were seated between Adrian and Mary, who
started serving more food on Nicole and Nathan’s plates after answering Victoria.
“Here, Nicole. You like this, don’t you? Take some more. And this is for you, Nathan.”
Basically, Victoria didn’t need to hover over them anymore and only needed to take care
of herself. After dinner, Mary said to her, “The room is the same one that you used to
share with Alaric. The servants clean it every day and the sheets have been changed,
so you can just move in right away.”
“Okay.”
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“By the way, there’s something I would like to discuss with you.” She gazed at Victoria
with a look of embarrassment and seemed to be hesitating whether she should bring
this up.
Victoria naturally noticed her hesitance. So, she took the initiative and asked, “What’s
the matter, Mom?”
“Well, you’re probably all tuckered out. Tonight, why don’t you… let Nicole and Nathan
sleep in our room? Of course, I’m asking for your opinion about this. If you aren’t okay
with it…”
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Victoria felt so bad to see her acting like this. They have done nothing wrong but are
acting so cautiously with me, she thought and took a few steps forward, saying softly,
“Mom, if you’re not worried that they’ll bother you, then of course, you can accompany
them tonight.”
“No! They won’t be! Of course, they’re not a bother. I’m more than happy to take them. If
you’re okay with it, we can help you babysit them often after this. That’s right, are they
going to school yet? Which school are they attending?”
Then, Victória briefly told her about Jasea. At first, she thought that Mary would ask her
to transfer the children to Gandra for convenience’s sake. To her surprise, she simply
said, “Since they’re attending school in Jasea, we’ll move over there tomorrow.”