SWNOVELS Departure with a Belly Chapter 438
Chapter 438
Right after this thought flashed past Victoria’s mind, she opened her call records and
wanted to call Alaric. As soon as she did, she hesitated and canceled the call in less
than two seconds. Since he didn’t reply to my text, it means he’s probably busy right
now, or it’s inconvenient for him to answer. If I call him at this time and interrupt him…
Forget it. For his safety, I better not call him for now. Once he’s free, he’ll reply to my
text.
With this thought in mind, she kept her phone by her side, taking it with her wherever
she went. Even when washing up, she placed it on the counter next to her so she could
always see the notifications.
She was distracted by the fact that she did not receive a reply from Alaric, and while in
the shower, she was also waiting for his answer. Whenever her phone vibrated, she
would hurriedly dash over, pick it up, and check it. Upon realization that it was not him,
she would place it down again in disappointment.
That happened a few times until she finished her shower almost an hour later.
Standing in the room, she had mixed feelings in her chest as she dried her hair, her eyes
glued to her phone and never left it until she had laid in bed and stared at the white
ceiling instead after blow–drying her hair.
Only then did it suddenly hit her that she cared too much about him. It’s just one text,
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right? Why am I so nervous that I can’t do anything normally? How can I test him in this
state? She tossed around, staring at the dark screen on her phone and sighing softly.
Even so, she could not stop her mind from wandering. After a long while, she could not
take it anymore and called Terrance’s number. When he answered her call, his voice
sounded sleepy. It was obvious that she had woken him from his sleep. “H–Hi, Miss
Selwyn. May I help you?”
Upon checking the time, she realized it was already past midnight in a blink of an eye.
That’s right. It was already late when we arrived in Jasea. She smacked her lips and
asked softly, “I’m sorry to call you at this hour. Did I wake you up?”
“It’s fine, Miss Selwyn. I work for Mr. Cadogan, and he pays me extra to be on call round
the clock. Otherwise, you probably can’t get me through my phone.”
Nevertheless, she did not take this for granted and asked in a gentle tone, “I’d like to
know if Alaric contacted you today. Do you have any news about him?”
Hearing that, Terrance nodded but realized that she could not see him. “I see. So, you’re
worried about Mr. Cadogan. Don’t worry, Miss Selwyn. I contacted the men from his
side in the morning. He’s okay,” he hurriedly said.
“Morning?”
“Yeah.”
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“Do you mean this morning?”
“Yes.”
Her nose wrinkled at his reply. If he had contacted Terrance in the morning, why didn’t
he reply to me?
“Miss Selwyn, I meant that I’ve contacted the men on his side, not Mr. Cadogan
himself,” he added, worried she would misunderstand.
“What about afterward?” She was not quite done with her questioning. “Did you guys
contact again after morning?”
“Well… Mr. Cadogan has something important to do today, so I didn’t bother him.”
Something important? Why didn’t he let me know about it? she pondered but came to
terms with it a few seconds later. That explains why he didn’t answer me. It’s because
he’s busy. Then, did my text bother him?
“Fret not, Miss Selwyn. Mr. Cadogan will be fine, and it’s getting late. Why don’t you turn
in early?”
Despite his assurance, she had a bad feeling, which she failed to verbalize. Since it was
late, she felt guilty about bothering him. “Okay. Good night.”
“Just call me if you need anything. As for Mr. Cadogan’s side, I’ll inform you the second I
find out anything new.”
“Thanks.”
The call ended, and she turned around in bed again with her phone in her hand, unable
to fall asleep. Biting her lower lip, she felt that her heart was in a mess, but there was
nothing else she could do.
In the end, she drifted off to dreamland with messy feelings in her chest and her phone
in her hands. It was the vibration of her phone that woke her up later, and when she
opened her eyes, she saw that it was the alarm she had set.
Since she had overslept the day before, she set an early alarm this time. Unsure
whether it was because the sound was too loud or the vibration was jarring, she felt her
eyelids twitching when she woke up. Not only that, even her heartbeat felt off.
After shutting off the alarm, she leaned against the wall and composed herself, her
heartbeat tuning comfortably after she rested for a few minutes. However, her eyelids
continued to twitch from time to time.
She was never superstitious or believed that something ominous would happen when
it came to that. Still, she had a strong premonition and felt that something was about to
happen.
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Checking her phone again, she saw that her conversation with Alaric remained at the
last text she sent him; there were no new messages after that. So much time has
passed since yesterday until now. Even if he’s busy, it shouldn’t have kept him
preoccupied this long. Did something happen to him?
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Instantaneously, she flipped the sheets aside, grabbed a jacket, and left the room. Mary
was playing with the kids when Victoria found her, and she looked at Victoria quizzically
when she rushed toward her frantically.
“Oh, are you up, Victoria? Why didn’t you stay longer in bed?”
Opening her mouth, Victoria wanted to ask her the question straight away but
swallowed her words when she caught sight of Nathan and Nicole at the side.
Mary, who had observed her actions and the look in her eyes, immediately understood
that she had something to say and suggested, “Let’s speak outside, shall we?”
Instantly, she nodded. “Sure.”
After that, Mary explained something to the children and followed Victoria out of the
room. Outside, she asked her what was happening, after which the anxious lady
expressed concern. “Mom, I just want to ask whether you have contacted Alaric for the
past two days.”
“Alaric?” The question caught her by surprise, and she answered after racking through
her brain. “That night before we moved here, I contacted and told him about moving to
Jasea with you.”
“What about after that? Did you contact him again?”
She shook her head. “He’s busy with his stuff, and we can’t bother him all the time as
his parents.”
Her reply was clear to Victoria. In other words, she was out of contact with Alaric, too.