SWNOVELS Departure with a Belly Chapter 70
Chapter 70
After they returned and put Griselda to rest, Claudia looked at Victoria and
said, “Thank you.” She knew Victoria had the chance to stop her from
getting close to Griselda if she wanted during their walk. Yet, she didn’t do
anything.
“I’m sorry that I have accused you of being a liar.”
Initially, she didn’t believe it when Griselda postponed the surgery
because she fainted. After all, how would a person suddenly faint when
they were fine just a moment ago? She thought that Victoria had told
Griselda the truth, which was why Griselda would play along. Claudia knew
she had a dark mind. However, after some time, she realized that Griselda
knew nothing about it, and Victoria didn’t stop her from getting close to
Griselda. At that moment, Claudia knew that she had made the right
choice. Victoria was indeed a grateful person.
When Victoria heard her words, she put up a forced smile and said
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nothing.
“I have to go back today. Otherwise, Old Mrs. Cadogan might suspect
something. However, I still intend to come tomorrow. Can you invite me
over?”
Victoria frowned at her request. “You can just come over whenever you
like. Why should I invite you over?”
“I’m afraid that Old Mrs. Cadogan will be suspicious about me. She would
surely have doubts if I came here by my own will. However, things would
be different if you called me over. She might think we have a close
relationship.”
Victoria pursed her lips and stared at Claudia. She didn’t accept or refuse
her proposal.
Looking at her expression, Claudia stepped forward and stood close to
her, seemingly as if they were best friends. “What’s wrong, Victoria? You
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don’t want Grandma to be sad after you leave, right?” Claudia chuckled.
“I’m doing this for her own good by spending time with her.” A glint flashed
across her eyes as she thought of something. “You saw it yourself too.
Grandma is happy. If she is in better health, the surgery can happen soon.
At that time, you can take your unborn child and leave. Don’t you want this
to happen?”
After spending a few days together, Claudia knew Victoria cared for
Griselda. Although she didn’t know if Victoria did this out of her wishes or
Alaric’s, she knew she wouldn’t waste her time on a dying person if it
weren’t for Alaric’s sake..
As expected, Victoria wavered at her words. Although she looked unhappy,
she said, “Okay.” Then, she looked at Claudia impatiently. “Do you have
anything else to say? If not, I’m leaving.”
Claudia didn’t care about her attitude since she had gotten what she
wanted. Thus, she smiled and said, “I’m done talking. You can go and do
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your business. Just don’t forget to invite me over tomorrow.”
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To her surprise, Victoria turned around and left before finishing hearing her
words. As Claudia stood on the spot, she was upset. Then, she left after
calming herself down.
When Victoria returned to her room, she sat by the bed and was
exhausted. Although they didn’t walk far from home, she was still worn out,
even if she wore sneakers.
However, she didn’t think much since she still had things to do. She took
out her laptop and went to the study room. After all, she wanted Yasmin to
be able to handle things herself as soon as possible. Although Yasmin
worked hard to meet her expectations, there was a price to pay. The
common disadvantage of learning things too quickly was that there
would be many issues, so Victoria had to help her.
As soon as Victoria opened her laptop and contacted Yasmin, she heard
the latter crying, as expected.
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“You’re finally back, Miss Victoria… I would be dead if you weren’t here.”
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Victoria was speechless by her reaction.
“Why is it so hard? Compared to these few days, I feel like I used to be in
heaven. You had such a tough life, Miss Victoria. It’s terrifying.”
After Victoria heard her blabbering, she cut her off and said, “Alright now.
Don’t worry about it. If anything happens, just solve it. After all, you’ll have
to face it sooner or later.”
She could still help Yasmin now that she was here. However, Yasmin would
get scolded if she made a mistake after she was gone.
Alaric wasn’t a gentle boss. When he brought her to the company to learn,
he was extremely strict to the point Victoria thought he had changed to
someone else. Whenever she made a mistake, he would scold her.
Sometimes, he would scold her in front of his subordinates, which was
humiliating.
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At first, Victoria would get mad and upset about his doings. She would feel
embarrassed being scolded by him since she had feelings for him. Thus,
she threw multiple tantrums at him. Yet, whenever that happened, Alaric
only frowned and said, “Are you sad because I scolded you? What are you
going to do in the future? Are you going to cry whenever you encounter a
problem?”
At that moment, Victoria was infuriated by his words. She wiped her tears
and gritted her teeth. “I’ll do better next time.”
Eventually, she did better than before. Alaric was still strict, as usual. Until
the day he could not find any mistakes in her work, Victoria had become
an outstanding secretary. Moreover, she learned many business
strategies and ways to negotiate.
As Victória recalled what had happened, she was thankful for Alaric. After
all, it was he who gave her a chance to elevate herself. Even if she were to
quit working at Cadogan Group, she could start her own company without
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relying on him.
“Miss Victoria?” Suddenly, Yasmin’s voice snapped her back to her senses.
She stopped thinking and started working.
Fifteen minutes later, she had solved all of Yasmin’s problems and told her
to try it herself. After Victoria was done with Yasmin, she was going to
continue working. However, as she looked at her laptop for mere seconds,
she began to yawn uncontrollably. Tears formed in her eyes as she kept
yawning.
Why do I feel sleepy when I had enough sleep last night?
As Victoria thought about it, she couldn’t help but caress her stomach. “My
baby, is it you who is tired? I didn’t walk much, yet you are exhausted?” she
said with a smile.
More importantly, she felt hungry. She could feel that her food
consumption was higher than before. However, on second thought, it was
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“Fine. I’ll stop working for your sake. Let’s have some food. Then, we’ll go to
sleep.” As Victoria spoke, she closed her laptop and headed out.
Suddenly, the balcony door of the study room was pushed open, and
someone entered the room. The man was handsome, and his deep dark
eyes were like the deep ocean. He was approaching Victoria.
As soon as Victoria saw who he was, her mind went blank.
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