Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 512

Chapter 512 The More You Know, the More You’ll Worry

It had been far too long since the children last saw Victoria. Although they had their grandmother and great–grandparents to keep them company, a ton of good food to cat, and even made many wonderful friends nearby, their mother was still the most important person to them.

They missed Victoria dearly, and now that they finally got to see her, they nestled in her arms and tried to stick as close to her as possible. They didn’t want to separate from her.

Mary and Casey who were right behind the children were both sporting looks of surprise too. They didn’t expect Victoria and Alaric to show up here out of the blue.

“Victoria? Al? Why did you come over so suddenly? You didn’t say anything beforehand.”

Victoria heard the voice and looked up at the two people in front of her. One of them had a head full of gray hair but seemed rather sprightly still. She was wearing a vintage dress and had a white shawl around her shoulders, making her look like a wealthy woman from old Hollywood movies.

The woman beside her was a lot younger. She looked like a middle–aged woman and was fashionably dressed too. Both women gave off different auras, but they shared a resemblance.

Because Victoria had lost her memories, Alaric gave her a summary of the family. Therefore, after noting that the two women came with the children, she immediately guessed who they were.

“Hi, Mom. Hi, Grandma.”

Victoria was still a little stiff but was able to go along with the flow and greet the women.

Casey quickly came over to help her up.

“It has been so many years since I last saw you, my dear girl. I never thought you would have become a mother by the time I see you again, and a mother to two adorable little children, no less. Come. Crouching down for so long is not good for your knees.”

As Casey helped Victoria up, the latter ended up stumbling a little because she was still rather weak. Alaric quickly supported her back to prevent her from falling.

Mary noticed everything and narrowed her eyes.

“What happened? Why did you lose so much weight?” Casey, who was holding Victoria by the wrist, noticed how thin and frail it was.

Victoria’s heart warmed at the kindness and concern the older woman showed her.

“I’ve been on a diet recently, Grandma. That’s why I lost a lot of weight.”

“A diet?” Casey sighed. “Why did you go on a diet? Look at how skinny you are. Since you’re here now, you’re not to stick to any weight loss diet anymore. I’ll make you a hearty bowl of chicken. soup later. You can’t be too skinny, you know, or you’ll fall sick easily.”

No matter what Casey said, Victoria simply smiled and nodded.

“Okay.”

“Come. Let’s get into the house.”

14:15 Mon,

Casey opened the door and led Victoria in.

The two children were quick to follow her in. They were still clutching her clothes.

Mary didn’t move, and when she saw that Alaric was about to head inside, she called out to him.

“Wait a second, Al.” Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

Alaric was preoccupied with Victoria, but since his mother stopped him, he had no choice but to remain outside.

“Yes, Mom?”

Mary didn’t answer. She waited until the others had gone further into the house before she dragged Alaric over to her.

“What’s going on?” Mary noticed that her son was a little pale. Although he was trying his best to make it seem like everything was normal, both he and Victoria looked as if they had been injured recently. Though they weren’t necessarily sickly pale, they certainly didn’t look as if they had fully recovered.

She also noticed the way Victoria wobbled as she stood up and the amount of weight she had lost.

Previously, Mary had a feeling that the situation was rather troubling, so she brought the children to the countryside to stay out of the picture and stop herself from spending her time worrying about all sorts of things.

However, upon seeing the two of them now, she realized that the situation had to have been a lot more serious than she thought.

Alaric kept quiet for a while, but in the end, he said quietly, “It’s all over now, Mom. It’s best if you don’t ask for details.”

Mary didn’t

agree

with him.

“Why can’t I ask for details? Since it’s all over now, there’s nothing to worry about anymore, so what’s the problem with telling me what happened?”

“The more you know, the more worried you’ll be,” Alaric replied.

“Didn’t you say everything’s fine now?” Mary asked.

Alaric pressed his lips together and said nothing.

A thought occurred to Mary and she asked with a frown, “Where’s your father?”

“He’s not back yet. There’s something he has to deal with first.”

Since Adrian had gotten in touch with Old Mr. Morison, the whole situation was blowing up.

Mary’s gaze changed. “Is your father alright?”

“You’ve been with him for so many years, Mom. I’m sure you know what he’s like.”

“That’s true. We’ll let him deal with things then. Why do you look unwell? Did you get injured?”

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Alaric didn’t answer, which meant that he didn’t deny it.

“What about Victoria? What happened to her? Why did she lose so much weight?”

They weren’t gone for very long but she’s become so skinny! That’s not good for her, Mary thought to herself.

Again, Alaric didn’t answer. In his heart, he recalled the way she seemed to take tiny bites when she ate in the morning, and she ate very little too.

He thought of something and said to Mary, “Grandma says she wants to make some chicken soup for Victoria. Try and see if you can talk her out of it.”,

“Well…”

Mary was dying to know what was going on. She sorely wanted to ask why, but the firm look on her son’s face stopped her.

Oh, well. Forget it. They’re here now and whatever it is, it’s all in the past now. Adrian can deal with the loose ends. Al just doesn’t want me to worry about them.

She wasn’t going to force the issue and ruin their good intentions.

Mary processed everything and changed her stance.

“Fine. I’ll talk to your grandma and tell her to make something light for lunch.”

“Thanks, Mom.”

“No need. Hurry up and go in. I can tell that your heart’s with her instead of me right now.”

Although Mary stopped Alaric from heading in, his eyes had been fixed on Victoria’s silhouette the whole time. Once she was gone from his sight, he kept staring at the spot where she was last seen. He had been distracted the whole time.

Sure enough, as soon as Mary gave the word, Alaric strode off into the house.

Mary was left standing there feeling somewhat exasperated. She felt as if all the love and attention she showered on her son had been for nothing.

Nevertheless, she recalled the way she and her husband always stuck together when they first got married. She never thought about how his mother felt about that.

History was repeating itself now.

She didn’t want to dwell on this anymore, so after letting out a small sigh, she walked into the house

too.

Once Victoria entered the house, Casey went to the kitchen to get some food for her while Victoria sat on the couch with the two children sticking to her like glue.

She had been stiff and nervous at first, but she was slowly adjusting to the situation now.

The children were soft and cuddly. They were in a good mood too. It was obvious that the two children had been well cared for while Victoria was away.