Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 520

Chapter 520 Can You Offer Something Else

That meant that Alaric was doing it for himself.

“Is it that I don’t know anything?”

“No.” He had enough will to live that he immediately denied it. “I’m concerned about you, and you’re concerned about me. We’re concerned for each other, so how does that count as you not knowing anything? Do you think I know nothing?”

Victoria shook her head. “How would I ever think that? I’m just worried that you may give your grandparents a bad impression or infuriate them. They’re old, after all.”

“Yeah, you’re right. I’ll take note of it from now on.”

Alaric admitted to his mistake just in time and knew how to make her happy, so whatever rage she had gotten quickly faded away. “At least you know now.”

He laughed under his breath and led her forward once more. Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

“Did we ever walk together like this?”

Her question made him ponder for a while, and she looked at him when he remained silent for too long. “We’ve never gone out on walks though we’ve been together for so long?”

Victoria had assumed that married couples would have taken walks together at the

very

least.

“We did,” Alaric suddenly replied. “However, it was a long time ago, probably when we were still kids.”

She had followed him around all the time back then, so it might count strictly as walking together.

“Kids?” Victoria didn’t desire much of her past memories but became interested when he mentioned events that had happened before.

“Yeah.”

“What else happened when we were kids? Can you tell me?”

He glanced at her. “Of course.”

They walked on the silent village road as Alaric told Victoria about everything that had happened back then while she listened quietly and replied briefly on occasion.

It was some time before he stopped walking for a moment, and she asked, “What is it?”

He remained silent before saying, “Nothing.”

She could hear that he sounded controlled as if he was suppressing something. She was confused about it at first and tried to guess the reason, but soon she recalled something she had put at the back of her mind since arriving here. Alaric was still injured.

Victoria stopped abruptly and felt irritated at the fact that she had forgotten something so important. He had focused on her so entirely that he had noticed her bad appetite, which meant he was extremely concerned about her. However, he had forgotten all about his injuries.

“Hang on.” She stopped him. “Let’s go back.”

“Why?” He glanced sideways at her. “We have only been out here for a short while, and Grandma may ask you to eat something if we go back now. Why don’t we go back a bit later? They might be asleep by then.”

The elderly couple had moved to the country to retire since they couldn’t get used to the quick. pace of the city as well as its vibrant nightlife. Someone might be singing loudly next door when they were both asleep; after all, youths had endless energy and could stay up until the early hours. of the morning.

They hadn’t been able to withstand it due to their age, so they eventually moved to the countryside after some discussion. Their bedtime was thus very early, and they were usually already asleep before 9.00PM. That meant that if Alaric and Victoria returned after that, they didn’t have to see his grandparents.

However, Victoria was reluctant. “No way. Let’s go back now. It’s not so far from here anyway.”

Alaric frowned slightly. “Why don’t you worry about yourself?”

She didn’t think much before saying, “Compared to that, I’m more worried about you.”

He paused before asking, “What did you say?”

“I’m sorry.” She looked at him apologetically. “I’ve forgotten all about your injury after coming

here.”

She had only remembered her children’s matters and forgotten about him. She would have been hurt had she been in his position.

Alaric sighed in resignation when he knew she was apologizing for that. “That’s all? I thought it was something serious.”

She frowned at his attitude. “Your injury is pretty bad. How can it not be serious? Let’s go back now. You may need to reapply the medication for your injury.”

She recalled something else and asked again, “Speaking of, did you bring the medication?”

He didn’t want her to be so concerned and fearful for him after seeing the way her worry was nearly overflowing from her eyes. “I did. It’s in my luggage, and I’ll do it myself when we get back later.”

“Can you manage it?” He didn’t think that she would refuse to let this go. “Let’s go back now, and I’ll help you reapply your medication.”

He pursed his lips and fell silent.

Victoria looked up at him when he stayed quiet and saw how resigned he looked. “You’re here, anyway. If I get anything that I don’t like to eat, I’ll just stuff it into your mouth, alright?”

He remained silent, prompting her to soften her tone. “Okay, okay. I want to eat something too. I’m so thin, so I have to eat a little more, right? Don’t worry, though. I will control the amount 1 eat. I won’t force myself if I can’t eat anymore.”

She knew that Alaric didn’t want to go back early because he was concerned she might force herself into eating in front of his grandparents.

Sure enough, he was somewhat persuaded after she consoled him, though he remained where he was while looking unwilling.

“What? Is that not enough?”

He laughed suddenly. “It’s enough, but can you offer something else other than your reassurances?”

She looked at him in puzzlement. “S–Something else?”

Just as she finished speaking, Alaric put his arms around her waist. He pulled hard enough that she fell forward uncontrollably and straight into his embrace. Instantly, she was surrounded by his

scent.

“Next time, try persuading me using your actions, alright?”

He bent down so their foreheads were touching and their breaths mingled. His closeness made Victoria so anxious that her eyelashes fluttered. Even if she didn’t mind his closeness, it was the second time it had happened today, which made it somewhat hard for her to take it.

“I-” She instinctively reached out and pushed against his chest. However, she was worried that she might touch his injury after making contact. She shifted slightly, pressing on another spot.

Alaric was speechless by her actions and knew that she was concerned for him after seeing that she was still attentive toward his injury even now. He didn’t want to tease her any longer after that and eventually controlled himself. Kissing her forehead, he murmured, “Let’s go back.”