Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 554

Chapter 554 When Am I Not Concerned About You?

It seemed that the incident that happened before must have been very complicated.

However, Victoria couldn’t remember anything now. She pursed her lips and was deep in thought.

“Miss Selwyn? Miss Selwyn?”

It wasn’t until Henry called her twice in a row and waved his hand in front of her that she snapped back

to

reality.

“What’s wrong?” he asked with concern. He had initially thought that she didn’t want to answer his

question, so she asked about his date of employment to divert his attention. But now, judging from her

behavior, it seemed

that wasn’t the case.

She seemed to be asking about his date of employment very seriously, and it seemed like she had

thought of

something related to his date of employment.

Anyone who could become a high-level executive in a big company couldn’t lack a keen sense, could

they?

Henry connected the dots and realized that something was amiss. He subconsciously looked toward

Alaric, who was sitting on the couch.

He noticed that Alaric’s expression was as cold as before.

He looked at the documents in his hand, then thought about Alaric who had given him a salary raise

sitting on the couch. Suddenly, he said, “Miss Selwyn, you’ve just returned to the company. There’s no

need to rush with these matters. Besides, I can handle these small things perfectly fine on my own.

How about you just take a look today and then go home to rest?”

Victoria was speechless.

She looked at him strangely and felt puzzled.

“I’ve only just arrived at the company, and you’re asking me to go home and rest?”

Henry rubbed the back of his head, and from the corner of his eye, he noticed that Alaric, who was

sitting on the couch, had a less cold aura than before.

It seemed that he was going in the right direction.

So, he continued, “Yes. You should go back and rest. You’ve just returned to the company, and it

seems like you’ve lost a lot of weight during the time you weren’t here. Is it because you haven’t been

feeling well?”

When he brought up this matter, Victoria couldn’t refute it because her weight loss was evident, and it

couldn’t

be denied.

Anyone could see it at a glance.

After seeing her pursing her lips without responding, he said, “Miss Selwyn, why don’t you go back and

rest? If you’re concerned about the company’s affairs, you can come over for a while every day. I’ll

inform you of any important matters and I can handle the rest.”

Having said that, it seemed that there was nothing for Victoria to refuse. She thought for a moment and

finally nodded.

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Well… All right.”

Henry saw that he had achieved his goal, and he couldn’t help but glance through his peripheral vision

at the tall and handsome man on the couch.

When he looked over, he happened to see the man looking meaningfully in their direction.

Henry couldn’t help scratching his head. It seemed that he had handled this matter quite well.

“Miss Selwyn, you can stay here a bit longer today and go back later. I shall take my leave now since I

have other things to attend to.”

“All right. You go ahead and take care of your business.”

Once Henry left, Alaric, who had been sitting on the couch, walked directly over to Victoria.

“Are you tired?”

His voice was deep, and his tone wasn’t particularly pleasant. He still felt bitter because of what

happened earlier, but he still showed his concern for Victoria, and he took the initiative to speak up.

She had originally planned to finish her work before going to see him and to soothe the emotions she

hadn’t comforted earlier. However, she didn’t expect him to come and show his concern for her first.

Victoria’s heart softened when she thought of this, and when he approached her, she leaned into his

embrace.

Alaric was taken aback, but subconsciously reached out and caught her.

He lowered his head and looked at Victoria, who slightly closed her eyes and rested her cheek on his

chest.

“Maybe it’s because I haven’t worked for a long time, so I feel a bit exhausted.”

Alaric’s brows furrowed in instant concern after he heard her words. “You’re exhausted? Are you feeling

uncomfortable?”

After detecting the nervousness in his tone, Victoria couldn’t help but chuckle.

“I just feel mentally exhausted from dealing with work. I didn’t say I’m physically uncomfortable. Why

are you so worried?”

Alaric felt helpless.

“When was I worried?”

“Weren’t you just worried earlier?”

“Well, it’s just appropriate concern. What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”

She realized that he cared for her but didn’t want to admit it. It seemed that he was still feeling bitter

about what happened earlier. Victoria thought for a moment, then moved her hand down and found his

other hand

that had remained motionless at his side.

She leaned closer and took the initiative to hold his hand while entwining their fingers.

In an instant, she felt his body tremble.

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She couldn’t help but smile inwardly when she tilted her head and coincidentally met Alaric’s lowered

head.

Their gazes met.

“After we’re done here, shall we go to your company?”

Victoria’s eyes were clear, like a clear lake, shimmering with ripples under the office lights. Alaric stared

at her

and felt a bit dazed.

“Why?” His voice was hoarse, and the hand placed on Victoria’s waist tightened slightly, while the other

hand she held remained still, only feeling the warmth of her small palm.

This warmth filled his heart with passion, but as he recalled what she had said earlier, there was still a

hint of

bitterness in his heart.

“You said it’s not important earlier, didn’t you?”

“Yes,” Victoria admitted straightforwardly. “I did say it’s not important before.”

After hearing that, Alaric darkened his eyes. “So, you don’t care about me at all.”

Victoria suppressed her laughter. “Where did you get the idea that I don’t care about you? It’s precisely

because

I care about you that I decided not to go, okay?”

Alaric was puzzled.

He stared at her in confusion. “What do you mean?”

“You still need to recover from your injury. You’ve already been out for a long time today. We should

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After finishing her sentence, Victoria saw his bewildered expression and asked, “What’s wrong? Could

it be that you’ve forgotten about your injury as soon as you started feeling better? Or perhaps changing

the bandage once a day has made you overconfident?”

Alaric received an earful again due to this incident. Initially, he still felt a bit bitter after thinking that she

didn’t care about him and didn’t want to go to his company. Who would have thought that she actually

cared more about his injury?

So at this moment, the bitterness in his heart had disappeared and was replaced by a sense of

satisfaction

from her concern.

This satisfaction made him unconsciously lower his head while burying his head in her neck and

greedily inhaling the fragrance from her body.

“I’m not overconfident.”

He said hoarsely, “I just forgot about it for a moment there. It’s amazing that you remembered.”

“If I don’t remember it, who will?”

“Mm,” he willingly responded. “Remember it for me then.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the hand that had been motionless in her grasp finally tightly held

hers.

Victoria felt it, and the fog in her heart was dispelled.

“So, shall we go back now?”

“Okay.”

Although he said okay, he didn’t make a move and just continued holding her.

She waited for a while and wondered why he wasn’t moving. Just as she was about to raise her head

to ask, her chin was held tightly.

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