Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 561

Chapter 561 Won’t He Be Angry?

If Victoria wasn’t married, Summer would have readily agreed if the woman asked her to sleep over.

However, since Victoria no longer lived alone, it would be impolite to agree at once.

Therefore, Summer immediately looked at Alaric subconsciously.

“Why are you looking at him?” Victoria asked when she noticed Summer’s gaze. Then, she turned to look at the man as well. “Are you refusing to let me go?”

Alaric was caught off guard while being looked at and he answered helplessly. “Why would I? Let’s go. I’ll get the driver to inform the servants to prepare ahead of our arrival.”

Summer was surprised that he agreed to it.

On the other hand, Victoria hugged Summer, feeling elated. “Tonight, let’s sleep together.” © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Summer nodded awkwardly and responded, “Sure.”

Alaric initially sat with Victoria in the backseat, but after getting into the vehicle, he

because of Summer.

He sat alone in the passenger seat, his gaze gloomy.

was forced to ride shotgun

However, he had to suppress his bitter emotions inside. After all, he knew that Summer was Victoria’s only close friend.

That night, Summer offered to let Victoria stay at her place. The guest room was clean, and the linens were new thanks to the housekeeping staff.

After taking a hot bath to wash away the exhaustion, Summer’s skin still had a rosy hue when she came out of

the bathroom.

When she came out, she saw someone lying on her bed. “Victoria?” she called out.

‘Are you done with your shower?” Victoria asked, already in her pajamas. She sat on the bed and patted the spot next to her.

Summer was a bit surprised, not expecting Victoria to keep her company for the night. She thought it was just a passing remark; even if it weren’t, Alaric wouldn’t have allowed her to come over.

‘What’s wrong?” Victoria asked curiously when she saw Summer standing still and staring at her.

‘It’s nothing,” Summer replied, realizing her foolishness. She walked over to the bed as it had been long since she last slept with her best friend. It’s great that we get to have sleepovers like this.

However, Summer was still slightly worried and asked, “Won’t Alaric be angry that you are here with me?”

Victoria was a bit puzzled by the question. “Why would he be angry?” she asked.

I’m keeping my best friend company, not another man. If this is enough to make him mad, I don’t think I’d be able to tolerate it.

“After all, I took his wife away. If not for me, he would be with his beautiful wife now,” Summer replied.

Victoria chuckled “Come on it’s just one

thinl

“Really? Summer questioned.

“Yes,” Victoria replied.

Summer asked again, “Do you have the heart to do so?”

“What is there to be reluctant about?” Victoria asked in return.

Summer stood still and thought for a while. Suddenly, she got under the quilt to hug Victoria, after which they both laughed happily.

Just like when they first met while they were younger, they tickled each other and rolled around the bed together.

After calming down, they talked about anything and everything, sharing all of their thoughts.

In the end, both of them chatted until they fell asleep.

Even though they were adults now, their habits did not change a bit.

As soon as they lay down, they both hugged each other. Then, Summer started complaining about all the weird things she encountered at work and about Erik.

Victoria listened quietly and responded every now and then.

As they chatted, Summer’s phone rang. She glanced at it and saw that it was Erik calling.

She thought, What time is it? Why is he calling me? Doesn’t he need to sleep? Wait, it’s daytime over there.

After taking a deep breath, Summer turned to Victoria and said, “Let me take this call.”

“Sure,” Victoria answered.

“Hello, Mr. Ludson?” Since Summer answered almost at once, Erik was caught off guard, not expecting her to

pick up the call so soon.

Summer couldn’t hear his voice, so she moved the phone away from her ear and whispered to herself, “Did he dial the wrong number?”

Erik heard another woman’s voice in the background just as he was about to speak. “Who is that?”

He immediately recognized the voice thanks to his incredible memory. The voice belongs to the woman Summer and I went looking for back then. It’s Victoria. Seems like Summer didn’t respond to my message earlier because she was too busy with her best friend.

Erik quickly found an excuse for the woman.

“Shh!” Summer put her index finger to her lips, signaling for Victoria not to speak.

Victoria covered her mouth while Summer said, “Mr. Ludson?”

He hummed in response just then.

“Was the signal bad just now? I didn’t hear your voice on the other end,” Summer asked.

“Yeah, the signal might not have been great.” Erik’s voice was calm. “Are you at the hotel already?”

“No, I’m staying at a friend’s place tonight. Mr. Ludson, is there something urgent you need to speak to me about at this hour? Is there something wrong at work?”

Erik was silent for a while on the other end. Summer seemed to hear him sigh before he finally said, “There’s a bit of an issue, but considering the time difference between where you are and here, let’s just forget about it.”

Summer was speechless.

“Okay, I’ll hang up now.” Erik quickly hung up the phone.

Summer was annoyed as she listened to the busy tone on her phone. She threw her phone aside and started complaining to Victoria, saying, “I told you this person is not just a workaholic, but also a slave driver to his subordinates. I’ve already quit my job, but he still wants me to handle work!”

At this, Victoria blinked her eyes. She had no memory of their past, so she had no idea what had happened

between them.

However, based on Summer’s description and the fact that he called in the middle of the night to ask about

work, it seemed that he was indeed a workaholic.

“Haven’t you handed all your work over?” asked Victoria.

“How is that possible? I handed over my work a long time ago. Audrey is quite capable,” Summer replied.

“Why would he call you about work, then? Shouldn’t he call the person you handed over your work to?” Victoria

questioned again.

Summer nodded in agreement. “Exactly. I don’t understand why he would call me.”

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. “The next time he calls me about work, I will tell him off! I no longer work for him, so I don’t care about offending him!”

Nonetheless, Victoria spoke up just then. “Maybe he wasn’t calling about work. Perhaps he just wanted to check if you landed safely.”

Summer shook her head. “Impossible. He was already asking me about work. While picking up my luggage earlier, I saw his message and replied to him right away. Take a look for yourself.”

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