Departure with a Belly ( Victoria Selwyn & Alaric Cadogan’s )
Departure with a Belly Chapter 277

Chapter 277 

One would find it hard to remain logical when they got angry–their emotions would 

consume their rationality.

Alaric was no different, especially when encountering his 

lover. However, he seemed to regain his sensibility after hearing Terrance’s words, and 

his anger died down after that. Alaric lowered his gaze to conceal the grim look in his 

eyes. That’s true. I don’t have the right to be mad, do I? As Terrance said, it has been 

five years. I should be glad that she isn’t married and that I even got the chance to ask 

her out. I shouldn’t care about who the man is as long as he isn’t someone else. 

At that thought, Alaric looked up to meet Terrance’s gaze. “Alright. You’re a pretty 

impressive guy,” Alaric commented. 

“I know, right?” Terrance was quick to request for a reward. “Well, in that case, can I get 

a pay raise, Mr. Cadogan?” 

Alaric burst into laughter upon hearing Terrance’s words. “We’ll talk about that later. 

Have you completed all the tasks I gave you?” 

“Yes, it’s all done. They’re moving houses tonight, and we can pick the kid up tomorrow. 

But… Mr. Cadogan, are you planning to pretend that the child is yours in front of those 

two kids? I don’t think that’s a good idea, is it?” 

“Of course not,” Alaric replied in a flat tone. “Why would I claim to be the father to 

someone else’s child? There’s no way I’d do that.” 

Mr. Cadogan has a point. He would never allow someone else to call him their father, 

even if it’s just for acting purposes, Terrance thought. “Have you thought of the role 

you’re playing, then?” Terrance asked. 

“I just have to be family, right? I can just claim to be one of the kid’s relatives,” Alaric 

replied. 

Terrance was quick to come up with a solution. “Why don’t you get the kid to refer to 

you by your last name? You could be their uncle or an elder.” 

Uncle or elder, huh? Well, those two kids call me Mr. Night, anyway. Alaric nodded 

eventually. “That works.” 

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Then, Terrance pulled his phone out to take down some notes. “I have another 

suggestion, but I’m a little afraid to tell you about it, Mr. Cadogan,” he added after he 

recalled something. 

“Spit it out.” 

“Well… Maybe you could allow that kid from the Anderson Family to stay at your place 

for a bit, at least until those two kids trust you a little more,” Terrance suggested. 

Alaric frowned upon hearing the man’s words. “What are you talking about?” 

“I know you don’t like when there are outsiders, but I think you can just get the nanny to 

prepare a room for the kid. The kid won’t bother you at all,” Terrance added. 

Alaric’s brows were still furrowed as he kept his lips pressed together. 

“Haven’t you ever considered inviting your kids over to your place with the use of the 

Andersons‘ kid as an excuse? Wouldn’t you guys be able to bond more with such 

private and intimate interactions?” Terrance asked. 

Alaric’s brows seemed to relax a little after hearing Terrance’s full explanation. 

“Yeah,” Alaric replied icily while nodding. He pressed his lips together for a while, and he 

looked like he was about to say something when a familiar figure showed up at the 

front door. 

Terrance noticed the newcomer, and he let out a surprised gasp. “Miss Selwyn’s here!” 

“Shh. Don’t let her find out,” Alaric whispered. 

Terrance hastily clamped his hand over his mouth before he instinctively crouched 

Chapter 277 What’s the Rush? 

down. He was afraid that Victoria would notice them the moment she looked up. 

“There’s still 30 minutes until her appointment. Why is she here so early?” he asked. 

Alaric glanced at his watch. He had relaxed his facial muscles earlier, but he knitted his 

brows again as he thought, Yeah, why did she come earlier? Is she that eager to meet. 

this stranger? That thought made Alaric clench his fists at first, but he quickly calmed 

himself down when he recalled what Terrance had said earlier. Forget it. I need to keep 

my cool. ‘I’m‘ the guy she’s supposed to meet, anyway. 

Victoria entered the restaurant with her handbag hanging off her shoulder. “Hello, 

Miss,” the waiter greeted. 

“Hello, I made a reservation for…” After telling the waiter about her reservation, the 

waiter led her into the restaurant. Alaric, who was sitting upstairs, glared at the woman 

with a cold look in his eyes. She had reserved a window seat. Alaric’s expression had 

been hard at first, but it turned into confusion when he saw that the waiter didn’t bring 

Victoria to a window seat and led her in the opposite direction instead. What’s going 

on? Did the waiter forget where her seat was, or did she get it wrong? As Alaric was 

contemplating the situation, the waiter had already led Victoria to the stairs. 

Alaric’s expression wavered when he heard Terrance’s cry. “Oh, no. The waiter isn’t 

going to lead her upstairs, is he? What should we do, Mr. Cadogan?” There was only 

one way up, so they had no other way to go down. 

Chapter 277 What’s the Rush?

 

Terrance was panicking at that point. “What should we do? Miss Selwyn is going to 

notice us, isn’t she?” After all, they weren’t supposed to meet that day–they had only 

invited her over to match her up with another guy. Wouldn’t Mr. Cadogan’s identity get 

exposed if she saw him now? Terrance thought. 

“What’s the worry about?” Alaric shot Terrance a heartless side–eye when he saw how 

anxious Terrance was. “Calm down.” 

“Mr. Cadogan…” Even though Alaric told Terrance to calm down, Terrance couldn’t do it 

on demand. “She’s just coming upstairs. Is there anything wrong with her bumping into 

us at a time like this? Do you think she’d associate us with that man?” Alaric explained. 

Terrance felt himself calming down as he listened to Alaric’s cold and monotonous 

voice. “That’s true. We’re not sitting downstairs, so she wouldn’t have noticed us earlier, 

anyway. We should keep our cool.” Terrance lifted his cup of coffee to take a huge gulp 

of it. Before he could swallow his drink, he turned around to see the waiter leading 

Victoria over to their seats. The closer Victoria got, the harder Terrance found it to 

swallow his drink. The waiter ended up stopping at the table right beside them. 

“This is the spot you booked, Miss Selwyn,” the waiter announced. 

Alaric, Terrance, and Victoria were all speechless for a moment. It was obvious that 

Victoria had already noticed Alaric and Terrance when she was walking over. She felt 

utterly speechless, and questions flashed across her mind when she first saw them. 

What’s he doing here? Then, she was reminded of what Alaric had told her on the 

phone when she was at the airport. “Do you think I won’t be able to handle you after you 

arrive at Jasea?” Alaric’s words had a clear meaning to them–he meant that he wasn’t 

about to let her go that easily. 

However, Victoria hadn’t expected him to show up at a place like this. What is he trying 

to do? Is he just going to continue following me around and pestering me? A hint of 

disgust surfaced in Victoria’s chest before she turned around and apologized to the 

waiter. “I’m sorry. I’ve decided I don’t like this spot. Can I change my seat?” she asked. 

The waiter was confused. “What?” 

“Are there other available seats downstairs?” Victoria asked. 

The waiter nodded slowly. “Yes, there are available seats.” 

“Great. Please get me a seat-” Before Victoria could finish her sentence, she sensed a 

tall, slender figure standing beside her. 

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