Departed With A Belly {1}

Do You Not Want a Divorce?

Victoria's words were like a blow to Alaric's head that he couldn't recover for a long time.

When he came back to his senses, he saw her contemptuous and pained gaze.

Before he could take a closer look, she lowered her head and continued to
pack.

She was packing much faster than before. She didn't even fold the clothes properly as she kneaded everything together and stuffed them into the suitcase.

Alaric suddenly held her slender wrist when she was turning around. His cold voice came from above her head.

"Why are you moving to that room today? You can't wait, huh?"

There was even a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

"Let me guess. It's because of the meal you had with your dear Noel at noon today?"

Upon hearing this, she abruptly raised her head and looked at him in disbelief.

"No need to take a dig at me like this.
Shouldn't you know best what sort of
relationship there is between Noel and me?"

She then forcefully tried to shake his hand off of her. However, he was too strong for her to fight off. The moment she flung his
hand away, he squeezed her tight, preventing her from moving out of his
grip even a bit.

His thin lips were pursed, and the corners of his lips pressed into a straight line, clearly proving his displeasure.

"What? Am I wrong? If he's not the reason, what's your reason for packing
up today? Is it not because of him?" He then sneered.

"I've been keeping you trapped in this marriage for two years, haven't I?"

Rendered speechless, she stopped struggling for a second and gaped at him.

"Get your facts straight, Alaric. You were the one who wanted a divorce!"

"Oh." His face showed no emotion as he continued to mock, "My requesting a divorce is exactly what you want, hmm? You're so eager to have lunch with him and move out of this room!"

Victoria didn't say anything at that. If she hadn't known about his feelings for Claudia, she would have thought
that he was jealous. Why else would he overthink just because she had
lunch with someone anyway?

He must be acting this way because his self-esteem as a man has been challenged. After all, they hadn't officially divorced yet, but his wife was now wanting to sleep in a separate room.

That must be why his possessiveness as a man is acting up. Not wanting to waste her time arguing with the man who was suddenly acting possessive in case she was swayed by the false impression that he was being jealous, she kept quiet as she tried to break free from his grip again.

Her not saying a word only made his face turn as black as ink. His jaw was tightly clenched as he insisted, "Why aren't you saying anything? Are you agreeing with what I say? You have always wanted a divorce, haven'tyou?"

When she continued to keep quiet, he mocked, "I got it right again, didn't 1?
You have always wanted a divorce, but you chose to wait until I bring it up
instead of telling me it yourself, yes?"

Victoria finally couldn't take it anymore.

"Alaric." She lifted her head. "What are you trying to say? Do you not want a
divorce?"

He came to a pause upon hearing that. It was probably because of Alaric's actions today and Claudia's 7 million that Victoria's heart was as hard as steel now.

Even the way she spoke was harsh.

"Surely you didn't forget that this was a fake marriage right from the start? Don't you remember what you told me when you first found me back then? You wanted me to play along with you to please Grandma."