Departed With A Belly {1}

Getting a Divorce

If Victoria could refrain from remembering the old days, her days would just go by in a daze. However, it would only double the pain when the memories came back to overwhelm her.

The affection he casually showed to her in the past turned into knives that cut her skin open at the moment. Leaning against the safe deposit box, she closed her eyes in despair.

If only he could return her feelings.
Even if it was just a little, she wouldn't
be as desperate as she was right now.
When she returned home with the marriage certificate, Alaric just got out
of the shower. He came out of the bathroom with a gloomy expression.

Just as he was about to pass by Victoria, he noticed the marriage certificate she was holding.

At the sight of her holding their marriage certificate, he stood still and raised his head. The expression on his face only darkened more as his gaze pierced through her body like icicles.

Her hands tightened around the certificate helplessly when she met his
gaze.

After a moment of silence, he sneered.
"You seem eager." Victoria was taken aback by his comment. She parted her lips but the knot in her throat held her back from saying anything.

At last, she only held the certificate tighter as her gaze fell to the ground.

What does he expect me to say?

There's neither anything I can tell him nor a point in saying anything. After all, it's his idea to have a divorce. The person he truly likes is the one who saved his life back then.

Besides, I'm also paying back her favors. We'll leave it at that. I have nothing to tell him.

After having him all to myself for two years, I don't have any regrets. The history we have together can make a good compensation for his absence in the future.

At last, Alaric broke the silence. "The surgery is tomorrow, so we don't have
to pretend anymore. I'll spend the night in the study room." Then, he grabbed his pillow and left the room.

Victoria stayed still for a moment before eventually setting their marriage
certificate on the bedside table. After that, she took the clean clothes and headed into the bathroom.

The next day, Victoria was woken up by her phone's alarm. Feeling groggy, she rolled to the side and turned off the alarm. After that, she sat up on
the bed while massaging her throbbing temples.

She was unable to get a good sleep last night. Her mind thought of Griselda one moment and the next moment it was
replaced by her divorce and another moment by her child.

She had no idea about the time she fell asleep. She was reminded of the same things for the rest of the time as they plagued her dreams. Taking a moment on the bed to collect her thoughts, she slid down the bed and headed over to the bathroom to wash her face.

After getting into the bathroom, Victoria was frightened by the sight of her
reflection in the mirror. She had visible dark circles under her eyes and her pale face only set them off, Her eyes were red and bloodshot, and her hair was disheveled.

The combination made her a walking definition of an unhappy woman who was living a disorderly life.

Victoria studied her reflection in the mirror without a word. She didn't like her reflection in the mirror at all. She quickly washed her face and combed her messy hair.

Then, she applied a mask to her face
and decided to put on makeup after that.
Even though she didn't mind her appearance, she didn't want to worry
Griselda.

Around ten minutes later, she peeled off the mask and began to brush her teeth and clean herself. At last, she put on light makeup and got dressed in a casual outfit.