Departed With A Belly {1}

Morning Sickness

"It's none of your business." Victoria glanced at him.Hearing her words, Alaric went silent. "Why do you need to ask about what happened when we were just in there for about three minutes? Are you afraid that I will hurt her?" Victoria asked with amusement.

"That's not what I meant." Alaric frowned, looking clearly upset. "What is it then? Do I need to tell you everything about our girl talks?"
Hearing her words, Alaric could tell that Victoria had no intention of acting nice toward him. She had changed so much. Other than playing pretending front of Griselda, she treated him like a stranger.

As Alaric noticed this In the meantime, seeing that he was silent, Victoria took her clothes and
went to wash herself. After that, she climbed into the bed and went to sleep. During the whole process, she ignored Alaric, seemingly as if he was invisible.

Angered by the situation, he went to the bathroom and washed himself. Then, he lay on the bed with a grumpy face. Although the duo slept together, there was a long-shaped pillow in
between them. It was as if they lay in separate beds.

Since Victoria had not slept well the last night, she immediately fell asleep as soon as she lay down. Once she cleared her mind, she had a good
sleep. When she woke up, Alaric was already gone. Subsequently, she looked at the time and frowned when she saw it was already past she had overslept.

She quickly got out of bed and tidied herself before going downstairs.

When she walked down the stairs, she realized everyone was already sitting at the table and eating. As she approached them, she suddenly stopped in her tracks. She saw Claudia sitting beside Griselda and taking care of her. At that moment, she knew Claudia was trying to get on
Griselda's good side. Although Victoria didn't like what Claudia was doing, she knew that Alaric
would soon divorce her and Claudia would be Griselda's granddaughter-in-law.

Thus, she felt relieved. As she walked toward the table, Griselda was the first to notice her. She
waved her hands and said, "You're up, Victoria. You must be starving, right? Come and have some breakfast." The servants quickly placed the utensils before Victoria as she sat down. Victoria smiled at Griselda and greeted her.
"Good morning, Grandma. How was last night's sleep?"

"I didn't sleep well. It might be due to the fact that I was overly excited since I just came back home," Griselda sighed. Hearing her words, Victoria looked at her worriedly. "Well... You should get some rest after breakfast, Grandma," she said. "Don't worry. I'm fine. I'm very wide awake now, but l' go to sleep once I'm tired." Griselda comforted her. At this moment, the servant had placed Victoria's breakfast on the table. Griselda noticed it and said, "Let's eat first."

"Okay." Victoria nodded. Claudia was upset that Griselda had a better attitude toward Victoria. Still, she could do nothing except continue taking care of her. "Try more of this, Grandma. It's good for your digestion," she said. "Thank you, Claudia." Griselda treated her with courtesy. Although she was also kind toward Claudia, she didn't act as naturally as she was when
being around Victoria.

During the whole conversation, Alaric sat there with a stoic expression. He had dark circles under his eyes due to lack of sleep and had a grumpy face. Ever since Victoria came downstairs, he had his eyes glued on her.
However, Victoria seemed to have ignored him and acted as if he was invisible. She had never once looked at him. Because of that, Alaric pursed his lips in frustration.

Just as Victoria grabbed a glass of milk and was about to drink it, a servant placed a bowl of fish fumet in front of her. "Drink this, Mrs.
Cadogan."

It was rare for Victoria to drink soup in the morning. She mostly drank juice or milk since she wanted to keep her body in perfect shape. Thus, the chefs would always count the calories when making her meals. However, Victoria wasn't surprised when she saw the soup being brought to her.

After all, the chefs would change the menu because of Griselda's arrival. Nevertheless, she knew that this soup wasn't her serving. She supposed that Griselda had wanted her to drink it.

As expected, just as she was dazed, Griselda smiled and said, "Drink some soup. You are too skinny." Victoria stared at the soup for a moment before nodding. "Thank you, Grandma."
There shouldn't be a problem if I eat this on some occasions. If I gain weight from it, then so be it. Plus, I'm pregnant now. I shouldn't be dieting like before. I need to eat more nutritious food. Thinking about it, Victoria

grabbed a spoon and scooped the soup.
Just as she was going to drink it, she felt nauseous. At that moment, her expression changed drastically. Before others could react, she threw away the spoon and sprinted away as she covered her mouth.

Everyone was shocked by her sudden actions and stood there unmoving. Alaric was the first to react and quickly chased after Victoria with a grim expression. The next person to respond was Griselda.

"What's wrong? Is she unwell?" Her voice snapped the others back from their trance. They quickly rushed over while pushing Griselda with them. Soon, Claudia was the only one left at the dining table. She held the bowl unmoving as she stood there, not even noticing that her spoon had fallen into the bowl and splashed out the soup. Her face was as pale as a ghost, and there was only one thought in her mind.

Did Victoria just experience morning sickness? It should be! Otherwise, she wouldn't have been nauseous when she smelled the meat. What should I do? No one knows she is pregnant, and I doubt Victoria will tell them. Old Mrs. Cadogan would have learned by now if she had intended to say anything. However... Old Mrs. Cadogan is a woman. Not only that, but she
is also a woman who has experienced childbirth.

What if she notices Thinking about it, Claudia panicked. She put down the bowl and chased after them.

There was a bathroom on the first floor. When Victoria dashed into the bathroom, she immediately retched by the sink. Although her stomach was churning, she didn't throw up anything since she had just woken up.
Not to mention, she didn't eat much last night. Still, she couldn't stop the nauseous feeling.

After some time, she began to sweat, and her face was pale. While in misery, she felt a pair of hands calming her down, soothing her-back.Tears brimmed Victoria's eyes as she retched. Atter a tew minutes, the nauseous feeling was gone. However, she had lost all strength.

Her limbs were weak, and she almost fell after taking a few steps. Quickly, a pair of arms caught her by the waist, and she was carried. When Victoria felt herself being lifted, she subconsciously snuggled into Alaric's embrace.

At this moment, Griselda arrived. She looked at Victoria worriediv and at Victoria worriedly and
asked, "How is she?" Alaric had a grim expression as he hugged her closely. "I'm not sure. I'm going to take her to the hospital while you guys continue to have breakfast."

As he spoke, Claudia soon arrived. Her expression changed when she heard Alaric was taking Victoria to the hospital. When Alaric walked past her, she quickly chased after him and said, "I'll go with you guys."
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Published on: October 11,2024
Time: 12:30 pm
Word count: 1279 words