Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 516

Chapter 516 Can Definitely Keep Your Belly Full

Both of them froze in unison after Victoria uttered those words.

Alaric instinctively glanced at Victoria, who dazedly stood there and only came back to her senses. after a while.

“A company? I have a company?” she exclaimed.

Alaric thought she had regained her memory at first, but he quickly realized upon hearing her follow–up question that she had unconsciously said that.

At the thought of her company, he began to remember the twists and turns they went through when they first reunited.

If you’re listening to me, Big Man, even if you can restore her memory, please let her remember something else. Don’t remind her of those unhappy things. She will probably have a bad impression of me if she only remembers what I did wrong.

Thinking of this, Alaric immediately spoke up. “I’ll take care of the company for you. If you want to have fun, just come and enjoy yourself without worrying about anything else.”

“You’ll help me?” Victoria blinked. “But shouldn’t you also have your own career?”

“Well, I can manage both sides. What’s the problem with taking care of my wife?” Alaric snaked an arm around her waist and led her in another direction as he spoke. He was afraid that she might remember the memories of him making trouble for her in the beginning. Her not recalling the good memories could affect their relationship.

Indeed, Victoria’s thoughts were quickly diverted by his words, and she didn’t mention the company again. Instead, she asked about things she wasn’t quite clear about, such as when they got to know each other and got married.

When it came to things that benefited him, Alaric was more than happy to tell her. Everything soon became clear to Victoria after she listened to him.

“So, we were childhood sweethearts?” she asked.

“Right.” Alaric caressed the back of her head. “You used to follow me around all the time when we

were kids.”

She raised an eyebrow in disbelief. “How is that possible?”

“Tsk! You’re denying it now that your memory’s gone? If I asked you right now if you liked me, would you also say you didn’t?”

“What kind of question is this… Are you trying to change the subject?”

“If that works in my favor, sure, you can call it that. So, tell me, will you admit it?”

“Definitely not,” she refuted. “I might have lost my memory, but I know I’m not that kind of person.”

Victoria knew that Alaric liked to tease her because of her amnesia, which was why she felt that she couldn’t have done such things.

Little did she know, what Alaric said was true.

She often went to the Cadogan Residence, not because of him, but because she particularly liked Casey. But as she went there more and more, her chances of meeting Alaric increased naturally.

After that, the two of them started playing together, and she got attached to him. She would constantly go to the Cadogan Residence and look to stay by Alaric’s side.

Her attachment lasted from childhood to adulthood. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

As they grew up together from a young age and Alaric often protected her, the man had always thought of himself as her older brother.

It wasn’t until later when certain things had happened that he realized that his feelings for her were not platonic.

When he thought about what happened with Claudia in the

past, his gaze

dimmed considerably.

If it wasn’t for her impersonating his savior back then, he might have noticed how he truly felt for Victoria right when he was in his youth. Their future probably wouldn’t have been so tumultuous

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And if things hadn’t been so hard back then, all these things that happened later on might not have happened.

Unfortunately, what was done was done. There was no point in thinking about these things. Alaric snapped out of his thoughts and tapped Victoria’s forehead.

“Fine, then. But when you regain your memory, you won’t be able to deny it.”

As lunchtime approached, Casey’s husband, Aquilo Aspin, who was also Alaric’s grandfather and the children’s great–grandfather, returned home.

With two fish in his hand, he came back saying he wanted to show off his skills and treat the little

ones to a meal at noon.

Upon hearing from Casey that Victoria and Alaric had also arrived, he hurriedly ran to the house to greet them.

Aquilo was a particularly gentle person. After chatting with them for a while, he said he needed to start cooking, or it would be past lunchtime.

He then went to the kitchen.

Victoria stood by the door, watching him leave for the kitchen before Casey went with him to assist with the preparations.

Victoria could tell that this was their daily life.

“Do

you like it?” Alaric’s voice suddenly rang out beside her ear.

He continued before Victoria could react. “If you like it, we can live this kind of life when we grow old too.”

Victoria didn’t expect him to bring up their future together. After she imagined it for a bit, she asked, “Like them?”

“Like them, or however you want,” Alaric replied.

“I don’t think we can live our old age like them, though. Can you cook?”

This question caught Alaric off guard.

Seeing how quiet he got, Victoria raised her gaze and looked at him. “Why aren’t you saying anything? So, you can’t cook?”

Alaric finally replied after a moment of silence. “Just because I can’t cook now doesn’t mean I won’t be able to in the future. I’ll learn how to cook when we’re older, and it’s time for retirement. I can’t promise a grand feast, but I’m sure I can make something simple. I can definitely keep your belly

full.”

Victoria instinctively frowned at those words.

“I didn’t say that you must be the one cooking.”

“Will you do it, then?” He casually imagined the scene and immediately frowned. “No, you can’t do it. I’ll do it.”

The thought of her petite figure running around in the kitchen, her fair and delicate hands handling the cooking, washing dishes, and using a kitchen knife, was unacceptable to him.

He didn’t know what other men thought, but he couldn’t bear to see Victoria doing those things.

Meanwhile, Victoria had no idea what he was thinking. She only thought that this kind of life sounded pretty nice. She didn’t mind cooking. After all, when two people were together, someone had to cook, and the one who didn’t cook would have to do the dishes.

They could share the workload when the time came.

For lunch, they set up a large table in the yard and dined in the open air. Victoria had eaten in upscale open–air restaurants and picnicked on beaches with azure seas and blue skies, but she had never eaten in a self–built courtyard in the countryside.

Occasionally, the barking of dogs and the cheerful voices of children passing by could be heard from outside. The rural atmosphere was thick, and despite the noise, she strangely felt at peace.

For Victoria, this was a magical experience.

Alaric took good care of her by picking out the greasy and meaty food that she couldn’t eat with his fork.

Casey became a little unhappy after a few back–and–forths.

“Al, take what you want and eat it. Why do you keep stealing food from Victoria’s plate?”

Alaric smiled. “Grandma, the food on her plate tastes better to me!”

That remark left Casey speechless. Beside her, Aquilo chuckled and stated, “It’s normal for young people to be playful. Let them do as they please.”