Departure with a Belly ( Victoria Selwyn & Alaric Cadogan’s )
Departure with a Belly Chapter 271

Chapter 271 

“Sir, what are you doing here?” The last time Nicole saw him was on the plane, and for a 

long time after that, she hadn’t seen him. So, she was surprised and curious to see him 

here out of the blue. 

Alaric couldn’t help but smile when he heard her sweet bell–like voice. Just based on 

her voice alone, he reckoned that she was usually especially favored. There was also 

no doubt that she would act cute just to get the cookie jar as it were. Exactly like the 

way she was in the live broadcasts, she was a witty little girl. 

“I’m here to visit the school and didn’t expect to bump into you two.” Alaric’s eyes swept 

past Nathan. 

In contrast, Nathan wasn’t anything close to cute, and neither was he as friendly as 

Nicole. When Alaric crouched down, the look in the little guy’s eyes became defensive, 

and he even silently held Nicole’s hand. This was his display of resistance toward 

Alaric, but it didn’t make him mad. On the other hand, he silently praised Nathan’s 

reaction. 

“Huh? Are you here to visit the school, Mr. Good Looks? Are you married? Do you have a 

baby, too?” Being the curious toddler that she was, Nicole asked all sorts of questions. 

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Alaric’s brows shot up, and he didn’t know how he should answer her for a moment. 

After a few seconds, he took a glance at the defensive Nathan and said, “Don’t call me 

Mr. Good Looks. Let’s change to a different address. You can call me Mr. Night.” 

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“Mr. Night?!” 

“Are you Mr. Night?” 

This time, both kids were shocked because they couldn’t believe that he was the Silent 

Night who was tipping them on their broadcasts all the time. 

Alaric quirked a brow at them and asked, “I don’t seem like him?” The kids went quiet at 

his question. “Or you don’t believe that I’m Mr. Night?” Then, he whisked out his phone 

and opened his account to show it to the kids. 

When he showed them his phone, Nicole’s head moved over to take a look. After she 

saw it with her eyes, she gasped in delight and hugged him. “Mr. Night!” 

Alaric held her with one arm and raised his gaze toward the other half of the twins. 

When he saw that Nathan was still in the same spot, he couldn’t help but look a little 

impressed as he thought, This little man is really wary. 

“Aren’t you going to take a look?” he asked. Nathan took a look at him and dragged his 

feet over. Alaric smirked as he passed the phone to him. “Would you like to make sure? 

Or else, you might think that I’m a bad guy or an imposter.” 

His words gave away the thoughts on Nathan’s mind, and even though the little guy’s 

expression remained unchanged, his ears had turned red in embarrassment. 

Nevertheless, he took over the phone and started to check. At first, he was a little stiff 

and cautious, but when he saw that Alaric wasn’t reacting defensively, he started to 

play with his phone in front of him. Once he ensured that Alaric was truly whom he said 

he was repeatedly, only then did he return the phone to Alaric. 

Alaric smiled as he looked at Nathan. “Are you done making sure? Are you still 

suspicious of me now?” 

Nathan quietly pursed his lips tightly together. On the other hand, after Nicole found out 

that he was Silent Night, she hugged his arm even tighter, acting as intimate as she 

would with her family. “Mr. Night, why didn’t you tell me that you’re Mr. Night on the 

plane last time?” 

“Huh?” Alaric pretended to think. “Maybe it was my first time seeing you, so I was in a 

daze.” 

“Oh, then are you here today to sign up for your baby?” 

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Alaric didn’t think that this question would pop up again, and he contemplated before. 

chuckling. “My baby is already signed up. They’re in this school as well.” 

“Really? What are their names?” 

A smile spread across his face. “I’ll introduce them to you the next time if there’s a 

chance.” 

“Okay!” 

AFT 

Greg stood at a distance and was a little dumbstruck as he watched them chat away 

happily. Due to their happy interaction, the little seed of suspicion grew into a massive 

tree. So, he turned to Terrance and couldn’t help but voice his doubt, “Mr. Levane, may I 

ask how they are related?” 

Terrance smiled slightly and merely retorted with a question, “Would you like to make a 

guess?” 

Greg stared at Terrance speechlessly as he thought, I don’t have the guts to do that! 

As Alaric wasn’t formally related to the kids and they had classes to attend, he left after 

spending only twenty minutes with them. Nonetheless, although they had already 

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made it back to the car, it was obvious that he was in high spirits. 

Terrance immediately noticed this and used this opportunity to pass the thermos to 

him. “Mr. Cadogan, it’s cold today. Have something to keep yourself warm.” 

Since Alaric was in a good mood, he readily accepted the thermos Terrance passed to 

him and took a couple of sips. In the thermos was the oatmeal powder drink that he 

had prepared for him with warm milk. Right now, the temperature was just right, and his 

stomach felt warm after having a few gulps. 

Perhaps because Alaric was in an excellent mood today as he took a few more sips 

under Terrance’s watchful gaze before returning the thermos to him. 

“Mr. Cadogan, would you like to have more for the benefit of your health? After all… 

you’re not alone now.” 

Alaric’s hand paused mid–air while holding the thermos, and his almond–shaped eyes 

lowered as though he was digesting Terrance’s words. A few seconds later, he raised 

his head and smiled. “You’re right.” 

Terrance gaped at Alaric in stunned silence as he hadn’t seen Alaric smile from the 

bottom of his heart like this for a very long time since he started working for him. Ever 

since the passing of Old Mrs. Cadogan, Mr. Cadogan has locked himself away. So, is he 

finally opening his heart now? 

Hence, he stared as Alaric finished the oatmeal in the thermos slowly and kept the 

thermos away when he was finished. While he twisted the lid on, he said, “Earlier when I 

was watching you with the children, I thought that the scene was very beautiful, and 

they truly resemble you. I even took a picture.” 

Alaric’s eyes flickered at that. “Picture? Send it to me.” 

Terrance sent the picture to his phone, and his lips instinctively curled upward after 

seeing the picture. Meanwhile, Terrance was still speaking, “I thought that since you 

were chatting away so happily, there wouldn’t be any harm if I took a picture in secret. 

But I think the little boy seemed quite wary of you. He’s very mature for such a young 

boy.” 

Alaric pursed his lips. “It’s great that my child is vigilant, lest he gets cheated one day.” 

My child… Terrance sighed at his words. “Mr. Cadogan, is he your child? Aren’t you 

going to do a paternity test?” 

Alaric merely snorted as he asked, “Is there a need for that?” 

Okay, it really seems unnecessary when they look so alike. Just the fact that Victoria 

was the children’s mother and ninety–nine percent of the children’s features took after 

Alaric’s, if they were not his flesh and blood, then everything he knew about genetics 

and heredity was probably a lie. “What are we going to do next? Should we let Miss 

Selwyn know about this?” 

“No.” Alaric shook his head. If she found out about this, she would probably flee with 

the kids yet again. Once that happened, not only could he not find them, but the kids 

would also develop a strong dislike for him. 

The thing he needed to do now was, increase his presence around the kids with his 

identity as Silent Night. Today, he deliberately revealed this identity to them because 

Nathan was too guarded against him, so he had no other choice but to use this 

particular identity. Although it was a little despicable of him to take advantage of the 

children’s naivety, he couldn’t deny that it was very useful. 

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