Chapter 13 Victoria's heart suddenly quieted clown after the text was successfully sent . She had done it . All there was left was to wait for his reply . However , Alaric didn't answer right away . Victoria checked the time and guessed that he should be working at the moment . He might be in a meeting , in a business engagement , or his phone might even be silent . He'll see it once he's done with work . The wait was unbearable , so she decided to take a nap . With that , she changed into her pajamas and drew the curtains to silence the room before climbing into bed . Ping ! Chapter 13 I Will Grant You All Your Demands Meanwhile , inside an office of one of Cadogan Group's buildings , Claudia's lashes were trembling uncontrollably right then when she was still sitting calmly on the couch a couple of seconds ago . Her eyes were fixed on the simple text message she was reading - ' I'm pregnant . ' The young woman had thought it was Alaric's work message or some kind of spam when the text first came in , but who'd have thought it was from Victoria ?! Reflexively , she looked toward the man working away at the desk , reeling in the possibility that he had gotten together with Victoria . Alaric seemingly noticed her gaze as he looked up at her quizzically . Startled , Claudia forced a smile and quickly lowered her head , leading Alaric to finally withdraw his gaze . Chapter 13 I Will Grant You All Your Demands It was exceptionally quiet in the office , and because they were on a high floor , the surrounding noises on the ground were inaudible to them . Meanwhile , grimness laced Claudia's drooped eyes as she deleted the text without confirming if Victoria was really the sender . After the deed was done , the young woman breathed a sigh of relief but fell into deep thought as her nails sank into her palms . Selwyn … What is she trying to do with that text ? Does she want to steal Alaric from me ?! At that , Claudia bit her lip . She should consider herself lucky that she had asked Alaric for his phone right after entering his office . Sure , he frowned upon hearing it , but he still handed the phone to her very quickly . If she hadn't asked for it , and if Alaric had seen the text , then the Chapter 13 I Will Grant You All Your Demands consequences would be unimaginable ! Minutes later , she returned Alaric his phone and said softly , " Here , Al . I'm done with it . Thanks . " " Sure . " He nodded subtly as he took it from her . " I thought you hated people touching your phone . Why are you willing to lend it to me ? " Claudia couldn't help asking as she looked at his impassive face while recalling Victoria's text . To that , Alaric took a gander at her and answered somewhat helplessly , " Because you're different from everyone else , of course . " Chapter 131 Will Grant You All Your Demands That was all it took to sate Claudia , and she felt overjoyed like her heart had been drenched in honey . Yeah , I'm different . If anything , I might have been overthinking . Besides , even if Victoria is pregnant , who's to say Alaric is the father ? As if he would ever touch her ! While she was deep in thought , Alaric added , " You saved me once , Claudia . You can make any demands with me . I will grant it all . " " Thank you , Al . " Claudia nodded while her smile shallowed at the mention of the topic . As she drooped her eyelids , grimness enveloped her eyes once more while she flipped out deep within . That again ! Can you go one day without telling me I saved you ? Am I nothing to you at all if I hadn't saved your life ?! Chapter 13 I Will Grant You All Your Demands As she recalled the incident , guilt crept up on Claudia . Though many years had passed , it still felt fresh as if it had just happened the day before . The river was torrential at the time , and Claudia had been rendered petrified when Alaric got caught in the river . She did nothing but stand by the river as her head buzzed . By the time she came to her senses and called for help , a slender figure had already run desperately toward her . Because of that , she had forgotten to call for help when the figure brushed past her . All she did was reflexively stop in her tracks and look over her shoulder when she saw the girl jump into the water without hesitation . Though the incident happened many years ago , it still shook Claudia whenever she recalled it . Chapter 131 Will Grant You All Your Demands The girl was too brave . So much so that Claudia loathed her for a long time after that . " What is it? " Alaric asked , seeing that she seemed to have fallen into deep thought . " Nothing . " She shook her head with a faint smile when his voice pulled her back to reality . She shouldn't recall the past anymore . Now, she was Alaric's savior , and it was a fact that would never change - ever . Following that , Claudia stayed in Alaric's office a while longer . Nevertheless , since the man was tied up with work and didn't have time to Chapter 13 I Will Grant You All Your Demands entertain her , she saw herself out a while later . " Al , since you're busy , I'll head back for now and visit you another day . " " Sure , " responded the man with his gaze fixed on his laptop screen. But just as she was about to leave , a thought suddenly came to him. " Wait . " " Yes ? " " Who texted ? " he asked , staring at her , causing her to freeze . He hadn't asked when the notification ping came in , and Claudia probably deleted it without giving it a second thought because she had been startled by it . But who'd have thought he'd suddenly ask about it now … " Just a spam message . I didn't want to interrupt you , so I deleted it without telling you . " Chapter 13 I Will Grant You All Your Demands All she received from Alaric was silence , and Claudia couldn't help panicking at that . " Are you upset because I deleted your text ? I'm sorry , Al . I didn't give it a second thought when it was just a spam message . I should've let you deal with it yourself . I'm sorry . Please don't be mad at me . " Her repeating apologies made Alaric ease his brows as he reflected on himself . What are you doing , Cadogan ? She has just deleted a spam message . Do you have to be mad at her for it ? Then again , he was a man of principles , so he still cautioned , " I'm not mad at you , but no more next time . " " Got it . Sorry . " Claudia nodded and drooped her eyelids . The air between the two tensed up just like that . Moments later , Alaric offered , " I'll ask the chauffeur to send you home . " Chapter 13 I Will Grant You All Your Demands " Okay . " D Very quickly , the chauffeur came up to collect Claudia , who clenched her resting hands into fists after entering the elevator . It might have looked like Alaric didn't mind letting her use his phone , but he reacted pretty greatly to her deleting his text . It seems like even a savior isn't that much of an exception . Claudia pursed her lips indignantly . Looks like I'll have to put more effort into Alaric , or he wouldn't condone me just because I saved him . Still , luckily , I've already deleted the text . Knowing Victoria , she would likely not tell Alaric in person when she didn't receive a reply to her text . That said , this was just a temporary fix . She'd have to act quickly …