Chapter 22 Victoria didn't have much appetite , but under Summer's urging , she managed to drink the milk and eat a few mouthfuls of sandwiches . Summer finally stopped forcing her when she saw how hard it was for Victoria to take another bite . She came to sit down after she cleaned up a little . " How do you feel ? " she asked . " Feel any better ? " " Yeah . " 81 % Summer let out a light cough and tentatively asked , " Should we go back first tomorrow ? " Victoria didn't say anything . 1/11 10:41 Mon , 19 Jun 81 % Chapter 22 Powerless at Defending Him Seeing this , Summer held her hand and announced firmly , " Let's go . " 2/11 " Okay … " It was as though Victoria was in a fog now . She needed someone to give her a push no matter what decision she was making . She then got up and left with Summer . When they were passing by a corner , Victoria heard a dispute . A devastated young lady was crying out loud , " But Momma , I like him ! " " Shut your mouth ! " The furious and mean voice of a woman yelled in return . " What nonsense are you going on about ? Do you not remember what I taught you ? Do you understand what I'm saying ? You have been tricked by him ! " " Momma … " 10:41 Mon , 19 Jun 81 % Chapter 22 Powerless at Defending Him " I don't want to see you have any contact with him after this . A poor bum like him isn't worthy of you . You won't be able to find someone good if people knew about him , okay ? " 3/11 Listening to the woman's threatening voice , the girl lowered her head and did not speak anymore . Her eyes were hidden behind her fringe . Victoria only took a glance before she looked away . Summer obviously saw that scene as well . After they left the hospital , she couldn't help sighing , " That girl looks like she is only a student . Oh , silly girl . " Victoria didn't say anything in reply . Just then , her phone began to vibrate . Summer immediately huddled over when she heard the ringtone go off . " Your phone is ringing . Is it Alaric ? Is he regretting it ? " 10:41 Mon , 19 Jun Chapter 22 Powerless at Defending Him Seeing the unsaved number on the screen , she asked again , " Who's calling ? " 81 % 4/11 For some reason , Victoria had a feeling she knew who it was when she saw the phone number . She only hesitated for a few seconds before she took the call . " Victoria Selwyn , yes ? " A slightly aggressive female voice rang out from the other end of the call . This wasn't a voice Victoria was familiar with . " Whom am I speaking to ? " she asked in return . " I am Claudia's friend . I know a little something , and I would like to meet you to talk about it . I will send you the address through text in a while . " The caller came to a short pause before she chuckled . " You will come , won't you , Victoria Selwyn ?" 10:41 Mon , 19 Jun Chapter 22 Powerless at Defending Him She then hung up without waiting for Victoria to answer . Beep … Beep … 图 81 % 會 As Victoria didn't put the call on speaker , Summer didn't get to hear what the other woman said . She could only ask after the call ended . " Who was that ? What did they say ? " Victoria had nothing to hide from Summer . She took a moment before answering , " Claudia's friend . " Summer froze for a second upon hearing that . " What ? " she growled . " What is her friend calling you for ? " " She said she knows something and wants to see me . " A short ringing came from her phone as soon as she said that . 5/11 10:41 Mon , 19 Jun 3 ས ཏྲཱི 81 % E Chapter 22 Powerless at Defending Him It was a text from the woman . She had just sent Victoria the address to a coffee shop in the center of the city . Summer's sleek eyebrows were now pulled together into a frown . " She said she knows something ? Well , what is it ? Do you think … " She turned to Victoria in shock . " Maybe she knows about it too ? " " Judging by how things are so far , that seems to be the case . " 6/11 " F * ck ! " Summer cursed angrily . " How did Claudia know about this ? Alaric told her ? Victoria , even if he is someone you like , I really want to curse him out right now . Why would he spread the word when he has already decided he doesn't want the child ? Did he do it just so Claudia can treat you like a joke ? Why is he acting like some kind of trash ? " Hearing Summer's harsh words against Alaric made Victoria subconsciously want to defend him . However , her words were stuck at the tip of her tongue . 10:41 Mon , 19 Jun Chapter 22 Powerless at Defending Him . She parted her lips only to realize how powerless she was . Should she defend him ? But what was the point of that when the truth was right in their faces ? Thinking of this , she lowered her gaze and fell silent . 81 % Summer , however , made a decision for her . " Don't go . If they want to see you , let them come to you . Why do you have to go there just because they called you and sent you an address ? " Seeing how enraged Summer was , Victoria had to comfort her instead . " T don't plan on going . Don't be mad , okay ? " " Mad ? My heart breaks for you ! " Summer hissed in a hatred - filled voice . She seemed to have remembered something when she squinted . " For Claudia to get her friend to talk to you … She must be worried that you d decide against getting rid of the child and eventually fight over 7/11 10:41 Mon , 19 Jun 81 % Chapter 22 Powerless at Defending Him Alaric with her . Ha ! So , she isn't all that confident in herself . " 8/11 Victoria put away her phone and ignored the text message . She wouldn't go even if Summer hadn't warned her against it . This is between me and Alaric . No one else , Claudia's friend and Claudia included , has anything to do with this . After bidding farewell to Summer , Victoria went back home . She had a lot of free time , considering how long her annual leave was . The next few days would be a perfect chance to organize her thoughts . She needed to think about what she wanted . In a coffee shop in the city center , Claudia picked up her coffee cup to take a sip . However , she hadn't even drunk it when she hurriedly put it back and looked up at her friend sitting across from her . 10:41 Mon , 19 Jun Chapter 22 Powerless at Defending Him " She will come , right ? " 81 % The friend scoffed with contempt . " She will , unless she doesn't want to get to the bottom of this matter . She will be scared for sure . Let's just wait here . When she is right around the corner , you should go and hide inside . Don't show yourself just yet . " Listening to the plan her friend made for her , Claudia bit her lower lip lightly . " How are you going to tell her ? I'm sure she didn't want this to happen . Try to talk to her nicely later . If she needs compensation , I can also- " 9/11 " Claudia ! " The friend looked at her in disbelief . " Stop being so kind . What do you mean she didn't want this to happen ? How can Alaric touch her and get her pregnant if she didn't want it ? That sl * t must have seduced Alaric . You can't go easy on her , or you will be in serious trouble in the future ." Claudia sighed . " I know that you're doing this for my own good , but … her 10:41 Mon , 19 Jun 24 3 81 % ° Chapter 22 Powerless at Defending Him family has gone bankrupt . She's pitiful . Let's give her some money if we can . She has helped Alaric a lot in the last two years ." 10/11 Another friend echoed , " Look at how kind our Claudia is . She is nothing like that b * tch . She knew that Alaric is your man , and yet she got herself pregnant with his child . She trying to take the opportunity to get to a higher position . We warned her last time . " " Exactly . " " We'll give a few more warnings when she gets here . We'll let her see what we are capable of . " Unfortunately for them , they didn't see Victoria even after a 30 - minute wait . " That skank actually stood us up ! Give her a call and ask her what the hell is she thinking ." 10:41 Mon , 19 Jun ྂ ས བླ 81 % ཇེ Chapter 22 Powerless at Defending Him Claudia's fingertips curled slightly when she heard her friends ' words . B 11/11 0X81 % 0 1/12 ce she deleted Victoria's text on Alaric's ctoria told Alaric through a text message was Mare to tell Alaric the news in person . planned to ask Alaric out that night . A overtime work to do so he could not leave his job . was still worried . She accompanied him at work , and when he rk , she dragged him to a gathering with her friends . e end of the night , he had so much to drink he was barely conscious . While he was out of it , Claudia gave Victoria a call . 10:42 Mon , 19 Jun