Chapter 42 E After speaking , Victoria couldn't be bothered to waste any more time with her . She packed up her things and quickly left the cafe . However , she didn't notice that after she left , the man , who was referred to as Carlo , sat down in front of Claudia and began to inquire about Victoria . After leaving the cafe , Victoria did not go home . Instead , she stood on the side of the road , looking at the passing vehicles . The huge boulder in her heart finally fell to the ground . She couldn't help but call her father, Tony , to share the news that she had returned the favor . However , the phone rang for a long time and the call went unanswered . Victoria glanced at the time and guessed that her father was probably busy with work , so she didn't call again . For the rest of the day , Victoria continued to accompany Griselda at the nursing home . As she had talked to Claudia for a long time , she was delayed and arrived at the nursing home a little later . When she arrived , 1/9 11:08 Mon , Chapter 42 Danger the caregiver said , " Mrs. Cadogan , you're more than half an hour late today . Old Mrs. Cadogan has been waiting for you for a long time . " Hearing this , Victoria felt a little guilty . " I had something to do on the way . I got delayed . " " Then go in quickly . " " Okay . " Victoria quickened her steps and soon arrived at the ward . All the caregivers had probably left at the same time , and there was only Griselda in the room . When Victoria was about to walk in , her footsteps suddenly paused . She saw that Griselda was holding a photo and staring at it in a daze . Although Victoria could only see her profile from a distance , she could sense the heavy sorrow coming from the old woman . " Grandma … " Victoria called out to her softly and walked in . Hearing the sound , Griselda snapped back to reality and looked toward 2/9 11:08 Mon , 19 Jun Chapter 42 Danger the source , her emotions disappearing from her face . " Victoria , you're here . " A Victoria walked up to her , apologetically explaining , " Sorry , Grandma . I ran into some trouble on the way here . I just got here . Did you wait for me long ? Next time , if I'm late again , I'll make sure to call ahead . " " Silly Victoria , it was only a little while . How long could I possibly wait ? Besides , there's nothing to do at the nursing home , so it doesn't matter if I wait a little longer or shorter ." " No , that won't do . " Victoria shook her head , crouched down , and leaned her head on Griselda's leg , softly saying, " I want to tell you so that at least while waiting for me , you know I'm on my way to find you ." " You little dear … " Griselda was soothed by Victoria's gentle voice and reached out to tidy Victoria's hair , asking , " Then why don't you tell me what happened on your 3/9 Chapter 42 Danger way here ? " Victoria paused for a moment , then smiled and said , " It's just work stuff and it's very boring . Grandma , there's not much to talk about that . How about you tell me a story instead ? " After speaking , Victoria touched the photo in Griselda's hand and said , " For example , the story behind this photo ." Griselda hesitated for a moment before gently tapping Victoria's fair forehead . " You little clever brat . " " Mm , " Victoria hummed , leaning her forehead toward Griselda . " I want to hear your story , Grandma . " " Alright , I'll tell you . " By noon , Victoria received a message from Alaric asking her where she was . Victoria replied briefly , ' At the nursing home . ' 4/9 11:08 Mon , 19 Jun 77 % Chapter 42 Danger Shortly after the message was sent , Alaric replied , ' I'll come over for lunch . ' 5/9 Victoria was surprised and asked , ' Aren't you busy at the company ? ' Alaric replied , ' Yes , I'm still in a meeting . I'm taking some time off to come over . ' Victoria didn't say anything more and just said okay . She had nothing to say about him taking time out of work to come to the nursing home to see his own grandmother . The meeting finally ended . After experiencing several hours of Alaric's sharp tongue , all the high - level executives in the conference room walked out with pale faces , looking at each other with grief . Then they shook their heads , sighed , and left in embarrassment . was about time . If he 11:08 Mon , 19 Jun Chapter 42 Danger went to the nursing home now , the timing should be about right . He walked out of the conference room expressionlessly . Suddenly , a beautiful woman in a white dress and fluttering long hair walked up to him . " Al . " The woman's voice was soft and clear , causing the other high - level executives to look over at her . Alaric paused and saw that Claudia was holding a thermal food container while walking toward him . His eyes softened when he saw her , and he walked over . " What are you doing here ? " Since the other executives were still around , Claudia looked a bit shy as she said softly , " You've been busy with work lately . I don't think you've been eating properly . So , I personally made some food that you like . " The people around them couldn't help but sigh with envy . Two spots of red crept up on Claudia's fair face . She looked a bit embarrassed as she 6/9 11:08 Mon , 19 Chapter 42 Danger lowered her head . The people around them couldn't help but stop and watch the drama unfold . " Mr. Cadogan , you're really lucky today . " " Yeah , we all envy Mr. Cadogan for having such good fortune . " They were trying to flatter Alaric , but little did they know that he didn't like their jokes about him and Claudia . In fact , he gave them a stern look and glared at them with his sharp eyes . " Do you have nothing better to do ? Or did your performance earlier not embarrass you enough ? Do you want to have another meeting to continue this ? " The people around them were instantly intimidated and didn't dare to make a sound . In just a moment , everyone left quietly . Claudia , who was standing in front of Alaric , was shocked to see him suddenly become angry . She looked up at him with surprise . Why did he suddenly become angry ? They didn't say anything wrong , did they ? But it 7/9 11:08 Mon , 19 Jun Chapter 42 Danger seems that Alaric doesn't like it when people joke about him and me . Most importantly , Claudia felt that she had been humiliated in front of the company's executives . She thought she was special , so she dared to wait for him at this time . She also intended to assert her dominance in front of his colleagues by doing this . In fact , she wanted everyone to know that she was the one who would be the lady boss of the company , not Victoria . Nevertheless , she didn't expect Alaric to suddenly get angry … " What's wrong with you , Al ? " Hearing her words , Alaric paused and came back to his senses , feeling a bit dazed . He didn't know why he had suddenly lost his temper just now . Now , he was extremely annoyed . He pursed his lips and said , " Nothing . Why did you come here today ? " Claudia was speechless . She had already told him , but he forgot . She had Ino no choice but to awkwardly repeat what she had just said . However , Alaric 8/9 11:09 Mon , 19 Jun Chapter 42 Danger still seemed distracted and absent - minded . 9477 % Finally , he frowned and said , " Claudia , thank you for going to all this trouble , but I have something to do today and I have to go out . " Then , he added while turning to his assistant , " I'll have someone take you back . " 9/9