hapter 6

In the divorce settlement, Nora had made her stance crystal clear… she was relinquishing custody of Alex.

But that didn’t mean he had stopped being her son.

This bond was not something that could be cut off so quickly, and maternal instincts still made Nora feel extremely responsible for him.

So, when Alex abruptly hung up on her, Nora’s heart sank. A prickle of unease crept up her spine, and without wasting a moment, she called back.

The phone rang and rang, but Alex didn’t answer.

Instead, he turned his little face away from the screen, his lips pressed into a pout as he stubbornly ignored the call.

As much as he missed his mother, he already kind of regretted making the call.

Nora’s worry deepened. She didn’t like this silence.. not one bit.

Acting quickly, she dialed the maid’s number.

The maid picked up almost immediately, her voice hurried but steady.

“Young Master should be fine, Luna. I’ll go check on him right away and call you

back.”

Hearing this, Nora exhaled, some of the tension easing from her shoulders.

“Thank you. Please let me know as soon as you can.

Upstairs, the maid knocked gently before stepping into Alex’s room.

“What happened, young master? Your mother was worried.”

Alex blinked innocently.

“Oh, that?” He forced a sheepish smile. “I must’ve pressed it by accident.”

The maid studied him for a moment but saw nothing unusual.

“All right,” she said before heading downstairs to report back.

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Chapter 6

Alex watched her leave, only allowing himself to relax once the door shut behind her.

That was close.

He couldn’t let Nora come back and ruin the travel plans he had been so excited about.

the maid’s update and

was fine… at least

been two weeks since she moved out of the villa.

had gradually adjusted to the

that house that she had finished her university studies, driven and determined to carve out

left it all behind, exchanging ambition for anonymity

But now?

wasn’t too late to start over.

apartment, Nora settled down at the table with her breakfast

notification popped up on her

designer Avril and her team take first place in an international fashion design competition, earning partnerships with several

image accompanying the

the smiling faces in the photo were

Classmates.

college days came flooding back–late nights sketching

she had once been

right after graduation, who knew where

be listed in that

long those they had talked, store gut the company they founded

dut by laptop, guided by coast,

rate hadn’t changed at all

her friends used to huddle over

a wave of nostalgia wath over her.

“Нога!”

voice

and save to waving her over from

sharp

from him, Nora ordered a coffee

keeping her tone light. “How have you

trace of

bad Picked up a couple of projects that are in the

forced a small

well

voice faltered for a

for a

Leo froze.

he said softly, his voice

the details of her

looking at her, it was clear that

smiled, a calm and almost practiced expression that barely hid the weight behind it.

said with a faint shrug.

thought about coming back to

carefully before asking, “What about now? What

somewhere between

thought about it,

trailed off, unsure

his tone suddenly

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