Chapter 12

Today’s Arnold was still handsome and dignified, tall and composed, standing there like a roll

When he saw Norn, he frowned slightly, his expression turning colder.

Like before, he merely glanced at her before averting his gaze.

Nora quickly withdrew her gaze as well, pretending not to notice him, and turned to walk away, heading for another exhibition area.

This time, it was Arnold who froze.

“She… surprisingly didn’t take the initiative to walk up and talk to me?*

Watching, Nora’s retreating figure, Arnold frowned deeply. He seemed to have forgotten that he was the one who had warned Nora never to initiate conversations with him during work hours.

When the exhibition closed for the evening, Nora exited the building, intending to hail a cab home.

As she stepped outside, she noticed a familiar black sedan parked at the curb

Arnold was leaning against the car door, smoking a cigarette.

Nora hesitated, dehating whether to greet him, but Arnold took the initiative to approach her instead

His tone way. “Why aren’t you answering your phone?

Startled, Nora rummaged through her bag and pulled out her cell phone, realizing she had several missed calls.

“The venue required phones to be silenced, so I didn’t hear them,” she explained evenly. “You could have mindlinked me, Alpha Arnold, if it was urgent.

indifferent, but Arnold’s

never addressed him so

Arnold felt an irritable pane in his chest. He said curtly. The day after tomorrow, my grandmother wants to see you. Take Alex to Lancelot Manor when the time comes.”

of Arnold’s grandmother’s kind face, Nora smiled faintly. “Okay,

deepened at her detached

“Then I’ll leave,”

her a ride home. She

watched her retreating figure, feeling

think this cold attitude would

upset and sulk, but he never needed to pay much

with a smile.

stay away–from him, from Alex, or from the

Arnold finished his

her why she was at the exhibition today?

woman,” Arnold replied coolly. “She probably saw the moonstone necklace I gave Linda and came here on purpose to remind me it’s time

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to care about much things. And

a moment before sighing. “Noca kon’t

Arnold said coldly, extinguishing his cigarette. She doesn’t

her phone buzzing with

end demanded, “Nora, there’s an urgent document from the human world that

already resigned I’m only in the transition

everything to complete a task, regardless

intention of overextending herself. She just

is this your work ethic? If you

you don’t

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