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Befree she could prizes. Masonwaved down a server and ordered a plate of breadsticks and a glass of orange juice.

anching her carefully.

Nora stand fainth. Thanks Hirson. I didn’t mean to worry you

The “be regbed, has rone light but firm. But you should take better care of yourself. Running around all day without eating? That’s not like

at his foot tapping anxiously against the tiled floor of the restaurant

felt like the fifth time, his patience thinning

“Can you piras

th the order? It’s kind of urgent,” he urged, his voice polite but edged with concern.

The server nodded briskly and disappeared into the kitchen.

mason ogbed, rubbing the back of his neck as he cast a glance at Nora, who sat quietly across the table.

pale, her fingers absently tracing the rim of her water glass.

He couldn’t help but feel a gang of guth. “Nora deserves better than this,” he thought, his chest tightening.

patient, and always thoughtful of others, yet it seemed like no one truly valued her–not Arnold, not Arnold’s friends, and certainly not

people who should have been her support system.

Tood will

bere soon.” Harrison said, breaking the silence.

faint somilla. Thanks, Harrison. I didn’t mean to make a fuss.”

firmly. “You have every right to take care of yourself. And if you won’t,

Meanwhile,

villa, Arnold and Alex pulled into

midnight, the air cool and

Exit Bu of their car engine faded as Arnold cut

filled with Linda’s chatter and the ever present buzz of admiration

entered the villa, Arnold frowned

house was

hour, Nora would be up, waiting for

always had a habit of asking how their evening went, no matter how late they returned.

tonight was

loosened his tie and called out, “Nora?” His voice echoed in the stillness, met only by the soft

Luna?” Alex asked,

turned to one of the

been home all day, sir. I assumed she was with

into his che “She hasn’t been home?” he

central air system.

than anyone

the maid confirmed

the maid confirmed

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had something to deal with at her family’s place,” Arnold muttered, dismissing the

him once through a mindlink, which he had promptly ignored.

like a

bounded down the stairs, his

about Linda’s

way of making everything feel

called out as he knocked on her bedroom door. No

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