After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

Chapter 49

Arnold sat at his desk, staring at the flickering screen of his computer.

The office was quiet, save for the occasional shuffle of papers and the soft bums of air conditioning.

His fingers drummed absentmindedly on the edge of his mug as he reflected on what had happened a week ago.

Nora had walked into his office, her face flushed with frustration.

She had been struggling with her workload, feeling overwhelmed, and Arnold, in a moment of impatience, had suggested that maybe she should just quat if she couldn’t handle the pressure.

At the time, it seemed like the right thing to say.

It was supposed to be a push, a way of motivating her.

But now, with the silence in the office, he couldn’t help but wonder if he’d pushed too far,

He hadn’t heard from Nora since then.

A week had

d passed, and while Arnold had assumed she would return to work by now, there had been no sign of her.

He’d almost convinced himself that it was just a temporary tantrum, a flare up of emotions that would settle in due time.

But deep down, he wasn’t entirely sure.

The thought that she might not come back gnawed at him.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want her to leave–it was more that he hadn’t really expected her to go.

pushing away from his desk, and stood up.

at the

usual without Nora’s presence, but he had work to do.

grabbed a cup from the shelf. filled it with warm water, and poured a small

earthy scent filled the air, he took a

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probably dealing with things on her

Starline, the atmosphere was differenti

diligently at her

to think things through, and now she was back, not only ready to work but

one that had originally been handled by Drew.

a complicated piece of work that usually took him nearly a week

her quet determination, haad managed to

forwarded the completed work to her colleague Maks, she leaned back in her chair, her

trlaced

all. There was in way to know how her roworkers would react, but

opened the his be ow furrowing as he skimmed through

reached the last page, his eyes widened, las jaw dropping slightly.

was confident.

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got it all done?” he stammered, disbelief in

any changes that need to be made?” she asked calmly.

quickly scrolling through the file again.

expected something rushed, something incomplete, perhaps a mistake here or there,

saw was a polished professional piece of work–better than what Drew usually