hapter 51

Chapter 51

That night, Arnold sat in the living room, flipping through paperwork, but his mind kept drifting

He glanced at the clock on the wall. It was getting late. Nota hadn’t returned yet.

The house felt oddly empty without her presence.

His thoughts churned. He had expected her to come back after dinner, especially since Alex would be waiting for her.

But she hadn’t. He checked his phone again, but there were no messages from her.

He sighed, a mixture of frustration and confusion filling him.

Where could she be? His mind ran over the possibilities, but none made sense.

He tried to push it aside, telling himself that maybe she just needed more time, but deep down, he wasn’t so sure.

The next morning. Alex knocked on Nora’s door as usual, eager to go to school.

He had grown accustomed to seeing his mother in the mornings, but today, the door didn’t open.

After a mo

a moment of hesitation, Alex knocked again, louder this time.

“Mom? he called, his voice tinged with uncertainty,

The door didn’t budge.

turned and walked down the hallway toward Arnold’s office.

open to see his father hunched over his desk, working as

Alex said quietly, his voice filled with

his papers, his expression unreadable

expecting this

paused, trying to find the right words. “She’s busy with work. But don’t worry, she’ll

Alex didn’t s

convinced. He had hoped for a different answer, one that would put his

coming back today?” he asked, has small voice filled with concern.

words he wanted to

you know when I hear from her,

uncertainty

and the

room, but his thoughts stayed with Nora. Where could she

For the heat

absorbed in her

project team, and in

at the center of everything She worked tirelessly, her focus sharp, her mind constantly moving from one task to the nest

an escape – one

refuge where she could pour herself

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a rhythm of tasks, meetings, and

even as she threw herself into the work, there were moments when her mind would drift back to Arnold, to Alex, to the life

couldn’t afford

particularly long day, Nora finally checked

was a message from Arnold,

but now, she read it with a mixture of

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