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

open to see his father hunched over

Alex said quietly, his voice filled with

up from his papers, his expression

had been expecting this

words. “She’s busy with work. But don’t worry,

Alex didn’t s

He had hoped for a different answer, one that would put his mind at ease.

today?” he asked, has small voice filled with

wanted to say getting stuck in

know when I

the uncertainty in las eyes

mother since last night, and the silence in

his room, but his thoughts stayed with Nora.

For the heat

was absorbed in

project team, and in just a few short days, she was

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

an escape – one she

pour herself into her work,

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blended together in a rhythm of tasks, meetings,

her mind would drift back to Arnold, to Alex, to the life she had left

she pushed the thoughts away. She couldn’t afford to think about it

day, Nora finally

from Arnold, sent earlier that

had mussed it in the flurry of work, but now, she read it with a mixture

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