After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

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Chapter 61

Leo shrugged. “It’s right outside.”

Her heartbeat quickened slightly.

So, Cole had ignored her request and sent the car over anyway.

A strange feeling settled in her chest.

Ever since their last encounter, Cole’s attitude toward her had noticeably softened. But why?

Leo noticed the way Nora’s face stiffened, her fingers tightening around her phone. He frowned slightly. sensing something was off.

“What’s wrong?” he asked, his voice laced with concern.

Nora quickly masked her emotions and shook her head. “Nothing,” she said lightly, but there was a distant look in her eyes.

She unlocked her phone, scrolling through her contacts until she found Cole’s number. Without hesitation, she transferred the exact amount he had spent on her car repairs and sent him a brief message acknowledging the payment.

Barely a second passed before her phone vibrated with an incoming call.

Nora hesitated, then sighed and picked up.

“Cole.”

“You didn’t have to send the money back,” his voice came smoothly through the line, tinged with something she couldn’t quite place.

Nora’s grip on her phone tightened. “I don’t like owing favors,” she stated firmly.

Cole exhaled, a soft chuckle escaping. “Stubborn as ever, huh?”

“That’s how I am,” she replied, unmoved.

There was a brief silence, and then curiosity got the better of her. “Can you tell me why you’re helping

me?”

she thought he wouldn’t answer. Then, he spoke, his tone casual

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a thank you gift.”

“A thank–you gift?”

it was an apology, she would have understood. But a thank–you gift? What had she done that warranted his gratitude?

ask, the line clicked, and the call

phone, her

been quietly listening, finally spoke. “Was

lost in

couch, his expression unreadable. “Next time something like this happens. you

was something in his voice–something bordering on possessiveness. It was unlike him, and it caught her off guard.

Leo was always kind, always composed. But for a fleeting second,

usual, reassuring smile. “This is also the responsibility of a

moment passing just as quickly as it

it, she nodded

two spent the next few hours going through notes, organizing information on the exhibits from the event, and preparing their assignment for Professor Colton.

they finished and sent off the report, the sky had already darkened.

her. “You should take a few days off to rest.

dismissively. “I’ll be

gathered his things and stood up. “I’ll see you later,

as he left, and for a moment, the apartment felt eerily

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call, and now Cole’s unexpected kindness.

strange mix of emotions churned inside her,

jolted awake by the sound of

it and answered without checking

“Hello?”

Alex’s bright voice came through the speaker.

sat up, rubbing her temple. “I’m fine,

the faint murmur of conversation. It

he added, “Dad is here.