After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

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Their

met across the room.

A slow tension filled the space between them.

Neither of them spoke.

Arnold’s gaze dropped briefly to the towel wrapped around her body before rising to meet her eyes again.

Nora’s fingers tightened around the wardrobe handle.

The air felt heavier now, thick with something unspoken.

Neither of them moved.

Neither of them looked

away.

It was the first time in a long time they had truly **seen each other.

And neither of them knew what to do with it.

Nora stood motionless, gripping the edge of her towel as the warmth from her shower still clung to her skin. She had not intended to create this situation. The towel barely covered her thighs, and a single movement could make it slip. She pulled it tighter around herself, suddenly self–conscious under Arnold’s gaze.

“I just forgot to grab my pants,” she said, her voice steady but rushed.

She wasn’t trying to seduce him. She just wanted to avoid any misunderstandings.

Arnold’s sharp gaze flickered over her for the briefest moment before he looked away, unreadable. A quiet nod was his only response.

his expression

Something unspoken stretched between them.

Nora turned quickly and walked back into the bathroom, her heart pounding unexpectedly. She shouldn’t feel this nervous. They had shared the same space for years, yet now, after so much time apart, she felt the weight of his presence in ways she hadn’t before.

When she returned, dressed in her nightgown, Arnold was still in the room. He was leaning against the window, his phone in hand, looking like he had just finished a call.

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them spoke.

into bed, pulling the covers over herself. The familiar comfort of the mattress did little to soothe her. Sleep came slowly, her thoughts tangled in everything that

to drift off, she felt movement

arm wrapped around her

sharply, her body

was empty. The space where Arnold had lain was cool, as if he had left long

up, rubbing

we even doing?”

time to dwell on it. She had

and stepped outside, only to

up. He rolled down the window.

She hesitated.

said nothing, his fingers tapping lightly

head. “I’ll take a

face as expressionless as ever. “Get in.”

was calm, but there was an underlying authority that

a small sigh and opened the car door. She slid into the seat beside Alex, who grinned happily.

Arnold started driving.

filled the car.

he wanted to play later. But between

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Arnold’s luxury car immediately attracted attention. Nora felt

for the ride,” she said curtly before

nothing, simply watching as she hurried into the

At Work:

immersed herself in work, pushing aside the lingering emotions from the morning.

project for the year had been finalized. She and Leo sent the proposal to Professor Colton, a renowned figure in their field.

their surprise, he responded

it already?” Leo asked, disbelief in his voice as he scanned

a high evaluation but noted that she

out of this industry too long.*

typed a response. “I’ll make up for the years I lost. I

invite him to dinner? Maybe we

made the

Colton declined. “I already have plans tonight.”

he casually added, “Arnold invited me to dinner. He wants to introduce someone to

A pause.