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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of them spoke.

familiar comfort of the mattress did little to soothe her. Sleep came slowly, her

off, she felt movement

wrapped around her waist.

sharply, her body

The space where Arnold had lain was cool, as if he

up, rubbing her temples.

we even

dwell on

bag and stepped outside, only to see Arnold and Alex already sitting in the car.

spotted her immediately, his face lighting up. He rolled down the

She hesitated.

nothing, his fingers tapping

shook her head. “I’ll

face as expressionless as ever. “Get

calm, but there was an underlying authority that made refusal

the car door. She slid

Arnold started driving.

filled the car.

school, about his friends, about a game he wanted to play later. But between Nora and

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office, Arnold’s luxury car immediately attracted attention. Nora felt the

said

nothing, simply watching as she hurried into the

At Work:

herself in work, pushing aside

She and Leo

responded the

read it already?” Leo asked, disbelief in

a high evaluation

out of this industry too

make up for the years I lost. I won’t

her. “Want to invite him to dinner? Maybe

made

“I already

“Arnold invited me to dinner. He wants to introduce someone

A pause.