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The question sounded simple, but something about it unsettled her.

She exhaled quietly, shaking her head. “No.”

Her voice was even, controlled. “You don’t have to invite me just because of Grandmother. I’ll tell her myself that I chose not to go.”

Arnold didn’t reply immediately. Instead, he stood there, staring at her with those deep, unreadable eyes.

The silence stretched between them, heavy and unspoken.

Even though they had been married for years, Nora often felt as though she didn’t truly know him. He had always been distant, guarded–an enigma she had once tried to solve.

But not anymore.

She no longer searched his eyes for hidden emotions, no longer tried to understand the thoughts that he kept locked away.

Arnold remained still for a moment longer, then, without another word, he turned and left.

Downstairs, the party continued, but the mood had shifted slightly. The guests watched Arnold descend the staircase, their expressions curious, expectant.

They had assumed Nora would be following him.

But she wasn’t there.

The realization settled in quickly–Nora had refused him.

It was unheard of

Linda, who had been watching Arnold closely, felt a strange satisfaction at first. But as the moments passed, an unfamiliar tension crept into her.

Nora had said no.

get her, and

things were supposed

night. The

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meeting displayed on her screen. The video conference

was so focused that she didn’t

noticed a shift on her laptop screen–movement in the background of the video call–that

snapped

the doorway, framed by the soft glow of the hall light, was Arnold.

He didn’t speak.

stuttered for a second.

entrance perfectly, and now, on the other end of

seconds cleared their throat.

someone on the call awkwardly

this a bad time?”

her laptop camera away, ensuring that no one on the video call got a

his imposing figure and commanding aura.

exuded–it was enough to make an impression even through

few voices on the call murmured with curiosity.

“Wait, was that…?”

“Who was

that just now?”

chuckled. “Nora, your husband is ridiculously handsome. That presence… absolutely

hesitated before adding, “I always thought you and Leo

between them, thick with unspoken implications.

even though her fingers instinctively

Her colleagues had long assumed that

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businessman she often worked

was easier that way. At least, it had been easier when Arnold never appeared in

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