After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

Chapter 92

Nora blinked.

Arnold raised an eyebrow.

The housekeeper looked away. pretending not to hear.

For a long moment, Alex simply stood there, frozen in shock.

Then, with a dramatic huff, he stomped his foot. “This is so unfair!”

Nora sighed, pressing her fingers against her temple. “Alex, it wasn’t-”

“No! You went camping! Without! Me!” He repeated, emphasizing each word like a dramatic declaration.

Alex dragged his backpack along the floor, gripping the worn straps tightly.

With a grunt, he jumped off the couch and bolted upstairs, his small feet thudding against the wooden steps.

His frustration was palpable, radiating in the way he stomped with every step.

Nora frowned, watching him go.

She parted her lips, deliberate slowness.

y to call after him, but before she could, Arnold lowered his newspaper with

His voice was faint, almost casual.

“Alex, come back.”

There was no anger in his tone, no sharp reprimand–just a simple, quiet command.

Alex stopped immediately. His breath caught in his throat.

For a moment, he stood there, unmoving, gripping the strap of his bag so tightly his knuckles turned

white.

Then, hesitantly, he turned around and shuffled back, dragging his book bag behind him like a weight too

heavy to bear.

he kept his eyes downcast. His voice was small,

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olive branch, a child’s

She reached out, brushing his tousled hair. “I’ll

nodded slightly, though a shadow of doubt remained in his eyes. The sharp ring of the house phone

was calling.

its grand structure as imposing as ever. Inside, the scent of polished wood and

Lancelot sat in her usual chair, regal despite her age. Her sharp gaze

“Where is Arnold?”

simply. “He couldn’t

disapproval crossed the old woman’s face. “Work,” she echoed, shaking her head. “As always.”

was nothing to say. Arnold made his own

to change the subject when she

Twice.

felt a pain coming from her temples and a slight

alright? m

asked worriedly.

Nora forced a smile, “I went camping a couple days ago,

deal.”

had barely left her lips when her

was at the mall, and guess what I saw? Arnold and Linda were having dinner

much!**

stared at the screen. Her fingers tightened around the

didn’t reply. There was

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already exhausted, seemed to take the news as permission to collapse. The aching in her limbs.

fever consumed

out of consciousness, her dreams a tangled mess of past and present. Laughter echoed.

finally awoke, her surroundings

dark wooden furniture, the faint scent of aftershave–this was Arnold’s

his laptop open. The glow of the screen illuminated his face, highlighting the sharp angles of

the laptop and stood, his movements smooth, controlled. Without a word, he poured a glass of water and extended it toward

She didn’t want to accept anything from him. And yet, her throat was parched, her body