After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

Chapter 97

Before Nora could respond, a nearby employee, who had also witnessed the scene, approached with curiosity. “What happened?”

A young woman, seemingly one of Linda’s employees, answered, still wide–eyed. “She fainted,” she said, still breathless from the shock. “Probably from exhaustion. She’s been overworking herself for days.”

Leo scoffed, rolling his eyes. “Of course.”

Nora could feel the heat of his frustration radiating beside her. His cheeks had turned slightly red–not just from anger, but from the sheer audacity of the situation.

Arnold had brushed past them as if they were

nothing, but for Linda, he had moved with urgency.

Sensing Leo’s growing irritation, Nora sighed and patted his arm lightly. “Don’t let it get to you,” she said in a calm voice. “It doesn’t matter to me.”

Leo turned to her, frowning. “Nora…”

She shook her head again, this time with a small, almost imperceptible smile. “Really. I don’t care.”

Leo exhaled heavily and rubbed the back of his neck. “You should. That guy doesn’t deserve a second of your patience.”

Nora chuckled lightly. “That’s why I’m divorcing him, remember?”

Leo paused before nodding. “Right. Speaking of which… how’s that going?”

Nora glanced at him, her smile slightly sharper this time. “I feel the same way you do–I don’t want to waste any more time.”

Leo smirked at that. “Good. I was starting to worry you had too much patience.”

They left the parking garage together, and the conversation shifted to other things. But deep down, Nora couldn’t shake the unsettling feeling that even now, Arnold’s presence still cast a long shadow over her

life.

evening. Nora tried

No answer.

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She tried again.

Still, nothing

bedside table and stared at the ceiling. She didn’t know why she

morning, the last of the paperwork at Silvermoon’s central building was finally completed.

Leo stretched his arms above his head dramatically. “I swear,” he groaned, “I never want to set foot

say that now, but you’ll

shot her a betrayed look. “Don’t jinx me.”

as they stepped outside, the day’s calm was shattered.

the entrance. A man with wild, desperate eyes charged toward

happened in a

standing beside Arnold, reacted instinctively. She shoved

the blade plunged deep into

body wavered for a moment before collapsing forward.

panic as he caught her before she hit the ground. Blood soaked

by security, was dragged away, but Arnold wasn’t paying attention. He scooped Linda into his arms and rushed out

who had been watching the scene unfold with an unreadable expression, clicked his tongue. “Why does this woman have accidents every

Nora didn’t answer.

already turned

days, and Alex supposedly heard the news of Linda’s injury and snuck out that

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days following Arnold’s absence felt oddly weightless, as if something fundamental had gone

from the estate.

filled the space, lingering in the hallways, in the subtle creak of the staircase, in the distant hum of

there was only stillness.