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.

tried calling

No answer.

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She tried again.

Still, nothing

sigh, she placed her phone on the bedside table and stared

of the paperwork at Silvermoon’s

head dramatically. “I swear,” he groaned,

“You say that now, but you’ll be back.”

a betrayed look. “Don’t jinx

stepped outside, the day’s calm was

erupted near the entrance. A man with wild, desperate eyes charged toward Arnold, a gleaming dagger

happened in a

instinctively. She shoved Arnold out of the

the blade plunged deep into her

body wavered for

as he caught her before she hit the ground. Blood soaked through her pale blouse

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

expression, clicked his tongue. “Why does this

Nora didn’t answer.

already

didn’t come home for the next few days, and Alex supposedly heard the news of Linda’s injury and snuck out that night to visit

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weightless, as if something fundamental had gone

from the estate.

in the subtle creak of the staircase, in the distant hum of his car

there was only

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