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Chapter 99

There was no softness in the way she touched Alex’s hair, no lingering affection in her gaze. She was still a mother, still present–but something within her had closed off.

Charles noticed it too. His eyes darted between them, his lips pressing into a thin line.

This wasn’t the Nora they knew.

She wasn’t trying to make conversation with Arnold. She wasn’t glancing his way like she used to, hoping for a moment of connection. And she certainly wasn’t trying to mend things with Charles or Cole, who had once been like family to her.

She was distant.

Almost as if she was already gone.

Charles suddenly felt uneasy.

He had assumed that her coldness was a trick–some kind of strategy to make Arnold chase after her.

But what if it wasn’t?

What if Nora wasn’t playing a game?

What if she had truly… given up?

For the first time, Arnold felt something he hadn’t expected to feel at all.

A strange, unfamiliar sensation curled in his chest.

It wasn’t anger.

It wasn’t guilt.

It was fear.

hall was quiet except for the soft

between Nora and Arnold, her brows knitting together in disapproval. She had watched for years as Nora poured her heart into this marriage, reaching out time and time

shift in Nora’s attitude was

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she finally spoke, placing her spoon down. “You’re unusually quiet tonight.”

look up, simply cutting her meat into small, precise pieces.

turned her gaze to Arnold, who had barely spoken throughout the meal. “And you,” she said, her voice

if

continued. “She used to care. But now, look at her. You’ve driven her

sip of water, and placed it back down with an air

silent. His expression was unreadable, but the way he held his fork–a little too tightly–suggested he

sigh

unspoken words, but Nora refused to break the silence.

Arnold’s phone vibrated on the table. He glanced

curt.

Then, his expression shifted ever so slightly. “Alright, I’ll be there soon.”

ask.

It was Linda.

Arnold stood up, grabbing his jacket. “Something came up,”

plate. “Dad,

second, then nodded.

scrambled out of his

and son, and suddenly suggested, “It just so happens that tomorrow is the weekend, why don’t the three of you go back together, and go out together for the

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of hesitation on Alex’s face. He

reassuring smile. “I can’t.

visibly relaxed. “Oh, okay.”

a glance, but said nothing.