After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

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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.

the soft clinking of cutlery against porcelain.

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

shift in Nora’s attitude was as clear as

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finally spoke, placing her spoon down. “You’re

simply cutting her meat into small, precise pieces. “Am I?” she asked

spoken throughout the meal. “And you,” she said, her voice carrying a hint

as if he hadn’t heard

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

of water, and placed it back down with an air

unreadable, but the way he held his fork–a little too tightly–suggested he wasn’t

a sigh

but Nora refused to break the silence. She had nothing left to say.

winding down, Arnold’s phone vibrated on the table. He glanced at the screen before picking

voice was curt.

Then, his expression shifted ever so slightly. “Alright,

need to ask. She already

It was Linda.

watched as Arnold stood up, grabbing his jacket. “Something came up,” he announced, not bothering to explain

could leave, Alex’s fork clattered against his plate. “Dad, wait! I want to come

second, then nodded. “Get your

out of his chair.

happens that tomorrow is the weekend, why don’t the three of you go back together, and go out together for

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saw the flicker of hesitation on Alex’s face. He was worried she would

a small, reassuring smile. “I can’t. I have

relaxed. “Oh,

a glance, but said nothing.