After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

Chapter 99

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.

except for the soft clinking of cutlery against porcelain.

between Nora and Arnold, her brows knitting together in disapproval. She had watched for years as Nora poured her

Nora’s attitude was as

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spoke, placing her spoon down. “You’re unusually quiet

into small, precise pieces. “Am I?” she

lady turned her gaze to Arnold, who had barely spoken throughout the meal. “And you,” she said, her voice carrying a hint of reproach,

eating as if he hadn’t heard her.

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

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

his fork–a little too tightly–suggested

let out a sigh and shook her head. “Foolish boy.”

to

down, Arnold’s phone vibrated on the table.

curt.

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

to ask.

It was Linda.

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

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

a second, then nodded. “Get your coat.”

out of

just so happens that tomorrow is

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

reassuring smile. “I can’t. I have

relaxed. “Oh, okay.”

gave her a glance,