After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

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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.

quiet except for the soft clinking of cutlery against

had watched for years as Nora poured her heart into this marriage, reaching out

Nora’s attitude was as

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

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

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

if he hadn’t

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

didn’t react. She lifted her glass, took a sip of water,

expression was unreadable, but the way he held his

a sigh and

unspoken words, but Nora refused to break the silence. She

as dinner was winding down, Arnold’s phone vibrated on the table.

was curt.

so slightly.

need to ask. She

It was Linda.

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

against his plate.

hesitated for a second, then nodded.

scrambled out of

the father 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

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saw the flicker of hesitation on Alex’s face.

reassuring smile. “I can’t. I have plans with a friend.”

visibly relaxed.

her a glance, but said