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.

dining hall was quiet except for the soft

old lady’s sharp eyes darted 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 again, only to receive

shift in Nora’s attitude was as clear

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placing her spoon down. “You’re unusually quiet tonight.”

simply cutting her meat into small, precise pieces. “Am

you,” she said, her voice

if

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

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

held his fork–a little

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

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

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

voice was curt. “what is it?”

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

to ask. She already

It was Linda.

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

plate. “Dad, wait! I want to come with

second, then

scrambled out of his

suddenly suggested, “It just so happens that tomorrow is the weekend, why don’t

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

smile. “I can’t. I have plans with

visibly relaxed. “Oh,

glance,