After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

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Nora gave a small, emotionless smile. “I wouldn’t have come if I wasn’t sure.”

Her tone was calm, almost indifferent. But Vincent knew better. He studied her face, searching for cracks in her composure.

The woman in front of him had always been strong–willed, full of warmth and patience, yet today, there was something cold in her demeanor. It wasn’t bitterness or anger–it was emptiness.

Then, as he flipped through the agreement again, his eyes narrowed at one particular section. “Custody of Alex,” he muttered. “You’re not contesting it?”

Leo, who had been standing by the window, his arms crossed, turned at those words.

He had been silent throughout the meeting, watching, observing. But now, he couldn’t hold back.

“Nora, you love Alex,” Leo said quietly, his deep voice tinged with disbelief. “You’re giving up custody without a fight?

Vincent expected some kind of reaction–a flash of pain, a moment of hesitation–but Nora simply nodded.

“Yes,” she answered softly. “I’m not fighting for him.”

Leo’s jaw tightened. He knew Nora better than most. She was a woman who valued relationships deeply, a woman who loved fiercely.

Alex had been the center of her world. For her to make such a decision, something drastic must have happened.

“What did he do?” Leo asked, his voice lower now, almost gentle.

Nora exhaled, but her expression remained unreadable. “Nothing that matters anymore.”

But it did matter. Leo knew it did. Whatever Alex had done–whether it was something like neglect, or outright rejection–it had been enough to break something inside her. Enough to make her walk away.

is favorable to you. Arnold is shouldering all the risks. If anything goes wrong with the business

nodded, as if the assets were just

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and signed her name. No pause. No reluctance.

acceptance.

leaned back in his chair and pulled out his

the pen dow

Arnold.”

in his office, reviewing a contract.

the paper came to a sudden stop

Vincent informed him. “I need to know when you’re available for the next steps–the rejection ceremony before

didn’t respond. His fingers tightened slightly around the pen. Then, as if nothing had happened, he exhaled and said, “I won’t have time until tomorrow.”

subtle shift in Arnold’s tone.

indifference, but something close to it–like he had been expecting this outcome but still hadn’t quite processed

said before

the horizon, Nora drove home in silence. The city lights blurred past her, their golden glow reflecting against the car’s windows.

Yet there was no pain, no turmoil, just a

to her house, a sudden voice rang in

“Mom?”

A mind link.

but she

there?” His voice was cautious at first, then a little

steering wheel tighter, her lips pressing

*“Mom?**

the first time, she chose silence.

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