Chapter 105

Chapter 105

After all, he had rejected him on the phone only the day before, and today Cole had come over with a sincere cooperation proposal, without a word of nonsense the whole time.

Only just now, there was something strange about the way he looked at Nora.

Nora rubbed her temples and said, “The proposal he gave is really excellent, we can wait and see for a bit

longer, and if it’s suitable, we’ll finalize working with him.”

Leo nodded and didn’t say anything more.

That evening, Alex sat at the dining table, frowning at his untouched plate of food.

The smell of freshly baked bread and warm soup filled the room, but his appetite was nowhere to be

found.

Across from him, Arnold watched quietly, his son’s unhappiness not lost on him.

“Mom still isn’t answering my calls,” Alex mumbled, stabbing at his food with his fork.

Arnold set his spoon down. “She’s probably busy.”

“She’s always busy now,” Alex complained. “She never used to be.”

Arnold sighed. He had expected this.

told Alex the

sense things.

when their world changed, even if no one explained it to

don’t we do something fun this weekend? You

with Cole.

nodding. “Okay. But only if we go to

ruffled his son’s hair. “Deal.“.

was alive

caramel popcorn and fried snacks filled the

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hot–perfect weather for

Alex and Abby, both children clutching snacks

held a melting ice cream cone, his small fingers sticky with vanilla and chocolate swirls. Abby skipped

lively surroundings, Alex was quieter

the carousel and played a few arcade games, his

mom lately?” Alex asked suddenly, “I haven’t

He had expected the question, but that didn’t make answering it any easier. “She has a lot on her plate right now,” he said gently. “But she still cares about

“Then why doesn’t she

Alex on the Ferris wheel,

adults just get busy and don’t have time to hang out with us.”

your aunt not been out to play with you in a while

she’s been too busy with work, I’ll wait for

of admiration for Abby’s quiet wisdom. “That’s right,” he said. “Sometimes

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