After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

Chapter 114

It wasn’t anything she couldn’t talk about on her side, so Nora told her about going on a cruise with Elisa.

Cole listened and said, “If you guys are planning on going on a cruise this weekend, Abby’s interested too, mind taking the two of us?”

Nora froze, reacted, and said, “I’ll talk to my sister first and ask her opinion.”

Five minutes later, she sent Cole her response: “She’s fine with it.”

The next morning, they arrived at the dock where Cole and Abby were already waiting.

The moment Abby spotted her, she broke into a wide grin and ran toward her. “Aunt Nora! I missed you so much!”

Nora bent down, catching the little girl in a warm hug. “Abby, it’s been a long time,” she said, smiling.

She introduced Eliza to them, and Cole, ever the gentleman, greeted them warmly. “Hello, guys.” He handed them small, carefully wrapped gifts.

Eliza, flattered by the gesture, accepted her gift with a smile before shooting Nora a knowing look.

**Is this her future husband?**

Eliza was fifteen, and she prided herself on her ability to read between the lines. She knew that Nora was preparing to divorce Arnold, and now here was this well–mannered, good–looking man who seemed to be interested in her.

Cole isn’t like Arnold at all, he’s noticeably more gentlemanly and attentive, especially when he looks at Nora, and

not as cold as Arnold.

Elisa sincerely hoped that her gentle and pretty little aunt would be happy.

As soon as they boarded the cruise, Eliza took the initiative to take Abby for a playdate, leaving Nora and Cole alone.

a side chair, opening the book she had brought. The pages were filled with complex economic theories written in a foreign language, but she

beside her, leaned slightly to glance at the title. His brows

“You read this?”

not looking up, turned a page.

Cole’s surprise deepened.

then, he had

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His gaze softened.

intelligent–she was exceptional.

book, but she remained focused, unaware of the way Cole

her.

spoke.

admired her strength. But now, he was beginning to see her in a

voice measured but carrying

had been immersed in the text, lifted her head and

“No, I

there was a thoughtful undertone to her words. She never engaged in meaningless small talk–her mind was too occupied with things

the studio, she had taken on a considerable number of

keep up, she had to strengthen her understanding of

had the time.

now was not the book

She tilted her head slightly,

between them. “Yeah, I’ve gone through it a couple

deepened. “Would you mind if I asked you

corner of Cole’s lips lifted in a subtle

into discussion, Cole quickly realized that Nora’s understanding of the subject was more advanced than he had expected. Her questions were