After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

Chapter 126

Her heart gave a traitorous lurch.

“How long has he been standing there?*

The streetlights cast a soft glow on his face, accentuating the sharp lines of his jaw. There was something unreadable in his eyes–something that made her uneasy.

She hesitated, gripping her purse strap. “What are you doing here?”

Arnold didn’t answer right away. Instead, he studied her, as if trying to read her thoughts.

Finally, he said, “I was waiting for you.”

A lump formed in Nora’s throat.

She didn’t know whether to feel flattered or alarmed.

Nora didn’t pause, her footsteps steady as she prepared to walk past him. But before she could move any farther, Arnold spoke.

“Grandmother had a fall last night,” his voice was calm yet laced with something deeper, something he rarely let surface. “She’d quite like you to visit her.”

For a second, Nora wavered.

She wasn’t sure what surprised her more–the news of Grandmother’s fall or the fact that Arnold had sought her out to deliver the message. But she kept her expression neutral, merely giving a short nod before continuing past him.

She didn’t owe him anything.

That afternoon, Nora left work early. The weight of Arnold’s words had lingered in her mind longer than she cared to admit. Though she wasn’t part of their world anymore, Grandmother had always been kind to her in her own way. And despite everything, a fall at her age was serious.

in the air. As she stepped into the hallway, she barely had time to register

dashed toward her.

07:16

left, Alpha father and

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Chapter 126

“Mommy”

as he rushed forward, wrapping his arms around her waist in a tight

her arms came around

up at her, his eyes filled with unfiltered

“I heard

it upon himself to pick out a few fruits on the table and go to the sink to clean them,

Grandmother was sitting up in bed, her sharp eyes lifting when she saw Nora. A flicker of surprise crossed her face before it settled into something softer, almost nostalgic. But

keeping her voice light and distant.

her fingers curling into the blanket. “You shouldn’t have troubled yourself

come.”

no trouble,”

moment, there was silence between them. Then Grandmother spoke again, her voice quiet, “I suppose this whole mess

she meant. The divorce. The decisions Arnold

that had been drawn between them.

Arnold only, and has nothing to do with you. You have been very kind to me over the years, and I

sighed as she took Nora’s hand and patted it, saying, “You’re a wonderful woman, is

Arnold his ……”

his way in

about the divorce.