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.

As she stepped into the hallway, she barely had time to

dashed toward her.

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Chapter 126

“Mommy”

with excitement as he rushed forward, wrapping his arms

of a second before her arms came around him

her, his eyes filled with unfiltered joy.

a small smile. “I heard Grandmother wanted to

room, Alex took it upon himself to pick out a few fruits on the table and go to the sink to clean them, as if

her sharp eyes lifting when she saw Nora. A flicker of surprise crossed her face before it settled into something softer, almost nostalgic. But a

politely, keeping her voice light

the blanket. “You

come.”

no trouble,”

Then Grandmother spoke again, her voice quiet,

understanding what she meant. The divorce. The decisions Arnold

lines that had been drawn between

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

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

Arnold his ……”

her sentence when Alex pushed his way in and the

about the divorce.