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The silence between Arnold and Nora was thick, stretching between them like an invisible wall neither wanted to cross.

It wasn’t the comfortable kind of quiet they had once shared, nor was it the cold, sharp silence of an argument. It was something else entirely–heavy, suffocating, filled with unspoken thoughts and lingering regrets.

Nora sat in the car on the return trip, she looked out the window and didn’t notice Arnold looking at him thoughtfully.

“I have things to do, I have to leave first in a few minutes.” Arnold glanced at his watch, “Til have the driver take you home.”

Nora simply nodded, not bothering to ask where he was going. What was the point? She had long stopped expecting answers

from him.

Arnold hesitated for a brief second as if expecting her to say something–maybe a question, maybe a complaint–but she

remained silent.

Taking that as her answer, he turned and walked out, the soft click of the door the only sound breaking the stillness.

As soon as he was gone, Nora let out a slow breath, pressing her fingers against her temples. The silence felt different now. Not heavy, not suffocating–just empty.

Then, her phone rang.

The name flashing on the screen made her brows furrow slightly.

**Vincent.*

Her divorce attorney.

She hesitated for only a moment before answering. “Vincent.”

“There’s been a development,” his voice was direct, professional. “Arnold’s side wants to revise the divorce agreement. They’re offering you additional properties–worth hundreds of millions of dollars.”

For a moment, Nora didn’t respond. She stared at the floor, her grip on the phone tightening slightly.

Hundreds of millions?

She wasn’t sure if she should be surprised, insulted, or indifferent. Was this Arnold’s version of closure? A final settlement for their years together?

I understand,” she finally said.

Vincent paused, as if expecting her to react differently, but when she offered nothing more, he sighed. “I’ll send you the details. Let me know how you want to proceed.”

Nora ended the call without another word.

She sat in silence, staring at the phone in her hand, before placing it face down on the coffee table.

**This is what you wanted, isn’t it?**

Then why did it feel like something was pressing down on her chest?

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The next day. Nora visited her grandmother again. The hospital corridors smelled of antiseptic, the cool air making the sterile environment even more impersonal. Yet, in the midst of this cold atmosphere, she found warmth in the presence of the old woman who had always cared for her.

But just as she stepped out of the car, she noticed a familiar figure standing by the parking lot.

Linda.

Dressed elegantly in a fitted coat, her arms crossed, Linda was leaning against her car, her expression unreadable as she looked straight at Nora.

Nora’s lips curled into a faint smirk.

**Why does she keep coming here when Grandma doesn’t even want to see her?**

Was it stubbornness? A desperate need to prove something? Or was it all just an act?

Nora didn’t spare her another glance as she walked into the hospital. She had no energy to waste on pointless exchanges.

Inside, she found her grandmother sitting up in bed, a soft smile appearing when she saw Nora.

“You came,” the old woman said, relief in her voice.

course.” Nora sat beside her, gently adjusting the blanket.

comforting. But in the back of Nora’s mind, something gnawed at her.

arrived yet.

was still

told her that

she suspected, when Arnold finally walked in an hour later, his expression was neutral, but there was something distant about him. He didn’t look like a man who had just arrived at a hospital. He

somewhere else first.

didn’t comment on it.

need to.

the tension. She glanced between them before sighing. “Arnold,

dinner.”

time. A flicker of conflict passed over his usually unreadable face.

“Don’t bother. I’ve already made

carefully before nodding.

walked

the hospital lobby. The cold night air seeped in from the glass entrance, but the chill in the atmosphere between them had nothing to do with

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as they stepped out, a familiar

“Hey!”

turned to see **Harrison**, his book bag slung over one shoulder, his face bright

what just happened!” he said, practically bouncing. “I saw Linda–**my goddess!** I even got her autograph!”

stiffened, her fingers curling slightly.

watching the

at him. “Brother, why are you

didn’t reply, but the smirk remained.

this conversation. The weight in her chest had

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between them like an invisible wall neither wanted

kind of quiet they had once shared, nor was it the cold, sharp silence of an

sat in the car on the return trip, she looked out the window and didn’t notice Arnold looking

first in a few minutes.”

bothering to ask where he was going. What was the point? She

from him.

if expecting her to say something–maybe a question, maybe a complaint–but she

remained silent.

he turned and walked out, the soft click of the door the only sound breaking the

as he was gone, Nora let out a slow breath, pressing her fingers against her temples. The silence felt different now. Not heavy, not suffocating–just

phone

name flashing on the screen made her brows furrow

**Vincent.*

Her divorce attorney.

only a moment

side wants to revise the divorce agreement.

She stared at the floor, her grip on the phone

Hundreds of millions?

be surprised, insulted, or indifferent. Was this Arnold’s version of closure? A final settlement for their years together?

she

to react differently, but when she offered nothing more, he sighed. “I’ll send you the details. Let me know how you want to

call without another

the phone in her hand, before placing it face down on

you wanted,

it feel like something was pressing down on her chest?

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air making the sterile environment even more impersonal. Yet, in the midst of this cold atmosphere, she found warmth in the presence of

she stepped out of the car, she noticed a familiar figure

Linda.

against her car, her expression unreadable as

lips curled into a

when Grandma doesn’t even want to

prove something? Or was it all

her another glance as she walked into the hospital. She had

grandmother sitting up in bed, a soft smile appearing when