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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. “How

the conversation light, comforting. But in the back of Nora’s mind,

arrived yet.

Linda was

her that

an hour later, his expression was neutral, but there was something distant about him.

somewhere else first.

didn’t comment

need

grandmother, ever perceptive, noticed the tension. She glanced between them before sighing. “Arnold, take Nora to

dinner.”

for the first time. A flicker of

he could respond, Nora smoothly cut in. “Don’t bother.

her carefully before nodding. “At

gave a short nod and walked with Nora to

as the doors slid open, revealing 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 the temperature outside.

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they stepped out, a familiar voice called out.

“Hey!”

**Harrison**, his book bag slung over one shoulder, his

he said, practically bouncing. “I saw Linda–**my goddess!** I

stiffened, her fingers

slightly, watching the boy with mild amusement.

why are you so calm? Don’t you know

but the smirk remained.

patience for this conversation. The weight in her chest had

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thick, stretching between them like an invisible wall neither wanted to

sharp silence of an argument. It was something else entirely–heavy, suffocating, filled with unspoken thoughts

out the window

have to leave first in a few minutes.” Arnold glanced at his watch, “Til have the driver

nodded, not bothering to ask where he was going. What was

from him.

if expecting her

remained silent.

soft click of the door the only sound breaking the

fingers against her temples. The silence felt different now. Not

her phone rang.

the screen

**Vincent.*

Her divorce attorney.

a moment before answering.

direct, professional. “Arnold’s side wants to revise the divorce agreement. They’re offering you additional

respond. She stared at the floor, her grip on the phone

Hundreds of millions?

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

she finally

more, he sighed. “I’ll send you the details. Let me know how you want to

call without another

her hand, before placing it

you wanted,

feel like something was

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

of the car, she

Linda.

was leaning against her car, her expression unreadable as

curled into a

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

it stubbornness? A desperate need to prove something? Or was

she walked into the hospital. She had no

found her grandmother sitting up in bed, a soft smile appearing when