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The response was absolute. There was no room for discussion, no space for negotiation.

With that, he turned away from Arnold and Linda entirely, facing Nora instead. His voice, so indifferent moments ago, softened. “Nora, let’s go.”

Nora didn’t hesitate. She nodded once and walked away with him, her stride composed, not sparing Arnold or Linda another glance.

Dalton, still standing at a distance, absorbed everything. The way Arnold’s brows furrowed slightly as he watched them leave. The brief flicker of something unreadable in Linda’s expression before she composed herself.

It was then that Dalton arrived at a new understanding.

Just now he was a little worried that there wasn’t some unknown relationship between Arnold and Nora.

But now, seeing that Arnold was so nervous and concerned about Linda, and opening his mouth to help her ask Leo to talk about business issues, Dalton knew that he was thinking wrong.

Leo had no personal grudge against Linda, but the hostility between them stemmed from Nora. As long as Nora was by Leo’s side, Linda would never be able to mend that relationship.

And Arnold knew this.

By trying to broker peace between Leo and Linda, Arnold wasn’t just helping Linda. He was challenging Nora’s position.

Because if Leo and Linda reconciled, then Nora would lose her leverage–the very thing that kept her in

control of the situation.

A seemingly small social interaction, yet it was already shifting the balance of power.

On the other side of the ballroom, Cole stood with a group of business partners, engaging in a discussion, but his true focus lay elsewhere.

His gaze, sharp and perceptive, was locked onto Nora.

Leo was by her side, but that did nothing to change the fact that she had drunk more than usual tonight.

her cheeks, the effect

a slight haze, making her appear more delicate than

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distance in her expression was replaced with something almost

tightened slightly. He exhaled slowly, willing himself

mind

was… unsettling. She was cold, yet there were moments, like now, where vulnerability slipped through.

was her greatest

Leo’s loyalty, the way he treated Nora differently from anyone else. It wasn’t just protectiveness. It

made Cole

truly untouchable?

was there a way to break through?

gaze once again drawn to the woman who, knowingly or unknowingly, was shaping the

soft hum of the city filled the background as Nora stepped out of the cab, her movements precise despite the mild buzz of alcohol

leaving behind scattered laughter, the clinking of glasses, and conversations that had long lost their coherence.

walked ahead, leading both Leo and Nora

wind bit at exposed skin, and Nora instinctively wrapped her coat tighter around herself.

was alert–her steps were steady, her senses sharp. She wasn’t drunk, but she

a halt just as they reached the main doors.

briefest moment.

golden lighting cast a soft glow on Nora’s snow–white calves,

threatened to tease the fabric

in a low, measured tone. “Here’s fine. You

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