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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.

flush colored her cheeks, the effect of alcohol

carried a slight haze, making her appear more delicate than

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her expression was

his glass tightened slightly. He

mind lingered.

about Nora that was… unsettling. She was cold, yet there were moments, like now, where vulnerability slipped through. She had built walls around herself, yet at times, cracks

Leo–Leo was her

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

Cole wonder.

truly

was there a way to break through?

in his mind, he lifted his drink and took a slow sip, his gaze once again drawn to the woman who, knowingly or

as Nora stepped out of the cab,

down to its final moments, leaving behind scattered laughter, the clinking of glasses, and conversations

both Leo and Nora to the

skin, and Nora instinctively wrapped her coat tighter

were steady, her senses sharp. She wasn’t drunk, but she

just as they reached the main

briefest moment.

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

to tease the fabric

measured tone. “Here’s fine. You go back.”

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