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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.

colored her cheeks, the effect of alcohol softening her usually composed

carried a slight haze,

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expression was replaced with something almost

slightly. He

his mind

She was cold, yet there were moments, like now, where vulnerability slipped through. She had built walls around herself, yet at times, cracks formed, revealing the person beneath.

her greatest

Nora differently from anyone else. It wasn’t just protectiveness. It was something deeper, something

Cole

truly untouchable?

way to break

took a slow sip, his gaze once again drawn to the

the cab, her movements precise despite the mild buzz of alcohol

to its final moments, leaving behind scattered laughter, the clinking

leading both Leo and

at exposed skin, and Nora instinctively wrapped her coat

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

they reached the main doors. His gaze flickered

briefest moment.

calves, barely exposed beneath the hem of her long,

threatened to tease the fabric higher.

spoke in a low, measured tone. “Here’s

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