After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

Chapter 146

Chapter 146

Nora knew Alex too well to be sensitive to the hint of hesitation and reluctance in his words.

Hearing the noisy voice on the other end of his phone, Nora asked, “Baby, where are you now?”

There was a slight pause on the other end.

Alex finally answered, “I’m at the airport, Dad asked me to ask if you wanted to come.”

He couldn’t hide some disappointment in his tone, he had booked a flight out with Aunt Linda, but Aunt Linda had some important work at the moment, so he had to let the maid take him out.

Dad had told him to ask mom if she wanted to come along, but…….

Alex couldn’t help but think, what if Auntie Linda came back from her busy day, how embarrassing it

would be to bump into mom.

Nora was silent for a moment and replied, “Mom has to stay at her grandmother’s and can’t be with you,

next time we have a chance, you enjoy your vacation.”

Alex sighed in relief, “In that case, I’ll leave you alone! Mom, I’ll be back with a present for you!”

Before Nora could say anything else, the phone was hung up impatiently.

Nora was used to Alex’s attitude and hung up the phone and went back to her breakfast.

After breakfast, she went out shopping with Alexander and his daughter, Elisa.

between stores, couples holding hands as they admired holiday displays, the

sight of the small boy skipping down the street, his laughter light and carefree as he clutched a stuffed

dark hair, and the slight bounce in

she observed the details–the soft blue sweater he wore, the familiar brand

loved

so much time carefully picking them out, making sure they were

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something he’d enjoy.

at a particular jacket or the way he’d insist on trying on different hats just to

she understood his preferences

things

around the shopping bags in her hands. She had continued buying him the same brand, the same styles he used to adore–sweaters in his favorite colors, jackets she

every time, his reaction had been indifferent

say, but the excitement that used to shine in

as a phase, thinking that maybe his taste had simply matured. Children grew up, after all. Their preferences shifted.

she had tried

age, noted what was trending, and

she saw

folded neatly in his drawers,

showing off something *Linda* had given him, his voice brimming with

got me this jacket!

said it suits me.

creeping in like an unwelcome shadow, until one day, it hit her all at once. It wasn’t that she had fallen out of touch with his tastes. It wasn’t that she didn’t know what

liked anymore.

didn’t want the things she

her, he would reject it. If it came from Linda, he would treasure it.

down the bitter

father and son went

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