After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

Chapter 162

She turned to see some former colleagues from a different department grinning at her. One of them, an older woman named Laura, crossed her arms with an amused expression. “So, did you get any flowers

today?*

Before Nora could reply, one of the studio employees accompanying her beat her to it. “She did. A huge bouquet of red roses. You should’ve seen everyone’s faces. They were so jealous.”

A fresh wave of murmurs and chuckles followed, along with a few teasing remarks.

“Oh, really?” Laura raised an eyebrow. “That’s quite the grand gesture. Who’s the lucky guy?”

Nora sighed internally, the weight of the question pressing on her despite her lack of interest. She wasn’t sure which unsettled her more… the anonymous flowers or the attention they had drawn.

“I don’t know,” she answered simply.

Laura’s grin widened. “Mysterious. Maybe you have a secret admirer.”

“Maybe,” Nora replied, but her mind wasn’t on admirers. Her thoughts lingered on the handwriting, the familiarity that nagged at her like an unfinished puzzle.

‘Oh what a poor way to enjoy little attention… A voice came through

The moment Flora’s voice cut through the conversation, its sharpness was impossible to ignore.

with a laugh, striding forward with a briefcase in hand. Her perfectly polished heels clicked against the floor, and she exuded an air of feigned nonchalance as she flicked a

room fell into an awkward silence. People exchanged looks, unsure why Flora was making such

other hand, received tons of expensive gifts. And,” she

Nora,

held no real weight. If Arnold had given Linda a villa,

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another ripple of murmurs. “What are you talking about?” she asked in a

slipping her arm around Linda’s

quick, sidelong glance at Nora before letting out a

But once

She merely shifted her

expression.

in amusement. Lowering her voice even further, she added, “Linda, didn’t you used to say that Leo treated her well? But look at today… Valentine’s Day, and all he gave her was a bouquet of flowers. Nothing else. I guess

expression subtly

*only* sent Nora

That was… underwhelming.

time, she had assumed that Leo valued Nora, that he genuinely cared for her. After all, Nora’s influence in STARLINE Studio was undeniable. But now that Flora had pointed it out,

glaring.

why had he never given her any real position of power? Why did she have influence