After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

Chapter 165

Chapter 165

“My head hurts a little,” he admitted, his voice hoarse.

“I know.” She brushed a hand gently through his hair. “I’m sorry I wasn’t here sooner.”

Alex squeezed her fingers. “It’s okay… I just fell.”

His words should have reassured her, but they only deepened the ache in her chest. He had tried to call her earlier, and she had ignored it. If Arnold hadn’t reached out through the mind–link, would she have only found out later? What if things had been worse?

The thought made her throat tighten.

She could feel Arnold watching her, but she didn’t lift her head. She didn’t want to face him, not now.

Still, she couldn’t escape his presence. When Alex drifted back into sleep, the room grew unbearably

silent. The air between them was thick with all the words left unsaid.

After a moment, Arnold stood up and pulled out his phone. Without a word, he stepped outside the room, his deep voice muffled as he made a call.

Nora remained in her chair, her hand resting protectively on Alex’s. The gentle rise and fall of his chest, the peaceful expression on his face… it was the only thing keeping her grounded.

A few minutes later, the door creaked open. Arnold stepped back inside, his sharp eyes scanning her

before he walked to the couch across from her and took a seat.

It was clear he wanted to talk. His gaze was steady, unreadable, his posture composed but firm. But

Nora? She wasn’t interested.

Without a word, she lowered her gaze to her phone, scrolling through messages she had no intention of

reading.

stretched between them like an

his nose, his patience wearing thin. “You could at least acknowledge me,

know.”

“I don’t have anything

resting his elbows on his knees, clasping his hands together. “Fine. Then just listen.”

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respond, but her grip

Then, in a low, steady voice, he said, “I don’t care what’s

lips parted slightly, but she

was firm, but beneath the strength, there was something else. Something heavier. “If something worse had happened today, and you had

in the air.

fingers twitched again, a quiet turmoil swelling inside her.

that

it. She just… hadn’t

accident… Realizing she could

mind swirled with worry, guilt, and something deeper… something she didn’t

want to acknowledge.

had fought so hard to move on, to build her own path away from the past. But no matter how much she tried, Alex would always

phone vibrated in his pocket, and he glanced at the caller ID. Linda. He exhaled sharply before answering, stepping out of the

was calm,

left in such a hurry.” There was a slight edge to Linda’s tone, but it

well, so I brought him in

responding. “I see… Do you

instantly. “It’s under

he ended the call and exhaled, pressing a hand against his forehead. When he stepped back into the hospital room, Alex was stirring in the bed. His small fingers twitched against the blanket,

he mumbled in a drowsy haze, his

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