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.

between them like an invisible wall.

thin. “You could at least

know.”

look up. “I don’t

on his knees, clasping

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but her grip on her

carefully. Then, in a low, steady voice, he

lips parted slightly, but she said nothing.

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

in the air.

a quiet

that she

She just… hadn’t wanted

hearing about Alex’s accident… Realizing she could

with worry, guilt,

want to acknowledge.

build her own path away from the past. But no matter how

Linda. He exhaled sharply before answering, stepping out of the

was

edge to Linda’s tone, but it was

reassured her, “Alex wasn’t feeling well, so I brought him in for a

before responding. “I see… Do you need me to come over?”

almost instantly. “It’s under

he stepped back into the hospital room, Alex was stirring in the bed. His small fingers twitched against the blanket, and his eyelids fluttered open.

haze, his voice barely

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