After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

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This time, after a brief pause, he answered.

“It didn’t bother you, did it?” Linda’s voice was smooth, slightly playful.

“Ng.” Cole replied flatly. “Is something wrong?”

Linda hummed lightly. “I have a cousin who wants a corporate placement. I was hoping you could help

out.”

Cole leaned back in his chair. His fingers tapped idly against the desk. “Why not ask Arnold?” he asked, his

tone neutral.

Linda’s voice didn’t falter. “Arnold’s been busy lately.” Then, with a casual lilt, she added, “And I just thought you could do me this favor. No?”

Cole remained silent for a moment. He had long since learned that Linda never asked for simple favors… there was always something behind her words.

After a pause, he said, “Your cousin can submit their CV like everyone else. My assistant will handle it.”

His voice held no warmth, but neither was it cold. A careful balance.

Linda smiled on the other end. “Please, Cole.”

His fingers stilled. He didn’t respond.

Sensing

at the conversation was nearing its end, Linda shifted gears. Her voice turned casual, almost affectionate. “What are you doing now? Been busy lately?”

At that moment, the door to Cole’s office was pushed open.

voice of another female began in the background of Cole, He said somewhat coldly, “If

her mind lingering on the abrupt way Cole had ended their

echoed in her ears, a sharp reminder of how

for anyone, especially a man, to treat her so

control, the one who dictated the terms of an

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had been a female voice in the background, a familiar one, but in her brief moment of surprise, she hadn’t been able to place it. Who was that woman? And why had Cole been so willing to end their

Nora stood near his desk, holding a stack of documents in her arms.

moment before speaking,

I disturbing you?” she asked. “I can wait for you to finish the call if

Cole pressed the button to hang

abruptness of the gesture made it clear, there was no one more important to him in that

voice carrying a certain finality. He leaned back in his chair, his sharp eyes studying

thought,

began scanning the details of the

reviewing.

slightly furrowed as she traced each clause with her eyes, mentally checking for inconsistencies.

her movements, the way she bit the inside of her cheek when she was deep in concentration,

on maintaining a professional distance in his

with Nora, it was different. She wasn’t just another business associate, she was someone he found himself drawn to

cousin, Brigitta, approached

interview,” Brigitta announced, a note of

she had spoken to Cole about it beforehand. There was no

small, knowing smile. “I