After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

Chapter 177

Before she had a chance to react, a voice piped up from nearby. “They’re from Bran… the new guy in the R&D department!”

Nora barely blinked. She wasn’t surprised. She wasn’t particularly moved either.

“Okay, I know,” she said simply, setting the bouquet aside without further comment.

She had work to do.

By noon, she spotted Leo in the corridor and casually asked, “Lunch?”

Leo sighed dramatically. “I wish. My sister is making me go to a couple’s restaurant so she can take a million photos for her social media.”

Nora smirked. She had met Leo’s sister before… a stylish woman with an effortless charm. “Sounds like a tough life,” she teased.

Leo groaned. “You have no idea.”

With a small laugh, Nora waved him off and headed toward the cafeteria.

**Meanwhile, at the Couple’s Restaurant**

Leo arrived at the restaurant as instructed. It was an elegant place, the ambiance intimate and romantic, with soft lighting and beautifully set tables.

Most of the patrons were couples on dates, leaning in close, whispering to each other.

Leo grimaced. He was already dreading this.

Not long after, his sister finally arrived, her eyes lighting up as she surveyed the aesthetic of the place.

“Perfect,” she declared. “This is exactly the kind of vibe I wanted!”

Leo rolled his eyes but said nothing.

That was when someone else walked in.

Charles.

And he wasn’t alone.

the restaurant with a woman at his side, their body language unmistakably close.

around her waist, his

narrowed his eyes slightly, observing

about the way Charles carried himself seemed calculated, as if he wanted to be seen.

had a bad feeling about

Charles spotted Leo sitting not far

with curiosity, but Leo had his back turned and didn’t seem to notice

leaned back in his chair,

perfectly styled hair, was saying something, but Charles was only half–listening.

on Leo.

out his phone, tilting

sitting across from an elegantly dressed woman

his group chat with Arnold, Cole,

Chapter 177

[Guess what happened?]

later, he added another line.

this is a

message and

and was heading out for dinner when his phone buzzed. He clicked on the notification and saw Charles’s message along with the attached picture. His expression remained unreadable

read the message

Arnold also remained

fingers against the

amusement. When no one did, he grew

[?????????

reply from Cole.

everyone? It’s dinner time, aren’t

only one

on a date

that at least

attended Arnold’s grandmother’s birthday party, but she had heard plenty about

mother had spoken highly of Nora at

mentioned, rather casually, that if Leo and Nora ever considered

the time, Linda had dismissed it as baseless chatter.

knew everything,* Linda thought. “If she learned about Nora’s past marriage, her

now, seeing this, she couldn’t help