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.

a woman at his

around

eyes slightly, observing them.

the way Charles carried himself seemed calculated, as if

a bad

Leo sitting not far

flickered with curiosity, but Leo had his back

an eyebrow and leaned back in his chair,

companion, a young woman with delicate features and perfectly styled hair, was saying something, but Charles was only half–listening. His

on Leo.

pulled out his phone, tilting it slightly so he could discreetly

an elegantly dressed woman in

in his group

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[Guess what happened?]

later, he added another

that this is a “couple’s*

sent the message

out for dinner when his phone buzzed. He clicked on the notification and saw Charles’s message along

read the message but didn’t reply.

and Arnold also remained

fingers

his amusement. When no one did, he grew impatient and sent another message.

[?????????

reply from

dinner time, aren’t you all here?]

only one who responded.

on a date with a woman?]

feeling satisfied that at least Linda was paying

Linda hadn’t attended Arnold’s grandmother’s birthday party,

mother had spoken

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

the time, Linda had dismissed it

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

seeing this, she couldn’t