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

was draped loosely around her waist, his expression

narrowed his eyes slightly, observing

seemed calculated, as if he wanted to

had a bad feeling about

a glance, Charles spotted Leo sitting not

but Leo had his back turned and

raised an eyebrow and leaned back in his chair, his posture

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

was on Leo.

his phone, tilting it slightly so he

Leo sitting across from an elegantly dressed

out a message in his group chat with Arnold, Cole, and Linda.

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[Guess what happened?]

he added another line.

that this is a “couple’s*

the message and waited.

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

message

also remained

frowned, tapping his fingers against

his amusement. When no

[?????????

reply

everyone? It’s dinner

was the only one

date

that at least

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

knew that Leo’s mother had spoken highly of Nora

Nora that she had even mentioned, rather casually, that if Leo and Nora ever considered it, she would happily support a

had dismissed it as baseless

learned about Nora’s past marriage, her

she couldn’t help but wonder.