After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

Chapter 179

At first, it hadn’t bothered Alex.

In fact, when he was younger, he had convinced himself that it was better this way.

After all, what was so great about having a mom pick you up from school?

He had always thought it was childish, something that made kids look weak, too dependent.

He had felt cooler being one of the few who was picked up by a professional driver, like some VIP. It had made him stand out.

But now, standing there, watching Brian’s mom scoop him up into a tight hug before leading him toward their car, Alex felt a strange weight settle in

his chest.

His fingers curled slightly around the strap of his backpack.

Maybe he had been wrong.

Maybe having your mom pick you up wasn’t childish at all.

Maybe it meant something.

Maybe it meant you were “wanted“.

The sound of an approaching engine snapped him out of his thoughts.

His driver had finally arrived.

Without a word, Alex climbed into the backseat, shutting the door with more force than necessary.

As the car pulled away from the school, he turned his head slightly, watching through the tinted window as Brian, still grinning from ear to ear, climbed into the car with his mom beside him.

They were laughing about something. Brian looked completely at ease, completely “happy“.

Alex averted his gaze.

Pulling out his phone, he scrolled through his contacts until he found Nora’s number.

the call button

he didn’t press

staring at the screen as if willing it to give him an answer to a question he didn’t

sighed and scrolled

Dad…

much, he tapped the screen and

few times before a familiar voice answered.

was casual, but there was an undertone of

Alex swallowed. “Uhm.”

on the other end. “Missing

sat still for a while. His small hands curled around a cushion as he stared at the

brows furrowed in deep thought, the weight of a child’s dilemma pressing on

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whisper. “But if I

today,” he said with

lit up. “Really?”

gently: “Go

fingers, Alex pressed the call button. The phone rang once, twice…. his heart thudded

“Hello?”

hesitation in it. Alex

the phone! Mom I miss you. Are you coming home today? I want to eat

pause stretched between them.

paused, and her hand

back to her senses

didn’t fade. “I miss you, Mommy! I’m gonna come get

squeezed her heart. He truly believed that as long as he came to

his head had cast some shadow over

apology to him in her tone, “I’ll be home later, let’s have

had even stepped onto the patio, Alex had already heard the hum of

door, Alex

“Mommy!”