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.

call button for a moment.

didn’t press it.

it to give him an

a few seconds, he sighed and scrolled down, stopping at

Dad…

he tapped the screen and held the

a few times before a familiar

there was an undertone of understanding in

Alex swallowed. “Uhm.”

small chuckle on the other end.

a cushion as he stared at

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

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voice barely above a whisper. “But if I call her…

today,” he

eyes lit

suggested gently: “Go on, try.”

call button. The phone rang once, twice…. his heart thudded in

“Hello?”

hesitation in it. Alex didn’t notice.

Mom I miss you. Are you coming home today?

A long, heavy pause stretched

hand on the mouse stopped.

seconds later, she snapped back to her senses and

gonna come get

truly believed that as long as he came to her, she would be there. That no matter

stumble and fall on his head had cast some shadow

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

had already heard the hum of an approaching car. His ears were sharp, attuned to that

Alex threw himself into her

“Mommy!”