After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

Chapter 192

Chapter 192

A small figure stood in the middle of her living room, his bright eyes lighting up the moment he saw her.

"Mommy!"

Alex's tiny legs moved quickly as he ran up to her, wrapping his arms tightly around her waist.

Nora's heart softened. She instinctively knelt down and hugged him back, inhaling the familiar scent of

her son. But as warmth filled her chest, confusion crept in as well.

"Alex, why are you here?" she asked gently, pulling back slightly to look at him.

The little boy pouted. "Daddy's busy. He said I should stay here for a few days." Nora's expression tensed.

Arnold.

He had done it again.

Dropping Alex off without notice, without discussing it with her, as if she was nothing more than an emergency backup plan.

Her fingers twitched, irritation bubbling beneath the surface. She had told Arnold before... this wasn't how co-parenting worked. Yet he never listened.

Just as she was about to sigh, Alex spoke again, his voice a mix of excitement and nervousness.

"Mommy, there's a parent-teacher conference at school tomorrow. Can you come?"

She hesitated.

Her schedule was packed. The product launch was a huge deal, something she couldn't afford to be

distracted from.

But then, she looked at Alex's eager face, his small hands clutching the hem of her shirt.

knew he missed her. She knew she had let work take

quiet guilt settled over

it?" she finally

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face lit up.

Tomorrow afternoon.

It would be tight, but

"Alright. I'll take

hugging

exhaled softly, stroking his

what happened, she wouldn't let her son feel neglected.

party was scheduled to begin at 8:00

tight, but since the two venues weren't far apart, it wouldn't

concerned about scheduling conflicts at

much more important... food.

he tugged at Nora's sleeve. "It's

said, his voice filled with expectation. "Mom, I'd

gently stroking his head. He had always been like this... straightforward with his wants, knowing

agreed. "I'll

beamed, already looking

early to gather the

upcoming speech. She rehearsed the key points

memory.

couch, his small fingers tapping away on his iPad.

his screen suddenly lit up with an

on the screen made

Linda.

slipped off the couch, clutching the iPad close to his chest. He moved toward the balcony,

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