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

it?"

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lit up.

Tomorrow afternoon.

lips. It would be tight,

"Alright. I'll take

hugging

softly, stroking his

she wouldn't let her son feel

was scheduled to begin at

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

at all. He was far more

much more important... food.

anticipation as he tugged at Nora's sleeve. "It's been a while

filled with expectation. "Mom,

gently stroking his head. He had always been like this... straightforward with his wants, knowing she would never refuse

"I'll make it for

already looking

to gather the ingredients she

mind remained occupied with her upcoming speech. She rehearsed the key points silently, her lips moving as she

memory.

on the couch, his small fingers tapping away on his iPad.

suddenly lit up with an

screen made

Linda.

where Nora was still busy preparing the meal. Carefully, he slipped off the couch,

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I left, Alpha father and son went

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