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.

busy a lot lately. Too busy. She knew he missed her. She knew she had let work take priority too many

guilt

time is it?"

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Tomorrow afternoon.

pursed her lips. It would be tight, but

"Alright. I'll take

grinned, hugging

exhaled softly, stroking his

wouldn't let her

scheduled to begin at 8:00

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

concerned about scheduling conflicts at all. He was far more focused on

much more important... food.

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

filled with expectation. "Mom, I'd like to

stroking his head. He had always been like this... straightforward

she agreed. "I'll make it for

already

woke up early to gather the ingredients she needed for

broth, her mind remained occupied with her upcoming

memory.

the couch, his small

peaceful... until his screen suddenly lit up with

screen made Alex's

Linda.

the

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