After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

Chapter 195

Alex froze, his small fingers twisting the hem of his shirt, his breath uneven as fresh tears slipped down his cheeks. His father’s question hung heavy in the air, pressing on his tiny shoulders like an unbearable

weight.

Nora’s gaze remained on him, though her eyes felt distant, as if she were seeing something beyond the room, beyond the moment. Her hands trembled as she gripped the hospital sheets tighter, her knuckles turning white.

It wasn’t just the betrayal that hurt… it was the realization of how little she mattered in Alex’s eyes.

A mother who had given everything, and yet, when it came down to it, she was nothing more than an obstacle to be removed.

She swallowed hard, forcing down the sting of unshed tears.

Alex’s lips quivered as he hesitated. “I… I…” His voice cracked, and he sniffled, looking down at the floor.

Arnold’s sharp gaze narrowed. “Answer me, Alex. Did you come up with this idea alone?”

The weight of his father’s voice made Alex’s small frame tremble. He squeezed his eyes shut, as if that could mak

the crushing pressure go away.

The harshness of his words made Alex hiccup on a sob.

“I… I just wanted Aunt Linda to come,” he whispered. “I didn’t think it would be that bad..”

Nora exhaled shakily, her fingers digging into the sheets.

turned unreadable, but the quiet fury in

flickered in Alex’s wide eyes, and

but he didn’t

choked on his sobs. His whole body shrank as if trying to make

calm, indifferent eyes flickered with something fleeting… an instinctive

halfway toward her, but then he stopped himself,

crazy with regret

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A stark contrast to the usual patience he showed his son. For the first

ice cutting through the air. “Think about it. If this happens again…

He had always been the center of attention,

it sent a wave of distress crashing

awake. The relief was instant, overwhelming. He forgot

everything else.

woke up! I was

hospital bed, arms

the moment his fingers brushed against her, Nora’s hand came

his always gentle, loving mother… was looking at him with an expression he had never seen before. Cold. Distant. Her pale lips pressed into a thin line, and her dark

emotion. “I didn’t mean it… I… I didn’t want you to get

Nora’s face remained unreadable.

betrayal, the exhaustion… It all lay beneath the surface, but she refused to let it show.

a deep breath, she spoke,