Chapter 198

Cole had always struck her as someone who moved through life with ease, as if the things others struggled to grasp were merely passing interests for him.

The only exception was when he sought cooperation with STARLINE Studio- it was the first time he chose to handle everything personally… low–profile, meticulous, revising the plans multiple times until they were just right.

She and Leo had been confused back then. Why would someone like Cole go through such lengths for a

business deal that, to him, should have been insignificant?

Now, looking into his deep, unreadable eyes, Nora wondered if she had overlooked something all along.

Cole tilted his head slightly, watching her reaction. Then, as if reading her thoughts, he asked, “You think I’m joking?”

His voice was calm, but there was a weight to it.

A seriousness that sent a strange, unsteady feeling through Nora’s chest.

She swallowed, trying to find the right words. “But… I have a mate.”

It was meant to be a statement. A reminder of reality.

But Cole’s expression didn’t change.

“Aren’t you and Arnold getting a divorce?” he asked, his voice still composed. “I can wait.”

in his words startled

had no doubt that Cole was a patient man. He had

But this…

thudded

quieter now. “Even if Arnold and I

you fall in love with me is up to me. As long as you don’t deny me the right to pursue you, I’ll figure out

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an equation to be solved, a challenge he was willing to take on without hesitation. She wasn’t used to

fingers brushing against the cool fabric of the sheets.

negotiation where persistence guarantees success. Feelings don’t

low, smooth, yet laced with an intensity that sent

is built, Nora. You think people just wake up one day and fall for

in the moments, the choices, the things we do for each other. And I’m willing to show you… if

her mouth to argue, but before she could, a small hand tugged at hers. She turned, startled, to find

Aunt Nora, and I want Aunt Nora to be my aunt!” Abby

Cole, she added with a bright grin, “Uncle Cole,

she started, but before she could figure out what to say, the

anger and his

her to stumble back a

body trembling with emotion. “Get

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