After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

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

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

But this…

heart thudded

her voice quieter now. “Even if Arnold and I rejected each ter… that doesn’t mean I’d love you.”

me is up to me. As long as you don’t deny me the

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her heart was merely an equation to be solved, a challenge he was willing to take on

hospital bed, fingers brushing against the cool fabric of the sheets.

guarantees success. Feelings don’t work that way.”

locked onto hers. “Don’t they?” His voice was low, smooth, yet laced with an

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

for each other. And I’m

to argue, but before she could, a small hand tugged at hers. She turned, startled, to find Abby looking up at her with

I want Aunt Nora to be my

Cole, she added with a bright

she started, but before she could figure out what

his face flushed with anger and his

Abby aside, causing her to stumble back a

his small body trembling with emotion. “Get out, all of you! I don’t need you here!”