Crippled Luna's Farewell: Half A Life Without My Alpha's Deadly Deception

Chapter 116

Arnold had just finished his morning workout, sweat still clinging to his skin as he wiped a towel over his face. He had barely taken a sip of water when he spotted his son entering with a scowl.

Arnold raised a brow. “What’s wrong?”

Alex hesitated for a split second before blurting out, “Mom’s ignoring my calls.”

Arnold stilled for a moment. Then, with practiced ease, he took another sip of water before responding.

“And?”

Alex’s frustration deepened. “She never does that. Not to me.”

Arnold met his gaze, his expression unreadable. “Maybe she’s just busy.”

Alex shook his head. “No. This is different. It’s like… she’s completely shutting me out.”

Arnold exhaled slowly. “We can figure it out baby.”

Alex sat on the couch, frowning at his phone. His fingers tapped against the glass screen impatiently as he

stared at the failed call notification. He had called his mother three times.

The first two rang endlessly, and the third one didn’t even go through.

“Maybe the power’s out,” he muttered to himself, though even he didn’t fully believe it. His mother never ignored his calls.

No matter how busy she was, she always picked up, even if it was just to tell him she’d call back later.

His frustration deepened, and he turned to his father again, who had just finished drinking his morning protein shake.

Arnold sat at the dining table, skimming through work documents with a calm and unreadable

expression.

“Dad, tell me please, I am saying this again” Alex called, his voice carrying an edge of complaint. “I’ve been calling Mom to tell her to come home and cook dinner, but she’s not answering. Now the call isn’t even going through.”

Arnold barely looked up. He took another sip of his shake before replying, “She probably turned off her phone.”

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Turned it off? Why would she do that? The power’s not out, right?

at his son, taking in the mix of confinion

on his face

Arnold said simply,

me?” He felt a strange unease settle in his chest. His mother

turned into disappointment as he let out a frustrated sigh. “I was mpposed to go skiing with Aunt Linda today, but she got hurt. So I figured Mom could go with me. Now she’s not even picking up* His voice

her later. She’ll pick up.”

convinced, but he

desk, completely immersed in her

illuminated her papers, and the faint sound of a pen scratching

picked up her phone. The screen lit up. showing multiple missed calls from

a moment. Her thumb hovered over the screen, but instead of calling back, she pressed the power button

couldn’t do

work, allowing herself to get lost in the numbers and figures on the paper.

growing increasingly

the floor, staring at his phone in irritation. After another few minutes,

turned

he said impatiently. “Can

glanced at him before pulling out his own phone.

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screen light up again. This time,

a moment, she

she pressed the red button and

stared at his phone as the call was disconnected. He didn’t react, simply placing the

the table.

he stated

hung up on

his seat

“What am I supposed to do now?

fresh air. It’ll be better than sitting here