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

Chapter 144

The silence between Arnold and Sarah was thick, stretching between them like an invisible wall neither wanted to cross.

It wasn't the comfortable kind of quiet they had once shared, nor was it the cold, sharp silence of an argument. It was something else entirely-heavy, suffocating, filled with unspoken thoughts and lingering regrets.

Sarah sat in the car on the return trip, she looked out the window and didn't notice Arnold looking at him thoughtfully.

"I have things to do, I have to leave first in a few minutes." Arnold glanced at his watch, "I'll have the driver take you home."

Sarah simply nodded, not bothering to ask where he was going. What was the point? She had long stopped expecting answers from him.

Arnold hesitated for a brief second as if expecting her to say something-maybe a question, maybe a complaint-but she remained silent.

Taking that as her answer, he turned and walked out, the soft click of the door the only sound breaking the stillness.

As soon as he was gone, Sarah let out a slow breath, pressing her fingers against her temples. The silence felt different now. Not heavy, not suffocating-just empty.

Then, her phone rang.

The name flashing on the screen made her brows furrow slightly.

**Vincent.**

Her divorce attorney.

She hesitated for only a moment before answering. "Vincent."

"There's been a development," his voice was direct, professional. "Arnold's side wants to revise the divorce agreement. They're offering you additional properties -worth hundreds of millions of dollars."

For a moment, Sarah didn't respond. She stared at the floor, her grip on the phone tightening slightly.

Hundreds of millions?

wasn't sure if she should be surprised, insulted, or indifferent. Was this Arnold's version

understand," she

expecting her to react differently, but when she offered nothing more, he sighed. "I'll

ended the call without

at the phone in her hand, before placing it face down on the

you wanted,

it feel like something was pressing down

day, Sarah visited her grandmother again. The hospital corridors smelled of antiseptic, the cool air making the sterile environment even more impersonal. Yet, in the midst of this cold

as she stepped out of the car, she noticed a familiar figure standing by

Linda.

in a fitted coat, her arms crossed, Linda was leaning against her car, her

keep coming here when Grandma doesn't

**

stubbornness? A desperate need to prove something?

her another glance as she walked into the hospital. She had no energy

in bed, a soft smile

old woman said, relief

her, gently adjusting the blanket. "How are you feeling

a while, the conversation light, comforting. But in the back of Sarah's mind,

Arnold hadn't arrived yet.

was still

her that was

when Arnold finally walked in an hour later, his expression was neutral, but there was something distant about him. He didn't look like a man who had just arrived at a hospital. He

didn't comment on

She didn't need to.

perceptive, noticed the tension. She glanced between them before sighing.

time. A flicker of conflict passed over

respond, Sarah smoothly cut in. "Don't bother. I've already made plans with

carefully before

and walked with