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Nora glanced at him and said lightly, “A friend.”
But Alex’s frown deepened.
A strange feeling bubbled in his chest…. an odd, uncomfortable kind of panic. He didn’t know why, but he didn’t like it.
Didn’t like that his mom was talking to another man.
Didn’t like that she was smiling…. not the polite, distant smile she always had for him, but something else.
He stepped closer, tugging at her sleeve. “Mom, stop talking on the phone,” he said, his voice small but firm. “Play with me.”
Nora blinked, surprised by his sudden demand.
Alex’s small hands clenched slightly when his mother dismissed him. His eager expression faltered, and his lips pressed into a thin line.
“Go play by yourself for a while,” Nora said, her tone light but firm. She didn’t even look up from her laptop, fingers continuing to tap against the keys.
Alex stood there for a moment, his heart sinking.
He had been excited to spend time with her, thinking she would finally give him her attention. But instead, she was busy. Again.
“But, Mom….”
“I’m on the phone, Alex.” Her voice was calm, final.
Alex felt something twist in his chest…. something that made his throat feel tight and his eyes burn. He turned on his heel and stomped away, going back to his room without another word.
Meanwhile, Nora and Leo continued their conversation late into the night. It wasn’t anything particularly important…. just small talk, light complaints about work, and the occasional teasing. But to Nora, it was a welcome distraction.
By the time she hung up, the clock read past ten.
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She rubbed her temples, exhaling softly.
The next morning, Nora stepped into STARLINE Studios, greeted by the hum of activity.
The company was in the middle of a staff expansion, and she had been swamped with additional responsibilities. Meetings, interviews, and paperwork piled onto her already heavy workload.
Somewhere between sorting through files and finalizing reports, she checked her phone. Arnold had responded to her message from days ago.
“Soon.”
That had been his answer.
But “soon” stretched into days.
Three. Then four.
And all the while, the tension between Nora and Alex lingered.
Alex spoke less, barely responding when she tried to ask about his day. He ate quietly, finished his homework without complaint, and even stopped asking her to play with him.
Nora noticed it.
And yet, with so much work pressing on her, she did nothing about it.
Until one afternoon, when her phone rang.
She glanced at the caller ID…. Alex.
“Mom,” his voice came through, hesitant but with a forced cheerfulness. “Dad sent someone to pick me
up.”
Nora straightened slightly in her seat. “Already?”
“Yeah… They’re waiting outside.”
Her fingers tapped lightly against the desk. She had deadlines to meet, tasks unfinished.
She could refuse.
She wanted to refuse.
But then, a pang of guilt surfaced.
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She hadn’t been around much lately. She had ignored him when he asked for attention. She had been
distant.
Maybe this was her chance to make up for it, even if just a little.
“Okay,” she said after a pause. “Mom will come back now.”
Alex sounded surprised but pleased. “Really?”
“Yes,” she assured him. “Wait for me.”
But just as she gathered her things to leave, her phone buzzed again.
A message from the housekeeper.
“The car has already picked up Alex.”
Nora stared at the screen.
Her fingers curled slowly around the device before she sighed.
So, he hadn’t waited after all.
Meanwhile, in the car, Alex sat quietly, his small hands gripping his book bag.
When they arrived, his mood lifted. The moment he saw Arnold and Linda waiting inside the hotel box,
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I still don’t see the regret from her husband and son No divorce yet I would like to see Nora and Cole hooking up together...
neverending story.....repeated same story lines....boring...
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This page has repeated same story lines that was already said.......
Iam kinda wondering if the writer may speak another language??? Cause iam noting that some of the words kind of seem like another language I could be wrong but every page has a spelling mistake it's making it hard to understand most of what is happening in the book....
Iam loving this book so far but it would have been much better if someone had prof read it 1st there is alot of spelling mistakes some of which I knew what was meant but some I have no clue at all....
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