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Leo shrugged. “It’s right outside.”

Her heartbeat quickened slightly.

So, Cole had ignored her request and sent the car over anyway.

A strange feeling settled in her chest.

Ever since their last encounter, Cole's attitude toward her had noticeably softened. But why?

Leo noticed the way Nora's face stiffened, her fingers tightening around her phone. He frowned slightly. sensing

something was off.

“What's wrong?” he asked, his voice laced with concern.

Nora quickly masked her emotions and shook her head. “Nothing,” she said lightly, but there was a distant look

in her eyes.

She unlocked her phone, scrolling through her contacts until she found Cole’s number. Without hesitation, she

transferred the exact amount he had spent on her car repairs and sent him a brief message acknowledging the

payment.

Barely a second passed before her phone vibrated with an incoming call.

Nora hesitated, then sighed and picked up.

“Cole.”

“You didn’t have to send the money back,” his voice csmoothly through the line, tinged with something she

couldn't quite place.

Nora’s grip on her phone tightened. “I don’t like owing favors,” she stated firmly.

Cole exhaled, a soft chuckle escaping. “Stubborn as ever, huh?”

“That's how | am,” she replied, unmoved.

There was a brief silence, and then curiosity got the better of her. “Can you tellwhy you're helping

me?”

For a moment, she thought he wouldn't answer. Then, he spoke, his tone casual but vague.

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“Consider it a thank you gift.”

Nora frowned. “A thank-you gift?”

That was strange. If he had said it was an apology, she would have understood. But a thank-you gift? What had

she done that warranted his gratitude?

Before she could ask, the line clicked, and the call ended.

She stared at her phone, her mind whirling.

Leo, who had been quietly listening, finally spoke. “Was that the guy who helped with your car?”

Nora nodded, still lost in thought.

Leo leaned back against the couch, his expression unreadable. “Next tsomething like this happens. you

should calldirectly. You don’t need to rely on another man.”

There was something in his voice-something bordering on possessiveness. It was unlike him, and it caught her

off guard.

She looked up at him, slightly surprised. Leo was always kind, always composed. But for a fleeting second, his

usual warmth carried an underlying intensity.

However, before she could dwell on it, he smiled-his usual, reassuring smile. “This is also the responsibility of a

superior to his subordinates.”

Nora blinked, the moment passing just as quickly as it had come.

Deciding not to think too much about it, she nodded and turned her attention back to their work.

The two spent the next few hours going through notes, organizing information on the exhibits from the event,

and preparing their assignment for Professor Colton.

By the tthey finished and sent off the report, the sky had already darkened.

Leo stretched and glanced at her. “You should take a few days off to rest. Don’t push yourself.”

Nora waved a hand dismissively. “I'll be fine.”

Leo didn’t look convinced but didn’t argue. Instead, he gathered his things and stood up. “I'll see you later, then.

If you need anything, just call me.”

She nodded as he left, and for a moment, the apartment felt eerily silent.

Nora exhaled and leaned back into the couch. The events of the day replayed in her mind-the fall,

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Arnold's indifference, Alex's call, and now Cole’s unexpected kindness.

A strange mix of emotions churned inside her, but she pushed them aside.

The next morning. Nora was jolted awake by the sound of her phone ringing.

Still groggy, she reached for it and answered without checking the caller ID.

“Hello?”

“Mom!” Alex's bright voice cthrough the speaker. “Are you feeling better?”

Nora sat up, rubbing her temple. “I'm fine, sweetheart.”

She could hear background noises-clinking utensils, the faint murmur of conversation. It sounded like he was

having breakfast.

“Good,” Alex said. Then, after a pause, he added, “Dad is here. Do you want to talk to him?”

At his words, Nora’s mind went blank for a moment.

Arnold?

She clenched the phone tightly, her chest suddenly feeling heavy,

Yesterday, when she had fallen, he had done nothing.

She had been injured, yet he hadn't even offered to help.

Not once did he ask if she was okay.

And now, only because Alex suggested it, he was suddenly willing to talk?

Nora's heart turned cold.

She knew why.

It wasn't just that he did

care.

It was because he was afraid of how Linda would feel.

Linda’s emotions mattered more to him than anything else.

Whether Nora was fine or suffering-it never made a difference to him.

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If he had cared, how could he have just stood there yesterday and watched her struggle?

Her lips pressed together tightly, and she was about to refuse when Arnold's deep voice cthrough the

speaker.

“Ask your mom,” he said simply.

There was no emotion in his tone. It was as if it didn’t matter to him whether she agreed or not.

Alex hesitated. “Mom, you want to talk to Dad, right?”

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