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Nora closed her eyes for a brief second, then opened them, her gaze icy.
“No,” she said flatly. “Mom has things to do.”
A pause.
Then. Alex's confused voice. “Huh? Mom said no.”
Arnold's response was just as indifferent. “Uh-huh.”
Alex seemed unsettled. “Oh... okay. Then, Mom, bye.”
“Bye.”
The call ended, and Nora stared at her phone, her mind strangely numb.
Back at the house, Alex placed the phone down and looked over at Arnold.
“Dad,” he said slowly, “Mom seems... angry.”
Arnold, who had been sipping his coffee, didn’t even glance up. “Hm.”
Alex tilted his head. He wasn’t sure why, but he suddenly had a bad feeling.
For the next few days, Nora worked from home. She kept herself busy, answering emails, reviewing documents,
and attending virtual meetings. It was easier this way-she didn’t have to leave the house, didn’t have to see
anyone unless she chose to.
Her injuries from the accident had mostly healed, but she still felt an occasional dull ache in her wrist when she
typed for too long.
Alex called her every day. His concern was evident in the way he asked about her well-being, but he never once
mentioned coming over to see her.
Nora wasn’t surprised. She had already guessed he wouldn't.
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But then, one evening, Alex's voice cthrough the phone with an unusual request.
“Mom, can you taketo the hot springs?”
Nora frowned slightly. “The hot springs?”
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“It'll be good for your health too,” Alex added quickly, as if sensing her hesitation.
She wasn't particularly interested, but before she could refuse, Alex continued, “If you don’t want to, I'll figure
out a way to get to the outskirts myself.”
Nora exhaled. He was baiting her. He knew very well she would never let him alone to a remote area.
“Fine,” she said, rubbing her forehead. “I'll take you tonight.”
“Great! I'll ask Dad to ctoo.”
Nora's fingers tightened around the phone, but she said nothing.
That night, Nora picked Alex up, but Arnold was nowhere to be seen.
“Dad said he'd be late,” Alex explained as they drove..
But when they arrived at the hot spring estate, Arnold still hadn’t shown up.
Alex tried calling him several times, his brows furrowing deeper with every unanswered attempt. His shoulders
slumped slightly as he pocketed his phone.
Nora observed him quietly. Unlike Alex, she was perfectly calm.
She had known from the beginning that Arnold wouldn't come.
The next morning, Nora woke up early and decided to check on Alex. She knocked on his door, only to find the
room empty.
The housekeeper informed her that Alex had left early.
“He said he was bored,” the housekeeper explained, slightly hesitant.
Nora nodded, her face unreadable.
It wasn’t boredom that made Alex leave early. If he had simply been restless, he could have waited for her to
wake up so she could take him somewhere.
No, he had left quietly because he didn’t want her to know where he was going.
Because there had been news from Arnold.
And because Linda was likely involved.
Nora sat by the window, watching the light drizzle outside. The sky was a muted gray, the raindrops rolling lazily
down the glass.
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She should have felt something-anger, sadness, disappointment.
But she didn’t.
She was just calm..
A Solitary Morning
Nora decided to make the most of her talone.
The hot spring pool was covered, keeping the rain from disturbing the steaming water. She brought a book with
her, planning to read while soaking in the warm water.
The moment she stepped in, a soothing heat wrapped around her, easing the tension in her muscles.
The quietness was comforting.
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But just as she began to relax, movement at the edge of the pool caught her eye.
A little girl, no older than Alex, crouched near the water, her tiny fingers skimming the surface with curiosity.
Nora put her book down.
The pool was about one meter and twenty centimeters deep. The child looked barely one and a half meters tall.
If she slipped-
A sudden thud interrupted her thoughts.
The little girl had fallen in.
Nora reacted instantly. She surged forward, plunging her arms into the water to pull the child up. The girl gasped
as she surfaced, coughing and shivering from the shock.
“It’s okay,” Nora murmured, wrapping a towel around her small frame. “You're safe now.”
The girl clung to her, sniffling, as Nora scanned the area for anyone who might be looking for her.
“Where's your family?” she asked gently.
The child didn’t answer.
Holding the girl securely in her arms, Nora stepped out of the doorway and into the open corridor.
Then she saw him.
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Not far away, a tall man stood under the overcast sky. His sharp gaze landed on them almost immediately.
The little girl in Nora's arms stopped crying. She stretched her arms toward him, her voice trembling.
“Uncle...”
Nora's grip tightened slightly around the child.
Cole.
Of all the people she could run into, it had to be him.
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