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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 shuttingout.”

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, tellplease, | am saying this again” Alex called, his voice carrying an edge of complaint. “I've been

calling Mom to tell her to chand 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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Alex's brows furrowed. Turned it off? Why would she do that? The power’s not out, right?

Arnold didn’t answer immediately. He glanced at his son, taking in the mix of confinion and frustration

on his face

“She’s busy.” Arnold said simply,

Alex scowled. “Too busy to answer me?” He felt a strange unease settle in his chest. His mother was never too

busy for him.

The unease 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 | figured Mom could go with me. Now she’s not even picking up* His voice grew

more agitated. Til end up going alone, and it’s going to suck.”

Arnold remained composed. “Call her later. She'll pick up.”

Alex didn’t look convinced, but he nodded reluctantly.

Sarah was sitting at her desk, completely immersed in her work

The soft glow of the desk lamp illuminated her papers, and the faint sound of a pen scratching against paper

filled the silent room.

Half an hour later, she stretched her fingers and absentmindedly picked up her phone. The screen lit up. showing

multiple missed calls from Alex.

She stared at it for a moment. Her thumb hovered over the screen, but instead of calling back, she pressed the

power button and set it aside.

She couldn't do this today.

Taking a deep breath, she turned back to her work, allowing herself to get lost in the numbers and figures on the

paper.

Meanwhile, Alex was growing increasingly restless.

He tapped his foot against the floor, staring at his phone in irritation. After another few minutes, he gave

up and turned to Arnold.

“She's still not picking up,” he said impatiently. “Can you call her?”

Arnold glanced at him before pulling out his own phone. He dialed Sarah’s number and waited.

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In her office, Sarah saw the screen light up again. This time, Arnold's nappeared.

For a moment, she hesitated.

Then, without a word, she pressed the red button and ended the call

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

the table.

“She’s busy,” he stated calmly.

Alex's frustration deepened. “She hung up on you?”

Arnold didn’t confirm or deny it. Instead, he rose from his seat and checked the time. Thave work Behave while

I’m gone.”

Alex crossed his arms. “What am | supposed to do now? | don’t want to go skiing alone.”

Arnold sighed. “Take a servant with you. Get sfresh air. It'll be better than sitting here sulking.”

Alex didn’t argue. He knew better than to push when his father had that firm tone.

With a reluctant sigh, he agreed. “Fine.”

A few hours later, Alex returned hmuch earlier than expected. His boots dragged slightly against the

polished floors as he walked inside, looking less than thrilled.

A servant followed behind him, carrying his ski gear.

Arnold, who had just arrived at the center building for work, raised a brow when he saw his son. “Back

already?”

Alex shrugged. “It was boring.”

Arnold gave him a knowing look but didn’t say anything. He had expected as much.

“Go clean up,” he said. “I have things to handle.”

Alex muttered something under his breath but didn’t argue, walking off toward his room.

At the pack’s main office, Arnold sat at his desk, going through his morning reports when Charles approached

him.

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He held a steaming cup of coffee in one hand, casually leaning against the desk.

“Everything on schedule?” Charles asked, glancing at the stack of documents in front of Arnold.

Arnold nodded. “For now.”

Charles was about to say something else when the door opened, and Vincent walked in.

“Morning,” Vincent greeted, holding a brown envelope in his hand. “I have something for you.”

Arnold didn’t need to ask what it was. He already knew.

Vincent placed the envelope on the desk and tapped it lightly. “She signed.”

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