After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret novel Chapter 171

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Chapter 171 

This time, after a brief pause, he answered. 

“It didn’t bother you, did it?” Linda’s voice was smooth, slightly playful. 

“Ng.” Cole replied flatly. “Is something wrong?” 

Linda hummed lightly. “I have a cousin who wants a corporate placement. I was hoping you could help 

out.” 

Cole leaned back in his chair. His fingers tapped idly against the desk. “Why not ask Arnold?” he asked, his 

tone neutral. 

Linda’s voice didn’t falter. “Arnold’s been busy lately.” Then, with a casual lilt, she added, “And I just thought you could do me this favor. No?” 

Cole remained silent for a moment. He had long since learned that Linda never asked for simple favors… there was always something behind her words. 

After a pause, he said, “Your cousin can submit their CV like everyone else. My assistant will handle it.” 

His voice held no warmth, but neither was it cold. A careful balance. 

Linda smiled on the other end. “Please, Cole.” 

His fingers stilled. He didn’t respond. 

Sensing 

at the conversation was nearing its end, Linda shifted gears. Her voice turned casual, almost affectionate. “What are you doing now? Been busy lately?” 

At that moment, the door to Cole’s office was pushed open. 

Just as a voice of another female began in the background of Cole, He said somewhat coldly, “If there’s nothing else, I’m going to hang up the phone for now.” 

Linda tapped her manicured fingers against the smooth surface of her desk, her mind lingering on the abrupt way Cole had ended their conversation. 

The busy signal still echoed in her ears, a sharp reminder of how easily he had dismissed her. 

It was rare for anyone, especially a man, to treat her so indifferently. 

She had always been the one in control, the one who dictated the terms of an interaction. 

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Yet, Cole had cut her off without hesitation. 

Her lips pressed together as she exhaled slowly, reigning in her irritation. There had been a female voice in the background, a familiar one, but in her brief moment of surprise, she hadn’t been able to place it. Who was that woman? And why had Cole been so willing to end their call for her? 

On the other hand, in Cole’s office, Nora stood near his desk, holding a stack of documents in her arms. 

She hesitated for a moment before speaking, her tone polite but firm. 

“Am I disturbing you?” she asked. “I can wait for you to finish the call if you need more time.” 

She had barely finished speaking when Cole pressed the button to hang up. 

The abruptness of the gesture made it clear, there was no one more important to him in that moment than the person standing in front of him. 

“No disturbance,” he said simply, his voice carrying a certain finality. He leaned back in his chair, his sharp eyes studying her. 

Nora nodded, not giving the interaction much thought, and took a seat across from him. 

She placed the documents in front of her and began scanning the details of the contract they were 

reviewing. 

Her focus was precise, her brows slightly furrowed as she traced each clause with her eyes, mentally checking for inconsistencies. 

What she didn’t notice, however, was Cole’s gaze lingering on her. He wasn’t looking at the papers, his attention was on her movements, the way she bit the inside of her cheek when she was deep in concentration, the way her fingers lightly tapped against the table as she absorbed the information. 

Cole had always prided himself on maintaining a professional distance in his interactions. 

But with Nora, it was different. She wasn’t just another business associate, she was someone he found himself drawn to in ways he couldn’t quite explain. 

By mid–afternoon, Linda’s cousin, Brigitta, approached her with a bright smile. 

“I passed the interview,” Brigitta announced, a note of excitement in her voice. 

Linda barely looked up from her phone. She had already expected this result. After all, she had spoken to Cole about it beforehand. There was no way Brigitta wouldn’t get the job. 

“Of course you did,” Linda said with a small, knowing smile. “I told you there wouldn’t be any problems.” 

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