NovelEnglishChapter 0420
“Triple, then,” Noah persisted. “Just nyour price.”
| could see the annoyance growing on the couple’s faces, their body language becoming defensive. The husband
began tugging the wife away, both of them grumbling about entitled parents.
“Noah, stop,” | hissed, mortified. My cheeks burned with embarrassment. “It's fine. We don’t need the toy set
that badly. Let's just go.”
“But”
Thankfully, the vendor, sensing the tension, finally intervened just as Noah was about to chase the other couple
down with all the cash he had on him, including his expensive watch.
“It's sweet that your husband wants to spoil your baby, the vendor, a kind-faced older woman with square
glasses and short-cropped gray hair, said with a gentle smile. “I have sother lovely selections if you're
interested. Perhaps something even more special?”
My cheeks burned even hotter at her words. He’s not my husband, | wanted to say. Not anymore. But the words
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtstuck in my throat as | glanced at Noah, whose face had turned an impressive shade of red.
Our eyes met, and for a moment, | saw a flicker of something-regret? Longing?-in his gaze before he looked
away.
Clearing his throat, Noah turned to the vendor. “What else do you have? I'd like to see your best pieces, please.”
The toy set Noah eventually picked out was just as beautiful as the first-a set of wooden blocks with letters and
numbers, hand-painted in soft pastel colors
“We'll take this one.” He pulled out several bills, far more than the set was worth. “Keep the change,” he told the
vendor as we walked away, leaving her beaming and counting the stack behind us.
Once we were out of earshot, | turned to him. “You really didn’t need to go to all that trouble. I think the other
couple got a bit annoyed... And that was way too much money for a toy set, Noah.”
Noah shrugged, his expression unapologetic. “I don’t care who gets annoyed atso long as you and Melody
get what you want. I've spent enough tnot treating you like a princess, Hannah, | need to make up for it.”
His words hitlike a punch to the gut, remindingall too well of the night of the baby shower when he had
showeredwith affection and calledhis princess. Tears pricked at my eyes at the reminder of that night-
and the gauzy pink dress torn to ribbons the very next day.
| looked away, not wanting him to see how affected | was.
“Hannah?” Noah nudged my elbow. “Are you okay? Did say something wrong?”
|
| shook my head and offered a watery smile in response, gesturing to a nearby bench. “I think | need to sit down,
that’s all,” | lied. “My back hurts.”
“Oh. Alright,” Noah stepped back from the stroller, relinquishing control toonce again. “I'm just going to run
and find a restroom. Wait here.”
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Nodding, | plopped down on the bench and watched him jog off into the crowd. Melody began to fuss, so | gently
cooed to her and rolled her stroller back and forth, soothing her.
Looking at her little face, her new toys nestled in the storage compartment below her, | almost felt myself
crack.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMy girls...
Our daughter...
Princess...
It was almost too much, seeing Noah like this with our child. Seeing him so... alive. So happy. So. different from
the cold man who I'd been married to.
Would that change once | told him the truth about my rebirth, | wondered? Would his view ofchange once |
shared that part of myself? | hated the thought of doing anything to wipe that smile off of his face.
Suddenly, | felt something cold being pressed into my hand, rippingout of my thoughts.
1. s. Startling. looked up in shock to see Noah standing overwith a cone of ice cream in one hand. When |
looked down, there was another cone-a pink one-in my own
“Strawberry cheesecake is your favorite, right?” Noah asked, cocking his head.
A tear slipped down my cheek before | could stop it.
“Hannah__?"
“You remembered...”
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