Chapter 0147
Hannah
I glared daggers at Noah as I yanked him closer, my fingers still twisted in the fabric of his shirt. His eyes widened in surprise, but I didn’t care–he had just been caught red–handed, watching us like some kind of detective on a case.
“What the hell are you doing here?” I hissed, twisting my hand even harder around the front of his shirt.
Before Noah could respond, Drake was at my side, placing a gentle hand on my arm as he regarded my husband with an amused grin.
“Relax, Hannah,” he said easily. “Your husband was just enjoying a bit of entertainment, that’s all. Isn’t that right, Noah?”
Noah’s jaw clenched, but he gave a terse nod. “I was just in the area and happened to glimpse you two together. That’s it.”
The blatant lie made my blood boil, and I opened my mouth to call him out with a scathing retort, but Drake beat me to it.
“Come now, Noah, there’s no need for deception,” he chided. “If you wanted to join us, you could have just asked. Hannah and I are just friends, despite what you think–I’m not trying to steal her away, I assure. you.”
A flicker of shame crossed Noah’s stony features, but he quickly schooled his expression into one of indifference. “I wasn’t trying to join you,” he muttered. 1 was just passing through.”
“Bullshit,” I growled. “I saw you lurking like this was some kind of spy movie. Honestly, I’m surprised your didn’t have binoculars.”
“Noah? Where did you go?”
The all–too–familiar sound of a female voice caused both me and Drake to whip our heads up in shock. No, I thought to myself. It couldn’t be….
My heart plummeted as Zoe sauntered into view, her face stretched into a sickly–sweet smile as she clutched a fistful of game tickets in her perfectly manicured hand. Of course Noah wouldn’t be alone–he had brought Zoe along with him.
Had we just walked into a secret date between the two of them, or was Noah actually trying to get under my skin?
“Zoe,” Drake said first, his voice tight. “I didn’t realize you would be here as well.”
Zoe waved a dismissive hand and flipped a blonde curl over her shoulder. “Yes, well, Noah was so kind as to come and cheer me up after my surgery,” she said in that sing–song voice of hers, practically batting her lashes at him. “I was feeling a bit down, and he just showed up at my door, telling me to get ready to go out and have some fun with him.“.
felt like I might be sick. Suddenly, that burger wasn’t sitting very well. My hand instinctively fluttered over my belly, that urge to cover the small food bump beneath Zoe’s discerning gaze suddenly becoming all too strong.
Chapter 0142
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Noah’s gaze flickered to me at that moment, but I quickly averted my eyes and dropped my hand back to my side, my chest caving in on itself. Of course he would parade Zoe around in front of me–just another
twist of the knife.
Drake must have sensed my discomfort, because he stepped closer, wrapping a protective arm around my waist and pulling me against his side.
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