Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth (Hannah and Noah) novel Chapter 221

Chapter 0221
Hannah
“I just can’t believe it,” Viona muttered through grit teeth as we made our way up the front steps. “After all these years, Jake has a secret Tinder profile…”
“And he’s going to go on a date with ‘Tyler,” I said with a shudder.
As I fumbled for the keys, Viona shot me a nervous look over her shoulder. “Amber’s gonna be
heartbroken.”
“She’ll be alright.” I paused, turning the key in the lock and pushing the door open. “Heartbreak sucks, but
we’re here for her. That’s what matters.”
Viona hummed in agreement. Stepping inside, we both kicked our shoes off by the front door. Viona headed up to her room while I made my way to the kitchen to make a cup of tea before bed.
As soon as I stepped through the doorway, I was met with the scent of something cooking. Rounding the corner, I saw him: Noah, pouring a serving of saucy pasta into a single dish.
Our eyes met for a split second before he quickly looked away, his jaw clenching. Without a word, he grabbed his plate and moved to leave the kitchen. As he passed by, his shoulder bumped into mine, hard enough that I knew it wasn’t accidental.
I gritted my teeth, biting back the urge to say something nasty. Instead, I kept my eyes forward and ignored him as he left the room. The sound of his footsteps retreating up the stairs echoed in the tense
silence.
With a sigh, I crossed over to the stove and put the kettle on. It had been like this for days now; ever since that fateful night with my toy in bed, things had been colder than ever between us. At this point, I was practically counting down the days until our divorce.
And it couldn’t come soon enough.
Sleep didn’t come easily that night. I tossed and turned, my mind racing with thoughts of Jake, of Amber, of Noah… When my alarm went off at 7:30, I felt like I had barely closed my eyes.
I dragged myself out of bed and into the shower, hoping the hot water would wake me up. As I got dressed, I tried to make myself look as unlike my usual self as possible-dark sunglasses, a hat pulled low over my face, clothes I rarely wore.
At 8:45, Viona and I slipped out of the house, not bothering to say goodbye to Noah. He was probably neck deep in work in his office anyway, or simply avoiding me.
Viona and I met Drake outside the cafe at precisely nine AM. Viona was similarly disguised, while Drake… well, Drake looked like a completely different person. He had gone all out with his ‘Tyler’ persona, complete with a blonde wig and colored contacts, along with a baseball hat and sunglasses so it wasn’t too obvious.
“Wow,” I whispered as we huddled together outside the cafe. “You really commit, don’t you?”
Drake grinned as he ran a hand through his fake blonde hair. “Go big or go home, right?”
Viona nodded approvingly. “Jake won’t know what hit him.”
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We quickly went over the plan one last time before entering the cafe. Drake took a seat at a table near the window, while Viona and I settled at a table in the corner, partially hidden behind a large potted plant.
“Remember,” I whispered to Viona as we pretended to peruse our menus. “Act natural. We’re just two friends having coffee.”
Viona nodded, her eyes scanning the room nervously. “Right. Natural. I can do that.”
We ordered our coffees and settled in to wait; of course, the minutes ticked by agonizingly slow. I found myself checking my watch every few seconds, my heart racing with anticipation.
Finally, after what felt like hours but was probably only about twenty minutes, the bell above the door chimed. I peered around the plant and felt my breath catch in my throat.
“Jake is in the building,” Viona whispered. “I repeat, Jake is in the building.”
Pausing in the doorway, Jake looked around the cafe for a moment before his eyes finally settled on Drake. A smile spread across his face as he approached the table.
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