Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth (Hannah and Noah) novel Chapter 493

Chapter 0493 

Noah didn’t say anything, just looked at it with a faint smile, his hand sliding over Melody’s stroller handle. I could tell that he liked it. A lot. 

“That’s beautiful,” I said, glancing at the price tag. “If you want it, you should buy it.” I gestured to my own bags sitting in the back of the stroller. I’d done plenty of shopping for myself and Melody today; one little thing for himself wouldn’t kill him, and we had the budget to afford a shopping day every now and then. 

He blinked, seeming to snap out of his thoughts. “Oh. Yeah, it’s nice,” he admitted, turning away, “but it’s… it’s a little much. Silly thing, really. I don’t need it.” 

I opened my mouth to argue, but he had already turned away. “Come on,” he said. “Let’s head back.” 

But as we made our way to the car, a little plan began to form in my mind. 

When we reached the car, I slipped the bag with Amber’s bracelet into the trunk, then patted my pockets, frowning. “Oh! I think the cashier forgot to put the receipt in the bag. I’ll be right back.” 

Noah raised an eyebrow. “Do you really need it? I doubt Amber’s going to return her gift.” 

I shrugged, trying to play it off. “Just in case. I’ll only be a minute.” 

He gave me a dubious look but leaned back against the car, folding his arms. “Alright. We’ll wait here.” 

I turned and hurried back inside, weaving my way through the crowd until I reached the store where the pocket watch had been. 

When we got home, I excused myself to ‘put Amber’s gift away‘ and headed upstairs. I went straight to my closet, reaching up to the highest shelf where I knew Noah would never look. Just as I was tucking the box containing the pocket watch behind a stack of old sweaters, I heard a familiar voice behind me. 

“Oh, nothing!” I said quickly, trying to keep the smile off my face. “Just… a little reorganizing.” 

He narrowed his eyes, taking a step closer. “Reorganizing, huh? You’ve been pretty sneaky today, you know that?” 

I grinned, clutching the closet door a little tighter. “I don’t know what you’re talking about” 

He laughed, reaching out to pull me close, his arms slipping around my waist as he leaned down to grow almost huskily in my ear. 

“Alright, I’ll let it slide this time,” he murmured. “But if you’re hiding something from me.