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.