The Billionaire’s Fight For Redemption (Noah and Sierra) novel Chapter 170

Chapter 170

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She laughs, and for a few minutes, the sound fills the room, But then, out of nowhere, her tone shifts.

“I’m glad you’re here. I love that you are here,” she says quietly. “I miss Mommy, but when you’re around, it’s not so sad.”

The words pierce something deep in me. My throat tightens, and I blink hard against the sting in my eyes. I lean down and kiss her forehead. “I’m glad I’m here too, sweetheart. It’s been the best two weeks with you.”

She looks up at me, all sincerity. “Can you stay with us forever? I don’t want you to ever leave. I promise I’ll be a good girl.”

My heart twists. I want to. More than I should, but we all know I can’t. This isn’t my home. There is no future with Noah and he would never allow anything like that.

I force a small smile and brush a wet curl from her face. “We’ll see, okay? For now you and Nolan can continue being my favorite people.”

That seems to satisfy her. She beams and starts splashing again, making me laugh.

Once she’s done, I wrap her in a towel, drying her off before she slips into her clothes. There’s a knock on the door just as I’m towel–drying her hair.

“Come i

I call.

Nolan pokes his head in, hair damp and sticking to his forehead. “Are you done? Nova takes forever.”

“That’s cause I’m a mermaid. Mermaids need water.” Nova fires back.

“No you’re not. You’re just a girl”

“I’m a mermaid, Nolan! You can’t tell me what I am or I’m not!”

Nolan goes to fire back something, but I cut in.

“Kids… what did I say about you two arguing?”

They glare at each other, before sighing and saying at the same time, “We are sorry Aunt Sierra.”

“Good” I move. “Come sit down Nolan”

I grab the hairdryer, and the two of them sit side by side on the bed while I dry their hair.

“Can you braid mine?” Nova asks. “I don’t know how to do it.”

“Sure, Love… and one of these days after school, I’ll even teach you how to do it.”

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As I weave her hair into neat plaits, Nolan fires off questions about my work. He asks what kind of animals I study, if I’ve ever seen a real wolf, whether I get to name them.

Nova chimes in, “I want to be as cool as you, so I’ll become a scientist”

“I thought you wanted to become a fairy god mother” Nolan asks, casually,

“That was before. Now I want to be a scientist” she answers.

Nolan shrugs at her answer, “Well I want to become a CEO just like dad and grandpa.”

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