Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0055
Hannah
The next day, my phone buzzed with an incoming call as I was brushing my hair out in front of the mirror. Picking up the phone, a knot of dread instantly formed in the pit of my stomach as I stared at the name flashing across the screen.
Emma.
The last time we had spoken, things hadn’t exactly ended on the best of terms. I had, after all, revealed that her husband was cheating on her. Surely she didn’t think very highly of me.
With a heavy sigh, I swiped to accept the call. “Hello?”
“Hannah, it’s Emma,” her voice filtered through the speaker. “I hope I’m not catching you at a bad time.”
“No, no,” + assured her, rubbing my temple as I settled onto the edge of the bed. “What’s up?”

“Well, I was hoping we could get together for dinner tonight?” she asked, her tone taking on a slightly hesitant edge. There are some things I’d like to discuss with you, if you’re free.”
1 pressed my lips together, weighing my options. After the way I had callously revealed her husband’s infidelity at the charity gala, I wouldn’t have blamed Emma if she never wanted to speak to me again. But still, there was something in her voice that made me curious,
“Yeah, sure,” I finally said. “Dinner sounds good.”
Thanking the host, I settled into a cozy corner booth at the pub in town-I had thought it was an unlikely place for Emma to frequent, but figured that maybe she was trying to fly under the radar and had picked this little hole-in-the-wall to do just that.
I fidgeted with my glass of water, taking a sip as my eyes roamed the dimly lit room for Emma. Finally, I caught a glimpse of her striding in through the door, dressed down with her hair pulled back in a ponytail. It hit me, then, that I had only ever seen her dressed to the nines with a cake of makeup covering her face.
She looked beautiful like this.
“Hannah,” she greeted me with a surprisingly warm smile as she slid into the booth across from me. “It’s so good to see you.”
“You too,” I replied, offering up a small smile of my own despite the nervous fluttering in my stomach.” Listen, Emma, before you say anything else, I just want to apologize for how I acted the last time we spoke. It was cruel of me to reveal your husband’s affair like that, and I’m sorry. I was being vindictive, and
To my surprise, Emma simply waved a dismissive hand. “Don’t worry about it, Hannah, really. In all honesty, you did me a favor.”
I blinked, taken aback. “What do you mean?”
Emma leaned forward, dropping her voice. “I’m leaving him,” she confided in a low voice. “I’ve already started making arrangements to move out and file for divorce.”
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Chapter 0055
My brows hiked upward. “Wow… Emma, I’m so sorry. I had no idea. I mean, I guess I could have guessed, but.”