Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0420

“Triple, then,” Noah persisted. “Just name your price.”

I could see the annoyance growing on the couple’s faces, their body language becoming defensive. The husband began tugging the wife away, both of them grumbling about entitled parents.

“Noah, stop,” I hissed, mortified. My cheeks burned with embarrassment. “It’s fine. We don’t need the toy set that badly. Let’s just go.”

“But—”

Thankfully, the vendor, sensing the tension, finally intervened just as Noah was about to chase the other couple down with all the cash he had on him, including his expensive watch.

“It’s sweet that your husband wants to spoil your baby, the vendor, a kind–faced older woman with square glasses and short–cropped gray hair, said with a gentle smile. “I have some other lovely selections if you’re interested. Perhaps something even more special?”

My cheeks burned even hotter at her words. He’s not my husband, I wanted to say. Not anymore. But the words stuck in my throat as I glanced at Noah, whose face had turned an impressive shade of red.

Our eyes met, and for a moment, I saw a flicker of something–regret? Longing?-in his gaze before he looked away.

Clearing his throat, Noah turned to the vendor. “What else do you have? I’d like to see your best pieces, please.”

just as beautiful as the first–a set of wooden blocks with letters and numbers, hand–painted

the set was worth. “Keep the change,” he told the vendor as we walked away,

were out of earshot, I turned to him. “You really didn’t need to go to all that trouble. I think the other couple got a bit annoyed… And that was way too much money for a toy set,

who gets annoyed at me so long as you and Melody get what you want. I’ve spent enough time

to the gut, reminding me all too well of the night of the baby shower when he had showered me with affection and called me his

away, not wanting him to see how

“Are you

I

smile in response, gesturing to a nearby bench. “I think I need to sit down, that’s all,” I lied.

relinquishing control to me once again. “I’m just going to

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on the bench and watched him jog off into the crowd. Melody began to fuss, so I

little face, her new toys nestled in the storage

crack.

My girls…