Semua Bab Ex-Husband's Regret : Bab 741 - Bab 750

I swallow the bitterness and stare straight ahead.“What did you expect? ” I ask, my voice quieter than I intend. “At this point, even if the evidence slapped him in the face, I doubt Noah would believe you. He’d justify it… anything except admit that the people he trusted were the ones lying to him

We reach the kitchen and instant I regret every decision that led me to this point, because Noah is there cooking… Again.He’s at the stove in a T-shirt, forearms flexing as he flips something in a pan. He glances up when he hears us, and his gaze lands on me. Something flickers in his eyes, someth

Before I can react, a warm hand lands at the small of my back. “Watch it,” Noah mutters, his voice low and edged with quiet warning as he pulls me half a step closer, away from the crowd. The contact is barely a second. A single point of heat. But my breath stutters. He doesn’t even look at me, j

“Lilly?” he asks, eyeing me suspiciously.I bite my lips. “Uh, no… A friend.”I can see it in his eyes. He wants to ask something. Wants to dig more about who ‘The friend’ is, but he doesn’t. He just stays quiet and turns to watch the twins.Immediately his posture relaxes, and he looks at peace. Th

I laugh nervously, the sound too high. “Uh, I just came to see the twins.”Aunt Ava gives me a look so knowing it makes sweat bead between my shoulder blades.“You do realize I know when you’re lying, right?”I swear my soul tries to flee my body. My heartbeat spikes so fast I’m genuinely concerned