Chapter 136: Chapter 145

Chapter (145 +25 BONUS Chapter 0145 Noah Noah couldn’t stop himself from practically vibrating with rage as he watched Hannah and Drake laughing together, clinking their glasses and making plans to be ‘dinner buddies’.

Goddess, it made Noah sick. And what made it even worse was the way that Drake looked at her; the way his eyes crinkled at the comer when she spoke, the way they leaned a little closer together.

Hannah had handled the whole tabloid situation surprisingly well, crafting a new narrative that seemed to appease the masses and repair her public image-there was no denying that, and Noah was impressed, not only by that, but also by her upcoming campaign. It seemed as though she was smarter and more prepared than she let on.

But that didn’t make Noah any less uneasy about the undeniable closeness between her and Drake. And now, the idea of them going out on countless dinner dates together.... Well, the thought practically made his blood boil.

Downing the last of his lemonade, Noah slammed his glass on the bar and turned toward Hannah.

“Can I talk to you for a second?” he asked, completely ignoring Drake’s presence over his shoulder.

Hannah rolled her eyes but nodded toward Drake and allowed Noah to lead her away. A few moments later, they found themselves in a narrow hallway, away from the prying eyes over the other event goers.

Hannah turned to Noah and placed her hands on her hips. “What is it?”

“If you go out with Drake to ‘test food’ or whatever the hell he’s suggesting, you’re going to give him-and everyone the wrong idea,” Noah hissed, keeping his voice low so as not to be overheard. “He’ll think it’s a date.”

Noah expected Hannah to be smart about this; but to his surprise, she merely shrugged, her expression shockingly bored. “So what if he does?” she asked, checking her nails.

Noah recoiled, blinking rapidly. “What do you mean, ‘so what’? You can’t be serious, Hannah.”

“Why not?” She arched a perfectly sculpted eyebrow at him. “Drake’s a good man. He’s kind to me-far kinder than you’ve been as of late. And we’re getting divorced soon, so...”

Her voice trailed off, but the implication lingered. Was she seriously suggesting...?

Anger blazed through Noah’s veins like wildfire. How dare she insinuate something like that? Without thinking, he stepped forward, caging Hannah against the wall with his body as his hand slammed into the plaster beside her head.

“You think Drake is kind?” he snarled, his face mere inches from hers. “You think he cares about you the way I do?”

He searched Hannah’s eyes, hoping-no, expecting-to see a flicker of desire, a hint of the passion that had once burned so bright between them. Surely she couldn’t be immune to his proximity, to the heat rolling off his body in waves. Surely she would take back what she had said.

But Hannah merely regarded him with cool indifference, her gaze unwavering. Then, with a harsh shove, she pushed him away, putting distance between their bodies once more.

+25 BONUS Chapter 0145 “Watch yourself, Noah,” she warned in a low voice. “We’re in public.”

Stumbling back a step, Noah could only gape at her, his mouth working uselessly as he watched Hannah stride off, her hips swinging dangerously.

Later that day, after the event had wound down and the crowds had dispersed, Noah found himself pacing the floor of the guest bedroom, his head spinning. He still couldn’t shake the image of Hannah and Drake together, but that wasn’t all that was on his mind lately.

Noah hadn’t stopped thinking about what Hannah had told him at the Luna Queen’s reception-about her ovulation window.

He still felt like a fool for that, but he hadn’t had the time to dig into it yet.

And now, with Hannah implying that there might be a relationship with Drake in the future... What if Drake got her pregnant?

After all, if she was able to have sex outside of her ovulation window and yet had blatantly turned Noah down on more than one occasion....

Noah couldn’t take it anymore. Desperate for answers, he snatched up his phone and dialed the number for their family doctor’s office. If anyone could shed light on everything, then it would be Dr. Patel.

The line rang several times before a cheerful voice answered, “Dr. Patel’s office, how can I help you?”

“Yes, hello,” Noah said, running a hand through his hair. “This is Alpha Noah. I need to speak with Dr. Patel,”

There was a brief pause on the other end of the line. “I’m afraid Dr. Patel isn’t available at the moment. He’s currently out of the country on holiday.”

Noah’s brow furrowed. “Holiday? But he never mentioned taking any time off.”

“It was rather sudden, from what I understand,” the receptionist admitted. “He didn’t show up to the office one morning and left a note saying he had gone abroad. No one was expecting it.”

A knot of unease formed in the pit of Noah’s stomach. In all the years he had known their family doctor, the man had never once gone on holiday without advance notice. Although, now that he thought of it... He supposed that when Hannah had her fall, one of the nurses had come to the house rather than Dr. Patel himself.

“Do you happen to know where he went?” Noah pressed. “Or when he might be back?”

“I’m afraid not, Alpha Noah. The note didn’t provide many details.”

Noah pinched the bridge of his nose, exhaling slowly. “All right. Thank you.”

“Is there anything that I could do for you instead?” the receptionist asked.

Noah paused, pursing his lips, before he nodded even though the receptionist couldn’t see him. “Yes, actually. Could I speak to one of the nurses?”

“Absolutely. I’ll transfer you.”

A few moments later, Noah was on the phone with one of the nurses. “What seems to be the issue, Alpha +25 BONUS Chapter 2185 Noah?” the nurse asked. “I’ll do whatever I can to help Noah took a steadying breath before beginning. “Dr. Patel once told me that my wife, Hannah, was too... frail’ for sexual activity outside her ovulation window. But Hannah recently claimed that wasn’t true. I need to know what her actual condition is and why she would be limited in that way.”

There was a heavy pause, and Noah could practically hear the nurse’s hesitation through the receiver, I’m afraid I don’t see anything of that sort in her file,” she replied slowly.

Noah’s frustration began to mount. “Nothing? Not a single note anywhere?”

“I’m sorry,” the nurse said, “but there’s nothing. I’ll tell you what, though: I’ll leave a note for Dr. Patel, and when he returns from his holiday, he’ll call you right away.”

Noah’s jaw clenched. “Alright, that’s fine. Thank you for your time.”

With a harsh punch of his finger, Noah ended the call and tossed his phone on the bed. He let out a frustrated sigh and ran his hands through his hair.

With their family doctor on a sudden, unexplained holiday, Noah was no closer to getting to the bottom of Hannah’s ‘condition’.

Which only meant one thing: if Hannah was planning on sleeping with Drake, then he needed to step in. Quickly.

Before she got pregnant with a baby that wasn’t his.

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