Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 64

Oscar looked at me with a complex expression, then nodded slowly. “Thanks, Irene.”

I guessed he was starting to get it now. Like why took the muddy road when life had offered you a shortcut?

“Trene, gotta head out.” After a while, Oscar got up with the kitten to say goodbye, “Later”

“Okay, I’ll drive you” I stood up too.

Oscar shook his head, “No need, I’ll just grab a cab. It’s too cold outside and the roads are slippery. Not safe to drive, you should stay inside.”

I didn’t argue, watched Oscar leave, then hugged Boomer and showered him with kisses before taking him upstairs to play the piano.

Boomer was way more behaved than Neil. He never complained when I play.

As the snow outside got heavier, I played a few tunes then took Boomer to the window to watch the snow. It was getting dark and the lights in the estate were on, casting a cold hue on the snow.

Suddenly, a servant ran downstairs to open the front door. Neil’s car pulled up. He got out, slammed the door shut in annoyance, and headed inside.

I was startled, Neil’s words echoing in my head, “You’ll see.”

did h

settle scores, did he? I freaked out a little. In my past life, I couldn’t wait for him to come home and fight with me. I wanted to

Irene?” I just left the piano room when I heard Neil’s voice from downstairs. I looked down from the hallway and

attempting to intercept mé. He was tall and fast, caught up

back?” I tried

clearly not in a good mood, his

hear us arguing,

on the edge of the bed, then rubbed my hand that he held too tightly,

front of me, finally stopped and asked, “Irene, what are you trying to

happened between Oscar and me, we’re just friends.

you should’ve known I’ve never lacked women. Didn’t you consider this when you

I should just bend over backwards to please you, is that it?” I scoffed, stood up and stared back at him, “I’ve told you, I’m not playing that game anymore. You chase Bonnie, I make boyfriends, and we

One, I leave with nothing. Two, you give me 3% of Whitmore Co. shares. Three, you

wife in the world, even prepared three different versions of the divorce agreement for him to choose

he got even angrier. He tore up the agreements, threw them in the trash, took off his coat and threw it on the bed, then went to the window to smoke in silence.

this a long time ago,” I said lightly, watching his back, “I’ve brought

respond, just kept smoking one cigarette after another. His silence made me feel a bit sad.

found an average guy, Alicia threw herself into her work. They all knew that marriage in our circle was just

a man like Neil could never be faithful to me. When we got married, my mom asked me if I regretted it. I was still dreaming about love then, so of course, I didn’t.

my dad could stay with my mom for nearly thirty years, why can’t I win Neil over to spend the rest of his life

coming with me,” Neil said, changing the

me, but because he’d weighed the pros and cons and decided Bonnie can’t replace the benefits our marriage