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

out a little. In my past life, I couldn’t wait for him to come home and fight with me. I wanted to tell him about all the things I’ve sacrificed, hoping he’d feel guilty and stay. But now, I was pretty bad at fighting with him.

voice from downstairs. I looked down

upstairs, attempting to intercept mé. He was tall and fast, caught up to me in a few strides. By the time I opened the

tried

was clearly not in a good mood, his icy stare filled with

hear us arguing, I lowered my voice, “Let’s talk inside.”

pulled me in. I steadied myself, sat on the edge of the bed, then rubbed my hand

front of me, finally stopped and asked, “Irene,

you that?” I was angry too, “What do you want? Nothing happened between Oscar and me, we’re just

you

that it?” I scoffed, stood up and stared back at him, “I’ve told you,

several documents, showed them to Neil, and calmly said, “There are three divorce agreements here. One, I leave

be the most considerate wife in the world, even prepared three different versions of

agreements, threw them in the trash, took off his coat and threw it on the

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

smoking one cigarette after another. His silence made me feel a bit

want to get married, Barbara found an average guy, Alicia threw herself into her work. They all knew that marriage in our circle was just a trade

were impotent, they would find other ways to have fun. So 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

mom for nearly thirty years, why can’t I win Neil over to

coming with me,” Neil said, changing

a divorce yet, not because he loved me, but because he’d weighed the pros and cons and decided Bonnie can’t replace