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

wait for him to come home and fight with me. I wanted to tell him

left the piano room when I heard Neil’s voice from downstairs. I looked down from the hallway

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

back?” I tried

something?” Neil was clearly not in a

servants to hear us arguing, I lowered my

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

back and forth in front of me, finally stopped

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

you consider this when you married me?” Neil looked at me with a

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 mind our

drawer, took out several documents, showed them to Neil, and calmly said, “There are three divorce agreements here. One, I leave with nothing. Two, you give me 3% of Whitmore Co. shares. Three, you give me 8% of

wife in the world, even prepared three different versions of the divorce

them in the trash,

time ago,” I said lightly, watching his back, “I’ve brought up divorce several times now. If you agree, we could

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

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

be faithful to me. When we got married, my mom asked me if I regretted it. I was still dreaming about

dad could stay with my mom for nearly thirty years, why can’t I win

with me,” Neil said, changing the topic.

because he loved me, but because he’d weighed the pros and cons