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

fight with me. I wanted to tell

Neil’s voice from downstairs. I looked down

towards the master bedroom on the second floor. Neil also hurriedly went upstairs, attempting to intercept mé. He was tall and fast, caught up to me in a few strides. By the time I opened the door, he already grabbed

back?” I tried to play it cool.

Neil was clearly not in a good mood,

us arguing, I lowered my voice, “Let’s

opened the door and pulled me in. I steadied myself, sat on the edge of the bed, then rubbed my hand that he

back and forth in front of me, finally stopped and asked, “Irene,

“What do you want? Nothing happened between Oscar and me, we’re just friends. You’re clearly pursuing Bonnie, don’t you think you

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

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

to Neil, and calmly said, “There are three divorce agreements here. One, I leave with nothing. Two, you give me 3% of Whitmore

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

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.

back, “I’ve brought up divorce several times now. If

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

her work. They all knew that marriage in our circle

if they 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 dreaming about love then,

why can’t I win Neil over to spend the rest of his life with me?”

birthday. You’re coming with

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