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

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. At

downstairs. I looked down from the

quickly rushed downstairs and headed 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

back?” I tried to play it

a good mood, his

wanting the servants to hear us arguing, I lowered

sat on the edge of the bed, then rubbed my

in front of me, finally stopped and asked, “Irene, what are

you that?” I was angry too, “What do you want? Nothing happened between Oscar

lacked women. Didn’t you consider this when you married me?” Neil looked at me with a gloomy expression.

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 own business,

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

considerate wife in the world, even prepared three different versions

appreciate my thoughtfulness, instead, he got even angrier. He tore up the agreements, threw them in the trash, took

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

after another. His silence

didn’t want to get married, Barbara found an average guy, Alicia threw herself into her work. They all knew that marriage in our circle was

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

thirty years, why can’t I win Neil over to spend

coming with me,” Neil said, changing the

a divorce yet, not because he loved me, but because he’d weighed